September 20, 1991 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 7,872

Friday, September 20, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:36

Reds

70-78

Lost 5

4th, 15 GB

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

W: R Bowen (5-4), L: J Rijo (14-5), S: X Hernandez (2)

Astros

60-88

Won 1

6th, 25 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hatcher CF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .260  .668   19    2   0   
M Duncan SS                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .261  .712   16    2   3   
H Morris 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .321  .870   13    5   1   
P O'Neill RF                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .259  .847   19    2   0   
C Sabo 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .295  .853   15    0   1   
L Quinones 2B                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .238  .652   19    1   2   
C Jones LF                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .344  .834   14    2   0   SF
J Reed C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .682   10    7   0   
J Rijo P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .474    2    2   1   
  B Doran PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .717    2    0   0   
  N Charlton P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .043  .130         1   1   
Totals                       30   2   4   2    3   6              129   24   9

BATTING

SF: C Jones (1, off R Mallicoat).

TB: L Quinones 2; C Sabo; C Jones.

RBI: C Jones (6); L Quinones (19).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Quinones-M Duncan-H Morris.

E: B Hatcher (4).

BASERUNNING

PO: M Duncan (1st base by R Bowen).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .559   18    1   0   
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Davidson LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .538         0   0   
S Finley RF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .289  .756   15    3   0   SB,CS
C Biggio C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .296  .736   14    6   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  2   2   1   0    1   0  .296  .837   11   12   1   HBP,IW
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .242  .736    7    1   0   
  C Candaele PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .683    5    0   0   
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .256  .698   13    0   1   
A Cedeno SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .252  .687   16    0   3   GDP
  R Mallicoat P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  C Schilling P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  G Young CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .581         1   0   
A Mota 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .423    8    0   4   
R Bowen P                     2   1   1   0    0   1  .222  .578    7    1   1   
  R Ramirez SS                1   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .568    7    1   1   
Totals                       29   3   7   2    2   7              121   27  11

BATTING

IBB: J Bagwell (5, by N Charlton).

HBP: J Bagwell (9, by J Rijo).

TB: L Gonzalez 2; S Finley 2; R Bowen; J Bagwell; K Caminiti.

GIDP: A Cedeno (3).

RBI: S Finley (52); K Caminiti (76).

2-out RBI: S Finley.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: R Bowen (2); K Lofton (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Finley (29, 2nd base off N Charlton/J Reed).

CS: S Finley (15, 3rd base by N Charlton/J Reed).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Rijo, L (14-5)               6     6   3   2    1   4   0   2.41   25   89-54   37· 8· 9    7· 9· 3· 0     53    -     0.82  -0.10
N Charlton                     2     1   0   0    1   3   0   3.14    7   30-17    8· 4· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.79   0.06
Totals                         8     7   3   2    2   7   0          32  119-71   45·12·14    8·10· 4· 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 (5-4)               6     3   2   2    2   4   0   5.73   23   87-52   34· 9· 9    9· 4· 4· 0     60    -     0.86   0.16
R Mallicoat, H (8)             1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    4   11-8     5· 1· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          2-2    2.43   0.05
C Schilling, H (4)             0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.00    2    7-3     1· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.78  -0.01
A Osuna, H (9)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.30    2    7-4     2· 2· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.47   0.12
X Hernandez, S (2)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.37    3   16-12    5· 4· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.14
Totals                         9     4   2   2    3   6   0          34  128-79   47·17·15   14· 7· 4· 0          3-2

R Bowen faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: N Charlton (9).

IBB: N Charlton (2; J Bagwell).

PO: R Bowen (0; M Duncan, 1st base).

HBP: J Rijo (3; J Bagwell).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 7,872.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. B Hatcher            CF    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. M Duncan             SS    2. S Finley             RF 
3. H Morris             1B    3. C Biggio             C  
4. P O'Neill            RF    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. C Sabo               3B    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. L Quinones           2B    6. K Caminiti           3B 
7. C Jones              LF    7. A Cedeno             SS 
8. J Reed               C     8. A Mota               2B 
9. J Rijo               P     9. R Bowen              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-0  12-  5   14%  68% S Finley        J Rijo          Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Bowen Scores; Lofton to 3B
   t 7   0  3-0  1--  1  -12%  76% C Sabo          R Bowen         Single (Line Drive); O'Neill to 3B/Adv on E8; Sabo to 2B
   t 7   0  3-0  -23  5  -12%  64% L Quinones      R Mallicoat     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); O'Neill Scores; Sabo to 3B
   t 8   0  3-2  ---  5   -9%  68% B Hatcher       C Schilling     Walk
   b 4   0  0-1  12-  3    8%  86% K Caminiti      J Rijo          Single (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Bagwell Scores; Gonzalez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Bowen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  B Hatcher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   54%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  H Morris        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rijo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   52%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  S Finley        Popfly: P (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  2   50%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Bowen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   52%  P O'Neill       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   54%  C Sabo          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  7   53%  L Quinones      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   55%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rijo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   51%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   50%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Bowen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   52%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   54%  J Rijo          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   55%  B Hatcher       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rijo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   53%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   51%  A Mota          Flyball: CF
          ---  3   52%  R Bowen         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--  7   55%  K Lofton        Walk; Bowen to 2B
   R      12-  5   68%  S Finley        Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Bowen Scores; Lofton to 3B
   O      1-3  7   64%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Ryan Bowen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   67%  M Duncan        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   69%  H Morris        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   70%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Rijo facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   73%  J Bagwell       Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   78%  L Gonzalez      Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Bagwell to 2B
   R      12-  3   86%  K Caminiti      Single (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Bagwell Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
   OO     12-  4   80%  A Cedeno        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Gonzalez to 3B
   O      --3  2   78%  A Mota          Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Ryan Bowen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   80%  C Sabo          Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   82%  L Quinones      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  5   81%  C Jones         Single (Line Drive to P's Right)
   O      1--  2   83%  J Reed          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Rijo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   82%  R Bowen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   81%  K Lofton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   81%  S Finley        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Ryan Bowen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   83%  J Rijo          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   85%  B Hatcher       Foul Flyball: RF
          ---  5   84%  M Duncan        Walk
          1--      83%  H Morris        Duncan Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Duncan to 2B
   O      -2-  6   86%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Rijo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   85%  C Biggio        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  2   87%  J Bagwell       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   R      1--  4   94%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Bagwell Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Gonzalez to 3B/Adv on throw
   O      --3  7   93%  K Caminiti      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      --3  7   91%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Ryan Bowen facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   87%  P O'Neill       Walk
          1--  1   76%  C Sabo          Single (Line Drive); O'Neill to 3B/Adv on E8; Sabo to 2B
                  Rob Mallicoat replaces Andujar Cedeno pitching and batting 7th; Rafael Ramirez replaces Ryan Bowen playing SS batting 9th
   R      -23  5   64%  L Quinones      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); O'Neill Scores; Sabo to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   71%  C Jones         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Sabo Scores
   O      1--  3   74%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B); Quinones to 2B
                  Bill Doran pinch hits for Jose Rijo batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   81%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Norm Charlton facing 8-9-1
                  Norm Charlton replaces Bill Doran pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   79%  A Mota          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   78%  R Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   77%  K Lofton        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
                  Curt Schilling replaces Rob Mallicoat pitching and batting 7th
          ---  5   68%  B Hatcher       Walk
   O      1--  2   76%  M Duncan        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Duncan to 1B
                  Al Osuna replaces Kenny Lofton pitching and batting 1st; Gerald Young replaces Curt Schilling playing CF batting 7th
   O      1--  1   83%  H Morris        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  6   88%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Norm Charlton facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   90%  S Finley        Single (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   89%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging, Finley Steals 2B
          -2-  4   90%  J Bagwell       Intentional Walk
                  Casey Candaele pinch hits for Luis Gonzalez batting 5th
   O      12-      87%  C Candaele      Finley Caught Stealing 3B (P-3B-SS-P); Bagwell to 2B
          -2-      88%  " "             Wild Pitch; Bagwell to 3B
   O      --3  3   86%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Xavier Hernandez facing 5-6-7
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Casey Candaele pitching and batting 5th; Mark Davidson replaces Al Osuna playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  7   92%  C Sabo          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   97%  L Quinones      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199109200

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