June 19, 1998 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 7
@ANA 3 BAL 7
TOR 4
(15) MIN 10
@CHW 6 CLE 7
NYY 4 KCR 8
@DET 4 SEA 9
OAK 1 BOS 4
@TBD 1 PHI 9
@CHC 8
(12) LAD 4
@COL 3
(10) HOU 4
CIN 2 MIL 2
PIT 1 MON 14
ATL 1 FLA 3
@NYM 2 SDP 9
@SFG 5 STL 5
ARI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 29,251

Friday, June 19, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:38

Reds

30-44

Lost 6

6th, 15 GB

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

W: S Bergman (6-3), L: S Winchester (3-4), S: B Wagner (17)

Astros

44-28

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Sanders RF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .731   12    2   0   GDP
M Frank CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .833   10    2   0   
B Larkin SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .266  .777   11    2   4   
W Greene 3B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .274  .812   17    1   1   
D Young LF                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .316  .854   11    4   0   2·2B
E Taubensee C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .826   11    4   0   
B Boone 2B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .828   15    0   4   
S Casey 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .408    6    9   0   
  C Stynes PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .702    2    0   0   
S Winchester P                2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .053    9    0   0   
  M Nieves PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .740    4    0   0   
  S Parris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  S Sullivan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  E Perez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .544    3    0   0   
Totals                       36   2   9   2    1   5              111   24  11

BATTING

2B: D Young 2 (25, 2 off S Bergman).

TB: D Young 5; W Greene 2; B Boone 2; M Frank; B Larkin.

GIDP: R Sanders (6).

RBI: B Boone (41); W Greene (28).

2-out RBI: B Boone.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Boone-B Larkin-S Casey.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .325  .928   13    2   3   CS
B Spiers 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .804   14    0   3   
D Bell RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .325  .867   15    1   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .901   16   11   0   2B
M Alou LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .325  .998   12    4   0   
C Everett CF                  3   2   2   2    1   0  .347  .994   16    2   0   HR,2B
R Gutierrez SS                3   1   3   1    0   0  .302  .750   20    1   4   2B,SB,HBP
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .235  .662   22    5   0   GDP,IW
S Bergman P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .069  .138    8    0   3   SH
  T Bogar SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .464         1   0   
Totals                       31   4  10   4    2   4              136   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Bagwell (14, off S Winchester); R Gutierrez (12, off S Winchester); C Everett (16, off S Winchester).

HR: C Everett (7, off S Winchester; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SH: S Bergman (2, off S Parris).

IBB: B Ausmus (6, by S Winchester).

HBP: R Gutierrez (4, by S Parris).

TB: C Everett 6; R Gutierrez 4; J Bagwell 2; C Biggio 2; B Ausmus; D Bell.

GIDP: B Ausmus (9).

RBI: C Everett 2 (36); C Biggio (39); R Gutierrez (15).

2-out RBI: C Everett; C Biggio.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Biggio-R Gutierrez-J Bagwell.

E: C Biggio (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gutierrez (6, 2nd base off S Winchester/E Taubensee).

CS: C Biggio (4, 2nd base by S Winchester/E Taubensee).

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
S Winchester, L (3-4)          5     9   4   4    1   3   1   4.17   24   80-52   33·10· 9    5·10· 5· 0     35    -     1.04  -0.24
S Parris                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7   28-17   12· 0· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.56   0.05
S Sullivan                     1     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.33    4   23-13   10· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.34   0.01
Totals                         8    10   4   4    2   4   1          35  131-82   55·11·16    9·12· 7· 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
S Bergman, W (6-3)             8     9   2   2    1   4   0   2.92   34  106-71   42· 9·20   10·15· 4· 0     59    -     1.19   0.25
B Wagner, S (17)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.61    3    5-5     2· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.07
Totals                         9     9   2   2    1   5   0          37  111-76   44·11·22   10·17· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Winchester (1; B Ausmus).

HBP: S Parris (1; R Gutierrez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 29,251.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. R Sanders            RF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. M Frank              CF    2. B Spiers             3B 
3. B Larkin             SS    3. D Bell               RF 
4. W Greene             3B    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. D Young              LF    5. M Alou               LF 
6. E Taubensee          C     6. C Everett            CF 
7. B Boone              2B    7. R Gutierrez          SS 
8. S Casey              1B    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. S Winchester         P     9. S Bergman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  2-2  -2-  5   12%  71% R Gutierrez     S Winchester    Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Everett Scores
   b 4   2  2-3  12-  3   11%  79% C Biggio        S Winchester    Single to SS (Fly Ball); Gutierrez Scores; Ausmus to 3B
   b 2   2  2-0  ---  5   10%  40% C Everett       S Winchester    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   b 4   1  2-1  --3  3   10%  58% C Everett       S Winchester    Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Bagwell Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  1   -9%  37% W Greene        S Bergman       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Frank Scores; Larkin to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Bergman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   50%  M Frank         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  3   46%  B Larkin        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Frank to 2B
   R      12-  1   37%  W Greene        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Frank Scores; Larkin to 2B
          12-  3   32%  D Young         Single to SS (Fly Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Larkin to 3B; Greene to 2B
   O      123  3   38%  E Taubensee     Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   R      123  5   29%  B Boone         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Larkin Scores; Greene to 3B; Young to 2B
   O      123  2   35%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Winchester facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   33%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   31%  B Spiers        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   30%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Sean Bergman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   32%  S Winchester    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   33%  R Sanders       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   32%  M Frank         Walk
   O      1--  1   34%  B Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Winchester facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   31%  J Bagwell       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  1   30%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  5   40%  C Everett       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  5   41%  R Gutierrez     Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--      42%  B Ausmus        Gutierrez Steals 2B
          -2-  5   43%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   39%  S Bergman       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Sean Bergman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   41%  W Greene        Flyball: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  1   37%  D Young         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  1   40%  E Taubensee     Flyball: P-1B
   O      -2-  2   43%  B Boone         Lineout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Scott Winchester facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   48%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      41%  B Spiers        Biggio Caught Stealing 2B (2B-SS-1B)
   O      ---  3   39%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   38%  D Bell          Flyball: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Sean Bergman facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   34%  S Casey         Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   37%  S Winchester    Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  5   43%  R Sanders       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Scott Winchester facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   51%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   49%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Bagwell to 3B
   R      --3  3   58%  C Everett       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Bagwell Scores
   R      -2-  5   71%  R Gutierrez     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Everett Scores
          -2-  2   72%  B Ausmus        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Gutierrez stays at 2B
   O      12-  3   68%  S Bergman       Strikeout (missed bunt)
   R      12-  3   79%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Fly Ball); Gutierrez Scores; Ausmus to 3B
   O      1-3  1   75%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Sean Bergman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   78%  M Frank         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   80%  B Larkin        Lineout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   79%  W Greene        Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  2   74%  D Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Greene to 3B
   O      -23  2   81%  E Taubensee     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Scott Winchester facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   84%  D Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   82%  J Bagwell       Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   80%  M Alou          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   78%  C Everett       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Sean Bergman facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   73%  B Boone         Single to SS (Pop Fly to Weak SS)
   O      1--  1   78%  S Casey         Foul Flyball: LF
                  Melvin Nieves pinch hits for Scott Winchester batting 9th
   O      1--  4   82%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   85%  R Sanders       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Parris facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Parris replaces Melvin Nieves pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   87%  R Gutierrez     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   85%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   84%  S Bergman       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Gutierrez to 2B
   O      -2-  3   82%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Sean Bergman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   85%  M Frank         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   88%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   89%  W Greene        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Parris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   88%  B Spiers        Lineout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   87%  D Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   87%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Sean Bergman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   90%  D Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   93%  E Taubensee     Flyball: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   94%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Scott Sullivan facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Steve Parris pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   93%  M Alou          Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          ---  6   94%  C Everett       Walk
          1--  5   95%  R Gutierrez     Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Everett to 2B
   OO     12-  5   93%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Billy Wagner facing 8-9-1
                  Billy Wagner replaces Ricky Gutierrez pitching and batting 7th; Tim Bogar replaces Sean Bergman playing SS batting 9th; Chris Stynes pinch hits for Sean Casey batting 8th
   O      ---  2   96%  C Stynes        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Scott Sullivan batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  E Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---     100%  R Sanders       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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