August 23, 1991 Montreal Expos at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
MIN 4 CAL 4
BOS 1 CLE 4
CHW 3 DET 8
SEA 6 TEX 6
@KCR 1 MIL 13
@OAK 4 TOR 6
NYY 5 ATL 4
PHI 2 CHC 5
SDP 4 HOU 9
MON 2 CIN 6
@NYM 1 PIT 8
SFG 0 STL 2
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 15,052

Friday, August 23, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:48

Expos

48-72

Lost 2

6th, 23 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    2  6  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  5   2  2  X    9 11  1

W: R Bowen (3-2), L: D Martinez (12-8)

Astros

51-70

Won 1

6th, 17 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .709   23    0   3   GDP
M Grissom CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .680   12    1   0   2B,SB
D Martinez LF                 3   0   3   0    1   0  .276  .693   12    1   0   2B
T Wallach 3B                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .230  .638   15    0   3   
L Walker RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .270  .791   19    2   0   2B
A Galarraga 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .580   16   10   0   
G Reyes C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .559   15    8   1   
  T Foley PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .592    4    0   0   
S Owen SS                     1   0   0   1    2   0  .235  .648   17    2   3   SF
D Martinez P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .141  .342   12    0   1   
  E Bullock PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .668    6    0   0   
  B Sampen P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .600 1.200         0   0   
  M Rojas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Barberie PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .292  .826    9    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    4   4              160   24  11

BATTING

2B: M Grissom (17, off R Bowen); L Walker (22, off C Schilling); D Martinez (16, off R Bowen).

SF: S Owen (3, off C Schilling).

TB: D Martinez 4; L Walker 2; M Grissom 2; D Martinez.

GIDP: D DeShields (4).

RBI: S Owen (19); T Wallach (52).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: A Galarraga (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Grissom (54, 3rd base off R Bowen/C Biggio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Finley CF-RF                5   1   2   2    0   0  .300  .785   15    0   0   3B
C Biggio C                    4   2   1   0    1   2  .298  .728   20    4   0   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  4   2   3   3    0   0  .290  .827   12   13   1   HR
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .245  .751   11    2   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   1   0   0    1   2  .242  .678   16    1   3   IW
M Simms RF                    2   0   0   1    1   0  .241  .670   13    2   0   
  G Young PR-CF               1   2   1   0    0   0  .198  .568    3    2   0   
A Cedeno SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .238  .657   15    1   6   
C Candaele 2B                 4   0   1   2    0   0  .257  .691   13    1   3   
R Bowen P                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .697   10    0   0   2B
  J Tolentino PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .623    4    0   0   
  C Schilling P               0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         1   0   
Totals                       35   9  11   9    3   7              132   27  13

BATTING

2B: C Biggio (17, off B Sampen); R Bowen (1, off D Martinez).

3B: S Finley (9, off M Rojas).

HR: J Bagwell (12, off B Sampen; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

IBB: K Caminiti (6, by D Martinez).

TB: J Bagwell 6; S Finley 4; R Bowen 2; C Biggio 2; L Gonzalez; C Candaele; A Cedeno; G Young.

RBI: J Bagwell 3 (59); S Finley 2 (44); C Candaele 2 (41); M Simms (10); L Gonzalez (57).

2-out RBI: C Candaele 2; S Finley 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

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

E: C Candaele (9).

BASERUNNING

PO: R Bowen (2nd base by G Reyes).

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
D Martinez, L (12-8)           6     6   5   5    3   5   0   2.20   27  100-59   31· 9·19   12· 2· 5· 0     42    -     1.20  -0.33
B Sampen                       1     2   2   2    0   0   1   4.58    5   11-5     5· 0· 0    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.02
M Rojas                        1     3   2   2    0   2   0   4.68    6   20-13    5· 5· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    11   9   9    3   7   1          38  131-77   41·14·22   16· 6· 6· 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, W (3-2)               8     5   1   1    3   4   0   5.05   31  121-66   43·11·12   14· 6· 4· 0     69    -     0.92   0.16
C Schilling                    1     1   1   0    1   0   0   4.07    6   34-24   20· 3· 1    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   1    4   4   0          37  155-90   63·14·13   16· 7· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Bowen (6).

IBB: D Martinez (3; K Caminiti).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 15,052.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros                       
1. D DeShields          2B    1. S Finley             CF 
2. M Grissom            CF    2. C Biggio             C  
3. D Martinez           LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. T Wallach            3B    4. L Gonzalez           LF 
5. L Walker             RF    5. K Caminiti           3B 
6. A Galarraga          1B    6. M Simms              RF 
7. G Reyes              C     7. A Cedeno             SS 
8. S Owen               SS    8. C Candaele           2B 
9. D Martinez           P     9. R Bowen              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  1-1  12-  5   21%  84% L Gonzalez      D Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Biggio Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 6   1  1-0  12-  2   19%  63% J Bagwell       D Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive); Finley Scores; Biggio to 2B
   b 6   0  1-0  -2-  1  -15%  33% S Finley        D Martinez      Bowen Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   b 6   0  1-0  ---  1   12%  48% R Bowen         D Martinez      Double (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   b 6   2  1-3  123  3    9%  96% C Candaele      D Martinez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Caminiti Scores; Young Scores; Cedeno to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Bowen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  D DeShields     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  M Grissom       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2   51%  D Martinez      Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   55%  T Wallach       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   52%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   51%  C Biggio        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   52%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   50%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Bowen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  L Walker        Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   54%  A Galarraga     Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   55%  G Reyes         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   53%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   55%  M Simms         Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to P's Right to P); Simms to 1B
   O      1--  4   53%  A Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Simms to 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  C Candaele      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Bowen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   52%  S Owen          Lineout: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   50%  D Martinez      Single (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  5   55%  D DeShields     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  R Bowen         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  S Finley        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   50%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Bowen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   50%  D Martinez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--      47%  T Wallach       Wild Pitch; Martinez to 2B
   O      -2-  4   52%  " "             Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      -2-  2   56%  L Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Martinez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   53%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   51%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Bowen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   53%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   55%  G Reyes         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   53%  S Owen          Walk
   O      1--  7   56%  D Martinez      Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Martinez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  M Simms         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   51%  A Cedeno        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   50%  C Candaele      Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Bowen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  D DeShields     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   47%  M Grissom       Double (Fly Ball)
          -2-      41%  D Martinez      Grissom Steals 3B
          --3  4   39%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3  1   33%  T Wallach       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Grissom Scores; Martinez to 2B
   O      -2-  5   37%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Martinez facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   48%  R Bowen         Double (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-      33%  S Finley        Bowen Picked off 2B (C-SS)
          ---  2   37%  " "             Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   44%  C Biggio        Walk; Finley to 2B
   R      12-  2   63%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive); Finley Scores; Biggio to 2B
   R      12-  5   84%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Biggio Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  4   84%  K Caminiti      Intentional Walk
   R      123  7   91%  M Simms         Walk; Bagwell Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; Caminiti to 2B
                  Gerald Young pinch runs for Mike Simms batting 6th
   O      123  4   88%  A Cedeno        Groundout: SS-C/Forceout at Hm (P's Right); Caminiti to 3B; Young to 2B; Cedeno to 1B
   RR     123  3   96%  C Candaele      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Caminiti Scores; Young Scores; Cedeno to 2B
   O      12-  5   95%  R Bowen         Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Ryan Bowen facing 6-7-8
                  Gerald Young moves to CF; Steve Finley moves to RF
   O      ---  3   97%  A Galarraga     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   97%  G Reyes         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   97%  S Owen          Walk
                  Eric Bullock pinch hits for Dennis Martinez batting 9th
   O      1--  6   98%  E Bullock       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bill Sampen facing 1-2-3
                  Bill Sampen replaces Eric Bullock pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  S Finley        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   98%  C Biggio        Double (Fly Ball)
   RR     -2-  4  100%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores
   O      ---  1   99%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   99%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 7.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-7, Ryan Bowen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  100%  D DeShields     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  M Grissom       Flyball: CF
          ---  1  100%  D Martinez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS)
   O      1--  4  100%  T Wallach       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-1, Mel Rojas facing 6-7-8
                  Mel Rojas replaces Bill Sampen pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3  100%  G Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  4  100%  A Cedeno        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Young to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  C Candaele      Flyball: CF
                  Jose Tolentino pinch hits for Ryan Bowen batting 9th
   O      12-  4  100%  J Tolentino     Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  4  100%  S Finley        Triple (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Young Scores; Cedeno Scores
   O      --3  4  100%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 9.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-9, Curt Schilling facing 5-6-7
                  Curt Schilling replaces Jose Tolentino pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7  100%  L Walker        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6  100%  A Galarraga     Flyball: CF
                  Tom Foley pinch hits for Gilberto Reyes batting 7th
          -2-  4  100%  T Foley         Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Walker to 3B; Foley to 1B
   RO     1-3  2  100%  S Owen          Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Short LF); Walker Scores/unER
                  Bret Barberie pinch hits for Mel Rojas batting 9th
          1--  9  100%  B Barberie      Walk; Foley to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  D DeShields     Groundout: 1B-P
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 9.

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