August 8, 1991 San Diego Padres at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 6
@BAL 4 CHW 4
NYY 1 DET 4
@TOR 0
(14) SFG 8
@ATL 1 LAD 6
@CIN 4 SDP 5
@HOU 3 NYM 4
PIT 3 PHI 11
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 22,606

Thursday, August 8, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:48

Padres

52-56

Won 2

5th, 9½ GB

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

W: A Benes (7-10), L: R Bowen (1-2), S: C Lefferts (17)

Astros

46-61

Lost 2

6th, 15 GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  4   2   2   0    1   1  .278  .682   17    0   0   SB
T Fernandez SS                5   1   3   1    0   0  .274  .706   26    1   2   2·2B
T Gwynn RF                    4   0   2   3    0   0  .337  .826   12    4   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .275  .872   13    6   1   GDP
J Clark LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .726   10    4   0   
J Howell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .598   17    1   0   
D Jackson CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .824   19    2   0   
D Bilardello C                3   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .633   15    8   0   
A Benes P                     1   1   0   0    0   0  .048  .268    6    1   2   HBP
  T Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .641    6    0   0   
  J Melendez P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .192         0   0   
  P Stephenson PH             0   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .730    6    0   0   
  C Shipley PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .550         0   0   
  C Lefferts P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       33   5   9   4    4   3              147   27   6

BATTING

2B: T Fernandez 2 (21, off R Bowen, off C Schilling).

HBP: A Benes (1, by R Bowen).

TB: T Fernandez 5; B Roberts 2; T Gwynn 2; F McGriff; J Clark.

GIDP: F McGriff (12).

RBI: T Gwynn 3 (58); T Fernandez (22).

2-out RBI: T Gwynn.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Roberts (21, 2nd base off R Bowen/T Eusebio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Finley CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .769   13    1   1   
C Candaele 2B                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .261  .713   13    1   8   
J Tolentino 1B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .885   16   14   2   2B
L Gonzalez LF                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .249  .768   12    3   0   3B
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .244  .681   20    3   0   2B
M Simms RF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .527    8    0   0   
  J Corsi P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Davidson PH               1   0   0   1    0   0  .243  .666    2    0   0   
  C Schilling P               0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         1   0   
  J Bagwell PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .285  .816    1    0   0   2B
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Cedeno SS                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .208  .594   17    2   5   
T Eusebio C                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .333   15    2   1   
  C Biggio PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .747    4    0   0   
R Bowen P                     1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .762    2    0   0   
  J Ortiz RF                  2   0   2   0    1   0  .278  .683   10    0   1   
Totals                       36   3   9   3    2   8              133   27  19

BATTING

2B: J Tolentino (2, off J Melendez); J Bagwell (18, off J Melendez); K Caminiti (17, off A Benes).

3B: L Gonzalez (8, off A Benes).

TB: L Gonzalez 3; K Caminiti 3; J Tolentino 2; J Ortiz 2; J Bagwell 2; C Candaele; R Bowen.

RBI: C Candaele (37); J Bagwell (45); M Davidson (13).

2-out RBI: C Candaele; J Bagwell.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Candaele-A Cedeno-J Tolentino.

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Benes, W (7-10)              6     6   2   2    1   3   0   3.55   25   95-61   37· 5·19   10·11· 0· 0     54    -     0.81   0.14
J Melendez, H (1)              2     2   1   1    1   3   0   2.85    9   27-17    9· 2· 6    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.05
C Lefferts, S (17)             1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.88    4   11-9     4· 1· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.93   0.08
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2   8   0          38  133-87   50· 8·29   13·14· 1· 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
R Bowen, L (1-2)               4.2   7   5   5    2   1   0   5.82   22   89-51   31·10·10   10· 4· 4· 0     29    -     0.79  -0.29
J Corsi                        1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.16    4   13-8     5· 2· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.28   0.02
C Schilling                    2     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.58    8   25-16    9· 5· 2    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.37   0.03
D Henry                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.76    4   16-8     6· 1· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.44   0.01
Totals                         9     9   5   5    4   3   0          38  143-83   51·18·14   19· 6· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Henry (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: R Bowen (1; A Benes).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 22,606.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Houston Astros                       
1. B Roberts            2B    1. S Finley             CF 
2. T Fernandez          SS    2. C Candaele           2B 
3. T Gwynn              RF    3. J Tolentino          1B 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. L Gonzalez           LF 
5. J Clark              LF    5. K Caminiti           3B 
6. J Howell             3B    6. M Simms              RF 
7. D Jackson            CF    7. A Cedeno             SS 
8. D Bilardello         C     8. T Eusebio            C  
9. A Benes              P     9. R Bowen              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-1  123  1   11%  89% T Gwynn         R Bowen         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Benes Scores; Roberts Scores; Fernandez to 3B
   t 3   0  0-0  123  4    9%  78% T Fernandez     R Bowen         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Bilardello Scores; Benes to 3B; Roberts to 2B
   t 3   0  0-0  12-  5    9%  69% B Roberts       R Bowen         Walk; Bilardello to 3B; Benes to 2B
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  3    6%  61% A Benes         R Bowen         Hit By Pitch; Bilardello to 2B
   b 8   2  5-2  -2-  1   -6%  89% J Bagwell       J Melendez      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru 3B Foul); Tolentino Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Bowen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  T Fernandez     Double (Fly Ball); Fernandez out at 3B/CF-SS-1B-3B
   O      ---  6   45%  T Gwynn         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   48%  S Finley        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   49%  C Candaele      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   50%  J Tolentino     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Bowen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  5   50%  J Clark         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   47%  J Howell        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   45%  D Jackson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Benes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  L Gonzalez      Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
          --- 10   43%  K Caminiti      Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  4   47%  M Simms         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   50%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Bowen facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   54%  D Bilardello    Walk
          1--  3   61%  A Benes         Hit By Pitch; Bilardello to 2B
          12-  5   69%  B Roberts       Walk; Bilardello to 3B; Benes to 2B
   R      123  4   78%  T Fernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Bilardello Scores; Benes to 3B; Roberts to 2B
   RR     123  1   89%  T Gwynn         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Benes Scores; Roberts Scores; Fernandez to 3B
   ROO    1-3  3   87%  F McGriff       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Fernandez Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  1   87%  J Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Andy Benes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   88%  T Eusebio       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   86%  R Bowen         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   88%  S Finley        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  7   90%  C Candaele      Flyball: CF (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ryan Bowen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   89%  J Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   89%  D Jackson       Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   89%  D Bilardello    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Andy Benes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   90%  J Tolentino     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   91%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   90%  K Caminiti      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   92%  M Simms         Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ryan Bowen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   91%  A Benes         Flyball: CF
          ---  1   92%  B Roberts       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      92%  T Fernandez     Roberts Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   91%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  3   95%  T Gwynn         Single to CF (Line Drive); Roberts Scores
          1--  4   95%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Gwynn to 2B
                  Jim Corsi replaces Mike Simms pitching and batting 6th; Javier Ortiz replaces Ryan Bowen playing RF batting 9th
   O      12-  1   94%  J Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Andy Benes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   96%  A Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  6   94%  T Eusebio       Walk
          1--  2   92%  J Ortiz         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Eusebio to 2B
   O      12-  5   95%  S Finley        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   R      12-  1   91%  C Candaele      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Eusebio Scores; Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-  6   94%  J Tolentino     Foul Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Corsi facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   93%  J Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   93%  D Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   93%  D Bilardello    Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Andy Benes facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   87%  L Gonzalez      Triple (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  3   90%  K Caminiti      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Gonzalez stays at 3B
                  Mark Davidson pinch hits for Jim Corsi batting 6th
   RO     --3  2   91%  M Davidson      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Gonzalez Scores
   O      ---  3   91%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-2, Curt Schilling facing 9-1-2
                  Curt Schilling replaces Mark Davidson pitching and batting 6th; Thomas Howard pinch hits for Andy Benes batting 9th
   O      ---  6   91%  T Howard        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  5   90%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   91%  T Fernandez     Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   90%  T Gwynn         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Jose Melendez facing 8-9-1
                  Jose Melendez replaces Thomas Howard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   92%  T Eusebio       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   89%  J Ortiz         Walk
   O      1--  1   92%  S Finley        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  1   94%  C Candaele      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-2, Curt Schilling facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   95%  F McGriff       Walk
   O      1--  3   94%  J Clark         Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      1--  2   94%  J Howell        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Howell to 1B
   O      1--  2   93%  D Jackson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Jose Melendez facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   87%  J Tolentino     Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   92%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   95%  K Caminiti      Flyball: LF
                  Jeff Bagwell pinch hits for Curt Schilling batting 6th
   R      -2-  1   89%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru 3B Foul); Tolentino Scores
   O      -2-  5   94%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dwayne Henry facing 8-9-1
                  Dwayne Henry replaces Jeff Bagwell pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  3   93%  D Bilardello    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Phil Stephenson pinch hits for Jose Melendez batting 9th
          ---  6   94%  P Stephenson    Walk
                  Craig Shipley pinch runs for Phil Stephenson batting 9th
   O      1--  1   94%  B Roberts       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Shipley out at 3B/RF-3B; Roberts to 2B
          -2-      94%  T Fernandez     Wild Pitch; Roberts to 3B
   O      --3  6   93%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Craig Lefferts facing 8-9-1
                  Craig Lefferts replaces Craig Shipley pitching and batting 9th; Craig Biggio pinch hits for Tony Eusebio batting 8th
   O      ---  4   96%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   91%  J Ortiz         Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   96%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  C Candaele      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199108080

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