July 23, 1994 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
SEA 5 SEA 6
@BOS 3
(11) NYY 7
@CAL 2 CLE 11
CHW 2 KCR 4
@DET 1 MIN 5
@MIL 1 OAK 6
BAL 3 TOR 9
TEX 1 CIN 3
@CHC 1
(13) COL 5
FLA 4 HOU 11
PIT 0 MON 2
LAD 0 SFG 4
@NYM 2 SDP 7
@PHI 1 ATL 8
@STL 5
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 41,262

Saturday, July 23, 1994, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:42

Pirates

46-50

Lost 1

3rd, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
Astros          2  0  5   1  0  3   0  0  X   11 13  0

W: S Reynolds (8-4), L: S Cooke (4-8)

Astros

56-42

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Garcia 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .660    0    1   1   
J Bell SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .786    0    0   3   SH
O Merced 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .786    0    7   0   
D Clark RF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .302  .845    0    1   0   
A Van Slyke CF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .700    0    3   0   
  G Varsho LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .696         2   0   
M Cummings LF-CF              3   0   1   0    0   1  .345  .781    0    1   0   
J King 3B                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .675    0    0   2   
  T Foley 3B                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .662    0    1   0   
L Parrish C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .269  .754    0    8   0   
S Cooke P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .448    0    0   0   
  P Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .139  .306         0   0   
  R Robertson P               2   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .500    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   0   4   0    0  11                    24   6

BATTING

SH: J Bell (6, off S Reynolds).

TB: T Foley; C Garcia; M Cummings; O Merced.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   1   1   0   0    0   0  .314  .880    0    1   2   HBP
  A Cedeno PH-SS              3   1   2   0    0   0  .272  .780    0    2   0   
S Finley CF                   3   4   2   0    2   0  .266  .747    0    0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   3   4   4    1   0  .359 1.150    0    7   0   HR,2B
K Caminiti 3B                 5   1   2   2    0   0  .289  .885    0    1   2   
K Bass RF                     3   1   2   1    1   1  .317  .899    0    1   0   2B,IW
  J Mouton RF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .612    0    0   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   1   2    1   2  .269  .760    0    4   0   
T Eusebio C                   4   0   0   2    0   0  .280  .747    0   11   0   SF
O Miller SS-2B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .407 1.188    0    0   2   
S Reynolds P                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .080  .195    0    0   2   
Totals                       36  11  13  11    5   8                    27   8

BATTING

2B: K Bass (13, off S Cooke); J Bagwell (28, off R Robertson).

HR: J Bagwell (30, off S Cooke; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SF: T Eusebio (4, off R Robertson).

IBB: K Bass (4, by R Robertson).

HBP: C Biggio (5, by S Cooke).

TB: J Bagwell 8; K Bass 3; K Caminiti 2; S Finley 2; A Cedeno 2; L Gonzalez.

RBI: J Bagwell 4 (93); K Caminiti 2 (67); L Gonzalez 2 (56); T Eusebio 2 (24); K Bass (29).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

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
S Cooke, L (4-8)               2     7   7   7    1   1   1   4.78   15     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 6· 1     14    -     0.68  -0.33
P Wagner                       2     3   1   1    0   4   0   4.76    9     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 2· 0          2-1    0.11   0.00
R Robertson                    4     3   3   3    4   3   0   7.71   19     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 3· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    13  11  11    5   8   1          43     -       ·  ·      8· 9·11· 1          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
S Reynolds, W (8-4)            9     4   0   0    0  11   0   2.98   31     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2· 0     90    -     0.37   0.17
Totals                         9     4   0   0    0  11   0          31     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2· 0           -

S Cooke faced 6 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Robertson (3; K Bass).

HBP: S Cooke (5; C Biggio).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 41,262.

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. O Merced             1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. D Clark              RF    4. K Caminiti           3B 
5. A Van Slyke          CF    5. K Bass               RF 
6. M Cummings           LF    6. L Gonzalez           LF 
7. J King               3B    7. T Eusebio            C  
8. L Parrish            C     8. O Miller             SS 
9. S Cooke              P     9. S Reynolds           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--      17%  72% J Bagwell       S Cooke         Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Finley Scores
   b 3   0  0-2  12-       8%  91% J Bagwell       S Cooke         Single to LF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Finley to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  --3       4%  55% D Clark         S Reynolds      Strikeout
   t 1   0  0-0  ---      -4%  46% C Garcia        S Reynolds      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   b 3   0  0-2  1--       4%  83% S Finley        S Cooke         Single to RF (Line Drive); Biggio to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  C Garcia        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      48%  J Bell          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Garcia to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B; Garcia to 3B
   O      --3      55%  D Clark         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Cooke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  S Finley        Walk
   RR     1--      72%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Finley Scores
   O      ---      71%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF
          ---      73%  K Bass          Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      70%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  A Van Slyke     Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      70%  M Cummings      Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      73%  J King          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      75%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Cooke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      73%  O Miller        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      72%  S Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      74%  S Cooke         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      76%  C Garcia        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      77%  J Bell          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Cooke facing 1-2-3
          ---      79%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
          1--      83%  S Finley        Single to RF (Line Drive); Biggio to 2B
   R      12-      91%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Finley to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  K Caminiti      Single to LF (Line Drive); Finley Scores; Bagwell to 2B
   R      12-      96%  K Bass          Single to LF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores; Caminiti to 2B
   R      12-      98%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive); Caminiti Scores; Bass to 3B
                  Paul Wagner replaces Steve Cooke pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      98%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 2B-1B; Bass Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  O Miller        Strikeout
   O      -2-      97%  S Reynolds      Strikeout
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 7.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  O Merced        Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  D Clark         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Paul Wagner facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Foley replaces Jeff King playing 3B batting 7th; Andujar Cedeno pinch hits for Craig Biggio batting 1st
   O      ---      98%  A Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  S Finley        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Line Drive); Finley to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  K Caminiti      Single to CF (Line Drive); Finley Scores; Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-      99%  K Bass          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      99%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 8.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
                  Orlando Miller moves to 2B; Andujar Cedeno moves to SS
   O      ---      99%  M Cummings      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Foley         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-0, Rich Robertson facing 7-8-9
                  Rich Robertson replaces Paul Wagner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  T Eusebio       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  O Miller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  S Reynolds      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 8.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  R Robertson     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  C Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Bell          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-0, Rich Robertson facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  A Cedeno        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--     100%  S Finley        Walk; Cedeno to 2B
   R      12-     100%  J Bagwell       Double to RF (Line Drive); Cedeno Scores; Finley to 3B
   O      -23     100%  K Caminiti      Foul Flyball: 1B
          -23     100%  K Bass          Intentional Walk
   R      123     100%  L Gonzalez      Walk; Finley Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Bass to 2B
   RO     123     100%  T Eusebio       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bagwell Scores; Bass to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  O Miller        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 11.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-11, Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
                  James Mouton replaces Kevin Bass playing RF batting 5th
          ---     100%  O Merced        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  D Clark         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Clark to 1B
   O      1--     100%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  M Cummings      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 11-0, Rich Robertson facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Varsho replaces Andy Van Slyke playing LF batting 5th; Midre Cummings moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  A Cedeno        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  S Finley        Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  J Bagwell       Walk; Cedeno to 2B
   O      12-     100%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 11.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-11, Shane Reynolds facing 7-8-9
          ---     100%  T Foley         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  R Robertson     Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  C Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 11-0, Rich Robertson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  J Mouton        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  T Eusebio       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 11.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-11, Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  J Bell          Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  O Merced        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D Clark         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation