May 26, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 9,632

Tuesday, May 26, 1987
Time of Game: 3:03

Pirates

21-21

Lost 2

4th, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  0    3  6  1
Astros          0  0  1   1  0  0   7  1  X   10 11  0

W: D Meads (4-1), L: H Pena (0-2)

Astros

22-22

Won 2

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds CF                    3   2   2   0    1   0  .253  .850    0    1   0   2B
A Van Slyke RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .674    0    1   0   GDP
J Ray 2B                      4   1   1   1    0   1  .275  .714    0    3   3   2B
S Bream 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .320  .968    0    5   2   IW
J Morrison 3B                 4   0   2   2    0   1  .276  .769    0    0   1   
R Reynolds LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .326  .864    0    1   0   
M LaValliere C                3   0   0   0    0   0  .326  .806    0    7   1   
  M Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .797    0    0   0   
R Belliard SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .613    0    5   1   
D Drabek P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .455    0    1   0   
  H Pena P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  J Smiley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
  B Walk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   3    2   6                    24  10

BATTING

2B: B Bonds (9, off D Darwin); J Ray (8, off D Darwin).

IBB: S Bream (8, by D Darwin).

TB: B Bonds 3; J Morrison 2; J Ray 2; S Bream.

GIDP: A Van Slyke (1).

RBI: J Morrison 2 (27); J Ray (27).

2-out RBI: J Morrison 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Bream-R Belliard-S Bream.

E: S Bream (6).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hatcher CF-LF               4   1   1   1    0   0  .328  .838    0    1   0   2B,SF
B Doran 2B                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .237  .669    0    3   5   2B
D Walling 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .732    0    0   1   
  C Jackson PH-3B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   SH
G Davis 1B                    3   2   2   1    2   1  .262  .770    0   12   0   HR,IW
T Puhl LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .637    0    2   0   CS
  P Householder PH-CF         0   1   0   1    2   0  .125  .614    0    0   0   
K Bass RF                     4   2   2   3    1   0  .280  .775    0    1   0   2B,GDP
A Ashby C                     4   2   2   2    1   1  .317  .838    0    6   0   2B
C Reynolds SS                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .730    0    1   2   IW
  D Thon PH-SS                0   1   0   0    3   0  .167  .647    0    1   1   
D Darwin P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .579    0    0   0   
  P Garner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .647    0    0   0   
  D Meads P                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   2   
Totals                       32  10  11  10   11   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: K Bass (11, off J Smiley); B Doran (6, off B Walk); B Hatcher (10, off H Pena); A Ashby (7, off D Drabek).

HR: G Davis (9, off B Walk; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: B Hatcher (3, off B Walk).

SH: C Jackson (1, off H Pena).

IBB: G Davis (2, by H Pena); C Reynolds (5, by D Drabek).

TB: G Davis 5; A Ashby 3; B Doran 3; K Bass 3; B Hatcher 2; D Meads; D Walling.

GIDP: K Bass (7).

RBI: K Bass 3 (22); A Ashby 2 (19); B Doran 2 (22); B Hatcher (21); P Householder (1); G Davis (24).

2-out RBI: B Doran 2; A Ashby.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Meads-D Thon-G Davis.

BASERUNNING

CS: T Puhl (1, 2nd base by D Drabek/M LaValliere).

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
D Drabek                       5     4   2   1    4   3   0   3.54   22     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 0· 4     52    -     1.16  -0.01
H Pena, H (1), L (0-2)         1.1   2   3   3    3   0   0   4.20    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.23  -0.12
J Smiley, BS (1)               0     3   4   4    2   0   0   5.40    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          3-3    1.88  -0.43
B Walk                         1.2   2   1   1    2   3   1   4.35    9     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          3-2    0.06  -0.01
Totals                         8    11  10   9   11   6   1          45     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0·10          6-5

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                       6     4   3   3    2   4   0   3.99   24     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 1· 4     54    -     1.20  -0.13
D Meads, W (4-1)               3     2   0   0    0   2   0   5.50   10     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.30   0.06
Totals                         9     6   3   3    2   6   0          34     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 6           -

J Smiley faced 5 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: H Pena (3; G Davis); D Drabek (1; C Reynolds); D Darwin (8; S Bream).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Fred Brocklander.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 9,632.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. B Bonds              CF    1. B Hatcher            CF 
2. A Van Slyke          RF    2. B Doran              2B 
3. J Ray                2B    3. D Walling            3B 
4. S Bream              1B    4. G Davis              1B 
5. J Morrison           3B    5. T Puhl               LF 
6. R Reynolds           LF    6. K Bass               RF 
7. M LaValliere         C     7. A Ashby              C  
8. R Belliard           SS    8. C Reynolds           SS 
9. D Drabek             P     9. D Darwin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  3-3  123      22%  96% K Bass          J Smiley        Double; Doran Scores; Davis Scores; Householder Scores; Bass to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 7   1  3-2  123      18%  74% P Householder   J Smiley        Walk; Hatcher Scores; Doran to 3B; Davis to 2B
   t 6   1  2-1  -2-     -17%  47% J Ray           D Darwin        Double; Bonds Scores
   t 6   2  2-2  -2-     -16%  36% J Morrison      D Darwin        Single; Ray Scores
   b 4   2  1-1  1--      15%  68% A Ashby         D Drabek        Double; Bass Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  J Ray           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  S Bream         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Morrison      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      55%  R Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  G Davis         Walk
   O      1--      55%  T Puhl          Flyball: 2B
   OO     1--      50%  K Bass          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Drabek        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  A Ashby         Walk
          1--      65%  C Reynolds      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Ashby to 2B; Reynolds to 1B
   O      12-      60%  D Darwin        Strikeout
   O      12-      55%  B Hatcher       Flyball: CF
   R      12-      67%  B Doran         Single; Ashby Scores/unER; Reynolds to 3B
   O      1-3      63%  D Walling       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
          ---      55%  B Bonds         Double
   O      -2-      60%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      65%  J Ray           Flyball: SS
          -2-      64%  S Bream         Intentional Walk
   R      12-      51%  J Morrison      Single; Bonds Scores; Bream to 2B
   O      12-      56%  R Reynolds      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
          ---      60%  G Davis         Single
   O      1--      56%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      51%  K Bass          Puhl Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      53%  " "             Walk
   R      1--      68%  A Ashby         Double; Bass Scores
          -2-      68%  C Reynolds      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      64%  D Darwin        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Danny Darwin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      68%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      70%  R Belliard      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  D Drabek        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      68%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      69%  D Walling       Single
   O      1--      67%  G Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  B Bonds         Walk
   O      1--      64%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B; Bonds to 2B
   R      -2-      47%  J Ray           Double; Bonds Scores
   O      -2-      52%  S Bream         Lineout: 1B
   R      -2-      36%  J Morrison      Single; Ray Scores
   O      1--      39%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Hipolito Pena facing 5-6-7
                  Hipolito Pena replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      35%  T Puhl          Flyball: SS
          ---      39%  K Bass          Single
   O      1--      34%  A Ashby         Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Dickie Thon pinch hits for Craig Reynolds batting 8th
          1--      38%  D Thon          Walk; Ashby to 2B
                  Phil Garner pinch hits for Danny Darwin batting 9th
   O      12-      30%  P Garner        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Meads facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Meads replaces Phil Garner pitching and batting 9th; Dickie Thon moves to SS
   O      ---      32%  M LaValliere    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      34%  R Belliard      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      35%  H Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Hipolito Pena facing 1-2-3
          ---      49%  B Hatcher       Double
          -2-      54%  B Doran         Walk
                  Chuck Jackson pinch hits for Denny Walling batting 3rd
   O      12-      55%  C Jackson       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hatcher to 3B; Doran to 2B
          -23      56%  G Davis         Intentional Walk
                  John Smiley replaces Hipolito Pena pitching and batting 9th; Paul Householder pinch hits for Terry Puhl batting 5th
   R      123      74%  P Householder   Walk; Hatcher Scores; Doran to 3B; Davis to 2B
   RRR    123      96%  K Bass          Double; Doran Scores; Davis Scores; Householder Scores; Bass to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      --3      97%  A Ashby         Single; Bass Scores
          1--      98%  D Thon          Walk; Ashby to 2B
          12-      98%  D Meads         Single/Bunt; Ashby to 3B; Thon to 2B
                  Bob Walk replaces John Smiley pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      99%  B Hatcher       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Ashby Scores
   R      12-      99%  B Doran         Double; Thon Scores; Meads to 3B
   O      -23      99%  C Jackson       Strikeout
                  7 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 9.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-9, Dave Meads facing 1-2-3
                  Chuck Jackson moves to 3B; Billy Hatcher moves to LF; Paul Householder moves to CF
          ---      99%  B Bonds         Single
   OO     1--     100%  A Van Slyke     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Ray           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-3, Bob Walk facing 4-5-6
   R      ---     100%  G Davis         Home Run
          ---     100%  P Householder   Walk
   O      1--     100%  K Bass          Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  A Ashby         Strikeout
          1--     100%  D Thon          Walk; Householder to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Meads         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 10.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-10, Dave Meads facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  S Bream         Single
   O      1--     100%  J Morrison      Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Mike Diaz pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 7th
   O      1--     100%  M Diaz          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198705260

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation