August 29, 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 7
@BOS 3 CAL 13
DET 12 TEX 5
@CHW 2 MIL 3
@KCR 1 OAK 4
BAL 3 OAK 4
BAL 0 NYY 13
@SEA 12 TOR 6
MIN 5 CHC 7
@ATL 3 HOU 3
PIT 2 NYM 2
LAD 1 PHI 6
SFG 4 CIN 2
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 22,801

Friday, August 29, 1986
Time of Game: 2:37

Pirates

51-76

Lost 4

6th, 34½ GB

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

W: M Scott (14-9), L: R Reuschel (8-15), S: D Smith (27)

Astros

73-55

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Orsulak RF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .656    0    0   0   
B Bonds CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .228  .784    0    4   0   
J Ray 2B                      3   1   3   0    0   0  .309  .778    0    1   2   
S Bream 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .818    0    7   1   
M Diaz LF                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .293  .942    0    1   0   GDP
  B Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   1   
  L McWilliams P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .379         0   0   
T Pena C                      4   0   1   2    0   1  .273  .746    0    7   1   
B Bonilla 3B-LF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .721    0    1   2   
R Belliard SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .567    0    0   2   
  B Distefano PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .083  .226    0    0   0   
  U Washington PR-SS          1   0   1   0    0   0  .204  .562    0    1   2   
R Reuschel P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .119  .286    0    1   0   
  R Reynolds PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .772    0    0   0   
  P Clements P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Morrison 3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .741    0    1   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    3   7                    24  11

BATTING

TB: J Ray 3; U Washington; M Diaz; T Pena; S Bream.

GIDP: M Diaz (4).

RBI: T Pena 2 (45).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Pena-U Washington-S Bream.

E: S Bream (13); R Reuschel (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hatcher CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .266  .643    0    1   0   2B,GDP
C Reynolds SS                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .653    0    1   2   
  D Thon PH-SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .621    0    0   2   
D Walling 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .851    0    2   1   
G Davis 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .256  .808    0    9   1   2B
K Bass RF                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .856    0    0   0   HBP
  T Puhl RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .600    0    0   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .281  .719    0    3   0   
A Ashby C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .690    0    8   0   
J Pankovits 2B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .754    0    2   4   
M Scott P                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .133  .316    0    1   1   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   8   2    1   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: G Davis (25, off R Reuschel); B Hatcher (14, off R Reuschel).

HBP: K Bass (6, by R Reuschel).

TB: G Davis 3; B Hatcher 2; K Bass; J Cruz; J Pankovits; C Reynolds; D Walling.

GIDP: B Hatcher (3).

RBI: J Cruz 2 (52).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Scott-J Pankovits-G Davis.

E: A Ashby (9); C Reynolds (6).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Reuschel, L (8-15)           6     6   3   2    0   6   0   4.20   26     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 1· 6     56    -     0.90  -0.05
P Clements                     1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.09    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.75   0.02
B Jones                        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.84    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.89  -0.00
L McWilliams                   0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.28    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.12   0.05
Totals                         8     8   3   2    1   7   0          34     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1· 8          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, W (14-9)              7.2   6   2   1    3   6   0   2.24   32     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 1· 6     64    -     1.42   0.19
D Smith, S (27)                1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.49    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          3-0    3.75   0.32
Totals                         9     7   2   1    3   7   0          37     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 7          3-0

P Clements faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Reuschel (8; K Bass).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 22,801.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. J Orsulak            RF    1. B Hatcher            CF 
2. B Bonds              CF    2. C Reynolds           SS 
3. J Ray                2B    3. D Walling            3B 
4. S Bream              1B    4. G Davis              1B 
5. M Diaz               LF    5. K Bass               RF 
6. T Pena               C     6. J Cruz               LF 
7. B Bonilla            3B    7. A Ashby              C  
8. R Belliard           SS    8. J Pankovits          2B 
9. R Reuschel           P     9. M Scott              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  3-2  123      17%  88% T Pena          D Smith         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   t 7   1  3-0  -23     -12%  70% T Pena          M Scott         Single; Ray Scores; Diaz Scores/unER
   b 6   1  0-1  123      11%  94% J Cruz          R Reuschel      Single; Reynolds Scores/unER; Davis Scores; Bass to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-      10%  71% C Reynolds      R Reuschel      Single; Hatcher Scores/Adv on E1; Reynolds to 2B
   t 9   1  3-2  1--       9%  93% J Morrison      D Smith         Flyball: 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Orsulak       Strikeout
          ---      50%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--      46%  J Ray           Reached on Interference on C; Bonds to 2B
   O      12-      50%  S Bream         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      55%  M Diaz          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  B Hatcher       Double
   R      -2-      71%  C Reynolds      Single; Hatcher Scores/Adv on E1; Reynolds to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  D Walling       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      64%  G Davis         Strikeout
   O      -2-      61%  K Bass          Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Scott facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  T Pena          Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  R Belliard      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  A Ashby         Strikeout Looking
          ---      64%  J Pankovits     Single
   O      1--      62%  M Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Scott facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  R Reuschel      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      67%  J Orsulak       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  B Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  D Walling       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Scott facing 3-4-5
          ---      59%  J Ray           Single
   O      1--      63%  S Bream         Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      70%  M Diaz          Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      68%  G Davis         Flyball: LF
          ---      70%  K Bass          Single
   O      1--      68%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B; Bass to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Scott facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  B Bonilla       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      72%  R Belliard      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reuschel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  J Pankovits     Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  M Scott         Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  B Hatcher       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Scott facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      71%  R Reuschel      Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  J Orsulak       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      75%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reuschel facing 2-3-4
          ---      78%  C Reynolds      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Reynolds to 1B
   O      1--      75%  D Walling       Flyball: CF
          1--      83%  G Davis         Double; Reynolds to 3B
          -23      83%  K Bass          Hit By Pitch
   RR     123      94%  J Cruz          Single; Reynolds Scores/unER; Davis Scores; Bass to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  A Ashby         Flyball: CF
   O      1-3      91%  J Pankovits     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Scott facing 3-4-5
          ---      87%  J Ray           Single
   O      1--      90%  S Bream         Strikeout
          1--      82%  M Diaz          Single to SS; Ray to 3B; Diaz to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   RR     -23      70%  T Pena          Single; Ray Scores; Diaz Scores/unER
   O      1--      74%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-P; Pena to 2B
                  Benny Distefano pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 8th
          -2-      72%  B Distefano     Walk
                  R.J. Reynolds pinch hits for Rick Reuschel batting 9th; U L Washington pinch runs for Benny Distefano batting 8th
   O      12-      80%  R Reynolds      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pat Clements facing 9-1-2
                  Pat Clements replaces R.J. Reynolds pitching and batting 9th; U L Washington moves to SS
          ---      83%  M Scott         Walk
   OO     1--      77%  B Hatcher       Ground Ball Double Play: C-SS-1B
                  Dickie Thon pinch hits for Craig Reynolds batting 2nd
   O      ---      76%  D Thon          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
                  Dickie Thon moves to SS; Terry Puhl replaces Kevin Bass playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      81%  J Orsulak       Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      82%  J Ray           Single
          1--      77%  S Bream         Single; Ray to 2B
          12-      70%  M Diaz          Walk; Ray to 3B; Bream to 2B
                  Dave Smith replaces Mike Scott pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      88%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pat Clements facing 3-4-5
          ---      89%  D Walling       Single
                  Barry Jones replaces Mike Diaz pitching and batting 5th; Jim Morrison replaces Pat Clements playing 3B batting 9th; Bobby Bonilla moves to LF
          1--      92%  G Davis         Single; Walling to 2B
   O      12-      90%  T Puhl          Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Davis to 2B; Puhl to 1B
                  Larry McWilliams replaces Barry Jones pitching and batting 5th
   O      12-      87%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      12-      85%  A Ashby         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
          ---      84%  U Washington    Single
   O      1--      93%  J Morrison      Flyball: 1B
   O      1--     100%  J Orsulak       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198608290

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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