April 25, 1994 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 8
OAK 6 MIL 13
@CHW 4 MIN 9
@CLE 7 KCR 4
TOR 3 NYY 11
CAL 1 SEA 4
BOS 2 CIN 4
CHC 3
(10) FLA 4
ATL 3 HOU 7
PIT 3 COL 7
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 16,007

Monday, April 25, 1994, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:24

Pirates

8-9

Lost 2

4th, 4 GB

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

W: P Harnisch (1-2), L: D Neagle (1-3)

Astros

10-8

Won 1

3rd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .279  .679   13    1   1   
J Bell SS                     3   1   0   0    1   2  .156  .451   16    1   3   
A Van Slyke CF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .238  .650   13    3   0   
J King 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .246  .616   15    0   1   
O Merced RF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .245  .720   12    0   0   2B
D Slaught C                   3   0   2   2    1   0  .257  .652   14    9   2   
A Martin LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .245  .816   23    0   0   
K Young 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .172  .536   11   10   1   
D Neagle P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   2   
  T Foley PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .422    2    0   0   
  B Minor P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Manzanillo P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .381 1.076    1    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   3    3   8              125   24  10

BATTING

2B: O Merced (4, off P Harnisch).

TB: O Merced 3; D Slaught 2; A Van Slyke; K Young.

RBI: D Slaught 2 (7); O Merced (6).

2-out RBI: D Slaught 2; O Merced.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J King (3).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Mouton RF                   4   1   1   0    0   3  .206  .592   22    4   0   2B
S Finley CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .849   12    3   0   SH
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .323  .954    9    0   3   HR
J Bagwell 1B                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .364 1.014   15   10   0   3B
L Gonzalez LF                 3   1   1   1    1   2  .185  .563   24    2   0   CS
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .155  .539   10    0   1   2B
S Servais C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .156  .502   11    8   0   
A Stankiewicz SS              2   1   1   3    1   1  .357 1.214   12    0   1   HR
P Harnisch P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   1   SH
Totals                       30   7   8   7    2  10              122   27   6

BATTING

2B: K Caminiti (3, off R Manzanillo); J Mouton (4, off B Minor).

3B: J Bagwell (1, off D Neagle).

HR: C Biggio (2, off B Minor; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); A Stankiewicz (1, off D Neagle; 2nd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: S Finley (4, off B Minor); P Harnisch (2, off D Neagle).

TB: C Biggio 4; A Stankiewicz 4; J Bagwell 4; K Caminiti 2; J Mouton 2; L Gonzalez; S Servais.

RBI: A Stankiewicz 3 (3); C Biggio 2 (5); K Caminiti (8); L Gonzalez (6).

2-out RBI: K Caminiti.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Gonzalez (2, 2nd base by D Neagle/D Slaught).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Neagle, L (1-3)              6     4   4   4    2   8   1   5.40   24   90-57   25·16·15    9· 4· 1· 0     54    -     0.61  -0.18
B Minor                        1.1   3   3   3    0   1   1   7.56    7   21-15   11· 1· 3    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.60  -0.06
R Manzanillo                   0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.91    3    9-6     3· 2· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.16  -0.01
Totals                         8     8   7   7    2  10   2          34  120-78   39·19·19   13· 7· 2· 0          1-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Harnisch, W (1-2)            9     6   3   3    3   8   0   7.71   36  125-82   48·19·15   11· 9· 5· 0     68    -     0.94   0.25
Totals                         9     6   3   3    3   8   0          36  125-82   48·19·15   11· 9· 5· 0           -

Balks: R Manzanillo (2).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 16,007.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. C Garcia             2B    1. J Mouton             RF 
2. J Bell               SS    2. S Finley             CF 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. C Biggio             2B 
4. J King               3B    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. O Merced             RF    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. D Slaught            C     6. K Caminiti           3B 
7. A Martin             LF    7. S Servais            C  
8. K Young              1B    8. A Stankiewicz        SS 
9. D Neagle             P     9. P Harnisch           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-1  12-  5   18%  88% A Stankiewicz   D Neagle        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores; Servais Scores
   t 6   2  4-1  -23  6  -15%  71% D Slaught       P Harnisch      Single to CF (Line Drive); Van Slyke Scores; Merced Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  2   10%  65% J Bagwell       D Neagle        Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   t 6   2  4-0  12-  2   -7%  86% O Merced        P Harnisch      Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Bell Scores; Van Slyke to 3B
   b 8   1  3-4  --3  1    7%  97% C Biggio        B Minor         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Mouton Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  C Garcia        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   54%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Neagle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  J Mouton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   51%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   52%  J King          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   54%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   55%  D Slaught       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Neagle facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   65%  J Bagwell       Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   R      --3  7   69%  L Gonzalez      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Bagwell Scores
   O      1--  6   66%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Looking
          1--  3   69%  S Servais       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   88%  A Stankiewicz   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores; Servais Scores
   O      ---  5   87%  P Harnisch      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  J Mouton        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Pete Harnisch facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   84%  A Martin        Walk
   O      1--  1   86%  K Young         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  1   88%  D Neagle        Groundout: 2B-1B; Martin to 2B
   O      -2-  3   90%  C Garcia        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Denny Neagle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   89%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   89%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  5   88%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Pete Harnisch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   90%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   91%  A Van Slyke     Popfly: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   92%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Denny Neagle facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   93%  L Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  1   92%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      91%  S Servais       Gonzalez Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  1   90%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   87%  O Merced        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   82%  D Slaught       Walk; Merced to 2B
   O      12-  4   87%  A Martin        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  6   91%  K Young         Flyball: RF
   O      12-  4   94%  D Neagle        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Denny Neagle facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   94%  A Stankiewicz   Walk
   O      1--  1   94%  P Harnisch      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Stankiewicz to 2B
   O      -2-  5   93%  J Mouton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   92%  S Finley        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   94%  C Garcia        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   92%  J Bell          Walk
          1--  3   89%  A Van Slyke     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Bell to 2B
   O      12-  4   93%  J King          Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
   R      12-  2   86%  O Merced        Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Bell Scores; Van Slyke to 3B
   RR     -23  6   71%  D Slaught       Single to CF (Line Drive); Van Slyke Scores; Merced Scores
   O      1-- 11   74%  A Martin        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Denny Neagle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   72%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   75%  J Bagwell       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Bagwell to 1B
   O      1--  3   72%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   70%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Pete Harnisch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   74%  K Young         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
                  Tom Foley pinch hits for Denny Neagle batting 9th
   O      ---  2   77%  T Foley         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  3   79%  C Garcia        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Blas Minor facing 7-8-9
                  Blas Minor replaces Tom Foley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   77%  S Servais       Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   76%  A Stankiewicz   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   75%  P Harnisch      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Pete Harnisch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   81%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   84%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   87%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Blas Minor facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   91%  J Mouton        Double to CF (Pop Fly)
   O      -2-  1   91%  S Finley        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Mouton to 3B
   RR     --3  1   97%  C Biggio        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Mouton Scores
          ---  2   97%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Ravelo Manzanillo replaces Blas Minor pitching and batting 9th
          1--      98%  L Gonzalez      Balk; Bagwell to 2B
   O      -2-  6   97%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  1   99%  K Caminiti      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Bagwell Scores
   O      -2-  2   99%  S Servais       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2  100%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
          ---  1   99%  D Slaught       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  100%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
          1--  3   99%  K Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Slaught to 2B
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Ravelo Manzanillo batting 9th
   O      12-  1  100%  D Clark         Foul Popfly: LF (Short LF Foul)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation