July 16, 1990 New York Mets at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 16,942

Monday, July 16, 1990, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:35

Mets

49-35

Lost 2

2nd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  1
Astros          0  2  1   0  0  0   1  0  X    4 12  0

W: M Portugal (4-8), L: B Ojeda (4-4), S: L Andersen (3)

Astros

36-52

Won 2

5th, 19½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Johnson 3B-SS-3B            4   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .735   17    0   2   
D Magadan 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .352  .906   16    9   0   
  A Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
G Jefferies 2B                4   1   2   1    0   0  .304  .838   14    1   0   HR
D Strawberry RF               3   0   1   0    1   2  .302  .971   17    2   1   
K McReynolds LF               3   0   0   0    1   1  .240  .788   19    1   0   
D Boston CF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .272  .825    9    0   0   GDP
K Elster SS                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .651    7    1   6   
  T O'Malley PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .864         0   0   
  T Teufel PH-3B-1B           0   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .650   11    0   0   
T Hundley C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .121  .353    7    5   1   
  M Carreon PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .874         0   0   
  M Sasser PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .829    3    4   0   
B Ojeda P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    7    1   1   
  K Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .688    2    0   0   
  R Darling P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .329         0   2   
  M Diaz PH-SS                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
Totals                       29   1   3   1    3  10              134   24  13

BATTING

HR: G Jefferies (11, off M Portugal; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF Line).

TB: G Jefferies 5; D Strawberry.

GIDP: D Boston (4).

RBI: G Jefferies (37).

2-out RBI: G Jefferies.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Strawberry-M Sasser.

E: M Sasser (8).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yelding SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .270  .614   15    1   2   CS
C Candaele LF                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .282  .810   15    0   0   3B
J Ortiz RF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .381 1.006   15    1   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .259  .630   10    1   0   
C Biggio CF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .276  .699   24    3   0   3B
F Stubbs 1B                   3   0   0   1    0   3  .242  .789   16    8   2   SH
C Nichols C                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .400 1.000   12   11   1   
D Rohde 2B                    4   0   3   0    0   1  .190  .517   13    0   1   2B
M Portugal P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .139  .301    9    2   1   
  J Agosto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Andersen P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   4  12   3    1   7              129   27   7

BATTING

2B: D Rohde (3, off B Ojeda).

3B: C Biggio (1, off B Ojeda); C Candaele (3, off B Ojeda).

SH: F Stubbs (1, off B Ojeda).

TB: C Biggio 4; D Rohde 4; C Candaele 4; J Ortiz 2; E Yelding 2; K Caminiti.

RBI: F Stubbs (32); J Ortiz (6); C Biggio (27).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Portugal-C Nichols-F Stubbs.

BASERUNNING

CS: E Yelding (15, 2nd base by B Ojeda/T Hundley).

PO: E Yelding (1st base by R Darling).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Ojeda, L (4-4)               5     8   3   3    1   2   0   3.70   23   75-47   26· 7·14   13· 2· 5· 0     40    -     0.80  -0.15
R Darling                      2     4   1   0    0   2   0   4.69    9   32-19   14· 2· 3    5· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.51  -0.01
A Pena                         1     0   0   0    0   3   0   4.19    3   15-10    4· 4· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8    12   4   3    1   7   0          35  122-76   44·13·19   18· 4· 5· 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 (4-8)            6.2   3   1   1    2   7   1   4.12   24   93-60   29· 9·22    6· 5· 4· 0     69    -     1.13   0.18
J Agosto                       0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.12    1   11-7     6· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.07  -0.03
L Andersen, S (3)              2.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   2.63    7   29-18    8· 2· 8    2· 2· 0· 0          3-0    1.11   0.18
Totals                         9     3   1   1    3  10   1          32  133-85   43·11·31    8· 7· 4· 0          5-0

J Agosto faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Darling (4); M Portugal (2).

IBB: None.

PO: R Darling (3; E Yelding, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - John McSherry.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 16,942.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros                       
1. H Johnson            3B    1. E Yelding            SS 
2. D Magadan            1B    2. C Candaele           LF 
3. G Jefferies          2B    3. J Ortiz              RF 
4. D Strawberry         RF    4. K Caminiti           3B 
5. K McReynolds         LF    5. C Biggio             CF 
6. D Boston             CF    6. F Stubbs             1B 
7. K Elster             SS    7. C Nichols            C  
8. T Hundley            C     8. D Rohde              2B 
9. B Ojeda              P     9. M Portugal           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  3-1  123  1   26%  81% D Boston        M Portugal      Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Strawberry to 3B; McReynolds to 2B
   b 2   0  1-0  1--  4   18%  65% C Biggio        B Ojeda         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Caminiti Scores
   t 7   2  3-1  123  3   12%  90% M Sasser        L Andersen      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  3  -11%  43% G Jefferies     M Portugal      Home Run (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   t 7   0  3-1  1--  6  -10%  68% D Strawberry    M Portugal      Walk; Jefferies to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   54%  D Magadan       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   R      ---  3   43%  G Jefferies     Home Run (Fly Ball to RF Line)
          ---  4   42%  D Strawberry    Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   44%  K McReynolds    Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Ojeda facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   48%  E Yelding       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      41%  C Candaele      Yelding Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   40%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   39%  J Ortiz         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Portugal facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   41%  D Boston        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   42%  K Elster        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   43%  T Hundley       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Ojeda facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   47%  K Caminiti      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   R      1--  4   65%  C Biggio        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Caminiti Scores
   RO     --3  1   64%  F Stubbs        Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Biggio Scores
   O      ---  4   63%  C Nichols       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   64%  D Rohde         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   62%  M Portugal      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Mark Portugal facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   65%  B Ojeda         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   66%  H Johnson       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  4   68%  D Magadan       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Ojeda facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   66%  E Yelding       Bunt Groundout: C unassisted/Interference called (Front of Home)
          ---  5   72%  C Candaele      Triple to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   R      --3  2   78%  J Ortiz         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Candaele Scores
   O      1--  1   76%  K Caminiti      Flyball: RF
          1--  4   77%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-  3   75%  F Stubbs        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Portugal facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   77%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   79%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   80%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Ojeda facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   79%  C Nichols       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   81%  D Rohde         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   79%  M Portugal      Groundout: SS-1B; Rohde to 3B
   O      --3  4   77%  E Yelding       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Portugal facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   80%  D Boston        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   81%  K Elster        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   83%  T Hundley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Ojeda facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   81%  C Candaele      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   80%  J Ortiz         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  5   81%  K Caminiti      Walk
   O      1--  5   80%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Portugal facing 9-1-2
                  Keith Miller pinch hits for Bob Ojeda batting 9th
   O      ---  2   83%  K Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   85%  H Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   86%  D Magadan       Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ron Darling facing 6-7-8
                  Ron Darling replaces Keith Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   85%  F Stubbs        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   84%  C Nichols       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   84%  D Rohde         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   83%  M Portugal      Strikeout (foul bunt)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Portugal facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   77%  G Jefferies     Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
          1--  6   68%  D Strawberry    Walk; Jefferies to 2B
          12-      63%  K McReynolds    Wild Pitch; Jefferies to 3B
          1-3  5   55%  " "             Walk; Strawberry to 2B
   OO     123  1   81%  D Boston        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Strawberry to 3B; McReynolds to 2B
                  Juan Agosto replaces Mark Portugal pitching and batting 9th; Tim Teufel pinch hits for Tom O'Malley batting 7th; Tom O'Malley pinch hits for Kevin Elster batting 7th
          -23 11   78%  T Teufel        Walk
                  Larry Andersen replaces Juan Agosto pitching and batting 9th; Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Mark Carreon batting 8th; Mark Carreon pinch hits for Todd Hundley batting 8th
   O      123  3   90%  M Sasser        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
                  Mackey Sasser moves to C; Tim Teufel moves to 3B; Howard Johnson moves to SS
          ---  2   91%  E Yelding       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      89%  C Candaele      Yelding Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  1   90%  " "             Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
          1--  3   93%  J Ortiz         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Candaele to 3B
   R      1-3  3   96%  K Caminiti      Fielder's Choice P; Candaele Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER/No RBI; Ortiz to 2B
          12-      97%  C Biggio        Wild Pitch; Ortiz to 3B; Caminiti to 2B
   OO     -23  6   94%  " "             Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Larry Andersen facing 9-1-2
                  Mario Diaz pinch hits for Ron Darling batting 9th
   O      ---  5   96%  M Diaz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   97%  H Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   98%  D Magadan       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Alejandro Pena facing 6-7-8
                  Alejandro Pena replaces Dave Magadan pitching and batting 2nd; Tim Teufel moves to 1B; Howard Johnson moves to 3B; Mario Diaz moves to SS
   O      ---  5   97%  F Stubbs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   97%  C Nichols       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  D Rohde         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Larry Andersen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   99%  G Jefferies     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4  100%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6  100%  K McReynolds    Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199007160

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation