April 1, 1998 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 4
NYY 1 BAL 10
KCR 1 BOS 2
@OAK 0 CLE 9
@SEA 7 TBD 11
DET 8 TOR 3
MIN 2 COL 6
@ARI 0 SDP 10
@CIN 9 CHC 10
@FLA 3 HOU 7
SFG 6 PIT 4
@MON 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 13,719

Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 6:37
Time of Game: 3:04

Giants

1-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: T Miller (1-0), L: J Tavarez (0-1), S: B Wagner (1)

Astros

1-1

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .300  .817   19    4   0   2B
B Mueller 3B                  4   1   2   0    1   1  .500 1.170   22    1   1   2B,GDP
B Bonds LF                    5   1   0   0    0   1  .182  .432   14    4   0   GDP
J Kent 2B                     3   0   0   1    1   3  .500 1.445   21    3   5   
C Hayes 1B                    4   1   2   4    0   0  .500 1.850    7    6   0   HR
  J Johnstone P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
S Javier RF                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .200  .573   22    0   0   
B Mayne C                     4   1   3   0    0   1  .750 1.750   12    3   0   2B
R Aurilia SS                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .167   11    2   2   SB
O Hershiser P                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   15    0   1   
  J Snow 1B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    4    1   0   
Totals                       35   6  11   6    4  10              147   24   9

BATTING

2B: D Hamilton (1, off M Hampton); B Mayne (1, off T Miller); B Mueller (1, off T Miller).

HR: C Hayes (1, off M Hampton; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: C Hayes 5; D Hamilton 4; B Mayne 4; B Mueller 3; S Javier.

GIDP: B Bonds (2); B Mueller (2).

RBI: C Hayes 4 (4); J Kent (5); D Hamilton (1).

2-out RBI: C Hayes 4; J Kent.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

PB: B Mayne (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Aurilia (1, 2nd base off M Hampton/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   2   2   1   0    2   0  .375  .920   23    2   3   3·SB,HBP
D Bell RF                     4   1   0   0    1   1  .400 1.155   28    0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .300   18    6   2   
B Spiers 3B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .619   20    2   2   2B
  S Berry PH-3B               0   0   0   0    1   0  .500 2.667    6    0   0   
M Alou LF                     4   1   1   3    0   0  .111  .644    9    1   0   HR
C Everett CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .400   13    2   1   
R Gutierrez SS                4   1   2   0    0   1  .375  .875   12    3   4   2B
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .543   15   10   0   
M Hampton P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    4    0   0   
  D Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  J Howell PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   7   8   5    5   3              157   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Spiers (1, off O Hershiser); R Gutierrez (1, off O Hershiser).

HR: M Alou (1, off O Hershiser; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

HBP: C Biggio (1, by O Hershiser).

TB: M Alou 4; R Gutierrez 3; B Spiers 2; C Everett; C Biggio; M Hampton; B Ausmus.

RBI: M Alou 3 (3); B Ausmus (1); B Spiers (1).

2-out RBI: B Spiers.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Biggio-R Gutierrez-J Bagwell; B Spiers-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Biggio 3 (3, 2nd base off O Hershiser/B Mayne 2, 2nd base off J Johnstone/B Mayne).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Hershiser                    6     5   5   5    3   3   1   7.50   27   95-57   28·12·17    9· 8· 3· 0     42    -     1.05  -0.19
J Johnstone, H (1)             0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   17-7     5· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.51   0.03
R Rodriguez, H (1)             0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0  27.00    3   11-6     4· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.88  -0.02
J Tavarez, BS (1), L (0-1)     1     2   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   20-12    8· 4· 0    3· 2· 0· 0          1-1    1.93  -0.44
Totals                         8     8   7   6    5   3   1          38  143-82   45·17·20   14·11· 4· 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                      6     8   6   6    4   7   1   9.00   28  100-55   37·11· 7   10· 5· 2· 0     35    -     1.43  -0.39
T Miller, W (1-0)              2     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    8   27-20    9· 2· 9    2· 0· 4· 0          0-0    1.23   0.11
B Wagner, S (1)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   17-9     5· 0· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.81   0.16
Totals                         9    11   6   6    4  10   1          39  144-84   51·13·20   14· 5· 6· 0           -

R Rodriguez faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: O Hershiser (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: O Hershiser (1; C Biggio).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 13,719.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. D Hamilton           CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. B Mueller            3B    2. D Bell               RF 
3. B Bonds              LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. B Spiers             3B 
5. C Hayes              1B    5. M Alou               LF 
6. S Javier             RF    6. C Everett            CF 
7. B Mayne              C     7. R Gutierrez          SS 
8. R Aurilia            SS    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. O Hershiser          P     9. M Hampton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  6-5  1--  3   24%  64% R Gutierrez     J Tavarez       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Everett to 3B
   b 8   0  6-5  1-3  4   22%  86% B Ausmus        J Tavarez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Everett Scores; Gutierrez to 3B; Ausmus to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 5   1  4-2  12-  3  -19%  52% D Hamilton      M Hampton       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Mayne Scores; Aurilia to 3B
   t 5   2  4-4  123  1  -19%  28% C Hayes         M Hampton       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hamilton Scores; Mueller Scores; Kent out at 3B/CF-1B-3B
   t 9   1  7-6  1--  5   17% 100% B Bonds         B Wagner        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  D Hamilton      Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  4   54%  B Mueller       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
          1--      61%  D Bell          Biggio Steals 2B
          -2-  6   64%  " "             Walk
          12-  4   71%  J Bagwell       Walk; Biggio to 3B; Bell to 2B
   R      123      76%  B Spiers        Wild Pitch; Biggio Scores; Bell to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
   O      -23  6   72%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   RRR    -23  1   86%  M Alou          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Bell Scores; Bagwell Scores
   O      ---  7   85%  C Everett       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   85%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   86%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   87%  C Hayes         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   87%  S Javier        Walk
   O      1--  5   88%  B Mayne         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Orel Hershiser facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   87%  B Ausmus        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   88%  M Hampton       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   89%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Hampton to 2B
   O      12-  1   88%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B); Hampton to 3B
   O      1-3  4   86%  J Bagwell       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Hampton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   88%  R Aurilia       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  5   89%  O Hershiser     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   90%  D Hamilton      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   89%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   88%  M Alou          Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   88%  C Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Hampton facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   85%  B Mueller       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   88%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   90%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  2   78%  C Hayes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Bonds Scores
   O      ---  6   79%  S Javier        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Orel Hershiser facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   77%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   76%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   75%  M Hampton       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Hampton facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   71%  B Mayne         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   63%  R Aurilia       Walk; Mayne to 2B
   O      12-  3   70%  O Hershiser     Strikeout (foul bunt)
   R      12-  3   52%  D Hamilton      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Mayne Scores; Aurilia to 3B
          -23  5   50%  B Mueller       Walk
   O      123  4   60%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  4   47%  J Kent          Walk; Aurilia Scores; Hamilton to 3B; Mueller to 2B
   RRO    123  1   28%  C Hayes         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hamilton Scores; Mueller Scores; Kent out at 3B/CF-1B-3B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   34%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--      37%  D Bell          Biggio Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   31%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   26%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Biggio to 3B
   R      --3  4   39%  B Spiers        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Biggio Scores
   O      -2-  4   34%  M Alou          Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 5.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-5, Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   30%  S Javier        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   24%  B Mayne         Single to CF (Line Drive); Javier to 2B
   O      12-  2   26%  R Aurilia       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Javier to 3B
          1-3      24%  O Hershiser     Aurilia Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   33%  " "             Lineout: CF
   O      -23  3   39%  D Hamilton      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Orel Hershiser facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   35%  C Everett       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   43%  R Gutierrez     Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   36%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Mike Hampton batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   31%  D Clark         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-5, Trever Miller facing 2-3-4
                  Trever Miller replaces Dave Clark pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   24%  B Mueller       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   28%  B Bonds         Lineout: CF
   O      -2-  5   32%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   36%  C Hayes         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, John Johnstone facing 1-2-3
                  John Johnstone replaces Charlie Hayes pitching and batting 5th; J.T. Snow replaces Orel Hershiser playing 1B batting 9th
          ---  6   44%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  5   37%  D Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--      40%  J Bagwell       Biggio Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   33%  " "             Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  Rich Rodriguez replaces John Johnstone pitching and batting 5th; Sean Berry pinch hits for Bill Spiers batting 4th
          -2-  6   35%  S Berry         Walk
   O      12-  2   25%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-5, Trever Miller facing 6-7-8
                  Sean Berry moves to 3B
   O      ---  6   28%  S Javier        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   23%  B Mayne         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   26%  R Aurilia       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Mayne to 3B
   O      --3  4   30%  J Snow          Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Rich Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   40%  C Everett       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Rich Rodriguez pitching and batting 5th
          1--  3   64%  R Gutierrez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Everett to 3B
   R      1-3  4   86%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Everett Scores; Gutierrez to 3B; Ausmus to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Jack Howell pinch hits for Trever Miller batting 9th
   R      -23      93%  J Howell        Passed Ball; Gutierrez Scores/unER; Ausmus to 3B
   O      --3  3   90%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      --3  5   86%  C Biggio        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      --3  5   84%  D Bell          Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 6-7, Billy Wagner facing 1-2-3
                  Billy Wagner replaces Jack Howell pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   72%  D Hamilton      Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right)
   O      1--  5   83%  B Mueller       Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  5  100%  B Bonds         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation