April 28, 1997 Colorado Rockies at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 14
TEX 8 NYY 6
SEA 5 ATL 14
LAD 0 CHC 5
MON 2 NYM 15
@CIN 2 FLA 12
SDP 9 COL 7
@HOU 6
(10) PIT 9
@PHI 4
(12) STL 5
SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 13,510

Monday, April 28, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:35

Rockies

16-6

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Rockies         0  1  3   2  0  0   0  0  0   1    7 11  1
Astros          0  1  1   3  0  0   1  0  0   0    6  9  0

W: J McCurry (1-0), L: B Wagner (2-1), S: B Ruffin (6)

Astros

14-10

Lost 3

1st

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .354  .901   23    3   3   2B
E Burks CF-LF                 4   2   2   2    1   1  .217  .777   26    3   0   HR
L Walker RF                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .453 1.430   15    0   0   
A Galarraga 1B                4   0   1   1    1   1  .324  .990   21    9   1   
D Bichette LF                 4   1   0   0    0   2  .321  .804   16    1   0   
  S Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J McCurry P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Coles PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .347    4    0   0   
  B Ruffin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
V Castilla 3B                 5   2   3   1    0   1  .361 1.129   18    0   4   HR
K Manwaring C                 4   0   1   2    0   2  .300  .748   14    9   0   3B,SF
W Weiss SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .756   14    1   4   SB
J Wright P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .586    8    1   0   
  J Dipoto P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  Q McCracken CF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .367  .884   10    3   1   
Totals                       40   7  11   6    2  15              172   30  13

BATTING

2B: E Young (8, off M Hampton).

3B: K Manwaring (1, off M Hampton).

HR: V Castilla (8, off B Wagner; 10th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); E Burks (6, off M Hampton; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SF: K Manwaring (1, off M Hampton).

TB: V Castilla 6; E Burks 5; E Young 3; K Manwaring 3; L Walker; A Galarraga; W Weiss.

RBI: K Manwaring 2 (9); E Burks 2 (12); A Galarraga (18); V Castilla (22).

2-out RBI: V Castilla.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Q McCracken-E Young-A Galarraga.

E: E Young (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Weiss (1, 2nd base off R Garcia/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   1   1    1   1  .289  .818   23    1   1   SB
B Abreu RF                    4   2   3   4    1   1  .306  .943   15    1   0   2·HR,2B
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .333 1.034   28   12   1   
D Bell CF                     4   0   0   0    1   2  .202  .523   20    2   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .214  .629   15    0   0   2B
  J Mouton PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .529         0   0   
S Berry 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .483   17    0   2   
B Spiers SS                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .295  .888   14    0   6   
  P Listach PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .481    4    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    5   2   1   0    0   1  .333  .802   21   13   2   2B,2·SB
M Hampton P                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .091  .258    6    0   0   
  R Montgomery PH             0   1   0   0    1   0  .182  .490   13    0   0   
  R Garcia P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    1   1   
  T Howard PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .406 1.080    1    0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Eusebio PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .188  .466    5    0   0   
  T Bogar PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .410         0   0   
Totals                       39   6   9   6    7   8              184   30  13

BATTING

2B: B Abreu (5, off J Wright); B Ausmus (5, off J Wright); L Gonzalez (4, off S Reed).

HR: B Abreu 2 (2, off S Reed, off J Wright; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: B Abreu 10; L Gonzalez 3; B Ausmus 2; C Biggio; M Hampton; T Howard.

RBI: B Abreu 4 (13); M Hampton (1); C Biggio (10).

2-out RBI: M Hampton.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Ausmus 2 (6, 2nd base off J Wright/K Manwaring, 3rd base off J Wright/K Manwaring); C Biggio (2, 2nd base off J Wright/K Manwaring).

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
J Wright                       3.1   5   5   4    4   2   1   7.52   20   83-46   32· 2·12    8· 2· 4· 0     30    -     1.19  -0.36
J Dipoto                       2.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.19    8   25-17   11· 2· 4    5· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.19   0.25
S Reed, BS (1)                 1.2   3   1   1    1   2   1   2.45    9   29-21   14· 3· 4    1· 3· 2· 0          0-0    1.53  -0.12
J McCurry, W (1-0)             1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   1.69    5   18-9     5· 2· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          2-0    3.18   0.22
B Ruffin, S (6)                1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.25    4   20-9     4· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.20
Totals                        10     9   6   5    7   8   2          46  175-102  66·11·25   15· 9· 7· 0          3-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Hampton                      4     9   6   6    1   7   1   5.52   22   89-55   29·14·12    5· 1· 8· 0     26    -     1.10  -0.41
R Garcia                       4     1   0   0    1   5   0   1.53   14   52-32   14· 8·10    7· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.27   0.27
B Wagner, L (2-1)              2     1   1   1    0   3   1   0.60    7   22-18    7· 6· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.68  -0.17
Totals                        10    11   7   7    2  15   2          43  163-105  50·28·27   14· 3· 9· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Hampton 2 (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:35.

Attendance: 13,510.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Houston Astros                       
1. E Young              2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. E Burks              CF    2. B Abreu              RF 
3. L Walker             RF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. A Galarraga          1B    4. D Bell               CF 
5. D Bichette           LF    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. V Castilla           3B    6. S Berry              3B 
7. K Manwaring          C     7. B Spiers             SS 
8. W Weiss              SS    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. J Wright             P     9. M Hampton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  6-6  ---  2   41%  81% V Castilla      B Wagner        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 7   0  6-5  ---  1  -23%  41% B Abreu         S Reed          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 4   1  6-3  12-  4  -19%  55% B Abreu         J Wright        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Montgomery Scores; Biggio Scores/unER
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  2   15%  69% K Manwaring     M Hampton       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Castilla Scores
   b 9   1  6-6  1--  2   13%  50% S Berry         J McCurry       Double Play: Flyball: CF-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   56%  E Young         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   52%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   48%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   49%  A Galarraga     Walk
   O      12-  5   45%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamey Wright facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   42%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   45%  B Abreu         Strikeout Looking
          1--      43%  J Bagwell       Biggio Steals 2B
          -2-  5   42%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   46%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   50%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   54%  V Castilla      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   R      1--  2   69%  K Manwaring     Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Castilla Scores
   O      --3  3   65%  W Weiss         Groundout: SS-1B; Manwaring stays at 3B
   O      --3  5   60%  J Wright        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   56%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jamey Wright facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   59%  S Berry         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   60%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   58%  B Ausmus        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   R      -2-  6   48%  M Hampton       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ausmus Scores
   O      1--  1   50%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Hampton facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   54%  E Burks         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   60%  L Walker        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Burks to 2B
   R      12-  4   70%  A Galarraga     Single to SS (Ground Ball); Burks Scores; Walker to 2B
   O      12-  2   68%  D Bichette      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Walker to 3B; Bichette to 1B
   R      1-3      73%  V Castilla      Wild Pitch; Walker Scores; Bichette to 2B
          -2-  4   77%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Bichette to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   79%  K Manwaring     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bichette Scores
   O      1--  2   77%  W Weiss         Lineout: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Jamey Wright facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  2   68%  B Abreu         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   71%  J Bagwell       Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  6   68%  D Bell          Walk
   O      1--  2   71%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Gonzalez to 1B
   O      1--  7   73%  S Berry         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Hampton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   72%  J Wright        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   74%  E Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      75%  E Burks         Wild Pitch; Young to 2B
   RR     -2-  6   87%  " "             Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Young Scores
   O      ---  3   87%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  A Galarraga     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Jamey Wright facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   83%  B Spiers        Walk
   O      1--  3   86%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Ausmus to 1B
                  Ray Montgomery pinch hits for Mike Hampton batting 9th
          1--      85%  R Montgomery    Ausmus Steals 2B
          -2-  8   83%  " "             Walk
          12-      81%  C Biggio        Ausmus Steals 3B
   R      1-3  4   75%  " "             Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Ausmus Scores; Montgomery to 2B; Biggio to 1B
   RR     12-  4   55%  B Abreu         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Montgomery Scores; Biggio Scores/unER
                  Jerry Dipoto replaces Jamey Wright pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   60%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  2   64%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 5.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 6-5, Ramon Garcia facing 5-6-7
                  Ramon Garcia replaces Ray Montgomery pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   62%  D Bichette      Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   60%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   59%  K Manwaring     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Jerry Dipoto facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   62%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   65%  S Berry         Popfly: CF
   O      ---  6   66%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 5.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 6-5, Ramon Garcia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   64%  W Weiss         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   62%  J Dipoto        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   61%  E Young         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Jerry Dipoto facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   65%  B Ausmus        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   68%  R Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   70%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 6-5, Ramon Garcia facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   73%  E Burks         Walk
   O      1--  2   72%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B; Burks to 2B
   O      -2-  1   69%  A Galarraga     Groundout: SS-1B; Burks to 3B
   O      --3  8   64%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Steve Reed facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Reed replaces Dante Bichette pitching and batting 5th; Ellis Burks moves to LF; Quinton McCracken replaces Jerry Dipoto playing CF batting 9th
   R      ---  1   41%  B Abreu         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   45%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   48%  D Bell          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  1   44%  L Gonzalez      Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   50%  S Berry         Popfly: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Tied 6-6, Ramon Garcia facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   45%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   42%  K Manwaring     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   44%  W Weiss         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      47%  Q McCracken     Weiss Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   39%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Steve Reed facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   44%  B Spiers        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  7   47%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  Thomas Howard pinch hits for Ramon Garcia batting 9th
          ---  1   45%  T Howard        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   41%  C Biggio        Walk; Howard to 2B
                  Jeff McCurry replaces Steve Reed pitching and batting 5th
          12-  4   37%  B Abreu         Walk; Howard to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   O      123  5   50%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Tied 6-6, Billy Wagner facing 1-2-3
                  Billy Wagner replaces Thomas Howard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   44%  E Young         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   40%  E Burks         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   36%  L Walker        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Jeff McCurry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   42%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   37%  L Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  James Mouton pinch runs for Luis Gonzalez batting 5th
   OO     1--  2   50%  S Berry         Double Play: Flyball: CF-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 10th, Rockies Batting, Tied 6-6, Billy Wagner facing 4-5-6
                  James Mouton moves to LF
   O      ---  5   44%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
                  Darnell Coles pinch hits for Jeff McCurry batting 5th
   O      ---  4   40%  D Coles         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   81%  V Castilla      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   80%  K Manwaring     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 7, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Bruce Ruffin facing 7-8-9
                  Bruce Ruffin replaces Darnell Coles pitching and batting 5th; Pat Listach pinch hits for Bill Spiers batting 7th
   O      ---  4   89%  P Listach       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   95%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Billy Wagner batting 9th
          ---  5   90%  T Eusebio       Walk
                  Tim Bogar pinch runs for Tony Eusebio batting 9th
   O      1--  6  100%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 7, Astros 6.

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