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CHW
@BAL		1
3
CHW
@BAL		0
1
OAK
@BOS		3
4		 
(11)
MIN
@CLE		0
1		 
(10)
CAL
@DET		2
5
NYY
@WSA		4
1
PHI
@CHC		3
2
CIN
@HOU		9
7
STL
@LAD		2
1
PIT
@NYM		8
1
ATL
@SFG		2
0
Wednesday, July 3, 1968
, Astrodome
Attendance: 15,133, Time of Game: 3:17
Reds
9
39-38
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 9 GB
 at Astros
7
33-45
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
10th, 15½ GB
W: Ted Abernathy (5-1)
L: John Buzhardt (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            2  0  2   0  0  2   0  0  3    9 12  2
Astros          1  0  0   0  6  0   0  0  0    7  9  2

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .335 .862 -0.075 1.40 0.054 -0.129 -0.1 0 0
Alex Johnson LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .308 .714 -0.025 1.14 0.050 -0.075 -0.4 2 0
Mack Jones CF 2 2 0 0 3 0 .159 .562 0.017 1.23 0.073 -0.056 0.2 2 0
Tony Perez 3B 5 2 3 5 0 0 .259 .726 0.692 1.66 0.751 -0.059 3.4 0 1 HR,3B
Johnny Bench C 4 2 2 1 1 1 .271 .724 0.570 1.44 0.586 -0.016 2.5 8 1 2B
Lee May 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 .285 .768 0.247 1.26 0.276 -0.029 1.5 8 1 HR
Tommy Helms 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .301 .707 0.226 1.70 0.237 -0.012 1.3 6 3 2B
Woody Woodward SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .462 -0.067 0.98 0.000 -0.067 -0.6 0 5
   Vada Pinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .702 -0.156 5.26 0.000 -0.156 -0.7
   Leo Cardenas SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .482 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tony Cloninger P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .750 0.020 0.69 0.034 -0.014 0.1 1 1
   Jay Ritchie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fred Whitfield PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .509 -0.035 1.36 0.000 -0.035 -0.2
   Clay Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Don Pavletich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .432 -0.353 6.70 0.000 -0.353 -1.4 GDP
   Ted Abernathy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .111 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 37 9 12 8 5 3 .324 .999 1.061 1.54 2.061 -1.001 5.7 27 14
2B: T Helms (20, off L Dierker); J Bench (20, off L Dierker).
3B: T Perez (3, off J Buzhardt).
HR: T Perez (9, off L Dierker; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); L May (9, off L Dierker; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: T Perez 8; L May 5; T Helms 4; J Bench 3; A Johnson; T Cloninger.
GIDP: D Pavletich (4).
RBI: T Perez 5 (51); L May 2 (40); J Bench (43).
2-out RBI: T Perez 3; J Bench.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
E: T Helms (10); C Carroll (1).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Watson LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .220 .595 -0.019 0.77 0.048 -0.067 -0.0 0 0
Hector Torres SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 .236 .537 0.024 0.79 0.075 -0.051 -0.1 3 5
Rusty Staub 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .313 .821 0.009 1.05 0.097 -0.088 0.2 9 1 2B
Jim Wynn CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 .262 .798 0.120 1.06 0.134 -0.013 1.1 5 0
Denis Menke 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 .248 .665 0.171 1.51 0.235 -0.065 1.2 2 4
Doug Rader 3B 1 1 0 1 3 0 .248 .660 0.132 2.04 0.176 -0.044 1.0 0 2 IW
   Julio Gotay 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .494 -0.034 1.45 0.000 -0.034 -0.2 0 0
Nate Colbert RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .167 .333 0.156 2.22 0.264 -0.108 0.5 1 1
   Lee Thomas RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .202 .509 -0.020 0.86 0.000 -0.020 -0.1 1 0
John Bateman C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .216 .580 0.027 1.22 0.091 -0.064 -0.1 4 0 SH
Larry Dierker P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .093 .230 0.008 1.26 0.066 -0.058 0.4 1 1 SH
   Jim Ray P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.014 0.59 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 0 0
   Tom Dukes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wade Blasingame P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Buzhardt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 35 7 9 7 7 6 .257 .667 0.560 1.26 1.186 -0.626 3.7 27 14
2B: R Staub (21, off T Cloninger).
SH: L Dierker (8, off T Cloninger); J Bateman (2, off J Ritchie).
IBB: D Rader (1, by C Carroll).
TB: R Staub 3; D Menke 2; J Wynn; B Watson; J Bateman; L Dierker; N Colbert.
RBI: N Colbert 2 (2); D Menke 2 (22); D Rader (12); J Bateman (13); L Dierker (3).
2-out RBI: D Menke; L Dierker.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. H Torres-D Menke-R Staub.
E: B Watson 2 (3).
Outfield Assists: N Colbert (M Jones at home plate).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tony Cloninger 4.1 4 6 6 6 1 0 7.07 24 26 -0.343 1.40 -2.6
Jay Ritchie 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.82 5 3 3 -0.364 1.58 -2.6
Clay Carroll 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 3.38 9 0 0 0.064 1.19 0.7
Ted Abernathy, W (5-1) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.69 6 0 0 0.083 0.59 0.7
Team Totals 9 9 7 7 7 6 0 7.00 44 26 3 3 -0.560 1.54 -3.7

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Dierker 5.1 7 6 6 3 2 2 3.26 25 29 -0.516 0.80 -4.2
Jim Ray, H (1) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.83 8 1 0 -0.069 2.02 -0.2
Tom Dukes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.32 1 2 0 -0.176 5.04 -0.8
Wade Blasingame, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.97 1 3 0 0.156 5.26 0.7
John Buzhardt, BS (1), L (0-2) 1.2 2 3 2 1 0 0 4.05 7 3 0 -0.455 2.74 -1.2
Team Totals 9 12 9 8 5 3 2 8.00 42 29 9 0 -1.060 1.26 -5.7
J Ray faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
T Dukes faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: L Dierker (12).
HBP: None.
IBB: C Carroll (3; D Rader).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Ed Vargo.
Time of Game: 3:17.
Attendance: 15,133.
Start Time Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Houston Astros
1 Pete Rose RF 1 Bob Watson LF
2 Alex Johnson LF 2 Hector Torres SS
3 Mack Jones CF 3 Rusty Staub 1B
4 Tony Perez 3B 4 Jim Wynn CF
5 Johnny Bench C 5 Denis Menke 2B
6 Lee May 1B 6 Doug Rader 3B
7 Tommy Helms 2B 7 Nate Colbert RF
8 Woody Woodward SS 8 John Bateman C
9 Tony Cloninger P 9 Larry Dierker P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 7-7 2 --3 RR CIN J. Bench J. Buzhardt 44% 94% Single to LF; Perez Scores; Bench Scores/Adv on E7/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER
t9 6-7 2 1-- R CIN T. Perez J. Buzhardt 43% 50% Triple to RF (CF-RF); Jones Scores
t8 6-7 1 123 OO CIN D. Pavletich J. Buzhardt -35% 11% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b5 3-4 1 123 RR HOU N. Colbert J. Ritchie -26% 20% Single to RF; Wynn Scores; Menke Scores; Rader to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-- RR CIN T. Perez L. Dierker 22% 70% Home Run (LF-CF); Jones Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose L. Dierker -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-P
t1 0-0 1 --- O CIN A. Johnson L. Dierker -1% 47% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- CIN M. Jones L. Dierker 1% 48% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- RR CIN T. Perez L. Dierker 22% 70% Home Run (LF-CF); Jones Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- O CIN J. Bench L. Dierker -1% 70% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O HOU B. Watson T. Cloninger 2% 72% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-2 1 --- O HOU H. Torres T. Cloninger 1% 73% Flyball: LF
b1 0-2 2 --- HOU R. Staub T. Cloninger -2% 71% Double to RF
b1 0-2 2 -2- HOU J. Wynn T. Cloninger -1% 70% Walk
b1 0-2 2 12- R HOU D. Menke T. Cloninger -11% 58% Single to LF; Staub Scores; Wynn to 2B
b1 1-2 2 12- O HOU D. Rader T. Cloninger 4% 63% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 6-7-8
t2 2-1 0 --- O CIN L. May L. Dierker -2% 61% Strikeout
t2 2-1 1 --- O CIN T. Helms L. Dierker -1% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2-1 2 --- O CIN W. Woodward L. Dierker -1% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 7-8-9
b2 1-2 0 --- O HOU N. Colbert T. Cloninger 2% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-2 1 --- HOU J. Bateman T. Cloninger -3% 59% Single to RF
b2 1-2 1 1-- O HOU L. Dierker T. Cloninger 2% 60% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bateman to 2B
b2 1-2 2 -2- O HOU B. Watson T. Cloninger 4% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 9-1-2
t3 2-1 0 --- CIN T. Cloninger L. Dierker 3% 67% Single to P
t3 2-1 0 1-- CIN P. Rose L. Dierker 5% 73% Walk; Cloninger to 2B
t3 2-1 0 12- O CIN A. Johnson L. Dierker -2% 71% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Cloninger to 3B
t3 2-1 1 1-3 CIN M. Jones L. Dierker 2% 74% Walk; Johnson to 2B
t3 2-1 1 123 RRO CIN T. Perez L. Dierker 9% 83% Single to RF; Cloninger Scores; Johnson Scores; Jones out at Hm/RF-C
t3 4-1 2 1-- O CIN J. Bench L. Dierker -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 2-3-4
b3 1-4 0 --- O HOU H. Torres T. Cloninger 2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-4 1 --- O HOU R. Staub T. Cloninger 1% 85% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 1-4 2 --- O HOU J. Wynn T. Cloninger 1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 6-7-8
t4 4-1 0 --- O CIN L. May L. Dierker -1% 85% Flyball: CF
t4 4-1 1 --- CIN T. Helms L. Dierker 2% 87% Double to RF (CF-RF)
t4 4-1 1 -2- O CIN W. Woodward L. Dierker -1% 86% Lineout: 2B
t4 4-1 2 -2- O CIN T. Cloninger L. Dierker -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 5-6-7
b4 1-4 0 --- O HOU D. Menke T. Cloninger 2% 86% Popfly: 2B
b4 1-4 1 --- HOU D. Rader T. Cloninger -2% 84% Walk
b4 1-4 1 1-- O HOU N. Colbert T. Cloninger 3% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 1-4 2 1-- HOU J. Bateman T. Cloninger -2% 84% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Colbert to 2B; Bateman to 1B
b4 1-4 2 12- O HOU L. Dierker T. Cloninger 4% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
t5 4-1 0 --- O CIN P. Rose L. Dierker -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 4-1 1 --- O CIN A. Johnson L. Dierker -1% 87% Flyball: RF
t5 4-1 2 --- O CIN M. Jones L. Dierker -0% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
b5 1-4 0 --- HOU B. Watson T. Cloninger -4% 82% Walk
b5 1-4 0 1-- HOU H. Torres T. Cloninger -7% 75% Walk; Watson to 2B
b5 1-4 0 12- O HOU R. Staub T. Cloninger 7% 81% Foul Flyball: C
b5 1-4 1 12- HOU J. Wynn T. Cloninger -8% 73% Walk; Watson to 3B; Torres to 2B
b5 1-4 1 123 R HOU D. Menke T. Cloninger -12% 61% Single to 3B; Watson Scores; Torres to 3B; Wynn to 2B
b5 2-4 1 123 R HOU D. Rader T. Cloninger -15% 46% Walk; Torres Scores; Wynn to 3B; Menke to 2B
Jay Ritchie replaces Tony Cloninger pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-4 1 123 RR HOU N. Colbert J. Ritchie -26% 20% Single to RF; Wynn Scores; Menke Scores; Rader to 3B
b5 5-4 1 1-3 RO HOU J. Bateman J. Ritchie -4% 16% Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice; Rader Scores; Colbert to 2B
b5 6-4 2 -2- R HOU L. Dierker J. Ritchie -7% 9% Single to CF; Colbert Scores
b5 7-4 2 1-- HOU B. Watson J. Ritchie -1% 9% Single to LF; Dierker to 2B
b5 7-4 2 12- O HOU H. Torres J. Ritchie 1% 10% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 7.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-7, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
t6 4-7 0 --- O CIN T. Perez L. Dierker -2% 8% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 4-7 1 --- CIN J. Bench L. Dierker 4% 12% Double to LF
t6 4-7 1 -2- CIN L. May L. Dierker 2% 13% Wild Pitch; Bench to 3B
t6 4-7 1 --3 RR CIN L. May L. Dierker 14% 27% Home Run; Bench Scores
t6 6-7 1 --- CIN T. Helms L. Dierker 4% 31% Single to CF
Jim Ray replaces Larry Dierker pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-7 1 1-- O CIN W. Woodward J. Ray -4% 27% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Jay Ritchie (P) batting 9th
t6 6-7 2 1-- O CIN F. Whitfield J. Ray -4% 23% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-6, Reds' Clay Carroll facing 3-4-5
Clay Carroll replaces Fred Whitfield (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 7-6 0 --- HOU R. Staub C. Carroll -3% 20% Single to RF
b6 7-6 0 1-- HOU J. Wynn C. Carroll -4% 16% Single to 3B/Bunt; Staub to 2B
b6 7-6 0 12- HOU D. Menke C. Carroll -5% 11% Wynn Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Staub to 3B; Wynn to 2B
b6 7-6 0 -23 O HOU D. Menke C. Carroll 4% 15% Strikeout
b6 7-6 1 -23 HOU D. Rader C. Carroll -0% 15% Intentional Walk
b6 7-6 1 123 O HOU N. Colbert C. Carroll 6% 21% Strikeout
b6 7-6 2 123 O HOU J. Bateman C. Carroll 5% 26% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 7.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 6-7, Astros' Jim Ray facing 1-2-3
t7 6-7 0 --- O CIN P. Rose J. Ray -4% 22% Lineout: SS
t7 6-7 1 --- CIN A. Johnson J. Ray 5% 27% Single to CF
t7 6-7 1 1-- O CIN M. Jones J. Ray -5% 22% Flyball: CF
t7 6-7 2 1-- O CIN T. Perez J. Ray -4% 18% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-6, Reds' Clay Carroll facing 9-1-2
b7 7-6 0 --- O HOU J. Ray C. Carroll 1% 19% Groundout: P-1B
b7 7-6 1 --- O HOU B. Watson C. Carroll 1% 20% Foul Flyball: C
b7 7-6 2 --- O HOU H. Torres C. Carroll 1% 21% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 7.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 6-7, Astros' Jim Ray facing 5-6-7
Lee Thomas replaces Nate Colbert playing RF batting 7th
t8 6-7 0 --- CIN J. Bench J. Ray 9% 30% Walk
t8 6-7 0 1-- CIN L. May J. Ray 14% 44% Single to LF; Bench to 2B
Tom Dukes replaces Jim Ray pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-7 0 12- CIN T. Helms T. Dukes 18% 62% Single to P; Bench to 3B; May to 2B
Wade Blasingame replaces Tom Dukes pitching and batting 9th
Vada Pinson pinch hits for Woody Woodward (SS) batting 8th
t8 6-7 0 123 O CIN V. Pinson W. Blasingame -16% 46% Flyball: RF
John Buzhardt replaces Wade Blasingame pitching and batting 9th
Don Pavletich pinch hits for Clay Carroll (P) batting 9th
t8 6-7 1 123 OO CIN D. Pavletich J. Buzhardt -35% 11% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-6, Reds' Ted Abernathy facing 3-4-5
Ted Abernathy replaces Don Pavletich (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Leo Cardenas replaces Vada Pinson (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b8 7-6 0 --- O HOU R. Staub T. Abernathy 1% 12% Flyball: CF
b8 7-6 1 --- O HOU J. Wynn T. Abernathy 1% 12% Flyball: CF
b8 7-6 2 --- O HOU D. Menke T. Abernathy 0% 13% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 7.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 6-7, Astros' John Buzhardt facing 1-2-3
t9 6-7 0 --- O CIN P. Rose J. Buzhardt -6% 7% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 6-7 1 --- O CIN A. Johnson J. Buzhardt -4% 3% Popfly: 1B
t9 6-7 2 --- CIN M. Jones J. Buzhardt 4% 6% Walk
t9 6-7 2 1-- R CIN T. Perez J. Buzhardt 43% 50% Triple to RF (CF-RF); Jones Scores
Julio Gotay replaces Doug Rader playing 3B batting 6th
t9 7-7 2 --3 RR CIN J. Bench J. Buzhardt 44% 94% Single to LF; Perez Scores; Bench Scores/Adv on E7/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER
t9 9-7 2 --- O CIN L. May J. Buzhardt -0% 94% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-9, Reds' Ted Abernathy facing 6-7-8
b9 7-9 0 --- O HOU J. Gotay T. Abernathy 3% 97% Strikeout
b9 7-9 1 --- O HOU L. Thomas T. Abernathy 2% 99% Groundout: P-1B
b9 7-9 2 --- O HOU J. Bateman T. Abernathy 1% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Astros 7.

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  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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