May 17, 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 14
SEA 13 BOS 5
OAK 3
(11) CLE 12
TEX 10 CHW 11
@DET 6
(10) KCR 4
TOR 2 MIL 12
@MIN 1 NYY 8
CAL 5 ATL 8
CIN 2 CHC 3
FLA 1 COL 12
STL 11 HOU 4
PIT 2 LAD 6
PHI 3 SDP 2
MON 1
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 22,882

Friday, May 17, 1996, 7:20
Time of Game: 2:14

Pirates

17-24

Lost 1

4th, 3 GB

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

W: S Reynolds (6-2), L: J Lieber (0-1), S: T Jones (9)

Astros

21-22

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Garcia 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .344  .911   11    0   7   SB
A Martin LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .299  .796   17    0   0   
J King 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .806   14   14   1   
M Cummings CF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .208  .662   12    2   0   3B
J Bell SS                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .243  .726   15    4   5   2B
C Hayes 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .745   13    0   2   
M Kingery RF                  2   0   0   1    0   1  .188  .413   10    1   0   SH
J Kendall C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .303  .758   16    3   0   
Z Smith P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .462    6    0   2   
  J Lieber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
Totals                       30   2   4   2    1   7              114   24  17

BATTING

2B: J Bell (7, off S Reynolds).

3B: M Cummings (1, off S Reynolds).

SH: M Kingery (1, off S Reynolds).

TB: M Cummings 3; J Bell 3; C Garcia.

RBI: M Kingery (5); J Bell (21).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Garcia (7, 2nd base off S Reynolds/R Wilkins).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .293  .662    8    4   0   HR,CS
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .742   19    1   1   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .338 1.108   16    5   0   
D Bell RF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .306  .855   15    3   0   2B
S Berry 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .812    7    1   2   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Wilkins C                   2   0   0   1    0   1  .261  .789   10    8   2   SF
J Mouton LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .607   11    2   0   
R Gutierrez SS                3   1   1   0    0   0  .316  .753   15    2   1   3B
S Reynolds P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .476    7    1   1   
  O Miller PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .832         0   0   
  D May PH                    1   1   1   2    0   0  .292  .779    6    0   0   HR
  B Spiers 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .415         0   0   
Totals                       29   4   7   4    1   3              114   27   7

BATTING

2B: D Bell (15, off Z Smith); C Biggio (10, off Z Smith).

3B: R Gutierrez (1, off Z Smith).

HR: B Hunter (1, off J Lieber; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); D May (3, off J Lieber; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

SF: R Wilkins (3, off Z Smith).

TB: B Hunter 5; D May 4; R Gutierrez 3; D Bell 2; C Biggio 2; S Reynolds.

RBI: D May 2 (13); B Hunter (12); R Wilkins (13).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Hunter (4, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by Z Smith).

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                        7     5   2   2    1   3   0   3.41   26   89-57   34· 3·20   16· 3· 3· 0     61    -     1.27   0.06
J Lieber, BS (2), L (0-1)      1     2   2   2    0   0   2   3.74    5   22-13    9· 0· 4    1· 3· 1· 0          1-1    0.75  -0.36
Totals                         8     7   4   4    1   3   2          31  111-70   43· 3·24   17· 6· 4· 0          1-1

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 (6-2)            8     4   2   2    1   7   0   3.56   29  103-73   41·14·18    9· 9· 3· 0     72    -     0.97   0.13
T Jones, S (9)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.65    3   11-8     6· 1· 1    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.07
Totals                         9     4   2   2    1   7   0          32  114-81   47·15·19    9·12· 3· 0           -

Z Smith faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: Z Smith (2; B Hunter, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 22,882.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. C Garcia             2B    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. A Martin             LF    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. J King               1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M Cummings           CF    4. D Bell               RF 
5. J Bell               SS    5. S Berry              3B 
6. C Hayes              3B    6. R Wilkins            C  
7. M Kingery            RF    7. J Mouton             LF 
8. J Kendall            C     8. R Gutierrez          SS 
9. Z Smith              P     9. S Reynolds           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  2-1  --3  6   30%  87% D May           J Lieber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Gutierrez Scores
   b 8   0  2-1  ---  4   27%  57% R Gutierrez     Z Smith         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 7   0  2-0  ---  3   10%  31% D Bell          Z Smith         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   t 4   1  0-0  ---  4   -9%  44% M Cummings      S Reynolds      Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   b 8   0  2-3  ---  1    7%  94% B Hunter        J Lieber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  C Garcia        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   54%  A Martin        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   55%  J King          Flyball: CF
                  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
   O      ---  2   53%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   57%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  6   58%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      12-  5   54%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   50%  S Berry         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  M Cummings      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  J Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   53%  C Hayes         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   55%  M Kingery       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  R Wilkins       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  6   51%  J Mouton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   46%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  Z Smith         Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   53%  C Garcia        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   55%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   59%  S Reynolds      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   56%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      51%  C Biggio        Hunter Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  5   50%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   53%  J King          Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   44%  M Cummings      Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   RO     --3  3   41%  J Bell          Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line); Cummings Scores
   O      ---  6   42%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Zane Smith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   39%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   37%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   36%  S Berry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shane Reynolds facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   38%  M Kingery       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  7   39%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   41%  Z Smith         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Zane Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   37%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   35%  J Mouton        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   33%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   30%  C Garcia        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   33%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   35%  J King          Strikeout Swinging, Garcia Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   39%  M Cummings      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Zane Smith facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   35%  S Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   39%  B Hunter        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   36%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B; Hunter to 2B
   O      -2-  2   30%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   23%  J Bell          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   24%  C Hayes         Groundout: SS-1B; Bell to 3B
   RO     --3  4   20%  M Kingery       Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B); Bell Scores
   O      ---  2   21%  J Kendall       Lineout: P (P's Left)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   31%  D Bell          Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   27%  S Berry         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Bell to 3B
   RO     --3  2   27%  R Wilkins       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Bell Scores
   O      ---  2   25%  J Mouton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   27%  Z Smith         Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  5   28%  C Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   30%  A Martin        Groundout: C-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Zane Smith facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   57%  R Gutierrez     Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Jon Lieber replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th; Derrick May pinch hits for Orlando Miller batting 9th; Orlando Miller pinch hits for Shane Reynolds batting 9th
   RR     --3  6   87%  D May           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Gutierrez Scores
   R      ---  1   94%  B Hunter        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   94%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   93%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   93%  D Bell          Lineout: SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Todd Jones facing 3-4-5
                  Todd Jones replaces Sean Berry pitching and batting 5th; Bill Spiers replaces Derrick May playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  2   97%  J King          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   99%  M Cummings      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6  100%  J Bell          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199605170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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