April 9, 1986 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
CLE 3 MIL 4
@CHW 3 DET 6
BOS 5
(10) KCR 7
@NYY 4 MIN 5
@OAK 4 CAL 9
@SEA 5 TOR 3
@TEX 1 PHI 5
@CIN 3
(11) SFG 4
@HOU 1 LAD 1
SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 6,875

Wednesday, April 9, 1986
Time of Game: 2:33

Giants

2-0

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  1   1  0  1   0  0  1    4 10  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  7  0

W: S Garrelts (1-0), L: M Scott (0-1), S: G Minton (1)

Astros

0-2

Lost 2

6th, 2 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden CF                  5   1   3   0    0   1  .444 1.000    0    2   0   2B,SB
W Clark 1B                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .889    0   12   2   2B
C Davis RF                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   SF
J Leonard LF                  3   2   2   0    0   0  .429 1.286    0    0   0   SB
  J Youngblood LF             2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
C Brown 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .375  .750    0    0   5   SB
B Melvin C                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .500 1.250    0    6   1   2B
R Thompson 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .619    0    1   4   GDP
J Uribe SS                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .250  .750    0    4   3   SB,2·IW
S Garrelts P                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  G Minton P                  0   1   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4  10   3    4   6                    27  17

BATTING

2B: D Gladden (1, off M Scott); W Clark (1, off M Scott); B Melvin (1, off M Scott).

SF: C Davis (1, off F DiPino).

IBB: J Uribe 2 (2, by M Scott, by C Kerfeld).

TB: D Gladden 4; B Melvin 3; C Brown 2; J Leonard 2; W Clark 2.

GIDP: R Thompson (1).

RBI: W Clark (2); C Davis (1); B Melvin (1).

2-out RBI: W Clark.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Thompson-J Uribe-W Clark; C Brown-R Thompson-W Clark.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Leonard (1, 2nd base off M Scott/M Bailey); J Uribe (1, 2nd base off C Kerfeld/M Bailey); C Brown (1, 2nd base off C Kerfeld/M Bailey); D Gladden (2, 2nd base off M Scott/M Bailey).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Bullock LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   SB
B Doran 2B                    2   0   1   0    2   1  .250  .875    0    1   4   CS
D Walling 3B-RF               3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .393    0    3   0   
G Davis 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .625    0    9   1   GDP
K Bass CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .375 1.000    0    2   0   
M Bailey C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    7   0   GDP
B Hatcher RF                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Kerfeld P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  A Ashby PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Thon SS                     3   1   3   0    0   0  .750 1.833    0    1   4   2B
M Scott P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                0    1   1   SH
  C Reynolds 3B               2   0   2   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    1   0   
Totals                       29   1   7   1    3   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: D Thon (1, off S Garrelts).

SH: M Scott (1, off S Garrelts).

TB: D Thon 4; C Reynolds 2; K Bass; B Doran.

GIDP: M Bailey (1); G Davis (1).

RBI: C Reynolds (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Thon-G Davis.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Bullock (1, 2nd base off S Garrelts/B Melvin).

CS: B Doran (1, 2nd base by S Garrelts/B Melvin).

PO: D Walling (1st base by S Garrelts).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Garrelts, W (1-0)            7.2   6   1   1    3   5   0   1.17   29     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 0· 5     65    -     1.45   0.25
G Minton, S (1)                1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          3-0    2.23   0.18
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3   5   0          33     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 0· 6          3-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Scott, L (0-1)               5     8   3   3    1   4   0   5.40   24     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 1· 8     42    -     0.96  -0.13
C Kerfeld                      3     1   0   0    2   2   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 2· 1          3-1    0.74   0.10
F DiPino                       1     1   1   1    1   0   0   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.45  -0.03
Totals                         9    10   4   4    4   6   0          40     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 3·10          3-1

M Scott faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Scott (1; J Uribe); C Kerfeld (1; J Uribe).

PO: S Garrelts (1; D Walling, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 6,875.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. D Gladden            CF    1. E Bullock            LF 
2. W Clark              1B    2. B Doran              2B 
3. C Davis              RF    3. D Walling            3B 
4. J Leonard            LF    4. G Davis              1B 
5. C Brown              3B    5. K Bass               CF 
6. B Melvin             C     6. M Bailey             C  
7. R Thompson           2B    7. B Hatcher            RF 
8. J Uribe              SS    8. D Thon               SS 
9. S Garrelts           P     9. M Scott              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-1  123      15%  93% D Walling       G Minton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 3   2  0-0  -2-      13%  61% W Clark         M Scott         Double; Gladden Scores
   t 4   1  0-1  -2-      11%  76% B Melvin        M Scott         Double; Leonard Scores
   b 6   0  3-0  -2-      -9%  71% C Reynolds      S Garrelts      Single; Thon Scores
   b 8   1  3-1  12-       8%  85% E Bullock       S Garrelts      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Thon to 3B; Bullock to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D Gladden       Single
   O      1--      50%  W Clark         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      49%  C Davis         Strikeout, Gladden Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  J Leonard       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Garrelts facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  E Bullock       Strikeout
          ---      45%  B Doran         Walk
   O      1--      49%  D Walling       Doran Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      48%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Davis         Walling Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  C Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Melvin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Garrelts facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  G Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  K Bass          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Bailey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  J Uribe         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  S Garrelts      Strikeout Looking
          ---      48%  D Gladden       Double
   R      -2-      61%  W Clark         Double; Gladden Scores
   O      -2-      58%  C Davis         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Garrelts facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  B Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      57%  D Thon          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      60%  M Scott         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Thon to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  E Bullock       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
          ---      67%  J Leonard       Single
   O      1--      64%  C Brown         Flyball: CF
          1--      66%  B Melvin        Leonard Steals 2B
   R      -2-      76%  " "             Double; Leonard Scores
   O      -2-      74%  R Thompson      Popfly: P
          -2-      74%  J Uribe         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      71%  S Garrelts      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Garrelts facing 2-3-4
          ---      66%  B Doran         Single
   O      1--      71%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      77%  G Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  D Gladden       Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  C Davis         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Garrelts facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  K Bass          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      79%  M Bailey        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      80%  B Hatcher       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
          ---      82%  J Leonard       Single
          1--      86%  C Brown         Single; Leonard to 2B
          12-      90%  B Melvin        Single; Leonard to 3B; Brown to 2B
                  Charlie Kerfeld replaces Billy Hatcher pitching and batting 7th; Craig Reynolds replaces Mike Scott playing 3B batting 9th; Denny Walling moves to RF
   ROO    123      88%  R Thompson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Leonard Scores; Brown to 3B
          --3      88%  J Uribe         Intentional Walk
          1-3      88%  S Garrelts      Uribe Steals 2B
   O      -23      86%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Scott Garrelts facing 8-9-1
                  Joel Youngblood replaces Jeffrey Leonard playing LF batting 4th
          ---      79%  D Thon          Double
   R      -2-      71%  C Reynolds      Single; Thon Scores
   O      1--      76%  E Bullock       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      80%  B Doran         Strikeout
   O      1--      83%  D Walling       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Charlie Kerfeld facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  D Gladden       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  W Clark         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      80%  C Davis         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Garrelts facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  G Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  K Bass          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  M Bailey        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Charlie Kerfeld facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  J Youngblood    Lineout: 2B
          ---      88%  C Brown         Single
   O      1--      87%  B Melvin        Strikeout
          1--      87%  R Thompson      Brown Steals 2B
          -2-      88%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      85%  J Uribe         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Garrelts facing 7-8-9
                  Alan Ashby pinch hits for Charlie Kerfeld batting 7th
   O      ---      89%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      84%  D Thon          Single
          1--      77%  C Reynolds      Single; Thon to 2B
   O      12-      85%  E Bullock       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Thon to 3B; Bullock to 1B
          1-3      82%  B Doran         Bullock Steals 2B
          -23      79%  " "             Walk
                  Greg Minton replaces Scott Garrelts pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      93%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank DiPino facing 9-1-2
                  Frank DiPino replaces Alan Ashby pitching and batting 7th
          ---      94%  G Minton        Walk
          1--      96%  D Gladden       Single; Minton to 2B
   O      12-      96%  W Clark         Flyball: CF; Minton to 3B; Gladden to 2B
   RO     -23      97%  C Davis         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Minton Scores; Gladden to 3B
   O      --3      97%  J Youngblood    Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Greg Minton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  G Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  K Bass          Single
   OO     1--     100%  M Bailey        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198604090

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