April 15, 1990 New York Mets at Montreal Expos Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
MIN 1 CHW 4
CLE 1 DET 6
BAL 4 TOR 5
@KCR 4 NYY 3
TEX 1 OAK 3
@SEA 0 CIN 13
@ATL 6 LAD 5
@HOU 4
(10) MON 3
NYM 1 PHI 4
STL 0 PIT 4
CHC 3
(10) SDP 4
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 10,187

Sunday, April 15, 1990, 8:05
Time of Game: 2:28

Mets

2-4

Lost 2

6th, 2 GB

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

W: Z Smith (1-1), L: R Darling (0-1), S: T Burke (2)

Expos

3-3

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Jefferies 2B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .292  .787   12    2   2   
K Miller CF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .683    5    1   0   2B,SB
  D Magadan PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.167    5    0   0   
H Johnson 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   4  .269  .834   19    1   1   
D Strawberry RF               4   0   3   0    0   0  .364  .849   11    0   0   
K McReynolds LF               2   0   0   0    1   0  .158  .620   11    1   0   SB,GDP
  T O'Malley PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
M Marshall 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .174  .348   13    9   1   GDP
K Elster SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .100  .317   12    0   4   
O Mercado C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12   10   0   
R Darling P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    0   2   
  J Musselman P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Carreon PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650    5    0   0   
  J Innis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   1   6   0    2   8              120   24  10

BATTING

2B: K Miller (3, off Z Smith).

TB: D Strawberry 3; K Miller 2; G Jefferies; K Elster.

GIDP: M Marshall (1); K McReynolds (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. H Johnson-M Marshall-H Johnson; K Elster-G Jefferies-M Marshall.

PB: O Mercado (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: K McReynolds (1, 2nd base off Z Smith/N Santovenia); K Miller (3, 3rd base off Z Smith/N Santovenia).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                3   1   1   0    1   2  .370  .895   18    2   3   2·SB
D Martinez CF                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .400   22    2   0   
  M Grissom PH-CF             1   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .671    6    0   0   2B
T Raines LF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .227  .626   13    0   0   SB
T Wallach 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .346  .832   14    0   5   HBP
A Galarraga 1B                4   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .709   11   10   0   SB,GDP
L Walker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .150  .508   20    5   1   
N Santovenia C                3   1   1   1    0   0  .158  .526   10    7   1   HR
S Owen SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .749   11    1   1   
Z Smith P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .667 2.000    6    0   0   3B,SH
  T Burke P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   3   9   2    1  10              131   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Grissom (4, off J Musselman).

3B: Z Smith (1, off R Darling).

HR: N Santovenia (1, off R Darling; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: Z Smith (2, off R Darling).

HBP: T Wallach (1, by R Darling).

TB: N Santovenia 4; Z Smith 3; M Grissom 2; T Raines; D DeShields; A Galarraga; T Wallach; S Owen; D Martinez.

GIDP: A Galarraga (2).

RBI: T Raines (5); N Santovenia (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. L Walker-A Galarraga; S Owen-D DeShields-A Galarraga; T Wallach-D DeShields-A Galarraga.

PB: N Santovenia (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: D DeShields 2 (5, 2nd base off R Darling/O Mercado 2); A Galarraga (1, 2nd base off R Darling/O Mercado); T Raines (2, 2nd base off R Darling/O Mercado).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Darling, L (0-1)             6     7   3   2    1   8   1   3.00   27  102-68   34·16·18   10· 3· 4· 0     55    -     1.00  -0.11
J Musselman                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    3   11-10    4· 0· 6    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.47   0.02
J Innis                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   9.00    3    8-5     3· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         8     9   3   2    1  10   1          33  121-83   41·17·25   13· 3· 5· 0           -

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
Z Smith, W (1-1)               8     5   1   0    1   7   0   2.08   27   99-62   36· 9·16    7· 6· 6· 0     76    -     1.11   0.35
T Burke, S (2)                 1     1   0   0    1   1   0   9.00    5   18-10    3· 2· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.19   0.07
Totals                         9     6   1   0    2   8   0          32  117-72   39·11·21    9· 7· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Darling (1; T Wallach).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 10,187.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Montreal Expos                       
1. G Jefferies          2B    1. D DeShields          2B 
2. K Miller             CF    2. D Martinez           CF 
3. H Johnson            3B    3. T Raines             LF 
4. D Strawberry         RF    4. T Wallach            3B 
5. K McReynolds         LF    5. A Galarraga          1B 
6. M Marshall           1B    6. L Walker             RF 
7. K Elster             SS    7. N Santovenia         C  
8. O Mercado            C     8. S Owen               SS 
9. R Darling            P     9. Z Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  3-1  1--  1   11%  89% K McReynolds    Z Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   b 4   0  1-2  ---  4   10%  80% N Santovenia    R Darling       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 1   0  1-0  1-3  4   10%  68% T Raines        R Darling       Single to LF (Ground Ball); DeShields Scores; Martinez to 3B
   t 5   0  3-1  1--  4    9%  82% O Mercado       Z Smith         Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
   t 1   2  0-0  --3  2   -8%  43% D Strawberry    Z Smith         Passed Ball; Miller Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  G Jefferies     Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          ---  1   48%  K Miller        Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   51%  H Johnson       Strikeout Looking, Miller Steals 3B
   R      --3      43%  D Strawberry    Passed Ball; Miller Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   44%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   48%  D DeShields     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--      50%  D Martinez      DeShields Steals 2B
          -2-  3   58%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); DeShields to 3B
   R      1-3  4   68%  T Raines        Single to LF (Ground Ball); DeShields Scores; Martinez to 3B
          1-3      69%  T Wallach       Raines Steals 2B
          -23  3   71%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      123  4   65%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
   R      123      73%  L Walker        Passed Ball; Martinez Scores/No RBI/unER; Raines to 3B; Wallach to 2B
   O      -23  3   66%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  2   61%  N Santovenia    Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Zane Smith facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   57%  K McReynolds    Walk
   O      1--  5   61%  M Marshall      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   64%  K Elster        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      63%  O Mercado       McReynolds Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   66%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ron Darling facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   69%  S Owen          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   68%  Z Smith         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Owen to 2B
   O      -2-  6   65%  D DeShields     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  7   62%  D Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Zane Smith facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   65%  R Darling       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   62%  G Jefferies     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  2   65%  K Miller        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  6   68%  H Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ron Darling facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   66%  T Raines        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   64%  T Wallach       Lineout: LF
          ---  1   65%  A Galarraga     Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      66%  L Walker        Galarraga Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   63%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   59%  D Strawberry    Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   63%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  2   69%  M Marshall      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ron Darling facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  4   80%  N Santovenia    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   79%  S Owen          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   84%  Z Smith         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          --3  6   85%  D DeShields     Walk
          1-3      86%  D Martinez      DeShields Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   81%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  2   77%  T Raines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Zane Smith facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   72%  K Elster        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   82%  O Mercado       Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
   O      ---  7   83%  R Darling       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ron Darling facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   81%  T Wallach       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   80%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   80%  L Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   83%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   85%  K Miller        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5   86%  H Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ron Darling facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   85%  N Santovenia    Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   84%  S Owen          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   83%  Z Smith         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   77%  D Strawberry    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   89%  K McReynolds    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   90%  M Marshall      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jeff Musselman facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Musselman replaces Ron Darling pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   89%  D DeShields     Strikeout Looking
                  Marquis Grissom pinch hits for Dave Martinez batting 2nd
          ---  6   91%  M Grissom       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   OO     -2-  2   88%  T Raines        Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Grissom out at 3B/1B-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Zane Smith facing 7-8-9
                  Marquis Grissom moves to CF
   O      ---  4   91%  K Elster        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   93%  O Mercado       Flyball: RF
                  Mark Carreon pinch hits for Jeff Musselman batting 9th
   O      ---  5   95%  M Carreon       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jeff Innis facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Innis replaces Mark Carreon pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   95%  T Wallach       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   94%  A Galarraga     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  6   93%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Tim Burke facing 1-2-3
                  Tim Burke replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   86%  G Jefferies     Walk
                  Dave Magadan pinch hits for Keith Miller batting 2nd
   O      1--  5   91%  D Magadan       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Jefferies to 2B
   O      -2-  4   97%  H Johnson       Strikeout Looking
          -2-  1   93%  D Strawberry    Single to SS (Ground Ball); Jefferies to 3B
                  Tom O'Malley pinch hits for Kevin McReynolds batting 5th
   O      1-3  4  100%  T O'Malley      Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Expos 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON199004150

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation