September 8, 1989 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 2
BOS 1 CLE 5
TOR 4 DET 7
CHW 5 KCR 6
MIN 0 NYY 5
@OAK 1 MIL 7
@SEA 3 TEX 3
BAL 1 STL 11
@CHC 8 CIN 5
ATL 1 HOU 5
SFG 2 PHI 4
@MON 3 NYM 7
PIT 2 SDP 1
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 24,405

Friday, September 8, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:25

Giants

81-60

Lost 1

1st

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

W: M Portugal (4-1), L: D Robinson (12-10), S: D Darwin (5)

Astros

75-66

Won 2

2nd, 6 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .279  .694   19    2   0   
R Thompson 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .249  .741   15    0   3   
  M Laga PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .750 2.250    5    0   0   
  C Lefferts P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Camacho P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
W Clark 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .340  .973   13   12   1   
K Mitchell LF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .290 1.032   21    1   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .722   13    0   2   GDP
J Weaver RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .734   12    1   0   2B
T Kennedy C                   3   0   2   1    0   0  .249  .667    8    3   0   2B
  M Benjamin PR-SS            0   1   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         1   0   
  P Sheridan PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .621    4    0   0   
J Uribe SS                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .546    6    2   4   
  E Riles PH-2B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .739    9    0   2   
D Robinson P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .516    7    0   0   
  J Brantley P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166         0   0   
  K Oberkfell PH              1   0   0   1    0   0  .246  .650    5    0   0   
  B Brenly C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .521         2   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    2   5              137   24  12

BATTING

2B: T Kennedy (14, off M Portugal); J Weaver (3, off M Portugal).

TB: T Kennedy 3; J Weaver 2; B Butler; R Thompson; J Uribe; K Mitchell.

GIDP: M Williams (5).

RBI: K Oberkfell (15); T Kennedy (33).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .237  .607   16    5   0   
R Ramirez SS                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .251  .625   14    3   3   HR
K Bass LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .307  .810   14    1   0   
G Davis 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .830   10    7   1   
G Wilson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .768   10    2   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .257  .692    8    0   3   2B
C Biggio C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .738   13    5   0   
S Lombardozzi 2B              2   1   1   1    1   0  .200 1.133    8    2   2   HR,IW
M Portugal P                  2   1   2   1    0   0  .208  .615    3    2   0   HR
  D Darwin P                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .125  .243    1    0   0   
Totals                       31   5   7   5    1   4               97   27   9

BATTING

2B: K Caminiti (28, off C Lefferts).

HR: S Lombardozzi (1, off D Robinson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); M Portugal (1, off D Robinson; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Ramirez (6, off D Robinson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: S Lombardozzi (1, by C Lefferts).

TB: M Portugal 5; R Ramirez 4; S Lombardozzi 4; K Caminiti 2; K Bass; D Darwin.

RBI: R Ramirez 2 (51); D Darwin (2); S Lombardozzi (1); M Portugal (1).

2-out RBI: R Ramirez 2; M Portugal; D Darwin.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ramirez-S Lombardozzi-G Davis.

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
D Robinson, L (12-10)          5     4   4   4    0   2   3   3.36   19   60-36   23· 3·10    9· 7· 1· 0     45    -     0.55  -0.21
J Brantley                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.93    3    8-5     3· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
C Lefferts                     1     2   1   1    1   1   0   2.70    6   13-8     4· 2· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.62  -0.04
E Camacho                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.60    4   14-8     7· 1· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.00
Totals                         8     7   5   5    1   4   3          32   95-57   37· 6·14   15· 8· 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 (4-1)            6.2   7   2   2    2   4   0   3.10   28  113-69   38·12·19    9· 6· 7· 0     54    -     0.92   0.17
D Darwin, S (5)                2.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.39    7   24-16   12· 2· 2    0· 4· 2· 0          1-0    0.63   0.09
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   5   0          35  137-85   50·14·21    9·10· 9· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: C Lefferts (4); E Camacho (2).

IBB: C Lefferts (5; S Lombardozzi).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Paul Runge.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 24,405.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. B Butler             CF    1. G Young              CF 
2. R Thompson           2B    2. R Ramirez            SS 
3. W Clark              1B    3. K Bass               LF 
4. K Mitchell           LF    4. G Davis              1B 
5. M Williams           3B    5. G Wilson             RF 
6. J Weaver             RF    6. K Caminiti           3B 
7. T Kennedy            C     7. C Biggio             C  
8. J Uribe              SS    8. S Lombardozzi        2B 
9. D Robinson           P     9. M Portugal           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  1--  3   19%  85% R Ramirez       D Robinson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores
   b 3   1  0-0  ---  2   14%  66% S Lombardozzi   D Robinson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 7   0  4-0  -2-  1   -6%  86% T Kennedy       M Portugal      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Weaver Scores
   t 5   2  3-0  -23  6    6%  90% B Butler        M Portugal      Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 5   2  0-3  ---  2    5%  94% M Portugal      D Robinson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

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      ---  2   52%  B Butler        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  5   54%  R Thompson      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  6   52%  W Clark         Walk
   O      1--  4   54%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   52%  G Young         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  3   51%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  K Bass          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Portugal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  M Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  J Weaver        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   55%  T Kennedy       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  G Davis         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  2   51%  G Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   50%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Portugal facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   52%  J Uribe         Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   54%  D Robinson      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   53%  B Butler        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  6   55%  R Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Robinson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   R      ---  2   66%  S Lombardozzi   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  1   68%  M Portugal      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   66%  G Young         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   RR     1--  3   85%  R Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores
   O      ---  5   84%  K Bass          Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Portugal facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   86%  W Clark         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  8   84%  K Mitchell      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   OO     1--  4   88%  M Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   87%  G Davis         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   87%  G Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   86%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Portugal facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   88%  J Weaver        Bunt Popfly: P (Weak 2B)
          ---  5   86%  T Kennedy       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          1--  1   82%  J Uribe         Single to CF (Line Drive); Kennedy to 2B
   O      12-  4   85%  D Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Kennedy to 3B; Uribe to 2B
   O      -23  6   90%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Robinson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   90%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   89%  S Lombardozzi   Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
   R      ---  2   94%  M Portugal      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   94%  G Young         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Portugal facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   91%  R Thompson      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   93%  W Clark         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   95%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   96%  M Williams      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff Brantley facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Brantley replaces Don Robinson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   95%  G Davis         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Portugal facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   92%  J Weaver        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   R      -2-  1   86%  T Kennedy       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Weaver Scores
                  Ernest Riles pinch hits for Jose Uribe batting 8th
   O      -2-  6   89%  E Riles         Groundout: SS-1B; Kennedy to 3B
                  Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Jeff Brantley batting 9th; Mike Benjamin pinch runs for Terry Kennedy batting 7th
   RO     --3  5   89%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Benjamin Scores
          ---  4   87%  B Butler        Walk
                  Danny Darwin replaces Mark Portugal pitching and batting 9th; Mike Laga pinch hits for Robby Thompson batting 2nd
   O      1--  5   90%  M Laga          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Craig Lefferts facing 5-6-7
                  Craig Lefferts replaces Mike Laga pitching and batting 2nd; Bob Brenly replaces Ken Oberkfell playing C batting 9th; Ernest Riles moves to 2B; Mike Benjamin moves to SS
   O      ---  1   89%  G Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   91%  K Caminiti      Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          -2-      93%  C Biggio        Wild Pitch; Caminiti to 3B
   O      --3  4   90%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4   90%  S Lombardozzi   Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  1   95%  D Darwin        Single to LF (Line Drive); Caminiti Scores; Lombardozzi to 2B
   O      12-  2   94%  G Young         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Danny Darwin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   96%  W Clark         Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   97%  K Mitchell      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   98%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ernie Camacho facing 2-3-4
                  Ernie Camacho replaces Craig Lefferts pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   98%  R Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   98%  K Bass          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      98%  G Davis         Wild Pitch; Bass to 2B
   O      -2-  2   98%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  3   97%  G Wilson        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Danny Darwin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   99%  J Weaver        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  Pat Sheridan pinch hits for Mike Benjamin batting 7th
   O      ---  4  100%  P Sheridan      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  E Riles         Lineout: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198909080

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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