April 8, 1994 New York Mets at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 31,522

Friday, April 8, 1994, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:54

Mets

3-1

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: G Swindell (1-0), L: E Hillman (0-1), S: M Williams (1)

Astros

2-2

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Vizcaino SS                 4   0   3   0    1   0  .500 1.529   19    2   1   
D Segui 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .071  .406   12   11   0   
K McReynolds LF               4   0   0   0    1   1  .222  .586   29    0   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .267  .922   14    3   5   HR
J Kent 2B                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .438 1.221   23    1   3   HBP
R Thompson CF                 4   1   3   2    0   0  .333 1.042   13    2   0   HR,2B
J Burnitz RF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .154  .498   10    0   0   
  D Linton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Telgheder P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Vina PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  J Hurst P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
K Stinnett C                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .111  .422   11    3   1   
  T Hundley PH-C              2   0   0   0    0   1  .286 1.089    8    1   0   
E Hillman P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   2   
  J Orsulak RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .495    4    1   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    5    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    4   6              156   24  12

BATTING

2B: R Thompson (2, off G Swindell).

HR: R Thompson (1, off G Swindell; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); B Bonilla (1, off T Jones; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

HBP: J Kent (1, by G Swindell).

TB: R Thompson 7; B Bonilla 4; J Vizcaino 3; J Burnitz; J Kent.

RBI: R Thompson 2 (4); B Bonilla (2).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Mouton RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .705   13    4   1   
S Finley CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .580   12    5   0   
C Biggio 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .267  .800   13    2   0   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .438 1.125   19    2   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   3   2   2    1   1  .176  .575   18    0   1   3B
L Gonzalez LF                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .071   10    4   0   
S Servais C                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .154  .575   17    7   0   2B
A Cedeno SS                   4   0   3   3    0   0  .467 1.196   16    3   2   2B,CS
G Swindell P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  K Bass PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    2    0   0   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Donnels PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   6   8   6    4   4              127   27   4

BATTING

2B: C Biggio (3, off E Hillman); S Servais (2, off D Linton); A Cedeno (3, off J Hurst).

3B: K Caminiti (1, off E Hillman).

TB: K Caminiti 4; A Cedeno 4; C Biggio 2; S Servais 2; J Bagwell.

RBI: A Cedeno 3 (4); K Caminiti 2 (4); S Servais (3).

2-out RBI: A Cedeno 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Mouton-S Servais.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Cedeno (1, 2nd base by E Hillman/K Stinnett).

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
E Hillman, L (0-1)             5.1   5   5   5    4   3   0   6.75   24   84-53   33· 6·14   12· 4· 1· 0     37    -     1.15  -0.25
D Linton                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   16-11    7· 1· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          2-2    1.00  -0.09
D Telgheder                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   11-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
J Hurst                        1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.00    5   14-10   10· 0· 0    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.30  -0.03
Totals                         8     8   6   6    4   4   0          36  125-81   54· 8·19   18· 8· 2· 0          2-2

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, W (1-0)            6     5   2   2    2   3   1   3.00   25   98-62   44· 7·11    4·12· 3· 0     55    -     1.12   0.06
T Jones, H (1)                 2     3   1   1    0   2   1   1.50    9   34-22   11· 3· 8    2· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.79   0.05
M Williams, S (1)              1     1   0   0    2   1   0   6.75    6   24-12    3· 1· 8    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.51   0.03
Totals                         9     9   3   3    4   6   2          40  156-96   58·11·27    7·17· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: G Swindell (1; J Kent).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 31,522.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros                       
1. J Vizcaino           SS    1. J Mouton             RF 
2. D Segui              1B    2. S Finley             CF 
3. K McReynolds         LF    3. C Biggio             2B 
4. B Bonilla            3B    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. J Kent               2B    5. K Caminiti           3B 
6. R Thompson           CF    6. L Gonzalez           LF 
7. J Burnitz            RF    7. S Servais            C  
8. K Stinnett           C     8. A Cedeno             SS 
9. E Hillman            P     9. G Swindell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-1  12-  1   34%  80% K Caminiti      E Hillman       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores
   t 4   0  1-0  1--  5  -21%  37% R Thompson      G Swindell      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Kent Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  123  2   15%  55% E Hillman       G Swindell      Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C (Short CF-RF)
   b 2   2  0-0  12-  3   11%  65% A Cedeno        E Hillman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Caminiti Scores; Servais to 2B
   b 6   1  2-3  1-3  5    9%  90% S Servais       D Linton        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Caminiti Scores; Gonzalez to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   46%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   50%  D Segui         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  6   53%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   55%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Hillman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  J Mouton        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  7   51%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   46%  J Kent          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   50%  R Thompson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Thompson to 1B
          1--  6   46%  J Burnitz       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Thompson to 2B
          12-  6   40%  K Stinnett      Walk; Thompson to 3B; Burnitz to 2B
   OO     123  2   55%  E Hillman       Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Hillman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   55%  K Caminiti      Walk
   O      1--  1   52%  L Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B
          1--  7   54%  S Servais       Walk; Caminiti to 2B
   R      12-  3   65%  A Cedeno        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Caminiti Scores; Servais to 2B
   O      12-  1   62%  G Swindell      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   57%  J Vizcaino      Walk
   O      1--  2   61%  D Segui         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  6   65%  K McReynolds    Foul Popfly: SS (Short LF Foul)
   O      1--  3   67%  B Bonilla       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eric Hillman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   65%  J Mouton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   64%  S Finley        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   66%  C Biggio        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  9   63%  J Bagwell       Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Swindell facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   58%  J Kent          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  5   37%  R Thompson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Kent Scores
   O      ---  3   40%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   41%  K Stinnett      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   42%  E Hillman       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Eric Hillman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   39%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   37%  L Gonzalez      Popfly: CF
   O      ---  3   36%  S Servais       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   38%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   40%  D Segui         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   41%  K McReynolds    Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Eric Hillman facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   46%  A Cedeno        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      38%  G Swindell      Cedeno Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  3   35%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   33%  J Mouton        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   36%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   38%  J Kent          Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2   35%  R Thompson      Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   39%  J Burnitz       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Eric Hillman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   35%  S Finley        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  6   39%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--  1   46%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Biggio to 2B
   RR     12-  1   80%  K Caminiti      Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores
          --3  5   81%  L Gonzalez      Walk
                  Doug Linton replaces Jeromy Burnitz pitching and batting 7th; Joe Orsulak replaces Eric Hillman playing RF batting 9th
   R      1-3  5   90%  S Servais       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Caminiti Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
   R      -23  6   93%  A Cedeno        Fielder's Choice P; Gonzalez Scores; Servais stays at 2B; Cedeno to 1B
                  Kevin Bass pinch hits for Greg Swindell batting 9th
   O      12-  2   92%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Servais to 3B; Bass to 1B
   O      1-3  3   90%  J Mouton        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Todd Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Todd Jones replaces Kevin Bass pitching and batting 9th; Todd Hundley pinch hits for Kelly Stinnett batting 8th
   O      ---  2   92%  T Hundley       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   94%  J Orsulak       Flyball: CF
          ---  6   92%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   94%  D Segui         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dave Telgheder facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Telgheder replaces Doug Linton pitching and batting 7th; Todd Hundley moves to C
   O      ---  1   94%  S Finley        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   94%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   93%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Todd Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   95%  K McReynolds    Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   90%  B Bonilla       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   93%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   91%  R Thompson      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Fernando Vina pinch hits for Dave Telgheder batting 7th
   O      1--  5   94%  F Vina          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jonathan Hurst facing 5-6-7
                  Jonathan Hurst replaces Fernando Vina pitching and batting 7th
          ---  8   95%  K Caminiti      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   94%  L Gonzalez      Popfly: CF
   O      1--  2   93%  S Servais       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   R      1--  2   97%  A Cedeno        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Caminiti Scores
                  Chris Donnels pinch hits for Todd Jones batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   97%  C Donnels       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Mitch Williams facing 8-9-1
                  Mitch Williams replaces Chris Donnels pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Joe Orsulak batting 9th
          ---  5   96%  J Cangelosi     Walk
          1--  3   92%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Cangelosi to 2B
   O      12-  2   96%  D Segui         Groundout: SS-1B; Cangelosi to 3B; Vizcaino to 2B
          -23  5   92%  K McReynolds    Walk
   O      123  3  100%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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