September 6, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 25,374

Sunday, September 6, 1987
Time of Game: 2:50

Pirates

62-74

Won 1

6th, 19½ GB

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

W: M Dunne (10-5), L: M Hernandez (0-2), S: J Gott (7)

Astros

68-68

Lost 1

2nd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .254  .816    0    1   0   
J Lind 2B                     5   1   3   0    0   0  .250  .638    0    2   5   
A Van Slyke CF                4   1   2   1    0   1  .292  .862    0    3   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .292  .800    0    0   3   
S Bream 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .268  .740    0   12   4   
R Reynolds RF                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .253  .702    0    0   0   2B
M LaValliere C                4   0   2   1    0   0  .301  .757    0    3   0   
A Pedrique SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .305  .726    0    4   1   
M Dunne P                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .093  .286    0    2   3   
  J Gott P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .455    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   4  10   4    2   7                    27  16

BATTING

2B: R Reynolds (22, off M Hernandez).

TB: J Lind 3; R Reynolds 3; M LaValliere 2; A Van Slyke 2; B Bonilla.

RBI: R Reynolds (43); A Van Slyke (71); M LaValliere (34); B Bonilla (58).

2-out RBI: A Van Slyke; M LaValliere.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Bonilla (13).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .296  .709    0    1   0   
B Doran 2B                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .288  .781    0    2   6   SB
D Walling 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .781    0    1   1   
A Ashby C                     5   2   1   1    0   0  .296  .825    0    7   0   HR
K Bass RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .803    0    1   1   
J Cruz LF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .248  .723    0    1   0   2B,SB
G Davis 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .248  .753    0   12   2   2B
C Reynolds SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .686    0    0   3   
M Hernandez P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  J Agosto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  T Puhl PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .553    0    0   0   
  L Andersen P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
  K Caminiti PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .649    0    0   0   
Totals                       38   3  10   3    2   3                    27  14

BATTING

2B: G Davis (32, off M Dunne); J Cruz (16, off M Dunne).

HR: A Ashby (13, off M Dunne; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: A Ashby 4; J Cruz 3; B Doran 2; G Davis 2; G Young 2; K Bass; C Reynolds.

RBI: J Cruz (37); G Davis (75); A Ashby (60).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: D Walling (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Doran (30, 2nd base off J Gott/M LaValliere); J Cruz (3, 3rd base off M Dunne/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
M Dunne, W (10-5)              7.1   8   3   1    2   1   1   2.73   33     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 0· 8     53    -     1.26   0.02
J Gott, S (7)                  1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   3.84    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          1-0    5.11   0.34
Totals                         9    10   3   1    2   3   1          40     -       ·  ·     19· 6· 0·10          1-0

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 Hernandez, L (0-2)           5.2   7   3   3    1   5   0   2.84   24     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 0· 7     47    -     1.10  -0.15
J Agosto                       1.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.00    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 2          1-0    1.14  -0.05
L Andersen                     2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.24    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.50   0.06
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   7   0          38     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 0·10          1-0

Balks: M Hernandez (1).

WP: M Dunne (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 25,374.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. B Bonds              LF    1. G Young              CF 
2. J Lind               2B    2. B Doran              2B 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. D Walling            3B 
4. B Bonilla            3B    4. A Ashby              C  
5. S Bream              1B    5. K Bass               RF 
6. R Reynolds           RF    6. J Cruz               LF 
7. M LaValliere         C     7. G Davis              1B 
8. A Pedrique           SS    8. C Reynolds           SS 
9. M Dunne              P     9. M Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  4-3  1-3      26%  80% D Walling       J Gott          Strikeout
   b 9   1  4-3  1--     -25%  54% B Doran         J Gott          Single; Young to 3B
   b 9   2  4-3  -23      24% 100% A Ashby         J Gott          Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 8   0  4-2  ---     -14%  70% A Ashby         M Dunne         Home Run
   t 7   2  2-3  12-      13%  82% A Van Slyke     J Agosto        Single; Bonds Scores; Lind to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Manny Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Dunne facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  G Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  B Doran         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Walling       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Manny Hernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  S Bream         Strikeout
          ---      48%  R Reynolds      Double
   R      -2-      58%  M LaValliere    Single; Reynolds Scores
   O      1--      56%  A Pedrique      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Dunne facing 4-5-6
          ---      52%  A Ashby         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Ashby to 1B
   O      1--      54%  K Bass          Groundout: P-1B; Ashby to 2B
   R      -2-      43%  J Cruz          Double; Ashby Scores/unER
          -2-      40%  G Davis         Cruz Steals 3B
   RO     --3      37%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Cruz Scores/unER
          ---      36%  C Reynolds      Single
   O      1--      38%  M Hernandez     Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Manny Hernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      36%  M Dunne         Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
          ---      35%  J Lind          Single
   O      1--      33%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Dunne facing 1-2-3
          ---      30%  G Young         Single
   O      1--      33%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      35%  D Walling       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      37%  A Ashby         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Manny Hernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      32%  S Bream         Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  R Reynolds      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Dunne facing 5-6-7
          ---      28%  K Bass          Single
   O      1--      31%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
          1--      28%  G Davis         Walk; Bass to 2B
   O      12-      31%  C Reynolds      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bass to 3B
   O      1-3      36%  M Hernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Manny Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      32%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      30%  A Pedrique      Strikeout
          ---      32%  M Dunne         Walk
   O      1--      29%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Dunne facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      31%  G Young         Flyball: CF
          ---      29%  B Doran         Single
   O      1--      31%  D Walling       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      33%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Manny Hernandez facing 2-3-4
          ---      43%  J Lind          Single; Lind to 2B/Adv on E5
          -2-      54%  A Van Slyke     Single; Lind to 3B
   R      1-3      63%  B Bonilla       Single; Lind Scores; Van Slyke to 2B
   O      12-      56%  S Bream         Flyball: LF
   RO     12-      64%  R Reynolds      Single; Van Slyke Scores; Bonilla out at 3B/RF-1B-3B
          1--      65%  M LaValliere    Balk; Reynolds to 2B
                  Juan Agosto replaces Manny Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Groundout: P unassisted
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Dunne facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  K Bass          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      68%  J Cruz          Flyball: SS
          ---      64%  G Davis         Double
          -2-      63%  C Reynolds      Wild Pitch; Davis to 3B
   O      --3      70%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Juan Agosto facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  A Pedrique      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  M Dunne         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      67%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--      69%  J Lind          Single; Bonds to 2B
   R      12-      82%  A Van Slyke     Single; Bonds Scores; Lind to 3B
   O      1-3      79%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Dunne facing 9-1-2
                  Terry Puhl pinch hits for Juan Agosto batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      78%  G Young         Walk
   O      1--      83%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      87%  D Walling       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Larry Andersen facing 5-6-7
                  Larry Andersen replaces Terry Puhl pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  S Bream         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  R Reynolds      Strikeout
          ---      86%  M LaValliere    Single
   O      1--      84%  A Pedrique      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Dunne facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      70%  A Ashby         Home Run
   O      ---      77%  K Bass          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      70%  J Cruz          Single
                  Jim Gott replaces Mike Dunne pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      74%  G Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B; Cruz to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  C Reynolds      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Larry Andersen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      83%  J Gott          Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  B Bonds         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      81%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Jim Gott facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Caminiti pinch hits for Larry Andersen batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  G Young         Single
          1--      54%  B Doran         Single; Young to 3B
   O      1-3      80%  D Walling       Strikeout
          1-3      76%  A Ashby         Doran Steals 2B
   O      -23     100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

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