September 4, 1993 Montreal Expos at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 4
@BOS 2 CAL 4
TOR 2 CHW 11
@DET 2 TEX 6
@MIN 4 NYY 4
CLE 0 BAL 6
@OAK 3 SEA 6
MIL 1 ATL 3
SDP 2 CHC 9
NYM 8 CIN 6
PHI 5 COL 10
PIT 4 LAD 9
@FLA 4 MON 7
@HOU 5 SFG 3
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 22,771

Saturday, September 4, 1993, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:43

Expos

76-60

Won 9

2nd, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  5  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    7 11  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  5    5  9  1

W: K Hill (9-5), L: G Swindell (10-11), S: J Wetteland (33)

Astros

70-65

Lost 2

3rd, 18 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  4   1   1   2    1   1  .290  .786   17    2   0   HR
M Lansing 2B-SS               4   1   0   0    1   0  .274  .696   15    0   4   
R White LF                    5   1   1   2    0   3  .200  .600   20    0   0   HR
L Walker RF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .852   13    1   0   
S Berry 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .812   11    1   2   
W Cordero SS                  5   1   3   0    0   0  .252  .695   12    5   1   2B
  J Wetteland P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Ready 1B-2B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .244  .699   16   12   2   
T Spehr C                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .194  .591   18    4   2   IW
K Hill P                      2   1   1   2    0   1  .136  .390   11    2   2   2B,2·SH
  B Barnes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .340         0   0   
  M Rojas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Marrero 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .682         0   0   
Totals                       37   7  11   7    3   6              133   27  13

BATTING

2B: K Hill (2, off G Swindell); W Cordero (28, off G Swindell).

HR: R White (1, off G Swindell; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); M Grissom (17, off G Swindell; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: K Hill 2 (13, off B Williams, off G Swindell).

IBB: T Spehr (1, by G Swindell).

TB: M Grissom 4; W Cordero 4; R White 4; R Ready 2; T Spehr 2; K Hill 2; L Walker.

RBI: K Hill 2 (3); M Grissom 2 (83); R White 2 (2); R Ready (5).

2-out RBI: M Grissom 2; K Hill 2; R Ready.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

E: M Grissom (7).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .281  .842   16    0   2   CS
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Bass PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .721    2    0   0   
S Finley CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .264  .672   14    0   0   3B
L Gonzalez LF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .294  .806   16    3   0   SB
E Anthony RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .733   10    5   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .683   18    0   4   2B,SB
C Donnels 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .236  .644   18   10   0   
  J Bagwell PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .322  .909    1    0   0   
E Taubensee C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .253  .724   13    7   0   
A Cedeno SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .729    5    0   0   
  B Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .500         1   1   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Parker PH-SS              2   1   1   1    0   0  .333  .785    7    0   0   
G Swindell P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .437    1    0   1   
  C Candaele SS-2B            3   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .704    9    1   1   
Totals                       36   5   9   4    1   5              130   27   9

BATTING

2B: K Caminiti (28, off K Hill).

3B: S Finley (10, off K Hill).

TB: S Finley 3; K Caminiti 3; L Gonzalez; C Biggio; C Candaele; E Taubensee; J Bagwell; R Parker.

RBI: J Bagwell (86); L Gonzalez (55); K Caminiti (65); R Parker (4).

2-out RBI: R Parker.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

E: A Cedeno (20).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Caminiti (8, 2nd base off K Hill/T Spehr); L Gonzalez (16, 2nd base off K Hill/T Spehr).

CS: C Biggio (15, 2nd base by K Hill/T Spehr).

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 Hill, W (9-5)                8.1   7   3   3    1   5   0   2.78   32  109-70   42·13·15   15· 6· 5· 0     61    -     0.39   0.15
B Barnes                       0.1   2   2   1    0   0   0   4.24    3    6-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.30  -0.01
M Rojas                        0     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.96    1    3-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.55  -0.03
J Wetteland, S (33)            0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.62    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.84   0.05
Totals                         9     9   5   4    1   5   0          37  120-78   48·13·17   16· 9· 6· 0          3-2

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 (10-11)          5     8   7   6    1   3   2   4.43   25   69-50   34· 6·10    6· 9· 6· 0     27    -     0.48  -0.35
B Williams                     2     2   0   0    1   1   0   4.72    9   32-19    9· 3· 7    5· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
T Jones                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.05    4   17-11    3· 1· 7    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
X Hernandez                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.83    4   15-10    6· 4· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    11   7   6    3   6   2          42  133-90   52·14·24   15·11· 7· 0           -

M Rojas faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Barnes (5).

IBB: G Swindell (1; T Spehr).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 22,771.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros                       
1. M Grissom            CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. M Lansing            2B    2. S Finley             CF 
3. R White              LF    3. L Gonzalez           LF 
4. L Walker             RF    4. E Anthony            RF 
5. S Berry              3B    5. K Caminiti           3B 
6. W Cordero            SS    6. C Donnels            1B 
7. R Ready              1B    7. E Taubensee          C  
8. T Spehr              C     8. A Cedeno             SS 
9. K Hill               P     9. G Swindell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  12-  5   18%  78% K Hill          G Swindell      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Ready Scores; Spehr Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-  4   11%  59% R Ready         G Swindell      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Cordero Scores; Ready to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 2   2  0-3  -2-  1   11%  89% M Grissom       G Swindell      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hill Scores
   b 9   2  7-5  --3  2    5% 100% K Bass          J Wetteland     Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  2    4%  49% L Gonzalez      K Hill          Biggio Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  M Grissom       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   46%  M Lansing       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  R White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   42%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   45%  S Finley        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--      49%  L Gonzalez      Biggio Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  3   50%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  L Walker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   46%  S Berry         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   48%  W Cordero       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  4   59%  R Ready         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Cordero Scores; Ready to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  4   60%  T Spehr         Intentional Walk
   RR     12-  5   78%  K Hill          Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Ready Scores; Spehr Scores
   RR     -2-  1   89%  M Grissom       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hill Scores
   O      ---  3   88%  M Lansing       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Ken Hill facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   90%  E Anthony       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   88%  K Caminiti      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--      87%  C Donnels       Caminiti Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   90%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  7   91%  E Taubensee     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-0, Greg Swindell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   91%  R White         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   90%  L Walker        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   90%  S Berry         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Ken Hill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   91%  A Cedeno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   92%  G Swindell      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   93%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-0, Greg Swindell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   92%  W Cordero       Lineout: RF
          ---  3   93%  R Ready         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  6   94%  T Spehr         Single to CF (Line Drive); Ready to 3B
   O      1-3  1   93%  K Hill          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Spehr to 2B
   O      -23  2   92%  M Grissom       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Ken Hill facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   93%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   94%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   94%  E Anthony       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-0, Greg Swindell facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   95%  M Lansing       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Lansing to 1B
   RR     1--  3   98%  R White         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Lansing Scores/unER
   O      ---  1   98%  L Walker        Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  2   98%  S Berry         Flyball: RF
          ---  2   98%  W Cordero       Single to CF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--  4   98%  R Ready         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Ken Hill facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   98%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   99%  C Donnels       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   98%  E Taubensee     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   99%  A Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-0, Brian Williams facing 8-9-1
                  Brian Williams replaces Andujar Cedeno pitching and batting 8th; Casey Candaele replaces Greg Swindell playing SS batting 9th
          ---  5   99%  T Spehr         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   99%  K Hill          Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Spehr to 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  M Grissom       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Spehr to 3B
          --3  4   99%  M Lansing       Walk
   O      1-3  5   98%  R White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Ken Hill facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   98%  C Candaele      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  5   96%  C Biggio        Walk; Candaele to 2B
   O      12-  2   98%  S Finley        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      12-  6   99%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      12-  1   99%  E Anthony       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-0, Brian Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   99%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   99%  S Berry         Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  3   99%  W Cordero       Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   99%  R Ready         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Ken Hill facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   99%  K Caminiti      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Donnels       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4  100%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-0, Todd Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Todd Jones replaces Brian Williams pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  3  100%  T Spehr         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  K Hill          Strikeout Looking
          ---  6  100%  M Grissom       Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  M Lansing       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Ken Hill facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Parker pinch hits for Todd Jones batting 8th
   O      ---  1  100%  R Parker        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  C Candaele      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6  100%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-0, Xavier Hernandez facing 3-4-5
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 1st; Casey Candaele moves to 2B; Rick Parker moves to SS
   O      ---  5  100%  R White         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  L Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1  100%  S Berry         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Berry to 1B
   O      1--  5  100%  W Cordero       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Ken Hill facing 2-3-4
          ---  5  100%  S Finley        Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   R      --3  2   99%  L Gonzalez      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Finley Scores
   O      1--  3  100%  E Anthony       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--     100%  K Caminiti      Gonzalez Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   99%  " "             Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Gonzalez Scores
                  Brian Barnes replaces Ken Hill pitching and batting 9th; Jeff Bagwell pinch hits for Chris Donnels batting 6th
   R      -2-  1   98%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive); Caminiti Scores
   O      1--  1  100%  E Taubensee     Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
          1--      99%  R Parker        Wild Pitch; Bagwell to 2B
   R      -2-  4   99%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Bagwell Scores
                  Mel Rojas replaces Brian Barnes pitching and batting 9th
   R      1--  3   95%  C Candaele      Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Parker Scores/unER/No RBI; Candaele to 3B
                  John Wetteland replaces Wil Cordero pitching and batting 6th; Oreste Marrero replaces Mel Rojas playing 1B batting 9th; Randy Ready moves to 2B; Mike Lansing moves to SS; Kevin Bass pinch hits for Xavier Hernandez batting 1st
   O      --3  2  100%  K Bass          Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
        5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199309040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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