May 12, 1997 Houston Astros at Florida Marlins Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 16
CHW 8 MIL 9
SEA 8 MIN 12
TOR 2 BAL 5
@OAK 1 TEX 4
CLE 2 FLA 11
HOU 4 COL 9
@PHI 2 ATL 10
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Dolphin Stadium, Attendance: 15,342

Monday, May 12, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:51

Astros

20-18

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  0    4 10  2
Marlins         0  1  0   5  1  2   0  2  X   11 14  0

W: R Stanifer (1-0), L: S Reynolds (4-3)

Marlins

21-16

Won 2

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .294  .861   17    5   2   2B
D Bell CF                     4   2   3   2    0   0  .242  .674   14    3   0   HR,3B
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   0   1    0   2  .308  .988   21    6   0   SF
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .716   12    4   0   
S Berry 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .183  .519   13    0   1   2B
B Abreu RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .732   17    0   0   
R Gutierrez SS                4   1   1   1    0   1  .286  .946   20    0   1   HR
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .319  .754   12    6   0   
S Reynolds P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .273    5    0   1   
  R Springer P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  J Lima P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Listach PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .442    1    0   0   GDP
  T Martin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Hudek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Mouton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .704    3    0   0   
Totals                       35   4  10   4    0   8              141   24   6

BATTING

2B: S Berry (4, off R Stanifer); C Biggio (10, off P Rapp).

3B: D Bell (1, off P Rapp).

HR: D Bell (2, off P Rapp; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); R Gutierrez (1, off R Stanifer; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: J Bagwell (1, off P Rapp).

TB: D Bell 8; C Biggio 4; R Gutierrez 4; S Berry 2; L Gonzalez; B Ausmus.

GIDP: P Listach (3).

RBI: D Bell 2 (13); J Bagwell (35); R Gutierrez (4).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Gutierrez-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

E: C Biggio (7); B Ausmus (2).

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Milliard 2B                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .190  .482   22    1   4   GDP
E Renteria SS                 5   0   0   0    0   4  .201  .493   23    1   5   
J Cangelosi LF                3   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .386   13    1   0   
  R Stanifer P                1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    1    0   0   
  J Wehner LF-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    1    1   0   
G Sheffield RF                4   1   1   0    1   0  .220  .790   17    2   0   
  T Dunwoody PR-LF            0   1   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
M Alou CF                     5   3   3   0    0   0  .338 1.048   13    3   0   2·2B
B Bonilla 3B                  3   2   2   2    0   0  .289  .755   10    0   1   2·2B,SB,HBP
  A Arias 3B                  1   0   1   2    0   0  .273  .606    5    0   0   
J Conine 1B                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .236  .763   19    9   0   IW
  F Heredia P                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    7    0   0   
G Zaun C                      5   1   3   3    0   0  .250  .880   19    7   1   SB
P Rapp P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .308    4    0   0   
  J Eisenreich PH-LF-1B       1   1   0   1    2   0  .179  .517   20    2   0   
Totals                       38  11  14  10    5   6              174   27  11

BATTING

2B: B Bonilla 2 (12, off J Lima, off S Reynolds); M Alou 2 (8, off S Reynolds, off J Hudek).

IBB: J Conine (3, by S Reynolds).

HBP: B Bonilla (3, by R Springer).

TB: M Alou 5; B Bonilla 4; G Zaun 3; A Arias; J Cangelosi; R Milliard; F Heredia; G Sheffield; R Stanifer.

GIDP: R Milliard (2).

RBI: G Zaun 3 (9); A Arias 2 (3); B Bonilla 2 (16); R Milliard (1); J Eisenreich (3); J Cangelosi (2).

2-out RBI: G Zaun 2; A Arias 2; B Bonilla 2; J Cangelosi.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Milliard-E Renteria-J Conine.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Zaun (1, 2nd base off R Springer/B Ausmus); B Bonilla (3, 2nd base off R Springer/B Ausmus).

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
S Reynolds, L (4-3)            3.1   5   6   4    3   2   0   2.88   19   80-46   24· 5·17    7· 2· 5· 0     29    -     1.41  -0.47
R Springer                     1.2   2   1   1    1   2   0   1.93    9   36-20   12· 5· 3    1· 1· 3· 0          2-1    0.64  -0.06
J Lima                         1     3   2   2    0   1   0   3.79    6   15-13    6· 3· 4    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.03
T Martin                       1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   1.93    4   15-8     4· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
J Hudek                        0.2   4   2   2    0   0   0   5.25    6   23-14   10· 0· 4    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    14  11   9    5   6   0          44  169-101  56·14·31   13· 9·10· 0          2-1

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Rapp                         4     4   3   3    0   3   1   4.63   16   70-43   23· 5·15    7· 3· 3· 0     45    -     0.71  -0.16
R Stanifer, W (1-0)            2.2   5   1   1    0   1   1   2.57   12   43-27   17· 2· 8    5· 2· 4· 0          0-0    0.52   0.07
F Heredia                      2.1   1   0   0    0   4   0   3.09    8   28-23   10· 7· 6    2· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.18   0.02
Totals                         9    10   4   4    0   8   2          36  141-93   50·14·29   14· 6· 8· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Reynolds (2; J Conine).

HBP: R Springer (1; B Bonilla).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 15,342.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 13mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Florida Marlins                      
1. C Biggio             2B    1. R Milliard           2B 
2. D Bell               CF    2. E Renteria           SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. J Cangelosi          LF 
4. L Gonzalez           LF    4. G Sheffield          RF 
5. S Berry              3B    5. M Alou               CF 
6. B Abreu              RF    6. B Bonilla            3B 
7. R Gutierrez          SS    7. J Conine             1B 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. G Zaun               C  
9. S Reynolds           P     9. P Rapp               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  3-2  123  4   20%  75% J Eisenreich    S Reynolds      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bonilla Scores/unER; Conine Scores/unER/No RBI; Zaun to 3B
   t 3   1  1-1  -2-  6  -14%  34% D Bell          P Rapp          Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Biggio Scores
   b 4   1  3-1  123  1   12%  56% G Zaun          S Reynolds      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Sheffield Scores; Bonilla to 3B; Conine to 2B
   b 2   2  1-0  12-  7   11%  54% G Zaun          S Reynolds      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alou Scores; Conine to 2B
   b 4   1  3-1  1--  3   11%  41% B Bonilla       S Reynolds      Double to LF (Line Drive); Sheffield to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Rapp facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  2   42%  D Bell          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   43%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   42%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   44%  S Berry         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   42%  R Milliard      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   40%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   39%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Marlins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pat Rapp facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   41%  B Abreu         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  6   43%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   44%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   41%  G Sheffield     Flyball: CF
          ---  4   46%  M Alou          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   42%  B Bonilla       Lineout: 2B
          -2-  4   43%  J Conine        Walk
   R      12-  7   54%  G Zaun          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alou Scores; Conine to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  P Rapp          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Marlins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pat Rapp facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   52%  S Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   48%  C Biggio        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  6   34%  D Bell          Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Biggio Scores
   RO     --3  4   31%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bell Scores
   O      ---  1   32%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-3, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   29%  R Milliard      Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   28%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   26%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Marlins 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pat Rapp facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   28%  S Berry         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   29%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   30%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-3, Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   35%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      1--  3   31%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
          1--  3   41%  B Bonilla       Double to LF (Line Drive); Sheffield to 3B
          -23  5   43%  J Conine        Intentional Walk
   R      123  1   56%  G Zaun          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Sheffield Scores; Bonilla to 3B; Conine to 2B
                  Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Pat Rapp batting 9th
   RR     123  4   75%  J Eisenreich    Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bonilla Scores/unER; Conine Scores/unER/No RBI; Zaun to 3B
   R      1-3  3   82%  R Milliard      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Zaun Scores; Eisenreich to 2B
                  Russ Springer replaces Shane Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   79%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  5   87%  J Cangelosi     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Eisenreich Scores; Milliard to 3B
   O      1-3  5   84%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Marlins 6.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Rob Stanifer facing 8-9-1
                  Rob Stanifer replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 3rd; Jim Eisenreich moves to LF
   O      ---  4   87%  B Ausmus        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6   88%  R Springer      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   87%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   89%  D Bell          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Marlins 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Russ Springer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   88%  M Alou          Lineout: LF
          ---  1   89%  B Bonilla       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   89%  J Conine        Strikeout Swinging, Bonilla Steals 2B; Bonilla to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  3   93%  G Zaun          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Bonilla Scores
          1--      93%  J Eisenreich    Zaun Steals 2B
          -2-  6   93%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   92%  R Milliard      Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Marlins 7.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Rob Stanifer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   94%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   95%  L Gonzalez      Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   94%  S Berry         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   95%  B Abreu         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Marlins 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Jose Lima facing 2-3-4
                  Jose Lima replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   95%  R Stanifer      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   95%  G Sheffield     Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
          1--  2   95%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive); Stanifer to 2B
   RR     12-  3   99%  B Bonilla       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Stanifer Scores; Alou Scores
   O      -2-  4   98%  J Conine        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Marlins 9.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-9, Rob Stanifer facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   97%  R Gutierrez     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          ---  2   96%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Pat Listach pinch hits for Jose Lima batting 9th
   OO     1--  1   98%  P Listach       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   98%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Felix Heredia replaces Jeff Conine pitching and batting 7th; Jim Eisenreich moves to 1B; John Wehner replaces Rob Stanifer playing LF batting 3rd
          1--  3   97%  D Bell          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  4   99%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Marlins 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 9-4, Tom Martin facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Martin replaces Pat Listach pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  G Zaun          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  5   99%  J Eisenreich    Walk
   OO     1--  4   98%  R Milliard      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Marlins 9.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-9, Felix Heredia facing 4-5-6
                  Alex Arias replaces Bobby Bonilla playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  3   99%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  S Berry         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5  100%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Marlins 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 9-4, Tom Martin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4  100%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
                  John Hudek replaces Tom Martin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  J Wehner        Flyball: CF
          ---  2  100%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Todd Dunwoody pinch runs for Gary Sheffield batting 4th
          1--  2  100%  M Alou          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Dunwoody to 3B
   RR     -23  5  100%  A Arias         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Dunwoody Scores; Alou Scores
          1--  7  100%  F Heredia       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Arias to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  G Zaun          Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Marlins 11.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-11, Felix Heredia facing 7-8-9
                  Todd Dunwoody moves to LF; John Wehner moves to RF
   O      ---  6  100%  R Gutierrez     Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  James Mouton pinch hits for John Hudek batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Mouton        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Marlins 11.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:FLO199705120

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation