June 11, 1996 Houston Astros at Colorado Rockies Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 9
@CHW 2 CLE 6
OAK 5
(13) BAL 12
@DET 9 CAL 11
@KCR 9 SEA 18
@MIN 8 MIL 14
@TEX 4 NYY 6
@TOR 4 COL 7
HOU 5 STL 6
@LAD 3 MON 3
FLA 2 ATL 4
@NYM 3
(13) CHC 9
@PHI 2 CIN 4
@SDP 1 PIT 7
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 48,014

Tuesday, June 11, 1996, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:18

Astros

33-32

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   0  1  0   3  0  0    5  5  2
Rockies         0  0  0   3  1  1   0  2  X    7 12  1

W: G Alston (1-0), L: A Young (2-3), S: B Ruffin (9)

Rockies

30-31

Won 1

4th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .285  .671   17    2   0   3B,SB
C Biggio 2B                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .284  .825   25    4   3   CS,HBP
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .335 1.140   16    6   2   
D Bell RF                     1   1   0   1    2   0  .286  .797   16    2   0   SB,SF
D May LF                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .745   14    1   0   
  J Mouton PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .598    3    0   0   
S Berry 3B                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .280  .793   14    0   0   
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
O Miller SS-3B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .284  .767   13    0   4   GDP
R Wilkins C                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .234  .721   11    4   1   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .835    4    0   0   
D Drabek P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .647    6    4   1   SH
  B Spiers PH                 1   1   1   2    0   0  .203  .536    1    0   0   HR
  A Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  R Gutierrez SS              0   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .776    7    1   0   
Totals                       28   5   5   5    7   3              147   24  12

BATTING

3B: B Hunter (2, off K Ritz).

HR: B Spiers (1, off K Ritz; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: D Bell (4, off S Reed).

SH: D Drabek (5, off K Ritz).

HBP: C Biggio (14, by K Ritz).

TB: B Spiers 4; B Hunter 4; C Biggio; O Miller.

GIDP: O Miller (6).

RBI: B Spiers 2 (6); D Bell (49); B Hunter (17); S Berry (36).

2-out RBI: B Hunter.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Miller-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

E: J Bagwell 2 (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bell (12, 2nd base off K Ritz/J Owens); B Hunter (15, 2nd base off K Ritz/J Owens).

CS: C Biggio (4, 2nd base by S Reed/J Owens).

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   0   3   1    1   0  .345  .919   23    2   6   CS
E Burks CF-LF                 5   0   0   1    0   1  .333  .992   26    2   0   GDP
D Bichette RF                 5   1   3   0    0   1  .340  .923   16    2   0   2·2B
A Galarraga 1B                3   1   1   0    1   1  .291  .928   14   12   1   2B
J Vander Wal LF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .751   16    0   0   
  L Painter P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444         0   0   
  G Alston P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Ruffin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
V Castilla 3B                 4   2   2   3    0   0  .286  .792   14    0   4   HR,SB
W Weiss SS                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .297  .763   13    4   1   
J Owens C                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .209  .592    8    3   1   
K Ritz P                      2   1   2   0    0   0  .208  .490    7    0   0   2B,SH
  S Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Hubbard CF                1   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .771    1    2   0   
Totals                       34   7  12   6    4   4              138   27  13

BATTING

2B: K Ritz (1, off D Drabek); D Bichette 2 (17, off D Drabek, off A Young); A Galarraga (15, off D Drabek).

HR: V Castilla (7, off D Drabek; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SH: K Ritz (6, off D Drabek).

TB: D Bichette 5; V Castilla 5; E Young 3; K Ritz 3; A Galarraga 2; T Hubbard.

GIDP: E Burks (7).

RBI: V Castilla 3 (36); T Hubbard (8); E Burks (47); E Young (23).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Weiss-A Galarraga; E Young-A Galarraga.

E: V Castilla (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: V Castilla (2, 2nd base off D Drabek/R Wilkins).

CS: E Young (9, 2nd base by 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                       6    10   5   4    1   2   1   5.09   28   86-58   42· 6·10   14· 8· 3· 0     35    -     0.96  -0.19
A Young, L (2-3)               1.1   1   2   2    2   1   0   4.08    7   29-13    7· 2· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.80   0.04
X Hernandez                    0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   5.88    4   14-7     4· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          2-2    1.66  -0.23
Totals                         8    12   7   6    4   4   1          39  129-78   53·10·15   18· 9· 4· 0          2-2

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Ritz                         6     5   5   5    6   2   1   5.63   29   94-52   32· 9· 8   15· 3· 2· 0     38    -     1.43  -0.18
S Reed, BS (2)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.73    2    9-4     2· 0· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          2-1    2.72   0.09
L Painter                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.51    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.87   0.05
G Alston, W (1-0)              0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.75    2   10-6     2· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.23   0.07
B Ruffin, S (9)                1     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.33    4   20-13    8· 1· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.53   0.09
Totals                         9     5   5   5    7   3   1          38  136-77   45·12·17   17· 8· 2· 0          2-1

K Ritz faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Drabek (6); K Ritz (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Ritz (4; C Biggio).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 3:18.

Attendance: 48,014.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 13mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Colorado Rockies                     
1. B Hunter             CF    1. E Young              2B 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. E Burks              CF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. D Bichette           RF 
4. D Bell               RF    4. A Galarraga          1B 
5. D May                LF    5. J Vander Wal         LF 
6. S Berry              3B    6. V Castilla           3B 
7. O Miller             SS    7. W Weiss              SS 
8. R Wilkins            C     8. J Owens              C  
9. D Drabek             P     9. K Ritz               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  1-0  -23  1   19%  75% V Castilla      D Drabek        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bichette Scores; Galarraga Scores
   b 8   1  5-5  12-  1   19%  87% T Hubbard       X Hernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Weiss Scores; Owens to 2B
   t 7   0  5-2  1--  1  -16%  67% B Spiers        K Ritz          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Wilkins Scores
   t 5   2  3-1  -2-  1  -11%  64% B Hunter        K Ritz          Triple to RF (Line Drive); Miller Scores
   b 3   1  1-0  12-  1  -11%  39% E Burks         D Drabek        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Ritz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   50%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   55%  J Bagwell       Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   59%  E Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   55%  E Burks         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   52%  D Bichette      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   50%  A Galarraga     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Rockies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Ritz facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   46%  D Bell          Walk
          1--      44%  D May           Bell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   46%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bell to 3B
   R      --3  6   41%  S Berry         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bell Scores
   OO     1--  3   46%  O Miller        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   44%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   42%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   40%  W Weiss         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Rockies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Ritz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   43%  R Wilkins       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  5   45%  D Drabek        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   43%  J Owens         Flyball: RF
          ---  1   46%  K Ritz          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   50%  E Young         Single to LF (Line Drive); Ritz to 2B
   OO     12-  1   39%  E Burks         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Rockies 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Ritz facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   36%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   39%  J Bagwell       Strikeout
          1--  4   36%  D Bell          Walk; Biggio to 2B
          12-      31%  D May           Wild Pitch; Biggio to 3B; Bell to 2B
   O      -23  2   39%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -23  1   45%  S Berry         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   52%  D Bichette      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          -2-  5   56%  A Galarraga     Walk
   O      12-  3   55%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B); Bichette to 3B; Galarraga to 2B
   RRR    -23  1   75%  V Castilla      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bichette Scores; Galarraga Scores
   O      ---  4   73%  W Weiss         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   72%  J Owens         Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Rockies 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Kevin Ritz facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   68%  O Miller        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   72%  R Wilkins       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   75%  D Drabek        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Miller to 2B
   R      -2-  1   64%  B Hunter        Triple to RF (Line Drive); Miller Scores
          --3  6   63%  C Biggio        Walk
          1-3  5   59%  J Bagwell       Walk; Biggio to 2B
   O      123  3   70%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   75%  K Ritz          Double to CF (Fly Ball)
          -2-      78%  E Young         Wild Pitch; Ritz to 3B
   R      --3  5   82%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ritz Scores
   O      1--      77%  E Burks         Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  8   76%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   77%  D Bichette      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   79%  A Galarraga     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bichette to 3B
   O      -23  5   75%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 4.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Kevin Ritz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   78%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   81%  S Berry         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   82%  O Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   85%  V Castilla      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      86%  W Weiss         Castilla Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   84%  " "             Bunt Popfly: P
   R      -2-  1   89%  J Owens         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Castilla Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/unER/No RBI
   O      1--  4   88%  K Ritz          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Owens to 2B
   O      -2-  6   87%  E Young         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Kevin Ritz facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   82%  R Wilkins       Walk
                  Bill Spiers pinch hits for Doug Drabek batting 9th
   RR     1--  1   67%  B Spiers        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Wilkins Scores
          ---  4   60%  B Hunter        Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left)
          1--      56%  C Biggio        Hunter Steals 2B
          -2-  5   51%  " "             Walk
                  Steve Reed replaces Kevin Ritz pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  6   56%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF; Hunter to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   55%  D Bell          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hunter Scores
   O      1--  4   60%  D May           Biggio Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Rockies 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Tied 5-5, Anthony Young facing 2-3-4
                  Anthony Young replaces Bill Spiers pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   56%  E Burks         Flyball: RF
          ---  4   63%  D Bichette      Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   57%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   50%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Rockies 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Lance Painter facing 5-6-7
                  Lance Painter replaces John Vander Wal pitching and batting 5th; Ellis Burks moves to LF; Trenidad Hubbard replaces Steve Reed playing CF batting 9th; James Mouton pinch hits for Derrick May batting 5th
   O      ---  3   55%  J Mouton        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Garvin Alston replaces Lance Painter pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  6   59%  S Berry         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  4   62%  O Miller        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Rockies 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Tied 5-5, Anthony Young facing 6-7-8
                  James Mouton moves to LF
   O      ---  3   57%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   62%  W Weiss         Walk
          1--  5   68%  J Owens         Walk; Weiss to 2B
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Sean Berry pitching and batting 6th; Orlando Miller moves to 3B; Ricky Gutierrez replaces Anthony Young playing SS batting 9th
   R      12-  1   87%  T Hubbard       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Weiss Scores; Owens to 2B
          12-  5   91%  E Young         Walk; Owens to 3B; Hubbard to 2B
   RO     123  3   93%  E Burks         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Owens Scores; Hubbard to 3B
   O      1-3  5   91%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Rockies 7.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-7, Bruce Ruffin facing 8-9-1
                  Bruce Ruffin replaces Garvin Alston pitching and batting 5th; John Cangelosi pinch hits for Rick Wilkins batting 8th
   O      ---  4   95%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: CF
          ---  7   90%  R Gutierrez     Walk
   O      1--  5   96%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  4  100%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Rockies 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation