August 28, 1992 Montreal Expos at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
@CAL 1 DET 4
KCR 2 MIN 4
NYY 3
(14) OAK 7
CLE 6 SEA 6
BAL 4 TEX 4
CHW 1 MIL 22
@TOR 2 CHC 3
SFG 2 HOU 8
MON 1 NYM 4
CIN 3 NYM 12
CIN 1 PHI 7
ATL 3 SDP 11
PIT 6 STL 1
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 10,629

Friday, August 28, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 2:55

Expos

69-58

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  5  0
Astros          3  0  0   3  0  0   1  1  X    8 12  1

W: P Harnisch (5-9), L: M Gardner (11-9)

Astros

59-69

Won 3

4th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                3   0   0   0    0   2  .306  .789   14    0   1   
  T Foley 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .479    4    0   1   
M Grissom CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .274  .741   10    5   0   2B,SB
M Alou LF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .278  .773   15    1   0   
L Walker RF                   3   0   0   1    0   2  .293  .840    7    4   1   
  D Reed PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .629    4    0   0   
G Colbrunn 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .313  .756   19    5   1   2B
T Wallach 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .636   19    1   2   
S Owen SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .746    9    3   2   
T Laker C                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .231  .462   11    5   2   
  P Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Gardner P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .366    4    0   0   
  S Valdez P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  D Fletcher C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .582    6    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    1  12              125   24  10

BATTING

2B: M Grissom (30, off P Harnisch); G Colbrunn (4, off P Harnisch).

TB: M Grissom 3; G Colbrunn 2; M Alou 2.

RBI: L Walker (67).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Grissom (65, 2nd base off P Harnisch/E Taubensee).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .284  .767   18    1   3   HBP
S Finley CF                   5   1   4   3    0   0  .276  .717   17    2   0   2B,CS
L Gonzalez LF                 5   0   2   2    0   0  .267  .735   19    2   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .248  .755   21    4   1   
E Anthony RF                  3   0   1   1    1   2  .239  .710   20    2   0   2B
  G Young PR-RF               0   1   0   0    0   0  .207  .537         1   0   SB
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .296  .788   20    1   0   2B
A Cedeno SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .668   16    2   0   
E Taubensee C                 3   2   1   0    1   1  .207  .599   15   12   1   2B
P Harnisch P                  3   1   0   0    0   1  .137  .386   10    0   1   
  E Riles PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .212  .471    6    0   0   
  R Murphy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   8  12   8    5   5              162   27   6

BATTING

2B: S Finley (24, off M Gardner); E Taubensee (12, off P Young); E Anthony (13, off M Gardner); K Caminiti (24, off M Gardner).

HBP: C Biggio (6, by M Gardner).

TB: S Finley 5; K Caminiti 3; L Gonzalez 2; E Anthony 2; E Taubensee 2; C Biggio; J Bagwell.

RBI: S Finley 3 (40); L Gonzalez 2 (40); K Caminiti (44); J Bagwell (74); E Anthony (64).

2-out RBI: L Gonzalez 2; S Finley.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 7 for 16.

FIELDING

E: E Taubensee (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Young (5, 2nd base off P Young/D Fletcher).

CS: S Finley (7, 2nd base by M Gardner/T Laker).

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
M Gardner, L (11-9)            3.2   9   6   6    1   2   0   4.00   21   79-47   29· 3·15    5· 5· 7· 0     20    -     0.73  -0.32
S Valdez                       2.1   0   0   0    2   3   0   2.25    9   43-24   11· 8· 5    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.14   0.01
P Young                        2     3   2   2    2   0   0   3.98   10   34-18   12· 3· 3    3· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         8    12   8   8    5   5   0          40  156-89   52·14·23    9·10·10· 0          2-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Harnisch, W (5-9)            8     4   1   1    1  10   0   3.87   29  111-79   43·15·21    6· 8· 4· 0     79    -     0.61   0.18
R Murphy                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.91    4   12-10    4· 4· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1  12   0          33  123-89   47·19·23    8· 8· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Gardner (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Gardner (8; C Biggio).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 10,629.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros                       
1. D DeShields          2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. M Grissom            CF    2. S Finley             CF 
3. M Alou               LF    3. L Gonzalez           LF 
4. L Walker             RF    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. G Colbrunn           1B    5. E Anthony            RF 
6. T Wallach            3B    6. K Caminiti           3B 
7. S Owen               SS    7. A Cedeno             SS 
8. T Laker              C     8. E Taubensee          C  
9. M Gardner            P     9. P Harnisch           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  4   13%  71% S Finley        M Gardner       Double to LF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  -2-  6    9%  77% J Bagwell       M Gardner       Single (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Finley Scores; Bagwell to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 1   1  0-2  -2-  3    7%  84% E Anthony       M Gardner       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Bagwell Scores
   t 4   1  3-0  --3  3    5%  86% L Walker        P Harnisch      Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   2  0-3  123  2    4%  94% S Finley        M Gardner       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Taubensee Scores; Harnisch to 3B; Biggio to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  D DeShields     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   53%  M Grissom       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gardner facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
   R      1--  4   71%  S Finley        Double to LF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores
   O      -2-  5   68%  L Gonzalez      Lineout: CF
   R      -2-  6   77%  J Bagwell       Single (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Finley Scores; Bagwell to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-  3   84%  E Anthony       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Bagwell Scores
   O      -2-  4   83%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF; Anthony to 3B
   O      --3  1   81%  A Cedeno        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Harnisch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   83%  L Walker        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   79%  G Colbrunn      Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  8   82%  T Wallach       Flyball: CF; Colbrunn to 3B
   O      --3  2   85%  S Owen          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Gardner facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   84%  E Taubensee     Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   83%  P Harnisch      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   83%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Harnisch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   84%  T Laker         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   86%  M Gardner       Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  7   86%  D DeShields     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Gardner facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   88%  S Finley        Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--      86%  L Gonzalez      Finley Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  4   87%  " "             Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   85%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      1--  6   85%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Harnisch facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   81%  M Grissom       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--      76%  M Alou          Grissom Steals 2B; Grissom to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  5   81%  " "             Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      --3  3   86%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4   84%  G Colbrunn      Walk
   O      1-3  6   88%  T Wallach       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Gardner facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   91%  K Caminiti      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  8   89%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   90%  E Taubensee     Walk
          12-      91%  P Harnisch      Wild Pitch; Caminiti to 3B
   O      1-3  1   88%  " "             Fielder's Choice 3B; Caminiti out at Hm/3B-C-3B; Taubensee to 2B; Harnisch to 1B
          12-  6   89%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Taubensee to 3B; Harnisch to 2B
   R      123  2   94%  S Finley        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Taubensee Scores; Harnisch to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   RR     123  3   98%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Harnisch Scores; Biggio Scores; Finley to 2B
                  Sergio Valdez replaces Mark Gardner pitching and batting 9th
          12-  7   98%  J Bagwell       Walk; Finley to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      123  6   97%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Pete Harnisch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   98%  S Owen          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   98%  T Laker         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  S Valdez        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Sergio Valdez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   98%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  A Cedeno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   98%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   99%  D DeShields     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   98%  M Grissom       Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  1   97%  M Alou          Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Grissom to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   98%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Grissom Scores; Walker to 1B
   O      1--  6   98%  G Colbrunn      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Sergio Valdez facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Foley replaces Delino DeShields playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  7   98%  P Harnisch      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   98%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  S Finley        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  2   98%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Pete Harnisch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   98%  T Wallach       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   99%  S Owen          Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  T Laker         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pete Young facing 4-5-6
                  Pete Young replaces Tim Laker pitching and batting 8th; Darrin Fletcher replaces Sergio Valdez playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   99%  E Anthony       Walk
                  Gerald Young pinch runs for Eric Anthony batting 5th
          1--      99%  K Caminiti      Young Steals 2B
   RO     -2-  5   99%  " "             Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Young Scores; Caminiti out at 2B/RF-1B-SS
   O      ---  4   99%  A Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 7.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-7, Pete Harnisch facing 9-1-2
                  Gerald Young moves to RF
   O      ---  6  100%  D Fletcher      Flyball: LF (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  T Foley         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  M Grissom       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-1, Pete Young facing 8-9-1
          ---  3  100%  E Taubensee     Double to CF (Line Drive)
                  Ernest Riles pinch hits for Pete Harnisch batting 9th
          -2-  6  100%  E Riles         Walk
   O      12-  2  100%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Taubensee to 3B
   R      1-3  1  100%  S Finley        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Taubensee Scores; Riles to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Riles to 3B; Finley to 2B
   O      -23  1  100%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 8.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-8, Rob Murphy facing 3-4-5
                  Rob Murphy replaces Ernest Riles pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2  100%  M Alou          Single (Ground Ball to Deep 2B)
                  Darren Reed pinch hits for Larry Walker batting 4th
   O      1--  4  100%  D Reed          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  G Colbrunn      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Colbrunn to 1B
   O      1--  3  100%  T Wallach       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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