July 6, 1997 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 8
SEA 0 CHW 6
BOS 5 CLE 8
KCR 7 DET 14
BAL 9 MIL 6
MIN 2 OAK 9
@TEX 8 TOR 2
NYY 0 HOU 6
CIN 5 MON 6
ATL 2 NYM 3
FLA 2
(12) CHC 8
@PHI 4 LAD 5
@SDP 2 SFG 7
COL 0 PIT 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 25,564

Sunday, July 6, 1997, 1:37
Time of Game: 2:43

Reds

38-48

Lost 2

4th, 5 GB

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

W: B Wagner (5-3), L: M Remlinger (3-4)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Astros

43-45

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Sanders CF-LF               5   2   3   1    0   0  .298  .759   20    1   0   HR,SB
P Reese SS                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .607   26    5   3   
M Kelly LF                    2   1   0   0    1   1  .254  .769   15    4   0   
  C Goodwin PH-CF             2   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .692   11    2   0   
E Perez 3B                    5   1   1   1    0   2  .259  .736   29    0   0   
W Greene RF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .262  .856   21    2   0   
J Oliver C                    4   0   3   1    0   0  .299  .820    8    3   0   
H Morris 1B                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .268  .656   14    5   1   SH
B Boone 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .541   12    2   0   
D Burba P                     3   0   1   0    0   2  .233  .491   14    1   2   
  T Pendleton PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .674    4    0   0   IW
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Sullivan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37   5  11   5    2  12              174   25   6

BATTING

HR: D Sanders (4, off M Hampton; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SH: H Morris (4, off T Martin).

IBB: T Pendleton (1, by T Martin).

TB: D Sanders 6; J Oliver 3; W Greene 2; H Morris; D Burba; E Perez.

RBI: D Sanders (19); J Oliver (24); W Greene (45); E Perez (16); H Morris (25).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Reese-H Morris.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Sanders (41, 2nd base off J Lima/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .305  .900   18    2   2   
C Carr CF                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .189  .525   12    1   0   
  J Lima P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Martin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  T Howard PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .672    2    0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   2   2   4    1   0  .314 1.069   13    5   1   2·HR
L Gonzalez LF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .280  .756   20    2   0   HR,GDP
B Spiers 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .307  .870   14    2   1   
B Abreu RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .675   11    3   0   
  D Bell PH                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .684    2    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .711    9   12   0   
T Bogar SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .605   11    0   0   
  T Eusebio PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .277  .693    2    0   0   
M Hampton P                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .086  .301    1    0   0   
  J Mouton PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .640    6    0   0   
Totals                       33   6   9   6    2   3              121   27   5

BATTING

HR: J Bagwell 2 (24, 2 off D Burba; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); L Gonzalez (4, off D Burba; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: J Bagwell 8; L Gonzalez 4; M Hampton; T Eusebio; C Carr; B Ausmus; T Howard; D Bell.

GIDP: L Gonzalez (7).

RBI: J Bagwell 4 (78); T Eusebio (10); L Gonzalez (37).

2-out RBI: J Bagwell 4; L Gonzalez.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 2.

FIELDING

PB: B Ausmus (4).

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
D Burba                        7     5   5   5    2   3   3   5.47   27  101-58   41· 4·13    6· 9· 7· 0     48    -     0.88  -0.09
S Belinda                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.42    4   11-6     5· 0· 1    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.87   0.11
M Remlinger, L (3-4)           0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   3.00    3    7-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.39  -0.19
S Sullivan                     0     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.89    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    5.01  -0.18
Totals                         8.1   9   6   6    2   3   3          35  121-72   51· 4·17    8·12·10· 0          2-1

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                      5     9   5   5    1   7   1   5.19   25  118-74   38·22·14    6· 5· 6· 0     35    -     0.92  -0.25
J Lima                         2     2   0   0    0   3   0   4.61    8   24-19    8· 3· 8    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.27   0.09
T Martin                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.00    4   11-6     4· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.10   0.17
B Wagner, W (5-3)              1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.83    3   17-11    6· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
Totals                         9    11   5   5    2  12   1          40  170-110  56·27·27   11· 7· 8· 0          1-0

J Lima faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Martin (1; T Pendleton).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 25,564.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. D Sanders            CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. P Reese              SS    2. C Carr               CF 
3. M Kelly              LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. E Perez              3B    4. L Gonzalez           LF 
5. W Greene             RF    5. B Spiers             3B 
6. J Oliver             C     6. B Abreu              RF 
7. H Morris             1B    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. B Boone              2B    8. T Bogar              SS 
9. D Burba              P     9. M Hampton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  4-1  12-  1   29%  51% J Bagwell       D Burba         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Biggio Scores; Carr Scores; Bagwell Scores
   b 9   1  5-5  1--  2   19%  82% B Ausmus        M Remlinger     Single to RF (Line Drive); Bell to 3B
   b 9   1  5-5  1-3  2   18% 100% T Eusebio       S Sullivan      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bell Scores; Ausmus to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  5  -14%  32% E Perez         M Hampton       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Sanders Scores; Kelly to 3B; Perez to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 4   1  5-4  ---  7  -13%  53% D Sanders       M Hampton       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Sanders Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   46%  D Sanders       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   50%  P Reese         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   46%  M Kelly         Walk; Sanders to 2B
   R      12-  5   32%  E Perez         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Sanders Scores; Kelly to 3B; Perez to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -23  5   26%  W Greene        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Kelly Scores; Perez to 3B
   R      1-3  1   19%  J Oliver        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Perez Scores; Greene to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   17%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Greene Scores; Oliver to 2B
   O      -2-  6   19%  B Boone         Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   17%  C Biggio        Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   16%  C Carr          Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  5   22%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Bagwell Scores
   O      ---  5   22%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Hampton facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   20%  D Burba         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--      18%  D Sanders       Passed Ball; Burba to 2B
   O      -2-  3   22%  " "             Fielder's Choice 1B; Burba out at 3B/1B-3B; Sanders to 1B
   O      1--  5   23%  P Reese         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   25%  M Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Dave Burba facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   22%  B Spiers        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   21%  B Abreu         Lineout: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   20%  B Ausmus        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   21%  E Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   22%  W Greene        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   21%  J Oliver        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   20%  H Morris        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Oliver to 2B
   O      12-  1   23%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Dave Burba facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   21%  T Bogar         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   23%  M Hampton       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   20%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Biggio to 1B
          1--  3   22%  C Carr          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Biggio to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   51%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Biggio Scores; Carr Scores; Bagwell Scores
   R      ---  2   64%  L Gonzalez      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Gonzalez Scores
   O      ---  1   63%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 5.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Mike Hampton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   66%  D Burba         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  7   53%  D Sanders       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Sanders Scores
   O      ---  7   55%  P Reese         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   56%  M Kelly         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Dave Burba facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  B Abreu         Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   51%  B Ausmus        Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   50%  T Bogar         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  9   53%  E Perez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  W Greene        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   53%  J Oliver        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   57%  H Morris        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Dave Burba facing 9-1-2
                  James Mouton pinch hits for Mike Hampton batting 9th
   O      ---  4   54%  J Mouton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   51%  C Biggio        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   50%  C Carr          Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Jose Lima facing 8-9-1
                  Jose Lima replaces Chuck Carr pitching and batting 2nd; James Mouton moves to CF
   O      ---  1   53%  B Boone         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  3   56%  D Burba         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   54%  D Sanders       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      52%  P Reese         Sanders Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   57%  " "             Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Dave Burba facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   63%  J Bagwell       Walk
   OO     1--  8   52%  L Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   54%  B Spiers        Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  B Abreu         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Jose Lima facing 3-4-5
                  Curtis Goodwin pinch hits for Mike Kelly batting 3rd
   O      ---  5   54%  C Goodwin       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   57%  E Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   59%  W Greene        Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Dave Burba facing 7-8-9
                  Deion Sanders moves to LF; Curtis Goodwin moves to CF
   O      ---  2   55%  B Ausmus        Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   52%  T Bogar         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   50%  J Mouton        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Jose Lima facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   43%  J Oliver        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
                  Tom Martin replaces Jose Lima pitching and batting 2nd
   O      1--  1   46%  H Morris        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Oliver to 2B
   O      -2-  4   52%  B Boone         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Oliver to 3B
                  Terry Pendleton pinch hits for Dave Burba batting 9th
          --3  4   50%  T Pendleton     Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  2   61%  D Sanders       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Stan Belinda facing 1-2-3
                  Stan Belinda replaces Terry Pendleton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   56%  C Biggio        Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
                  Thomas Howard pinch hits for Tom Martin batting 2nd
          ---  2   61%  T Howard        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   55%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   50%  L Gonzalez      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Billy Wagner facing 2-3-4
                  Billy Wagner replaces Thomas Howard pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   56%  P Reese         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   60%  C Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   64%  E Perez         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Remlinger facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Stan Belinda pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   58%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF
                  Derek Bell pinch hits for Bobby Abreu batting 6th
          ---  2   63%  D Bell          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   82%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Line Drive); Bell to 3B
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Mike Remlinger pitching and batting 9th; Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Tim Bogar batting 8th
   R      1-3  2  100%  T Eusebio       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bell Scores; Ausmus to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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