May 2, 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
KCR 3 BOS 4
CAL 3 TOR 6
@CHW 1 CLE 10
OAK 2 MIN 6
@DET 3 NYY 3
SEA 2
(10) TEX 13
MIL 2 ATL 4
STL 3 CHC 4
@CIN 3 COL 2
@FLA 1 PIT 6
@HOU 2 PHI 9
@LAD 1 NYM 3
@SDP 2 SFG 4
MON 3
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 24,485

Sunday, May 2, 1993, 1:37
Time of Game: 2:35

Pirates

12-12

Won 1

4th, 6 GB

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

W: S Cooke (1-1), L: G Swindell (4-2)

Astros

15-9

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .297  .832   20    2   0   
J Bell SS                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .319  .830   18    1   4   2B
A Van Slyke CF                4   1   3   0    1   1  .276  .734   14    0   0   CS,IW
J King 3B                     4   3   2   4    1   0  .271  .739   18    0   4   2·HR
L McClendon RF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .087  .212   12    1   0   
  O Merced RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .347  .829    3    0   0   
K Young 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .230  .625   15   11   1   CS,IW
T Prince C                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .300  .748   19    8   0   2B
C Garcia 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .260  .683   17    3   2   
S Cooke P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    1   0   SH,GDP
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   6  12   6    4   6              147   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Bell (6, off M Grant); T Prince (2, off M Grant).

HR: J King 2 (2, 2 off G Swindell; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: S Cooke (2, off D Kile).

IBB: K Young (1, by M Grant); A Van Slyke (3, by M Grant).

TB: J King 8; T Prince 3; A Van Slyke 3; J Bell 2; C Garcia; L Smith; L McClendon; K Young.

GIDP: S Cooke (2).

RBI: J King 4 (11); T Prince 2 (5).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Young (1, 2nd base by D Kile/S Servais); A Van Slyke (1, 2nd base by M Grant/S Servais).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .273  .788   16    9   1   
L Gonzalez LF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .843   18    1   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .333  .987   15    5   2   HR
E Anthony CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .337  .894   10    1   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .228  .685   14    0   1   SB
C James RF                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .370 1.252    9    3   0   HR
  J Daugherty PH-RF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    1   0   
S Servais C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .385  .977   21    7   3   
A Cedeno SS                   3   0   2   0    1   1  .319  .792   12    0   5   SB
G Swindell P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .600    3    0   0   
  C Candaele PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .266    1    0   0   
  D Kile P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Bass PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .589    2    0   0   
  E Bell P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Grant P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Donnels PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .744    4    0   0   
Totals                       36   2   9   2    3   7              130   27  13

BATTING

HR: C James (3, off S Cooke; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); J Bagwell (4, off S Cooke; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: J Bagwell 5; C James 4; C Biggio 2; A Cedeno 2; E Anthony; K Caminiti.

RBI: J Bagwell (18); C James (6).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bagwell-S Servais-J Bagwell.

E: E Anthony (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Caminiti (2, 2nd base off S Belinda/T Prince); A Cedeno (2, 2nd base off S Belinda/T Prince).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Cooke, W (1-1)               7.1   8   2   2    1   4   2   4.06   31   97-62   37· 8·17   18· 5· 3· 0     57    -     0.93   0.22
S Belinda                      1.2   1   0   0    2   3   0   2.31    8   31-15    6· 3· 6    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.05   0.05
Totals                         9     9   2   2    3   7   2          39  128-77   43·11·23   19· 7· 3· 0          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
G Swindell, L (4-2)            5     7   4   4    0   5   2   3.56   22   68-48   29· 5·14   10· 6· 1· 0     42    -     0.60  -0.21
D Kile                         2     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    7   21-12    9· 1· 2    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.31   0.03
E Bell                         0     1   0   0    0   0   0   8.44    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.30  -0.01
M Grant                        2     2   2   1    4   1   0   2.25   11   46-21   10· 3· 8    2· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.26  -0.03
Totals                         9    12   6   5    4   6   2          41  138-82   49· 9·24   14·12· 5· 0          1-0

E Bell faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Grant 2 (2; K Young, A Van Slyke).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 24,485.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. L Smith              LF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. J Bell               SS    2. L Gonzalez           LF 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. J King               3B    4. E Anthony            CF 
5. L McClendon          RF    5. K Caminiti           3B 
6. K Young              1B    6. C James              RF 
7. T Prince             C     7. S Servais            C  
8. C Garcia             2B    8. A Cedeno             SS 
9. S Cooke              P     9. G Swindell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  2   22%  76% J King          G Swindell      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Smith Scores; Van Slyke Scores
   b 2   2  3-0  123  5    7%  80% L Gonzalez      S Cooke         Strikeout Swinging
   t 4   0  0-3  ---  2    6%  88% J King          G Swindell      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 7   0  4-0  ---  4   -5%  88% C James         S Cooke         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 8   1  6-2  -23  3    5%  95% J Daugherty     S Belinda       Popfly: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   54%  L Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   54%  A Van Slyke     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Smith to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   76%  J King          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Smith Scores; Van Slyke Scores
   O      ---  3   75%  L McClendon     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   74%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Cooke facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   71%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   74%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gonzalez to 1B
          1--  1   71%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  5   75%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   79%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Greg Swindell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   77%  T Prince        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   77%  C Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   76%  S Cooke         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Cooke facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   78%  C James         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   76%  S Servais       Walk
          1--  2   72%  A Cedeno        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Servais to 2B
   O      12-  3   76%  G Swindell      Strikeout Swinging
          12-  1   73%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Servais to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
   O      123  5   80%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   79%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   78%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   78%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Cooke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   80%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   81%  E Anthony       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   82%  K Caminiti      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   88%  J King          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  1   90%  L McClendon     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   89%  K Young         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Young to 1B
          1--  6   90%  T Prince        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Young to 2B
   O      12-  2   89%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Young to 3B; Garcia to 1B
   O      1-3  2   87%  S Cooke         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Cooke facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   89%  C James         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   90%  S Servais       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   90%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   90%  L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   89%  J Bell          Flyball: RF
          ---  3   90%  A Van Slyke     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   89%  J King          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Cooke facing 9-1-2
                  Casey Candaele pinch hits for Greg Swindell batting 9th
   O      ---  1   91%  C Candaele      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  C Biggio        Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      ---  5   92%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Darryl Kile facing 5-6-7
                  Darryl Kile replaces Casey Candaele pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   92%  L McClendon     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   92%  K Young         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   92%  T Prince        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   91%  C Garcia        Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Cooke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   93%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   94%  E Anthony       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  K Caminiti      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Darryl Kile facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   95%  C Garcia        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   95%  S Cooke         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Garcia to 2B
   O      -2-  2   94%  L Smith         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  3   93%  J Bell          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Cooke facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  4   88%  C James         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   91%  S Servais       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   88%  A Cedeno        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
                  Kevin Bass pinch hits for Darryl Kile batting 9th
   O      1--  2   91%  K Bass          Lineout: LF
   O      1--  2   93%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Eric Bell facing 3-4-5
                  Eric Bell replaces Kevin Bass pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   94%  A Van Slyke     Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Mark Grant replaces Eric Bell pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      93%  J King          Van Slyke Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  6   93%  " "             Walk
          1--  5   96%  L McClendon     Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); King to 3B; McClendon to 2B
          -23  4   96%  K Young         Intentional Walk
   RR     123  7   99%  T Prince        Double to CF (Fly Ball); King Scores; McClendon Scores/unER; Young to 3B
          -23  5   99%  C Garcia        Walk
   OO     123  4   98%  S Cooke         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Steve Cooke facing 2-3-4
                  Orlando Merced replaces Lloyd McClendon playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  3   99%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   R      ---  2   97%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  2   96%  E Anthony       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Stan Belinda replaces Steve Cooke pitching and batting 9th
          1--  3   92%  K Caminiti      Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Anthony to 3B
                  Jack Daugherty pinch hits for Chris James batting 6th
          1-3      90%  J Daugherty     Caminiti Steals 2B
   O      -23  3   95%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   O      -23  6   99%  S Servais       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mark Grant facing 1-2-3
                  Jack Daugherty moves to RF
   O      ---  4   99%  L Smith         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   99%  J Bell          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          -2-  4   99%  A Van Slyke     Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   99%  J King          Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
   O      12-  3   98%  O Merced        Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Stan Belinda facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   96%  A Cedeno        Walk
                  Chris Donnels pinch hits for Mark Grant batting 9th
   O      1--  4   98%  C Donnels       Strikeout Swinging, Cedeno Steals 2B
          -2-  4   96%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      12-  2   98%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cedeno to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   O      -23  5  100%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199305020

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation