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TOR
@BAL		5
11
CHW
@DET		5
4		 
(11)
BOS
@KCR		6
1
CAL
@MIN		7
6
CLE
@NYY		3
2
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@OAK		3
5
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@TEX		10
2
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@CHC		4
2
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@HOU		0
1
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@LAD		5
4		 
(10)
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@PIT		6
5
SFG
@SDP		3
2		 
(10)
NYM
@STL		4
3
Saturday, April 26, 1986,
, Astrodome
Attendance: 38,442, Time of Game: 2:06
Reds
0
5-9
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Astros
1
12-5
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Mike Scott (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  4  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eddie Milner CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .586 -0.111 1.13 0.000 -0.111 -0.7 6 0
Max Venable LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .300 .864 0.056 1.01 0.099 -0.043 0.3 1 0 2B
Dave Parker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .982 -0.155 1.63 0.000 -0.155 -0.9 3 0
Nick Esasky 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .208 .801 -0.135 1.29 0.000 -0.135 -0.8 8 1
Buddy Bell 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .170 .501 -0.010 0.96 0.042 -0.052 -0.2 1 0 2B
Kurt Stillwell SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .900 -0.020 1.33 0.057 -0.077 -0.0 4 3
Sal Butera C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 1.000 -0.057 1.06 0.000 -0.057 -0.4 1 0
   Pete Rose PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 -0.045 1.82 0.000 -0.045 -0.2
   Bo Diaz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .767 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ron Oester 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .514 -0.102 1.33 0.000 -0.102 -0.7 2 4
Bill Gullickson P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .286 -0.073 0.99 0.000 -0.073 -0.4 0 1
Team Totals 30 0 4 0 1 5 .133 .361 -0.652 1.23 0.198 -0.850 -4.0 26 9
2B: B Bell (4, off M Scott); M Venable (2, off M Scott).
TB: M Venable 2; B Bell 2; K Stillwell 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
PB: B Diaz (3).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Doran 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .781 -0.094 0.97 0.000 -0.094 -0.6 3 0
Terry Puhl RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .087 .316 -0.033 0.68 0.018 -0.050 -0.2 4 1
Jose Cruz LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .130 .374 0.004 1.23 0.075 -0.070 -0.1 1 0
   Billy Hatcher PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 .472 0.433 3.87 0.433 0.000 0.9 SB
Glenn Davis 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .188 .592 0.058 1.60 0.151 -0.093 0.5 8 2 2B
Kevin Bass CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .767 -0.113 1.80 0.009 -0.122 -0.6 2 0 IW
Denny Walling 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .782 -0.175 1.95 0.011 -0.186 -1.1 1 2 SB
Alan Ashby C 1 0 0 0 2 0 .235 .879 -0.001 1.47 0.019 -0.020 0.1 5 0 IW
Dickie Thon SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .676 -0.058 1.17 0.000 -0.058 -0.5 1 2
   Craig Reynolds PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.245 -0.072 2.93 0.000 -0.072 -0.4 0 0
Mike Scott P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .100 -0.100 1.36 0.000 -0.100 -0.6 2 0
Team Totals 30 1 4 0 3 1 .133 .379 -0.151 1.57 0.716 -0.865 -2.8 27 7
2B: G Davis (3, off B Gullickson).
IBB: K Bass (4, by B Gullickson); A Ashby (1, by B Gullickson).
TB: G Davis 3; J Cruz; T Puhl.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: T Puhl (K Stillwell at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: D Walling (1, 2nd base off B Gullickson/S Butera); B Hatcher (3, 2nd base off B Gullickson/B Diaz).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Gullickson, L (0-2) 8.2 4 1 0 3 1 0 3.10 33 72 0.150 1.57 2.8
Team Totals 8.2 4 1 0 3 1 0 0.00 33 72 0.150 1.23 2.8

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Scott, W (2-2) 9 4 0 0 1 5 0 3.78 31 83 0.650 1.23 4.0
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 1 5 0 0.00 31 83 0.650 1.57 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: M Scott (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Gullickson 2 (2; A Ashby, K Bass).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Dick Stello.
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 38,442.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Houston Astros
1 Eddie Milner CF 1 Bill Doran 2B
2 Max Venable LF 2 Terry Puhl RF
3 Dave Parker RF 3 Jose Cruz LF
4 Nick Esasky 1B 4 Glenn Davis 1B
5 Buddy Bell 3B 5 Kevin Bass CF
6 Kurt Stillwell SS 6 Denny Walling 3B
7 Sal Butera C 7 Alan Ashby C
8 Ron Oester 2B 8 Dickie Thon SS
9 Bill Gullickson P 9 Mike Scott P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 0-0 2 1-3 R HOU A. Ashby B. Gullickson 37% 100% Passed Ball; Hatcher Scores/unER
b7 0-0 0 --- HOU G. Davis B. Gullickson 11% 70% Double
b9 0-0 0 1-- O HOU G. Davis B. Gullickson -7% 63% Flyball: RF
b9 0-0 0 --- HOU J. Cruz B. Gullickson 7% 70% Single
b7 0-0 0 -2- O HOU K. Bass B. Gullickson -7% 62% Flyball: 2B

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' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN E. Milner M. Scott 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- CIN M. Venable M. Scott -4% 48% Double
t1 0-0 1 -2- O CIN D. Parker M. Scott 3% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Venable to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 O CIN N. Esasky M. Scott 4% 55% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Doran B. Gullickson -2% 52% Flyball: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU T. Puhl B. Gullickson -1% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU J. Cruz B. Gullickson -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O CIN B. Bell M. Scott 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O CIN K. Stillwell M. Scott 2% 54% Single to RF; Stillwell out at 2B/RF-SS
t2 0-0 2 --- O CIN S. Butera M. Scott 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- HOU G. Davis B. Gullickson 4% 59% Single
b2 0-0 0 1-- O HOU K. Bass B. Gullickson -3% 55% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O HOU D. Walling B. Gullickson -3% 52% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-0 2 1-- HOU A. Ashby B. Gullickson 1% 53% Walling Steals 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- HOU A. Ashby B. Gullickson 1% 54% Walk
b2 0-0 2 12- O HOU D. Thon B. Gullickson -4% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O CIN R. Oester M. Scott 2% 52% Lineout: 2B
t3 0-0 1 --- O CIN B. Gullickson M. Scott 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O CIN E. Milner M. Scott 1% 55% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O HOU M. Scott B. Gullickson -2% 53% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- O HOU B. Doran B. Gullickson -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 2 --- O HOU T. Puhl B. Gullickson -1% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O CIN M. Venable M. Scott 3% 53% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 0-0 1 --- O CIN D. Parker M. Scott 2% 55% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 0-0 2 --- O CIN N. Esasky M. Scott 1% 56% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz B. Gullickson -3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- O HOU G. Davis B. Gullickson -2% 51% Flyball: 2B
b4 0-0 2 --- O HOU K. Bass B. Gullickson -1% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
t5 0-0 0 --- O CIN B. Bell M. Scott 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t5 0-0 1 --- CIN K. Stillwell M. Scott -3% 50% Single
t5 0-0 1 1-- CIN S. Butera M. Scott -2% 47% Wild Pitch; Stillwell to 2B
t5 0-0 1 -2- O CIN S. Butera M. Scott 5% 52% Strikeout
t5 0-0 2 -2- O CIN R. Oester M. Scott 5% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 6-7-8
b5 0-0 0 --- O HOU D. Walling B. Gullickson -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b5 0-0 1 --- O HOU A. Ashby B. Gullickson -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b5 0-0 2 --- O HOU D. Thon B. Gullickson -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 9-1-2
t6 0-0 0 --- O CIN B. Gullickson M. Scott 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-0 1 --- O CIN E. Milner M. Scott 2% 56% Flyball: CF
t6 0-0 2 --- O CIN M. Venable M. Scott 2% 57% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 9-1-2
b6 0-0 0 --- O HOU M. Scott B. Gullickson -3% 54% Flyball: RF
b6 0-0 1 --- O HOU B. Doran B. Gullickson -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b6 0-0 2 --- HOU T. Puhl B. Gullickson 2% 53% Single
b6 0-0 2 1-- O HOU J. Cruz B. Gullickson -3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 3-4-5
t7 0-0 0 --- O CIN D. Parker M. Scott 4% 54% Flyball: RF
t7 0-0 1 --- O CIN N. Esasky M. Scott 3% 56% Strikeout
t7 0-0 2 --- CIN B. Bell M. Scott -4% 52% Double
t7 0-0 2 -2- O CIN K. Stillwell M. Scott 6% 58% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 4-5-6
b7 0-0 0 --- HOU G. Davis B. Gullickson 11% 70% Double
b7 0-0 0 -2- O HOU K. Bass B. Gullickson -7% 62% Flyball: 2B
b7 0-0 1 -2- O HOU D. Walling B. Gullickson -6% 56% Flyball: CF
b7 0-0 2 -2- HOU A. Ashby B. Gullickson 1% 57% Intentional Walk
Craig Reynolds pinch hits for Dickie Thon (SS) batting 8th
b7 0-0 2 12- O HOU C. Reynolds B. Gullickson -7% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
Craig Reynolds moves from PH to SS
Pete Rose pinch hits for Sal Butera (C) batting 7th
t8 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose M. Scott 4% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 0-0 1 --- O CIN R. Oester M. Scott 3% 58% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 0-0 2 --- O CIN B. Gullickson M. Scott 2% 60% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 9-1-2
Bo Diaz replaces Pete Rose (PH) playing C batting 7th
b8 0-0 0 --- O HOU M. Scott B. Gullickson -4% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 0-0 1 --- O HOU B. Doran B. Gullickson -3% 52% Groundout: P-1B
b8 0-0 2 --- O HOU T. Puhl B. Gullickson -2% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t9 0-0 0 --- O CIN E. Milner M. Scott 6% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 0-0 1 --- CIN M. Venable M. Scott -6% 50% Walk
t9 0-0 1 1-- O CIN D. Parker M. Scott 7% 57% Flyball: LF
t9 0-0 2 1-- O CIN N. Esasky M. Scott 6% 63% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bill Gullickson facing 3-4-5
b9 0-0 0 --- HOU J. Cruz B. Gullickson 7% 70% Single
Billy Hatcher pinch runs for Jose Cruz (LF) batting 3rd
b9 0-0 0 1-- O HOU G. Davis B. Gullickson -7% 63% Flyball: RF
b9 0-0 1 1-- HOU K. Bass B. Gullickson 6% 69% Hatcher Steals 2B
b9 0-0 1 -2- HOU K. Bass B. Gullickson 1% 70% Intentional Walk
b9 0-0 1 12- O HOU D. Walling B. Gullickson -7% 63% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hatcher to 3B
b9 0-0 2 1-3 R HOU A. Ashby B. Gullickson 37% 100% Passed Ball; Hatcher Scores/unER
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.

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