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Standings
MIL
@CAL		4
1
NYY
@CLE		9
3
CHW
@OAK		2
3
KCR
@SEA		8
6
MIN
@TEX		0
1
LAD
@ATL		6
4
CIN
@CHC		1
2
SDP
@HOU		7
2
SDP
@HOU		11
8
SFG
@MON		4
2
PIT
@NYM		6
5
STL
@PHI		1
11
Saturday, April 23, 1977
, Astrodome
Attendance: 26,224, Time of Game: 2:55
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Padres
11
8-8
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
3rd, 3½ GB
 at Astros
8
5-9
⇐ Lost 8 ⇒
5th, 5½ GB
W: Victor Bernal (1-0)
L: Dan Larson (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          0  0  0   5  3  3   0  0  0   11  8  2
Astros          0  0  6   2  0  0   0  0  0    8 11  2

San Diego Padres

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Merv Rettenmund LF 2 2 0 0 4 1 .222 1.017 0.075 0.85 0.101 -0.027 0.8 4 0
Bill Almon SS 4 2 0 0 1 0 .233 .558 0.049 1.26 0.166 -0.117 0.4 4 3 SH
Dave Winfield RF 3 2 1 2 1 1 .313 .772 0.071 0.92 0.086 -0.015 0.9 4 0 SF
George Hendrick CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .367 .940 0.034 1.02 0.116 -0.081 -0.1 2 0
Gene Tenace 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 .241 .840 -0.029 0.78 0.042 -0.072 -0.0 8 1 HBP
Mike Ivie 3B 3 2 1 1 2 0 .288 .789 -0.008 0.86 0.023 -0.031 0.3 0 4 IW
Dave Roberts C 5 2 2 3 0 1 .250 .667 0.291 1.07 0.326 -0.035 3.2 3 1 2B
Mike Champion 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .207 .572 0.153 0.96 0.190 -0.037 0.6 1 2
Butch Metzger P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.011 0.45 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 0 0
   Brent Strom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Valentine PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .100 .282 0.169 3.00 0.169 0.000 1.7
   Dave Freisleben P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Jerry Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .669 -0.045 1.65 0.000 -0.045 -0.3
   Victor Bernal P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.007 0.30 0.000 -0.007 -0.2 0 0
   Gene Richards PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .122 .429 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Rollie Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 11 8 10 9 10 .229 .648 0.740 0.98 1.219 -0.480 7.0 27 11
2B: D Roberts (2, off J Niekro).
SF: D Winfield (1, off D Larson).
SH: B Almon (2, off D Larson).
IBB: M Ivie (1, by D Larson).
HBP: G Tenace (2, by F Bannister).
TB: D Roberts 3; M Champion 2; M Ivie; D Winfield; G Hendrick; B Valentine.
RBI: D Roberts 3 (4); D Winfield 2 (11); B Valentine 2 (2); M Ivie (9); G Hendrick (7); M Champion (3).
2-out RBI: D Roberts 3; B Valentine 2; M Champion.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 7 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Champion-B Almon-G Tenace.
PB: D Roberts (1).
E: D Roberts 2 (2).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Cedeno CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .148 .456 -0.002 1.00 0.099 -0.101 0.1 2 0 CS,SH
Enos Cabell 3B 5 2 2 3 0 0 .262 .674 0.252 0.92 0.293 -0.041 2.9 2 4 2·2B
Jose Cruz RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .273 .669 0.022 0.42 0.069 -0.047 0.7 2 0 SB
Willie Crawford LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .300 .773 -0.018 0.77 0.042 -0.060 0.1 1 0 SF
Bob Watson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .631 -0.040 0.41 0.000 -0.040 -0.6 8 0
Julio Gonzalez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .324 .725 0.035 0.50 0.053 -0.019 0.5 1 0 2B
Ed Herrmann C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .522 -0.089 1.06 0.002 -0.091 -0.6 10 0
Roger Metzger SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 .200 .556 0.137 0.84 0.151 -0.014 1.9 1 3 3B
Floyd Bannister P 2 1 1 1 0 1 .500 1.000 0.061 1.01 0.068 -0.008 -0.2 0 0
   Joe Niekro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Art Gardner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .325 -0.113 2.59 0.000 -0.113 -0.8 GDP
   Dan Larson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gene Pentz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Boswell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.371 -0.007 0.26 0.000 -0.007 -0.1
   Joe Sambito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
Team Totals 35 8 11 8 3 3 .314 .816 0.238 0.79 0.777 -0.541 4.0 27 9
2B: E Cabell 2 (2, 1 off B Metzger, 1 off D Freisleben); J Gonzalez (2, off B Strom).
3B: R Metzger (1, off B Metzger).
SF: W Crawford (1, off D Freisleben).
SH: C Cedeno (1, off B Metzger).
TB: R Metzger 4; E Cabell 4; J Gonzalez 3; J Cruz 2; W Crawford; F Bannister; C Cedeno.
GIDP: A Gardner (1).
RBI: E Cabell 3 (7); W Crawford 2 (6); F Bannister (1); R Metzger (1); J Cruz (6).
2-out RBI: R Metzger.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 7.
Fielding
E: E Cabell (2); D Larson (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Cruz (3, 2nd base off B Strom/D Roberts).
CS: C Cedeno (2, 2nd base by B Metzger/D Roberts).

San Diego Padres

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Butch Metzger 2.1 4 5 4 1 0 0 6.75 12 30 -0.263 0.93 -3.1
Brent Strom 0.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 10.80 6 1 1 -0.052 0.34 -1.5
Dave Freisleben 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 5.23 5 0 0 -0.161 0.79 -1.6
Victor Bernal, W (1-0) 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.05 13 0 0 0.202 1.00 1.8
Rollie Fingers, S (3) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.35 4 0 0 0.034 0.47 0.4
Team Totals 9 11 8 5 3 3 0 5.00 40 30 1 1 -0.240 0.98 -4.0

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Floyd Bannister 3.2 3 5 2 2 6 0 7.20 18 45 -0.182 0.99 -3.7
Joe Niekro 1.1 2 3 3 3 1 0 6.75 9 2 0 -0.231 1.76 -2.1
Dan Larson, L (0-1) 0.2 2 3 1 2 1 0 3.38 7 0 0 -0.379 1.35 -3.0
Gene Pentz 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.80 9 2 0 0.046 0.27 1.3
Joe Sambito 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.27 4 0 0 0.006 0.08 0.4
Team Totals 9 8 11 6 9 10 0 6.00 47 45 4 0 -0.740 0.79 -7.0
Balks: None.
WP: D Larson (1).
HBP: F Bannister (2; G Tenace).
IBB: D Larson (1; M Ivie).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 26,224.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

San Diego Padres         Houston Astros
1 Merv Rettenmund LF 1 Cesar Cedeno CF
2 Bill Almon SS 2 Enos Cabell 3B
3 Dave Winfield RF 3 Jose Cruz RF
4 George Hendrick CF 4 Willie Crawford LF
5 Gene Tenace 1B 5 Bob Watson 1B
6 Mike Ivie 3B 6 Julio Gonzalez 2B
7 Dave Roberts C 7 Ed Herrmann C
8 Mike Champion 2B 8 Roger Metzger SS
9 Butch Metzger P 9 Floyd Bannister P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 5-8 2 12- RR SDP D. Roberts J. Niekro 19% 33% Double (LF-CF); Winfield Scores; Ivie Scores
t4 3-6 2 123 RR SDP B. Valentine F. Bannister 17% 37% Single to RF; Ivie Scores/unER; Roberts Scores/unER; Champion to 3B
t5 7-8 2 -2- R SDP M. Champion J. Niekro 16% 48% Single to RF; Roberts Scores; Champion to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 1-0 1 12- RR HOU E. Cabell B. Metzger -15% 13% Double to LF; Bannister Scores; Cedeno Scores/unER
t6 8-8 0 1-- SDP B. Almon D. Larson 14% 69% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Rettenmund to 3B; Almon to 1B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SDP M. Rettenmund F. Bannister -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O SDP B. Almon F. Bannister -1% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O SDP D. Winfield F. Bannister -1% 45% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Butch Metzger facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno B. Metzger -4% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O HOU E. Cabell B. Metzger 6% 48% Cedeno Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell B. Metzger 1% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU J. Cruz B. Metzger 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O SDP G. Hendrick F. Bannister -2% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O SDP G. Tenace F. Bannister -2% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O SDP M. Ivie F. Bannister -1% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Butch Metzger facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU W. Crawford B. Metzger 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- O HOU B. Watson B. Metzger 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 2 --- O HOU J. Gonzalez B. Metzger 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O SDP D. Roberts F. Bannister -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- O SDP M. Champion F. Bannister -2% 46% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- O SDP B. Metzger F. Bannister -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Butch Metzger facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O HOU E. Herrmann B. Metzger 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 1 --- HOU R. Metzger B. Metzger -8% 39% Triple to LF
b3 0-0 1 --3 R HOU F. Bannister B. Metzger -7% 32% Single to LF; Metzger Scores
b3 1-0 1 1-- HOU C. Cedeno B. Metzger -3% 29% Reached on E2/Sacrifice Bunt; Bannister to 2B; Cedeno to 1B
b3 1-0 1 12- RR HOU E. Cabell B. Metzger -15% 13% Double to LF; Bannister Scores; Cedeno Scores/unER
b3 3-0 1 -2- R HOU J. Cruz B. Metzger -4% 9% Single to LF; Cabell Scores
Brent Strom replaces Butch Metzger pitching and batting 9th
b3 4-0 1 1-- HOU W. Crawford B. Strom -2% 7% Cruz Steals 2B; Cruz to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b3 4-0 1 --3 R HOU W. Crawford B. Strom -2% 5% Single to RF; Cruz Scores
b3 5-0 1 1-- O HOU B. Watson B. Strom 0% 6% Flyball: SS
b3 5-0 2 1-- HOU J. Gonzalez B. Strom -1% 5% Double to LF; Crawford to 3B
b3 5-0 2 -23 HOU E. Herrmann B. Strom -0% 5% Walk
b3 5-0 2 123 R HOU R. Metzger B. Strom -2% 3% Walk; Crawford Scores/Team unER; Gonzalez to 3B; Herrmann to 2B
b3 6-0 2 123 O HOU F. Bannister B. Strom 1% 4% Strikeout
6 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 6.
Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-6, Astros' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
t4 0-6 0 --- SDP M. Rettenmund F. Bannister 1% 5% Walk
t4 0-6 0 1-- SDP B. Almon F. Bannister 2% 8% Walk; Rettenmund to 2B
t4 0-6 0 12- R SDP D. Winfield F. Bannister 4% 12% Single to CF; Rettenmund Scores; Almon to 2B
t4 1-6 0 12- O SDP G. Hendrick F. Bannister -3% 9% Flyball: 3B
t4 1-6 1 12- SDP G. Tenace F. Bannister 4% 13% Hit By Pitch; Almon to 3B; Winfield to 2B
t4 1-6 1 123 RO SDP M. Ivie F. Bannister -2% 11% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Winfield to 3B; Almon Scores
t4 2-6 2 1-3 R SDP D. Roberts F. Bannister 6% 16% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Winfield Scores/No RBI/unER; Ivie to 2B; Roberts to 1B
t4 3-6 2 12- SDP M. Champion F. Bannister 4% 20% Single to LF; Ivie to 3B; Roberts to 2B
Bobby Valentine pinch hits for Brent Strom (P) batting 9th
t4 3-6 2 123 RR SDP B. Valentine F. Bannister 17% 37% Single to RF; Ivie Scores/unER; Roberts Scores/unER; Champion to 3B
Joe Niekro replaces Floyd Bannister pitching and batting 9th
t4 5-6 2 1-3 SDP M. Rettenmund J. Niekro 3% 40% Walk; Valentine to 2B
t4 5-6 2 123 O SDP B. Almon J. Niekro -10% 30% Flyball: CF
5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 1-2-3
Dave Freisleben replaces Bobby Valentine (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b4 6-5 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno D. Freisleben -3% 27% Single to LF
b4 6-5 0 1-- R HOU E. Cabell D. Freisleben -11% 16% Double to LF; Cedeno Scores
b4 7-5 0 -2- HOU J. Cruz D. Freisleben -2% 13% Passed Ball; Cabell to 3B
b4 7-5 0 --3 O HOU J. Cruz D. Freisleben 3% 16% Flyball: SS
b4 7-5 1 --3 RO HOU W. Crawford D. Freisleben -2% 14% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cabell Scores/unER
b4 8-5 2 --- O HOU B. Watson D. Freisleben 0% 14% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 8.
Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 5-8, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
t5 5-8 0 --- SDP D. Winfield J. Niekro 4% 18% Walk
t5 5-8 0 1-- O SDP G. Hendrick J. Niekro -2% 16% Groundout: 3B-1B; Winfield to 2B
t5 5-8 1 -2- O SDP G. Tenace J. Niekro -3% 13% Strikeout
t5 5-8 2 -2- SDP M. Ivie J. Niekro 1% 14% Walk
t5 5-8 2 12- RR SDP D. Roberts J. Niekro 19% 33% Double (LF-CF); Winfield Scores; Ivie Scores
t5 7-8 2 -2- R SDP M. Champion J. Niekro 16% 48% Single to RF; Roberts Scores; Champion to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Jerry Turner pinch hits for Dave Freisleben (P) batting 9th
t5 8-8 2 -2- O SDP J. Turner J. Niekro -5% 44% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 8, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 8-8, Padres' Victor Bernal facing 6-7-8
Victor Bernal replaces Jerry Turner (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 8-8 0 --- HOU J. Gonzalez V. Bernal -5% 39% Single to CF
b5 8-8 0 1-- O HOU E. Herrmann V. Bernal 4% 43% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
b5 8-8 1 1-- HOU R. Metzger V. Bernal -5% 39% Single to CF; Herrmann to 2B
Art Gardner pinch hits for Joe Niekro (P) batting 9th
b5 8-8 1 12- OO HOU A. Gardner V. Bernal 11% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 8, Astros 8.
Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Tied 8-8, Astros' Dan Larson facing 1-2-3
Dan Larson replaces Art Gardner (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 8-8 0 --- SDP M. Rettenmund D. Larson 5% 55% Walk
t6 8-8 0 1-- SDP B. Almon D. Larson 14% 69% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Rettenmund to 3B; Almon to 1B
t6 8-8 0 1-3 RO SDP D. Winfield D. Larson 0% 70% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rettenmund Scores; Almon to 2B
t6 9-8 1 -2- R SDP G. Hendrick D. Larson 10% 80% Single to RF; Almon Scores/unER
t6 10-8 1 1-- SDP G. Tenace D. Larson 1% 81% Wild Pitch; Hendrick to 2B
t6 10-8 1 -2- O SDP G. Tenace D. Larson -2% 79% Strikeout Looking
t6 10-8 2 -2- SDP M. Ivie D. Larson 0% 80% Intentional Walk
t6 10-8 2 12- R SDP D. Roberts D. Larson 8% 88% Single to LF; Hendrick Scores/unER; Ivie to 2B
Gene Pentz replaces Dan Larson pitching and batting 9th
t6 11-8 2 12- O SDP M. Champion G. Pentz -2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 11, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 8-11, Padres' Victor Bernal facing 1-2-3
b6 8-11 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno V. Bernal 2% 89% Flyball: CF
b6 8-11 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell V. Bernal 2% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 8-11 2 --- O HOU J. Cruz V. Bernal 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 11, Astros 8.
Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 11-8, Astros' Gene Pentz facing 9-1-2
t7 11-8 0 --- O SDP V. Bernal G. Pentz -1% 90% Strikeout
t7 11-8 1 --- O SDP M. Rettenmund G. Pentz -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 11-8 2 --- O SDP B. Almon G. Pentz -0% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 11, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 8-11, Padres' Victor Bernal facing 4-5-6
b7 8-11 0 --- O HOU W. Crawford V. Bernal 2% 92% Strikeout
b7 8-11 1 --- O HOU B. Watson V. Bernal 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 8-11 2 --- O HOU J. Gonzalez V. Bernal 1% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 11, Astros 8.
Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 11-8, Astros' Gene Pentz facing 3-4-5
t8 11-8 0 --- O SDP D. Winfield G. Pentz -1% 94% Strikeout
t8 11-8 1 --- O SDP G. Hendrick G. Pentz -0% 93% Flyball: 3B
t8 11-8 2 --- SDP G. Tenace G. Pentz 0% 93% Walk
t8 11-8 2 1-- SDP M. Ivie G. Pentz 0% 94% Single to CF; Tenace to 2B
t8 11-8 2 12- O SDP D. Roberts G. Pentz -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 11, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 8-11, Padres' Victor Bernal facing 7-8-9
b8 8-11 0 --- O HOU E. Herrmann V. Bernal 2% 95% Flyball: RF
b8 8-11 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger V. Bernal 1% 97% Flyball: LF
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Gene Pentz (P) batting 9th
b8 8-11 2 --- O HOU K. Boswell V. Bernal 1% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 11, Astros 8.
Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Ahead 11-8, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 8-9-1
Joe Sambito replaces Ken Boswell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 11-8 0 --- O SDP M. Champion J. Sambito -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
Gene Richards pinch hits for Victor Bernal (P) batting 9th
t9 11-8 1 --- O SDP G. Richards J. Sambito -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
t9 11-8 2 --- SDP M. Rettenmund J. Sambito 0% 97% Walk
t9 11-8 2 1-- O SDP B. Almon J. Sambito -0% 97% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 11, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 8-11, Padres' Rollie Fingers facing 1-2-3
Rollie Fingers replaces Gene Richards (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 8-11 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno R. Fingers 2% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 8-11 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell R. Fingers 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 8-11 2 --- HOU J. Cruz R. Fingers -1% 99% Single to RF
b9 8-11 2 1-- O HOU W. Crawford R. Fingers 1% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 11, Astros 8.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • 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.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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