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Scores
Standings
SEA
@BOS		10
3
BAL
@CHW		9
1
CLE
@KCR		3
6
OAK
@MIL		3
4
DET
@MIN		4
11
NYY
@TEX		14
2
CAL
@TOR		3
8
CHC
@LAD		4
5
CIN
@MON		7
6
HOU
@NYM		4
16
HOU
@NYM		3
7
ATL
@PHI		4
5
STL
@SDP		0
2
PIT
@SFG		3
8
Saturday, July 27, 1985
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 51,284, Time of Game: 2:55
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Astros
3
44-54
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
4th, 13½ GB
 at Mets
7
56-40
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
W: Bill Latham (1-1)
S: Jesse Orosco (10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  1  0    3  8  0
Mets            0  2  2   2  0  0   0  1  X    7 12  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dickie Thon SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 .254 .613 -0.020 0.43 0.016 -0.037 0.0 2 5 2B
Phil Garner 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .237 .641 -0.015 0.59 0.029 -0.044 0.3 2 2
Kevin Bass CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .251 .679 0.000 0.55 0.035 -0.035 0.1 2 0
Jose Cruz LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .711 -0.076 0.77 0.000 -0.076 -1.0 3 0
Glenn Davis 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 .246 .759 0.109 0.47 0.137 -0.028 1.9 9 0 HR
Mark Bailey C 3 0 2 0 1 0 .264 .784 0.047 0.59 0.062 -0.015 0.4 3 0
Tim Tolman RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .050 -0.058 1.05 0.000 -0.058 -0.5 1 0
   Frank DiPino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jerry Mumphrey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .742 -0.045 1.03 0.000 -0.045 -0.7 GDP
   Bill Dawley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Alan Ashby PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .811 0.018 0.35 0.018 0.000 0.4
German Rivera 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .125 -0.062 0.66 0.000 -0.062 -1.0 2 1
Charlie Kerfeld P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.016 0.65 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 0 0
   Chris Jones RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .282 -0.020 0.41 0.000 -0.020 -0.4 0 0
   Bill Doran PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .777 -0.010 0.39 0.000 -0.010 -0.4
Team Totals 34 3 8 3 2 5 .235 .631 -0.148 0.60 0.297 -0.446 -1.0 24 11
2B: D Thon (5, off B Latham).
HR: G Davis (7, off B Latham; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).
TB: G Davis 4; K Bass 2; M Bailey 2; D Thon 2; A Ashby; P Garner.
GIDP: J Mumphrey (7).
RBI: G Davis 2 (18); P Garner (32).
2-out RBI: G Davis 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 3. G Rivera-G Davis; P Garner-D Thon-G Davis; D Thon-P Garner.

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Dykstra CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .636 -0.025 0.57 0.036 -0.061 -1.0 0 0 GDP
Wally Backman 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 .275 .674 0.004 0.68 0.078 -0.074 1.1 7 2 2B,SB
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 1 2 2 2 1 .293 .826 0.135 0.50 0.136 -0.002 2.1 11 1 2B
Darryl Strawberry RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 .242 .810 -0.014 0.98 0.020 -0.033 -0.4 2 0
   Tom Paciorek PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .569 -0.022 0.23 0.000 -0.022 -0.8 0 0
Danny Heep LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 .271 .753 0.056 0.72 0.103 -0.047 1.2 1 0 2B
Clint Hurdle C 1 1 0 0 2 0 .231 .837 0.037 0.50 0.041 -0.004 0.2 5 0 SH
Howard Johnson 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 .230 .642 0.152 0.76 0.153 -0.001 1.6 0 3 2B,SF
Rafael Santana SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .253 .580 -0.034 0.54 0.004 -0.037 -0.8 1 6
Bill Latham P 2 1 1 1 1 0 .333 .833 0.063 0.77 0.075 -0.012 0.4 0 1
   Jesse Orosco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 1 SH
Team Totals 29 7 12 7 7 2 .414 1.065 0.351 0.61 0.646 -0.294 3.4 27 14
2B: W Backman (7, off B Dawley); D Heep (13, off C Kerfeld); K Hernandez (22, off F DiPino); H Johnson (9, off C Kerfeld).
SF: H Johnson (4, off C Kerfeld).
SH: J Orosco (1, off B Dawley); C Hurdle (1, off F DiPino).
TB: D Heep 4; H Johnson 3; W Backman 3; K Hernandez 3; B Latham; R Santana; L Dykstra.
GIDP: L Dykstra (1).
RBI: H Johnson 2 (26); K Hernandez 2 (56); D Heep (30); W Backman (16); B Latham (1).
2-out RBI: W Backman.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Santana-W Backman-K Hernandez.
Baserunning
SB: W Backman (14, 2nd base off C Kerfeld/M Bailey).
Pickoffs: D Heep (1st base by B Dawley).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charlie Kerfeld, L (0-1) 3.1 5 6 6 7 1 0 16.20 20 20 -0.273 0.97 -3.1
Frank DiPino 2.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.62 11 2 2 -0.070 0.32 -0.3
Bill Dawley 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.89 8 0 0 -0.006 0.13 -0.1
Team Totals 8 12 7 7 7 2 0 7.88 39 20 2 2 -0.349 0.60 -3.4

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Latham, W (1-1) 7.1 7 3 3 1 4 1 4.15 29 55 0.097 0.60 0.1
Jesse Orosco, S (10) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.06 7 1 0 0.053 0.61 0.9
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 2 5 1 3.00 36 55 1 0 0.150 0.61 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: B Latham (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: B Dawley (1; D Heep, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Scott Grinder.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 51,284.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         New York Mets
1 Dickie Thon SS 1 Lenny Dykstra CF
2 Phil Garner 2B 2 Wally Backman 2B
3 Kevin Bass CF 3 Keith Hernandez 1B
4 Jose Cruz LF 4 Darryl Strawberry RF
5 Glenn Davis 1B 5 Danny Heep LF
6 Mark Bailey C 6 Clint Hurdle C
7 Tim Tolman RF 7 Howard Johnson 3B
8 German Rivera 3B 8 Rafael Santana SS
9 Charlie Kerfeld P 9 Bill Latham P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 0 1-- R NYM H. Johnson C. Kerfeld 13% 72% Double; Hurdle Scores
t4 0-4 2 1-- RR HOU G. Davis B. Latham -12% 79% Home Run; Bass Scores
b4 4-2 1 12- RR NYM K. Hernandez F. DiPino 11% 93% Double; Latham Scores; Backman Scores
b3 2-0 1 12- R NYM D. Heep C. Kerfeld 9% 90% Double; Backman Scores; Hernandez to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO NYM W. Backman C. Kerfeld -7% 51% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Bill Latham facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU D. Thon B. Latham 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU P. Garner B. Latham 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU K. Bass B. Latham 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Charlie Kerfeld facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- NYM L. Dykstra C. Kerfeld 4% 58% Single/Bunt
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO NYM W. Backman C. Kerfeld -7% 51% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- NYM K. Hernandez C. Kerfeld 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- NYM D. Strawberry C. Kerfeld 2% 54% Walk; Hernandez to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- O NYM D. Heep C. Kerfeld -4% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Bill Latham facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz B. Latham 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O HOU G. Davis B. Latham 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- HOU M. Bailey B. Latham -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- O HOU T. Tolman B. Latham 2% 55% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Charlie Kerfeld facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- NYM C. Hurdle C. Kerfeld 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- R NYM H. Johnson C. Kerfeld 13% 72% Double; Hurdle Scores
b2 1-0 0 -2- O NYM R. Santana C. Kerfeld -1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B; Johnson to 3B
b2 1-0 1 --3 R NYM B. Latham C. Kerfeld 5% 76% Single; Johnson Scores
b2 2-0 1 1-- OO NYM L. Dykstra C. Kerfeld -3% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Bill Latham facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O HOU G. Rivera B. Latham 2% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-2 1 --- O HOU C. Kerfeld B. Latham 2% 77% Strikeout
t3 0-2 2 --- O HOU D. Thon B. Latham 1% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Charlie Kerfeld facing 2-3-4
b3 2-0 0 --- NYM W. Backman C. Kerfeld 2% 80% Single
b3 2-0 0 1-- NYM K. Hernandez C. Kerfeld 2% 82% Backman Steals 2B
b3 2-0 0 -2- NYM K. Hernandez C. Kerfeld 2% 84% Walk
b3 2-0 0 12- O NYM D. Strawberry C. Kerfeld -3% 80% Strikeout
b3 2-0 1 12- R NYM D. Heep C. Kerfeld 9% 90% Double; Backman Scores; Hernandez to 3B
b3 3-0 1 -23 NYM C. Hurdle C. Kerfeld 0% 90% Walk
b3 3-0 1 123 RO NYM H. Johnson C. Kerfeld 1% 91% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hernandez Scores; Heep to 3B
b3 4-0 2 1-3 O NYM R. Santana C. Kerfeld -1% 89% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Bill Latham facing 2-3-4
t4 0-4 0 --- O HOU P. Garner B. Latham 2% 91% Flyball: RF
t4 0-4 1 --- HOU K. Bass B. Latham -2% 89% Single
t4 0-4 1 1-- O HOU J. Cruz B. Latham 2% 91% Flyball: RF
t4 0-4 2 1-- RR HOU G. Davis B. Latham -12% 79% Home Run; Bass Scores
t4 2-4 2 --- HOU M. Bailey B. Latham -1% 78% Single
t4 2-4 2 1-- HOU T. Tolman B. Latham -1% 77% Wild Pitch; Bailey to 2B
t4 2-4 2 -2- O HOU T. Tolman B. Latham 3% 80% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Astros' Charlie Kerfeld facing 9-1-2
b4 4-2 0 --- NYM B. Latham C. Kerfeld 2% 82% Walk
b4 4-2 0 1-- O NYM L. Dykstra C. Kerfeld -2% 80% Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 4-2 1 1-- NYM W. Backman C. Kerfeld 2% 82% Walk; Latham to 2B
Frank DiPino replaces Tim Tolman (RF) pitching and batting 7th
Chris Jones replaces Charlie Kerfeld (P) playing RF batting 9th
b4 4-2 1 12- RR NYM K. Hernandez F. DiPino 11% 93% Double; Latham Scores; Backman Scores
Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry (RF) batting 4th
b4 6-2 1 -2- OO NYM T. Paciorek F. DiPino -2% 91% Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 6.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Mets' Bill Latham facing 8-9-1
Tom Paciorek moves from PH to RF
t5 2-6 0 --- O HOU G. Rivera B. Latham 1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-6 1 --- O HOU C. Jones B. Latham 1% 94% Lineout: 2B
t5 2-6 2 --- O HOU D. Thon B. Latham 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-2, Astros' Frank DiPino facing 5-6-7
b5 6-2 0 --- NYM D. Heep F. DiPino 1% 95% Single
b5 6-2 0 1-- O NYM C. Hurdle F. DiPino -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Heep to 2B
b5 6-2 1 -2- NYM H. Johnson F. DiPino 1% 96% Single; Heep to 3B
b5 6-2 1 1-3 O NYM R. Santana F. DiPino -1% 94% Foul Flyball: C; Johnson to 2B
b5 6-2 2 -23 O NYM B. Latham F. DiPino -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 6.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Mets' Bill Latham facing 2-3-4
t6 2-6 0 --- O HOU P. Garner B. Latham 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-6 1 --- HOU K. Bass B. Latham -2% 93% Single
t6 2-6 1 1-- O HOU J. Cruz B. Latham 2% 95% Lineout: 2B
t6 2-6 2 1-- O HOU G. Davis B. Latham 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-2, Astros' Frank DiPino facing 1-2-3
b6 6-2 0 --- O NYM L. Dykstra F. DiPino -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 6-2 1 --- O NYM W. Backman F. DiPino -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 6-2 2 --- NYM K. Hernandez F. DiPino 0% 96% Single
b6 6-2 2 1-- O NYM T. Paciorek F. DiPino -0% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 6.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Mets' Bill Latham facing 6-7-8
t7 2-6 0 --- HOU M. Bailey B. Latham -3% 93% Single
Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Frank DiPino (P) batting 7th
t7 2-6 0 1-- OO HOU J. Mumphrey B. Latham 5% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t7 2-6 2 --- O HOU G. Rivera B. Latham 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-2, Astros' Bill Dawley facing 5-6-7
Bill Dawley replaces Jerry Mumphrey (PH) pitching and batting 7th
b7 6-2 0 --- NYM D. Heep B. Dawley 0% 98% Single
b7 6-2 0 1-- O NYM C. Hurdle B. Dawley -1% 97% Heep Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b7 6-2 1 --- O NYM C. Hurdle B. Dawley -0% 97% Flyball: 1B
b7 6-2 2 --- O NYM H. Johnson B. Dawley -0% 97% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 6.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Mets' Bill Latham facing 9-1-2
t8 2-6 0 --- O HOU C. Jones B. Latham 1% 98% Flyball: SS
t8 2-6 1 --- HOU D. Thon B. Latham -2% 97% Double
t8 2-6 1 -2- R HOU P. Garner B. Latham -3% 94% Single; Thon Scores
Jesse Orosco replaces Bill Latham pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-6 1 1-- O HOU K. Bass J. Orosco 3% 96% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 3-6 2 1-- O HOU J. Cruz J. Orosco 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-3, Astros' Bill Dawley facing 8-9-1
b8 6-3 0 --- NYM R. Santana B. Dawley 0% 98% Single
b8 6-3 0 1-- O NYM J. Orosco B. Dawley -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Santana to 2B
b8 6-3 1 -2- O NYM L. Dykstra B. Dawley -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b8 6-3 2 -2- R NYM W. Backman B. Dawley 1% 99% Double; Santana Scores
b8 7-3 2 -2- O NYM K. Hernandez B. Dawley -0% 99% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 7.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Mets' Jesse Orosco facing 5-6-7
t9 3-7 0 --- HOU G. Davis J. Orosco -2% 97% Walk
t9 3-7 0 1-- O HOU M. Bailey J. Orosco 2% 99% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
Alan Ashby pinch hits for Bill Dawley (P) batting 7th
t9 3-7 1 1-- HOU A. Ashby J. Orosco -2% 97% Single; Bailey to 2B
t9 3-7 1 12- O HOU G. Rivera J. Orosco 2% 99% Strikeout
Bill Doran pinch hits for Chris Jones (RF) batting 9th
t9 3-7 2 12- O HOU B. Doran J. Orosco 1% 100% Groundout: 1B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 7.

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