July 15, 1999 Detroit Tigers at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 7
LAD 6
(10) BAL 8
MON 2 BOS 6
PHI 4 ATL 6
@NYY 2 OAK 11
SFG 9 SDP 3
@SEA 2 NYM 8
@TBD 7
(10) TEX 3
ARI 2 FLA 8
@TOR 6 CHC 9
MIN 3 CIN 10
COL 7 HOU 8
DET 6 CLE 2
@PIT 0 STL 3
CHW 2
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 32,573

Thursday, July 15, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:05

Tigers

36-53

Lost 2

3rd, 21½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  0   4  1  0   0  0  0    6 12  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  3  2   3  0  X    8  9  0

W: T Miller (1-1), L: W Blair (1-8), S: B Wagner (24)

Astros

52-37

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Encarnacion LF-CF           5   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .755   17    4   0   GDP
B Ausmus C                    4   2   3   0    0   1  .285  .795   11    2   1   CS
B Higginson RF                4   1   1   1    0   3  .244  .744   14    2   0   2B
D Palmer 3B                   4   2   3   2    0   1  .278  .896    9    0   3   HR,3B
T Clark 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .699   18    9   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   1   2   2    0   2  .257  .777   15    4   2   2·2B
G Kapler CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .765    8    2   0   
  L Polonia PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .351  .924    7    0   0   
D Cruz SS                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .268  .648   12    1   7   2B
D Mlicki P                    2   0   0   0    1   2  .250  .750   16    0   0   
  W Blair P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Brocail P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Florie P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Jefferies PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .595    4    0   0   
Totals                       36   6  12   6    1  12              131   24  14

BATTING

2B: B Higginson (16, off S Reynolds); D Cruz (16, off S Reynolds); D Easley 2 (22, off D Henry, off S Reynolds).

3B: D Palmer (1, off S Reynolds).

HR: D Palmer (23, off S Reynolds; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: D Palmer 8; D Easley 4; B Ausmus 3; D Cruz 2; B Higginson 2; J Encarnacion; T Clark.

GIDP: J Encarnacion (5).

RBI: D Easley 2 (44); D Palmer 2 (60); D Cruz (18); B Higginson (37).

2-out RBI: D Palmer; D Cruz.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

PB: B Ausmus (4).

E: T Clark (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Ausmus (6, 2nd base by T Miller/P Bako).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .294  .839   16    3   2   
B Spiers 3B                   3   1   0   0    2   0  .288  .779   15    0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   2   1   3    1   0  .315 1.118   19    7   1   HR,SB,HBP
C Everett CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .873   13    2   0   CS
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Howell PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .750    3    0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Hidalgo LF                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .244  .786   18    0   1   
D Bell RF                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .246  .666   23    1   0   
P Bako C                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .280  .803   16   13   1   3B
T Bogar SS                    3   1   1   2    0   0  .247  .717   16    0   6   3B,HBP
S Reynolds P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .556    6    1   0   
  R Johnson PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .236  .744    3    0   0   2B
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Mieske PH                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .318  .908    5    0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Barker PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .681    1    0   0   
Totals                       33   8   9   8    5   2              154   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Johnson (5, off D Mlicki).

3B: T Bogar (1, off D Mlicki); P Bako (1, off D Mlicki).

HR: J Bagwell (29, off D Mlicki; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

HBP: T Bogar (3, by D Mlicki); J Bagwell (5, by D Mlicki).

TB: J Bagwell 4; T Bogar 3; P Bako 3; R Johnson 2; D Bell 2; C Biggio 2; C Everett.

RBI: J Bagwell 3 (81); T Bogar 2 (24); D Bell 2 (50); M Mieske (13).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Bogar-C Biggio-J Bagwell; P Bako-T Bogar-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Bagwell (18, 2nd base off D Mlicki/B Ausmus).

CS: C Everett (2, 2nd base by D Mlicki/B Ausmus).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Mlicki                       6     8   5   3    0   2   1   5.26   28   92-58   33·10·15   13·11· 0· 0     42    -     1.00  -0.04
W Blair, L (1-8)               0     0   2   2    2   0   0   7.27    2   14-6     5· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.44  -0.18
D Brocail, BS (2)              1     1   1   1    2   0   0   2.85    6   25-12   10· 1· 1    4· 0· 0· 0          2-2    2.65  -0.29
B Florie                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.54    4   14-6     5· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.02
Totals                         8     9   8   6    5   2   1          40  145-82   53·11·18   19·12· 0· 0          2-2

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                     5     8   6   6    1   7   1   3.89   23   78-55   26·12·17    7· 6· 2· 0     33    -     0.67  -0.25
D Henry                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.84    4   12-9     5· 2· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.03
T Miller, W (1-1)              1     2   0   0    0   1   0   6.15    3   12-8     2· 3· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.05   0.06
J Powell, H (8)                1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.63    4   18-12    5· 1· 6    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.46   0.08
B Wagner, S (24)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.14    3   11-9     6· 3· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9    12   6   6    1  12   1          37  131-93   44·21·28    9·10· 5· 0           -

W Blair faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Mlicki 2 (8; T Bogar, J Bagwell).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 32,573.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Houston Astros                       
1. J Encarnacion        LF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. B Ausmus             C     2. B Spiers             3B 
3. B Higginson          RF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. D Palmer             3B    4. C Everett            CF 
5. T Clark              1B    5. R Hidalgo            LF 
6. D Easley             2B    6. D Bell               RF 
7. G Kapler             CF    7. P Bako               C  
8. D Cruz               SS    8. T Bogar              SS 
9. D Mlicki             P     9. S Reynolds           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  6-5  123  5   24%  81% D Bell          D Brocail       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Spiers Scores; Bagwell Scores; Hidalgo to 2B
   b 6   1  6-3  1--  5   15%  33% T Bogar         D Mlicki        Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bell Scores/unER
   t 4   0  0-1  1--  2  -12%  23% B Higginson     S Reynolds      Double to CF (Fly Ball); Ausmus Scores
   b 5   1  6-0  1-3  2   10%  18% J Bagwell       D Mlicki        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Johnson Scores; Biggio Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  3  -10%  40% D Palmer        S Reynolds      Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   54%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  C Biggio        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   55%  B Spiers        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   53%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B; Biggio to 2B
   O      -2-  1   50%  C Everett       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   40%  D Palmer        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   42%  T Clark         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   44%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   45%  G Kapler        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Mlicki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   42%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   45%  D Bell          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   42%  P Bako          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
          1--  4   44%  T Bogar         Hit By Pitch; Bako to 2B
   O      12-  6   39%  S Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   42%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   39%  D Mlicki        Walk
   OO     1--  6   44%  J Encarnacion   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   42%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   40%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   41%  J Bagwell       Hit By Pitch
          1--      42%  C Everett       Bagwell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   38%  " "             Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   35%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Pop Fly)
   R      1--  2   23%  B Higginson     Double to CF (Fly Ball); Ausmus Scores
          -2-  2   18%  D Palmer        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Higginson to 3B
   O      1-3  6   21%  T Clark         Flyball: CF; Palmer to 2B
   RR     -23  4   12%  D Easley        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Higginson Scores; Palmer Scores
   O      -2-  1   14%  G Kapler        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  3    9%  D Cruz          Double to RF (Line Drive); Easley Scores
   O      -2-  3   10%  D Mlicki        Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Mlicki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6    9%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3    8%  D Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---  3    9%  P Bako          Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      --3  6    7%  T Bogar         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3    8%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1    7%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3    8%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  1    4%  D Palmer        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ausmus Scores
   O      --3  4    5%  T Clark         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Dave Mlicki facing 9-1-2
                  Russ Johnson pinch hits for Shane Reynolds batting 9th
          ---  3    8%  R Johnson       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  2   11%  C Biggio        Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Johnson to 3B
   O      1-3  2    8%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF
   RRR    1-3  2   18%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Johnson Scores; Biggio Scores
          ---  1   21%  C Everett       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   17%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   15%  D Bell          Everett Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Doug Henry facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Henry replaces Russ Johnson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   11%  D Easley        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   14%  G Kapler        Foul Popfly: C
   O      -2-  2   16%  D Cruz          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      -2-  5   18%  D Mlicki        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Dave Mlicki facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   22%  D Bell          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   18%  P Bako          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      1--  5   33%  T Bogar         Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bell Scores/unER
                  Matt Mieske pinch hits for Doug Henry batting 9th
   RO     --3  5   34%  M Mieske        Groundout: SS-1B; Bogar Scores/unER
   O      ---  5   32%  C Biggio        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Trever Miller facing 1-2-3
                  Trever Miller replaces Matt Mieske pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   34%  J Encarnacion   Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Encarnacion out at 2B/LF-2B
          ---  4   32%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   OO     1--  6   38%  B Higginson     Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Ausmus Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Willie Blair facing 2-3-4
                  Willie Blair replaces Dave Mlicki pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   45%  B Spiers        Walk
          1--      51%  J Bagwell       Passed Ball; Spiers to 2B
          -2-  8   56%  " "             Walk
                  Doug Brocail replaces Willie Blair pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  6   56%  C Everett       Groundout: P-SS-1B (P's Left); Spiers to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
          -23  6   57%  R Hidalgo       Walk
   RR     123  5   81%  D Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Spiers Scores; Bagwell Scores; Hidalgo to 2B
          12-  6   86%  P Bako          Walk; Hidalgo to 3B; Bell to 2B
   RO     123  1   88%  T Bogar         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Hidalgo Scores; Bell to 3B
                  Glen Barker pinch hits for Trever Miller batting 9th
   O      1-3  1   85%  G Barker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 8.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-8, Jay Powell facing 4-5-6
                  Jay Powell replaces Carl Everett pitching and batting 4th; Glen Barker moves to CF
   O      ---  3   89%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   85%  T Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   90%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
                  Luis Polonia pinch hits for Gabe Kapler batting 7th
   O      1--  7   94%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-6, Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
                  Bryce Florie replaces Doug Brocail pitching and batting 9th; Luis Polonia moves to LF; Juan Encarnacion moves to CF
   O      ---  2   93%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   94%  B Spiers        Walk
   O      1--  5   93%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
                  Jack Howell pinch hits for Jay Powell batting 4th
   O      1--  3   92%  J Howell        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 8.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-8, Billy Wagner facing 8-9-1
                  Billy Wagner replaces Jack Howell pitching and batting 4th
   O      ---  4   96%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  Gregg Jefferies pinch hits for Bryce Florie batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  G Jefferies     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199907150

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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