July 21, 1994 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 11
@CAL 7 CHW 6
@CLE 5 MIL 7
MIN 3 OAK 4
BAL 3 TOR 9
TEX 3 HOU 13
PIT 6 STL 6
ATL 3 ATL 6
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 27,659

Thursday, July 21, 1994, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:56

Pirates

45-49

Lost 1

3rd, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  0   1  1  3    6 12  2
Astros          3  0  4   2  3  1   0  0  X   13 17  0

W: P Harnisch (7-4), L: Z Smith (9-8)

Astros

55-41

Won 2

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Garcia 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .655    0    0   2   
J Bell SS                     3   0   2   0    0   1  .264  .788    0    0   4   
  T Womack SS                 2   2   2   1    0   0  .375  .819    0    0   2   
A Van Slyke CF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .711    0    2   0   
  G Varsho LF                 2   0   1   1    0   1  .254  .720    0    1   0   
D Clark RF                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .316  .882    0    2   0   2B
O Merced 1B                   4   1   1   2    1   1  .287  .786    0   11   0   HR
D Slaught C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .755    0    3   1   
M Cummings LF-CF              4   1   1   0    0   1  .364  .848    0    4   0   
J King 3B                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .247  .669    0    1   0   HR
Z Smith P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .489    0    0   0   
  R Robertson P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  L McClendon PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .592    0    0   0   
  M Dewey P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  T Foley PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .223  .655    0    0   0   
Totals                       39   6  12   6    2   6                    24   9

BATTING

2B: D Clark (8, off T Jones).

HR: J King (4, off P Harnisch; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); O Merced (7, off P Harnisch; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: J King 5; O Merced 4; D Clark 3; J Bell 2; T Womack 2; T Foley; G Varsho; M Cummings.

RBI: O Merced 2 (45); G Varsho (5); J King (35); T Womack (1); D Clark (39).

2-out RBI: D Clark; T Womack; G Varsho.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: J King (12); J Bell (12).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   2   2   0    1   0  .316  .883    0    1   3   2B
S Finley CF                   6   1   2   0    0   1  .263  .743    0    0   0   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  3   3   2   0    1   0  .351 1.129    0    8   0   2B,SB
  S Bream PH-1B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .837    0    3   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   1   1   4    2   0  .292  .899    0    1   2   2B,IW
K Bass RF                     3   2   2   1    1   0  .311  .883    0    3   0   
  J Mouton RF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .614    0    0   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   2   3    0   0  .272  .770    0    3   0   2B,SF
S Servais C                   5   2   1   1    0   1  .206  .645    0    7   0   HR
A Cedeno SS                   5   2   3   3    0   1  .268  .774    0    0   2   HR
P Harnisch P                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .179  .465    0    1   1   2B
  M Hampton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Felder PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .235  .553    0    0   0   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   0   
Totals                       41  13  17  12    6   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: S Finley (10, off M Dewey); P Harnisch (3, off R Robertson); C Biggio (36, off Z Smith); J Bagwell (27, off Z Smith); K Caminiti (24, off R Robertson); L Gonzalez (22, off Z Smith).

HR: S Servais (8, off R Robertson; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); A Cedeno (9, off Z Smith; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

SF: L Gonzalez (6, off Z Smith).

IBB: K Caminiti (13, by Z Smith).

TB: A Cedeno 6; S Servais 4; S Finley 3; L Gonzalez 3; C Biggio 3; J Bagwell 3; K Bass 2; K Caminiti 2; P Harnisch 2; J Mouton.

RBI: K Caminiti 4 (65); A Cedeno 3 (45); L Gonzalez 3 (54); S Servais (34); K Bass (28).

2-out RBI: A Cedeno 3; K Caminiti 3; L Gonzalez 2; K Bass.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 19.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Bagwell (13, 2nd base off Z Smith/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
Z Smith, L (9-8)               3.2   9   9   6    3   3   1   3.63   24     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 7· 1     13    -     0.60  -0.36
R Robertson                    2.1   6   4   4    1   0   1   8.22   14     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 6· 1          2-0    0.03  -0.00
M Dewey                        2     2   0   0    2   1   0   3.72   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    17  13  10    6   4   2          48     -       ·  ·     11·10·15· 2          2-0

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, W (7-4)            7     5   2   2    2   4   2   4.85   28     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 4· 2     61    -     0.45   0.14
M Hampton                      1     2   1   1    0   1   0   3.11    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
T Jones                        1     5   3   3    0   1   0   3.54    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12   6   6    2   6   2          41     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 8· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: Z Smith (6; K Caminiti).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 27,659.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. C Garcia             2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. J Bell               SS    2. S Finley             CF 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. D Clark              RF    4. K Caminiti           3B 
5. O Merced             1B    5. K Bass               RF 
6. D Slaught            C     6. L Gonzalez           LF 
7. M Cummings           LF    7. S Servais            C  
8. J King               3B    8. A Cedeno             SS 
9. Z Smith              P     9. P Harnisch           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  -2-       9%  73% K Bass          Z Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive); Finley Scores; Bass to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       9%  67% S Finley        Z Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive); Biggio to 3B
   b 3   2  0-4  12-       8%  97% A Cedeno        Z Smith         Home Run (LF-CF); Bass Scores/unER; Servais Scores/unER; Cedeno Scores/unER
   b 1   2  0-2  -2-       8%  80% L Gonzalez      Z Smith         Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bass Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3      -6%  61% J Bagwell       Z Smith         Flyball: CF

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      ---      52%  C Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Bell          Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  A Van Slyke     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--      67%  S Finley        Single to RF (Line Drive); Biggio to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
   RO     1-3      64%  K Caminiti      Groundout: SS-1B; Biggio Scores; Finley to 2B
   R      -2-      73%  K Bass          Single to RF (Line Drive); Finley Scores; Bass to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-      80%  L Gonzalez      Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bass Scores
   O      -2-      78%  S Servais       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Harnisch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      80%  D Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      78%  O Merced        Walk
   O      1--      81%  D Slaught       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      83%  M Cummings      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Zane Smith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  A Cedeno        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  P Harnisch      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      82%  C Biggio        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-      80%  S Finley        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Harnisch facing 8-9-1
          ---      77%  J King          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      80%  Z Smith         Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      83%  C Garcia        Flyball: LF
          1--      80%  J Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive); King to 3B
   O      1-3      85%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Zane Smith facing 3-4-5
          ---      86%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      88%  K Caminiti      Bagwell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Bagwell to 3B
          --3      88%  K Bass          Walk
   RO     1-3      89%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bagwell Scores
          1--      90%  S Servais       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bass to 2B; Servais to 1B
   RRR    12-      97%  A Cedeno        Home Run (LF-CF); Bass Scores/unER; Servais Scores/unER; Cedeno Scores/unER
   O      ---      97%  P Harnisch      Strikeout
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 7.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Pete Harnisch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  D Clark         Flyball: LF
   R      ---      96%  O Merced        Home Run
   O      ---      97%  D Slaught       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  M Cummings      Groundout: P unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-1, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  S Finley        Strikeout
          ---      97%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-      97%  K Caminiti      Intentional Walk
   R      12-      98%  K Bass          Single to SS (Ground Ball); Bagwell Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI; Caminiti to 2B
   R      12-      99%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive); Caminiti Scores; Bass to 3B
                  Rich Robertson replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      99%  S Servais       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 9.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-9, Pete Harnisch facing 8-9-1
          ---      98%  J King          Walk
   O      1--      99%  R Robertson     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      99%  C Garcia        Flyball: RF
          1--      99%  J Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive); King to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  A Van Slyke     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Rich Robertson facing 8-9-1
                  Gary Varsho replaces Andy Van Slyke playing LF batting 3rd; Midre Cummings moves to CF
          ---     100%  A Cedeno        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      99%  P Harnisch      Lineout: 3B
          1--     100%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive); Cedeno to 2B
   O      12-      99%  S Finley        Flyball: CF
          12-      99%  J Bagwell       Walk; Cedeno to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   RRR    123     100%  K Caminiti      Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Cedeno Scores; Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores
   O      -2-     100%  K Bass          Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 12.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-12, Pete Harnisch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  D Clark         Lineout: RF
   O      ---     100%  O Merced        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  D Slaught       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 12.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 12-1, Rich Robertson facing 6-7-8
                  Tony Womack replaces Jay Bell playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---     100%  S Servais       Home Run
          ---     100%  A Cedeno        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--     100%  P Harnisch      Double to LF (Line Drive); Cedeno to 3B
   O      -23     100%  C Biggio        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -23     100%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 13.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-13, Pete Harnisch facing 7-8-9
                  James Mouton replaces Kevin Bass playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  M Cummings      Strikeout
   R      ---     100%  J King          Home Run
                  Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Rich Robertson batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L McClendon     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 13.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 13-2, Mark Dewey facing 3-4-5
                  Mark Dewey replaces Lloyd McClendon pitching and batting 9th; Sid Bream pinch hits for Jeff Bagwell batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  S Bream         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  K Caminiti      Walk
          1--     100%  J Mouton        Single to RF (Line Drive); Caminiti to 2B
   O      12-     100%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B; Caminiti to 3B; Mouton to 2B
   O      -23     100%  S Servais       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 13.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-13, Mike Hampton facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Hampton replaces Pete Harnisch pitching and batting 9th; Sid Bream moves to 1B
          ---     100%  T Womack        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  G Varsho        Strikeout
          1--     100%  D Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive); Womack to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Womack Scores; Clark to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  D Slaught       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 13-3, Mark Dewey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  A Cedeno        Strikeout
                  Mike Felder pinch hits for Mike Hampton batting 9th
          ---     100%  M Felder        Walk
   O      1--     100%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  S Finley        Double to RF (Line Drive); Felder to 3B
   O      -23     100%  S Bream         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 13.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-13, Todd Jones facing 7-8-9
                  Todd Jones replaces Mike Felder pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  M Cummings      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  J King          Flyball: LF
                  Tom Foley pinch hits for Mark Dewey batting 9th
          1--     100%  T Foley         Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Cummings to 2B
   O      12-     100%  C Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B; Cummings to 3B; Foley to 2B
   R      -23     100%  T Womack        Single to P (Ground Ball); Cummings Scores; Foley to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  G Varsho        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Foley Scores; Womack to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  D Clark         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Womack Scores; Varsho to 3B
   O      -23     100%  O Merced        Strikeout
        3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 13.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199407210

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