August 21, 1997 Colorado Rockies at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 4
@ANA 3
(12) CHW 6
TOR 3 BAL 4
@KCR 3 DET 2
@MIL 1
(12) OAK 13
BOS 6 SEA 7
CLE 6 HOU 10
COL 4 MON 3
STL 2 NYM 3
LAD 1 LAD 4
@NYM 3 SDP 9
@PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 22,962

Thursday, August 21, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:00

Rockies

61-66

Lost 1

3rd, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rockies         0  0  0   2  1  0   1  0  0    4  8  0
Astros          2  4  0   3  0  1   0  0  X   10 15  1

W: C Holt (8-9), L: R Bailey (9-9)

Astros

67-60

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Weiss SS                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .268  .736   17    0   1   
  S Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  H Pulliam PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .766    7    0   0   
E Burks CF                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .265  .903   22    2   0   HR
L Walker RF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .374 1.169   12    1   0   
A Galarraga 1B                2   1   0   0    1   0  .316  .961   12    8   0   HBP
D Bichette LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .829   10    3   0   
V Castilla 3B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .298  .900   15    1   2   2B
K Manwaring C                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .241  .615   19    8   1   GDP
N Perez 2B-SS                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .297  .840   16    1   4   SF
R Bailey P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .509         0   0   
  D Holmes P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .474    1    0   0   
  T Helton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .873    3    0   0   
  C Leskanic P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Bates PH-2B               2   1   2   0    0   0  .253  .762    7    0   0   2·2B
Totals                       33   4   8   4    3   5              141   24   9

BATTING

2B: J Bates 2 (10, off B Wagner, off T Martin); V Castilla (21, off C Holt).

HR: E Burks (24, off C Holt; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SF: N Perez (2, off C Holt).

HBP: A Galarraga (14, by C Holt).

TB: E Burks 4; J Bates 4; L Walker 2; V Castilla 2; K Manwaring; W Weiss.

GIDP: K Manwaring (6).

RBI: K Manwaring (24); E Burks (61); N Perez (18); L Walker (102).

2-out RBI: L Walker.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .309  .904   17    2   1   HR,CS
  R Gutierrez 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .683         0   0   
D Bell RF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .266  .764   11    2   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   2   2   2    1   1  .288 1.010   23   11   1   HR,2B
S Berry 3B                    4   2   1   2    1   3  .239  .706   25    0   4   2B
T Howard LF                   3   0   0   0    2   1  .240  .670   22    3   0   
C Carr CF                     5   0   2   2    0   0  .262  .721   16    1   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .272  .687   16    5   1   
T Bogar SS                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .249  .708   24    1   5   2B
C Holt P                      3   2   2   1    0   1  .094  .205    6    2   1   
  T Eusebio PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .252  .629    1    0   0   
  T Martin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Hudek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       38  10  15  10    5   8              161   27  15

BATTING

2B: T Bogar (12, off C Leskanic); S Berry (18, off R Bailey); J Bagwell (33, off R Bailey).

HR: C Biggio (18, off C Leskanic; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); J Bagwell (34, off R Bailey; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: J Bagwell 6; C Biggio 5; B Ausmus 2; D Bell 2; T Bogar 2; C Carr 2; C Holt 2; S Berry 2; T Eusebio.

RBI: J Bagwell 2 (108); C Biggio 2 (72); C Carr 2 (15); S Berry 2 (32); C Holt (1); T Eusebio (12).

2-out RBI: C Biggio 2; T Eusebio; C Carr; C Holt; J Bagwell.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Bogar-C Biggio-J Bagwell; C Holt-T Bogar.

E: T Bogar (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Biggio (8, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by 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
R Bailey, L (9-9)              1.1   7   6   6    3   0   1   4.40   13   49-21   15· 1· 5    7· 3· 0· 0     13    -     1.01  -0.33
D Holmes                       1.2   3   0   0    2   3   0   5.11   10   39-24   14· 5· 5    4· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.32  -0.01
C Leskanic                     3     5   4   4    0   2   1   7.06   14   54-32   22· 5· 5    4· 6· 2· 0          0-0    0.15  -0.06
S Reed                         2     0   0   0    0   3   0   4.62    6   19-14    6· 2· 6    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    15  10  10    5   8   2          43  161-91   57·13·21   16·12· 2· 0          1-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Holt, W (8-9)                6     5   3   1    2   3   1   3.62   25   88-52   31· 8·13   10· 8· 1· 0     55    -     0.74   0.09
T Martin                       0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   2.35    5   18-11    7· 1· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.17  -0.01
J Hudek                        1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.52    4   14-12    7· 3· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.15   0.01
B Wagner                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.43    4   21-14    7· 4· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     8   4   2    3   5   1          38  141-89   52·16·21   18·10· 1· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Holt (7; A Galarraga).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 22,962.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Houston Astros                       
1. W Weiss              SS    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. E Burks              CF    2. D Bell               RF 
3. L Walker             RF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. A Galarraga          1B    4. S Berry              3B 
5. D Bichette           LF    5. T Howard             LF 
6. V Castilla           3B    6. C Carr               CF 
7. K Manwaring          C     7. B Ausmus             C  
8. N Perez              2B    8. T Bogar              SS 
9. R Bailey             P     9. C Holt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  ---  3   11%  62% J Bagwell       R Bailey        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 1   2  0-1  12-  3    9%  74% C Carr          R Bailey        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Berry Scores; Howard to 3B
   b 2   1  0-2  12-  4    9%  87% J Bagwell       R Bailey        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Holt Scores; Bell to 3B
   t 2   0  2-0  1--  4    8%  74% K Manwaring     C Holt          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   b 2   1  0-3  -23  1    6%  93% S Berry         R Bailey        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bell Scores; Bagwell Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   46%  W Weiss         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   50%  E Burks         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   53%  L Walker        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          1--  5   51%  A Galarraga     Walk; Weiss to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  D Bichette      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Bailey facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   57%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B; Biggio to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  J Bagwell       Biggio Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-2B)
   R      ---  3   62%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  7   63%  S Berry         Walk
          1--  5   64%  T Howard        Walk; Berry to 2B
   R      12-  3   74%  C Carr          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Berry Scores; Howard to 3B
          1-3  4   75%  B Ausmus        Walk; Carr to 2B
   O      123  7   70%  T Bogar         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Holt facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   66%  V Castilla      Walk
   OO     1--  4   74%  K Manwaring     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   75%  N Perez         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roger Bailey facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   78%  C Holt          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   75%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
          1--  1   78%  D Bell          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Holt to 2B
   R      12-  4   87%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Holt Scores; Bell to 3B
   RR     -23  1   93%  S Berry         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bell Scores; Bagwell Scores
                  Darren Holmes replaces Roger Bailey pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  6   93%  T Howard        Walk
   R      12-  2   96%  C Carr          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Berry Scores; Howard to 2B
          12-  2   97%  B Ausmus        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Howard to 3B; Carr to 2B
   O      123  8   95%  T Bogar         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   94%  C Holt          Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-6, Chris Holt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   95%  D Holmes        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  W Weiss         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   96%  E Burks         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Darren Holmes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   96%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   96%  D Bell          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  5   97%  J Bagwell       Walk; Bell to 2B
   O      12-  3   96%  S Berry         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  6   95%  T Howard        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-6, Chris Holt facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   94%  L Walker        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   91%  A Galarraga     Hit By Pitch; Walker to 2B
   O      12-  3   94%  D Bichette      Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
          12-  4   91%  V Castilla      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Walker to 3B; Galarraga to 2B
   R      123  5   86%  K Manwaring     Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left); Walker Scores/unER; Galarraga to 3B; Castilla to 2B
   RO     123  2   89%  N Perez         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF Line); Galarraga Scores/unER
                  Todd Helton pinch hits for Darren Holmes batting 9th
   O      12-  3   92%  T Helton        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Curt Leskanic facing 6-7-8
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Todd Helton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   91%  C Carr          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   92%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   91%  T Bogar         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Ausmus to 2B
   R      -2-  1   95%  C Holt          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Ausmus Scores
   RR     1--  4   98%  C Biggio        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Holt Scores
   O      ---  3   98%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 9.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-9, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   98%  W Weiss         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  5   97%  E Burks         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   98%  L Walker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   98%  A Galarraga     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-3, Curt Leskanic facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   98%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  8   98%  S Berry         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   98%  T Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 9.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-9, Chris Holt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   98%  D Bichette      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   97%  V Castilla      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   OO     -2-  5   99%  K Manwaring     Line Drive Double Play: P (P's Right); Castilla out at 2B/P-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-3, Curt Leskanic facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  8   99%  C Carr          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   99%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   99%  T Bogar         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Chris Holt batting 9th
   R      -2-  1   99%  T Eusebio       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Bogar Scores
   O      1--  3   99%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Astros 10.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-10, Tom Martin facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Martin replaces Tony Eusebio pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  N Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Jason Bates pinch hits for Curt Leskanic batting 9th
          ---  1   99%  J Bates         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  6   99%  W Weiss         Walk
   O      12-  3   99%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bates to 3B
   R      1-3  3   99%  L Walker        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bates Scores; Burks to 2B
                  John Hudek replaces Tom Martin pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   99%  A Galarraga     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 4, Astros 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-4, Steve Reed facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Reed replaces Walt Weiss pitching and batting 1st; Jason Bates moves to 2B; Neifi Perez moves to SS
   O      ---  1   99%  D Bell          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   99%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   99%  S Berry         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 4, Astros 10.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 4-10, John Hudek facing 5-6-7
                  Ricky Gutierrez replaces Craig Biggio playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  3  100%  D Bichette      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  2  100%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  K Manwaring     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 4, Astros 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-4, Steve Reed facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3  100%  T Howard        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  C Carr          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  1  100%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 4, Astros 10.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 4-10, Billy Wagner facing 8-9-1
                  Billy Wagner replaces John Hudek pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  N Perez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  100%  J Bates         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Harvey Pulliam pinch hits for Steve Reed batting 1st
   O      -2-  7  100%  H Pulliam       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4  100%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Astros 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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