May 23, 1998 San Diego Padres at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 9
@ANA 5 NYY 12
@BOS 3 CHW 7
DET 1 TOR 7
@CLE 2 BAL 9
@OAK 1 TBD 6
@SEA 3 TEX 7
KCR 3 LAD 7
@ARI 1 CHC 10
@ATL 6
(11) CIN 4
COL 1
(7) PIT 10
@FLA 4 HOU 4
SDP 3 MON 3
PHI 2 NYM 3
MIL 0 STL 11
SFG 10

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 36,281

Saturday, May 23, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:53

Padres

31-18

Lost 1

1st

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

W: T Miller (2-0), L: D Miceli (4-2), S: B Wagner (12)

Astros

30-18

Won 1

1st

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Q Veras 2B                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .267  .695   18    2   2   
T Gwynn RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .365  .947   15    0   0   
  S Finley CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .594    5    1   0   
G Vaughn LF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .285  .999   23    0   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   1   2   0    1   2  .240  .821   22    1   4   2B
E Williams 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .407   11    7   1   
  W Joyner PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .331  .921    7    2   0   
C Hernandez C                 3   1   0   0    0   1  .274  .703   14    7   0   HBP
R Rivera CF-RF                4   0   1   1    0   1  .300  .962   14    3   1   
A Sheets SS                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .231  .712   19    0   5   
M Langston P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .633    9    0   0   
  C Reyes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                3    1   0   SH
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .587    8    0   0   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   4   1    6   8              168   24  13

BATTING

2B: K Caminiti (4, off M Hampton).

SH: C Reyes (1, off M Hampton).

HBP: C Hernandez (4, by B Scanlan).

TB: K Caminiti 3; R Rivera; A Sheets.

RBI: R Rivera (2).

2-out RBI: R Rivera.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Sheets-Q Veras-E Williams 2.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .328  .954   18    2   5   HBP
D Bell RF                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .321  .885   16    1   0   GDP
S Berry 3B                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .269  .832   18    1   2   HR
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Alou LF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .325  .997   18    2   0   
R Hidalgo CF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .678   16    3   0   
R Gutierrez SS                3   0   1   1    0   1  .313  .773   13    0   3   GDP
  B Scanlan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
  T Bogar SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .146  .449         0   0   
J Phillips 1B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .620   14   10   0   
B Ausmus C                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .203  .640   11    8   0   
M Hampton P                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .240  .601    8    0   1   2B
  B Spiers SS-3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .666    3    0   0   
Totals                       29   4   8   4    2   7              135   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Hampton (1, off M Langston).

HR: S Berry (5, off D Miceli; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

HBP: C Biggio (7, by C Reyes).

TB: S Berry 4; R Hidalgo 2; M Hampton 2; C Biggio; R Gutierrez; J Phillips; M Alou.

GIDP: D Bell (5); R Gutierrez (4).

RBI: S Berry 2 (20); R Gutierrez (11); C Biggio (25).

2-out RBI: C Biggio.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

E: S Berry (2); C Biggio (7); J Phillips 2 (2).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Langston                     3.2   7   2   2    1   4   0   6.16   17   72-39   20· 8·11    7· 0· 5· 0     42    -     1.11  -0.12
C Reyes                        3.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   1.96   10   42-25   12· 7· 6    5· 1· 0· 0          3-0    1.56   0.37
D Miceli, BS (2), L (4-2)      1     1   2   2    1   0   1   3.62    5   21-12    6· 2· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.71  -0.53
Totals                         8     8   4   4    2   7   1          32  135-76   38·17·21   13· 3· 6· 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                      6     4   3   1    4   5   0   2.40   28  112-60   29·18·13   10· 2· 7· 0     57    -     1.06  -0.05
B Scanlan                      1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.52    7   32-18    9· 1· 8    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.01   0.08
T Miller, W (2-0)              0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.31    1    8-6     4· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.95   0.03
B Wagner, S (12)               1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.41    4   16-9     4· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    4.03   0.16
Totals                         9     4   3   1    6   8   0          40  168-93   46·22·25   13· 4· 8· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Reyes (2; C Biggio); B Scanlan (1; C Hernandez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Bonin, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 36,281.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Houston Astros                       
1. Q Veras              2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. T Gwynn              RF    2. D Bell               RF 
3. G Vaughn             LF    3. S Berry              3B 
4. K Caminiti           3B    4. M Alou               LF 
5. E Williams           1B    5. R Hidalgo            CF 
6. C Hernandez          C     6. R Gutierrez          SS 
7. R Rivera             CF    7. J Phillips           1B 
8. A Sheets             SS    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. M Langston           P     9. M Hampton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  3-2  1--  3   54%  85% S Berry         D Miceli        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Bell Scores
   t 4   1  1-1  12-  5  -20%  25% M Langston      M Hampton       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Hernandez Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/unER; Sheets Scores/No RBI/unER; Langston to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   t 9   2  4-3  --3  3   13% 100% K Caminiti      B Wagner        Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   0  4-3  ---  4  -12%  72% Q Veras         B Wagner        Walk
   b 5   0  3-2  1--  1  -11%  35% D Bell          C Reyes         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  Q Veras         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  G Vaughn        Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Langston facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   50%  S Berry         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   44%  K Caminiti      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   48%  E Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  5   52%  C Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   42%  R Rivera        Single to CF (Line Drive); Caminiti Scores
          1--  5   40%  A Sheets        Walk; Rivera to 2B
   O      12-  4   44%  M Langston      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Langston facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   42%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   44%  R Hidalgo       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   39%  R Gutierrez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   41%  Q Veras         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   42%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   41%  G Vaughn        Walk
          1--  1   39%  K Caminiti      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Vaughn to 2B
   O      12-  4   43%  E Williams      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Langston facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   41%  J Phillips      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   39%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   41%  M Hampton       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  2   53%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive); Hampton Scores
   O      1--  7   50%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   46%  C Hernandez     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   50%  R Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   45%  A Sheets        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Hernandez to 2B
   RR     12-  5   25%  M Langston      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Hernandez Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/unER; Sheets Scores/No RBI/unER; Langston to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      -2-  4   28%  Q Veras         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   27%  T Gwynn         Walk
   O      12-  4   31%  G Vaughn        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 4 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Langston facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   28%  S Berry         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   31%  M Alou          Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   36%  R Hidalgo       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Alou to 2B
   RO     12-  6   39%  R Gutierrez     Single to CF (Line Drive); Alou Scores; Hidalgo out at 3B/CF-3B
          1--  3   43%  J Phillips      Single to 1B (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Gutierrez to 3B
          1-3  4   46%  B Ausmus        Walk; Phillips to 2B
                  Carlos Reyes replaces Mark Langston pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  6   36%  M Hampton       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   38%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   40%  E Williams      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   41%  C Hernandez     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Carlos Reyes facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   47%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  1   35%  D Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   34%  S Berry         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Hampton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   36%  R Rivera        Lineout: RF
          ---  6   34%  A Sheets        Walk
   O      1--  3   35%  C Reyes         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Sheets to 2B
   O      -2-  1   39%  Q Veras         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Carlos Reyes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   35%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   32%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   31%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Scanlan facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Scanlan replaces Ricky Gutierrez pitching and batting 6th; Bill Spiers replaces Mike Hampton playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  3   33%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   35%  G Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   33%  K Caminiti      Walk
                  Wally Joyner pinch hits for Eddie Williams batting 5th
   O      1--  7   36%  W Joyner        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Carlos Reyes facing 7-8-9
                  Wally Joyner moves to 1B
   O      ---  6   31%  J Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   28%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   25%  B Spiers        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Scanlan facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   22%  C Hernandez     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   25%  R Rivera        Lineout: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   28%  A Sheets        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Trever Miller replaces Bob Scanlan pitching and batting 6th; Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Carlos Reyes batting 9th
   O      1--  8   30%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Dan Miceli facing 1-2-3
                  Dan Miceli replaces Mark Sweeney pitching and batting 9th; Steve Finley replaces Tony Gwynn playing CF batting 2nd; Ruben Rivera moves to RF
   O      ---  3   24%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  6   31%  D Bell          Walk
   RR     1--  3   85%  S Berry         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Bell Scores
   O      ---  6   84%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   84%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 3-4, Billy Wagner facing 1-2-3
                  Billy Wagner replaces Sean Berry pitching and batting 3rd; Bill Spiers moves to 3B; Tim Bogar replaces Trever Miller playing SS batting 6th
          ---  4   72%  Q Veras         Walk
   O      1--  5   77%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Veras to 2B
   O      -2-  4   87%  G Vaughn        Flyball: CF; Veras to 3B
   O      --3  3  100%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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