April 10, 1987 Montreal Expos at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 3
TOR 0 DET 11
@CHW 4 BAL 12
@CLE 11
(10) KCR 13
NYY 1 CAL 6
@OAK 4 MIN 8
@SEA 1 MIL 11
@TEX 8 CIN 6
SDP 3 HOU 6
MON 1 SFG 5
@LAD 4
(11) NYM 6
ATL 3 CHC 4
@PHI 3 PIT 4
STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 24,048

Friday, April 10, 1987
Time of Game: 2:33

Expos

0-3

Lost 3

5th, 3 GB

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

W: D Darwin (1-0), L: N Heaton (0-1)

Astros

4-0

Won 4

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Powell LF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .154  .522    0    1   0   
M Webster RF                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .385 1.044    0    1   0   
A Galarraga 1B                5   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .885    0   14   0   
H Brooks SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .258    0    0   7   HBP
  T Foley SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
T Wallach 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .417 1.000    0    0   3   
J Reed C                      2   0   1   0    2   0  .222  .697    0    3   1   2B
V Law 2B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .455    0    3   3   GDP
H Winningham CF               3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .125    0    2   0   
N Heaton P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Sorensen P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Candaele PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
  R St. Claire P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Parrett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  W Johnson PH                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   2B
Totals                       32   1   6   1    6   7                    24  16

BATTING

2B: J Reed (1, off D Darwin); W Johnson (1, off C Kerfeld).

HBP: H Brooks (1, by D Darwin).

TB: W Johnson 2; J Reed 2; A Galarraga; T Wallach; M Webster; V Law.

GIDP: V Law (2).

RBI: T Wallach (3).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. H Brooks-V Law-A Galarraga 2.

E: J Reed (1); N Heaton (1); H Brooks (2); A Galarraga (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Doran 2B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .286  .698    0    2   5   SB
B Hatcher CF                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .467 1.033    0    1   0   2·SB
J Cruz LF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .412 1.236    0    0   0   SB
G Davis 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .294  .647    0   13   0   2B,GDP
K Bass RF                     4   2   2   2    0   0  .412 1.059    0    2   0   HR,SB
M Bailey C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .708    0    7   0   
P Garner 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .481    0    0   6   GDP
B Pena SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    2   2   
D Darwin P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   3   
  C Kerfeld P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   6  10   5    1   4                    27  16

BATTING

2B: G Davis (1, off N Heaton).

HR: K Bass (1, off N Heaton; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out).

TB: K Bass 5; B Hatcher 3; J Cruz 2; G Davis 2; M Bailey; D Darwin.

GIDP: P Garner (1); G Davis (1).

RBI: K Bass 2 (4); B Hatcher (3); J Cruz (4); G Davis (1).

2-out RBI: B Hatcher.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Garner-B Doran-G Davis.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Bass (2, 2nd base off J Parrett/J Reed); B Doran (1, 2nd base off N Heaton/J Reed); B Hatcher 2 (3, 2nd base off N Heaton/J Reed 2); J Cruz (1, 2nd base off N Heaton/J Reed).

PO: B Hatcher (1st base by N Heaton).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Heaton, L (0-1)              5     7   6   5    1   3   1   9.00   24     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 7     33    -     0.40  -0.31
L Sorensen                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-1    0.14  -0.00
R St. Claire                   1     1   0   0    0   0   0  12.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.03   0.00
J Parrett                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    10   6   5    1   4   1          35     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 0·10          2-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Darwin, W (1-0)              7.1   5   1   1    4   6   0   1.23   32     -       ·  ·     12· 3· 1· 5     66    -     0.39   0.16
C Kerfeld                      1.2   1   0   0    2   1   0   2.45    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-0    0.42   0.03
Totals                         9     6   1   1    6   7   0          39     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 1· 6          2-0

N Heaton faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: N Heaton (0; B Hatcher, 1st base).

HBP: D Darwin (1; H Brooks).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 24,048.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros                       
1. A Powell             LF    1. B Doran              2B 
2. M Webster            RF    2. B Hatcher            CF 
3. A Galarraga          1B    3. J Cruz               LF 
4. H Brooks             SS    4. G Davis              1B 
5. T Wallach            3B    5. K Bass               RF 
6. J Reed               C     6. M Bailey             C  
7. V Law                2B    7. P Garner             3B 
8. H Winningham         CF    8. B Pena               SS 
9. N Heaton             P     9. D Darwin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-2  -2-      11%  86% K Bass          N Heaton        Home Run; Davis Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  -2-       9%  75% G Davis         N Heaton        Double; Cruz Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  --3       6%  65% J Cruz          N Heaton        Single; Hatcher Scores
   t 8   1  6-1  123       5% 100% V Law           C Kerfeld       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 1   1  0-0  1--       4%  59% J Cruz          N Heaton        Hatcher Steals 2B; Hatcher to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  A Powell        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  M Webster       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  A Galarraga     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Neal Heaton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Doran         Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  B Hatcher       Single
          1--      59%  J Cruz          Hatcher Steals 2B; Hatcher to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3      65%  " "             Single; Hatcher Scores
          1--      67%  G Davis         Cruz Steals 2B
   R      -2-      75%  " "             Double; Cruz Scores
   RR     -2-      86%  K Bass          Home Run; Davis Scores
   O      ---      86%  M Bailey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  P Garner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-4, Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  H Brooks        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  T Wallach       Flyball: SS
          ---      86%  J Reed          Double
   O      -2-      88%  V Law           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Neal Heaton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  B Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  D Darwin        Flyball: 2B
          ---      88%  B Doran         Walk
          1--      88%  B Hatcher       Doran Steals 2B
   R      -2-      92%  " "             Single; Doran Scores
          1--      92%  J Cruz          Hatcher Steals 2B
   O      -2-      91%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Danny Darwin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  H Winningham    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      93%  N Heaton        Strikeout
          ---      93%  A Powell        Walk
          1--      92%  M Webster       Single; Powell to 2B
   O      12-      94%  A Galarraga     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Neal Heaton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  G Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  K Bass          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  M Bailey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  H Brooks        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  T Wallach       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      94%  J Reed          Walk
          1--      93%  V Law           Single; Reed to 2B
   O      12-      95%  H Winningham    Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Neal Heaton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  P Garner        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  B Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  D Darwin        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Danny Darwin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  N Heaton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  A Powell        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      96%  M Webster       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Neal Heaton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  B Doran         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  B Hatcher       Single
          1--      97%  J Cruz          Hatcher Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Hatcher to 3B
   O      --3      96%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      96%  G Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Danny Darwin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  H Brooks        Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  T Wallach       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Neal Heaton facing 5-6-7
          ---      98%  K Bass          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Bass to 2B
          -2-      98%  M Bailey        Single; Bass stays at 2B
                  Lary Sorensen replaces Neal Heaton pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      98%  P Garner        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bass to 3B
   R      --3      99%  B Pena          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bass Scores/No RBI/unER; Pena to 1B
          1--      99%  D Darwin        Single; Pena to 2B
   O      12-      99%  B Doran         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Danny Darwin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  J Reed          Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  V Law           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  H Winningham    Walk
                  Casey Candaele pinch hits for Lary Sorensen batting 9th
          1--      99%  C Candaele      Walk; Winningham to 2B
   O      12-      99%  A Powell        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Randy St. Claire facing 2-3-4
                  Randy St. Claire replaces Casey Candaele pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  B Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  J Cruz          Single
   OO     1--      99%  G Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Danny Darwin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  M Webster       Strikeout
          ---      99%  A Galarraga     Single
          1--      99%  H Brooks        Hit By Pitch; Galarraga to 2B
   R      12-      97%  T Wallach       Single; Galarraga Scores; Brooks to 2B
                  Charlie Kerfeld replaces Danny Darwin pitching and batting 9th
          12-      94%  J Reed          Walk; Brooks to 3B; Wallach to 2B
   OO     123     100%  V Law           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jeff Parrett facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Parrett replaces Randy St. Claire pitching and batting 9th; Tom Foley replaces Hubie Brooks playing SS batting 4th
          ---     100%  K Bass          Single
          1--     100%  M Bailey        Bass Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-     100%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      99%  B Pena          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Charlie Kerfeld facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  H Winningham    Strikeout
                  Wallace Johnson pinch hits for Jeff Parrett batting 9th
          ---      99%  W Johnson       Double
   O      -2-     100%  A Powell        Flyball: CF
          -2-     100%  M Webster       Walk
   O      12-     100%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198704100

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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