May 4, 1996 Montreal Expos at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 10
MIL 5 BOS 8
TOR 4 CAL 5
MIN 2 TEX 3
@DET 1 OAK 5
@KCR 2 CHW 11
@NYY 5 SEA 5
CLE 1 ATL 6
PHI 3 NYM 7
@CHC 3 COL 17
FLA 5 MON 2
@HOU 1 PIT 7
LAD 2 STL 4
@SDP 3 CIN 9
@SFG 7

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 22,810

Saturday, May 4, 1996, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:48

Expos

19-11

Won 1

1st

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

W: D Veres (3-0), L: X Hernandez (0-1), S: M Rojas (2)

Astros

15-15

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grudzielanek SS             4   0   0   0    0   2  .350  .851   18    2   5   GDP
M Lansing 2B                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .358  .926   17    2   1   
H Rodriguez LF                4   1   2   2    0   0  .316 1.088   15    0   0   HR
M Alou RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .868   17    3   0   
D Segui 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .363  .945   25   10   1   CS
D Fletcher C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .325  .932   14    6   1   GDP
F Santangelo CF               1   0   1   0    3   0  .333  .897   21    3   0   CS
S Andrews 3B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .224  .739   10    1   3   
K Rueter P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .100  .267    8    0   1   SH
  C Floyd PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393    1    0   0   
  T Scott P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.500         0   0   
  M Rojas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       28   2   6   2    5   7              146   27  12

BATTING

HR: H Rodriguez (11, off X Hernandez; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: K Rueter (2, off D Kile).

TB: H Rodriguez 5; D Segui 2; F Santangelo; K Rueter.

GIDP: M Grudzielanek (4); D Fletcher (1).

RBI: H Rodriguez 2 (32).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Fletcher.

BASERUNNING

CS: F Santangelo (1, 2nd base by D Kile/T Eusebio); D Segui (3, Pickoff (CS) Home by A Young).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .318  .700    9    3   0   2B,SF
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .739   21    3   4   HBP
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .349 1.182   23    7   2   
D Bell RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .875   13    1   1   
T Eusebio C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .654   11    8   2   
J Mouton LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .497   19    1   0   CS
O Miller SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .878    8    3   4   
R Gutierrez 3B                3   1   1   0    0   0  .324  .721   11    0   0   
D Kile P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .473    9    0   1   
  D May PH                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .715    9    0   0   
  J Cangelosi PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .690         0   0   CS
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Morman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  A Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       29   1   6   1    0   4              133   27  15

BATTING

2B: B Hunter (6, off K Rueter).

SF: B Hunter (3, off D Veres).

HBP: C Biggio (7, by K Rueter).

TB: B Hunter 2; T Eusebio; D May; J Bagwell; R Gutierrez; J Mouton.

RBI: B Hunter (9).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Miller-C Biggio-J Bagwell; D Kile-O Miller-J Bagwell.

E: D Kile (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Cangelosi (1, 2nd base by D Veres/D Fletcher); J Mouton (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by K Rueter).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Rueter                       7     4   0   0    0   3   0   3.52   24   97-60   36· 5·19    9· 8· 3· 0     72    -     1.13   0.44
T Scott                        0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   1.80    3   15-11    8· 0· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.88  -0.15
D Veres, W (3-0)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.31    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    2.18  -0.09
M Rojas, S (2)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.52    3   17-13   11· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.19
Totals                         9     6   1   1    0   4   0          31  132-86   56· 6·24   11·10· 5· 0          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
D Kile                         8     4   0   0    3   7   0   4.10   28  120-74   39·12·23   10· 5· 3· 0     78    -     1.35   0.54
X Hernandez, BS (1), L (0-1)   0.1   2   2   2    1   0   1   8.59    4   15-8     4· 1· 3    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.20  -0.69
A Morman                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.76    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.97   0.01
A Young                        0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    1    5-1     0· 1· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.38   0.03
Totals                         9     6   2   2    5   7   1          34  143-84   44·14·26   11· 6· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: A Morman (2).

IBB: None.

PO: K Rueter (1; J Mouton, 2nd base (CS)); A Young (1; D Segui, 4th base (CS)).

HBP: K Rueter (2; C Biggio).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Barron, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Angel Hernandez.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 22,810.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros                       
1. M Grudzielanek       SS    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. M Lansing            2B    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. H Rodriguez          LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M Alou               RF    4. D Bell               RF 
5. D Segui              1B    5. T Eusebio            C  
6. D Fletcher           C     6. J Mouton             LF 
7. F Santangelo         CF    7. O Miller             SS 
8. S Andrews            3B    8. R Gutierrez          3B 
9. K Rueter             P     9. D Kile               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  1-0  1--  3   57%  84% H Rodriguez     X Hernandez     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lansing Scores
   b 8   1  0-0  1--  9  -15%  25% D May           T Scott         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gutierrez to 3B
   t 5   1  0-0  12-  5  -12%  44% M Grudzielanek  D Kile          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
   t 9   0  1-0  ---  6   12%  27% M Lansing       X Hernandez     Walk
   b 8   1  0-0  1-3  3  -10%  14% B Hunter        D Veres         Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Gutierrez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  M Lansing       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   45%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk Rueter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  B Hunter        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   45%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  7   50%  J Bagwell       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Baserunner Out Advancing/Interference called; Biggio out at 2B/C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   50%  D Segui         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   OO     1--  4   45%  D Fletcher      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk Rueter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  D Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   49%  T Eusebio       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          ---  6   48%  J Mouton        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--      50%  O Miller        Mouton Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-P-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   54%  F Santangelo    Walk
          1--  4   60%  S Andrews       Walk; Santangelo to 2B
          12-  5   68%  K Rueter        Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Santangelo to 3B; Andrews to 2B
   O      123  5   61%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  6   53%  M Lansing       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   45%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk Rueter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  O Miller        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   49%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   50%  D Kile          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   47%  M Alou          Strikeout Looking
   O      --- 10   45%  D Segui         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   44%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk Rueter facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   37%  B Hunter        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   42%  C Biggio        Lineout: 3B
          -2-  1   40%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Hunter stays at 2B
   O      12-  3   45%  D Bell          Flyball: CF
          12-  6   41%  T Eusebio       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Hunter to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
   O      123  6   50%  J Mouton        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   55%  F Santangelo    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   50%  S Andrews       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  3   55%  K Rueter        Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Santangelo to 2B
   OO     12-  5   44%  M Grudzielanek  Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk Rueter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   46%  O Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   50%  D Kile          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   47%  M Lansing       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   44%  H Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Rodriguez out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---  6   43%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk Rueter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   46%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   48%  C Biggio        Popfly: C
   O      ---  7   50%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   46%  D Segui         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   43%  D Fletcher      Lineout: LF
          ---  5   45%  F Santangelo    Walk
   O      1--  1   41%  S Andrews       Santangelo Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk Rueter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   45%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   48%  T Eusebio       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   50%  J Mouton        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   45%  S Andrews       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  Cliff Floyd pinch hits for Kirk Rueter batting 9th
   O      ---  1   42%  C Floyd         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   40%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Scott facing 7-8-9
                  Tim Scott replaces Cliff Floyd pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   44%  O Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   39%  R Gutierrez     Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Derrick May pinch hits for Darryl Kile batting 9th
          1--  9   25%  D May           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gutierrez to 3B
                  Dave Veres replaces Tim Scott pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3  3   14%  B Hunter        Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Gutierrez Scores
                  John Cangelosi pinch runs for Derrick May batting 9th
   O      1--  1   16%  C Biggio        Cangelosi Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Xavier Hernandez facing 2-3-4
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   27%  M Lansing       Walk
   RR     1--  3   84%  H Rodriguez     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lansing Scores
   O      ---  1   83%  M Alou          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   84%  D Segui         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Alvin Morman replaces Xavier Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
          1--      86%  D Fletcher      Wild Pitch; Segui to 2B
   O      -2-  3   84%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B); Segui to 3B
                  Anthony Young replaces Alvin Morman pitching and batting 9th
          --3  5   84%  F Santangelo    Walk
   O      1-3  1   81%  S Andrews       Segui Caught Stealing (PO) Hm (P-1B-2B-C)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Mel Rojas facing 2-3-4
                  Mel Rojas replaces Dave Veres pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   89%  C Biggio        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  8   95%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  D Bell          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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