August 15, 1993 Colorado Rockies at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 9
@BOS 1 KCR 7
@CHW 5 TEX 4
@CLE 1 MIL 6
DET 4 NYY 1
BAL 0 MIN 12
@OAK 5 CAL 14
@SEA 2 SFG 9
@CHC 7
(11) ATL 1
@CIN 0 COL 4
@HOU 3 LAD 4
SDP 2 MON 7
STL 1 PHI 5
NYM 4 PIT 4
FLA 3
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 21,690

Sunday, August 15, 1993, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:57

Rockies

43-75

Won 1

7th, 36 GB

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

W: B Ruffin (4-4), L: X Hernandez (3-3), S: D Holmes (14)

Astros

61-57

Lost 1

3rd, 18 GB

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young LF                    3   2   1   0    2   0  .254  .665   15    3   0   SB,IW
F Benavides 2B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .651   12    1   3   
  D Boston PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .727         0   0   
  J Tatum PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .598    7    0   0   
  B Ruffin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .317         0   0   
  P Castellano PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .638    3    0   0   
  D Holmes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Jones CF                    5   1   1   1    0   3  .299  .810   12    2   0   2B
D Bichette RF                 4   0   2   2    0   0  .315  .884   10    1   0   2B,SB
C Hayes 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .859   13    0   1   
J Clark 1B                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .279  .751   14   12   0   2B
D Sheaffer C                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .277  .680   13    6   0   
V Castilla SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .731    9    2   4   GDP
K Bottenfield P               2   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .378    8    0   1   
  G Wayne P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Cole PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .663    6    0   0   
  R Mejia 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .635    2    0   1   
Totals                       35   4   8   3    4   9              124   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Bichette (36, off X Hernandez); C Jones (8, off X Hernandez); J Clark (19, off D Drabek).

IBB: E Young (2, by X Hernandez).

TB: J Clark 4; D Bichette 3; C Jones 2; D Sheaffer; E Young.

GIDP: V Castilla (10).

RBI: D Bichette 2 (73); C Jones (26).

2-out RBI: D Bichette 2; C Jones.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. V Castilla-F Benavides-J Clark; V Castilla-J Clark.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bichette (12, 2nd base off D Drabek/S Servais); E Young (30, 2nd base off D Drabek/S Servais).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .270  .808   12    0   2   GDP
S Finley CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .646    9    4   0   GDP
L Gonzalez LF                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .293  .819   12    1   0   2B,SH
E Anthony RF                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .267  .748   10    2   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   0   2   2    1   0  .254  .695   12    0   2   2B,IW
C Donnels 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .646    3    5   1   
  J Bagwell PH-1B             1   0   0   1    1   1  .317  .914   12    3   1   
S Servais C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .760    4    7   0   
  E Taubensee PH-C            2   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .730    5    3   0   
A Cedeno SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .282  .745    8    1   4   
  K Bass PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .693    2    0   0   
D Drabek P                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .091  .289    9    1   0   
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   3   6   3    4   6               98   27  10

BATTING

2B: K Caminiti (26, off K Bottenfield); L Gonzalez (22, off K Bottenfield).

SH: L Gonzalez (2, off K Bottenfield).

IBB: K Caminiti (5, by G Wayne).

TB: K Caminiti 3; L Gonzalez 2; C Biggio 2; S Finley.

GIDP: S Finley (3); C Biggio (9).

RBI: K Caminiti 2 (62); J Bagwell (76).

2-out RBI: K Caminiti 2; J Bagwell.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

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

PB: E Taubensee (3).

E: A Cedeno (19).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Bottenfield                  5.1   5   3   3    1   2   0   4.99   21   43-28   24· 3· 7   10· 4· 4· 0     47    -     0.73  -0.11
G Wayne                        0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   5.32    2    8-3     1· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.64   0.06
S Reed                         1.1   0   0   0    2   1   0   4.42    5   26-15    8· 5· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          3-1    1.14  -0.04
B Ruffin, W (4-4)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.79    3   12-7     4· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.10
D Holmes, S (14)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.32    4    9-7     4· 2· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    4.37   0.19
Totals                         9     6   3   3    4   6   0          35   98-60   41·14·11   14· 6· 5· 0          5-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drabek                       7.1   5   2   2    2   7   0   3.63   28   81-51   32·10·14   11· 7· 1· 0     65    -     1.17   0.28
A Osuna, H (8)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.60    1    7-5     2· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.03   0.05
X Hernandez, BS (6), L (3-3)   1.1   3   2   1    2   1   0   2.93   10   31-18   12· 3· 3    3· 1· 3· 0          1-1    2.31  -0.61
Totals                         9     8   4   3    4   9   0          39  119-74   46·15·18   14· 8· 4· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: G Wayne (7; K Caminiti); X Hernandez (3; E Young).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - Rich Rieker, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Bill Hohn.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 21,690.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Houston Astros                       
1. E Young              LF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. F Benavides          2B    2. S Finley             CF 
3. C Jones              CF    3. L Gonzalez           LF 
4. D Bichette           RF    4. E Anthony            RF 
5. C Hayes              3B    5. K Caminiti           3B 
6. J Clark              1B    6. C Donnels            1B 
7. D Sheaffer           C     7. S Servais            C  
8. V Castilla           SS    8. A Cedeno             SS 
9. K Bottenfield        P     9. D Drabek             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  3-2  --3  3   25%  47% D Bichette      X Hernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive); Jones Scores
   t 9   0  3-3  12-  2   23%  93% V Castilla      X Hernandez     Reached on E6 (Line Drive); Clark Scores/No RBI/unER; Sheaffer to 3B; Castilla to 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  12-     -19%  27% K Caminiti      K Bottenfield   Double to CF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores; Anthony Scores
   b 9   0  4-3  ---  1  -13%  67% K Caminiti      D Holmes        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   b 9   0  4-3  1--  4   12%  80% J Bagwell       D Holmes        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  E Young         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      46%  F Benavides     Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  L Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      46%  E Anthony       Walk
   RR     12-      27%  K Caminiti      Double to CF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores; Anthony Scores
   O      -2-      29%  C Donnels       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      27%  D Bichette      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      26%  C Hayes         Strikeout
          ---      27%  J Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      25%  D Sheaffer      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kent Bottenfield facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      26%  S Servais       Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  A Cedeno        Strikeout
   O      ---      28%  D Drabek        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   26%  V Castilla      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  4   24%  K Bottenfield   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   23%  E Young         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   20%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   25%  S Finley        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   26%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   24%  F Benavides     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   22%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   21%  D Bichette      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kent Bottenfield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   22%  E Anthony       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   23%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   24%  C Donnels       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   21%  C Hayes         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  9   26%  J Clark         Double to SS (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5   29%  D Sheaffer      Walk
   O      12-  4   23%  V Castilla      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   18%  K Bottenfield   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kent Bottenfield facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   19%  S Servais       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   20%  A Cedeno        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  1   21%  D Drabek        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   26%  E Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      29%  F Benavides     Young Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   24%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  4   19%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   29%  D Bichette      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Young Scores
          1--      31%  C Hayes         Bichette Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   25%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   22%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   18%  S Finley        Single to P (Bunt); Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  1   17%  L Gonzalez      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Biggio to 3B; Finley to 2B
                  Gary Wayne replaces Kent Bottenfield pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  4   25%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   24%  K Caminiti      Intentional Walk
                  Steve Reed replaces Gary Wayne pitching and batting 9th; Jeff Bagwell pinch hits for Chris Donnels batting 6th
   R      123  8   14%  J Bagwell       Walk; Biggio Scores; Finley to 3B; Caminiti to 2B
                  Eddie Taubensee pinch hits for Scott Servais batting 7th
   O      123  3   18%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rockies 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-3, Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
                  Eddie Taubensee moves to C; Jeff Bagwell moves to 1B
   O      ---  1   14%  J Clark         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  3   18%  D Sheaffer      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   11%  V Castilla      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Reed facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   12%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   11%  D Drabek        Walk
   OO     1--  2   13%  C Biggio        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-3, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
                  Alex Cole pinch hits for Steve Reed batting 9th
   O      ---  6    9%  A Cole          Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          ---  5   14%  E Young         Walk
                  Al Osuna replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th; Jim Tatum pinch hits for Daryl Boston batting 2nd; Daryl Boston pinch hits for Freddie Benavides batting 2nd
   O      1--  7    9%  J Tatum         Strikeout Swinging
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Al Osuna pitching and batting 9th
   R      1--  1   21%  C Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive); Young Scores
          -2-      22%  D Bichette      Passed Ball; Jones to 3B
   R      --3  3   47%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive); Jones Scores
   O      -2-  3   40%  C Hayes         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Bruce Ruffin facing 2-3-4
                  Bruce Ruffin replaces Jim Tatum pitching and batting 2nd; Roberto Mejia replaces Alex Cole playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  5   44%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   47%  L Gonzalez      Popfly: CF
   O      ---  2   50%  E Anthony       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Tied 3-3, Xavier Hernandez facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   58%  J Clark         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  5   70%  D Sheaffer      Walk; Clark to 2B
   R      12-  2   93%  V Castilla      Reached on E6 (Line Drive); Clark Scores/No RBI/unER; Sheaffer to 3B; Castilla to 2B
   O      -23  2   90%  R Mejia         Flyball: CF
          -23  4   90%  E Young         Intentional Walk
                  Pedro Castellano pinch hits for Bruce Ruffin batting 2nd
   O      123  3   85%  P Castellano    Bunt Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 1B); Castilla to 3B; Young to 2B; Castellano to 1B
   O      123  4   81%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rockies 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Darren Holmes facing 5-6-7
                  Darren Holmes replaces Pedro Castellano pitching and batting 2nd
          ---  1   67%  K Caminiti      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   80%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   90%  E Taubensee     Flyball: LF
                  Kevin Bass pinch hits for Andujar Cedeno batting 8th
   O      1--  2  100%  K Bass          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199308150

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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