July 21, 1990 Montreal Expos at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 25,427

Saturday, July 21, 1990, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:32

Expos

51-43

Won 1

3rd, 5 GB

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

W: Z Smith (6-7), L: J Agosto (4-4), S: T Burke (12)

Astros

39-54

Lost 1

5th, 20½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                2   1   0   0    1   1  .295  .800    0    7   5   SH
D Martinez CF                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .770    0    1   0   
  M Grissom PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .635    0    0   0   
  T Burke P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   1   
T Raines LF                   3   0   1   2    0   0  .282  .722    0    1   0   SF
T Wallach 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .299  .883    0    0   5   SB,GDP
L Walker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .243  .757    0    2   0   
A Galarraga 1B                4   0   1   0    0   2  .266  .746    0   12   0   2B
M Fitzgerald C                3   0   0   0    1   1  .236  .770    0    4   0   
S Owen SS                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .735    0    0   3   
  T Foley PH-SS               2   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .643    0    0   1   
Z Smith P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .469    0    0   0   SH
  O Nixon PH-CF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .245  .638    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   3   6   2    2   7                    27  15

BATTING

2B: A Galarraga (20, off M Portugal).

SF: T Raines (5, off M Portugal).

SH: D DeShields (1, off J Agosto); Z Smith (7, off M Portugal).

TB: A Galarraga 2; T Wallach 2; T Raines; O Nixon; D Martinez.

GIDP: T Wallach (8).

RBI: T Raines 2 (31).

2-out RBI: T Raines.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. S Owen-D DeShields-A Galarraga 2; D DeShields-A Galarraga.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Wallach (3, 2nd base off J Agosto/C Nichols).

PO: M Fitzgerald (2nd base by C Nichols).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yelding SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .614    0    1   4   
B Doran 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .273  .749    0    3   3   
J Ortiz LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .305  .823    0    3   0   
G Wilson RF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .239  .651    0    0   0   2B,GDP
K Caminiti 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .265  .642    0    0   5   GDP
C Biggio CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .277  .705    0    1   0   SB
F Stubbs 1B                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .236  .756    0   12   0   
C Nichols C                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .267  .713    0    7   1   SH
  K Oberkfell PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .647    0    0   0   
M Portugal P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .132  .286    0    0   1   GDP
  L Andersen P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Rohde PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .596    0    0   0   
  J Agosto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       31   2   8   2    3   4                    27  15

BATTING

2B: G Wilson (8, off Z Smith).

SH: C Nichols (1, off Z Smith).

TB: K Caminiti 2; B Doran 2; G Wilson 2; C Biggio; F Stubbs; J Ortiz.

GIDP: K Caminiti (13); G Wilson (11); M Portugal (1).

RBI: F Stubbs (34); C Biggio (30).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Caminiti-B Doran-F Stubbs.

E: F Stubbs (4); C Biggio (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Biggio (19, 2nd base off Z Smith/M Fitzgerald).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
Z Smith, W (6-7)               7     7   2   2    3   2   0   3.28   28     -       ·  ·     12· 3· 8· 0     54    -     1.40   0.20
T Burke, S (12)                2     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.11    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.93   0.32
Totals                         9     8   2   2    3   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 9· 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                     6.1   3   2   0    2   5   0   3.89   24     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 2· 0     66    -     1.15   0.08
L Andersen                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.50    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.31   0.12
J Agosto, L (4-4)              2     3   1   1    0   2   0   3.23    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 3· 0          0-0    1.67  -0.18
Totals                         9     6   3   1    2   7   0          35     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 5· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 25,427.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros                       
1. D DeShields          2B    1. E Yelding            SS 
2. D Martinez           CF    2. B Doran              2B 
3. T Raines             LF    3. J Ortiz              LF 
4. T Wallach            3B    4. G Wilson             RF 
5. L Walker             RF    5. K Caminiti           3B 
6. A Galarraga          1B    6. C Biggio             CF 
7. M Fitzgerald         C     7. F Stubbs             1B 
8. S Owen               SS    8. C Nichols            C  
9. Z Smith              P     9. M Portugal           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  2-2  -2-      26%  74% T Raines        J Agosto        Single to CF (Line Drive); Nixon Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      15%  69% D Martinez      M Portugal      Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); DeShields Scores/No RBI/unER; Martinez to 3B
   t 5   0  2-2  12-     -12%  50% Z Smith         M Portugal      Fitzgerald Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   b 2   0  2-0  1-3     -11%  42% C Biggio        Z Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores; Caminiti to 3B
   b 6   0  2-2  1--      11%  48% K Caminiti      Z Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D DeShields     Walk
   R      1--      69%  D Martinez      Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); DeShields Scores/No RBI/unER; Martinez to 3B
   RO     --3      68%  T Raines        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Martinez Scores/unER
   O      ---      67%  T Wallach       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  L Walker        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  E Yelding       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  B Doran         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      71%  J Ortiz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Portugal facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      70%  A Galarraga     Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  M Fitzgerald    Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  S Owen          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  G Wilson        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-      53%  K Caminiti      Single to RF (Line Drive); Wilson to 3B
   R      1-3      42%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores; Caminiti to 3B
   RO     1-3      43%  F Stubbs        Groundout: 2B-1B; Caminiti Scores; Biggio to 2B
          -2-      41%  C Nichols       Walk
   OO     12-      50%  M Portugal      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Portugal facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  Z Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  D DeShields     Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  D Martinez      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  E Yelding       Flyball: RF
          ---      44%  B Doran         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      40%  J Ortiz         Single to LF (Line Drive); Doran to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  G Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Portugal facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  T Wallach       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      48%  L Walker        Groundout: 3B-1B; Wallach to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Zane Smith facing 5-6-7
          ---      40%  K Caminiti      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      44%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      42%  F Stubbs        Biggio Steals 2B
          -2-      40%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      45%  C Nichols       Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  M Portugal      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Portugal facing 7-8-9
          ---      55%  M Fitzgerald    Walk
          1--      62%  S Owen          Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Fitzgerald to 2B
   O      12-      50%  Z Smith         Fitzgerald Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   O      1--      48%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Owen to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  D DeShields     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  E Yelding       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Doran         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  J Ortiz         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Portugal facing 2-3-4
          ---      55%  D Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      50%  T Raines        Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      43%  T Wallach       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
          ---      38%  G Wilson        Walk
   OO     1--      48%  K Caminiti      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Portugal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  L Walker        Strikeout
          ---      54%  A Galarraga     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Larry Andersen replaces Mark Portugal pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      49%  M Fitzgerald    Groundout: SS-1B; Galarraga to 3B
                  Tom Foley pinch hits for Spike Owen batting 8th
   O      --3      42%  T Foley         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Zane Smith facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Foley moves to SS
          ---      36%  F Stubbs        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      38%  C Nichols       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Stubbs to 2B
                  Dave Rohde pinch hits for Larry Andersen batting 9th
   O      -2-      44%  D Rohde         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  E Yelding       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Tied 2-2, Juan Agosto facing 9-1-2
                  Juan Agosto replaces Dave Rohde pitching and batting 9th; Otis Nixon pinch hits for Zane Smith batting 9th
          ---      57%  O Nixon         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      55%  D DeShields     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Nixon to 2B
                  Marquis Grissom pinch hits for Dave Martinez batting 2nd
   O      -2-      48%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      74%  T Raines        Single to CF (Line Drive); Nixon Scores
          1--      76%  T Wallach       Single to RF (Line Drive); Raines to 3B
          1-3      77%  L Walker        Wallach Steals 2B
   O      -23      71%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Tim Burke facing 2-3-4
                  Tim Burke replaces Marquis Grissom pitching and batting 2nd; Otis Nixon moves to CF
          ---      62%  B Doran         Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      1--      71%  J Ortiz         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      78%  G Wilson        Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      85%  K Caminiti      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-2, Juan Agosto facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      83%  A Galarraga     Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  M Fitzgerald    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  T Foley         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Tim Burke facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  F Stubbs        Strikeout
                  Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Carl Nichols batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199007210

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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