July 24, 2000 Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
@BAL 3 MIN 4
@BOS 2 CHW 7
KCR 6 TBD 4
@DET 2 SEA 6
OAK 4 ANA 6
@TEX 5
(12) HOU 7
@CIN 5
(10) LAD 4
@COL 1 SFG 3
@SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 28,741

Monday, July 24, 2000, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 3:25

Astros

36-63

Won 3

6th, 19½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  1   2    7 15  0
Reds            0  0  0   2  3  0   0  0  0   0    5  7  1

W: O Dotel (2-5), L: D Graves (9-2)

Reds

50-49

Lost 1

2nd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Spiers 3B                   6   0   2   1    0   0  .320  .840   26    1   2   2B
C Biggio 2B                   6   1   3   1    0   2  .272  .789   16    1   7   HR,2B
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .293  .987   22   11   1   IW
L Berkman RF                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .306  .983   18    3   1   2B,SF
M Alou LF                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .346 1.013   16    2   0   GDP
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .034  .101         0   0   
R Hidalgo CF-LF               5   2   2   1    0   2  .284  .994   21    1   0   HR
M Meluskey C                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .297  .902   19    8   0   2B
J Lugo SS                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .675   22    1   2   
C Holt P                      1   0   0   0    1   0  .108  .303    6    0   0   
  M Mieske PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .154  .467    4    0   0   
  J Slusarski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  W Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .775    1    0   0   
  G Barker PR-CF              1   2   1   1    0   0  .205  .603    6    0   0   SB
Totals                       42   7  15   7    4   6              177   30  13

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (16, off P Harnisch); B Spiers (13, off D Graves); C Biggio (13, off P Harnisch); M Meluskey (16, off D Graves).

HR: R Hidalgo (29, off P Harnisch; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); C Biggio (7, off P Harnisch; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: L Berkman (2, off D Graves).

IBB: J Bagwell (7, by D Graves).

TB: C Biggio 7; R Hidalgo 5; L Berkman 4; B Spiers 3; M Meluskey 2; M Mieske; G Barker; D Ward; M Alou.

GIDP: M Alou (11).

RBI: M Mieske 2 (4); R Hidalgo (74); L Berkman (42); G Barker (3); C Biggio (32); B Spiers (29).

2-out RBI: M Mieske 2; R Hidalgo; G Barker; B Spiers.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Spiers-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Barker (4, 2nd base off D Graves/E Taubensee).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Stynes 3B                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .411 1.073   19    0   6   
B Larkin SS                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .323  .909   18    3   1   GDP
K Griffey CF                  4   1   2   3    1   1  .244  .933   20    3   0   3B
D Bichette RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .837   23    2   1   
  A Ochoa LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .867    3    0   0   
S Casey 1B                    2   0   1   2    1   0  .284  .795   14   11   0   HBP
D Young LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .815   14    2   0   2B
  D Graves P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.500         0   0   
E Taubensee C                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .243  .634   13    7   0   
J Castro 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .743   14    2   3   
P Harnisch P                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .190  .380    5    0   0   SH
  D Reyes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Kieschnick PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  S Sullivan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  M Tucker RF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .922    4    0   1   
Totals                       35   5   7   5    3   7              153   30  12

BATTING

2B: D Young (20, off C Holt).

3B: K Griffey (2, off C Holt).

SH: P Harnisch (2, off C Holt).

HBP: S Casey (5, by W Franklin).

TB: K Griffey 4; D Young 2; B Larkin 2; J Castro; S Casey.

GIDP: B Larkin (8).

RBI: K Griffey 3 (82); S Casey 2 (34).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Stynes-J Castro-S Casey.

E: D Bichette (6).

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
C Holt                         5     7   5   5    3   1   0   5.10   24   85-51   35· 6·10   11· 1· 8· 0     31    -     1.33  -0.28
J Slusarski                    1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.17    5   19-13   10· 0· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.68   0.09
W Franklin                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   13-8     6· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.49   0.01
D Henry                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.78    2   12-6     1· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.67   0.04
O Dotel, W (2-5)               2     0   0   0    0   4   0   5.36    6   24-18    7· 6· 5    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.60   0.26
Totals                        10     7   5   5    3   7   0          40  153-96   59·15·22   15· 6· 8· 0          1-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Harnisch                     5.2   7   4   4    3   0   2   5.37   26   93-52   37· 5·10    6· 7· 8· 2     36    -     1.09   0.04
D Reyes, H (5)                 0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.29    2    9-6     4· 1· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          3-2    2.92  -0.09
S Sullivan, H (12)             2     1   0   0    0   3   0   4.02    7   27-18    6· 6· 6    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.46   0.23
D Graves, BS (2), L (9-2)      2     6   3   3    1   3   0   2.32   12   44-24   13· 7· 4    3· 1· 4· 0          0-0    3.25  -0.56
Totals                        10    15   7   7    4   6   2          47  173-100  60·19·21   13· 9·13· 2          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: P Harnisch (7).

IBB: D Graves (5; J Bagwell).

HBP: W Franklin (1; S Casey).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Mark Hirschbeck, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Brian O'Nora.

Time of Game: 3:25.

Attendance: 28,741.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 14mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Spiers             3B    1. C Stynes             3B 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. B Larkin             SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. L Berkman            RF    4. D Bichette           RF 
5. M Alou               LF    5. S Casey              1B 
6. R Hidalgo            CF    6. D Young              LF 
7. M Meluskey           C     7. E Taubensee          C  
8. J Lugo               SS    8. J Castro             2B 
9. C Holt               P     9. P Harnisch           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  5-5  --3  6   32%  80% G Barker        D Graves        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Meluskey Scores
   t 9   0  5-4  1--  2   32%  61% B Spiers        D Graves        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Barker to 3B
   b 5   1  2-2  123  4  -21%  10% K Griffey       C Holt          Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Harnisch Scores; Stynes Scores; Larkin Scores
   t 9   0  5-4  -23  5  -16%  45% C Biggio        D Graves        Strikeout Swinging
   t 6   2  5-2  123  4   16%  34% M Mieske        D Reyes         Single to LF (Line Drive); Berkman Scores; Hidalgo Scores; Meluskey to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  B Spiers        Lineout: RF
   R      ---  1   57%  C Biggio        Home Run
          ---  6   59%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  4   56%  L Berkman       Popfly: SS
   O      1--  3   54%  M Alou          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   51%  C Stynes        Walk
   OO     1--  3   59%  B Larkin        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Line Drive); Griffey out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Harnisch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   57%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   56%  M Meluskey      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   55%  J Lugo          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Holt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   57%  D Bichette      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   59%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   57%  D Young         Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   60%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Harnisch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   58%  C Holt          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   56%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   59%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      59%  J Bagwell       Wild Pitch; Biggio to 3B
   O      --3  7   55%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Holt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   58%  J Castro        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   60%  P Harnisch      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   62%  C Stynes        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Harnisch facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   65%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   57%  M Alou          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   R      ---  6   68%  R Hidalgo       Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   67%  M Meluskey      Reached on E9 (Line Drive); Meluskey out at 2B/RF-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Holt facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   63%  B Larkin        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  6   55%  K Griffey       Walk; Larkin to 2B
   O      12-  4   57%  D Bichette      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Larkin to 3B; Griffey to 2B
   RR     -23  4   42%  S Casey         Single to LF (Line Drive); Larkin Scores; Griffey Scores; Casey to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  2   45%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B; Casey to 3B
   O      --3  3   50%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Pete Harnisch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   47%  J Lugo          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   50%  C Holt          Walk
   O      1--  2   46%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF
          1--  1   49%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Holt to 2B
   O      12-  2   43%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Chris Holt facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   39%  J Castro        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  1   32%  P Harnisch      Fielder's Choice C/Sacrifice Bunt; Castro to 2B; Harnisch to 1B
   O      12-  4   38%  C Stynes        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Harnisch to 2B
          12-  1   31%  B Larkin        Single to RF (Line Drive); Harnisch to 3B; Stynes to 2B
   RRR    123  4   10%  K Griffey       Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Harnisch Scores; Stynes Scores; Larkin Scores
   O      --3  4   13%  D Bichette      Groundout: 3B-1B
          --3  4   13%  S Casey         Walk
   O      1-3  4   15%  D Young         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Pete Harnisch facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   21%  L Berkman       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   16%  M Alou          Popfly: 2B
          -2-  3   22%  R Hidalgo       Single to CF (Line Drive); Berkman to 3B
          1-3  5   27%  M Meluskey      Walk; Hidalgo to 2B
   O      123  8   18%  J Lugo          Lineout: SS
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Pete Harnisch pitching and batting 9th; Matt Mieske pinch hits for Chris Holt batting 9th
   RR     123  4   34%  M Mieske        Single to LF (Line Drive); Berkman Scores; Hidalgo Scores; Meluskey to 2B
   O      12-  5   27%  B Spiers        Popfly: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-4, Joe Slusarski facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Slusarski replaces Matt Mieske pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   29%  E Taubensee     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   31%  J Castro        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Brooks Kieschnick pinch hits for Dennys Reyes batting 9th
   O      ---  6   32%  B Kieschnick    Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Scott Sullivan facing 2-3-4
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Brooks Kieschnick pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   27%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   24%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   27%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  4   22%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-4, Joe Slusarski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   24%  C Stynes        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   26%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Wayne Franklin replaces Joe Slusarski pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   27%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Scott Sullivan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   21%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   17%  M Meluskey      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   14%  J Lugo          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-4, Wayne Franklin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   16%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   14%  S Casey         Hit By Pitch
                  Doug Henry replaces Wayne Franklin pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  6   16%  D Young         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   18%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Danny Graves facing 9-1-2
                  Danny Graves replaces Dmitri Young pitching and batting 6th; Alex Ochoa replaces Dante Bichette playing LF batting 4th; Michael Tucker replaces Scott Sullivan playing RF batting 9th; Daryle Ward pinch hits for Doug Henry batting 9th
          ---  1   29%  D Ward          Single (Ground Ball)
                  Glen Barker pinch runs for Daryle Ward batting 9th
          1--  2   61%  B Spiers        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Barker to 3B
   O      -23  5   45%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   46%  J Bagwell       Intentional Walk
   RO     123  2   47%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Barker Scores
   O      12-  4   35%  M Alou          Single to RF (Line Drive); Spiers out at Hm/RF-C; Bagwell to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Octavio Dotel facing 8-9-1
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Moises Alou pitching and batting 5th; Richard Hidalgo moves to LF; Glen Barker moves to CF
   O      ---  7   41%  J Castro        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   46%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  C Stynes        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5.

Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Danny Graves facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   44%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   55%  M Meluskey      Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   48%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B; Meluskey to 3B
   R      --3  6   80%  G Barker        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Meluskey Scores
          1--      81%  B Spiers        Barker Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   91%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Barker Scores; Spiers to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  5   89%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-7, Octavio Dotel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   95%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  A Ochoa         Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 5.

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