July 11, 1987 New York Mets at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 2
@BAL 1 DET 12
@CAL 5 CHW 5
@NYY 2
(15) OAK 6
MIL 5 BOS 10
@SEA 4 TEX 6
CLE 2 KCR 2
@TOR 1 ATL 5
PHI 4 CHC 7
LAD 0 MON 11
@CIN 5 NYM 9
@HOU 6 SDP 3
@PIT 1 SFG 3
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 37,814

Saturday, July 11, 1987
Time of Game: 3:08

Mets

46-40

Won 2

4th, 9½ GB

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

W: R Myers (2-4), L: D Darwin (5-6), S: R McDowell (11)

Astros

44-42

Lost 2

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Dykstra CF                  5   2   2   0    0   2  .294  .817    0    3   0   2B
W Backman 2B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .254  .586    0    0   2   SH
K Hernandez 1B                2   2   1   1    3   0  .288  .808    0    9   1   2B,IW
D Strawberry RF               5   0   2   2    0   1  .274  .979    0    0   0   3B
K McReynolds LF               5   0   0   0    0   2  .288  .842    0    2   0   
H Johnson 3B                  2   3   2   2    3   0  .272  .866    0    2   2   2·HR,2·SB,IW
B Lyons C                     4   0   1   1    0   2  .236  .616    0    8   1   SF
R Santana SS                  4   1   0   0    0   3  .284  .723    0    1   3   
T Leach P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .045  .132    0    1   1   
  D Sisk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Myers P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    1   0   
  R McDowell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .619         0   1   
Totals                       35   9   9   7    6  14                    27  11

BATTING

2B: L Dykstra (16, off L Andersen); K Hernandez (14, off D Darwin).

3B: D Strawberry (4, off D Darwin).

HR: H Johnson 2 (19, 2 off D Darwin; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SF: B Lyons (2, off L Andersen).

SH: W Backman (4, off L Andersen).

IBB: K Hernandez (6, by L Andersen); H Johnson (4, by L Andersen).

TB: H Johnson 8; D Strawberry 4; L Dykstra 3; K Hernandez 2; B Lyons; W Backman.

RBI: D Strawberry 2 (51); H Johnson 2 (51); B Lyons (7); K Hernandez (40); W Backman (11).

2-out RBI: H Johnson; K Hernandez; W Backman; D Strawberry.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Leach-R Santana-K Hernandez.

E: B Lyons (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Johnson 2 (17, 2nd base off L Andersen/A Ashby, 2nd base off D Darwin/A Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .250  .681    0    1   0   2B,SB
B Doran 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .272  .758    0    1   2   
D Walling 3B                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .295  .764    0    0   3   SB
  C Jackson PH-3B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .576    0    0   1   
G Davis 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .819    0    7   0   
K Bass RF                     4   2   2   1    0   1  .284  .797    0    2   0   HR
J Cruz LF                     4   1   1   1    0   2  .252  .725    0    0   0   HR
A Ashby C                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .302  .875    0   14   0   2B
C Reynolds SS                 1   1   0   0    1   0  .263  .659    0    1   1   GDP
  D Lopes PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .857    0    0   0   
  B Pena SS                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .387    0    0   1   
D Darwin P                    2   0   1   1    0   1  .154  .406    0    1   0   
  J Pankovits PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .325    0    0   0   
  D Meads P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
  L Andersen P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  R Wine PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   6  10   5    2   9                    27   9

BATTING

2B: G Young (1, off T Leach); A Ashby (12, off R Myers).

HR: K Bass (9, off R Myers; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); J Cruz (8, off T Leach; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: K Bass 5; J Cruz 4; G Young 3; A Ashby 3; D Darwin; D Walling; B Doran.

GIDP: C Reynolds (2).

RBI: K Bass (49); G Young (1); J Cruz (28); D Walling (19); D Darwin (3).

2-out RBI: G Young; D Darwin.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

E: A Ashby (3); B Doran (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Walling (4, 2nd base off T Leach/B Lyons); G Young (3, 2nd base off T Leach/B Lyons).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Leach                        3.2   7   5   4    2   2   1   2.44   19     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 7     29    -     1.18  -0.31
D Sisk                         0     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.59    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-0    2.17  -0.04
R Myers, W (2-4)               4.1   2   1   1    0   6   1   4.50   15     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 2· 2          3-0    1.44   0.32
R McDowell, S (11)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.57    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.04
Totals                         9    10   6   5    2   9   2          38     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 2·10          5-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Darwin, L (5-6)              6     7   7   5    2   9   2   3.71   28     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 1· 7     41    -     0.74  -0.44
D Meads                        0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   5.57    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.68   0.02
L Andersen                     2.1   2   2   1    3   4   0   2.95   12     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          1-0    0.45  -0.07
Totals                         9     9   9   6    6  14   2          43     -       ·  ·     10· 3· 1· 9          1-0

D Sisk faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.

Balks: T Leach (1).

WP: L Andersen (1).

IBB: L Andersen 2 (7; K Hernandez, H Johnson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 37,814.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros                       
1. L Dykstra            CF    1. G Young              CF 
2. W Backman            2B    2. B Doran              2B 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. D Walling            3B 
4. D Strawberry         RF    4. G Davis              1B 
5. K McReynolds         LF    5. K Bass               RF 
6. H Johnson            3B    6. J Cruz               LF 
7. B Lyons              C     7. A Ashby              C  
8. R Santana            SS    8. C Reynolds           SS 
9. T Leach              P     9. D Darwin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  5-6  ---      13%  73% H Johnson       D Darwin        Home Run
   b 4   2  6-4  12-     -12%  59% G Young         T Leach         Single; Reynolds Scores; Darwin to 2B
   t 1   2  0-0  1--      12%  59% D Strawberry    D Darwin        Triple; Hernandez Scores
   t 2   0  1-1  ---      11%  61% H Johnson       D Darwin        Home Run
   t 2   2  1-2  12-      10%  71% W Backman       D Darwin        Single; Santana Scores; Dykstra to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Dykstra       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  W Backman       Strikeout
          ---      47%  K Hernandez     Walk
   R      1--      59%  D Strawberry    Triple; Hernandez Scores
   O      --3      56%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Terry Leach facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  G Young         Walk
          1--      49%  B Doran         Young Steals 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      49%  D Walling       Single; Young to 3B
   RO     1-3      46%  G Davis         Strikeout, Walling Steals 2B; Young Scores/No RBI/unER; Walling to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      50%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Darwin facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      61%  H Johnson       Home Run
          ---      64%  B Lyons         Single
   O      1--      61%  R Santana       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      58%  T Leach         Strikeout Looking
          1--      60%  L Dykstra       Single; Santana to 2B
   R      12-      71%  W Backman       Single; Santana Scores; Dykstra to 3B
   R      1-3      79%  K Hernandez     Double; Dykstra Scores; Backman to 3B
   RR     -23      89%  D Strawberry    Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Backman Scores/unER/No RBI; Hernandez Scores/unER/No RBI; Strawberry to 1B
   O      1--      88%  K McReynolds    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Terry Leach facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      83%  J Cruz          Home Run
          ---      80%  A Ashby         Single
   OO     1--      86%  C Reynolds      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  D Darwin        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-2, Danny Darwin facing 6-7-8
          ---      88%  H Johnson       Walk
          1--      89%  B Lyons         Johnson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      88%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      86%  R Santana       Strikeout
   O      -2-      85%  T Leach         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Terry Leach facing 1-2-3
          ---      80%  G Young         Double
   O      -2-      82%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B-P; Young to 3B
   RO     --3      81%  D Walling       Groundout: SS-1B; Young Scores
   O      ---      82%  G Davis         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-3, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  L Dykstra       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  W Backman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Terry Leach facing 5-6-7
          ---      75%  K Bass          Single
   O      1--      79%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
          1--      78%  A Ashby         Balk; Bass to 2B
   O      -2-      81%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Bass to 3B
          --3      79%  C Reynolds      Walk
   R      1-3      71%  D Darwin        Single; Bass Scores; Reynolds to 2B
   R      12-      59%  G Young         Single; Reynolds Scores; Darwin to 2B
                  Doug Sisk replaces Terry Leach pitching and batting 9th
          12-      55%  B Doran         Single; Darwin to 3B; Young to 2B
                  Randy Myers replaces Doug Sisk pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      64%  D Walling       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 5.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-5, Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      62%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  K McReynolds    Lineout: P
   R      ---      73%  H Johnson       Home Run
   O      ---      72%  B Lyons         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-7, Randy Myers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      75%  G Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  K Bass          Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 5.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-5, Danny Darwin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  R Santana       Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  R Myers         Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  L Dykstra       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-7, Randy Myers facing 7-8-9
          ---      66%  A Ashby         Double
                  Davey Lopes pinch hits for Craig Reynolds batting 8th
   O      -2-      72%  D Lopes         Strikeout
                  Jim Pankovits pinch hits for Danny Darwin batting 9th
   O      -2-      78%  J Pankovits     Lineout: P
   O      -2-      82%  G Young         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dave Meads facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Meads replaces Jim Pankovits pitching and batting 9th; Bert Pena replaces Davey Lopes playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      81%  W Backman       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      82%  K Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--      81%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Looking
                  Larry Andersen replaces Dave Meads pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      79%  K McReynolds    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-7, Randy Myers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  B Doran         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Chuck Jackson pinch hits for Denny Walling batting 3rd
   O      ---      85%  C Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  G Davis         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-5, Larry Andersen facing 6-7-8
                  Chuck Jackson moves to 3B
          ---      89%  H Johnson       Walk
          1--      92%  B Lyons         Johnson Steals 2B; Johnson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   RO     --3      93%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores/unER
   O      ---      92%  R Santana       Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  R Myers         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-8, Randy Myers facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      84%  K Bass          Home Run
   O      ---      89%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  A Ashby         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  B Pena          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-6, Larry Andersen facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  L Dykstra       Double
   O      -2-      95%  W Backman       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Dykstra to 3B
          --3      95%  K Hernandez     Intentional Walk
   R      1-3      97%  D Strawberry    Single; Dykstra Scores; Hernandez to 2B
          12-      98%  K McReynolds    Wild Pitch; Hernandez to 3B; Strawberry to 2B
   O      -23      97%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      97%  H Johnson       Intentional Walk
   O      123      96%  B Lyons         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-9, Roger McDowell facing 9-1-2
                  Roger McDowell replaces Randy Myers pitching and batting 9th; Robbie Wine pinch hits for Larry Andersen batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  R Wine          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  G Young         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Doran         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198707110

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation