September 8, 1993 New York Mets at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
SEA 3 CHW 8
BOS 1 CLE 15
MIN 8 DET 4
CAL 2 MIL 2
@KCR 1 TEX 4
NYY 1 OAK 2
@TOR 1 CIN 6
STL 2 HOU 7
NYM 1 ATL 8
@LAD 2 MON 6
COL 1 CHC 8
@PHI 5 SDP 3
FLA 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 15,684

Wednesday, September 8, 1993, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:11

Mets

47-93

Lost 6

7th, 38½ GB

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

W: D Kile (15-6), L: F Tanana (6-15)

Astros

74-65

Won 4

3rd, 15½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Thompson CF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .734    9    2   0   
  C Walker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .632    4    0   0   
J McKnight SS                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .242  .611    8    1   4   
E Murray 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .771    7   11   1   
J Orsulak LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .745   12    0   0   
  D Gallagher LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .797         0   0   
J Burnitz RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .782   10    2   0   
J Kent 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .768    7    2   3   
B Huskey 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   13    2   1   
T Hundley C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .589    7    4   1   
F Tanana P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .404    1    0   2   
  C Landrum PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .500    3    0   0   
  J Manzanillo P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Telgheder P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .429         0   0   
  T Navarro PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
Totals                       27   1   0   0    1   9               86   24  12

BATTING

Team LOB: 0.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Kent-J McKnight-E Murray.

E: E Murray (15); B Huskey (1); F Tanana (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .836   21    1   1   2B
C Candaele CF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .245  .662   19    4   0   
  S Finley PR-CF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .263  .669         0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .320  .906   23    3   1   2B
E Anthony RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .722   12    0   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   2   1   1    1   1  .256  .703   17    2   0   HR
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   2   2    0   1  .301  .831   12    7   0   
S Servais C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .733    7    9   0   GDP
A Cedeno SS                   4   2   2   1    0   1  .283  .741   17    0   2   HR,2B
D Kile P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .087  .280    3    1   0   SH
Totals                       33   7   9   6    1   4              131   27   4

BATTING

2B: C Biggio (39, off F Tanana); J Bagwell (37, off F Tanana); A Cedeno (20, off F Tanana).

HR: K Caminiti (12, off F Tanana; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); A Cedeno (7, off F Tanana; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: D Kile (7, off F Tanana).

TB: A Cedeno 6; K Caminiti 4; J Bagwell 3; L Gonzalez 2; C Biggio 2; C Candaele.

GIDP: S Servais (6).

RBI: L Gonzalez 2 (65); K Caminiti (68); C Candaele (7); A Cedeno (45); J Bagwell (88).

2-out RBI: L Gonzalez 2; C Candaele; J Bagwell.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: J Bagwell (8).

BASERUNNING

PO: C Candaele (1st base by F Tanana).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Tanana, L (6-15)             5     7   4   4    0   0   2   4.47   21   78-51   33· 3·15    9· 6· 6· 0     37    -     0.72  -0.19
J Manzanillo                   2.2   2   3   0    1   4   0   6.83   12   44-26   15· 8· 3    6· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
D Telgheder                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.81    2    3-2     2· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   4    1   4   2          35  125-79   50·11·18   17· 7· 6· 0          2-1

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 Kile, W (15-6)               9     0   1   0    1   9   0   3.13   28   83-59   27·12·20    4·10· 4· 0     93    -     0.63   0.31
Totals                         9     0   1   0    1   9   0          28   83-59   27·12·20    4·10· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Kile (6).

IBB: None.

PO: F Tanana (1; C Candaele, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 15,684.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros                       
1. R Thompson           CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. J McKnight           SS    2. C Candaele           CF 
3. E Murray             1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. J Orsulak            LF    4. E Anthony            RF 
5. J Burnitz            RF    5. K Caminiti           3B 
6. J Kent               2B    6. L Gonzalez           LF 
7. B Huskey             3B    7. S Servais            C  
8. T Hundley            C     8. A Cedeno             SS 
9. F Tanana             P     9. D Kile               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  ---  2   11%  64% K Caminiti      F Tanana        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   b 3   2  0-1  --3  1    9%  75% C Candaele      F Tanana        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cedeno Scores
   b 3   2  0-2  1--  4    9%  84% J Bagwell       F Tanana        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Candaele Scores
   b 5   0  1-3  ---  3    7%  89% A Cedeno        F Tanana        Home Run (Line Drive)
   t 4   2  3-0  1--  3   -7%  78% J Orsulak       D Kile          Wild Pitch; McKnight Scores/Adv on E3 (throw to 3B)/unER/No RBI

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  R Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  J McKnight      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   55%  E Murray        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  7   55%  C Candaele      Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Candaele to 1B
   O      1--      51%  J Bagwell       Candaele Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  7   50%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   54%  J Burnitz       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   55%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  E Anthony       Foul Popfly: 3B
   R      ---  2   64%  K Caminiti      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  2   66%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  3   62%  S Servais       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   64%  B Huskey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   66%  T Hundley       Popfly: CF
   O      ---  1   67%  F Tanana        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
          ---  9   73%  A Cedeno        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   72%  D Kile          Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Cedeno to 3B
   O      --3  5   66%  C Biggio        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   R      --3  1   75%  C Candaele      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cedeno Scores
   R      1--  4   84%  J Bagwell       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Candaele Scores
   O      -2-  6   82%  E Anthony       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   84%  R Thompson      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   82%  J McKnight      Walk
   O      1--  2   85%  E Murray        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      1--      78%  J Orsulak       Wild Pitch; McKnight Scores/Adv on E3 (throw to 3B)/unER/No RBI
   O      ---  5   79%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   78%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   77%  L Gonzalez      Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  1   76%  S Servais       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Darryl Kile facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   79%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   81%  J Kent          Popfly: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   82%  B Huskey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  3   89%  A Cedeno        Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  1   88%  D Kile          Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  5   90%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   89%  C Candaele      Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS); Biggio to 3B
   O      --3  3   87%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Darryl Kile facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   89%  T Hundley       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Ced Landrum pinch hits for Frank Tanana batting 9th
   O      ---  3   91%  C Landrum       Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   92%  R Thompson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Josias Manzanillo facing 4-5-6
                  Josias Manzanillo replaces Ced Landrum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   91%  E Anthony       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   90%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   90%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Darryl Kile facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   92%  J McKnight      Popfly: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   94%  E Murray        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  1   95%  J Orsulak       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Josias Manzanillo facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Gallagher replaces Joe Orsulak playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---  1   94%  S Servais       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   94%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   93%  D Kile          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Darryl Kile facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   96%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   97%  J Kent          Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  4   97%  B Huskey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Josias Manzanillo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   97%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  7   98%  C Candaele      Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Candaele to 1B
                  Steve Finley pinch runs for Casey Candaele batting 2nd
          1--  3   98%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Finley to 2B
   O      12-  4   97%  E Anthony       Strikeout Looking
          12-  4   98%  K Caminiti      Walk; Finley to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
   RR     123  1  100%  L Gonzalez      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Finley Scores/unER; Bagwell Scores/unER; Caminiti to 3B
                  Dave Telgheder replaces Josias Manzanillo pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  2  100%  S Servais       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Caminiti Scores/unER/No RBI; Gonzalez to 2B; Servais to 1B
   O      12-  1  100%  A Cedeno        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, Darryl Kile facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Finley moves to CF
   O      ---  5  100%  T Hundley       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  Tito Navarro pinch hits for Dave Telgheder batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  T Navarro       Strikeout Looking
                  Chico Walker pinch hits for Ryan Thompson batting 1st
   O      ---  4  100%  C Walker        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199309080

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