September 9, 1996 Colorado Rockies at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
DET 4 MIL 6
@BOS 0 CLE 4
CAL 3 TEX 4
@TOR 3 CHC 3
MON 1 COL 4
@HOU 2 LAD 7
CIN 2 NYM 6
FLA 1 SDP 6
PIT 5 STL 6
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 13,833

Monday, September 9, 1996, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:45

Rockies

73-71

Won 2

3rd, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rockies         0  0  0   0  0  1   3  0  0    4 12  2
Astros          0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    2 10  0

W: K Ritz (15-10), L: D Wall (9-6), S: B Ruffin (20)

Astros

76-69

Lost 2

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .327  .826   20    2   2   CS
Q McCracken CF                4   1   1   2    1   1  .291  .766   24    1   0   3B
E Burks LF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .330 1.014   18    0   0   2·SB
D Bichette RF                 4   0   3   2    0   0  .319  .916   14    1   0   2·2B
  L Walker RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .915    8    0   0   
A Galarraga 1B                5   0   1   0    0   2  .302  .948   18   14   0   2B
V Castilla 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .307  .904   10    1   3   IW
J Owens C                     1   0   0   0    1   1  .241  .714   10    5   1   
  J Vander Wal PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .744    4    0   0   
  J Reed C                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .808    6    3   0   
W Weiss SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .766    8    0   8   
K Ritz P                      2   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .588    6    0   0   
  E Anthony PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .869    6    0   0   
  T Jones PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Swift P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   1   
  A Cockrell PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  S Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  M Munoz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Ruffin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
Totals                       37   4  12   4    4   7              158   27  15

BATTING

2B: D Bichette 2 (36, 2 off D Wall); A Galarraga (33, off D Wall).

3B: Q McCracken (4, off D Wall).

IBB: V Castilla (5, by D Wall).

TB: D Bichette 5; Q McCracken 3; E Young 2; A Galarraga 2; E Burks 2; K Ritz; J Reed; W Weiss.

RBI: D Bichette 2 (126); Q McCracken 2 (34).

2-out RBI: D Bichette.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. V Castilla-A Galarraga; J Owens-E Young.

E: W Weiss (30); D Bichette (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Burks 2 (26, 3rd base off B Wagner/K Manwaring, 2nd base off D Wall/T Eusebio).

CS: E Young (15, 2nd base by D Wall/T Eusebio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .282  .676   17    3   0   2B
J Cangelosi LF                4   0   2   1    0   0  .280  .767    9    1   0   CS
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .831    9    2   1   HBP
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .314 1.030   18    7   1   
S Berry 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .276  .808   13    3   1   HR
D Bell RF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .275  .766   16    1   1   SB
T Eusebio C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .672   12    4   0   
  J Hudek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Abreu LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Simms PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .514    2    0   0   
  J Mouton LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .693         0   0   
O Miller SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .710   13    3   4   
D Wall P                      2   1   1   0    0   0  .209  .477    5    0   1   
  K Manwaring C               2   0   0   0    0   1  .223  .584    7    3   0   
Totals                       36   2  10   2    0   8              121   27   9

BATTING

2B: B Hunter (23, off K Ritz).

HR: S Berry (15, off K Ritz; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: C Biggio (24, by K Ritz).

TB: S Berry 4; B Hunter 3; D Bell 2; J Cangelosi 2; T Eusebio; J Bagwell; D Wall.

RBI: S Berry (87); J Cangelosi (16).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bell (28, 2nd base off K Ritz/J Owens).

CS: J Cangelosi (8, 2nd base by K Ritz/J Owens).

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 (15-10)              6     8   2   2    0   5   1   5.09   26   87-55   30·10·15   16· 2· 2· 0     53    -     1.10  -0.01
B Swift, H (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.79    3    9-7     5· 1· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.12   0.08
S Reed, H (19)                 0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   4.21    4   13-10    5· 3· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.76  -0.00
M Munoz, H (9)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   7.15    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.41   0.09
B Ruffin, S (20)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.16    3    9-8     3· 3· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.09
Totals                         9    10   2   2    0   8   1          37  120-81   44·17·20   23· 2· 3· 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
D Wall, L (9-6)                6.1   8   4   4    3   4   0   4.06   29   98-58   31·12·15   10· 4· 8· 0     42    -     1.33  -0.27
J Hudek                        1     2   0   0    0   1   0   5.19    5   21-11    7· 3· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.99  -0.03
B Wagner                       1.2   2   0   0    1   2   0   2.47    7   32-20   12· 3· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.67   0.04
Totals                         9    12   4   4    4   7   0          41  151-89   50·18·21   14· 7· 9· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Wall (3; V Castilla).

HBP: K Ritz (8; C Biggio).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 13,833.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  2-1  12-  2   39%  76% Q McCracken     D Wall          Triple to CF (Line Drive); Jones Scores; Young Scores
   b 6   0  1-1  ---  1  -17%  25% S Berry         K Ritz          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 6   1  1-0  -2-  6   17%  53% D Bichette      D Wall          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Burks Scores
   b 5   0  0-1  1-3  5   13%  30% C Biggio        K Ritz          Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Cangelosi Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   b 3   0  0-1  1-3  1   12%  34% C Biggio        K Ritz          Line Drive Double Play: 3B; Cangelosi out at 1B/3B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Donne Wall facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  E Young         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   46%  Q McCracken     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   45%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Ritz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   45%  J Cangelosi     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  1   42%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch; Cangelosi to 2B
   O      12-  4   46%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   50%  S Berry         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Donne Wall facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   56%  D Bichette      Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   52%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  3   49%  V Castilla      Flyball: CF; Bichette to 3B
          --3  6   50%  J Owens         Walk
   O      1-3  3   45%  W Weiss         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Ritz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   47%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   50%  O Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Donne Wall facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   48%  K Ritz          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   50%  E Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      46%  Q McCracken     Young Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  5   45%  " "             Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Ritz facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   41%  D Wall          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   29%  B Hunter        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Wall to 3B
   R      -23  4   21%  J Cangelosi     Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Wall Scores; Hunter to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   34%  C Biggio        Line Drive Double Play: 3B; Cangelosi out at 1B/3B-1B
   O      --3  5   37%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Donne Wall facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   34%  E Burks         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   32%  D Bichette      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   35%  A Galarraga     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   31%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Ritz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   33%  S Berry         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   31%  D Bell          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      29%  T Eusebio       Bell Steals 2B
          -2-  4   25%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball); Bell to 3B
   O      1-3  4   31%  O Miller        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   35%  D Wall          Popfly: RF (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Donne Wall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   32%  J Owens         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   30%  W Weiss         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   32%  K Ritz          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   29%  E Young         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Ritz facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   23%  B Hunter        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Hunter to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
          -2-  1   17%  J Cangelosi     Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Hunter to 3B
   OO     1-3  5   30%  C Biggio        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Cangelosi Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      --3  4   33%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Donne Wall facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   30%  Q McCracken     Lineout: CF
          ---  3   34%  E Burks         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      36%  D Bichette      Burks Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   53%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Burks Scores
   O      -2-  4   48%  A Galarraga     Lineout: RF
          -2-  4   49%  V Castilla      Intentional Walk
                  John Vander Wal pinch hits for Jayhawk Owens batting 7th
   O      12-  4   43%  J Vander Wal    Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Ritz facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Reed replaces John Vander Wal playing C batting 7th
   R      ---  1   25%  S Berry         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   27%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   29%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   30%  O Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Donne Wall facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   26%  W Weiss         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  Eric Anthony pinch hits for Kevin Ritz batting 9th
          ---  6   31%  E Anthony       Walk
                  Terry Jones pinch runs for Eric Anthony batting 9th
          1--  1   38%  E Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jones to 2B
   RR     12-  2   76%  Q McCracken     Triple to CF (Line Drive); Jones Scores; Young Scores
                  John Hudek replaces Tony Eusebio pitching and batting 7th; Kirt Manwaring replaces Donne Wall playing C batting 9th
   O      --3  6   69%  E Burks         Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
   R      --3  1   81%  D Bichette      Single to P (Bunt to P's Right); McCracken Scores
   O      1--  6   79%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Bill Swift facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Swift replaces Terry Jones pitching and batting 9th; Larry Walker replaces Dante Bichette playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  3   83%  K Manwaring     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   86%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   87%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Hudek facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   86%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   87%  J Reed          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
                  Billy Wagner replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 2nd; Bobby Abreu replaces John Hudek playing LF batting 7th
          1--  1   89%  W Weiss         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Reed to 2B
                  Alan Cockrell pinch hits for Bill Swift batting 9th
   O      12-  6   87%  A Cockrell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  7   84%  E Young         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Steve Reed facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Reed replaces Alan Cockrell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   89%  C Biggio        Lineout: CF
          ---  5   83%  J Bagwell       Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   89%  S Berry         Strikeout Looking
          1--  3   84%  D Bell          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bagwell to 3B
                  Mike Munoz replaces Steve Reed pitching and batting 9th; Mike Simms pinch hits for Bobby Abreu batting 7th
   O      1-3  2   93%  M Simms         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Billy Wagner facing 2-3-4
                  James Mouton replaces Mike Simms playing LF batting 7th
          ---  6   94%  Q McCracken     Walk
   O      1--  2   94%  E Burks         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McCracken out at 3B/RF-3B; Burks to 2B
          -2-      95%  L Walker        Burks Steals 3B
   O      --3  6   93%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   O      --3  4   91%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Bruce Ruffin facing 8-9-1
                  Bruce Ruffin replaces Mike Munoz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  O Miller        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  K Manwaring     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 4, Astros 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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