September 4, 1995 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 5
@BAL 3 DET 3
CLE 2 TOR 6
@KCR 1 KCR 9
TOR 7 MIN 9
MIL 6 NYY 13
SEA 3 CHW 14
@TEX 3 ATL 6
STL 5 CHC 2
COL 0 FLA 7
PIT 3 CIN 6
@HOU 1 LAD 5
PHI 1 SDP 2
NYM 1
(10) SFG 2
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 19,343

Monday, September 4, 1995, 3:07
Time of Game: 2:35

Reds

74-45

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  1  0   3  0  0   0  1  1    6 10  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  6  0

W: M Portugal (9-9), L: S Reynolds (9-10)

Astros

61-59

Lost 2

2nd, 13½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Howard RF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .318  .785   10    4   0   
  J Walton PH-RF              2   1   1   1    0   1  .294  .894    8    1   0   HR
D Lewis CF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .631   15    3   0   
B Larkin SS                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .324  .888   20    1   5   
R Gant LF                     3   3   2   2    1   0  .282  .986   15    3   0   HR,2B
H Morris 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .271  .755   17    8   0   
B Santiago C                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .290  .837   13    5   0   HR
B Boone 2B                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .278  .788   18    2   4   2B
J Branson 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .260  .775    9    0   2   
M Portugal P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .140  .413   12    0   0   
  H Carrasco P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Duncan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .705    3    0   0   
  J Brantley P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37   6  10   6    2   7              140   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Gant (16, off S Reynolds); B Boone (26, off G Swindell).

HR: J Walton (7, off G Swindell; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); R Gant (29, off S Reynolds; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); B Santiago (10, off S Reynolds; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: R Gant 6; J Walton 4; B Santiago 4; B Boone 3; B Larkin 2; H Morris; J Branson.

RBI: R Gant 2 (83); H Morris (41); J Walton (18); B Santiago (35); B Boone (59).

2-out RBI: B Boone.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Larkin-B Boone-H Morris.

E: B Larkin (9).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .773   18    0   0   
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .882    8    4   3   HBP
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .898   10   10   0   
D May RF                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .264  .700   12    0   0   2B
T Eusebio C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .314  .818   16    8   0   GDP
D Magadan 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .781   19    3   3   
J Cangelosi LF                3   1   1   0    1   1  .357  .905   17    1   0   SB
R Gutierrez SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .239  .525   14    0   2   
S Reynolds P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .135  .286    3    1   1   
  M Simms PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .780    4    0   0   
  J Tabaka P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Thompson PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .212  .583    2    0   0   
  G Swindell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .578         0   0   
  M Brumley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
Totals                       33   1   6   1    3   4              125   27   9

BATTING

2B: D May (12, off M Portugal).

HBP: C Biggio (20, by M Portugal).

TB: D May 2; J Cangelosi; D Magadan; M Thompson; J Bagwell; R Gutierrez.

GIDP: T Eusebio (11).

RBI: M Thompson (13).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cangelosi (14, 2nd base off M Portugal/B Santiago).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Portugal, W (9-9)            6     5   1   1    2   3   0   4.42   27   85-54   38· 5·11    9· 6· 6· 0     59    -     1.00   0.08
H Carrasco, H (11)             2     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.80    7   27-15    9· 1· 5    5· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.44   0.21
J Brantley                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.98    3   11-7     5· 0· 2    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   4   0          37  123-76   52· 6·18   14· 7· 8· 0          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
S Reynolds, L (9-10)           4     6   4   4    1   4   2   3.09   19   66-46   24· 9·13   10· 1· 3· 0     37    -     0.73  -0.21
J Tabaka                       3     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.70   10   41-26   18· 3· 5    4· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.04
G Swindell                     2     3   2   2    1   1   1   4.65   10   31-20   13· 2· 5    4· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.27  -0.03
Totals                         9    10   6   6    2   7   3          39  138-92   55·14·23   18· 9· 3· 0           -

M Portugal faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Reynolds (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Portugal (3; C Biggio).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 19,343.

Weather: 76° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. T Howard             RF    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. D Lewis              CF    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. B Larkin             SS    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. R Gant               LF    4. D May                RF 
5. H Morris             1B    5. T Eusebio            C  
6. B Santiago           C     6. D Magadan            3B 
7. B Boone              2B    7. J Cangelosi          LF 
8. J Branson            3B    8. R Gutierrez          SS 
9. M Portugal           P     9. S Reynolds           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  0-1  1--  4   16%  82% R Gant          S Reynolds      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Larkin Scores
   b 7   1  4-1  1-3  1    8%  89% C Biggio        H Carrasco      Fielder's Choice 3B; Gutierrez out at Hm/3B-C; Hunter to 2B; Biggio to 1B
   b 7   0  4-0  1-3  2   -7%  75% M Thompson      M Portugal      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cangelosi Scores; Gutierrez to 2B
   b 2   0  1-0  ---  4   -7%  49% D May           M Portugal      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   b 7   0  4-0  -2-  4   -7%  83% R Gutierrez     M Portugal      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Cangelosi to 3B; Gutierrez to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  T Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  D Lewis         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   45%  B Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   50%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   56%  R Gant          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-      60%  H Morris        Wild Pitch; Gant to 3B
   RO     --3  4   59%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B); Gant Scores
   O      ---  3   57%  B Santiago      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   58%  B Boone         Walk
   O      1--  3   56%  J Branson       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Portugal facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   49%  D May           Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  5   46%  T Eusebio       Walk
   O      12-  6   52%  D Magadan       Lineout: RF
   O      12-  3   57%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: LF
   O      12-  6   62%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   60%  M Portugal      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   58%  T Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   57%  D Lewis         Bunt Popfly: P (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Portugal facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   60%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   62%  B Hunter        Lineout: LF
          ---  1   60%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   58%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  2   63%  D May           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   66%  B Larkin        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  4   82%  R Gant          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Larkin Scores
   O      ---  3   81%  H Morris        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  3   88%  B Santiago      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   89%  B Boone         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   90%  J Branson       Single to CF (Line Drive); Boone to 2B
   O      12-  2   88%  M Portugal      Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (P's Right); Branson to 2B; Portugal to 1B
   O      12-  1   87%  T Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Portugal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   89%  T Eusebio       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  8   90%  D Magadan       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  5   89%  J Cangelosi     Walk
          1--  1   87%  R Gutierrez     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Cangelosi to 3B
                  Mike Simms pinch hits for Shane Reynolds batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   90%  M Simms         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff Tabaka facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Tabaka replaces Mike Simms pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   90%  D Lewis         Foul Popfly: C
          ---  8   91%  B Larkin        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   90%  R Gant          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Gant to 1B
   O      1--  4   89%  H Morris        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   91%  B Hunter        Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  2   92%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   92%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff Tabaka facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   92%  B Santiago      Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   91%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   91%  J Branson       Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Portugal facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   93%  D May           Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   94%  T Eusebio       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   95%  D Magadan       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff Tabaka facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   94%  M Portugal      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Jerome Walton pinch hits for Thomas Howard batting 1st
   O      ---  6   94%  J Walton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   94%  D Lewis         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Portugal facing 7-8-9
                  Jerome Walton moves to RF
          ---  3   91%  J Cangelosi     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          1--      89%  R Gutierrez     Cangelosi Steals 2B
          -2-  4   83%  " "             Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Cangelosi to 3B; Gutierrez to 1B
                  Milt Thompson pinch hits for Jeff Tabaka batting 9th
   R      1-3  2   75%  M Thompson      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cangelosi Scores; Gutierrez to 2B
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Mark Portugal pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   80%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Gutierrez to 3B; Hunter to 1B
   O      1-3  1   89%  C Biggio        Fielder's Choice 3B; Gutierrez out at Hm/3B-C; Hunter to 2B; Biggio to 1B
   O      12-  2   93%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Greg Swindell facing 3-4-5
                  Greg Swindell replaces Milt Thompson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  B Larkin        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  5   93%  R Gant          Walk
          1--  4   94%  H Morris        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gant to 2B
   O      12-  2   93%  B Santiago      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Gant to 3B; Santiago to 1B
   R      1-3  3   97%  B Boone         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Gant Scores; Santiago to 3B
   O      -23  1   96%  J Branson       Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Hector Carrasco facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   93%  D May           Walk
   OO     1--  6   98%  T Eusebio       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   98%  D Magadan       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   99%  J Cangelosi     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-1, Greg Swindell facing 9-1-2
                  Mariano Duncan pinch hits for Hector Carrasco batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   99%  J Walton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   99%  D Lewis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   99%  B Larkin        Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Jeff Brantley facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff Brantley replaces Mariano Duncan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  R Gutierrez     Lineout: CF
                  Mike Brumley pinch hits for Greg Swindell batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  M Brumley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8  100%  B Hunter        Lineout: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 1.

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