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12
Friday, April 27, 1990 8:30
, Astrodome
Attendance: 15,862, Time of Game: 2:21
Mets
1
9-7
 Won 5 
2nd, 2 GB
at Astros
0
6-10
 Lost 1 
4th, 6½ GB
W: Frank Viola (4-0)
L: Mark Portugal (1-3)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gregg Jefferies 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .722 14 11 -0.064 0.65 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 1 2
Mark Carreon CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .281 .937 9 7 0.081 0.81 0.134 -0.053 0.5 3 0 HR
Howard Johnson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .748 13 9 -0.017 0.59 0.025 -0.042 -0.2 1 1
Darryl Strawberry RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .291 .875 12 10 -0.016 0.85 0.036 -0.053 -0.2 3 0
Kevin McReynolds LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .771 12 7 -0.032 0.88 0.028 -0.060 -0.2 1 0
Dave Magadan 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 .217 .557 20 13 -0.031 0.95 0.032 -0.063 -0.4 10 2
Barry Lyons C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .567 14 10 -0.104 1.01 0.000 -0.104 -1.1 6 2
Kevin Elster SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .096 .384 13 8 -0.063 0.86 0.000 -0.063 -0.6 2 6
Frank Viola P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 6 4 -0.033 0.68 0.000 -0.033 -0.3 0 0
   Wally Whitehurst P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 -0.011 0.46 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 0 0
   John Franco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 1 8 1 0 5 .235 .559 114 80 -0.290 0.81 0.255 -0.546 -3.1 27 13
HR: M Carreon (3, off M Portugal; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: M Carreon 4; D Magadan 2; K McReynolds 2; H Johnson; B Lyons; D Strawberry.
RBI: M Carreon (5).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.

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 0 0 0 0 .156 .424 12 7 -0.191 1.92 0.000 -0.191 -1.0 4 0
Craig Biggio C-LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 .750 18 10 -0.145 1.45 0.000 -0.145 -0.7 4 0
Bill Doran 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .653 16 9 -0.120 1.21 0.000 -0.120 -0.5 3 4
Glenn Davis 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .328 .970 8 6 -0.070 0.95 0.000 -0.070 -0.5 10 0
Ken Caminiti 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .535 9 8 -0.072 0.98 0.000 -0.072 -0.5 0 2
Rafael Ramirez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .541 10 8 -0.095 1.28 0.000 -0.095 -0.5 1 3
Eric Yelding RF 3 0 3 0 0 0 .304 .596 8 6 0.113 1.30 0.164 -0.050 0.7 3 0 2·SB,CS
Casey Candaele LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1.400 8 3 0.028 1.62 0.065 -0.037 0.0 1 1
   Terry Puhl PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .478 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Dave Rohde PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .523 2 1 -0.046 3.32 0.000 -0.046 -0.2
   Juan Agosto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Larry Andersen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mark Portugal P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 5 3 -0.098 2.04 0.000 -0.098 -0.7 0 0
   Alex Trevino PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.096 3.50 0.000 -0.096 -0.3 1 0
Team Totals 29 0 3 0 1 6 .103 .237 100 64 -0.792 1.51 0.229 -1.020 -4.1 27 10
TB: E Yelding 3.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: C Candaele (B Lyons at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: E Yelding 2 (6, 2nd base off F Viola/B Lyons 2).
CS: E Yelding (1, 3rd base by F Viola/B Lyons).

New York Mets

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
Frank Viola, W (4-0) 5 2 0 0 0 5 0 1.32 16 58 38 14 9 15 6 5 0 0 68 0.284 1.01 2.3
Wally Whitehurst, H (1) 2.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.50 9 34 18 11 2 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 0.180 1.81 0.9
John Franco, S (6) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.08 5 15 10 7 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0.327 2.87 0.9
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 1 6 0 0.00 30 107 66 32 13 21 13 10 0 0 68 1 0 0.791 0.81 4.1

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
Mark Portugal, L (1-3) 8 7 1 1 0 4 1 3.68 30 98 70 41 5 24 10 16 3 0 68 0.258 0.83 2.6
Juan Agosto 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.04 3 11 7 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.017 0.61 0.2
Larry Andersen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.04 1 5 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.016 0.58 0.2
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 0 5 1 1.00 34 114 80 48 5 27 11 18 3 0 68 1 0 0.291 1.51 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Greg Bonin.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 15,862.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R NYM M. Carreon M. Portugal 13% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b8 0-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU A. Trevino J. Franco 10% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b9 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Young J. Franco 8% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU E. Yelding W. Whitehurst -7% 71% Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
b6 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Candaele W. Whitehurst -7% 56% Walk

Play By Play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYM G. Jefferies M. Portugal -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM M. Carreon M. Portugal -1% 46% Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM H. Johnson M. Portugal -1% 45% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Young F. Viola 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU C. Biggio F. Viola 1% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Doran F. Viola 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Portugal facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM D. Strawberry M. Portugal -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM K. McReynolds M. Portugal -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  NYM D. Magadan M. Portugal 1% 47% Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYM B. Lyons M. Portugal -2% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU G. Davis F. Viola 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
b2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti F. Viola 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Ramirez F. Viola 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Portugal facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM K. Elster M. Portugal -2% 48% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM F. Viola M. Portugal -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM G. Jefferies M. Portugal -1% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU E. Yelding F. Viola -4% 41% Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B)
b3 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Candaele F. Viola 4% 44% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU M. Portugal F. Viola -2% 42% Yelding Steals 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Portugal F. Viola 4% 46% Flyball: SS (Deep SS)
b3 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O HOU G. Young F. Viola 4% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Portugal facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R NYM M. Carreon M. Portugal 13% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM H. Johnson M. Portugal -2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t4 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM D. Strawberry M. Portugal -2% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM K. McReynolds M. Portugal 1% 61% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
t4 1-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYM D. Magadan M. Portugal 2% 63% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McReynolds to 2B
t4 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYM B. Lyons M. Portugal -4% 59% Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Frank Viola facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Biggio F. Viola 3% 62% Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
b4 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Doran F. Viola 2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b4 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU G. Davis F. Viola 1% 65% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Mark Portugal facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM K. Elster M. Portugal -2% 63% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t5 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM F. Viola M. Portugal -2% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t5 1-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM G. Jefferies M. Portugal -1% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
b5 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti F. Viola 3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU R. Ramirez F. Viola 2% 66% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU E. Yelding F. Viola -2% 64% Single to P (Bunt to Weak 1B)
b5 0-1 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  HOU C. Candaele F. Viola -2% 62% Yelding Steals 2B
b5 0-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Candaele F. Viola 5% 67% Yelding Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Mark Portugal facing 2-3-4
t6 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM M. Carreon M. Portugal -2% 65% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t6 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM H. Johnson M. Portugal 3% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t6 1-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  NYM D. Strawberry M. Portugal 4% 71% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Johnson to 2B
t6 1-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O NYM K. McReynolds M. Portugal -4% 67% Flyball: LF
t6 1-0 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O NYM D. Magadan M. Portugal -4% 62% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Wally Whitehurst facing 8-9-1
Wally Whitehurst replaces Frank Viola pitching and batting 9th
b6 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Candaele W. Whitehurst -7% 56% Walk
b6 0-1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O HOU M. Portugal W. Whitehurst 6% 62% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 1B)
b6 0-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU G. Young W. Whitehurst 5% 67% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
b6 0-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Biggio W. Whitehurst 4% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Mark Portugal facing 7-8-9
t7 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYM B. Lyons M. Portugal -2% 68% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Lyons out at 2B/LF-2B
t7 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM K. Elster M. Portugal -2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM W. Whitehurst M. Portugal -1% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Wally Whitehurst facing 3-4-5
b7 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU B. Doran W. Whitehurst 5% 70% Flyball: RF
b7 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU G. Davis W. Whitehurst 3% 74% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b7 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU K. Caminiti W. Whitehurst 2% 76% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
t8 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM G. Jefferies M. Portugal -2% 74% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
t8 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM M. Carreon M. Portugal -1% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM H. Johnson M. Portugal -1% 71% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Wally Whitehurst facing 6-7-8
b8 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Ramirez W. Whitehurst 6% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU E. Yelding W. Whitehurst -7% 71% Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
John Franco replaces Wally Whitehurst pitching and batting 9th
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Casey Candaele (LF) batting 8th
Dave Rohde pinch hits for Terry Puhl batting 8th
b8 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU D. Rohde J. Franco 5% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Yelding to 2B
Alex Trevino pinch hits for Mark Portugal (P) batting 9th
b8 0-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU A. Trevino J. Franco 10% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Juan Agosto facing 4-5-6
Juan Agosto replaces Dave Rohde (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Alex Trevino moves from PH to C
Craig Biggio moves from C to LF
t9 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM D. Strawberry J. Agosto -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  NYM K. McReynolds J. Agosto 2% 85% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
t9 1-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O NYM D. Magadan J. Agosto -2% 83% Strikeout Looking
Larry Andersen replaces Juan Agosto pitching and batting 8th
t9 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYM B. Lyons L. Andersen -2% 82% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' John Franco facing 1-2-3
b9 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Young J. Franco 8% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 0-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Franco 6% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Doran J. Franco 4% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.

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