May 26, 1999 Colorado Rockies at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
@ANA 2 CLE 6
CHW 2 TOR 9
@DET 5 SEA 11
@MIN 3 NYY 8
BOS 3 OAK 3
KCR 1 TEX 8
@TBD 6 ARI 3
SDP 2
(11) CHC 6
FLA 4 LAD 9
@CIN 3 HOU 3
COL 2 ATL 3
@MIL 2
(10) MON 5
@PHI 2 NYM 5
@PIT 2 SFG 7
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 24,476

Wednesday, May 26, 1999, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Rockies

18-25

Lost 3

4th, 7½ GB

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

W: J Powell (3-1), L: P Astacio (4-4)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Astros

29-16

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .768   12    2   0   
N Perez SS                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .270  .695   13    0   3   2B
L Walker RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .400 1.167   15    2   0   SB
D Bichette LF                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .276  .837   12    2   0   SF,GDP
V Castilla 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .826   11    0   3   
T Helton 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .287  .896   11    9   1   2B
H Blanco C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .727   11    7   1   
  J Reed PH-C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .635    7    0   0   
C Sexton 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .704   10    3   4   GDP
P Astacio P                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .200  .431   12    1   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   2    1   8              114   26  12

BATTING

2B: T Helton (11, off S Bergman); N Perez (8, off J Powell).

SF: D Bichette (3, off S Bergman).

TB: N Perez 3; T Helton 3; L Walker; V Castilla; H Blanco.

GIDP: D Bichette (7); C Sexton (2).

RBI: T Helton (29); D Bichette (34).

2-out RBI: T Helton.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: C Sexton (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Walker (3, 2nd base off S Bergman/P Bako).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .290  .873   21    0   5   2B
B Spiers SS                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .258  .773   14    3   3   
J Bagwell 1B                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .333 1.121   16   11   0   CS
D Bell RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .249  .686   14    1   0   
C Everett CF                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .311  .817   22    1   0   SF
R Hidalgo LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .786    7    2   0   
R Johnson 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .635   18    1   1   
P Bako C                      4   0   2   0    0   2  .385  .995   15    8   0   2B
  G Barker PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .455 1.000         0   0   SB
S Bergman P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .632    5    0   3   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.500    1    0   0   
  C Hernandez PR              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .816    2    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   9   2    2   7              135   27  12

BATTING

2B: P Bako (6, off P Astacio); C Biggio (22, off P Astacio).

SF: C Everett (2, off P Astacio).

TB: C Biggio 4; P Bako 3; C Everett; J Bagwell; D Ward; D Bell.

RBI: C Everett (27); C Biggio (28).

2-out RBI: C Biggio.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Biggio-B Spiers-J Bagwell; S Bergman-B Spiers-J Bagwell.

E: R Johnson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Barker (5, 2nd base off P Astacio/J Reed).

CS: J Bagwell (3, 2nd base by P Astacio/H Blanco).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Astacio, L (4-4)             8.2   9   3   2    2   7   0   4.72   37  129-83   50·12·21   18· 6· 4· 0     61    -     1.69  -0.14
Totals                         8.2   9   3   2    2   7   0          37  129-83   50·12·21   18· 6· 4· 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                      7     5   2   2    1   5   0   4.50   26   86-56   30·12·14   11· 7· 2· 0     63    -     1.05   0.15
J Powell, W (3-1)              2     2   0   0    0   3   0   3.98    8   26-18   10· 4· 4    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.90   0.21
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   8   0          34  112-74   40·16·18   13· 8· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: P Astacio (3); J Powell (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Rich Rieker, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 24,476.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Houston Astros                       
1. D Hamilton           CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. N Perez              SS    2. B Spiers             SS 
3. L Walker             RF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. D Bichette           LF    4. D Bell               RF 
5. V Castilla           3B    5. C Everett            CF 
6. T Helton             1B    6. R Hidalgo            LF 
7. H Blanco             C     7. R Johnson            3B 
8. C Sexton             2B    8. P Bako               C  
9. P Astacio            P     9. S Bergman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  2-2  -2- 10   39% 100% C Biggio        P Astacio       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Barker Scores
   t 7   1  1-2  1-3  4   14%  38% C Sexton        S Bergman       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
   b 8   0  2-1  1--  6   14%  56% J Bagwell       P Astacio       Walk; Spiers to 2B
   t 4   2  0-1  -2-  4  -11%  29% T Helton        S Bergman       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Walker Scores
   t 9   2  2-2  -2-  6   11%  65% J Reed          J Powell        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Bergman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D Hamilton      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   54%  N Perez         Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  6   55%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Astacio facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   57%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Biggio to 2B
   O      -2-  1   53%  J Bagwell       Lineout: LF
          -2-  3   55%  D Bell          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Biggio to 3B
   O      1-3  6   50%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Bergman facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   44%  D Bichette      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Bichette to 2B
   O      -2-  1   46%  V Castilla      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Bichette to 3B
   O      --3  2   51%  T Helton        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      --3  6   55%  H Blanco        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Astacio facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   51%  R Johnson       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   54%  P Bako          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   50%  S Bergman       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Bergman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  C Sexton        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   55%  P Astacio       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   56%  D Hamilton      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Astacio facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  B Spiers        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   53%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   50%  D Bell          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Bergman facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   46%  N Perez         Walk
          1--  2   36%  L Walker        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Perez to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   38%  D Bichette      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Perez Scores
   O      1--  4   41%  V Castilla      Strikeout Looking
          1--      40%  T Helton        Walker Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   29%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Walker Scores
   O      -2-  3   32%  H Blanco        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pedro Astacio facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   37%  C Everett       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   34%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Everett to 2B
   O      -2-  4   30%  R Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Everett to 3B
   O      --3  4   26%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Sean Bergman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   28%  C Sexton        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   29%  P Astacio       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   30%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pedro Astacio facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   27%  S Bergman       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   32%  C Biggio        Double to CF (Pop Fly)
   O      -2-  3   28%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B; Biggio to 3B
   R      --3  4   38%  J Bagwell       Walk, Wild Pitch; Biggio Scores/No RBI
   O      1--  2   35%  D Bell          Bagwell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Sean Bergman facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   31%  N Perez         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   35%  L Walker        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  2   41%  D Bichette      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Pedro Astacio facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   37%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  9   34%  C Everett       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   32%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Sean Bergman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   34%  V Castilla      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  3   32%  T Helton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   24%  H Blanco        Single to CF (Line Drive); Helton to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   38%  C Sexton        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Pedro Astacio facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   33%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   29%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Sean Bergman batting 9th
          ---  1   32%  D Ward          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Carlos Hernandez pinch runs for Daryle Ward batting 9th
   O      1--  1   27%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jay Powell facing 9-1-2
                  Jay Powell replaces Carlos Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   29%  P Astacio       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   31%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  2   28%  N Perez         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   32%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Pedro Astacio facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   42%  B Spiers        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  6   56%  J Bagwell       Walk; Spiers to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  D Bell          Foul Flyball: RF (Deep RF Foul); Spiers to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   55%  C Everett       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Spiers Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   50%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Tied 2-2, Jay Powell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   56%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   50%  V Castilla      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   58%  T Helton        Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
                  Jeff Reed pinch hits for Henry Blanco batting 7th
          1--      54%  J Reed          Wild Pitch; Castilla to 2B
   O      -2-  6   65%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Pedro Astacio facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Reed moves to C
   O      ---  5   59%  R Johnson       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   64%  P Bako          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
                  Alex Diaz pinch hits for Jay Powell batting 9th; Glen Barker pinch runs for Paul Bako batting 8th
   O      1--  2   57%  A Diaz          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--      61%  C Biggio        Barker Steals 2B
   R      -2- 10  100%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball); Barker Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199905260

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