May 17, 1986 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 8
OAK 2 BOS 8
TEX 2 CHW 7
KCR 6 DET 10
CAL 4 MIL 4
MIN 1
(7) NYY 11
SEA 6 TOR 11
CLE 5 ATL 2
STL 0 PIT 4
@CIN 0 HOU 5
CHC 1 LAD 6
NYM 2 SDP 5
MON 3 SFG 12
PHI 7

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 37,483

Saturday, May 17, 1986
Time of Game: 2:40

Cubs

13-21

Lost 4

6th, 10½ GB

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

W: M Scott (4-2), L: S Trout (2-1)

Astros

21-13

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Dunston SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .755    0    2   5   CS
D Lopes 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .214  .758    0    1   4   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   2  .304  .825    0    2   1   SB
K Moreland RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .763    0    1   0   
L Durham 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .718    0   11   1   
J Mumphrey LF                 4   0   3   1    0   0  .314  .769    0    1   0   
J Davis C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .788    0    4   1   
B Dernier CF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .188  .529    0    1   0   
  T Bosley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .634    0    0   0   GDP
S Trout P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .438    0    0   1   
  R Fontenot P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Francona PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  M Keough P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         1   0   
Totals                       34   1   9   1    1   9                    24  13

BATTING

TB: J Mumphrey 3; R Sandberg 2; J Davis; K Moreland; L Durham; S Dunston.

GIDP: T Bosley (1).

RBI: J Mumphrey (5).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sandberg-L Durham.

E: D Lopes (2); J Davis (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Sandberg (6, 2nd base off M Scott/M Bailey).

CS: S Dunston (4, 2nd base by M Scott/M Bailey).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Doran 2B                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .296  .747    0    4   2   2B
B Hatcher CF-LF               3   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .541    0    1   0   CS
J Cruz LF                     4   0   3   3    0   0  .260  .617    0    0   0   
  T Walker PR-CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .673         0   0   
G Davis 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .236  .758    0    6   0   
P Garner 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .846    0    3   1   
K Bass RF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .282  .758    0    1   0   2·SB
D Thon SS                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .253  .735    0    3   2   
M Bailey C                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .203  .629    0    9   1   IW
M Scott P                     3   1   1   1    0   1  .050  .145    0    0   2   
  T Puhl PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .649    0    0   0   
  C Kerfeld P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   5  10   5    3   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: B Doran (7, off M Keough).

IBB: M Bailey (2, by S Trout).

TB: J Cruz 3; K Bass 2; B Doran 2; M Scott; P Garner; G Davis; B Hatcher.

RBI: J Cruz 3 (10); M Scott (1); B Hatcher (1).

2-out RBI: J Cruz 3; M Scott; B Hatcher.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

SB: K Bass 2 (6, 2nd base off S Trout/J Davis, 2nd base off R Fontenot/J Davis).

CS: B Hatcher (2, 2nd base by S Trout/J Davis).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Trout, L (2-1)               4.2   5   4   4    3   2   0   5.72   20     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 2· 5     37    -     1.25  -0.13
R Fontenot                     1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.16    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          3-2    0.77  -0.13
M Keough                       2     4   1   1    0   1   0   4.98   10     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.19  -0.02
Totals                         8    10   5   5    3   4   0          36     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 2·10          3-2

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, W (4-2)               8     8   1   1    1   9   0   3.29   32     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 1· 7     70    -     1.03   0.21
C Kerfeld                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.96    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.34   0.01
Totals                         9     9   1   1    1   9   0          35     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 1· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Trout (3; M Bailey).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 37,483.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. S Dunston            SS    1. B Doran              2B 
2. D Lopes              3B    2. B Hatcher            CF 
3. R Sandberg           2B    3. J Cruz               LF 
4. K Moreland           RF    4. G Davis              1B 
5. L Durham             1B    5. P Garner             3B 
6. J Mumphrey           LF    6. K Bass               RF 
7. J Davis              C     7. D Thon               SS 
8. B Dernier            CF    8. M Bailey             C  
9. S Trout              P     9. M Scott              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-0  12-      17%  56% M Scott         S Trout         Single; Bass Scores; Bailey to 2B
   b 5   2  1-2  123      16%  90% J Cruz          R Fontenot      Single; Scott Scores; Doran Scores; Hatcher to 2B
   b 5   2  1-1  123      14%  74% B Hatcher       S Trout         Walk; Bailey Scores; Scott to 3B; Doran to 2B
   t 4   1  0-0  12-     -13%  33% J Mumphrey      M Scott         Single; Sandberg Scores; Durham to 2B
   b 4   0  1-0  1--      -8%  38% J Cruz          S Trout         Hatcher Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  S Dunston       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  D Lopes         Flyball: 2B
          ---      52%  R Sandberg      Single
          1--      51%  K Moreland      Sandberg Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Foul Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trout facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Doran         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  J Cruz          Single
   O      1--      50%  G Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  L Durham        Lineout: 3B
          ---      50%  J Mumphrey      Single
   O      1--      53%  J Davis         Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  B Dernier       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trout facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  P Garner        Single
   OO     1--      51%  K Bass          Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Thon          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  S Trout         Strikeout (foul bunt)
          ---      50%  S Dunston       Single
   O      1--      54%  D Lopes         Dunston Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      55%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trout facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  M Bailey        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      51%  M Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Doran         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 3-4-5
          ---      46%  R Sandberg      Single
   O      1--      50%  K Moreland      Flyball: CF
          1--      45%  L Durham        Single; Sandberg to 2B
   R      12-      33%  J Mumphrey      Single; Sandberg Scores; Durham to 2B
   O      12-      37%  J Davis         Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      41%  B Dernier       Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Trout facing 2-3-4
          ---      46%  B Hatcher       Single
   O      1--      38%  J Cruz          Hatcher Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      36%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  G Davis         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Scott facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      37%  S Trout         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      39%  S Dunston       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      37%  D Lopes         Walk
   O      1--      40%  R Sandberg      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Trout facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  P Garner        Flyball: SS
          ---      40%  K Bass          Single
   O      1--      38%  D Thon          Strikeout, Bass Steals 2B
          -2-      39%  M Bailey        Intentional Walk
   R      12-      56%  M Scott         Single; Bass Scores; Bailey to 2B
          12-      59%  B Doran         Walk; Bailey to 3B; Scott to 2B
   R      123      74%  B Hatcher       Walk; Bailey Scores; Scott to 3B; Doran to 2B
                  Ray Fontenot replaces Steve Trout pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      90%  J Cruz          Single; Scott Scores; Doran Scores; Hatcher to 2B
   O      12-      88%  G Davis         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
          ---      84%  K Moreland      Single
   O      1--      88%  L Durham        Strikeout
          1--      83%  J Mumphrey      Single; Moreland to 2B
   O      12-      88%  J Davis         Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      92%  B Dernier       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ray Fontenot facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
          ---      92%  K Bass          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bass to 1B
   O      1--      92%  D Thon          Strikeout
          1--      92%  M Bailey        Bass Steals 2B; Bass to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      91%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Scott facing 9-1-2
                  Terry Francona pinch hits for Ray Fontenot batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  T Francona      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      94%  S Dunston       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      95%  D Lopes         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Matt Keough facing 9-1-2
                  Matt Keough replaces Terry Francona pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  M Scott         Strikeout
          ---      95%  B Doran         Double
   O      -2-      95%  B Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B; Doran to 3B
   R      --3      97%  J Cruz          Single; Doran Scores
                  Tony Walker pinch runs for Jose Cruz batting 3rd
          1--      98%  G Davis         Single; Walker to 2B
   O      12-      97%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Scott facing 3-4-5
                  Billy Hatcher moves to LF; Tony Walker moves to CF
   O      ---      98%  R Sandberg      Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  K Moreland      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  L Durham        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Matt Keough facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  K Bass          Single
   O      1--      99%  D Thon          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  M Bailey        Groundout: 1B-P; Thon to 2B
                  Terry Puhl pinch hits for Mike Scott batting 9th
   O      -2-      99%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Charlie Kerfeld facing 6-7-8
                  Charlie Kerfeld replaces Terry Puhl pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  J Davis         Single
                  Thad Bosley pinch hits for Bob Dernier batting 8th
   OO     1--     100%  T Bosley        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198605170

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation