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Standings
NYY
@CAL		2
13
CLE
@CHW		5
4		 
(11)
MIN
@KCR		3
12
DET
@MIL		10
12
BAL
@OAK		2
1		 
(11)
BOS
@SEA		7
2
TOR
@TEX		6
5		 
(11)
CHC
@ATL		2
4
STL
@CIN		5
3
PIT
@HOU		4
3
SDP
@MON		5
3
SFG
@NYM		7
4
LAD
@PHI		5
0
Sunday, August 28, 1988 2:38
, Astrodome
Attendance: 20,368, Time of Game: 2:37
Pirates
4
70-60
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 6½ GB
 at Astros
3
70-60
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 5½ GB
W: Doug Drabek (13-6)
L: Danny Darwin (6-11)
S: Jim Gott (25)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    4  6  0
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    3  7  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Barry Bonds LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .291 .885 12 8 -0.073 1.93 0.111 -0.184 0.1 2 0 HR
Ken Oberkfell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .686 5 5 -0.076 1.06 0.000 -0.076 -0.6 1 4
   Jose Lind PH-2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 .242 .592 6 4 0.307 3.38 0.307 0.000 1.5 0 1
Andy Van Slyke CF 4 0 3 1 0 1 .291 .867 15 9 0.311 1.51 0.333 -0.022 1.7 0 0 2·SB
Bobby Bonilla 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .849 16 10 -0.112 0.92 0.000 -0.112 -1.2 0 1
Sid Bream 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .282 .769 20 12 -0.059 1.10 0.011 -0.070 -0.5 10 1
R.J. Reynolds RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .246 .656 13 10 -0.098 1.02 0.000 -0.098 -0.8 2 0
Mike LaValliere C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 .695 11 8 0.018 0.62 0.049 -0.031 0.1 11 1
Rafael Belliard SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .524 4 3 -0.043 1.52 0.000 -0.043 -0.4 0 2
   John Cangelosi PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .208 .571 4 0 0.090 2.11 0.090 0.000 0.4
   Al Pedrique SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .187 .470 1 1 -0.003 0.10 0.000 -0.003 -0.1 0 0
Doug Drabek P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .169 .483 8 7 -0.063 1.23 0.000 -0.063 -0.5 1 1
   Gary Redus PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 .734 2 1 0.135 3.70 0.135 0.000 0.6 HBP
   Jim Gott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 4 6 3 2 7 .188 .538 117 78 0.334 1.38 1.036 -0.702 0.3 27 11
HR: B Bonds (22, off D Darwin; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).
HBP: G Redus (3, by D Darwin).
TB: B Bonds 4; A Van Slyke 3; J Lind; M LaValliere.
RBI: A Van Slyke (82); B Bonds (50); J Lind (42).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Baserunning
SB: A Van Slyke 2 (24, 2nd base off L Andersen/C Biggio, 2nd base off D Darwin/C Biggio).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gerald Young CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 .671 12 7 -0.065 0.88 0.013 -0.078 -0.6 2 0
Bill Doran 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 .693 14 10 -0.060 1.10 0.023 -0.083 -0.3 1 5
Billy Hatcher LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .267 .676 14 10 0.124 1.06 0.204 -0.080 0.4 1 0 HR
Glenn Davis 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .277 .843 15 8 0.111 0.79 0.149 -0.038 0.8 10 2 HR
Buddy Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 .638 10 8 -0.055 0.84 0.021 -0.076 -0.3 1 1 2B
Kevin Bass RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .260 .714 10 9 0.041 0.96 0.097 -0.057 0.5 1 0 HR
Rafael Ramirez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .644 12 7 -0.054 0.74 0.000 -0.054 -0.5 1 3
   Craig Reynolds PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .611 2 2 -0.077 3.21 0.000 -0.077 -0.2
Craig Biggio C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .205 .565 10 7 -0.010 0.77 0.033 -0.043 0.1 8 0 2B
   Terry Puhl PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .323 .837 5 3 -0.054 2.32 0.000 -0.054 -0.1
Danny Darwin P 2 0 0 0 1 2 .058 .170 14 7 -0.026 0.74 0.016 -0.042 -0.3 1 0
   Juan Agosto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Larry Andersen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Denny Walling PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .624 5 3 -0.038 1.57 0.000 -0.038 -0.1
Team Totals 34 3 7 3 2 9 .206 .779 123 81 -0.163 1.01 0.556 -0.720 -0.7 27 11
2B: B Bell (8, off D Drabek); C Biggio (5, off D Drabek).
HR: K Bass (12, off J Gott; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); B Hatcher (4, off D Drabek; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); G Davis (26, off D Drabek; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: K Bass 4; B Hatcher 4; G Davis 4; B Bell 2; C Biggio 2; G Young; B Doran.
RBI: K Bass (60); G Davis (88); B Hatcher (40).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Ramirez-G Davis.
E: L Andersen (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates

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
Doug Drabek, W (13-6) 7 6 2 2 1 6 2 3.09 28 87 56 32 10 14 9 12 5 0 62 0.019 0.83 0.9
Jim Gott, S (25) 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 2.89 8 36 25 13 5 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.145 1.63 -0.2
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 2 9 3 3.00 36 123 81 45 15 20 11 14 5 0 62 0 0 0.164 1.38 0.7

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
Danny Darwin, L (6-11) 7 4 3 3 2 7 1 4.25 27 92 63 32 17 14 8 9 2 0 62 0.067 1.22 0.9
Juan Agosto, BS (5) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.31 3 10 6 5 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 -0.389 4.49 -1.7
Larry Andersen 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.62 5 15 9 7 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 -0.015 0.55 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 2 7 1 4.00 35 117 78 44 18 16 12 13 3 0 62 4 3 -0.337 1.01 -0.3
D Darwin faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Darwin (7; G Redus).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Bob Engel.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 20,368.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Houston Astros
1 Barry Bonds LF 1 Gerald Young CF
2 Ken Oberkfell 2B 2 Bill Doran 2B
3 Andy Van Slyke CF 3 Billy Hatcher LF
4 Bobby Bonilla 3B 4 Glenn Davis 1B
5 Sid Bream 1B 5 Buddy Bell 3B
6 R.J. Reynolds RF 6 Kevin Bass RF
7 Mike LaValliere C 7 Rafael Ramirez SS
8 Rafael Belliard SS 8 Craig Biggio C
9 Doug Drabek P 9 Danny Darwin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 2-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R PIT A. Van Slyke J. Agosto 27% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive); Redus Scores; Lind to 3B
t8 1-2 1 12- 6,(2-2)  R PIT J. Lind J. Agosto 25% 57% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cangelosi Scores; Redus to 2B
b6 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R HOU B. Hatcher D. Drabek -20% 26% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t8 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT G. Redus D. Darwin 14% 45% Hit By Pitch; Cangelosi to 2B
t8 1-2 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Bonds J. Agosto -13% 32% Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R PIT B. Bonds D. Darwin 11% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t1 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Oberkfell D. Darwin -2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT A. Van Slyke D. Darwin 2% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t1 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO PIT B. Bonilla D. Darwin -4% 57% Double Play: Flyball: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU G. Young D. Drabek 2% 59% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Doran D. Drabek 1% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Hatcher D. Drabek 1% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT S. Bream D. Darwin -2% 60% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT R. Reynolds D. Darwin -1% 59% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t2 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. LaValliere D. Darwin -1% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R HOU G. Davis D. Drabek -13% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b2 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Bell D. Drabek 2% 47% Popfly: 2B
b2 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU K. Bass D. Drabek 1% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Ramirez D. Drabek 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 8-9-1
t3 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT R. Belliard D. Darwin -2% 48% Popfly: 2B
t3 1-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT D. Drabek D. Darwin -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Bonds D. Darwin -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
b3 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio D. Drabek 2% 47% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b3 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU D. Darwin D. Drabek 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  HOU G. Young D. Drabek -1% 48% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b3 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Doran D. Drabek -2% 45% Single to CF (Line Drive); Young to 2B
b3 1-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Hatcher D. Drabek 5% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 2-3-4
t4 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT K. Oberkfell D. Darwin -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT A. Van Slyke D. Darwin 3% 50% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t4 1-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Bonilla D. Darwin -2% 49% Strikeout Swinging, Van Slyke Steals 2B
t4 1-1 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  PIT S. Bream D. Darwin 1% 50% Walk
t4 1-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O PIT R. Reynolds D. Darwin -5% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
b4 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Davis D. Drabek 3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Bell D. Drabek 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b4 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU K. Bass D. Drabek 1% 50% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 7-8-9
t5 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT M. LaValliere D. Darwin 5% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 1-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Belliard D. Darwin -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B; LaValliere to 2B
t5 1-1 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O PIT D. Drabek D. Darwin -5% 48% Flyball: CF
t5 1-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT B. Bonds D. Darwin -5% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
b5 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Ramirez D. Drabek 3% 47% Flyball: RF
b5 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio D. Drabek 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU D. Darwin D. Drabek -2% 47% Walk
b5 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Young D. Drabek 3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 2-3-4
t6 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Oberkfell D. Darwin -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Van Slyke D. Darwin -2% 45% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT B. Bonilla D. Darwin -2% 43% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
b6 1-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU B. Doran D. Drabek 3% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R HOU B. Hatcher D. Drabek -20% 26% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b6 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU G. Davis D. Drabek 1% 27% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b6 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Bell D. Drabek -2% 25% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b6 2-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU K. Bass D. Drabek 3% 28% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 5-6-7
t7 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT S. Bream D. Darwin -4% 24% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-2 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT R. Reynolds D. Darwin -3% 21% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT M. LaValliere D. Darwin -2% 19% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
b7 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU R. Ramirez D. Drabek 2% 21% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Biggio D. Drabek -3% 17% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b7 2-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O HOU D. Darwin D. Drabek 3% 20% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU G. Young D. Drabek 3% 23% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 8-9-1
John Cangelosi pinch hits for Rafael Belliard (SS) batting 8th
t8 1-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT J. Cangelosi D. Darwin 9% 32% Walk
Gary Redus pinch hits for Doug Drabek (P) batting 9th
t8 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT G. Redus D. Darwin 14% 45% Hit By Pitch; Cangelosi to 2B
Juan Agosto replaces Danny Darwin pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-2 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Bonds J. Agosto -13% 32% Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
Jose Lind pinch hits for Ken Oberkfell (2B) batting 2nd
t8 1-2 1 12- 6,(2-2)  R PIT J. Lind J. Agosto 25% 57% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cangelosi Scores; Redus to 2B
t8 2-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R PIT A. Van Slyke J. Agosto 27% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive); Redus Scores; Lind to 3B
Larry Andersen replaces Juan Agosto pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-2 1 1-3 R PIT B. Bonilla L. Andersen 6% 90% Van Slyke Steals 2B; Lind Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)
t8 4-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT B. Bonilla L. Andersen -2% 88% Fielder's Choice SS; Van Slyke out at 3B/SS-3B; Bonilla to 1B
t8 4-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT S. Bream L. Andersen -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Pirates' Jim Gott facing 2-3-4
Jim Gott replaces Gary Redus (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Jose Lind moves from PH to 2B
Al Pedrique replaces John Cangelosi (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b8 2-4 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O HOU B. Doran J. Gott 4% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Hatcher J. Gott 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU G. Davis J. Gott -2% 90% Walk
b8 2-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Bell J. Gott 4% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Astros' Larry Andersen facing 6-7-8
t9 4-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT R. Reynolds L. Andersen -1% 93% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 4-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. LaValliere L. Andersen -0% 93% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 4-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Pedrique L. Andersen -0% 93% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Pirates' Jim Gott facing 6-7-8
b9 2-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R HOU K. Bass J. Gott -10% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
Craig Reynolds pinch hits for Rafael Ramirez (SS) batting 7th
b9 3-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Reynolds J. Gott 8% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Craig Biggio (C) batting 8th
b9 3-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU T. Puhl J. Gott 5% 96% Flyball: LF
Denny Walling pinch hits for Larry Andersen (P) batting 9th
b9 3-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU D. Walling J. Gott 4% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

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