June 6, 1996 Colorado Rockies at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 13
DET 6 BOS 7
CHW 4 SEA 5
@CLE 2 NYY 8
TOR 1 COL 14
@HOU 7 LAD 8
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 22,112

Thursday, June 6, 1996, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:17

Rockies

27-29

Won 1

4th, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rockies         1  4  1   2  0  0   4  2  0   14 18  2
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  3    7  9  0

W: K Ritz (7-4), L: D Drabek (2-5)

Astros

29-31

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   1   2   2    1   1  .315  .880    0    3   1   2B
  J Bates 2B                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .211  .591    0    1   2   
E Burks CF                    4   2   2   1    1   1  .344 1.034    0    4   0   2B
  Q McCracken CF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .180  .523    0    1   0   
J Vander Wal LF               6   0   2   3    0   3  .283  .781    0    3   0   3B,CS
D Bichette RF                 5   2   2   2    0   1  .326  .877    0    2   0   HR
A Galarraga 1B                5   2   2   0    0   1  .280  .906    0    8   0   
V Castilla 3B                 5   3   3   3    0   0  .273  .760    0    0   5   HR
J Owens C                     5   2   3   1    0   1  .217  .616    0    2   0   2·2B
W Weiss SS                    3   1   0   1    1   1  .297  .755    0    3   5   SF
K Ritz P                      4   1   2   1    0   2  .136  .310    0    0   2   
  G Alston P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Habyan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       43  14  18  14    4  12                    27  15

BATTING

2B: E Young (11, off A Morman); J Owens 2 (3, off B Wagner, off D Drabek); E Burks (15, off D Drabek).

3B: J Vander Wal (1, off D Drabek).

HR: D Bichette (7, off B Wagner; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); V Castilla (6, off A Morman; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF).

SF: W Weiss (2, off X Hernandez).

TB: V Castilla 6; D Bichette 5; J Owens 5; J Vander Wal 4; E Young 3; E Burks 3; A Galarraga 2; K Ritz 2.

RBI: V Castilla 3 (29); J Vander Wal 3 (10); D Bichette 2 (47); E Young 2 (18); K Ritz (2); J Owens (6); E Burks (41); W Weiss (14).

2-out RBI: D Bichette 2; J Vander Wal 2; E Burks.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 9 for 17.

FIELDING

PB: J Owens (1).

E: E Young (1); A Galarraga (9).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Vander Wal (1, 2nd base by D Drabek/R Knorr).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi LF                3   2   2   1    1   0  .333  .956    0    0   0   3B,SF
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .275  .789    0    1   0   
  A Morman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  D May PH                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .749    0    0   0   
  R Gutierrez SS              0   1   0   0    0   0  .303  .717    0    0   0   HBP
J Bagwell 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .340 1.153    0    4   0   
  M Simms 1B                  2   1   1   2    0   0  .115  .371    0    3   0   3B
D Bell RF                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .281  .760    0    4   0   
S Berry 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .781    0    0   2   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
B Hunter CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .674    0    2   0   
O Miller SS-3B                3   1   0   0    1   0  .282  .766    0    0   0   
R Knorr C                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .190  .465    0   13   2   
D Drabek P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .688         0   0   
  B Wagner P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Mouton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .616    0    0   0   
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Spiers 2B                 2   2   1   0    0   0  .190  .471    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   7   9   5    4   2                    27   8

BATTING

3B: J Cangelosi (2, off K Ritz); M Simms (1, off G Alston).

SF: J Cangelosi (1, off G Alston).

HBP: R Gutierrez (1, by G Alston).

TB: J Cangelosi 4; M Simms 3; D Bell 2; R Knorr; D May; B Spiers; B Hunter.

RBI: M Simms 2 (2); D Bell (44); J Cangelosi (8); C Biggio (27).

2-out RBI: M Simms 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Knorr-C Biggio.

BASERUNNING

PO: J Cangelosi (1st base by K Ritz).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Ritz, W (7-4)                7.1   7   4   3    2   2   0   5.47   30     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 6· 0     50    -     0.35   0.04
G Alston                       1.1   2   3   3    2   0   0  20.25    9     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 2· 0          2-2    0.01   0.00
J Habyan                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.85    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     9   7   6    4   2   0          40     -       ·  ·     13·12· 8· 0          3-2

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 Drabek, L (2-5)              1.2   7   5   5    1   2   0   5.01   12     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 6· 0     22    -     1.28  -0.41
B Wagner                       3.1   3   3   3    1   5   1   8.10   14     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 2· 1          1-0    0.30  -0.05
X Hernandez                    1.1   5   4   4    1   3   0   6.56   10     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 4· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.00
A Morman                       1.2   3   2   2    0   0   1   5.50    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 1· 1          3-2    0.00   0.00
T Jones                        1     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.27    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    18  14  14    4  12   2          48     -       ·  ·     10· 7·13· 2          4-2

Balks: None.

WP: G Alston (1); D Drabek (5); A Morman (3).

IBB: None.

PO: K Ritz (3; J Cangelosi, 1st base).

HBP: G Alston (1; R Gutierrez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 22,112.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Houston Astros                       
1. E Young              2B    1. J Cangelosi          LF 
2. E Burks              CF    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. J Vander Wal         LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. D Bichette           RF    4. D Bell               RF 
5. A Galarraga          1B    5. S Berry              3B 
6. V Castilla           3B    6. B Hunter             CF 
7. J Owens              C     7. O Miller             SS 
8. W Weiss              SS    8. R Knorr              C  
9. K Ritz               P     9. D Drabek             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  1-3  12-      15%  85% J Vander Wal    D Drabek        Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); Ritz Scores; Burks Scores
   t 1   0  0-1  1-3     -12%  59% D Bichette      D Drabek        Double Play: Strikeout, Vander Wal Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      10%  64% E Burks         D Drabek        Double to RF (Line Drive); Young to 3B
   t 2   2  1-2  12-      10%  70% E Burks         D Drabek        Single to LF (Line Drive); Weiss Scores; Ritz to 2B
   b 1   0  1-0  ---     -10%  46% J Cangelosi     K Ritz          Triple to RF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  E Young         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      64%  E Burks         Double to RF (Line Drive); Young to 3B
   R      -23      71%  J Vander Wal    Single to LF (Line Drive); Young Scores; Burks to 3B
   OO     1-3      59%  D Bichette      Double Play: Strikeout, Vander Wal Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      --3      56%  A Galarraga     Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Ritz facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  J Cangelosi     Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   RO     --3      47%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B; Cangelosi Scores
          ---      45%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--      48%  D Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  S Berry         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 1-1, Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  J Owens         Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      55%  W Weiss         Wild Pitch; Owens to 3B
          --3      57%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      64%  K Ritz          Single to SS (Ground Ball); Owens Scores; Weiss to 2B
   O      12-      60%  E Young         Strikeout Looking
   R      12-      70%  E Burks         Single to LF (Line Drive); Weiss Scores; Ritz to 2B
   RR     12-      85%  J Vander Wal    Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); Ritz Scores; Burks Scores
                  Billy Wagner replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      83%  D Bichette      Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Kevin Ritz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      85%  B Hunter        Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  O Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  R Knorr         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 5-1, Billy Wagner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  A Galarraga     Strikeout
          ---      87%  V Castilla      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--      92%  J Owens         Double to CF (Line Drive); Castilla Scores
   O      -2-      91%  W Weiss         Flyball: CF; Owens to 3B
   O      --3      90%  K Ritz          Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Kevin Ritz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      91%  B Wagner        Flyball: CF
          ---      90%  J Cangelosi     Walk
   O      1--      92%  C Biggio        Cangelosi Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      93%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 6-1, Billy Wagner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  E Young         Groundout: C-1B
          ---      93%  E Burks         Walk
   O      1--      92%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--      97%  D Bichette      Home Run (Deep LF); Burks Scores
   O      ---      97%  A Galarraga     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 8, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-8, Kevin Ritz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  D Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      98%  S Berry         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      98%  B Hunter        Groundout: P-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 8, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 8-1, Billy Wagner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  V Castilla      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Owens         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  W Weiss         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 8, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-8, Kevin Ritz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  O Miller        Popfly: SS
          ---      98%  R Knorr         Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  James Mouton pinch hits for Billy Wagner batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  J Mouton        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 8, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 8-1, Xavier Hernandez facing 9-1-2
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces James Mouton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  K Ritz          Strikeout
          ---      99%  E Young         Walk
   O      1--      99%  E Burks         Strikeout
   O      1--      98%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 8, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-8, Kevin Ritz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  J Bagwell       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      99%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 8, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 8-1, Xavier Hernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  D Bichette      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--     100%  A Galarraga     Single to CF (Line Drive); Bichette to 2B
   R      12-     100%  V Castilla      Single to CF (Line Drive); Bichette Scores; Galarraga to 2B
          12-     100%  J Owens         Single to LF (Line Drive); Galarraga to 3B; Castilla to 2B
   RO     123     100%  W Weiss         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Galarraga Scores
          12-     100%  K Ritz          Single to CF (Line Drive); Castilla to 3B; Owens to 2B
                  Alvin Morman replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 2nd; Bill Spiers replaces Xavier Hernandez playing 2B batting 9th
   RR     123     100%  E Young         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Castilla Scores; Owens Scores; Ritz to 3B
   O      -23     100%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
   O      -23     100%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 12, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-12, Kevin Ritz facing 5-6-7
                  Quinton McCracken replaces Ellis Burks playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  S Berry         Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  B Hunter        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  O Miller        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Miller to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      -2-     100%  R Knorr         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rockies 12, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 12-1, Alvin Morman facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Simms replaces Jeff Bagwell playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  D Bichette      Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  A Galarraga     Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--     100%  V Castilla      Wild Pitch; Galarraga to 2B
   RR     -2-     100%  " "             Home Run (Deep CF); Galarraga Scores
   O      ---     100%  J Owens         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  W Weiss         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 14, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-14, Kevin Ritz facing 9-1-2
                  Jason Bates replaces Eric Young playing 2B batting 1st
          ---     100%  B Spiers        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--     100%  J Cangelosi     Single to LF (Line Drive); Spiers to 2B
                  Derrick May pinch hits for Alvin Morman batting 2nd
          12-     100%  D May           Single to LF (Line Drive); Spiers to 3B; Cangelosi to 2B
   RO     123     100%  M Simms         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Simms to 1B/Safe on E3 (catch); Spiers Scores/No RBI; Cangelosi to 3B
                  Garvin Alston replaces Kevin Ritz pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3     100%  D Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive); Cangelosi Scores; Simms to 2B
          12-     100%  S Berry         Wild Pitch; Simms to 3B; Bell to 2B
   O      -23     100%  " "             Flyball: CF
   R      -23     100%  B Hunter        Passed Ball; Simms Scores/unER; Bell to 3B
   O      --3     100%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rockies 14, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 14-4, Todd Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Todd Jones replaces Sean Berry pitching and batting 5th; Orlando Miller moves to 3B; Ricky Gutierrez replaces Derrick May playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  G Alston        Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  J Bates         Walk
   O      1--     100%  Q McCracken     Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 14, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-14, Garvin Alston facing 7-8-9
          ---     100%  O Miller        Walk
          1--     100%  R Knorr         Walk; Miller to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Miller to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Miller Scores
          1--     100%  R Gutierrez     Hit By Pitch; Spiers to 2B
   RR     12-     100%  M Simms         Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); Spiers Scores; Gutierrez Scores
                  John Habyan replaces Garvin Alston pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3     100%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
        3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 14, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199606060

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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