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Wednesday, July 28, 1982
, Astrodome
Attendance: 16,271, Time of Game: 2:21
Reds
2
37-62
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 24 GB
 at Astros
4
43-54
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 17 GB
W: Joe Niekro (10-7)
L: Mario Soto (8-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  7  0
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  2   1  0  X    4  8  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tom Lawless 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .196 .492 -0.113 1.17 0.024 -0.137 -0.6 2 0 GDP
Eddie Milner LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .272 .739 0.061 0.92 0.090 -0.029 0.3 2 0
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .293 .792 -0.062 1.36 0.037 -0.099 -0.3 2 0
Dan Driessen 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .296 .846 0.015 1.42 0.100 -0.086 0.3 6 0 SB
Johnny Bench 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .237 .674 0.141 1.40 0.214 -0.073 1.4 0 0
Paul Householder RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .651 -0.266 1.42 0.000 -0.266 -2.5 1 0
Ron Oester SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .619 -0.093 0.92 0.000 -0.093 -0.8 0 3
Alex Trevino C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .259 .618 0.105 1.24 0.160 -0.054 0.7 11 0 3B
   Wayne Krenchicki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .684 -0.009 0.36 0.000 -0.009 -0.1
Mario Soto P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .477 -0.030 0.62 0.000 -0.030 -0.3 0 0
   Duane Walker PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 .715 0.049 1.20 0.049 0.000 0.2
   Joe Price P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 7 1 3 2 .219 .567 -0.202 1.18 0.674 -0.876 -1.8 24 3
3B: A Trevino (2, off J Niekro).
TB: A Trevino 3; J Bench 2; D Driessen; T Lawless; E Milner; C Cedeno.
GIDP: T Lawless (2).
RBI: J Bench (24).
2-out RBI: J Bench.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Baserunning
SB: D Driessen (8, 2nd base off J Niekro/L Pujols).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dickie Thon SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .258 .700 0.062 0.78 0.102 -0.040 0.7 2 2 2·2B
Terry Puhl CF-RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .255 .722 -0.022 0.90 0.028 -0.051 -0.3 1 0 SB
Ray Knight 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 .318 .806 -0.030 1.47 0.074 -0.104 -0.4 13 0 IW
Jose Cruz LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 .276 .742 0.246 1.72 0.284 -0.038 1.8 3 0 2B
Danny Heep RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 .257 .746 0.091 2.14 0.188 -0.097 0.8 3 1 2B
   Tony Scott PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .584 -0.016 0.66 0.000 -0.016 -0.4 1 0
Phil Garner 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .704 -0.175 1.80 0.000 -0.175 -1.4 0 6
Art Howe 3B 4 0 1 2 0 3 .234 .629 0.316 1.56 0.392 -0.076 1.2 0 2 2B
Luis Pujols C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .169 .476 -0.098 0.92 0.000 -0.098 -0.9 4 0
Joe Niekro P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .074 .185 -0.075 1.04 0.000 -0.075 -0.6 0 2
Team Totals 32 4 8 4 3 11 .250 .721 0.299 1.32 1.068 -0.770 0.7 27 13
2B: A Howe (8, off M Soto); D Heep (7, off M Soto); D Thon 2 (14, 1 off J Price, 1 off M Soto); J Cruz (20, off M Soto).
IBB: R Knight (3, by J Price).
TB: D Thon 4; J Cruz 4; D Heep 3; A Howe 2.
RBI: A Howe 2 (26); J Cruz (49); D Heep (14).
2-out RBI: A Howe 2; J Cruz.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Garner-D Thon-R Knight; D Heep-L Pujols.
PB: L Pujols (11).
Outfield Assists: D Heep (D Driessen at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: T Puhl (12, 2nd base off M Soto/A Trevino).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mario Soto, L (8-7) 6 6 3 3 2 9 0 2.58 26 55 -0.230 1.55 -0.5
Joe Price 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 2.93 9 0 0 -0.069 0.64 -0.2
Team Totals 8 8 4 4 3 11 0 4.50 35 55 0 0 -0.299 1.18 -0.7

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Niekro, W (10-7) 9 7 2 2 3 2 0 2.92 35 64 0.201 1.18 1.7
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 3 2 0 2.00 35 64 0.201 1.32 1.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Price (4; R Knight).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Lanny Harris.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 16,271.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Houston Astros
1 Tom Lawless 2B 1 Dickie Thon SS
2 Eddie Milner LF 2 Terry Puhl CF
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Ray Knight 1B
4 Dan Driessen 1B 4 Jose Cruz LF
5 Johnny Bench 3B 5 Danny Heep RF
6 Paul Householder RF 6 Phil Garner 2B
7 Ron Oester SS 7 Art Howe 3B
8 Alex Trevino C 8 Luis Pujols C
9 Mario Soto P 9 Joe Niekro P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-2 2 12- RR HOU A. Howe M. Soto 39% 75% Double to LF; Cruz Scores; Knight Scores
t6 2-1 0 1-3 OO CIN P. Householder J. Niekro 16% 34% Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C
b4 0-1 0 -2- R HOU D. Heep M. Soto 14% 64% Double to LF; Cruz Scores
t5 1-1 0 --- CIN A. Trevino J. Niekro -14% 36% Triple to RF
t1 0-0 2 12- R CIN J. Bench J. Niekro -12% 39% Single to CF; Cedeno to 3B; Milner Scores

Play By Play

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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' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN T. Lawless J. Niekro 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- CIN E. Milner J. Niekro -2% 50% Single to 1B/Bunt
t1 0-0 1 1-- CIN C. Cedeno J. Niekro -4% 46% Single to LF; Milner to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- O CIN D. Driessen J. Niekro 4% 50% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 2 12- R CIN J. Bench J. Niekro -12% 39% Single to CF; Cedeno to 3B; Milner Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-3 O CIN P. Householder J. Niekro 4% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- HOU D. Thon M. Soto 7% 50% Double (LF-CF)
b1 0-1 0 -2- O HOU T. Puhl M. Soto -1% 48% Flyball: RF; Thon to 3B
b1 0-1 1 --3 O HOU R. Knight M. Soto -6% 42% Strikeout
b1 0-1 2 --3 O HOU J. Cruz M. Soto -4% 38% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- O CIN R. Oester J. Niekro 2% 40% Flyball: LF
t2 1-0 1 --- O CIN A. Trevino J. Niekro 1% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- O CIN M. Soto J. Niekro 1% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Mario Soto facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- HOU D. Heep M. Soto 4% 47% Single to CF
b2 0-1 0 1-- O HOU P. Garner M. Soto -4% 43% Strikeout
b2 0-1 1 1-- O HOU A. Howe M. Soto -3% 40% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 1-- O HOU L. Pujols M. Soto -2% 37% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- O CIN T. Lawless J. Niekro 2% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- O CIN E. Milner J. Niekro 1% 40% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 2 --- O CIN C. Cedeno J. Niekro 1% 41% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Mario Soto facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O HOU J. Niekro M. Soto -3% 39% Popfly: 2B
b3 0-1 1 --- O HOU D. Thon M. Soto -2% 37% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 0-1 2 --- HOU T. Puhl M. Soto 2% 38% Walk
b3 0-1 2 1-- HOU R. Knight M. Soto 1% 40% Puhl Steals 2B
b3 0-1 2 -2- O HOU R. Knight M. Soto -4% 36% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- CIN D. Driessen J. Niekro -4% 32% Single to RF
t4 1-0 0 1-- CIN J. Bench J. Niekro -3% 29% Driessen Steals 2B
t4 1-0 0 -2- O CIN J. Bench J. Niekro 4% 34% Groundout: P-1B
t4 1-0 1 -2- O CIN P. Householder J. Niekro 3% 37% Foul Flyball: C
t4 1-0 2 -2- O CIN R. Oester J. Niekro 3% 40% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Mario Soto facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- HOU J. Cruz M. Soto 9% 49% Double to RF
b4 0-1 0 -2- R HOU D. Heep M. Soto 14% 64% Double to LF; Cruz Scores
b4 1-1 0 -2- O HOU P. Garner M. Soto -5% 58% Strikeout
b4 1-1 1 -2- O HOU A. Howe M. Soto -4% 54% Strikeout
b4 1-1 2 -2- O HOU L. Pujols M. Soto -4% 50% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
t5 1-1 0 --- CIN A. Trevino J. Niekro -14% 36% Triple to RF
t5 1-1 0 --3 R CIN M. Soto J. Niekro -2% 34% Passed Ball; Trevino Scores
t5 2-1 0 --- O CIN M. Soto J. Niekro 2% 36% Strikeout
t5 2-1 1 --- CIN T. Lawless J. Niekro -2% 34% Single to CF
t5 2-1 1 1-- O CIN E. Milner J. Niekro 2% 35% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lawless to 2B
t5 2-1 2 -2- O CIN C. Cedeno J. Niekro 3% 39% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' Mario Soto facing 9-1-2
b5 1-2 0 --- O HOU J. Niekro M. Soto -3% 35% Flyball: LF
b5 1-2 1 --- O HOU D. Thon M. Soto -2% 33% Popfly: 1B
b5 1-2 2 --- O HOU T. Puhl M. Soto -1% 32% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
t6 2-1 0 --- CIN D. Driessen J. Niekro -4% 28% Walk
t6 2-1 0 1-- CIN J. Bench J. Niekro -10% 18% Single to RF; Driessen to 3B
t6 2-1 0 1-3 OO CIN P. Householder J. Niekro 16% 34% Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C
t6 2-1 2 1-- O CIN R. Oester J. Niekro 2% 36% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' Mario Soto facing 3-4-5
b6 1-2 0 --- HOU R. Knight M. Soto 7% 43% Walk
b6 1-2 0 1-- HOU J. Cruz M. Soto 10% 53% Single to CF; Knight to 2B
b6 1-2 0 12- O HOU D. Heep M. Soto -10% 44% Flyball: LF
b6 1-2 1 12- O HOU P. Garner M. Soto -8% 36% Lineout: CF
b6 1-2 2 12- RR HOU A. Howe M. Soto 39% 75% Double to LF; Cruz Scores; Knight Scores
b6 3-2 2 -2- O HOU L. Pujols M. Soto -3% 72% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
t7 2-3 0 --- O CIN A. Trevino J. Niekro 4% 76% Flyball: RF
Duane Walker pinch hits for Mario Soto (P) batting 9th
t7 2-3 1 --- CIN D. Walker J. Niekro -5% 71% Walk
t7 2-3 1 1-- OO CIN T. Lawless J. Niekro 10% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Reds' Joe Price facing 9-1-2
Joe Price replaces Duane Walker (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-2 0 --- O HOU J. Niekro J. Price -2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 3-2 1 --- HOU D. Thon J. Price 3% 83% Double to LF
b7 3-2 1 -2- O HOU T. Puhl J. Price -2% 80% Flyball: CF; Thon to 3B
b7 3-2 2 --3 HOU R. Knight J. Price 1% 81% Intentional Walk
b7 3-2 2 1-3 R HOU J. Cruz J. Price 9% 90% Single to CF; Knight to 2B; Thon Scores
Tony Scott pinch hits for Danny Heep (RF) batting 5th
b7 4-2 2 12- O HOU T. Scott J. Price -2% 89% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 2-3-4
Tony Scott moves from PH to CF
Terry Puhl moves from CF to RF
t8 2-4 0 --- CIN E. Milner J. Niekro -7% 82% Walk
t8 2-4 0 1-- O CIN C. Cedeno J. Niekro 6% 88% Strikeout
t8 2-4 1 1-- O CIN D. Driessen J. Niekro 4% 92% Flyball: LF
t8 2-4 2 1-- O CIN J. Bench J. Niekro 3% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Reds' Joe Price facing 6-7-8
b8 4-2 0 --- O HOU P. Garner J. Price -0% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 4-2 1 --- O HOU A. Howe J. Price -0% 94% Strikeout
b8 4-2 2 --- O HOU L. Pujols J. Price -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
t9 2-4 0 --- O CIN P. Householder J. Niekro 3% 97% Flyball: CF
t9 2-4 1 --- O CIN R. Oester J. Niekro 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
Wayne Krenchicki pinch hits for Alex Trevino (C) batting 8th
t9 2-4 2 --- O CIN W. Krenchicki J. Niekro 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.

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