July 29, 1989 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 2
CHW 1 BOS 5
@CLE 0 DET 3
MIN 2
(10) KCR 5
BAL 0 NYY 7
TOR 2 SEA 14
@OAK 6 MIL 8
@TEX 2 CIN 4
@ATL 1 CHC 10
NYM 3 HOU 8
SFG 1 MON 2
STL 0 PHI 6
PIT 2 SDP 9
LAD 4

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 39,602

Saturday, July 29, 1989, 3:05
Time of Game: 2:13

Giants

61-43

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  0
Astros          1  3  0   0  3  1   0  0  X    8 11  0

W: M Portugal (2-1), L: R Reuschel (13-5)

Astros

59-45

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .701   12    0   0   
  D Nixon CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .565         0   0   
R Thompson 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .787   10    0   3   
  T Wilson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .762         0   1   
  G Litton SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .871    4    0   1   
W Clark 1B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .329  .952   16   13   2   HR
K Mitchell LF                 3   0   0   0    1   3  .294 1.056   18    2   0   
C Maldonado RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .232  .690   15    2   1   
M Williams 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .162  .485   14    1   2   
T Kennedy C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .622    4    2   0   
  K Manwaring C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .543         2   0   
J Uribe SS                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .234  .600   13    0   5   
  R Gossage P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Reuschel P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .178  .407    1    0   0   
  K Oberkfell PH-2B           2   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .655    5    2   0   2B
Totals                       30   1   3   1    3   8              112   24  15

BATTING

2B: K Oberkfell (5, off M Portugal).

HR: W Clark (16, off M Portugal; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: W Clark 4; K Oberkfell 2; M Williams.

RBI: W Clark (75).

2-out RBI: W Clark.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio C                    5   2   3   2    0   0  .279  .758   22    7   1   HR,SB
R Ramirez SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .594   17    2   3   
B Doran 2B                    2   1   0   1    1   0  .246  .686   14    0   4   SF
G Davis 1B                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .262  .827   18   10   0   HR
  C Reynolds 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .510         1   1   
T Puhl LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .703   12    2   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   2   3   1    1   0  .253  .676   14    0   3   HR
E Anthony RF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .250 1.000   12    1   0   HR,2B
G Young CF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .228  .600   17    3   0   
M Portugal P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .536   12    1   1   SH
Totals                       32   8  11   8    3   3              138   27  13

BATTING

2B: E Anthony (1, off R Gossage).

HR: E Anthony (1, off R Reuschel; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); G Davis (22, off T Wilson; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); C Biggio (7, off R Reuschel; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF); K Caminiti (6, off T Wilson; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: B Doran (3, off R Reuschel).

SH: M Portugal (2, off T Wilson).

TB: K Caminiti 6; C Biggio 6; E Anthony 6; G Davis 5; T Puhl.

RBI: C Biggio 2 (35); G Davis 2 (61); E Anthony 2 (2); B Doran (55); K Caminiti (46).

2-out RBI: C Biggio; K Caminiti.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Biggio (14, 2nd base off R Reuschel/T Kennedy).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Reuschel, L (13-5)           4     6   4   4    1   1   2   2.45   19   69-46   33· 5· 8    9· 7· 1· 0     34    -     0.63  -0.25
T Wilson                       2     3   4   4    2   0   2   4.71   10   38-20   13· 4· 3    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.08
R Gossage                      2     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.51    8   26-20   12· 3· 5    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    11   8   8    3   3   4          37  133-86   58·12·16   16·11· 4· 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 Portugal, W (2-1)            9     3   1   1    3   8   1   3.21   33  112-69   32·16·21   13· 7· 2· 0     82    -     0.59   0.17
Totals                         9     3   1   1    3   8   1          33  112-69   32·16·21   13· 7· 2· 0           -

Balks: T Wilson (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Greg Bonin, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 39,602.

Weather: 74° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. B Butler             CF    1. C Biggio             C  
2. R Thompson           2B    2. R Ramirez            SS 
3. W Clark              1B    3. B Doran              2B 
4. K Mitchell           LF    4. G Davis              1B 
5. C Maldonado          RF    5. T Puhl               LF 
6. M Williams           3B    6. K Caminiti           3B 
7. T Kennedy            C     7. E Anthony            RF 
8. J Uribe              SS    8. G Young              CF 
9. R Reuschel           P     9. M Portugal           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-1  1--  4   15%  84% E Anthony       R Reuschel      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Caminiti Scores
   t 2   1  1-0  1-3  6    8%  61% J Uribe         M Portugal      Strikeout Swinging
   t 2   0  1-0  1--  3   -7%  51% M Williams      M Portugal      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Maldonado to 2B
   b 2   2  0-3  --- 10    6%  89% C Biggio        R Reuschel      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   b 5   1  1-4  -2-  7    6%  97% G Davis         T Wilson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Doran Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  B Butler        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   54%  R Thompson      Flyball: CF
          ---  6   52%  W Clark         Walk
   O      1--  4   54%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--      61%  R Ramirez       Biggio Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   60%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Biggio to 3B
   RO     --3  2   63%  B Doran         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Biggio Scores
          ---  5   64%  G Davis         Single to C (Ground Ball to Weak 1B)
   O      1--  3   62%  T Puhl          Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Portugal facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   58%  C Maldonado     Walk
          1--  3   51%  M Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Maldonado to 2B
   O      12-  1   54%  T Kennedy       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Maldonado to 3B
   O      1-3  6   61%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  1   67%  R Reuschel      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   70%  K Caminiti      Walk
   RR     1--  4   84%  E Anthony       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Caminiti Scores
   O      ---  3   83%  G Young         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   83%  M Portugal      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      --- 10   89%  C Biggio        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   88%  R Ramirez       Lineout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   90%  B Butler        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   91%  R Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   85%  W Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   86%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rick Reuschel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   85%  B Doran         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   85%  G Davis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   85%  T Puhl          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1   86%  K Caminiti      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Puhl to 3B
   O      1-3  4   84%  E Anthony       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Portugal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   86%  C Maldonado     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   87%  M Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   88%  T Kennedy       Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rick Reuschel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   87%  G Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  M Portugal      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   86%  C Biggio        Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Portugal facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   88%  J Uribe         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Rick Reuschel batting 9th
          ---  4   85%  K Oberkfell     Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   88%  B Butler        Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      -2-  5   90%  R Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Trevor Wilson facing 2-3-4
                  Trevor Wilson replaces Robby Thompson pitching and batting 2nd; Ken Oberkfell moves to 2B
   O      ---  2   90%  R Ramirez       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  7   90%  B Doran         Walk
          1--      91%  G Davis         Balk; Doran to 2B
   RR     -2-  7   97%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Doran Scores
   O      ---  4   97%  T Puhl          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  5   98%  K Caminiti      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   98%  E Anthony       Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 7.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-7, Mark Portugal facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   99%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   99%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  C Maldonado     Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-1, Trevor Wilson facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   99%  G Young         Walk
   O      1--  1   99%  M Portugal      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Young to 2B
   RO     -2-  3   99%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Young Scores; Biggio out at 2B/RF-1B-SS-2B
   O      ---  3   99%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 8.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-8, Mark Portugal facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3  100%  M Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  2  100%  T Kennedy       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  J Uribe         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-1, Rich Gossage facing 3-4-5
                  Rich Gossage replaces Jose Uribe pitching and batting 8th; Kirt Manwaring replaces Terry Kennedy playing C batting 7th; Greg Litton replaces Trevor Wilson playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---  4  100%  B Doran         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1  100%  G Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  T Puhl          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 8.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-8, Mark Portugal facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1  100%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  G Litton        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-1, Rich Gossage facing 6-7-8
                  Donell Nixon replaces Brett Butler playing CF batting 1st
          ---  3  100%  K Caminiti      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  2  100%  E Anthony       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Caminiti to 3B
   O      -23  6  100%  G Young         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -23  3  100%  M Portugal      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3  100%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 8.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-8, Mark Portugal facing 3-4-5
                  Craig Reynolds replaces Glenn Davis playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  2  100%  W Clark         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5  100%  K Mitchell      Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  C Maldonado     Groundout: 3B-1B; Mitchell to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198907290

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation