April 9, 1994 New York Mets at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
TEX 5 CHW 6
BOS 5 CAL 6
@MIL 4 OAK 14
@MIN 0 DET 5
@NYY 2 TOR 8
SEA 6 CIN 2
PHI 1 NYM 8
@HOU 2 ATL 2
@LAD 1
(10) CHC 4
@MON 3 PIT 10
COL 5 FLA 15
@SDP 1 SFG 4
STL 3
(11) STL 5
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 23,872

Saturday, April 9, 1994, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:32

Mets

4-1

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  3   4  0  0   0  0  1    8 12  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  5  0

W: B Saberhagen (1-0), L: P Harnisch (0-1)

Astros

2-3

Lost 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Vizcaino SS                 3   2   2   2    1   1  .529 1.684   15    2   1   HR
  L Rivera SS                 1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 4.000    1    0   1   3B
T Hundley C                   5   1   2   3    0   0  .333 1.218   14    6   0   HR
K McReynolds LF               5   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .599   16    4   0   2B
B Bonilla 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   3  .200  .704   28    0   1   
  T Bogar 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Kent 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .368 1.061   10    4   3   HBP
  F Vina 2B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   2   
D Segui 1B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .176  .583   13    5   1   
  J Orsulak 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .495         1   0   
J Burnitz RF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .176  .498   13    0   0   
R Thompson CF                 2   2   2   3    1   0  .412 1.415   13    3   0   HR,2B
  J Cangelosi PR-CF           1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.667    3    1   0   2B
B Saberhagen P                3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   0   SH
Totals                       36   8  12   8    3   6              136   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Thompson (3, off P Harnisch); K McReynolds (1, off B Williams); J Cangelosi (1, off T Edens).

3B: L Rivera (1, off T Edens).

HR: T Hundley (2, off P Harnisch; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); J Vizcaino (2, off B Williams; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); R Thompson (2, off P Harnisch; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: B Saberhagen (1, off B Williams).

HBP: J Kent (2, by B Williams).

TB: R Thompson 6; T Hundley 5; J Vizcaino 5; L Rivera 3; D Segui 2; K McReynolds 2; J Cangelosi 2; J Burnitz.

RBI: R Thompson 3 (7); T Hundley 3 (4); J Vizcaino 2 (4).

2-out RBI: J Vizcaino 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Kent-D Segui.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Mouton RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .668   17    3   0   GDP
S Finley CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .461   12    4   0   
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .675   15    1   2   
  A Stankiewicz 2B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .368  .955    5    7   2   
  R Petagine 1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .063  .181    8    2   1   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .490   17    0   1   
E Taubensee C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    9    8   0   
A Cedeno SS                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .444 1.278   11    0   1   HR
P Harnisch P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  B Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  M Felder PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.334    4    0   0   
  T Edens P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Donnels PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .333 1.666    1    0   0   HR
Totals                       31   2   5   2    0   5              107   27   9

BATTING

HR: C Donnels (1, off B Saberhagen; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); A Cedeno (1, off B Saberhagen; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: C Donnels 4; A Cedeno 4; M Felder; L Gonzalez; J Mouton.

GIDP: J Mouton (1).

RBI: C Donnels (1); A Cedeno (5).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bagwell.

PB: E Taubensee (2).

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
B Saberhagen, W (1-0)          9     5   2   2    0   5   2   2.00   31  107-73   51· 9·13   12·13· 1· 0     74    -     0.33   0.19
Totals                         9     5   2   2    0   5   2          31  107-73   51· 9·13   12·13· 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
P Harnisch, L (0-1)            3.1   6   6   6    2   1   2   7.84   17   55-33   24· 3· 6    4· 6· 4· 0     23    -     0.75  -0.29
B Williams                     2.2   3   1   1    1   2   1   3.18   12   37-21   14· 4· 3    4· 2· 2· 0          1-1    0.16  -0.02
T Edens                        3     3   1   1    0   3   0   2.70   12   40-28   14· 9· 5    3· 6· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    12   8   8    3   6   3          41  132-82   52·16·14   11·14· 6· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Williams (2; J Kent).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 23,872.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros                       
1. J Vizcaino           SS    1. J Mouton             RF 
2. T Hundley            C     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. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. D Segui              1B    6. K Caminiti           3B 
7. J Burnitz            RF    7. E Taubensee          C  
8. R Thompson           CF    8. A Cedeno             SS 
9. B Saberhagen         P     9. P Harnisch           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-1  1--  1   17%  79% T Hundley       P Harnisch      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Vizcaino Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  ---  2   12%  62% R Thompson      P Harnisch      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 4   1  0-3  12-  7   10%  94% R Thompson      P Harnisch      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Segui Scores; Burnitz Scores; Thompson to 3B/Adv on throw
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  1   -7%  46% T Hundley       P Harnisch      Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Vizcaino out at 1B/1B
   t 4   2  0-5  --3  2    5%  97% J Vizcaino      B Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Thompson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   54%  J Vizcaino      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  1   46%  T Hundley       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Vizcaino out at 1B/1B
   O      ---  2   45%  K McReynolds    Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  J Mouton        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  2   49%  S Finley        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   50%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  B Bonilla       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  1   46%  J Kent          Flyball: CF
          ---  4   47%  D Segui         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   45%  J Burnitz       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   47%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   45%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   48%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Caminiti to 1B
   O      1--  2   50%  E Taubensee     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  2   62%  R Thompson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   59%  B Saberhagen    Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   62%  J Vizcaino      Walk
   RR     1--  1   79%  T Hundley       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Vizcaino Scores
   O      ---  5   78%  K McReynolds    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   77%  B Bonilla       Foul Popfly: C
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   80%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   81%  P Harnisch      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   82%  J Mouton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   81%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   82%  D Segui         Walk
          1--  1   84%  J Burnitz       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Segui to 2B
   RR     12-  7   94%  R Thompson      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Segui Scores; Burnitz Scores; Thompson to 3B/Adv on throw
                  Brian Williams replaces Pete Harnisch pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  1   92%  B Saberhagen    Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   RR     --3  2   97%  J Vizcaino      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Thompson Scores
   O      ---  2   97%  T Hundley       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   97%  S Finley        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   98%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-0, Brian Williams facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   98%  K McReynolds    Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   98%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   98%  J Kent          Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  2   98%  D Segui         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); McReynolds out at Hm/LF-C; Kent to 3B/Adv on throw; Segui to 2B
   O      -23  4   98%  J Burnitz       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   98%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   98%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   99%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-0, Brian Williams facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   99%  R Thompson      Walk
   O      1--  1   99%  B Saberhagen    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Thompson to 2B
                  John Cangelosi pinch runs for Ryan Thompson batting 8th
   O      -2-  5   99%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   98%  T Hundley       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
                  Luis Rivera replaces Jose Vizcaino playing SS batting 1st; John Cangelosi moves to CF
   O      ---  4   99%  A Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Mike Felder pinch hits for Brian Williams batting 9th
          ---  4   98%  M Felder        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   99%  J Mouton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tom Edens facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Edens replaces Mike Felder pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   99%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  J Kent          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
                  Fernando Vina replaces Jeff Kent playing 2B batting 5th
   O      ---  4   99%  S Finley        Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  6  100%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tom Edens facing 6-7-8
                  Roberto Petagine replaces Jeff Bagwell playing 1B batting 4th; Andy Stankiewicz replaces Craig Biggio playing 2B batting 3rd
   O      ---  1  100%  D Segui         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3  100%  J Cangelosi     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1  100%  B Saberhagen    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2  100%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5  100%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tom Edens facing 1-2-3
          ---  1  100%  L Rivera        Triple to LF (Fly Ball)
   R      --3  6  100%  T Hundley       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Rivera Scores
   O      1--  1  100%  K McReynolds    Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--     100%  B Bonilla       Passed Ball; Hundley to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6  100%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Orsulak replaces David Segui playing 1B batting 6th; Tim Bogar replaces Bobby Bonilla playing 3B batting 4th
   R      ---  2  100%  A Cedeno        Home Run (Fly Ball)
                  Chris Donnels pinch hits for Tom Edens batting 9th
   R      ---  1  100%  C Donnels       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  4   99%  J Mouton        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1  100%  S Finley        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3  100%  A Stankiewicz   Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4  100%  R Petagine      Groundout: 2B-1B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation