September 3, 1993 Montreal Expos at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 5
@BOS 1 CAL 4
TOR 1 CHW 8
@DET 6 MIN 9
TEX 5 CLE 7
@NYY 3 BAL 5
@OAK 4
(13) MIL 7
@SEA 4
(12) ATL 7
SDP 3 CHC 4
NYM 3 PHI 14
@CIN 2 COL 7
PIT 6 LAD 5
@FLA 4
(13) MON 3
@HOU 0 SFG 6
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 28,257

Friday, September 3, 1993, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:37

Expos

75-60

Won 8

2nd, 9½ GB

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

W: K Rueter (6-0), L: D Kile (14-6), S: J Wetteland (32)

Astros

70-64

Lost 1

3rd, 17 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .781   17    3   0   
O Marrero 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   4  .231  .682   19    7   1   
R White LF                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .200  .400   11    4   0   
L Walker RF                   3   2   2   0    1   1  .278  .857   14    3   0   2B,SB
D Fletcher C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .727   15    6   0   
S Berry 3B                    2   1   1   1    2   1  .261  .829   28    1   0   2B,2·SB
R Ready 2B                    1   0   1   0    3   0  .230  .684   20    2   2   SB
M Lansing SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .701   12    1   3   2·GDP
K Rueter P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .095  .269   10    0   1   
  L Frazier PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .716    5    0   0   
  M Rojas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Wetteland P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   3   7   1    6  10              151   27   7

BATTING

2B: S Berry (10, off D Kile); L Walker (23, off D Kile).

TB: L Walker 3; R White 2; S Berry 2; M Grissom; R Ready.

GIDP: M Lansing 2 (15).

RBI: S Berry (43).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: K Rueter (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Ready (2, 2nd base off B Williams/S Servais); S Berry 2 (9, 3rd base off B Williams/S Servais, 2nd base off D Kile/S Servais); L Walker (23, Home off D Kile/S Servais).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .842   16    1   6   CS
S Finley CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .265  .669   19    1   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .321  .907    9    7   0   
C James LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .829   13    3   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .678   11    1   1   
K Bass RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .724   13    1   0   
S Servais C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .752    8   10   0   
  E Taubensee PH-C            1   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .728    5    1   0   2B
A Cedeno SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .281  .733   11    2   4   
D Kile P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .293    9    0   0   
  B Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .500         0   0   
  E Anthony PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .738    4    0   0   
  T Edens P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   0   5   0    0   6              118   27  11

BATTING

2B: E Taubensee (8, off M Rojas).

TB: E Taubensee 2; S Finley 2; C Biggio; J Bagwell.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Cedeno-C Biggio-J Bagwell; C Biggio-A Cedeno-J Bagwell.

E: C Biggio (14); K Caminiti (18).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Biggio (14, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by K Rueter).

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
K Rueter, W (6-0)              7     3   0   0    0   2   0   2.41   23   85-53   30· 4·19    6· 8· 7· 0     73    -     1.02   0.43
M Rojas, H (11)                0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.96    2    8-5     3· 0· 2    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.94  -0.01
J Wetteland, S (32)            1.2   1   0   0    0   4   0   1.63    6   22-17    7· 6· 4    0· 0· 2· 0          1-0    0.94   0.10
Totals                         9     5   0   0    0   6   0          31  115-75   40·10·25    6· 8·11· 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
D Kile, L (14-6)               7.1   7   3   2    5   9   0   3.33   33  116-72   35·13·24   12· 4· 3· 0     58    -     0.90  -0.01
B Williams                     0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.84    3   13-7     4· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.53   0.02
T Edens                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.34    3   13-7     3· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   2    6  10   0          39  142-86   42·17·27   14· 6· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Kile (5).

IBB: None.

PO: K Rueter (2; C Biggio, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 28,257.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros                       
1. M Grissom            CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. O Marrero            1B    2. S Finley             CF 
3. R White              LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. L Walker             RF    4. C James              LF 
5. D Fletcher           C     5. K Caminiti           3B 
6. S Berry              3B    6. K Bass               RF 
7. R Ready              2B    7. S Servais            C  
8. M Lansing            SS    8. A Cedeno             SS 
9. K Rueter             P     9. D Kile               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-0  1-3  3   21%  71% R Ready         D Kile          Walker Steals Hm; Berry Steals 2B; Berry Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER/No RBI
   t 8   1  0-2  1--  7    7%  94% S Berry         D Kile          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Walker Scores
   b 7   0  2-0  ---  3   -7%  72% S Finley        K Rueter        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   t 6   1  0-2  12-  2   -6%  75% M Lansing       D Kile          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   b 7   0  2-0  1--  3    6%  78% J Bagwell       K Rueter        Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  M Grissom       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   46%  O Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   47%  R White         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   49%  L Walker        Walk; White to 2B
   O      12-  4   45%  D Fletcher      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk Rueter facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      47%  S Finley        Biggio Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  5   49%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   47%  J Bagwell       Single to P (Line Drive); Bagwell to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   O      -2-  4   50%  C James         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   48%  S Berry         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  R Ready         Walk
   OO     1--  1   45%  M Lansing       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk Rueter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  K Caminiti      Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   49%  K Bass          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  S Servais       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   48%  K Rueter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   46%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  O Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk Rueter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   47%  A Cedeno        Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   49%  D Kile          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   50%  C Biggio        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   47%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   52%  L Walker        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      -2-  1   48%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      49%  S Berry         Wild Pitch; Walker to 3B
          --3  6   50%  " "             Walk
   RR     1-3      71%  R Ready         Walker Steals Hm; Berry Steals 2B; Berry Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER/No RBI
          ---  5   72%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  4   70%  M Lansing       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Kirk Rueter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   73%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   75%  J Bagwell       Popfly: 1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   76%  C James         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Darryl Kile facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   74%  K Rueter        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   76%  M Grissom       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   74%  O Marrero       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Marrero to 1B
          1--  4   76%  R White         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Marrero to 2B
   O      12-  6   72%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Kirk Rueter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   75%  K Caminiti      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   77%  K Bass          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   79%  S Servais       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Darryl Kile facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   77%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  6   79%  S Berry         Walk
          1--  1   81%  R Ready         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Berry to 2B
   OO     12-  2   75%  M Lansing       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Kirk Rueter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   79%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   81%  D Kile          Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
   O      ---  5   82%  C Biggio        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Darryl Kile facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   81%  K Rueter        Flyball: LF
          ---  2   83%  M Grissom       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Grissom to 1B
   O      1--  5   81%  O Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   79%  R White         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Kirk Rueter facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   72%  S Finley        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   78%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   83%  C James         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   87%  K Caminiti      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   89%  L Walker        Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   87%  D Fletcher      Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  7   94%  S Berry         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Walker Scores
                  Brian Williams replaces Darryl Kile pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  5   94%  R Ready         Walk
          12-      96%  M Lansing       Berry Steals 3B; Ready Steals 2B
   O      -23  3   93%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Berry out at Hm/SS-C; Ready to 3B; Lansing to 1B
                  Lou Frazier pinch hits for Kirk Rueter batting 9th
   O      1-3  5   92%  L Frazier       Popfly: CF (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Mel Rojas facing 6-7-8
                  Mel Rojas replaces Lou Frazier pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   95%  K Bass          Lineout: 2B
                  Eddie Taubensee pinch hits for Scott Servais batting 7th
          ---  5   91%  E Taubensee     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
                  John Wetteland replaces Mel Rojas pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   94%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  Eric Anthony pinch hits for Brian Williams batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   97%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Edens facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Edens replaces Eric Anthony pitching and batting 9th; Eddie Taubensee moves to C
   O      ---  6   97%  M Grissom       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   96%  O Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  R White         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, John Wetteland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   98%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   96%  S Finley        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   99%  J Bagwell       Lineout: RF
          1--      98%  C James         Defensive Indifference; Finley to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199309030

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