April 24, 1985 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 6
@CAL 4 MIL 3
@CHW 2 CLE 7
DET 6 MIN 10
SEA 0 BOS 7
@NYY 6 BAL 2
@TEX 1 TOR 10
KCR 2 CIN 8
@HOU 3 MON 7
PHI 6 CHC 5
@PIT 2 SDP 3
ATL 1 LAD 4
@SFG 2 STL 5
NYM 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 8,513

Wednesday, April 24, 1985
Time of Game: 2:38

Reds

9-6

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  5    8  7  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  2  0    3  6  2

W: M Soto (4-1), L: F DiPino (0-2)

Astros

8-7

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Milner CF                   5   0   1   2    0   1  .273  .668    0    4   0   
P Rose 1B                     5   0   1   1    0   1  .260  .639    0    5   4   
D Parker RF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .302  .728    0    0   0   
  T Power P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Walker LF                   3   1   1   2    0   1  .250  .833    0    3   0   HR
  E Davis PH-RF               0   1   0   0    1   0  .160  .588    0    0   0   SB
N Esasky 3B                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .279  .775    0    0   0   SF
D Concepcion SS               3   1   1   1    1   0  .180  .515    0    6   2   HR,SB
T Foley 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .118  .236    0    2   4   
D Van Gorder C                3   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .470    0    4   1   
  W Krenchicki PH             0   1   0   0    1   0  .222  .639    0    0   0   IW
  D Bilardello C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .310         0   0   
M Soto P                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .368    0    2   0   
  T Perez PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    0   0   
  C Cedeno LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .598         1   0   
Totals                       34   8   7   7    4   7                    27  11

BATTING

HR: D Concepcion (1, off F DiPino; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); D Walker (1, off N Ryan; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SF: N Esasky (1, off F DiPino).

IBB: W Krenchicki (1, by B Dawley).

TB: D Concepcion 4; D Walker 4; T Foley; D Parker; E Milner; P Rose; N Esasky.

RBI: E Milner 2 (2); D Walker 2 (2); N Esasky (6); P Rose (6); D Concepcion (3).

2-out RBI: E Milner 2; D Concepcion; P Rose.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Concepcion-T Foley; D Van Gorder-D Concepcion.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Concepcion (2, 2nd base off N Ryan/A Ashby); E Davis (6, 2nd base off F DiPino/A Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Doran 2B                    3   0   0   0    2   0  .241  .613    0    2   2   
K Bass RF                     4   1   0   0    1   0  .276  .840    0    3   0   
D Walling 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .385  .891    0    6   3   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .361  .843    0    3   0   
J Mumphrey CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .733    0    1   0   CS
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Dawley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Calhoun P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
P Garner 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .289  .685    0    1   0   2B
A Ashby C                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .257  .762    0    7   0   2B
C Reynolds SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .304  .838    0    0   6   
N Ryan P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   SH
  T Gainey PH-CF              1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    1   0   HBP
Totals                       30   3   6   3    6   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: P Garner (3, off M Soto); A Ashby (3, off M Soto).

SH: N Ryan (1, off M Soto).

HBP: T Gainey (1, by T Power).

TB: P Garner 2; A Ashby 2; J Cruz; J Mumphrey; C Reynolds; D Walling.

RBI: J Cruz 2 (9); A Ashby (4).

2-out RBI: J Cruz 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: T Gainey (1); P Garner (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Mumphrey (2, 2nd base by M Soto/D Van Gorder).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Soto, W (4-1)                8     6   3   3    4   3   0   1.58   32     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 6     57    -     1.48  -0.15
T Power                        1     0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.30   0.01
Totals                         9     6   3   3    6   3   0          38     -       ·  ·      9·13· 0· 6           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Ryan                         8     3   3   2    1   7   1   3.18   29     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0· 3     72    -     0.90  -0.15
F DiPino, L (0-2)              0.2   2   3   3    1   0   1   4.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.21  -0.43
B Dawley                       0     2   2   2    2   0   0   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          1-1    0.58  -0.06
J Calhoun                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9     7   8   7    4   7   2          39     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 7          3-1

B Dawley faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: F DiPino (1).

WP: None.

IBB: B Dawley (3; W Krenchicki).

HBP: T Power (1; T Gainey).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 8,513.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. E Milner             CF    1. B Doran              2B 
2. P Rose               1B    2. K Bass               RF 
3. D Parker             RF    3. D Walling            1B 
4. D Walker             LF    4. J Cruz               LF 
5. N Esasky             3B    5. J Mumphrey           CF 
6. D Concepcion         SS    6. P Garner             3B 
7. T Foley              2B    7. A Ashby              C  
8. D Van Gorder         C     8. C Reynolds           SS 
9. M Soto               P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  1-0  1--      40%  69% D Walker        N Ryan          Home Run; Parker Scores
   b 8   2  3-1  123     -39%  40% J Cruz          M Soto          Single; Gainey Scores; Bass Scores; Walling to 3B
   t 9   1  3-3  --3      15%  83% N Esasky        F DiPino        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Davis Scores
   b 5   0  0-0  -2-     -13%  22% A Ashby         M Soto          Double; Garner Scores
   t 7   2  1-2  -2-      12%  82% T Foley         N Ryan          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Esasky Scores/No RBI/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  E Milner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B Doran         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  K Bass          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      50%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  D Walker        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  N Esasky        Flyball: 2B
          ---      47%  D Concepcion    Walk
          1--      49%  T Foley         Concepcion Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Cruz          Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      45%  J Mumphrey      Single
   OO     1--      50%  P Garner        Double Play: Strikeout, Mumphrey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  D Van Gorder    Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  M Soto          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      45%  E Milner        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 7-8-9
          ---      41%  A Ashby         Walk
   O      1--      44%  C Reynolds      Strikeout
   O      1--      46%  N Ryan          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Ashby to 2B
          -2-      45%  B Doran         Walk
   O      12-      50%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      44%  D Walker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  D Walling       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      49%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  N Esasky        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      45%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  T Foley         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 6-7-8
          ---      35%  P Garner        Double
   R      -2-      22%  A Ashby         Double; Garner Scores
   O      -2-      26%  C Reynolds      Flyball: CF
   OO     -2-      32%  N Ryan          Double Play: Flyball: SS-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      29%  D Van Gorder    Strikeout
   O      ---      26%  M Soto          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      25%  E Milner        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      26%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      28%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      27%  D Walling       Single
   O      1--      29%  J Cruz          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      25%  P Rose          Strikeout
          ---      29%  D Parker        Single
   RR     1--      69%  D Walker        Home Run; Parker Scores
          ---      71%  N Esasky        Single
   O      1--      70%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-2B-1B; Esasky to 2B
   R      -2-      82%  T Foley         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Esasky Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--      81%  D Van Gorder    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Mario Soto facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  P Garner        Flyball: C
   O      ---      88%  A Ashby         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  M Soto          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      86%  E Milner        Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Mario Soto facing 8-9-1
          ---      78%  C Reynolds      Single
                  Ty Gainey pinch hits for Nolan Ryan batting 9th
   O      1--      85%  T Gainey        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      90%  B Doran         Flyball: CF
          1--      86%  K Bass          Walk; Gainey to 2B
          12-      79%  D Walling       Walk; Gainey to 3B; Bass to 2B
   RR     123      40%  J Cruz          Single; Gainey Scores; Bass Scores; Walling to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Frank DiPino facing 3-4-5
                  Frank DiPino replaces Jerry Mumphrey pitching and batting 5th; Ty Gainey moves to CF
   O      ---      45%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
                  Eric Davis pinch hits for Duane Walker batting 4th
          ---      50%  E Davis         Walk
          1--      56%  N Esasky        Davis Steals 2B
          -2-      68%  " "             Balk; Davis to 3B
   RO     --3      83%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Davis Scores
   R      ---      93%  D Concepcion    Home Run
          ---      93%  T Foley         Single; Foley to 2B/Adv on E8
                  Bill Dawley replaces Frank DiPino pitching and batting 5th; Wayne Krenchicki pinch hits for Dave Van Gorder batting 8th
          -2-      93%  W Krenchicki    Intentional Walk
                  Tony Perez pinch hits for Mario Soto batting 9th
          12-      94%  T Perez         Walk; Foley to 3B; Krenchicki to 2B
   RR     123      99%  E Milner        Single; Foley Scores; Krenchicki Scores; Perez to 2B
   R      12-     100%  P Rose          Single; Perez Scores; Milner to 3B
                  Jeff Calhoun replaces Bill Dawley pitching and batting 5th
   O      1-3      99%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-8, Ted Power facing 6-7-8
                  Ted Power replaces Dave Parker pitching and batting 3rd; Dann Bilardello replaces Wayne Krenchicki playing C batting 8th; Cesar Cedeno replaces Tony Perez playing LF batting 9th; Eric Davis moves to RF
          ---      99%  P Garner        Walk
   O      1--      99%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  T Gainey        Hit By Pitch; Reynolds to 2B
          12-      99%  B Doran         Walk; Reynolds to 3B; Gainey to 2B
   O      123     100%  K Bass          Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198504240

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation