April 4, 1997 Colorado Rockies at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 8
CLE 6
(11) DET 8
@CHW 7
(10) KCR 2
@MIN 1 OAK 4
NYY 2 BOS 10
@SEA 5 BAL 5
@TEX 4 TOR 6
MIL 2 ATL 5
CHC 4 CIN 9
@FLA 7 HOU 3
STL 2
(11) LAD 5
PIT 3 COL 5
@MON 4 SDP 13
PHI 3 SFG 6
NYM 4

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 19,890

Friday, April 4, 1997, 7:37
Time of Game: 2:46

Rockies

2-2

Won 2

4th, 1 GB

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

W: J Wright (1-0), L: M Valdes (0-1), S: B Ruffin (1)

Expos

3-1

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .294  .897   24    1   3   3B,2B
E Burks CF-LF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .063  .417   17    1   0   
L Walker RF                   4   2   2   2    0   1  .375 1.475   16    0   0   HR,2B,SB,GDP
A Galarraga 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .742   20   16   0   
D Bichette LF                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .788   12    1   0   
  Q McCracken PR-CF           1   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    8    0   0   SB
V Castilla 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .717   15    0   5   
J Reed C                      4   1   1   1    0   2  .167  .834   16    4   0   HR,GDP
W Weiss SS                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .607    5    1   5   HBP
  J Bates PH-SS               2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    1   1   
J Wright P                    1   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .500   10    2   0   SH
  M Munoz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Dipoto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Vander Wal PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333    6    0   0   
  B Ruffin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   5   8   4    3  10              160   27  15

BATTING

2B: E Young (2, off M Valdes); L Walker (2, off M Valdes).

3B: E Young (1, off D Hermanson).

HR: J Reed (1, off M Valdes; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); L Walker (3, off A Telford; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: J Wright (1, off M Valdes).

HBP: W Weiss (1, by M Valdes).

TB: L Walker 6; E Young 5; J Reed 4; V Castilla; A Galarraga; Q McCracken.

GIDP: J Reed (1); L Walker (2).

RBI: L Walker 2 (6); J Reed (1); E Young (1).

2-out RBI: J Reed.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Weiss-E Young-A Galarraga.

E: W Weiss (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: Q McCracken (1, 2nd base off D Hermanson/C Widger); L Walker (1, 3rd base off M Valdes/C Widger).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grudzielanek SS             5   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .334   12    1   2   
M Lansing 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .176  .352   16    3   2   
R White CF                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .500 1.467   11    2   0   HR
H Rodriguez LF                4   1   1   1    0   1  .412 1.412    8    1   0   HR,GDP
D Segui 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .912   16    9   0   
F Santangelo RF               3   1   1   0    0   0  .400  .971    7    1   0   
  D Hermanson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Obando PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    2    0   0   
  L Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Andrews 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.024   22    0   6   2B
C Widger C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .714   14   10   1   
M Valdes P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   1   
  A Telford P                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    1    0   0   2B
  J Orsulak RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    2    0   0   
  A Stankiewicz PH            0   0   0   0    1   0  .500 1.167    4    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   3    2   4              121   27  12

BATTING

2B: A Telford (1, off J Wright); S Andrews (1, off J Wright).

HR: R White (2, off J Wright; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); H Rodriguez (2, off J Wright; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: R White 6; H Rodriguez 4; A Telford 2; S Andrews 2; M Grudzielanek; F Santangelo; M Lansing.

GIDP: H Rodriguez (1).

RBI: M Grudzielanek (2); H Rodriguez (3); R White (3).

2-out RBI: M Grudzielanek.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Andrews-M Lansing-D Segui; M Lansing-M Grudzielanek-D Segui.

PB: C Widger (1).

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
J Wright, W (1-0)              7     9   4   3    1   4   2   3.86   30   95-63   39· 9·15   17· 4· 4· 0     48    -     1.33   0.01
M Munoz, H (1)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    5-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.21   0.11
J Dipoto, H (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  36.00    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.30   0.03
B Ruffin, S (1)                1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   19-9     6· 2· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.20
Totals                         9     9   4   3    2   4   2          37  121-76   48·11·17   22· 4· 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
M Valdes, L (0-1)              4     4   3   3    1   1   1   6.75   17   62-41   28· 2·11   10· 3· 1· 0     42    -     0.94  -0.13
A Telford                      2     2   1   1    1   2   1   4.50    8   31-18    9· 5· 4    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.96  -0.03
D Hermanson                    2     2   1   1    1   5   0   4.50    9   44-30   12· 5·13    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.65  -0.03
L Smith                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   16-9     2· 5· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.57   0.04
Totals                         9     8   5   5    3  10   2          37  153-98   51·17·30   14· 5· 4· 0           -

J Wright faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Valdes (1; W Weiss).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 19,890.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Montreal Expos                       
1. E Young              2B    1. M Grudzielanek       SS 
2. E Burks              CF    2. M Lansing            2B 
3. L Walker             RF    3. R White              CF 
4. A Galarraga          1B    4. H Rodriguez          LF 
5. D Bichette           LF    5. D Segui              1B 
6. V Castilla           3B    6. F Santangelo         RF 
7. J Reed               C     7. S Andrews            3B 
8. W Weiss              SS    8. C Widger             C  
9. J Wright             P     9. M Valdes             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  5-3  ---  5  -14%  69% R White         J Wright        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 4   2  2-2  ---  2   13%  58% J Reed          M Valdes        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 6   0  2-3  ---  4   12%  78% L Walker        A Telford       Home Run (Line Drive)
   b 2   0  2-0  ---  1  -10%  56% H Rodriguez     J Wright        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 4   0  3-2  1--  3   10%  63% H Rodriguez     J Wright        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Marc Valdes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   56%  E Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   52%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      -2-  1   61%  L Walker        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Young Scores
          -2-      64%  A Galarraga     Walker Steals 3B
   R      --3      67%  " "             Passed Ball; Walker Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  8   66%  " "             Popfly: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  6   65%  D Bichette      Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Jamey Wright facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   67%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   69%  M Lansing       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   70%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Marc Valdes facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   73%  V Castilla      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  7   70%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   73%  W Weiss         Hit By Pitch; Castilla to 2B
   O      12-  1   71%  J Wright        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Castilla to 3B; Weiss to 2B
   O      -23  5   66%  E Young         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 2, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Jamey Wright facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   56%  H Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   58%  D Segui         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   56%  F Santangelo    Single to P (Ground Ball)
   RO     1--  5   49%  S Andrews       Groundout: 3B-1B; Santangelo Scores/Adv on E6/unER
   O      ---  3   50%  C Widger        Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Expos 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Tied 2-2, Marc Valdes facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   54%  E Burks         Walk
   OO     1--  6   46%  L Walker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   44%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 2-2, Jamey Wright facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   47%  M Valdes        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   49%  M Grudzielanek  Popfly: CF
   O      ---  5   50%  M Lansing       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Expos 2.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Tied 2-2, Marc Valdes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   47%  D Bichette      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  V Castilla      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   R      ---  2   58%  J Reed          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   57%  W Weiss         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Jamey Wright facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   52%  R White         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   63%  H Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   61%  D Segui         Walk
   O      1--  3   64%  F Santangelo    Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Expos 2.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Anthony Telford facing 9-1-2
                  Anthony Telford replaces Marc Valdes pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   62%  J Wright        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   60%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   59%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Jamey Wright facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   62%  S Andrews       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   64%  C Widger        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   61%  A Telford       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   66%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Expos 2.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Anthony Telford facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  4   78%  L Walker        Home Run (Line Drive)
          ---  2   81%  A Galarraga     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   84%  D Bichette      Walk; Galarraga to 2B
                  Quinton McCracken pinch runs for Dante Bichette batting 5th
   O      12-  5   81%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  4   74%  J Reed          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-4, Jamey Wright facing 2-3-4
                  Ellis Burks moves to LF; Quinton McCracken moves to CF
          ---  3   68%  M Lansing       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  1   59%  R White         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lansing to 2B
   O      12-  3   68%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   72%  D Segui         Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Lansing to 3B; White to 2B
   O      -23  2   82%  F Santangelo    Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 4, Expos 2.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dustin Hermanson facing 8-9-1
                  Dustin Hermanson replaces F.P. Santangelo pitching and batting 6th; Joe Orsulak replaces Anthony Telford playing RF batting 9th; Jason Bates pinch hits for Walt Weiss batting 8th
   O      ---  7   80%  J Bates         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   82%  J Wright        Walk
   R      1--  4   92%  E Young         Triple to CF (Line Drive); Wright Scores
   O      --3  5   89%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5   87%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 5, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-5, Jamey Wright facing 7-8-9
                  Jason Bates moves to SS
          ---  6   81%  S Andrews       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   86%  C Widger        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  2   90%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 2B-1B; Andrews to 3B
   R      --3  2   82%  M Grudzielanek  Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Andrews Scores
   O      1--  6   86%  M Lansing       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 5, Expos 3.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dustin Hermanson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   85%  A Galarraga     Flyball: CF
          ---  8   87%  Q McCracken     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   86%  V Castilla      Strikeout Looking, McCracken Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   84%  J Reed          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 5, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-5, Jamey Wright facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  5   69%  R White         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
                  Mike Munoz replaces Jamey Wright pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   76%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   80%  D Segui         Lineout: SS
                  Jerry Dipoto replaces Mike Munoz pitching and batting 9th; Sherman Obando pinch hits for Dustin Hermanson batting 6th
   O      ---  2   84%  S Obando        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 5, Expos 4.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 5-4, Lee Smith facing 8-9-1
                  Lee Smith replaces Sherman Obando pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  4   82%  J Bates         Lineout: LF
                  John Vander Wal pinch hits for Jerry Dipoto batting 9th
   O      ---  6   81%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   80%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 5, Expos 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-5, Bruce Ruffin facing 7-8-9
                  Bruce Ruffin replaces John Vander Wal pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   89%  S Andrews       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   95%  C Widger        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Andy Stankiewicz pinch hits for Joe Orsulak batting 9th
          ---  4   90%  A Stankiewicz   Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 5, Expos 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON199704040

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OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation