April 10, 1986 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
CLE 1 MIL 8
@CHW 5 BOS 4
@DET 2 NYY 6
KCR 5
(10) OAK 3
MIN 0 SEA 5
CAL 2 TOR 11
@TEX 10 MON 6
@ATL 3 HOU 4
SFG 0 SDP 3
@LAD 2 STL 4
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 6,070

Thursday, April 10, 1986
Time of Game: 2:27

Giants

2-1

Lost 1

1st

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

W: B Knepper (1-0), L: V Blue (0-1)

Astros

1-2

Won 1

6th, 1 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .693    0    1   0   
W Clark 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .308  .923    0   10   1   
C Davis RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   GDP
J Leonard LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .900    0    0   1   
C Brown 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546    0    0   2   
B Brenly C                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.571    0    9   1   CS
R Thompson 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .744    0    0   4   2B
J Uribe SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .542    0    1   1   
  J Youngblood PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Wellman SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
V Blue P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Laskey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Maldonado PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.000    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   0   5   0    0   5                    24  12

BATTING

2B: R Thompson (2, off B Knepper).

TB: R Thompson 2; W Clark 2; B Brenly 2.

GIDP: C Davis (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: B Brenly (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Brenly (1, 2nd base by B Knepper/M Bailey).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hatcher RF                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .143  .286    0    3   0   SB
B Doran 2B                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .333 1.167    0    0   2   2B,2·SB
P Garner 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .900    0    1   3   2B
G Davis 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .167  .667    0    9   0   2B
K Bass CF                     2   0   1   1    2   1  .400 1.100    0    4   0   2·IW
D Thon SS                     3   0   1   1    1   1  .571 1.557    0    2   3   2B,CS
M Bailey C                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    6   1   
E Bullock LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
B Knepper P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       28   4   6   3    6   9                    27  10

BATTING

2B: P Garner (1, off V Blue); B Doran (1, off V Blue); G Davis (1, off J Robinson); D Thon (2, off J Robinson).

IBB: K Bass 2 (2, 2 by J Robinson).

TB: B Doran 2; P Garner 2; D Thon 2; G Davis 2; K Bass; B Hatcher.

RBI: D Thon (2); K Bass (1); G Davis (3).

2-out RBI: K Bass; D Thon.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Doran-D Thon-G Davis.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Doran 2 (4, 2nd base off J Robinson/B Brenly 2); B Hatcher (1, 2nd base off V Blue/B Brenly).

CS: D Thon (1, 2nd base by V Blue/B Brenly).

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
V Blue, L (0-1)                5.1   4   2   2    2   5   0   3.38   21     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 4     55    -     0.89  -0.01
J Robinson                     2.1   2   2   2    4   4   0   7.71   12     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          1-0    0.45   0.00
B Laskey                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.13   0.00
Totals                         8     6   4   4    6   9   0          34     -       ·  ·      9· 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
B Knepper, W (1-0)             9     5   0   0    0   5   0   0.00   30     -       ·  ·      8·12· 0· 5     82    -     0.87   0.49
Totals                         9     5   0   0    0   5   0          30     -       ·  ·      8·12· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: V Blue (1); J Robinson (1).

IBB: J Robinson 2 (2; K Bass, K Bass).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 6,070.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  0-0  -2-      13%  67% K Bass          V Blue          Single; Garner Scores
   t 5   0  1-0  1--       8%  68% R Thompson      B Knepper       Brenly Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   t 2   2  0-0  -23       6%  55% J Uribe         B Knepper       Strikeout Looking
   b 6   0  0-1  1--       6%  84% B Doran         V Blue          Hatcher Steals 2B; Hatcher to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   t 5   0  1-0  ---      -5%  60% B Brenly        B Knepper       Single

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Gladden       Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  W Clark         Single
   OO     1--      55%  C Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Hatcher       Strikeout
          ---      57%  B Doran         Double
   O      -2-      54%  P Garner        Flyball: CF; Doran to 3B
   O      --3      50%  G Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Leonard       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  B Brenly        Single
          1--      49%  R Thompson      Double; Brenly to 3B
   O      -23      55%  J Uribe         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  K Bass          Strikeout
          ---      55%  D Thon          Walk
   O      1--      51%  M Bailey        Thon Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  V Blue          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Gladden       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  W Clark         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  E Bullock       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  B Knepper       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  C Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  J Leonard       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  C Brown         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  B Doran         Flyball: RF
          ---      58%  P Garner        Double
   O      -2-      54%  G Davis         Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      67%  K Bass          Single; Garner Scores
   O      1--      65%  D Thon          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
          ---      60%  B Brenly        Single
   O      1--      68%  R Thompson      Brenly Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      70%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      72%  J Uribe         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  M Bailey        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      69%  E Bullock       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  B Knepper       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      71%  V Blue          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      74%  D Gladden       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      75%  W Clark         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  B Hatcher       Single
          1--      84%  B Doran         Hatcher Steals 2B; Hatcher to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3      86%  " "             Wild Pitch; Hatcher Scores
          ---      88%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      86%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
                  Jeff Robinson replaces Vida Blue pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      85%  G Davis         Strikeout, Doran Steals 2B
          -2-      86%  K Bass          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      83%  D Thon          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      87%  C Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Leonard       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      90%  C Brown         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Robinson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  M Bailey        Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  E Bullock       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  B Knepper       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  B Brenly        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  R Thompson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Jose Uribe batting 8th
   O      ---      95%  J Youngblood    Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
                  Brad Wellman replaces Joel Youngblood playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      94%  B Hatcher       Strikeout
          ---      95%  B Doran         Walk
          1--      95%  P Garner        Doran Steals 2B
          -2-      96%  " "             Walk, Wild Pitch; Doran to 3B
   RO     1-3      98%  G Davis         Double to LF; Doran Scores; Garner out at Hm/LF-SS-C
          -2-      98%  K Bass          Intentional Walk
   R      12-      99%  D Thon          Double; Davis Scores; Bass to 3B
                  Bill Laskey replaces Jeff Robinson pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      99%  M Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
                  Candy Maldonado pinch hits for Bill Laskey batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  C Maldonado     Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  D Gladden       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  W Clark         Single
   O      1--     100%  C Davis         Foul Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198604100

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation