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Standings
CLE
@BAL		3
16
MIN
@CAL		0
1
CHW
@DET		2
3
TEX
@MIL		3
4
KCR
@NYY		6
7
OAK
@SEA		7
5
BOS
@TOR		6
4
MON
@CHC		4
2
HOU
@CIN		0
8
PHI
@PIT		8
6
LAD
@SDP		5
2
ATL
@SFG		1
2		 
(10)
NYM
@STL		8
12		 
(10)
Saturday, April 18, 1987,
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 27,509, Time of Game: 2:34
Astros
0
7-4
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Reds
8
8-2
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
L: Nolan Ryan (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
Reds            0  1  0   0  0  5   0  2  X    8 11  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Doran 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .544 -0.078 0.71 0.000 -0.078 -0.9 3 2
Billy Hatcher CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .477 1.182 0.043 0.49 0.059 -0.016 0.7 2 0 2B
Denny Walling 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.167 -0.115 0.66 0.000 -0.115 -1.2 2 0 GDP
Glenn Davis 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .565 -0.047 0.57 0.000 -0.047 -0.9 3 2
Kevin Bass RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .848 -0.055 0.71 0.000 -0.055 -0.8 0 1
   Dave Meads P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jose Cruz LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .778 -0.038 0.49 0.000 -0.038 -0.5 2 0
Alan Ashby C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .192 .468 0.025 0.56 0.042 -0.017 0.1 7 1
Craig Reynolds SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .321 .738 -0.076 1.06 0.002 -0.077 -0.4 2 3 2B
Nolan Ryan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.023 1.38 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 1 0 SH
   Jim Deshaies P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.026 1.04 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 0 1
   Charlie Kerfeld P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Terry Puhl RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .481 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.3 1 0
Team Totals 29 0 4 0 0 4 .138 .345 -0.392 0.67 0.103 -0.494 -4.7 24 10
2B: B Hatcher (4, off B Gullickson); C Reynolds (2, off B Gullickson).
SH: N Ryan (1, off B Gullickson).
TB: B Hatcher 3; C Reynolds 2; A Ashby.
GIDP: D Walling (1).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Reynolds-B Doran; B Doran-G Davis-N Ryan.
Outfield Assists: K Bass (B Diaz at 2nd base).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kal Daniels LF 3 1 2 1 1 1 .364 1.190 0.117 0.81 0.164 -0.047 1.7 1 0 HR,SB,CS
Terry Francona 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .185 .563 -0.035 0.56 0.020 -0.055 -1.5 8 3
Dave Parker RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 .195 .738 -0.028 0.72 0.029 -0.056 -0.2 1 0
Eric Davis CF 3 3 2 3 1 1 .526 1.545 0.166 0.62 0.181 -0.016 3.1 2 0 HR,3B
   Leo Garcia CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Buddy Bell 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .211 .654 0.029 0.34 0.041 -0.011 0.6 0 0 2B
Bo Diaz C 4 1 3 2 0 0 .324 .782 0.009 0.56 0.039 -0.030 1.3 5 0 2B
Kurt Stillwell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .750 -0.089 0.63 0.009 -0.098 -1.6 5 3 SB,GDP
Ron Oester 2B 4 0 2 1 0 2 .273 .762 -0.018 0.38 0.013 -0.031 0.6 2 5
Bill Gullickson P 4 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .286 -0.043 0.41 0.001 -0.044 -0.3 2 0
Team Totals 31 8 11 8 5 7 .355 1.122 0.108 0.57 0.497 -0.388 3.8 27 11
2B: B Bell (3, off C Kerfeld); B Diaz (1, off D Meads).
3B: E Davis (1, off C Kerfeld).
HR: K Daniels (3, off J Deshaies; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); E Davis (4, off N Ryan; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: E Davis 7; K Daniels 5; B Diaz 4; R Oester 2; B Bell 2; B Gullickson.
GIDP: K Stillwell (1).
RBI: E Davis 3 (11); B Diaz 2 (12); K Daniels (7); R Oester (2); B Bell (7).
2-out RBI: R Oester.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Oester-K Stillwell-T Francona.
Baserunning
SB: K Daniels (4, 2nd base off N Ryan/A Ashby); K Stillwell (1, 2nd base off N Ryan/A Ashby).
CS: K Daniels (1, 3rd base by N Ryan/A Ashby).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nolan Ryan, L (1-2) 4.2 2 1 1 2 6 1 3.57 16 60 0.123 0.92 1.5
Jim Deshaies 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 1 81.00 5 0 0 -0.142 0.68 -1.9
Charlie Kerfeld 1 5 2 2 0 1 0 4.50 7 2 2 -0.093 0.19 -3.5
Dave Meads 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 7.36 8 2 0 0.003 0.03 0.1
Team Totals 8 11 8 8 5 7 2 9.00 36 60 4 2 -0.109 0.67 -3.8
J Deshaies faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
C Kerfeld faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Gullickson, W (3-0) 9 4 0 0 0 4 0 1.57 30 83 0.391 0.67 4.7
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 30 83 0.391 0.57 4.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Fred Brocklander.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 27,509.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Cincinnati Reds
1 Bill Doran 2B 1 Kal Daniels LF
2 Billy Hatcher CF 2 Terry Francona 1B
3 Denny Walling 3B 3 Dave Parker RF
4 Glenn Davis 1B 4 Eric Davis CF
5 Kevin Bass RF 5 Buddy Bell 3B
6 Jose Cruz LF 6 Bo Diaz C
7 Alan Ashby C 7 Kurt Stillwell SS
8 Craig Reynolds SS 8 Ron Oester 2B
9 Nolan Ryan P 9 Bill Gullickson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-0 0 --- R CIN K. Daniels J. Deshaies 10% 84% Home Run
b2 0-0 0 --- R CIN E. Davis N. Ryan 10% 66% Home Run
t4 0-1 0 1-- OO HOU D. Walling B. Gullickson 10% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 2-0 0 12- RR CIN E. Davis C. Kerfeld 8% 97% Triple to CF; Francona Scores; Parker Scores
b5 1-0 0 1-- OO CIN K. Stillwell N. Ryan -7% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-P

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Doran B. Gullickson 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU B. Hatcher B. Gullickson 2% 54% Flyball: SS
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU D. Walling B. Gullickson 1% 55% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CIN K. Daniels N. Ryan 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- CIN T. Francona N. Ryan 2% 61% Daniels Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O CIN T. Francona N. Ryan -4% 57% Lineout: LF
b1 0-0 1 -2- O CIN D. Parker N. Ryan -3% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 -2- O CIN E. Davis N. Ryan -3% 50% Daniels Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O HOU G. Davis B. Gullickson 2% 52% Flyball: SS
t2 0-0 1 --- O HOU K. Bass B. Gullickson 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O HOU J. Cruz B. Gullickson 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- R CIN E. Davis N. Ryan 10% 66% Home Run
b2 1-0 0 --- CIN B. Bell N. Ryan 3% 69% Walk
b2 1-0 0 1-- O CIN B. Diaz N. Ryan -3% 66% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 1 1-- O CIN K. Stillwell N. Ryan -3% 63% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-0 2 1-- CIN R. Oester N. Ryan 1% 64% Stillwell Steals 2B
b2 1-0 2 -2- O CIN R. Oester N. Ryan -3% 61% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- HOU A. Ashby B. Gullickson -4% 57% Single to CF
t3 0-1 0 1-- O HOU C. Reynolds B. Gullickson 4% 61% Strikeout
t3 0-1 1 1-- O HOU N. Ryan B. Gullickson 2% 63% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Ashby to 2B
t3 0-1 2 -2- O HOU B. Doran B. Gullickson 4% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O CIN B. Gullickson N. Ryan -2% 65% Lineout: 3B
b3 1-0 1 --- O CIN K. Daniels N. Ryan -2% 63% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-0 2 --- O CIN T. Francona N. Ryan -1% 62% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- HOU B. Hatcher B. Gullickson -5% 58% Single to LF
t4 0-1 0 1-- OO HOU D. Walling B. Gullickson 10% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- O HOU G. Davis B. Gullickson 1% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
b4 1-0 0 --- O CIN D. Parker N. Ryan -2% 66% Strikeout
b4 1-0 1 --- O CIN E. Davis N. Ryan -2% 65% Strikeout
b4 1-0 2 --- O CIN B. Bell N. Ryan -1% 64% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- O HOU K. Bass B. Gullickson 3% 67% Strikeout
t5 0-1 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz B. Gullickson 2% 69% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 0-1 2 --- O HOU A. Ashby B. Gullickson 2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
b5 1-0 0 --- CIN B. Diaz N. Ryan 3% 74% Single to LF
b5 1-0 0 1-- OO CIN K. Stillwell N. Ryan -7% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-P
Jim Deshaies replaces Nolan Ryan pitching and batting 9th
b5 1-0 2 --- CIN R. Oester J. Deshaies 1% 68% Single to CF
b5 1-0 2 1-- O CIN B. Gullickson J. Deshaies -2% 66% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 8-9-1
t6 0-1 0 --- O HOU C. Reynolds B. Gullickson 4% 69% Flyball: LF
t6 0-1 1 --- O HOU J. Deshaies B. Gullickson 3% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-1 2 --- O HOU B. Doran B. Gullickson 2% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 1-2-3
b6 1-0 0 --- R CIN K. Daniels J. Deshaies 10% 84% Home Run
b6 2-0 0 --- CIN T. Francona J. Deshaies 2% 86% Walk
b6 2-0 0 1-- CIN D. Parker J. Deshaies 3% 89% Walk; Francona to 2B
Charlie Kerfeld replaces Jim Deshaies pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-0 0 12- RR CIN E. Davis C. Kerfeld 8% 97% Triple to CF; Francona Scores; Parker Scores
b6 4-0 0 --3 R CIN B. Bell C. Kerfeld 1% 98% Double to LF; Davis Scores
b6 5-0 0 -2- RO CIN B. Diaz C. Kerfeld 0% 98% Single to RF; Bell Scores; Diaz out at 2B/RF-1B-SS-1B
b6 6-0 1 --- O CIN K. Stillwell C. Kerfeld -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b6 6-0 2 --- O CIN R. Oester C. Kerfeld -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 6.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 2-3-4
t7 0-6 0 --- HOU B. Hatcher B. Gullickson -1% 97% Double to LF
t7 0-6 0 -2- O HOU D. Walling B. Gullickson 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hatcher to 3B
t7 0-6 1 --3 O HOU G. Davis B. Gullickson 1% 99% Flyball: SS
t7 0-6 2 --3 O HOU K. Bass B. Gullickson 1% 99% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Charlie Kerfeld facing 9-1-2
b7 6-0 0 --- CIN B. Gullickson C. Kerfeld 0% 99% Single to 2B
b7 6-0 0 1-- CIN K. Daniels C. Kerfeld 0% 100% Single to CF; Gullickson to 2B
Dave Meads replaces Kevin Bass (RF) pitching and batting 5th
Terry Puhl replaces Charlie Kerfeld (P) playing RF batting 9th
b7 6-0 0 12- OO CIN T. Francona D. Meads -0% 99% Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
b7 6-0 2 1-- O CIN D. Parker D. Meads -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 6.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 6-7-8
t8 0-6 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz B. Gullickson 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 0-6 1 --- O HOU A. Ashby B. Gullickson 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 0-6 2 --- HOU C. Reynolds B. Gullickson -0% 100% Double to RF
t8 0-6 2 -2- O HOU T. Puhl B. Gullickson 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Dave Meads facing 4-5-6
b8 6-0 0 --- CIN E. Davis D. Meads 0% 100% Walk
b8 6-0 0 1-- O CIN B. Bell D. Meads -0% 100% Flyball: RF
b8 6-0 1 1-- R CIN B. Diaz D. Meads 0% 100% Double to LF; Davis Scores
b8 7-0 1 -2- O CIN K. Stillwell D. Meads -0% 100% Flyball: 2B
b8 7-0 2 -2- R CIN R. Oester D. Meads 0% 100% Single to CF; Diaz Scores
b8 8-0 2 1-- O CIN B. Gullickson D. Meads -0% 100% Lineout: P
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 8.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 1-2-3
Leo Garcia replaces Eric Davis playing CF batting 4th
t9 0-8 0 --- O HOU B. Doran B. Gullickson 0% 100% Lineout: CF
t9 0-8 1 --- O HOU B. Hatcher B. Gullickson 0% 100% Flyball: C
t9 0-8 2 --- O HOU D. Walling B. Gullickson 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 8.

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