June 17, 1996 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 1
@BAL 1
(6) CAL 9
CHW 8
(13) OAK 8
@DET 4
(10) MIL 9
KCR 4 MIN 6
@NYY 3 ATL 9
SDP 3 MON 5
@COL 3 HOU 5
CIN 4 NYM 7
@PIT 6
(10) SFG 1
FLA 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 24,977

Monday, June 17, 1996, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:15

Reds

26-36

Lost 1

5th, 5½ GB

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

W: A Young (3-3), L: J Shaw (2-3), S: T Jones (14)

Astros

36-35

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Howard LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .533   12    2   0   
  C Sabo PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .298  .862    5    0   0   
H Morris 1B                   5   1   1   0    0   3  .275  .750   26   10   1   
B Larkin SS                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .291  .882   21    0   3   
E Davis CF                    2   2   1   0    2   0  .279 1.002   18    0   0   
R Sanders RF                  4   0   2   2    0   1  .310  .909   13    1   0   CS
E Taubensee C                 3   0   2   0    1   1  .289  .787   14    7   1   2·SB
B Boone 2B                    3   0   0   1    0   2  .213  .598   23    1   3   SF
J Branson 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   2  .245  .712   21    2   5   SF
K Jarvis P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .286    9    1   0   
  E Owens PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .642    5    0   0   
  J Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  L Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Mottola PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .699    3    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   8   4    5  13              170   24  13

BATTING

SF: B Boone (5, off S Reynolds); J Branson (3, off S Reynolds).

TB: E Taubensee 2; R Sanders 2; H Morris; K Jarvis; E Davis; B Larkin.

RBI: R Sanders 2 (10); J Branson (17); B Boone (22).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Branson-H Morris.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Taubensee 2 (3, 2nd base off A Young/R Wilkins, 2nd base off S Reynolds/R Wilkins).

CS: R Sanders (4, 2nd base by B Wagner/R Wilkins).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi LF                2   2   1   0    3   0  .300  .875   23    3   0   2B,SB
C Biggio 2B                   3   2   1   0    2   1  .290  .853   15    1   1   SB
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   1   2    1   2  .337 1.147   21    3   0   2B,IW
D Bell RF                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .295  .809    9    1   0   2B
S Berry 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .794   12    0   1   CS
  R Gutierrez SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .748         1   0   
B Hunter CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .665   10    3   0   
R Wilkins C                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .236  .734   17   12   2   HR
O Miller SS-3B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .287  .769   14    3   0   2B
S Reynolds P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .425    1    0   1   
  B Wagner P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  D May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .744    3    0   0   
  A Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Spiers PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .592    6    0   0   
  D Hartgraves P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   5  10   5    6   6              132   27   5

BATTING

2B: D Bell (20, off K Jarvis); O Miller (14, off L Smith); J Bagwell (26, off J Shaw); J Cangelosi (4, off K Jarvis).

HR: R Wilkins (6, off K Jarvis; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: J Bagwell (13, by K Jarvis).

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

RBI: D Bell 2 (54); J Bagwell 2 (67); R Wilkins (17).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Biggio (12, 2nd base off K Jarvis/E Taubensee); J Cangelosi (10, 3rd base off K Jarvis/E Taubensee).

CS: S Berry (5, 3rd base by L Smith/E Taubensee).

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
K Jarvis                       5     4   3   3    4   4   1   5.16   22   67-39   23· 4·12    9· 0· 5· 0     47    -     1.29  -0.07
J Shaw, BS (5), L (2-3)        1.2   5   2   2    1   0   0   2.50   11   31-22   19· 1· 2    5· 1· 4· 0          0-0    1.75  -0.35
L Smith                        1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   2.61    5   27-17    9· 1· 7    1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.88   0.06
Totals                         8    10   5   5    6   6   1          38  125-78   51· 6·21   15· 1·10· 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                     4.1   7   4   4    3   6   0   4.10   23   93-55   29·15·11    5· 4· 5· 0     36    -     1.58  -0.32
B Wagner                       1.2   0   0   0    1   3   0   2.31    5   23-13    5· 3· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.98   0.14
A Young, W (3-3)               2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.73    7   32-21   17· 1· 3    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.69   0.17
D Hartgraves, H (4)            0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   5.54    3   13-7     5· 2· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.03   0.08
T Jones, S (14)                0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.55    1    5-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.88   0.08
Totals                         9     8   4   4    5  13   0          39  166-99   57·22·20    7· 7· 7· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: K Jarvis (1; J Bagwell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Paul Nauert.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 24,977.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. T Howard             LF    1. J Cangelosi          LF 
2. H Morris             1B    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. B Larkin             SS    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. E Davis              CF    4. D Bell               RF 
5. R Sanders            RF    5. S Berry              3B 
6. E Taubensee          C     6. B Hunter             CF 
7. B Boone              2B    7. R Wilkins            C  
8. J Branson            3B    8. O Miller             SS 
9. K Jarvis             P     9. S Reynolds           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  4-3  12-  5   30%  85% J Bagwell       J Shaw          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Cangelosi Scores; Biggio Scores
   t 5   1  2-2  123  1  -18%  19% R Sanders       S Reynolds      Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Morris Scores; Larkin Scores; Davis to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  2   17%  75% D Bell          K Jarvis        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Cangelosi Scores; Biggio Scores
   b 5   0  4-2  ---  2   13%  41% R Wilkins       K Jarvis        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   b 7   0  4-3  1--  1   11%  54% C Biggio        J Shaw          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Cangelosi to 2B

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      ---  1   52%  T Howard        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  7   54%  H Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  B Larkin        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Jarvis facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  J Cangelosi     Walk
          1--  4   64%  C Biggio        Walk; Cangelosi to 2B
   O      12-  4   58%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
   RR     12-  2   75%  D Bell          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Cangelosi Scores; Biggio Scores
   O      -2-  1   73%  S Berry         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  5   71%  B Hunter        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   67%  E Davis         Walk
   O      1--  5   70%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   64%  E Taubensee     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Davis to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   64%  B Boone         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Davis Scores
   O      1--  5   66%  J Branson       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Jarvis facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   69%  R Wilkins       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   63%  O Miller        Line Drive Double Play: 3B; Wilkins out at 1B/3B-1B
   O      ---  1   62%  S Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   57%  K Jarvis        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   61%  T Howard        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   65%  H Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   67%  B Larkin        Lineout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Jarvis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   65%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   64%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   63%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   58%  E Davis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   51%  R Sanders       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Davis to 2B
          12-  5   41%  E Taubensee     Walk; Davis to 3B; Sanders to 2B
   O      123  2   50%  B Boone         Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   RO     123  9   50%  J Branson       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Davis Scores; Sanders to 3B
          1-3      49%  K Jarvis        Taubensee Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   56%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Kevin Jarvis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  S Berry         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  B Hunter        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  T Howard        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  H Morris        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  4   45%  B Larkin        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Morris to 2B
          12-  6   37%  E Davis         Walk; Morris to 3B; Larkin to 2B
   RR     123  1   19%  R Sanders       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Morris Scores; Larkin Scores; Davis to 3B
                  Billy Wagner replaces Shane Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      25%  E Taubensee     Sanders Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      --3  3   28%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Kevin Jarvis facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   41%  R Wilkins       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   37%  O Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   35%  B Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  3   38%  J Cangelosi     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          -2-  5   40%  C Biggio        Walk
          12-      42%  J Bagwell       Cangelosi Steals 3B; Biggio Steals 2B
          -23  4   44%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   33%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Billy Wagner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   36%  B Boone         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   37%  J Branson       Strikeout Looking
                  Eric Owens pinch hits for Kevin Jarvis batting 9th
          ---  5   36%  E Owens         Walk
   O      1--  2   39%  T Howard        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeff Shaw facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Shaw replaces Eric Owens pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   35%  S Berry         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   32%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   34%  R Wilkins       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   38%  O Miller        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wilkins to 2B
                  Derrick May pinch hits for Billy Wagner batting 9th
   O      12-  3   30%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Anthony Young facing 2-3-4
                  Anthony Young replaces Derrick May pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   32%  H Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   34%  B Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   35%  E Davis         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeff Shaw facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   43%  J Cangelosi     Walk
          1--  1   54%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Cangelosi to 2B
   RR     12-  5   85%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Cangelosi Scores; Biggio Scores
   O      -2-  1   84%  D Bell          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bagwell to 3B
   O      --3  6   77%  S Berry         Fielder's Choice 3B; Bagwell out at Hm/3B-C
          1--  1   79%  B Hunter        Single to P (Line Drive to SS-2B); Berry to 2B
                  Lee Smith replaces Jeff Shaw pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   75%  R Wilkins       Berry Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Anthony Young facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   81%  R Sanders       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   75%  E Taubensee     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  8   79%  B Boone         Strikeout Looking, Taubensee Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   87%  J Branson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Lee Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   86%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   88%  O Miller        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Bill Spiers pinch hits for Anthony Young batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   86%  B Spiers        Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  8   87%  J Cangelosi     Walk
   O      12-  3   84%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Dean Hartgraves facing 9-1-2
                  Dean Hartgraves replaces Bill Spiers pitching and batting 9th; Orlando Miller moves to 3B; Ricky Gutierrez replaces Sean Berry playing SS batting 5th; Chad Mottola pinch hits for Lee Smith batting 9th
   O      ---  3   91%  C Mottola       Strikeout Swinging
                  Chris Sabo pinch hits for Thomas Howard batting 1st
          ---  5   83%  C Sabo          Walk
   O      1--  5   92%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
                  Todd Jones replaces Dean Hartgraves pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5  100%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199606170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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