September 8, 1996 Colorado Rockies at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 31,316

Sunday, September 8, 1996, 1:36
Time of Game: 2:54

Rockies

72-71

Won 1

3rd, 6½ GB

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

W: S Reed (4-3), L: S Reynolds (16-9), S: B Ruffin (19)

Astros

76-68

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .327  .826   12    1   1   HBP
Q McCracken CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .759   12    5   0   GDP
E Burks LF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .330 1.016   12    0   0   
D Bichette RF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .316  .908   12    1   0   2B,SB
  L Walker PR-RF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .278  .918         0   0   
A Galarraga 1B                4   2   2   2    0   1  .303  .951   21    9   1   3B,2B,SB
V Castilla 3B                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .308  .908   15    1   4   SF
J Reed C                      3   0   1   0    1   2  .291  .805   15    9   1   CS
J Bates SS                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .203  .596   12    0   2   
  A Cockrell PH               0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000   10    0   0   SF
  B Ruffin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
B Rekar P                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .428    9    1   0   
  J Vander Wal PH             1   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .749    3    0   0   2B
  T Jones PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Leskanic P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         0   0   
  M Munoz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  W Weiss PH-SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .768    1    0   1   
Totals                       31   5   7   5    2   7              134   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Bichette (34, off S Reynolds); A Galarraga (32, off X Hernandez); J Vander Wal (5, off S Reynolds).

3B: A Galarraga (3, off S Reynolds).

SF: A Cockrell (1, off X Hernandez); V Castilla (4, off S Reynolds).

HBP: E Young (19, by S Reynolds).

TB: A Galarraga 5; D Bichette 2; J Vander Wal 2; J Reed; B Rekar; E Burks.

GIDP: Q McCracken (4).

RBI: A Galarraga 2 (132); V Castilla (108); A Cockrell (1); D Bichette (124).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bichette (29, 2nd base off S Reynolds/K Manwaring); A Galarraga (16, 3rd base off X Hernandez/K Manwaring).

CS: J Reed (2, 2nd base by S Reynolds/K Manwaring).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .762    8    2   0   3B
C Biggio 2B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .300  .835   17    3   3   2B,CS
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .315 1.034   18    8   1   2B
D Bell RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .765   23    2   0   
S Berry 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .803    9    0   1   
  B Spiers 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .738         0   1   
  T Eusebio PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .671    6    0   0   
  R Gutierrez 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .707         0   0   
O Miller SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .716   11    3   4   
J Mouton CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .260  .693   21    2   0   
K Manwaring C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .588   16    7   1   HBP
S Reynolds P                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .171  .480    9    0   1   HR
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Hunter PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .673    6    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3   7              144   27  12

BATTING

2B: C Biggio (22, off B Rekar); J Bagwell (44, off B Rekar).

3B: J Cangelosi (4, off B Rekar).

HR: S Reynolds (2, off B Rekar; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: K Manwaring (5, by B Rekar).

TB: S Reynolds 4; C Biggio 3; J Cangelosi 3; J Bagwell 2; D Bell.

RBI: S Reynolds (3); J Bagwell (110).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bagwell-O Miller-J Bagwell.

E: J Bagwell (16).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Biggio (7, 3rd base by C Leskanic/J Reed).

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
B Rekar                        7     5   2   2    1   5   1   9.54   28  101-64   40· 6·18    7· 8· 6· 0     63    -     0.95   0.09
C Leskanic                     0.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   6.68    3   17-7     6· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.43  -0.06
M Munoz                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   7.22    1    6-5     2· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.53   0.08
S Reed, W (4-3)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.26    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.46   0.09
B Ruffin, S (19)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.23    3   15-9     4· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.04
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   7   1          36  140-86   53· 9·24   11· 8· 6· 0          4-0

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, L (16-9)           8     6   4   4    1   7   0   3.61   31  105-70   41· 9·20   14· 4· 4· 0     60    -     1.34  -0.22
X Hernandez                    1     1   1   1    1   0   0   4.50    5   21-11   11· 0· 0    1· 3· 0· 0          1-1    0.52  -0.05
Totals                         9     7   5   5    2   7   0          36  126-81   52· 9·20   15· 7· 4· 0          1-1

S Reynolds faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Rekar (4; K Manwaring); S Reynolds (7; E Young).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 31,316.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Houston Astros                       
1. E Young              2B    1. J Cangelosi          LF 
2. Q McCracken          CF    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. E Burks              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. O Miller             SS 
7. J Reed               C     7. J Mouton             CF 
8. J Bates              SS    8. K Manwaring          C  
9. B Rekar              P     9. S Reynolds           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  2-2  1--  2   34%  92% D Bichette      S Reynolds      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Burks Scores; Bichette to 3B/Adv on throw
   t 7   1  2-0  -2-  6   19%  39% A Galarraga     S Reynolds      Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Bichette Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  5  -12%  33% J Bagwell       B Rekar         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Biggio Scores
   b 8   0  2-2  12-  4   11%  35% D Bell          C Leskanic      Biggio Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Bagwell to 2B
   b 3   0  0-1  ---  2  -10%  23% S Reynolds      B Rekar         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Reynolds Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  E Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   46%  Q McCracken     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   47%  E Burks         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Burks to 1B
   O      1--  5   45%  D Bichette      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryan Rekar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  J Cangelosi     Lineout: CF
          ---  5   45%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  5   33%  J Bagwell       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Biggio Scores
   O      -2-  4   36%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   39%  S Berry         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   37%  A Galarraga     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   35%  V Castilla      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   34%  J Reed          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bryan Rekar facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   36%  O Miller        Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   37%  J Mouton        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   38%  K Manwaring     Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   36%  J Bates         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   34%  B Rekar         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   35%  E Young         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   33%  Q McCracken     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bryan Rekar facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  2   23%  S Reynolds      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Reynolds Scores
          ---  2   16%  J Cangelosi     Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  3   19%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  4   24%  J Bagwell       Foul Popfly: C
   O      --3  7   26%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   24%  E Burks         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   22%  D Bichette      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   21%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bryan Rekar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   22%  S Berry         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   23%  O Miller        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   24%  J Mouton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   21%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   24%  J Reed          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      19%  J Bates         Reed Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   18%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bryan Rekar facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   19%  K Manwaring     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   20%  S Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   21%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   26%  B Rekar         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   22%  E Young         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Young to 1B
   OO     1--  4   15%  Q McCracken     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bryan Rekar facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   11%  C Biggio        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   14%  J Bagwell       Popfly: C
   O      -2-  3   16%  D Bell          Lineout: CF
   O      -2-  3   18%  S Berry         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
                  Bill Spiers replaces Sean Berry playing 3B batting 5th
          ---  1   23%  E Burks         Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  1   18%  D Bichette      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bichette to 1B
          1--      20%  A Galarraga     Bichette Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   39%  " "             Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Bichette Scores
   RO     --3  1   43%  V Castilla      Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Galarraga Scores
   O      ---  5   41%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Bryan Rekar facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   45%  O Miller        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   41%  J Mouton        Walk
          1--  1   36%  K Manwaring     Hit By Pitch; Mouton to 2B
   O      12-  2   43%  S Reynolds      Flyball: CF
   O      12-  3   50%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Tied 2-2, Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   45%  J Bates         Strikeout Looking
                  John Vander Wal pinch hits for Bryan Rekar batting 9th
          ---  3   54%  J Vander Wal    Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
                  Terry Jones pinch runs for John Vander Wal batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   47%  E Young         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  4   40%  Q McCracken     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Curt Leskanic facing 2-3-4
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Terry Jones pitching and batting 9th
          ---  8   33%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--  4   24%  J Bagwell       Walk; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-      35%  D Bell          Biggio Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Bagwell to 2B
          -2-  5   33%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Bagwell stays at 2B
                  Mike Munoz replaces Curt Leskanic pitching and batting 9th; Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Bill Spiers batting 5th
   O      12-  6   41%  T Eusebio       Strikeout Swinging
                  Steve Reed replaces Mike Munoz pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  1   50%  O Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Tied 2-2, Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
                  Ricky Gutierrez replaces Tony Eusebio playing 3B batting 5th
          ---  8   58%  E Burks         Walk
   R      1--  2   92%  D Bichette      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Burks Scores; Bichette to 3B/Adv on throw
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Shane Reynolds pitching and batting 9th; Larry Walker pinch runs for Dante Bichette batting 4th
   R      --3  1   95%  A Galarraga     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Walker Scores
   O      -2-  7   94%  V Castilla      Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
          -2-  4   94%  J Reed          Walk
                  Alan Cockrell pinch hits for Jason Bates batting 8th
          12-      95%  A Cockrell      Galarraga Steals 3B
   RO     1-3  8   96%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Galarraga Scores
                  Walt Weiss pinch hits for Steve Reed batting 9th
   O      1--  1   96%  W Weiss         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Bruce Ruffin facing 7-8-9
                  Bruce Ruffin replaces Alan Cockrell pitching and batting 8th; Walt Weiss moves to SS; Larry Walker moves to RF
   O      ---  6   98%  J Mouton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3  100%  K Manwaring     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  Brian Hunter pinch hits for Xavier Hernandez batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 5, Astros 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation