May 7, 1991 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 9
@BOS 3 CAL 7
NYY 4 CHW 2
MIL 1
(12) DET 5
KCR 4 OAK 11
BAL 3 SEA 7
CLE 6 TEX 3
@TOR 2 ATL 9
STL 2 CHC 4
@HOU 3 MON 3
SFG 2
(15) NYM 6
LAD 5 PIT 7
CIN 2 SDP 4
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 13,640

Tuesday, May 7, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:38

Cubs

14-13

Won 3

4th, 3½ GB

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

W: B Scanlan (1-0), L: X Hernandez (0-2), S: D Smith (7)

Astros

10-15

Lost 2

5th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Walton CF                   5   1   0   0    0   1  .236  .583   12    4   0   SB
R Sandberg 2B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .241  .675   19    2   4   2B
M Grace 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .277  .773   11   10   0   
G Bell LF                     3   1   1   3    1   1  .282  .853   15    4   0   HR
  D Dascenzo PR-LF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .756         0   0   
A Dawson RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .888   11    1   0   
D Berryhill C                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .432   16    3   0   
S Dunston SS                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .233  .631   17    3   5   2B,CS
G Scott 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .608   16    0   1   HBP
B Scanlan P                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333   12    0   0   
  L Lancaster P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   1   SH
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   4   8   4    3   4              132   27  11

BATTING

2B: S Dunston (4, off X Hernandez); R Sandberg (7, off D Kile).

HR: G Bell (8, off X Hernandez; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out).

SH: L Lancaster (1, off D Kile).

HBP: G Scott (3, by D Kile).

TB: G Bell 4; S Dunston 4; R Sandberg 3; A Dawson; M Grace.

RBI: G Bell 3 (21); R Sandberg (8).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Lancaster-S Dunston-M Grace.

E: S Dunston 2 (5); G Bell (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Walton (2, 2nd base off D Kile/C Biggio).

CS: S Dunston (2, 2nd base by D Kile/C Biggio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yelding SS                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .215  .533   14    2   1   2B
S Finley CF                   3   0   1   1    2   0  .221  .615   20    4   0   
C Biggio C                    3   0   1   0    2   0  .346  .851   19    4   1   
K Caminiti 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .637   20    1   5   GDP
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .644   11    2   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .295  .845   10    9   1   
K Rhodes RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .221  .560   10    2   1   
M McLemore 2B                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .153  .384    9    3   3   SF
X Hernandez P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333    6    0   0   
  D Rohde PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .301    6    0   0   
  J Clancy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Oberkfell PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .924    3    0   0   
  D Kile P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  C Candaele PH               1   1   0   0    0   0  .245  .751    5    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   8   3    4   2              133   27  13

BATTING

2B: E Yelding (6, off B Scanlan).

SF: M McLemore (1, off B Scanlan).

TB: E Yelding 3; J Bagwell 2; C Biggio; S Finley; M McLemore; K Rhodes.

GIDP: K Caminiti (4).

RBI: S Finley (9); E Yelding (4); M McLemore (2).

2-out RBI: S Finley; E Yelding.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Rhodes-E Yelding.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Scanlan, W (1-0)             7     5   1   0    3   1   0   0.00   30   93-58   34· 7·17   10· 8· 8· 0     63    -     1.21   0.12
L Lancaster, H (2)             1.2   2   2   0    0   1   0   3.38    7   25-19   11· 1· 7    3· 2· 1· 0          2-0    1.21   0.12
D Smith, S (7)                 0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   6.75    3   15-9     5· 0· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          2-1    7.66   0.08
Totals                         9     8   3   0    4   2   0          40  133-86   50· 8·28   14·10·10· 0          4-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
X Hernandez, L (0-2)           5     4   3   3    1   3   1   4.08   20   68-46   26·11· 9    8· 5· 3· 0     49    -     0.64  -0.17
J Clancy                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.45    6   17-10    7· 2· 1    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.39   0.03
D Kile                         2     3   1   1    2   0   0   7.00   11   40-22   14· 3· 5    5· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.47  -0.04
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3   4   1          37  125-78   47·16·15   16· 9· 4· 0           -

B Scanlan faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Kile (1; G Scott).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Mark Hirschbeck, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Greg Bonin.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 13,640.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. J Walton             CF    1. E Yelding            SS 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. S Finley             CF 
3. M Grace              1B    3. C Biggio             C  
4. G Bell               LF    4. K Caminiti           3B 
5. A Dawson             RF    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. D Berryhill          C     6. J Bagwell            1B 
7. S Dunston            SS    7. K Rhodes             RF 
8. G Scott              3B    8. M McLemore           2B 
9. B Scanlan            P     9. X Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-3  123  5   26% 100% K Caminiti      D Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  3   24%  78% G Bell          X Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball); Sandberg Scores; Grace Scores; Bell Scores
   b 8   0  4-1  12-  6   15%  95% K Caminiti      L Lancaster     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right); Finley to 3B
   b 9   2  4-2  12-  3  -15%  77% S Finley        D Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive); Candaele Scores/unER; Yelding to 3B/Adv on throw; Finley to 2B
   b 7   0  3-0  1--  1  -12%  74% K Rhodes        B Scanlan       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bagwell to 3B; Rhodes to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Xavier Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  J Walton        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   50%  R Sandberg      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  1   54%  M Grace         Single (Line Drive); Sandberg to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   78%  G Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball); Sandberg Scores; Grace Scores; Bell Scores
   O      ---  5   77%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   76%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Scanlan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   78%  E Yelding       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   76%  S Finley        Walk
          1--  2   72%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive); Finley to 2B
   O      12-  1   77%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF
   O      12-  2   81%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Xavier Hernandez facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   84%  S Dunston       Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  2   82%  G Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Dunston stays at 2B
   O      -2-  2   80%  B Scanlan       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Dunston to 3B
   O      --3  4   78%  J Walton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Scanlan facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   72%  J Bagwell       Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bagwell to 2B/Adv on E7
          -2-  2   65%  K Rhodes        Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bagwell to 3B
   O      1-3  2   71%  M McLemore      Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      1-3  6   78%  X Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  3   82%  E Yelding       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Yelding to 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Xavier Hernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   81%  R Sandberg      Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   82%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  4   81%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   80%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Scanlan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   82%  S Finley        Flyball: LF (Deep SS)
   O      ---  3   83%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   84%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Xavier Hernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   83%  D Berryhill     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   82%  S Dunston       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   82%  G Scott         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Scanlan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   84%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   85%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   86%  K Rhodes        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Xavier Hernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   85%  B Scanlan       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   85%  J Walton        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   84%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Scanlan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   86%  M McLemore      Lineout: LF
                  Dave Rohde pinch hits for Xavier Hernandez batting 9th
   O      ---  6   88%  D Rohde         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  3   86%  E Yelding       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   89%  S Finley        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Clancy facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Clancy replaces Dave Rohde pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   88%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   87%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   87%  A Dawson        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Scanlan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   89%  C Biggio        Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  3   91%  K Caminiti      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   91%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Clancy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   91%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   91%  S Dunston       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   90%  G Scott         Double Play: Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Dunston out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Scanlan facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   85%  J Bagwell       Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   74%  K Rhodes        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bagwell to 3B; Rhodes to 1B
   RO     1-3  1   80%  M McLemore      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Bagwell Scores/unER
                  Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Jim Clancy batting 9th
   O      1--  3   84%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Rhodes to 2B
   O      -2-  2   88%  E Yelding       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Darryl Kile facing 9-1-2
                  Darryl Kile replaces Ken Oberkfell pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   90%  B Scanlan       Walk
   O      1--  1   89%  J Walton        Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Short 1B Line); Walton to 1B
          1--      90%  R Sandberg      Walton Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   95%  " "             Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Walton Scores
   O      -2-  1   94%  M Grace         Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  5   94%  G Bell          Walk
                  Doug Dascenzo pinch runs for George Bell batting 4th
          12-  4   95%  A Dawson        Single (Ground Ball to P's Left); Sandberg to 3B; Dascenzo to 2B
   O      123  4   93%  D Berryhill     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Berryhill to 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Scanlan facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Dascenzo moves to LF
          ---  6   89%  S Finley        Walk
                  Les Lancaster replaces Bob Scanlan pitching and batting 9th
          1--  6   80%  C Biggio        Walk; Finley to 2B
   OO     12-  6   95%  K Caminiti      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right); Finley to 3B
   O      --3  3   97%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   98%  S Dunston       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--      97%  G Scott         Dunston Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  5   97%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   97%  L Lancaster     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Scott to 2B
   O      -2-  5   97%  J Walton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Les Lancaster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   99%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  K Rhodes        Foul Popfly: SS (Short LF Foul)
          ---  2   99%  M McLemore      Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
                  Casey Candaele pinch hits for Darryl Kile batting 9th
          1--  5   96%  C Candaele      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); McLemore to 3B; Candaele to 1B
   R      1-3  1   92%  E Yelding       Single (Line Drive); McLemore Scores/unER; Candaele to 2B
                  Dave Smith replaces Les Lancaster pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-  3   77%  S Finley        Single to CF (Line Drive); Candaele Scores/unER; Yelding to 3B/Adv on throw; Finley to 2B
          -23  7   74%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      123  5  100%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199105070

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