July 3, 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 34,382

Friday, July 3, 1998, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:56

Diamondbacks

29-57

Lost 3

5th, 26 GB

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

W: S Reynolds (10-5), L: A Benes (6-9), S: B Wagner (19)

Astros

52-33

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Fox 2B-3B                   5   1   3   0    0   1  .275  .739   17    3   2   
D White CF                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .294  .820   16    1   0   2B,GDP
T Lee 1B                      5   0   2   0    0   1  .280  .831   16    9   0   GDP
M Williams 3B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .272  .799   21    0   3   2·2B
  T Batista PR-2B             1   1   1   2    0   0  .233  .671    2    0   2   HR
D Dellucci LF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .835   12    0   0   
J Bell SS                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .236  .753   14    1   4   3B,2B
J Fabregas C                  4   0   1   2    0   1  .205  .531   17    8   0   
K Garcia RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .212  .623    8    1   0   
A Benes P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .161  .547    6    1   1   
  B Brede PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .658    5    0   0   
  W Banks P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  Y Benitez PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .733    4    0   0   
  C Sodowsky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       40   5  15   5    1   9              138   24  12

BATTING

2B: M Williams 2 (19, 2 off S Reynolds); J Bell (15, off D Henry); D White (21, off S Reynolds).

3B: J Bell (4, off S Reynolds).

HR: T Batista (3, off B Wagner; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: J Bell 5; T Batista 4; M Williams 4; D White 3; A Fox 3; T Lee 2; K Garcia; J Fabregas; D Dellucci.

GIDP: D White (6); T Lee (10).

RBI: J Fabregas 2 (14); T Batista 2 (10); J Bell (36).

2-out RBI: T Batista 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: A Fox (5).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   3  .324  .910   22    2   2   2B
B Spiers 3B                   4   3   3   1    1   0  .297  .827   18    0   1   SB
D Bell RF                     3   1   1   2    2   0  .333  .893   25    0   0   HR
J Bagwell 1B                  5   1   1   1    0   2  .279  .979   18    8   3   2B
M Alou LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .317  .976   13    2   0   
C Everett CF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .328  .928   10    1   0   IW
T Eusebio C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .648   17    9   0   
R Gutierrez SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .736   11    1   3   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
S Reynolds P                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .130  .304   11    0   2   
  T Bogar SS                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .170  .469    4    1   1   
Totals                       35   6   9   4    5   9              149   27  12

BATTING

2B: C Biggio (26, off A Benes); J Bagwell (17, off A Benes).

HR: D Bell (12, off A Benes; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

IBB: C Everett (1, by A Benes).

TB: D Bell 4; B Spiers 3; J Bagwell 2; C Biggio 2; C Everett; T Bogar; M Alou.

RBI: D Bell 2 (62); B Spiers (26); J Bagwell (55).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Biggio-T Bogar-J Bagwell; S Reynolds-R Gutierrez-J Bagwell.

PB: T Eusebio (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Spiers (5, 2nd base off A Benes/J Fabregas).

PITCHING

Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Benes, L (6-9)               5     6   6   5    3   7   1   4.73   25   94-58   24·13·21    7· 3· 5· 0     37    -     0.67  -0.28
W Banks                        2     2   0   0    1   2   0   8.28   10   29-18   11· 3· 4    6· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.02
C Sodowsky                     1     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.49    5   21-11    9· 2· 0    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
Totals                         8     9   6   5    5   9   1          40  144-87   44·18·25   15· 5· 6· 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 Reynolds, W (10-5)           7    11   2   2    1   8   0   3.36   32  107-74   40·12·22   11·10· 2· 0     54    -     0.83   0.20
D Henry                        1     1   1   1    0   1   0   3.00    4   11-9     3· 1· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.68   0.01
B Wagner, S (19)               1     3   2   2    0   0   1   2.41    5   17-14   11· 2· 1    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.47   0.03
Totals                         9    15   5   5    1   9   1          41  135-97   54·15·28   16·13· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: A Benes 2 (5); W Banks (4).

IBB: A Benes (3; C Everett).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 34,382.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Arizona Diamondbacks          Houston Astros                       
1. A Fox                2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. D White              CF    2. B Spiers             3B 
3. T Lee                1B    3. D Bell               RF 
4. M Williams           3B    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. D Dellucci           LF    5. M Alou               LF 
6. J Bell               SS    6. C Everett            CF 
7. J Fabregas           C     7. T Eusebio            C  
8. K Garcia             RF    8. R Gutierrez          SS 
9. A Benes              P     9. S Reynolds           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-  3   15%  72% D Bell          A Benes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Spiers Scores
   t 9   0  6-3  12-  7   14%  99% T Lee           B Wagner        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B); Fox to 3B
   t 5   0  5-2  1--  1    8%  88% D White         S Reynolds      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 9   0  6-3  1--  4   -8%  85% D White         B Wagner        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Fox to 2B
   t 4   1  5-0  -2-  3   -6%  86% J Bell          S Reynolds      Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Williams Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  A Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  3   54%  D White         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   53%  T Lee           Single to 2B (Fly Ball to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  8   55%  M Williams      Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   55%  B Spiers        Walk
          1--      57%  D Bell          Spiers Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  3   72%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Spiers Scores
   O      ---  5   71%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   70%  M Alou          Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   66%  D Dellucci      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   70%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   73%  J Fabregas      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   75%  K Garcia        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Andy Benes facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   77%  C Everett       Single to SS (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   76%  T Eusebio       Groundout: SS-1B; Everett to 2B
   O      -2-  4   74%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3   71%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   74%  A Benes         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   71%  A Fox           Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   74%  D White         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   77%  T Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   81%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   R      -2-  3   86%  B Spiers        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Biggio Scores
          1--      87%  D Bell          Wild Pitch; Spiers to 2B
   O      -2-  5   87%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Spiers to 3B
   R      --3  4   90%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Line Drive); Spiers Scores
   O      -2-  1   89%  M Alou          Lineout: P (P's Right)
   R      -2-  2   93%  C Everett       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Bagwell Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  4   92%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-5, Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   89%  M Williams      Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   92%  D Dellucci      Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  3   86%  J Bell          Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Williams Scores
   RO     --3  4   85%  J Fabregas      Groundout: 2B-1B; Bell Scores
          ---  1   84%  K Garcia        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   86%  A Benes         Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Andy Benes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   85%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  5   85%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   84%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-5, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   80%  A Fox           Single to C (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   OO     1--  1   88%  D White         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---  2   87%  T Lee           Single to P (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   83%  M Williams      Double to LF (Line Drive); Lee to 3B
   O      -23  1   89%  D Dellucci      Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Andy Benes facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   90%  B Spiers        Single to 2B (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
          1--  5   92%  D Bell          Walk; Spiers to 2B
   O      12-  5   90%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   89%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Spiers to 3B; Bell to 2B
          -23  4   89%  C Everett       Intentional Walk
   R      123      93%  T Eusebio       Wild Pitch; Spiers Scores; Bell to 3B; Everett to 2B
   O      -23  3   92%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-6, Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   94%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  2   92%  J Fabregas      Single to 2B (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   94%  K Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  Brent Brede pinch hits for Andy Benes batting 9th
   O      1--  5   95%  B Brede         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Willie Banks facing 8-9-1
                  Willie Banks replaces Brent Brede pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   95%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   94%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   95%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Biggio to 1B
          1--  3   95%  B Spiers        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Biggio to 3B
   O      1-3  4   94%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-6, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   96%  A Fox           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   93%  D White         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   96%  T Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 2B)
          -2-  5   95%  M Williams      Walk
                  Tony Batista pinch runs for Matt Williams batting 4th
   O      12-  2   97%  D Dellucci      Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Willie Banks facing 4-5-6
                  Tony Batista moves to 2B; Andy Fox moves to 3B
   O      ---  1   97%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   97%  M Alou          Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   97%  C Everett       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B); Everett to 1B
          1--  5   97%  T Eusebio       Walk; Everett to 2B
   O      12-  3   96%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-6, Doug Henry facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Henry replaces Ricky Gutierrez pitching and batting 8th; Tim Bogar replaces Shane Reynolds playing SS batting 9th
          ---  2   93%  J Bell          Double to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          -2-      93%  J Fabregas      Passed Ball; Bell to 3B
   RO     --3  4   95%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Bell Scores
   O      ---  1   97%  K Garcia        Flyball: 1B-P
                  Yamil Benitez pinch hits for Willie Banks batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  Y Benitez       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 3, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Clint Sodowsky facing 9-1-2
                  Clint Sodowsky replaces Yamil Benitez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   98%  T Bogar         Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  7   97%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   97%  B Spiers        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Bogar to 2B
          -2-  4   97%  D Bell          Walk
   O      12-  3   97%  J Bagwell       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 3, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 3-6, Billy Wagner facing 1-2-3
                  Billy Wagner replaces Doug Henry pitching and batting 8th
          ---  2   93%  A Fox           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Weak 2B)
          1--  4   85%  D White         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Fox to 2B
   OO     12-  7   99%  T Lee           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B); Fox to 3B
   RR     --3  2   96%  T Batista       Home Run (Fly Ball); Fox Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  D Dellucci      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 5, Astros 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199807030

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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