April 24, 1986 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 2
CLE 1 SEA 3
@OAK 1 CHC 7
MON 5 CIN 3
@HOU 0 LAD 6
ATL 3 PHI 4
@PIT 2 NYM 5
@STL 4
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 10,245

Thursday, April 24, 1986
Time of Game: 2:35

Reds

5-7

Won 1

4th, 3½ GB

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

W: M Soto (2-1), L: M Madden (1-1)

Astros

10-5

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Davis CF                    3   1   1   0    2   0  .190  .749    0    3   0   2B,SB
T Jones LF                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .250  .604    0    3   0   
D Parker RF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .320 1.058    0    4   0   CS
N Esasky 1B                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .227  .869    0    8   0   HR
B Diaz C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .803    0    5   0   
D Concepcion SS               4   1   1   0    0   1  .205  .598    0    3   0   SB
B Bell 3B                     2   0   1   0    2   0  .146  .412    0    0   1   
R Oester 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .250  .593    0    1   3   
M Soto P                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       35   3   8   2    4   5                    27   5

BATTING

2B: E Davis (1, off M Madden).

HR: N Esasky (3, off M Madden; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: M Soto (2, off J Solano).

TB: N Esasky 4; E Davis 2; T Jones 2; D Concepcion; M Soto; B Bell; R Oester.

RBI: N Esasky (5); R Oester (2).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Concepcion (1, 2nd base off J Solano/A Ashby); E Davis (8, 3rd base off M Madden/A Ashby).

CS: D Parker (2, 2nd base by M Madden/A Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Doran 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .308  .820    0    0   2   
T Puhl RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .053  .279    0    4   0   
P Garner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .381 1.208    0    1   4   
J Cruz LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .410    0    0   0   
G Davis 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .158  .545    0    9   1   
K Bass CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .837    0    3   0   
A Ashby C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .891    0    5   1   
C Reynolds SS                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .526 1.308    0    3   1   
M Madden P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   SH
  F DiPino P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  J Solano P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .346  .895    0    0   0   
  J Calhoun P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    3   5                    27  12

BATTING

SH: M Madden (1, off M Soto).

TB: C Reynolds 2; P Garner.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F DiPino-P Garner.

E: P Garner (4); B Doran (3); G Davis (1).

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 (2-1)                9     3   0   0    3   5   0   2.70   33     -       ·  ·      8·14· 0· 3     83    -     1.04   0.50
Totals                         9     3   0   0    3   5   0          33     -       ·  ·      8·14· 0· 3           -

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 Madden, L (1-1)              4     6   2   1    2   4   1   3.00   20     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 6     46    -     0.89  -0.17
F DiPino                       2.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.00   10     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 0          3-0    0.91   0.18
J Solano                       1.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          2-0    0.77  -0.02
J Calhoun                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.80    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     8   3   2    4   5   1          40     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 2· 8          5-0

M Madden faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 10,245.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. E Davis              CF    1. B Doran              2B 
2. T Jones              LF    2. T Puhl               RF 
3. D Parker             RF    3. P Garner             3B 
4. N Esasky             1B    4. J Cruz               LF 
5. B Diaz               C     5. G Davis              1B 
6. D Concepcion         SS    6. K Bass               CF 
7. B Bell               3B    7. A Ashby              C  
8. R Oester             2B    8. C Reynolds           SS 
9. M Soto               P     9. M Madden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  0-2  123     -12%  77% D Parker        F DiPino        Line Drive Double Play: P-3B
   t 4   0  0-1  ---      11%  75% N Esasky        M Madden        Home Run
   t 3   2  0-0  --3      11%  60% D Parker        M Madden        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Davis Scores/No RBI/unER; Parker to 1B
   t 3   1  0-0  --3      -7%  49% T Jones         M Madden        Strikeout
   t 8   1  0-2  12-       6%  96% R Oester        J Solano        Single; Concepcion Scores; Bell to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Madden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  E Davis         Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  T Jones         Single
   O      1--      48%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      1--      45%  N Esasky        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 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: CF
   O      ---      49%  T Puhl          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  P Garner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Madden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  B Diaz          Lineout: P
   O      ---      46%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  B Bell          Single
   O      1--      45%  R Oester        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 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          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      49%  G Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  K Bass          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Madden facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  M Soto          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  E Davis         Double
          -2-      56%  T Jones         Davis Steals 3B
   O      --3      49%  " "             Strikeout
   R      --3      60%  D Parker        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Davis Scores/No RBI/unER; Parker to 1B
   O      1--      58%  N Esasky        Parker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mario Soto facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      57%  C Reynolds      Single
   O      1--      60%  M Madden        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Reynolds to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  B Doran         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Madden facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      75%  N Esasky        Home Run
   O      ---      73%  B Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      72%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      73%  B Bell          Walk
   O      1--      71%  R Oester        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mario Soto facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      74%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
          ---      74%  J Cruz          Walk
          1--      72%  G Davis         Walk; Cruz to 2B
   O      12-      77%  K Bass          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Madden facing 9-1-2
          ---      80%  M Soto          Single
          1--      83%  E Davis         Walk; Soto to 2B
          12-      88%  T Jones         Single; Soto to 3B; Davis to 2B
                  Frank DiPino replaces Mike Madden pitching and batting 9th
   OO     123      77%  D Parker        Line Drive Double Play: P-3B
   O      12-      74%  N Esasky        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mario Soto facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      77%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      79%  C Reynolds      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      80%  F DiPino        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank DiPino facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  B Diaz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  D Concepcion    Strikeout Looking
          ---      78%  B Bell          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bell to 1B
   O      1--      77%  R Oester        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      80%  B Doran         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      82%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  P Garner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank DiPino facing 9-1-2
          ---      85%  M Soto          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Soto to 1B
          1--      89%  E Davis         Walk; Soto to 2B
   O      12-      86%  T Jones         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      83%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Soto to 3B; Parker to 1B
                  Julio Solano replaces Frank DiPino pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      80%  N Esasky        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mario Soto facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  G Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Julio Solano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  B Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      88%  D Concepcion    Single
          1--      89%  B Bell          Concepcion Steals 2B
          -2-      90%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      96%  R Oester        Single; Concepcion Scores; Bell to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  M Soto          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Oester to 2B
   O      -23      93%  E Davis         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Mario Soto facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  A Ashby         Strikeout
          ---      92%  C Reynolds      Single
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Julio Solano batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  D Walling       Flyball: SS
          1--      93%  B Doran         Walk; Reynolds to 2B
   O      12-      97%  T Puhl          Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jeff Calhoun facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Calhoun replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  T Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Parker        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      97%  N Esasky        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Mario Soto facing 3-4-5
          ---      92%  P Garner        Single
   O      1--      96%  J Cruz          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      99%  G Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Garner to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  K Bass          Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198604240

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation