April 10, 1996 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
CLE 2
(10) DET 7
SEA 3 CAL 2
@TOR 1 CIN 9
NYM 7 COL 10
CHC 9 SFG 11
@HOU 5 LAD 9
ATL 2 PHI 7
@PIT 6 SDP 3
FLA 0 STL 4
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 14,183

Wednesday, April 10, 1996, 1:36
Time of Game: 2:52

Giants

5-4

Won 2

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: O Fernandez (2-0), L: D Kile (0-2)

Astros

3-6

Lost 2

5th, 2½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Benard CF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0    1   0   SH
K Batiste SS                  4   3   2   0    1   2  .400 1.155    0    5   1   
B Bonds LF                    4   2   3   5    1   0  .294 1.003    0    1   0   HR,2B
M Williams 3B                 3   1   0   1    1   1  .297  .695    0    0   1   SF,IW
M Carreon 1B                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .233  .924    0    3   0   
G Hill RF                     4   2   3   5    1   0  .257  .904    0    4   0   2·HR,2B
S Scarsone 2B                 5   0   2   0    0   2  .261  .609    0    5   3   
S Decker C                    5   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .473    0    8   2   
O Fernandez P                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Creek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Hall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .650    0    0   0   
  S Bourgeois P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37  11  11  11    6   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: G Hill (2, off D Kile); B Bonds (2, off D Kile).

HR: G Hill 2 (3, off D Kile, off A Young; 4th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to CF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Bonds (2, off D Kile; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

SF: M Williams (2, off D Kile).

SH: M Benard (1, off D Kile).

IBB: M Williams (1, by D Kile).

TB: G Hill 10; B Bonds 7; K Batiste 2; S Scarsone 2; M Benard.

RBI: G Hill 5 (10); B Bonds 5 (11); M Williams (8).

2-out RBI: G Hill 4; B Bonds 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Decker-S Scarsone; M Williams-S Scarsone-M Carreon.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .375  .820    0    3   0   2B,GDP
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   2   1    1   0  .226  .658    0    2   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  5   1   3   2    0   1  .323 1.139    0    9   0   HR
D Bell RF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .235  .728    0    3   0   CS,HBP
D May LF                      3   1   1   0    0   0  .190  .420    0    2   0   2B
  J Mouton PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .071  .331    0    1   0   
  B Spiers PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.100    0    0   0   
S Berry 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .670    0    0   4   
R Wilkins C                   4   2   3   2    0   1  .300  .917    0    7   0   HR
O Miller SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .614    0    0   0   
D Kile P                      0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   1   SH
  A Morman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Simms PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167    0    0   0   
  M Small P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  D Brocail P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Gutierrez PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .730    0    0   0   
  A Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   5  13   5    2   8                    27   6

BATTING

2B: B Hunter (2, off O Fernandez); D May (1, off O Fernandez).

HR: J Bagwell (3, off O Fernandez; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R Wilkins (1, off O Fernandez; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

SH: D Kile (1, off O Fernandez).

HBP: D Bell (1, by O Fernandez).

TB: R Wilkins 6; J Bagwell 6; B Hunter 3; C Biggio 2; D May 2; J Cangelosi; D Bell.

GIDP: B Hunter (1).

RBI: R Wilkins 2 (2); J Bagwell 2 (4); C Biggio (4).

2-out RBI: R Wilkins 2; C Biggio.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: S Berry (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Bell (1, 2nd base by D Creek/S Decker).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Fernandez, W (2-0)           6    12   5   5    1   6   2   3.86   31     -       ·  ·      4· 7·10· 2     33    -     0.82   0.02
D Creek                        2     0   0   0    1   2   0   1.59    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.32   0.05
S Bourgeois                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         9    13   5   5    2   8   2          41     -       ·  ·      7·10·11· 2          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
D Kile, L (0-2)                3.2   9  10   4    4   4   2  10.57   25     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 7· 2     15    -     0.85  -0.44
A Morman                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  13.50    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.04   0.00
M Small                        2     1   0   0    2   1   0   7.50    9     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.01
D Brocail                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.15    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
A Young                        1     1   1   1    0   1   1   1.50    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    11  11   5    6   7   3          45     -       ·  ·     10·12· 7· 3          1-0

O Fernandez faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Kile 3 (3).

IBB: D Kile (1; M Williams).

HBP: O Fernandez (1; D Bell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 14,183.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. M Benard             CF    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. K Batiste            SS    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. B Bonds              LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M Williams           3B    4. D Bell               RF 
5. M Carreon            1B    5. D May                LF 
6. G Hill               RF    6. S Berry              3B 
7. S Scarsone           2B    7. R Wilkins            C  
8. S Decker             C     8. O Miller             SS 
9. O Fernandez          P     9. D Kile               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  1-2  1--      15%  80% B Bonds         D Kile          Home Run (CF-RF); Batiste Scores
   t 4   2  1-4  1-3      10%  92% B Bonds         D Kile          Double to RF (Line Drive); Decker Scores/unER; Batiste Scores/unER
   b 1   0  2-0  12-     -10%  46% J Bagwell       O Fernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Hunter Scores; Biggio to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-       9%  68% B Bonds         D Kile          Single to RF (Line Drive); Benard Scores; Batiste to 2B
   b 1   0  2-0  1--      -6%  56% C Biggio        O Fernandez     Walk; Hunter to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  M Benard        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      59%  K Batiste       Single to LF (Line Drive); Benard to 2B
   R      12-      68%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Line Drive); Benard Scores; Batiste to 2B
          12-      72%  M Williams      Wild Pitch; Batiste to 3B; Bonds to 2B
   RO     -23      71%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Batiste Scores
          -2-      73%  M Carreon       Wild Pitch; Bonds to 3B
   O      --3      69%  " "             Popfly: 1B
          --3      69%  G Hill          Walk
   O      1-3      66%  S Scarsone      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Osvaldo Fernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---      62%  B Hunter        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      56%  C Biggio        Walk; Hunter to 2B
   R      12-      46%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive); Hunter Scores; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-      52%  D Bell          Strikeout
   O      12-      56%  D May           Popfly: SS
   O      12-      61%  S Berry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Darryl Kile facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      59%  S Decker        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      57%  O Fernandez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      56%  M Benard        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Osvaldo Fernandez facing 7-8-9
          ---      52%  R Wilkins       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      56%  O Miller        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      58%  D Kile          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Wilkins to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  B Hunter        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Darryl Kile facing 2-3-4
          ---      65%  K Batiste       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--      80%  B Bonds         Home Run (CF-RF); Batiste Scores
   O      ---      79%  M Williams      Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  M Carreon       Flyball: LF
          ---      80%  G Hill          Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      78%  S Scarsone      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Osvaldo Fernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
          ---      77%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      73%  D Bell          Hit By Pitch; Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-      78%  D May           Flyball: CF; Bagwell to 3B
   O      1-3      82%  S Berry         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Darryl Kile facing 8-9-1
          ---      84%  S Decker        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Decker to 1B
   O      1--      82%  O Fernandez     Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      82%  M Benard        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Decker to 2B
          -2-      82%  K Batiste       Wild Pitch; Decker to 3B
          --3      82%  " "             Walk
   RR     1-3      92%  B Bonds         Double to RF (Line Drive); Decker Scores/unER; Batiste Scores/unER
          -2-      93%  M Williams      Intentional Walk
          12-      93%  M Carreon       Walk; Bonds to 3B; Williams to 2B
   RRRR   123      99%  G Hill          Home Run; Bonds Scores/unER; Williams Scores/unER; Carreon Scores/unER; Hill Scores/unER
          ---      99%  S Scarsone      Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Alvin Morman replaces Darryl Kile pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  S Decker        Flyball: RF
                  6 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-10, Osvaldo Fernandez facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  R Wilkins       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      99%  O Miller        Flyball: LF
                  Mike Simms pinch hits for Alvin Morman batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  M Simms         Strikeout Looking
          1--      99%  B Hunter        Double to LF (Line Drive); Wilkins to 3B
   R      -23      98%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Wilkins Scores; Hunter to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-2, Mark Small facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Small replaces Mike Simms pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  O Fernandez     Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  M Benard        Walk
   O      1--      99%  K Batiste       Strikeout
          1--      99%  B Bonds         Walk; Benard to 2B
   O      12-      99%  M Williams      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-10, Osvaldo Fernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  D Bell          Strikeout
          ---      99%  D May           Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      99%  S Berry         Popfly: 2B
   RR     -2-      97%  R Wilkins       Home Run (CF-RF); May Scores
   O      ---      98%  O Miller        Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-4, Mark Small facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  M Carreon       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  G Hill          Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  S Scarsone      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      97%  S Decker        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-10, Osvaldo Fernandez facing 9-1-2
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Mark Small batting 9th
          ---      96%  J Cangelosi     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      98%  B Hunter        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-4, Doug Brocail facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Brocail replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  O Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      98%  M Benard        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  K Batiste       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-10, Osvaldo Fernandez facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      97%  J Bagwell       Home Run
          ---      95%  D Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Doug Creek replaces Osvaldo Fernandez pitching and batting 9th; James Mouton pinch hits for Derrick May batting 5th
   OO     1--      98%  J Mouton        Double Play: Strikeout, Bell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      98%  S Berry         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-5, Doug Brocail facing 3-4-5
                  James Mouton moves to LF
   O      ---      98%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  M Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  M Carreon       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-10, Doug Creek facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  O Miller        Groundout: C-1B
                  Ricky Gutierrez pinch hits for Doug Brocail batting 9th
          ---      99%  R Gutierrez     Walk
   O      1--      99%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-5, Anthony Young facing 6-7-8
                  Anthony Young replaces Ricky Gutierrez pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---     100%  G Hill          Home Run
   O      ---     100%  S Scarsone      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  S Decker        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Mel Hall pinch hits for Doug Creek batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Hall          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 11, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-11, Steve Bourgeois facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Bourgeois replaces Mel Hall pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Bill Spiers pinch hits for James Mouton batting 5th
   O      1--     100%  B Spiers        Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 11, Astros 5.

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