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MIN  4
@BAL  1

CLE  7
@BOS  6

(11)
OAK 10
@CHW  5

DET  5
CAL  4

MIL  5
KCR  2

NYY 12
TEX  3

SEA  9
@TOR  4

CIN  5
HOU  3

CIN  9
HOU  8

NYM 10
@COL  4

LAD  6
FLA  1

PIT  5
MON  2

ATL  4
@SDP  0

CHC  6
@SFG  2

STL  6
PHI  5

Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 21,552

Sunday, April 14, 1996
Time of Game: 3:27
Astros
8
5-8
Lost 2
5th, 2½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  2   4  1  0    8 14  1
Reds            5  0  1   0  0  1   2  0  X    9 11  0
W: J Shaw (2-1), L: A Young (0-1), S: J Brantley (4)
Reds
9
7-5
Won 2
1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .350  .758   17    3   0   
C Biggio 2B                   4   2   1   1    1   1  .265  .761   26    2   2   GDP
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   2   2    1   0  .341 1.312   16    3   0   HR,3B
D Bell RF                     5   1   3   2    0   0  .333  .953   15    2   1   2B
S Berry 3B                    5   0   3   1    0   0  .271  .757   14    0   2   2·2B,GDP
R Wilkins C                   3   1   3   1    2   0  .419 1.227   21   10   0   HR,IW
  D Brocail PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Mouton LF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .100  .367   17    1   1   SB,GDP
  D May PH-LF                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .167  .362    4    1   0   SF
R Gutierrez SS                2   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .683   10    2   0   
  A Morman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Simms PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    7    0   0   
  J Tabaka P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Spiers PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .968    4    0   0   
  A Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Eusebio PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .547    6    0   0   
D Drabek P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  O Miller SS                 1   2   1   0    2   0  .289  .770   15    0   0   
Totals                       36   8  14   8    7   3              175   24   6
BATTING
2B: D Bell (6, off J Smiley); S Berry 2 (7, off J Smiley, off J Shaw).
3B: J Bagwell (1, off H Carrasco).
HR: J Bagwell (5, off J Smiley; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); R Wilkins (2, off J Smiley; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SF: D May (2, off J Shaw).
IBB: R Wilkins (3, by J Shaw).
TB: J Bagwell 7; R Wilkins 6; S Berry 5; D Bell 4; C Biggio; O Miller; B Hunter.
GIDP: J Mouton (4); C Biggio (3); S Berry (3).
RBI: D Bell 2 (11); J Bagwell 2 (8); D May (2); R Wilkins (4); S Berry (7); C Biggio (7).
2-out RBI: J Bagwell; R Wilkins; D Bell.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Mouton-R Gutierrez.
E: B Hunter (3).
BASERUNNING
SB: J Mouton (3, 2nd base off T Pugh/E Taubensee).
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  5   2   2   2    0   1  .182  .573   19    1   0   HR
E Anthony RF                  2   0   0   0    3   2  .000  .600   28    4   0   
B Larkin SS                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .282  .989   21    3   4   SB
E Taubensee C                 3   2   2   1    1   0  .448 1.328   29    3   0   2B,SF
H Morris 1B                   4   2   2   2    1   1  .381 1.004   22   11   0   HR
E Davis CF                    3   1   0   1    1   3  .160  .749   24    1   0   SF
W Greene 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .208  .838   22    1   4   
J Branson 2B                  3   1   2   1    2   0  .276  .827   17    3   4   
J Smiley P                    3   0   3   2    0   0  .429  .858    5    0   0   
  T Pugh P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Harris PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .860    2    0   0   SH
  H Carrasco P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Owens PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .802    6    0   0   
  J Brantley P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   9  11   9   10  10              195   27  12
BATTING
2B: E Taubensee (5, off J Tabaka).
HR: V Coleman (1, off D Drabek; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); H Morris (1, off D Drabek; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: E Taubensee (2, off A Young); E Davis (1, off D Drabek).
SH: L Harris (1, off A Young).
TB: V Coleman 5; H Morris 5; E Taubensee 3; J Smiley 3; J Branson 2.
RBI: H Morris 2 (8); J Smiley 2 (2); V Coleman 2 (2); E Davis (6); E Taubensee (11); J Branson (7).
2-out RBI: J Smiley 2; H Morris; J Branson.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 3. B Larkin-J Branson-H Morris 2; J Branson-H Morris.
BASERUNNING
SB: B Larkin (2, 2nd base off D Drabek/R Wilkins).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drabek                       3.1   5   6   3    7   4   2   3.86   22   94-46   21· 8·17    3· 6· 2· 0     29    -     0.87  -0.41
A Morman                       1.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   6.35    6   27-16    7· 6· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.21   0.03
J Tabaka                       1     2   1   1    1   2   0   3.24    6   27-13    5· 3· 5    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.30  -0.03
A Young, L (0-1)               2     3   2   2    2   1   0   3.72   11   43-23   14· 0· 9    3· 3· 2· 0          0-0    1.31  -0.24
Totals                         8    11   9   6   10  10   2          45  191-98   47·17·34    7·12· 6· 0          2-0 
Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Smiley                       5.2   8   3   3    4   2   2   5.19   25   99-58   42· 6·10    8· 2· 9· 0     39    -     0.73   0.01
T Pugh, H (3)                  0.1   2   3   3    1   0   0   6.48    4   18-10    6· 0· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.09  -0.14
J Shaw, BS (3), W (2-1)        1     2   1   1    1   0   0   2.70    6   18-9     6· 2· 1    1· 2· 2· 0          2-2    3.08  -0.19
H Carrasco, H (3)              1     1   1   1    1   1   0   6.14    5   19-12    5· 3· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.17   0.01
J Brantley, S (4)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    4   15-9     7· 1· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.99   0.17
Totals                         9    14   8   8    7   3   2          44  169-98   66·12·20   13· 9·12· 0          3-2 
T Pugh faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: A Young (1).
WP: H Carrasco (2).
IBB: J Shaw (1; R Wilkins).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Mike Winters.
Time of Game: 3:27.
Attendance: 21,552.
Field Condition: Wet.
Weather: 50° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Hunter             CF    1. V Coleman            LF 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. E Anthony            RF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. B Larkin             SS 
4. D Bell               RF    4. E Taubensee          C  
5. S Berry              3B    5. H Morris             1B 
6. R Wilkins            C     6. E Davis              CF 
7. J Mouton             LF    7. W Greene             3B 
8. R Gutierrez          SS    8. J Branson            2B 
9. D Drabek             P     9. J Smiley             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  7-5  12-  3  -22%  52% S Berry         J Shaw          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Biggio Scores; Bell to 3B
   t 8   2  9-7  -2-  3  -12%  77% J Bagwell       H Carrasco      Triple to LF (Fly Ball); Miller Scores
   b 1   2  1-3  123  3   11%  86% J Smiley        D Drabek        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morris Scores/unER; Davis Scores/unER; Branson to 2B
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  5  -11%  42% D Bell          J Smiley        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Biggio Scores
   b 7   1  7-7  --3  6   10%  79% V Coleman       A Young         Single to CF (Pop Fly); Branson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
          ---  5   50%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  1   53%  J Bagwell       Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   R      1--  5   42%  D Bell          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Biggio Scores
   O      -2-  2   45%  S Berry         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Bell out at 3B/3B-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   55%  V Coleman       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  5   58%  E Anthony       Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      57%  E Taubensee     Larkin Steals 2B
          -2-  6   58%  " "             Walk
          12-  6   64%  H Morris        Walk; Larkin to 3B; Taubensee to 2B
   R      123  5   73%  E Davis         Reached on E8/Sacrifice Fly (Line Drive); Larkin Scores; Taubensee to 3B; Morris to 2B; Davis to 1B
   O      123  5   66%  W Greene        Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  5   74%  J Branson       Walk; Taubensee Scores/unER; Morris to 3B; Davis to 2B
   RR     123  3   86%  J Smiley        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morris Scores/unER; Davis Scores/unER; Branson to 2B
   O      12-  1   84%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 5.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, John Smiley facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   81%  R Wilkins       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  8   84%  J Mouton        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   86%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   88%  D Drabek        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-1, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   87%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   88%  B Larkin        Walk
   OO     1--  5   86%  E Taubensee     Double Play: Flyball: LF; Larkin out at 2B/LF-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 5.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   87%  B Hunter        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  3   88%  C Biggio        Lineout: LF
          ---  7   88%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  5   89%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-1, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   93%  H Morris        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   92%  E Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   92%  W Greene        Flyball: 2B
          ---  7   92%  J Branson       Walk
          1--  1   93%  J Smiley        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Branson to 2B
   O      12-  3   92%  V Coleman       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 6.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, John Smiley facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   89%  S Berry         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  7   86%  R Wilkins       Walk
   OO     12-  2   93%  J Mouton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Berry to 3B
   O      --3  4   94%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   95%  E Anthony       Walk
   O      1--  2   94%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF
          1--  4   96%  E Taubensee     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Anthony to 3B
                  Alvin Morman replaces Ricky Gutierrez pitching and batting 8th; Orlando Miller replaces Doug Drabek playing SS batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   94%  H Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  6   93%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 6.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, John Smiley facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   91%  O Miller        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   93%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  6   96%  C Biggio        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Alvin Morman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   96%  W Greene        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   95%  J Branson       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   95%  J Smiley        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   95%  V Coleman       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 6.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, John Smiley facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   92%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          ---  1   89%  D Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   94%  S Berry         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   R      ---  5   90%  R Wilkins       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          ---  7   89%  J Mouton        Walk
                  Tim Pugh replaces John Smiley pitching and batting 9th; Mike Simms pinch hits for Alvin Morman batting 8th
          1--      88%  M Simms         Mouton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   91%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jeff Tabaka facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Tabaka replaces Mike Simms pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  5   90%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   90%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   90%  E Taubensee     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  4   94%  H Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Taubensee Scores
          1--  5   95%  E Davis         Walk; Morris to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  W Greene        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 7.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Tim Pugh facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   91%  O Miller        Walk
          1--  2   86%  B Hunter        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Miller to 2B
   R      12-  5   78%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Miller Scores; Hunter to 2B
                  Jeff Shaw replaces Tim Pugh pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   84%  J Bagwell       Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
   R      12-  3   75%  D Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive); Hunter Scores; Biggio to 2B
   R      12-  3   52%  S Berry         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Biggio Scores; Bell to 3B
          -23  4   51%  R Wilkins       Intentional Walk
                  Derrick May pinch hits for James Mouton batting 7th
   RO     123  2   50%  D May           Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bell Scores; Berry to 3B
                  Bill Spiers pinch hits for Jeff Tabaka batting 8th
   O      1-3  4   59%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 7-7, Anthony Young facing 8-9-1
                  Anthony Young replaces Bill Spiers pitching and batting 8th; Derrick May moves to LF
          ---  1   65%  J Branson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Lenny Harris pinch hits for Jeff Shaw batting 9th
   O      1--  2   62%  L Harris        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Branson to 2B
          -2-      69%  V Coleman       Balk; Branson to 3B
   R      --3  6   79%  " "             Single to CF (Pop Fly); Branson Scores
          1--  5   82%  E Anthony       Walk; Coleman to 2B
          12-  4   86%  B Larkin        Walk; Coleman to 3B; Anthony to 2B
   RO     123  8   88%  E Taubensee     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Coleman Scores
   O      12-  5   86%  H Morris        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 9.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-9, Hector Carrasco facing 9-1-2
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Lenny Harris pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   79%  O Miller        Walk
   O      1--  4   85%  B Hunter        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      84%  C Biggio        Wild Pitch; Miller to 2B
   O      -2-  4   89%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   77%  J Bagwell       Triple to LF (Fly Ball); Miller Scores
   O      --3  1   86%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-8, Anthony Young facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   85%  E Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   84%  W Greene        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
          ---  1   85%  J Branson       Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Eric Owens pinch hits for Hector Carrasco batting 9th
   O      1--  6   83%  E Owens         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 9.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 8-9, Jeff Brantley facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Brantley replaces Eric Owens pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   91%  S Berry         Flyball: RF
          ---  3   82%  R Wilkins       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
   O      1--  2   92%  D May           Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Anthony Young batting 8th; Doug Brocail pinch runs for Rick Wilkins batting 6th
   O      1--  6  100%  T Eusebio       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 9.

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