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@CHW		6
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@MIL		4
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@MIN		5
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Tuesday, June 21, 1988 7:35
, Astrodome
Attendance: 18,220, Time of Game: 2:58
Reds
1
33-36
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 6½ GB
 at Astros
3
37-32
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
S: Dave Smith (14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  X    3  4  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Barry Larkin SS 2 1 0 0 0 1 .313 .799 10 6 0.099 1.14 0.140 -0.042 0.8 1 0 2·SB,2·HBP
Eddie Milner CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .432 16 8 -0.016 1.00 0.024 -0.040 -0.1 3 0
Chris Sabo 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .317 .877 7 7 0.038 1.12 0.100 -0.062 0.2 2 1 2B
Paul O'Neill RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .706 9 6 -0.082 1.33 0.020 -0.102 -0.7 4 0
Nick Esasky 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .755 9 7 -0.138 1.41 0.000 -0.138 -1.2 5 1
Lloyd McClendon LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267 .746 17 9 -0.075 0.78 0.000 -0.075 -0.7 2 0
   Jeff Gray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jeff Treadway 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .664 16 11 0.070 0.80 0.117 -0.047 0.7 1 1 3B
Terry McGriff C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .221 .613 14 9 -0.118 1.01 0.013 -0.130 -1.0 6 1
Jack Armstrong P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 13 8 -0.078 0.97 0.000 -0.078 -0.7 0 1
   Frank Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rob Murphy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tracy Jones LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .611 5 3 -0.009 0.36 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 32 1 5 1 2 8 .156 .500 116 74 -0.309 1.04 0.414 -0.723 -2.7 24 5
2B: C Sabo (25, off J Andujar).
3B: J Treadway (2, off J Andujar).
HBP: B Larkin 2 (6, 2 by J Andujar).
TB: J Treadway 4; C Sabo 3; P O'Neill.
RBI: C Sabo (29).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
E: C Sabo (8).
Baserunning
SB: B Larkin 2 (22, 2nd base off J Andujar/A Ashby 2).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gerald Young CF 2 0 0 1 1 0 .271 .680 19 12 0.137 1.57 0.169 -0.032 0.6 2 0 2·SB,SF
Billy Hatcher LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 .739 16 12 -0.106 0.97 0.000 -0.106 -1.0 0 0
Bill Doran 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 .717 22 14 -0.102 1.02 0.015 -0.117 -0.3 2 3 2B
Glenn Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .811 20 12 -0.070 0.80 0.003 -0.073 -0.2 12 1
Terry Puhl RF 1 0 1 0 2 0 .349 .822 15 4 0.054 1.57 0.180 -0.126 0.6 0 0 2·SB,CS
   Alex Trevino C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .727 1 1 0.002 0.35 0.002 0.000 -0.1 2 0 SH
Alan Ashby C 1 0 0 0 2 0 .254 .750 17 6 0.057 1.46 0.068 -0.010 0.2 7 0 IW
   Louie Meadows PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.041 2.62 0.041 0.000 0.2 SB
   Juan Agosto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Steve Henderson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 .664 4 0 0.000 0.36 0.000 0.000 0.2
   Dave Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Buddy Bell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .185 .467 13 9 0.107 1.87 0.247 -0.140 -0.7 0 6 2B
Rafael Ramirez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .619 6 4 -0.072 1.43 0.000 -0.072 -0.5 1 1
   Craig Reynolds PH-SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 .295 .709 6 4 0.095 1.42 0.109 -0.014 0.3 0 0 SB
Mike Scott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 .205 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Joaquin Andujar P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .750 11 6 -0.048 1.02 0.000 -0.048 -0.3 1 0
   Larry Andersen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kevin Bass PH-RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .725 4 0 0.098 3.24 0.098 0.000 0.6 0 0 SB
Team Totals 26 3 4 2 7 5 .154 .554 154 84 0.193 1.37 0.932 -0.738 -0.3 27 12
2B: B Bell (1, off J Armstrong); B Doran (7, off J Gray).
SF: G Young (2, off R Murphy).
SH: A Trevino (1, off J Gray).
IBB: A Ashby (3, by J Armstrong).
TB: B Doran 2; B Bell 2; T Puhl; C Reynolds.
RBI: B Bell (4); G Young (18).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Baserunning
SB: K Bass (18, 2nd base off R Murphy/T McGriff); T Puhl 2 (10, 2nd base off J Armstrong/T McGriff 2); L Meadows (1, 2nd base off J Armstrong/T McGriff); G Young 2 (40, 2nd base off J Armstrong/T McGriff, 3rd base off J Armstrong/T McGriff); C Reynolds (3, Home off R Murphy/T McGriff).
CS: T Puhl (2, 2nd base by J Armstrong/T McGriff).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Armstrong, L (0-1) 6.1 2 2 2 5 5 0 2.84 25 119 65 35 14 16 2 13 5 0 61 0.064 1.40 1.3
Frank Williams 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.21 2 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -0.117 2.73 -0.9
Rob Murphy 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.33 2 8 6 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 -0.149 2.10 -0.5
Jeff Gray 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 6 21 12 8 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.010 0.39 0.4
Team Totals 8 4 3 3 7 5 0 3.38 35 154 84 47 16 21 7 16 6 0 61 4 2 -0.192 1.04 0.3
F Williams faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Scott 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.96 4 12 9 7 1 1 3 1 0 0 48 0.003 0.66 0.0
Joaquin Andujar 5.1 3 1 1 2 5 0 4.67 23 71 42 22 8 12 8 6 2 0 2 0 0.137 1.20 1.5
Larry Andersen, W (2-3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.73 3 8 7 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.045 0.64 0.4
Juan Agosto, H (5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.75 3 8 5 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.062 0.87 0.4
Dave Smith, S (14) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.28 3 17 11 6 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.060 0.83 0.4
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 2 8 0 1.00 36 116 74 41 14 19 17 7 2 0 48 2 0 0.307 1.37 2.7
Balks: J Andujar (1).
WP: None.
HBP: J Andujar 2 (3; B Larkin, B Larkin).
IBB: J Armstrong (1; A Ashby).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Jim Quick.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 18,220.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Houston Astros
1 Barry Larkin SS 1 Gerald Young CF
2 Eddie Milner CF 2 Billy Hatcher LF
3 Chris Sabo 3B 3 Bill Doran 2B
4 Paul O'Neill RF 4 Glenn Davis 1B
5 Nick Esasky 1B 5 Terry Puhl RF
6 Lloyd McClendon LF 6 Alan Ashby C
7 Jeff Treadway 2B 7 Buddy Bell 3B
8 Terry McGriff C 8 Rafael Ramirez SS
9 Jack Armstrong P 9 Mike Scott P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  R HOU B. Bell J. Armstrong 25% 62% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Meadows Scores
b7 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU A. Ashby J. Armstrong -13% 28% Puhl Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b7 1-1 1 12- 4,(3-0)  HOU K. Bass F. Williams 10% 74% Walk; Bell to 3B; Reynolds to 2B
b7 2-1 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  R HOU B. Hatcher R. Murphy 9% 90% Reynolds Steals Hm; Bass Steals 2B
t3 0-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R CIN C. Sabo J. Andujar -9% 35% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Larkin Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN B. Larkin M. Scott 2% 52% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O CIN E. Milner M. Scott 1% 53% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CIN C. Sabo M. Scott -1% 52% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN P. O'Neill M. Scott -2% 50% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Sabo to 2B
Joaquin Andujar replaces Mike Scott pitching and batting 9th
t1 0-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O CIN N. Esasky J. Andujar 4% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Armstrong facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU G. Young J. Armstrong 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU B. Hatcher J. Armstrong 3% 61% Young Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Hatcher J. Armstrong -4% 57% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  HOU B. Doran J. Armstrong 3% 60% Young Steals 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O HOU B. Doran J. Armstrong -6% 54% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --3 7,(2-2)  O HOU G. Davis J. Armstrong -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joaquin Andujar facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN L. McClendon J. Andujar 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Treadway J. Andujar 1% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CIN T. McGriff J. Andujar -1% 52% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CIN J. Armstrong J. Andujar 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Armstrong facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU T. Puhl J. Armstrong 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU A. Ashby J. Armstrong 3% 62% Puhl Steals 2B
b2 0-0 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O HOU A. Ashby J. Armstrong -1% 61% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Puhl to 3B
b2 0-0 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Bell J. Armstrong -7% 54% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b2 0-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Ramirez J. Armstrong -4% 50% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joaquin Andujar facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CIN B. Larkin J. Andujar -4% 46% Hit By Pitch
t3 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN E. Milner J. Andujar -3% 43% Larkin Steals 2B
t3 0-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CIN E. Milner J. Andujar 1% 44% Groundout: 1B-P; Larkin to 3B
t3 0-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R CIN C. Sabo J. Andujar -9% 35% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Larkin Scores
t3 1-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CIN P. O'Neill J. Andujar 3% 38% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sabo to 3B
t3 1-0 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O CIN N. Esasky J. Andujar 4% 41% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jack Armstrong facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Andujar J. Armstrong -3% 39% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU G. Young J. Armstrong -2% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Hatcher J. Armstrong -1% 36% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Joaquin Andujar facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN L. McClendon J. Andujar 2% 38% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  CIN J. Treadway J. Andujar -2% 35% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t4 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CIN T. McGriff J. Andujar 3% 38% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 1-0 2 1-- CIN J. Armstrong J. Andujar -1% 37% Balk; Treadway to 2B
t4 1-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CIN J. Armstrong J. Andujar 3% 40% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jack Armstrong facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU B. Doran J. Armstrong -3% 37% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b4 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU G. Davis J. Armstrong -2% 35% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
b4 0-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU T. Puhl J. Armstrong 2% 37% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b4 0-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU A. Ashby J. Armstrong 1% 38% Puhl Steals 2B
b4 0-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU A. Ashby J. Armstrong 1% 40% Intentional Walk
b4 0-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Bell J. Armstrong -6% 34% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Joaquin Andujar facing 1-2-3
t5 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN B. Larkin J. Andujar -4% 30% Hit By Pitch
t5 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  CIN E. Milner J. Andujar -3% 27% Larkin Steals 2B
t5 1-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  CIN E. Milner J. Andujar -2% 25% Walk
t5 1-0 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O CIN C. Sabo J. Andujar 5% 30% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O CIN P. O'Neill J. Andujar 4% 34% Popfly: SS
t5 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CIN N. Esasky J. Andujar 4% 38% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jack Armstrong facing 8-9-1
b5 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Ramirez J. Armstrong -3% 35% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Andujar J. Armstrong -2% 33% Popfly: 3B
b5 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU G. Young J. Armstrong -1% 32% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Joaquin Andujar facing 6-7-8
t6 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CIN L. McClendon J. Andujar 2% 34% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN J. Treadway J. Andujar -8% 25% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t6 1-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O CIN T. McGriff J. Andujar 9% 34% Fielder's Choice 3B; Treadway out at Hm/3B-C; McGriff to 1B
t6 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CIN J. Armstrong J. Andujar 2% 36% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jack Armstrong facing 2-3-4
b6 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Hatcher J. Armstrong -4% 32% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Doran J. Armstrong -3% 30% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b6 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU G. Davis J. Armstrong -2% 28% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Andersen facing 1-2-3
Larry Andersen replaces Joaquin Andujar pitching and batting 9th
t7 1-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O CIN B. Larkin L. Andersen 2% 30% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN E. Milner L. Andersen 1% 31% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN C. Sabo L. Andersen 1% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jack Armstrong facing 5-6-7
b7 0-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU T. Puhl J. Armstrong 8% 41% Walk
b7 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU A. Ashby J. Armstrong -13% 28% Puhl Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b7 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU A. Ashby J. Armstrong 5% 33% Walk
Louie Meadows pinch runs for Alan Ashby (C) batting 6th
b7 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU B. Bell J. Armstrong 4% 37% Meadows Steals 2B
b7 0-1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  R HOU B. Bell J. Armstrong 25% 62% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Meadows Scores
Frank Williams replaces Jack Armstrong pitching and batting 9th
Craig Reynolds pinch hits for Rafael Ramirez (SS) batting 8th
b7 1-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  HOU C. Reynolds F. Williams 2% 64% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Bell stays at 2B
Kevin Bass pinch hits for Larry Andersen (P) batting 9th
b7 1-1 1 12- 4,(3-0)  HOU K. Bass F. Williams 10% 74% Walk; Bell to 3B; Reynolds to 2B
Rob Murphy replaces Frank Williams pitching and batting 9th
b7 1-1 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO HOU G. Young R. Murphy 7% 81% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Bell Scores; Reynolds to 3B
b7 2-1 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  R HOU B. Hatcher R. Murphy 9% 90% Reynolds Steals Hm; Bass Steals 2B
b7 3-1 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O HOU B. Hatcher R. Murphy -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Juan Agosto facing 4-5-6
Juan Agosto replaces Louie Meadows (PR) pitching and batting 6th
Alex Trevino replaces Terry Puhl (RF) playing C batting 5th
Craig Reynolds moves from PH to SS
Kevin Bass moves from PH to RF
t8 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN P. O'Neill J. Agosto 3% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN N. Esasky J. Agosto 2% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN L. McClendon J. Agosto 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Reds' Jeff Gray facing 3-4-5
Jeff Gray replaces Lloyd McClendon (LF) pitching and batting 6th
Tracy Jones replaces Rob Murphy (P) playing LF batting 9th
b8 3-1 0 --- 6,(1-2)  HOU B. Doran J. Gray 1% 96% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b8 3-1 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  HOU G. Davis J. Gray 0% 97% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Davis to 1B
b8 3-1 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU A. Trevino J. Gray 0% 97% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Doran to 3B; Davis to 2B
Steve Henderson pinch hits for Juan Agosto (P) batting 6th
b8 3-1 1 -23 4,(3-0)  HOU S. Henderson J. Gray 0% 97% Walk
b8 3-1 1 123 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Bell J. Gray -2% 95% Popfly: 1B
b8 3-1 2 123 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Reynolds J. Gray -1% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Dave Smith facing 7-8-9
Dave Smith replaces Steve Henderson (PH) pitching and batting 6th
t9 1-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CIN J. Treadway D. Smith 3% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN T. McGriff D. Smith 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN T. Jones D. Smith 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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