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Standings
OAK
@CAL		1
7
MIN
@DET		14
0
BAL
@KCR		5
6
TOR
@NYY		11
6		 
(10)
CHW
@SEA		8
6
STL
@CHC		4
5
CIN
@HOU		3
5
MON
@PHI		2
6
NYM
@PIT		3
4		 
(11)
ATL
@SDP		2
3
LAD
@SFG		3
8
Tuesday, April 11, 1989 7:36
, Astrodome
Attendance: 22,490, Time of Game: 2:31
Reds
3
4-3
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 at Astros
5
3-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 2 GB
W: Jim Deshaies (1-1)
L: Rick Mahler (0-2)
S: Dave Smith (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3  7  2
Astros          4  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    5  5  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Barry Larkin SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .656 12 9 -0.043 0.69 0.018 -0.060 -0.3 1 1
Chris Sabo 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .182 .448 14 10 -0.038 1.16 0.053 -0.091 -0.1 0 2 2B,SB
Kal Daniels LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .200 .644 21 10 -0.034 0.94 0.042 -0.076 -0.2 5 0 SB,CS
Eric Davis CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .241 .786 16 10 -0.020 1.07 0.064 -0.084 0.3 3 0 HR
Todd Benzinger 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .656 16 11 -0.096 1.09 0.011 -0.107 -0.8 11 0
Paul O'Neill RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .973 10 9 0.025 1.05 0.076 -0.050 0.3 0 0
Jeff Reed C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .385 .967 10 6 0.082 0.78 0.119 -0.037 0.7 4 0 2B
Ron Oester 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .550 10 6 0.044 1.12 0.076 -0.032 0.1 0 4
Rick Mahler P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 7 4 -0.020 0.41 0.000 -0.020 -0.2 0 2
   Ken Griffey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 5 4 -0.144 3.01 0.000 -0.144 -0.7
   Kent Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Norm Charlton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 7 2 2 4 .219 .640 121 79 -0.244 1.01 0.459 -0.701 -0.8 24 9
2B: J Reed (4, off J Deshaies); C Sabo (2, off J Deshaies).
HR: E Davis (2, off J Deshaies; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).
TB: E Davis 4; J Reed 2; C Sabo 2; R Oester; P O'Neill; T Benzinger; B Larkin.
RBI: R Oester (2); E Davis (5).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: B Larkin (3); C Sabo (2).
Baserunning
SB: K Daniels (1, 2nd base off J Deshaies/A Ashby); C Sabo (2, 3rd base off J Deshaies/A Ashby).
CS: K Daniels (1, 2nd base by J Deshaies POCS).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Hatcher CF-LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .379 .779 17 11 0.041 0.44 0.064 -0.022 0.2 4 0
Craig Reynolds SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .545 12 11 -0.036 0.58 0.000 -0.036 -0.7 2 2
   Gerald Young CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .689 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Terry Puhl LF-RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .364 .780 16 6 0.100 0.64 0.105 -0.005 1.1 0 0 SB
Glenn Davis 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .387 1.138 15 12 -0.008 0.57 0.034 -0.042 0.1 12 2
Bill Doran 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .300 .910 12 8 0.086 0.64 0.101 -0.015 0.8 0 4
Kevin Bass RF 2 1 0 1 1 0 .296 .782 13 7 0.022 0.78 0.033 -0.011 -0.1 4 0 SB,SF
   Craig Biggio C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .083 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Alan Ashby C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .472 8 4 0.001 0.55 0.009 -0.007 -0.0 4 0
   Rafael Ramirez PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .600 4 2 -0.009 0.38 0.000 -0.009 -0.4 0 0
Ken Caminiti 3B 3 0 1 2 0 0 .267 .624 9 6 0.093 0.98 0.118 -0.025 1.3 1 3
Jim Deshaies P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 5 4 -0.022 0.44 0.000 -0.022 -0.6 0 1
   Danny Darwin P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.012 0.48 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 0 0
   Dave Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 30 5 5 5 3 4 .167 .402 115 74 0.256 0.62 0.464 -0.206 1.6 27 13
SF: K Bass (1, off N Charlton).
TB: T Puhl 2; G Davis; K Caminiti; B Doran.
RBI: K Caminiti 2 (4); T Puhl (1); K Bass (4); B Doran (6).
2-out RBI: K Caminiti 2; B Doran.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Caminiti-G Davis.
Baserunning
SB: K Bass (1, 2nd base off R Mahler/J Reed); T Puhl (1, 2nd base off K Tekulve/J Reed).

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
Rick Mahler, L (0-2) 6 3 4 0 3 2 0 0.69 25 87 52 33 3 16 10 10 2 0 57 -0.235 0.63 -1.5
Kent Tekulve 1.1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2.57 7 22 18 10 5 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 -0.011 0.55 -0.6
Norm Charlton 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 2 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 -0.010 0.83 0.5
Team Totals 8 5 5 0 3 4 0 0.00 34 115 74 45 9 20 14 13 3 0 57 3 1 -0.256 1.01 -1.6

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
Jim Deshaies, W (1-1) 6 6 3 3 2 3 1 4.15 25 94 58 33 8 17 9 11 1 0 49 0.020 0.82 0.1
Danny Darwin, H (1) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.96 6 19 16 8 0 8 1 4 1 0 2 2 0.161 1.83 0.3
Dave Smith, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 8 5 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.062 0.85 0.4
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 2 4 1 3.00 34 121 79 44 9 26 12 16 2 0 49 2 2 0.243 0.62 0.8
J Deshaies faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: R Mahler 2 (2).
WP: R Mahler (1); J Deshaies (2); D Darwin (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Deshaies (1; K Daniels, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 22,490.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Houston Astros
1 Barry Larkin SS 1 Billy Hatcher CF
2 Chris Sabo 3B 2 Craig Reynolds SS
3 Kal Daniels LF 3 Terry Puhl LF
4 Eric Davis CF 4 Glenn Davis 1B
5 Todd Benzinger 1B 5 Bill Doran 2B
6 Paul O'Neill RF 6 Kevin Bass RF
7 Jeff Reed C 7 Alan Ashby C
8 Ron Oester 2B 8 Ken Caminiti 3B
9 Rick Mahler P 9 Jim Deshaies P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 3-4 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  OO CIN K. Griffey D. Darwin 14% 79% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
t7 1-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN J. Reed J. Deshaies -12% 76% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); O'Neill to 3B
b1 2-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR HOU K. Caminiti R. Mahler 12% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Doran Scores/unER; Bass Scores/unER; Ashby to 3B
b1 1-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  R HOU B. Doran R. Mahler 9% 74% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Puhl Scores/unER
t7 2-4 0 --3 3,(1-1)  R CIN R. Oester D. Darwin -8% 64% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Reed 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' Jim Deshaies facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN B. Larkin J. Deshaies 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O CIN C. Sabo J. Deshaies 1% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CIN K. Daniels J. Deshaies -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CIN E. Davis J. Deshaies 2% 54% Daniels Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU B. Hatcher R. Mahler 6% 61% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Hatcher to 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Reynolds R. Mahler -1% 60% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Hatcher to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 3,(2-0)  R HOU T. Puhl R. Mahler 6% 66% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Hatcher Scores/unER
b1 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU G. Davis R. Mahler 2% 67% Wild Pitch; Puhl to 2B
b1 1-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU G. Davis R. Mahler -3% 64% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b1 1-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  R HOU B. Doran R. Mahler 9% 74% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Puhl Scores/unER
b1 2-0 2 1-- HOU K. Bass R. Mahler 1% 74% Balk; Doran to 2B
b1 2-0 2 -2- 4,(2-2)  HOU K. Bass R. Mahler 0% 75% Balk; Doran to 3B
b1 2-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  HOU K. Bass R. Mahler 1% 75% Walk
b1 2-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  HOU A. Ashby R. Mahler 1% 76% Bass Steals 2B
b1 2-0 2 -23 5,(3-1)  HOU A. Ashby R. Mahler 1% 77% Walk
b1 2-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR HOU K. Caminiti R. Mahler 12% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Doran Scores/unER; Bass Scores/unER; Ashby to 3B
b1 4-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Deshaies R. Mahler -2% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 4-5-6
t2 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CIN E. Davis J. Deshaies -6% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t2 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN T. Benzinger J. Deshaies 2% 82% Flyball: CF
t2 1-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN P. O'Neill J. Deshaies 1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t2 1-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN J. Reed J. Deshaies 1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Reds' Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
b2 4-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Hatcher R. Mahler -1% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 4-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Reynolds R. Mahler -1% 83% Strikeout Looking
b2 4-1 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU T. Puhl R. Mahler 1% 83% Walk
b2 4-1 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O HOU G. Davis R. Mahler -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 8-9-1
t3 1-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CIN R. Oester J. Deshaies 2% 84% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t3 1-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN R. Mahler J. Deshaies 1% 85% Popfly: 1B
t3 1-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CIN B. Larkin J. Deshaies -1% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 1-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN C. Sabo J. Deshaies -1% 84% Wild Pitch; Larkin to 2B
t3 1-4 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O CIN C. Sabo J. Deshaies 3% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Reds' Rick Mahler facing 5-6-7
b3 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Doran R. Mahler -1% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 4-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU K. Bass R. Mahler -1% 85% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b3 4-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU A. Ashby R. Mahler -0% 84% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 3-4-5
t4 1-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN K. Daniels J. Deshaies 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN E. Davis J. Deshaies 1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-4 2 --- 6,(1-2)  CIN T. Benzinger J. Deshaies -1% 86% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
t4 1-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CIN P. O'Neill J. Deshaies 2% 88% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Reds' Rick Mahler facing 8-9-1
b4 4-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU K. Caminiti R. Mahler -1% 87% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b4 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Deshaies R. Mahler -1% 87% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b4 4-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU B. Hatcher R. Mahler -0% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 7-8-9
t5 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Reed J. Deshaies 2% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 1-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN R. Oester J. Deshaies 1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN R. Mahler J. Deshaies 1% 90% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Reds' Rick Mahler facing 2-3-4
b5 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Reynolds R. Mahler -1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 4-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU T. Puhl R. Mahler -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b5 4-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU G. Davis R. Mahler -0% 89% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 1-2-3
t6 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN B. Larkin J. Deshaies 2% 91% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t6 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN C. Sabo J. Deshaies -4% 87% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Foul)
t6 1-4 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  CIN K. Daniels J. Deshaies -3% 84% Walk
t6 1-4 1 12- 7,(3-2)  O CIN E. Davis J. Deshaies 5% 89% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t6 1-4 2 12- 2,(1-0)  CIN T. Benzinger J. Deshaies -2% 87% Sabo Steals 3B; Daniels Steals 2B
t6 1-4 2 -23 4,(2-1)  O CIN T. Benzinger J. Deshaies 6% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Reds' Rick Mahler facing 5-6-7
b6 4-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Doran R. Mahler -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU K. Bass R. Mahler -0% 92% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6 4-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU A. Ashby R. Mahler -0% 91% Flyball: SS (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 6-7-8
t7 1-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CIN P. O'Neill J. Deshaies -4% 87% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t7 1-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN J. Reed J. Deshaies -12% 76% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); O'Neill to 3B
Danny Darwin replaces Jim Deshaies pitching and batting 9th
t7 1-4 0 -23 1,(0-0)  R CIN R. Oester D. Darwin -4% 72% Wild Pitch; O'Neill Scores; Reed to 3B
t7 2-4 0 --3 3,(1-1)  R CIN R. Oester D. Darwin -8% 64% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Reed Scores
Ken Griffey pinch hits for Rick Mahler (P) batting 9th
t7 3-4 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  OO CIN K. Griffey D. Darwin 14% 79% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
t7 3-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN B. Larkin D. Darwin 2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Reds' Kent Tekulve facing 8-9-1
Kent Tekulve replaces Ken Griffey (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti K. Tekulve -2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 4-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Darwin K. Tekulve -1% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b7 4-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Hatcher K. Tekulve -1% 77% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 4.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 2-3-4
t8 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN C. Sabo D. Darwin 5% 82% Strikeout Looking
t8 3-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN K. Daniels D. Darwin 4% 86% Flyball: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t8 3-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN E. Davis D. Darwin 2% 88% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Reds' Kent Tekulve facing 2-3-4
b8 4-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Reynolds K. Tekulve -1% 87% Flyball: LF
b8 4-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU T. Puhl K. Tekulve 1% 88% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b8 4-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU G. Davis K. Tekulve 1% 89% Puhl Steals 2B
b8 4-3 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  HOU G. Davis K. Tekulve 3% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Puhl to 3B; Davis to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b8 4-3 1 -23 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Doran K. Tekulve 0% 93% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
Norm Charlton replaces Kent Tekulve pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-3 1 123 2,(0-1)  RO HOU K. Bass N. Charlton 2% 95% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Puhl Scores/unER
Rafael Ramirez pinch hits for Alan Ashby (C) batting 7th
b8 5-3 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Ramirez N. Charlton -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Dave Smith facing 5-6-7
Dave Smith replaces Danny Darwin pitching and batting 9th
Craig Biggio replaces Kevin Bass (RF) playing C batting 6th
Rafael Ramirez moves from PH to SS
Billy Hatcher moves from CF to LF
Gerald Young replaces Craig Reynolds (SS) playing CF batting 2nd
Terry Puhl moves from LF to RF
t9 3-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN T. Benzinger D. Smith 3% 97% Flyball: LF
t9 3-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN P. O'Neill D. Smith 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-5 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O CIN J. Reed D. Smith 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 5.

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  • 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.

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