July 27, 1998 Florida Marlins at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 6
@KCR 1 TBD 11
OAK 5 CHC 6
@ARI 2 ATL 3
@CIN 2
(10) COL 8
PIT 7
(13) HOU 9
FLA 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 20,888

Monday, July 27, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:15

Marlins

38-68

Lost 2

5th, 32 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Marlins         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  6  1
Astros          5  0  0   0  3  0   1  0  X    9 14  0

W: J Lima (9-6), L: B Meadows (9-8)

Astros

62-43

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Dunwoody CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .615   15    1   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .708   12    2   9   
R Jackson RF                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .251  .669   13    0   0   
T Zeile 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .774   14    0   1   
  D Berg 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .677    3    0   0   
C Floyd LF                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .281  .822    9    0   0   2·2B
  J Wehner PR-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .303    5    1   0   
D Lee 1B                      2   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .750   12   13   0   HBP
C Counsell 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .713    9    2   4   GDP
M Redmond C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .338  .807   10    5   0   GDP
B Meadows P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .128  .314    8    0   0   
  R Dempster P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   2   
Totals                       31   1   6   0    0   6              111   24  16

BATTING

2B: C Floyd 2 (31, 2 off J Lima).

HBP: D Lee (6, by J Lima).

TB: C Floyd 4; R Jackson 2; D Lee; C Counsell.

GIDP: M Redmond (4); C Counsell (5).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Dempster-E Renteria-D Lee; E Renteria-D Lee; E Renteria-C Counsell-D Lee.

E: T Dunwoody (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   2   1   0    0   0  .319  .888    9    2   3   SB,HBP
  T Bogar 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .522    5    1   0   HBP
B Spiers 3B                   4   2   2   1    1   0  .267  .741   23    0   1   2B
D Bell RF                     4   3   3   3    0   0  .330  .878   13    3   0   HR
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   2   3    0   0  .267  .926    9    9   0   HR
M Alou LF                     4   1   4   2    0   0  .311  .977   10    1   0   HR
  R Hidalgo PR-LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .689         0   0   
C Everett CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .320  .898   12    3   0   2·GDP
R Gutierrez SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .713    9    2   5   GDP
B Ausmus C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .249  .689   19    6   0   
J Lima P                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .140  .333   16    0   1   
Totals                       35   9  14   9    1   5              125   27  10

BATTING

2B: B Spiers (19, off B Meadows).

HR: D Bell (15, off R Dempster; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); J Bagwell (22, off B Meadows; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M Alou (26, off B Meadows; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: T Bogar (2, by R Dempster); C Biggio (19, by B Meadows).

TB: M Alou 7; D Bell 6; J Bagwell 5; B Spiers 3; C Everett; C Biggio; J Lima.

GIDP: C Everett 2 (7); R Gutierrez (9).

RBI: J Bagwell 3 (65); D Bell 3 (76); M Alou 2 (88); B Spiers (31).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

SB: C Biggio (32, 2nd base off B Meadows/M Redmond).

PITCHING

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Meadows, L (9-8)             4     7   7   7    1   3   2   4.61   20   56-36   18· 7·11   11· 3· 1· 0     22    -     0.42  -0.36
R Dempster                     4     7   2   2    0   2   1   6.66   18   68-39   26· 6· 7    9· 2· 4· 0          1-1    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         8    14   9   9    1   5   3          38  124-75   44·13·18   20· 5· 5· 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
J Lima, W (9-6)                9     6   1   1    0   6   0   3.77   32  111-77   45·13·19   11· 7· 7· 0     77    -     0.38   0.14
Totals                         9     6   1   1    0   6   0          32  111-77   45·13·19   11· 7· 7· 0           -

B Meadows faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Dempster (8; T Bogar); J Lima (4; D Lee); B Meadows (2; C Biggio).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Jeff Nelson.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 20,888.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Houston Astros                       
1. T Dunwoody           CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. B Spiers             3B 
3. R Jackson            RF    3. D Bell               RF 
4. T Zeile              3B    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. C Floyd              LF    5. M Alou               LF 
6. D Lee                1B    6. C Everett            CF 
7. C Counsell           2B    7. R Gutierrez          SS 
8. M Redmond            C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. B Meadows            P     9. J Lima               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-1  1-3  2   11%  87% J Bagwell       B Meadows       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Spiers Scores; Bell Scores
   t 5   0  5-0  123  8    9%  91% M Redmond       J Lima          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Floyd Scores/No RBI; Lee to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  3    9%  67% B Spiers        B Meadows       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Biggio to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3  1    8%  75% D Bell          B Meadows       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Biggio Scores; Spiers to 3B
   t 5   0  5-0  12-  2   -6%  82% C Counsell      J Lima          Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Floyd to 3B; Lee to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  T Dunwoody      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   54%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  3   55%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Meadows facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   67%  B Spiers        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Biggio to 3B
   R      1-3  1   75%  D Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Biggio Scores; Spiers to 3B
   RRR    1-3  2   87%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Spiers Scores; Bell Scores
   R      ---  1   91%  M Alou          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   90%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   90%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   89%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-5, Jose Lima facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   91%  T Zeile         Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   92%  C Floyd         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   92%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brian Meadows facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   92%  J Lima          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   91%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  5   91%  B Spiers        Walk
   O      1--  4   91%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-5, Jose Lima facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   92%  C Counsell      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1   93%  M Redmond       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   93%  B Meadows       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brian Meadows facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   93%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   94%  M Alou          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   92%  C Everett       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-5, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   94%  T Dunwoody      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   94%  E Renteria      Lineout: CF
          ---  5   94%  R Jackson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   95%  T Zeile         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brian Meadows facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   94%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   94%  J Lima          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-5, Jose Lima facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   91%  C Floyd         Double to 2B (Pop Fly to SS-2B)
          -2-  2   88%  D Lee           Hit By Pitch
          12-  2   82%  C Counsell      Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Floyd to 3B; Lee to 2B
   ROO    123  8   91%  M Redmond       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Floyd Scores/No RBI; Lee to 3B
   O      --3  4   93%  B Meadows       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Brian Meadows facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   94%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      95%  B Spiers        Biggio Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   98%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio Scores; Spiers to 3B/Adv on E8
                  Ryan Dempster replaces Brian Meadows pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3  5   98%  D Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Spiers Scores
          1--  2   99%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive); Bell to 2B
   R      12-  2   99%  M Alou          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bell Scores; Bagwell to 2B
   OO     12-  3   99%  C Everett       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bagwell to 3B
   O      --3  3   99%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 8.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-8, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   99%  T Dunwoody      Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   99%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  R Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-1, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   99%  B Ausmus        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  3   99%  J Lima          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   99%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   99%  B Spiers        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 8.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-8, Jose Lima facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5  100%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   99%  C Floyd         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
                  John Wehner pinch runs for Cliff Floyd batting 5th
          -2-  5   98%  D Lee           Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Wehner to 3B
   OO     1-3  4  100%  C Counsell      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-1, Ryan Dempster facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Berg replaces Todd Zeile playing 3B batting 4th; John Wehner moves to LF
   R      ---  3  100%  D Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  3  100%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Richard Hidalgo pinch runs for Moises Alou batting 5th
          1--  5  100%  C Everett       Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Hidalgo to 2B
   OO     12-  2  100%  R Gutierrez     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 9.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-9, Jose Lima facing 8-9-1
                  Tim Bogar replaces Craig Biggio playing 2B batting 1st; Richard Hidalgo moves to LF
   O      ---  1  100%  M Redmond       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1  100%  R Dempster      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5  100%  T Dunwoody      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6  100%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8  100%  J Lima          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  T Bogar         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6  100%  B Spiers        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 9.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-9, Jose Lima facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6  100%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1  100%  R Jackson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3  100%  D Berg          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5  100%  J Wehner        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Astros 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199807270

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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