August 16, 1997 Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
ANA 9 BOS 12
MIN 4 SEA 11
@CHW 6 CLE 8
TOR 4 KCR 2
@DET 1 MIL 6
OAK 5 TEX 8
@NYY 5
(10) COL 7
NYM 5 PIT 10
@FLA 5 PHI 5
@HOU 3 LAD 5
CIN 3 SDP 4
CHC 3
(10) MON 8
@SFG 5 ATL 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 28,260

Saturday, August 16, 1997, 12:16
Time of Game: 2:47

Phillies

44-75

Won 6

5th, 29½ GB

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

W: J Spradlin (2-6), L: B Wagner (7-5), S: R Bottalico (23)

Astros

65-58

Lost 3

1st

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Cummings CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .702   11    3   0   
  R Hudler PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .156  .467    5    0   0   
M Morandini 2B                3   2   1   1    2   1  .300  .781   22    1   5   2B
G Jefferies LF                5   1   2   2    0   0  .251  .716   15    3   0   HR
S Rolen 3B                    5   1   2   0    0   2  .293  .879   21    1   4   
R Brogna 1B                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .243  .703   14   12   1   SB
R Amaro RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .647   16    2   0   
M Parent C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .163  .406    7    3   0   
  R Otero PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .642    8    0   0   
  W Gomes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  K Jordan PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .234  .604    5    0   0   
  J Spradlin P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Bottalico P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
K Stocker SS                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .265  .690   16    0   4   
T Green P                     2   0   2   0    0   0  .429  .929    4    0   1   
  M Lieberthal PH-C           2   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .785    7    2   1   
Totals                       39   5  12   5    2   6              151   27  16

BATTING

2B: M Morandini (36, off D Kile).

HR: G Jefferies (11, off B Wagner; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: G Jefferies 5; T Green 2; K Stocker 2; M Morandini 2; S Rolen 2; R Brogna; K Jordan; M Cummings.

RBI: G Jefferies 2 (46); M Morandini (27); K Jordan (13); R Brogna (68).

2-out RBI: M Morandini; K Jordan.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Stocker-M Morandini-R Brogna.

E: R Brogna (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Brogna (7, 2nd base off D Kile/T Eusebio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .312  .906   18    1   3   
D Bell RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .732   17    2   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .290 1.012   26    9   3   CS
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .739   21    2   1   GDP
S Berry 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .239  .706   12    2   0   
  B Spiers 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .321  .905    4    0   0   
T Eusebio C                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .246  .616   11    6   0   
T Bogar SS                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .252  .715   15    1   3   
C Carr CF                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .256  .711   10    1   0   HR,2B
D Kile P                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .096  .277   11    3   2   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   3   5   1    3   5              145   27  12

BATTING

2B: C Carr (12, off W Gomes).

HR: C Carr (3, off T Green; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: C Carr 6; L Gonzalez; S Berry; T Bogar.

GIDP: L Gonzalez (12).

RBI: C Carr (13).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: C Biggio (16).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Bagwell (7, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by T Green).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Green                        6     4   3   1    1   2   1   4.91   23  105-63   43· 8·12   11· 7· 2· 0     57    -     0.82  -0.07
W Gomes                        1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.13    5   18-12    3· 4· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.10   0.04
J Spradlin, W (2-6)            1     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.07    3   10-4     4· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.88   0.11
R Bottalico, S (23)            1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.72    3   12-9     2· 4· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.09
Totals                         9     5   3   1    3   5   1          34  145-88   52·16·20   15· 9· 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 Kile                         7.2   9   3   2    1   4   0   2.32   33  114-77   51·10·16   15· 6· 7· 0     54    -     1.40   0.26
B Wagner, BS (5), L (7-5)      1.1   3   2   2    1   2   1   2.47    8   33-21   13· 1· 7    1· 2· 2· 0          1-1    2.00  -0.59
Totals                         9    12   5   4    2   6   1          41  147-98   64·11·23   16· 8· 9· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: T Green (1; J Bagwell, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 28,260.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Houston Astros                       
1. M Cummings           CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. M Morandini          2B    2. D Bell               RF 
3. G Jefferies          LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. S Rolen              3B    4. L Gonzalez           LF 
5. R Brogna             1B    5. S Berry              3B 
6. R Amaro              RF    6. T Eusebio            C  
7. M Parent             C     7. T Bogar              SS 
8. K Stocker            SS    8. C Carr               CF 
9. T Green              P     9. D Kile               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  3-3  1--  5   42%  92% G Jefferies     B Wagner        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Morandini Scores; Jefferies Scores
   t 8   2  3-2  -2-  5   23%  44% K Jordan        B Wagner        Single to LF (Line Drive); Rolen Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  123  1  -16%  19% C Carr          T Green         Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Berry Scores/No RBI/unER; Eusebio Scores/unER/No RBI; Bogar to 3B; Carr to 2B
   t 7   2  3-1  12-  4   15%  33% M Morandini     D Kile          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Stocker Scores; Cummings to 3B
   t 7   2  3-2  -23  1  -12%  21% G Jefferies     D Kile          Groundout: 1B-P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  M Cummings      Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   46%  M Morandini     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   45%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tyler Green facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   50%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  R Brogna        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   45%  R Amaro         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tyler Green facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   41%  L Gonzalez      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  3   32%  S Berry         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez to 3B
   O      1-3  1   41%  T Eusebio       Fielder's Choice 3B; Gonzalez out at Hm/3B-C; Berry to 2B; Eusebio to 1B
          12-  3   35%  T Bogar         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Berry to 3B; Eusebio to 2B
   RR     123  1   19%  C Carr          Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Berry Scores/No RBI/unER; Eusebio Scores/unER/No RBI; Bogar to 3B; Carr to 2B
   O      -23  4   24%  D Kile          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      -23  4   28%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   26%  M Parent        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   24%  K Stocker       Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---  2   25%  T Green         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  2   23%  M Cummings      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tyler Green facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   25%  D Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   26%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   27%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Darryl Kile facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   24%  M Morandini     Lineout: CF
          ---  3   27%  G Jefferies     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2   37%  S Rolen         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Jefferies to 3B; Rolen to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  2   28%  R Brogna        Groundout: P-1B
   O      -23  1   21%  R Amaro         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tyler Green facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   22%  S Berry         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   24%  T Eusebio       Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   24%  T Bogar         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   21%  M Parent        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  6   20%  K Stocker       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   21%  T Green         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   18%  M Cummings      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tyler Green facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  6   11%  C Carr          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Carr Scores
   O      ---  4   12%  D Kile          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   13%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
   O      ---  5   13%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Darryl Kile facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   17%  M Morandini     Walk
          1--  5   24%  G Jefferies     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Morandini to 2B; Jefferies to 1B
   O      12-  3   18%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   RO     12-  1   18%  R Brogna        Single to LF (Fly Ball); Morandini Scores/unER; Jefferies out at 3B/LF-SS-3B
          1--      19%  R Amaro         Brogna Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   15%  " "             Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tyler Green facing 3-4-5
          --- 10   13%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  4   15%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   17%  S Berry         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      18%  T Eusebio       Bagwell Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
                  Ricky Otero pinch hits for Mark Parent batting 7th
   O      ---  8   15%  R Otero         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   19%  K Stocker       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
                  Mike Lieberthal pinch hits for Tyler Green batting 9th
   O      1--  5   14%  M Lieberthal    Popfly: 2B
          1--  3   17%  M Cummings      Single to CF (Line Drive); Stocker to 2B
   R      12-  4   33%  M Morandini     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Stocker Scores; Cummings to 3B
   O      -23  1   21%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Wayne Gomes facing 6-7-8
                  Wayne Gomes replaces Ricky Otero pitching and batting 7th; Mike Lieberthal moves to C
   O      ---  4   23%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   21%  T Bogar         Walk
          1--  3   14%  C Carr          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Bogar to 3B
   O      -23  3   20%  D Kile          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   25%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Spiers replaces Sean Berry playing 3B batting 5th
          ---  9   34%  S Rolen         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   26%  R Brogna        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   21%  R Amaro         Groundout: 2B-1B; Rolen to 2B
                  Billy Wagner replaces Darryl Kile pitching and batting 9th; Kevin Jordan pinch hits for Wayne Gomes batting 7th
   R      -2-  5   44%  K Jordan        Single to LF (Line Drive); Rolen Scores
          1--  3   48%  K Stocker       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Jordan to 2B
   O      12-  2   39%  M Lieberthal    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Jerry Spradlin facing 2-3-4
                  Jerry Spradlin replaces Kevin Jordan pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  3   44%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   39%  J Bagwell       Walk
   OO     1--  2   50%  L Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Billy Wagner facing 1-2-3
                  Rex Hudler pinch hits for Midre Cummings batting 1st
   O      ---  5   44%  R Hudler        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   50%  M Morandini     Walk
   RR     1--  5   92%  G Jefferies     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Morandini Scores; Jefferies Scores
   O      ---  2   91%  S Rolen         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   91%  R Brogna        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Ricky Bottalico facing 5-6-7
                  Ricky Bottalico replaces Jerry Spradlin pitching and batting 7th; Rex Hudler moves to CF
   O      ---  4   96%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   99%  T Eusebio       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  T Bogar         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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