July 19, 1988 Houston Astros at Montreal Expos Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
CHW 4 CHW 2
@BAL 0 BOS 5
MIN 0 TOR 7
@CAL 6 MIL 3
KCR 1 TEX 7
@NYY 2 OAK 4
CLE 2 OAK 9
CLE 6 SEA 9
DET 6 SFG 3
@CHC 1 CIN 11
NYM 2 HOU 4
@MON 3 PHI 6
ATL 4 SDP 6
@PIT 2 PIT 9
SDP 5 STL 3
LAD 2

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 30,757

Tuesday, July 19, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:23

Astros

48-45

Won 2

2nd, 7 GB

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

W: M Scott (9-2), L: P Perez (6-4), S: D Smith (16)

Expos

47-45

Lost 3

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .264  .683   16    1   0   3B
B Doran 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .684   12    0   2   
T Puhl LF                     2   1   1   1    1   0  .355  .859    9    0   0   
  B Hatcher PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .694    4    0   0   
G Davis 1B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .259  .803   14   13   1   HR,2B
B Bell 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .612   13    0   2   CS
K Bass RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .718   15    1   0   
R Ramirez SS                  3   1   0   0    0   0  .265  .656    5    0   4   
C Biggio C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .511   10   11   0   
M Scott P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .116  .232   15    1   1   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   4   5   3    1   5              113   27  10

BATTING

2B: G Davis (11, off P Perez).

3B: G Young (4, off P Perez).

HR: G Davis (21, off P Perez; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: G Davis 6; G Young 3; T Puhl; B Bell.

RBI: G Davis 2 (70); T Puhl (9).

2-out RBI: G Davis.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Bell (1, 2nd base by J Hesketh/N Santovenia).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Martinez CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .246  .639   11    0   0   
T Raines LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .812   13    0   0   
A Galarraga 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .332  .981   18   13   2   
H Brooks RF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .266  .713   15    4   0   
T Wallach 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   2  .261  .712   13    1   2   
T Foley 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   2  .262  .701   17    1   4   2·2B
N Santovenia C                4   0   2   2    0   0  .262  .711   12    6   1   2B
  O Nixon PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .536         0   0   
L Rivera SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .223  .582   11    0   4   
  W Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .681    4    0   0   
P Perez P                     1   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .065   10    2   3   
  G Nettles PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .458    5    0   0   
  J Hesketh P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .667         0   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   2    2  11              129   27  16

BATTING

2B: T Foley 2 (12, 2 off M Scott); N Santovenia (9, off M Scott).

TB: T Foley 4; N Santovenia 3; T Wallach 2.

RBI: N Santovenia 2 (17).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

PB: N Santovenia (5).

E: L Rivera (15).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Scott, W (9-2)               8.2   6   3   3    2  11   0   3.05   34  125-89   50·19·20   15· 3· 3· 0     69    -     1.27   0.29
D Smith, S (16)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.09    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    4.43   0.09
Totals                         9     6   3   3    2  11   0          35  128-90   51·19·20   16· 3· 3· 0          2-1

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Perez, L (6-4)               7     4   4   3    1   4   1   1.74   27   86-62   36·11·15   15· 4· 2· 1     58    -     0.86  -0.16
J Hesketh                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.95    6   21-14    7· 3· 4    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.36   0.04
Totals                         9     5   4   3    1   5   1          33  107-76   43·14·19   18· 6· 2· 1           -

Balks: D Smith (3).

WP: P Perez (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 30,757.

Weather: 70° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Montreal Expos                       
1. G Young              CF    1. D Martinez           CF 
2. B Doran              2B    2. T Raines             LF 
3. T Puhl               LF    3. A Galarraga          1B 
4. G Davis              1B    4. H Brooks             RF 
5. B Bell               3B    5. T Wallach            3B 
6. K Bass               RF    6. T Foley              2B 
7. R Ramirez            SS    7. N Santovenia         C  
8. C Biggio             C     8. L Rivera             SS 
9. M Scott              P     9. P Perez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  1-0  12-  1  -17%  36% N Santovenia    M Scott         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Brooks Scores; Wallach to 3B
   t 4   0  1-1  1--  3   15%  70% G Davis         P Perez         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Puhl Scores
   t 6   2  1-2  ---  4   14%  77% G Davis         P Perez         Home Run
   b 7   0  4-1  1--  4  -14%  71% T Foley         M Scott         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Wallach to 3B
   b 9   2  4-3  -2-  3   13% 100% W Johnson       D Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pascual Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   59%  G Young         Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      --3  8   55%  B Doran         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      --3  1   61%  T Puhl          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Young Scores
   O      1--  3   58%  G Davis         Foul Flyball: C
          1--      59%  B Bell          Passed Ball; Puhl to 2B
   O      -2-  3   56%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   59%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   60%  T Raines        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   61%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pascual Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   59%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   58%  R Ramirez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   57%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   53%  H Brooks        Walk
          1--  2   46%  T Wallach       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Brooks to 2B
   O      12-  6   52%  T Foley         Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  1   36%  N Santovenia    Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Brooks Scores; Wallach to 3B
   O      -23  5   44%  L Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   50%  P Perez         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pascual Perez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   48%  M Scott         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   46%  G Young         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   45%  B Doran         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  D Martinez      Bunt Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  1   49%  T Raines        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  A Galarraga     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pascual Perez facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   54%  T Puhl          Walk
   R      1--  3   70%  G Davis         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Puhl Scores
   O      -2-  3   66%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  3   63%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B; Davis to 3B
   O      --3  3   59%  R Ramirez       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   62%  H Brooks        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   64%  T Wallach       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   65%  T Foley         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pascual Perez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   63%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   61%  M Scott         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   60%  G Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   64%  N Santovenia    Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  3   66%  L Rivera        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   64%  P Perez         Walk
   O      1--  6   68%  D Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pascual Perez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   65%  B Doran         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   64%  T Puhl          Flyball: RF
   R      ---  4   77%  G Davis         Home Run
   O      ---  1   77%  B Bell          Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Scott facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   80%  T Raines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   82%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   83%  H Brooks        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pascual Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   82%  K Bass          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   85%  R Ramirez       Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 2B
   O      -2-  2   83%  C Biggio        Groundout: 1B-P; Ramirez to 3B
   R      --3      90%  M Scott         Wild Pitch; Ramirez Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   89%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   85%  T Wallach       Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--  4   71%  T Foley         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Wallach to 3B
   RO     -23  1   78%  N Santovenia    Groundout: SS-1B; Wallach Scores
   O      -2-  3   83%  L Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
                  Graig Nettles pinch hits for Pascual Perez batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   88%  G Nettles       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 2.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joe Hesketh facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Hesketh replaces Graig Nettles pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   87%  G Young         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   86%  B Doran         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Billy Hatcher pinch hits for Terry Puhl batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   86%  B Hatcher       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
                  Billy Hatcher moves to LF
   O      ---  1   90%  D Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   92%  T Raines        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   93%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joe Hesketh facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   93%  G Davis         Flyball: RF
          ---  5   94%  B Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      92%  K Bass          Bell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   92%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   96%  H Brooks        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  T Wallach       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   96%  T Foley         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  6   91%  N Santovenia    Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Foley to 3B
                  Dave Smith replaces Mike Scott pitching and batting 9th; Wallace Johnson pinch hits for Luis Rivera batting 8th; Otis Nixon pinch runs for Nelson Santovenia batting 7th
   R      1-3      87%  W Johnson       Balk; Foley Scores; Nixon to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON198807190

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation