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Standings
TEX
@BAL		1
6
CHW
@BOS		2
6
MIN
@CAL		5
8
NYY
@MIL		5
4		 
(10)
OAK
@SEA		9
3
KCR
@TOR		6
4
LAD
@ATL		7
3
PIT
@CHC		10
8		 
(17)
HOU
@CIN		6
4
STL
@MON		0
2
PHI
@NYM		0
8
SDP
@SFG		0
4
Sunday, April 20, 1986
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 41,848, Time of Game: 2:38
Phillies
0
3-6
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
5th, 4 GB
 at Mets
8
5-3
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
W: Sid Fernandez (1-0)
L: Kevin Gross (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  2
Mets            4  0  0   1  0  3   0  0  X    8 15  0

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Redus LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .300 .853 -0.043 0.64 0.036 -0.079 -0.8 2 0 CS
Luis Aguayo 2B-SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .267 -0.028 0.28 0.000 -0.028 -0.5 2 4
Rick Schu 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.017 0.17 0.000 -0.017 -0.5 1 1
Mike Schmidt 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .324 .918 0.003 0.36 0.019 -0.016 0.0 10 2
Glenn Wilson RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .505 -0.028 0.40 0.000 -0.028 -0.6 0 0
John Russell C 2 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .929 -0.018 0.27 0.001 -0.019 0.0 7 0
Garry Maddox CF 1 0 0 0 2 0 .429 .984 -0.003 0.34 0.013 -0.016 0.6 1 0
Steve Jeltz SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .722 -0.028 0.56 0.000 -0.028 -0.6 1 3
   Dave Rucker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Larry Andersen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Greg Gross PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -1.1 GDP
   Dave Stewart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Kevin Gross P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.006 0.24 0.000 -0.006 -0.1 0 1
   Greg Legg 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.010 0.19 0.000 -0.010 -0.6 0 2
Team Totals 27 0 2 0 3 8 .074 .241 -0.183 0.36 0.069 -0.252 -4.1 24 14
TB: M Schmidt; G Redus.
GIDP: G Gross (1).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Legg-L Aguayo-M Schmidt; M Schmidt-S Jeltz-M Schmidt.
PB: J Russell (2).
E: G Legg (1); J Russell (2).
Baserunning
CS: G Redus (1, 2nd base by S Fernandez/G Carter).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Dykstra CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .313 .701 0.035 0.33 0.054 -0.019 -0.2 3 0 SB,2·GDP
Wally Backman 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .353 .950 0.012 0.61 0.101 -0.089 0.5 2 1 3B,2B,CS,SH
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 1 1 1 2 2 .333 .860 0.049 0.49 0.052 -0.003 0.2 8 0
Darryl Strawberry RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .241 .705 0.008 0.55 0.025 -0.017 0.3 0 0 SF
Gary Carter C 5 1 2 1 0 0 .333 .895 0.012 0.21 0.025 -0.013 0.5 8 1 2B
Danny Heep LF 4 1 1 3 0 1 .333 1.289 0.203 0.46 0.210 -0.008 1.9 3 0 HR
Howard Johnson 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .286 .732 0.010 0.12 0.012 -0.002 -0.0 1 1 SB
Rafael Santana SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .100 .300 -0.021 0.19 0.000 -0.021 -0.4 2 4
Sid Fernandez P 3 1 2 0 1 0 .600 1.267 0.011 0.19 0.018 -0.007 1.5 0 0 SB
   Roger McDowell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 8 15 7 4 6 .429 1.104 0.319 0.35 0.497 -0.179 4.4 27 7
2B: G Carter (2, off D Rucker); W Backman (1, off D Stewart).
3B: W Backman (1, off K Gross).
HR: D Heep (1, off K Gross; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs).
SF: D Strawberry (1, off K Gross).
SH: W Backman (2, off D Rucker).
TB: W Backman 6; D Heep 4; G Carter 3; S Fernandez 2; L Dykstra 2; D Strawberry 2; H Johnson; K Hernandez; R Santana.
GIDP: L Dykstra 2 (2).
RBI: D Heep 3 (6); D Strawberry 2 (4); G Carter (9); K Hernandez (3).
2-out RBI: D Heep 3; G Carter; K Hernandez; D Strawberry.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Backman-R Santana-K Hernandez.
Baserunning
SB: L Dykstra (4, 2nd base off K Gross/J Russell); S Fernandez (1, 3rd base off D Rucker/J Russell); H Johnson (1, 2nd base off K Gross/J Russell).
CS: W Backman (1, 2nd base by K Gross/J Russell).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kevin Gross, L (0-2) 4 9 5 5 4 1 1 7.04 23 21 -0.307 0.58 -3.2
Dave Rucker 2 3 3 0 0 2 0 0.00 10 0 0 -0.012 0.09 -2.1
Larry Andersen 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.50 4 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Dave Stewart 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 15 8 5 4 6 1 5.62 41 21 0 0 -0.319 0.36 -4.4

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sid Fernandez, W (1-0) 8 2 0 0 3 6 0 2.92 27 81 0.181 0.40 3.6
Roger McDowell 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.38 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 3 8 0 0.00 30 81 0 0 0.181 0.35 4.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 41,848.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         New York Mets
1 Gary Redus LF 1 Lenny Dykstra CF
2 Luis Aguayo 2B 2 Wally Backman 2B
3 Rick Schu 3B 3 Keith Hernandez 1B
4 Mike Schmidt 1B 4 Darryl Strawberry RF
5 Glenn Wilson RF 5 Gary Carter C
6 John Russell C 6 Danny Heep LF
7 Garry Maddox CF 7 Howard Johnson 3B
8 Steve Jeltz SS 8 Rafael Santana SS
9 Kevin Gross P 9 Sid Fernandez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 1-0 2 1-3 RRR NYM D. Heep K. Gross 21% 86% Home Run; Hernandez Scores; Carter Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-- NYM W. Backman K. Gross 9% 67% Single; Dykstra to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 O NYM K. Hernandez K. Gross -8% 60% Backman Caught Stealing 2B (P-2B-1B-SS-1B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- O PHI L. Aguayo S. Fernandez 6% 52% Redus Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 0-0 0 --- PHI G. Redus S. Fernandez -4% 46% Single

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PHI G. Redus S. Fernandez -4% 46% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- O PHI L. Aguayo S. Fernandez 6% 52% Redus Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- O PHI L. Aguayo S. Fernandez 1% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O PHI R. Schu S. Fernandez 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Kevin Gross facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- NYM L. Dykstra K. Gross 4% 58% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- NYM W. Backman K. Gross 9% 67% Single; Dykstra to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 O NYM K. Hernandez K. Gross -8% 60% Backman Caught Stealing 2B (P-2B-1B-SS-1B)
b1 0-0 1 --3 NYM K. Hernandez K. Gross 2% 61% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-3 RO NYM D. Strawberry K. Gross 2% 63% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Dykstra Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- NYM G. Carter K. Gross 2% 65% Single; Hernandez to 3B
b1 1-0 2 1-3 RRR NYM D. Heep K. Gross 21% 86% Home Run; Hernandez Scores; Carter Scores
b1 4-0 2 --- NYM H. Johnson K. Gross 0% 87% Single
b1 4-0 2 1-- NYM R. Santana K. Gross 0% 87% Johnson Steals 2B
b1 4-0 2 -2- O NYM R. Santana K. Gross -1% 86% Strikeout
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-4 0 --- O PHI M. Schmidt S. Fernandez 2% 88% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 0-4 1 --- O PHI G. Wilson S. Fernandez 1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-4 2 --- O PHI J. Russell S. Fernandez 1% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phillies' Kevin Gross facing 9-1-2
b2 4-0 0 --- O NYM S. Fernandez K. Gross -1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 4-0 1 --- NYM L. Dykstra K. Gross 1% 89% Single
b2 4-0 1 1-- NYM W. Backman K. Gross 1% 90% Dykstra Steals 2B
b2 4-0 1 -2- O NYM W. Backman K. Gross -1% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Dykstra to 3B
b2 4-0 2 --3 NYM K. Hernandez K. Gross 0% 89% Walk
b2 4-0 2 1-3 O NYM D. Strawberry K. Gross -2% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 7-8-9
t3 0-4 0 --- O PHI G. Maddox S. Fernandez 2% 89% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 0-4 1 --- O PHI S. Jeltz S. Fernandez 1% 90% Popfly: 2B
t3 0-4 2 --- O PHI K. Gross S. Fernandez 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phillies' Kevin Gross facing 5-6-7
b3 4-0 0 --- O NYM G. Carter K. Gross -1% 90% Flyball: CF
b3 4-0 1 --- O NYM D. Heep K. Gross -0% 90% Foul Flyball: LF
b3 4-0 2 --- NYM H. Johnson K. Gross 0% 90% Walk
b3 4-0 2 1-- O NYM R. Santana K. Gross -1% 89% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
t4 0-4 0 --- O PHI G. Redus S. Fernandez 2% 91% Strikeout
t4 0-4 1 --- O PHI L. Aguayo S. Fernandez 1% 92% Popfly: 2B
t4 0-4 2 --- O PHI R. Schu S. Fernandez 1% 92% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phillies' Kevin Gross facing 9-1-2
b4 4-0 0 --- NYM S. Fernandez K. Gross 1% 93% Walk
b4 4-0 0 1-- OO NYM L. Dykstra K. Gross -2% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b4 4-0 2 --- NYM W. Backman K. Gross 1% 92% Triple
b4 4-0 2 --3 R NYM K. Hernandez K. Gross 3% 95% Single; Backman Scores
b4 5-0 2 1-- NYM D. Strawberry K. Gross 0% 95% Single; Hernandez to 2B
b4 5-0 2 12- O NYM G. Carter K. Gross -1% 95% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 5.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 4-5-6
t5 0-5 0 --- PHI M. Schmidt S. Fernandez -2% 93% Single
t5 0-5 0 1-- O PHI G. Wilson S. Fernandez 2% 95% Flyball: CF
t5 0-5 1 1-- O PHI J. Russell S. Fernandez 1% 96% Strikeout
t5 0-5 2 1-- PHI G. Maddox S. Fernandez -1% 95% Walk; Schmidt to 2B
t5 0-5 2 12- O PHI S. Jeltz S. Fernandez 2% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Phillies' Dave Rucker facing 6-7-8
Dave Rucker replaces Steve Jeltz (SS) pitching and batting 8th
Greg Legg replaces Kevin Gross (P) playing 2B batting 9th
Luis Aguayo moves from 2B to SS
b5 5-0 0 --- O NYM D. Heep D. Rucker -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 5-0 1 --- O NYM H. Johnson D. Rucker -0% 96% Flyball: C
b5 5-0 2 --- O NYM R. Santana D. Rucker -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 5.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 9-1-2
t6 0-5 0 --- O PHI G. Legg S. Fernandez 1% 97% Flyball: 1B
t6 0-5 1 --- O PHI G. Redus S. Fernandez 1% 98% Strikeout
t6 0-5 2 --- O PHI L. Aguayo S. Fernandez 0% 98% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Phillies' Dave Rucker facing 9-1-2
b6 5-0 0 --- NYM S. Fernandez D. Rucker 0% 98% Single
b6 5-0 0 1-- NYM L. Dykstra D. Rucker 0% 99% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Fernandez to 2B; Dykstra to 1B
b6 5-0 0 12- R NYM W. Backman D. Rucker 1% 99% Fernandez Steals 3B; Fernandez Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)/unER; Dykstra to 2B
b6 6-0 0 -2- O NYM W. Backman D. Rucker -0% 99% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Dykstra to 3B
b6 6-0 1 --3 O NYM K. Hernandez D. Rucker -0% 99% Strikeout
b6 6-0 2 --3 R NYM D. Strawberry D. Rucker 1% 99% Single; Dykstra Scores/unER
b6 7-0 2 1-- R NYM G. Carter D. Rucker 0% 100% Double; Strawberry Scores/unER
b6 8-0 2 -2- NYM D. Heep D. Rucker 0% 100% Passed Ball; Carter to 3B
b6 8-0 2 --3 O NYM D. Heep D. Rucker -0% 100% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 8.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-8, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 3-4-5
t7 0-8 0 --- O PHI R. Schu S. Fernandez 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t7 0-8 1 --- O PHI M. Schmidt S. Fernandez 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t7 0-8 2 --- O PHI G. Wilson S. Fernandez 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-0, Phillies' Larry Andersen facing 7-8-9
Larry Andersen replaces Dave Rucker pitching and batting 8th
b7 8-0 0 --- O NYM H. Johnson L. Andersen -0% 100% Strikeout
b7 8-0 1 --- NYM R. Santana L. Andersen 0% 100% Single
b7 8-0 1 1-- NYM S. Fernandez L. Andersen 0% 100% Single; Santana to 2B
b7 8-0 1 12- OO NYM L. Dykstra L. Andersen -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 8.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-8, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
t8 0-8 0 --- PHI J. Russell S. Fernandez -0% 100% Walk
t8 0-8 0 1-- PHI G. Maddox S. Fernandez -0% 99% Walk; Russell to 2B
Greg Gross pinch hits for Larry Andersen (P) batting 8th
t8 0-8 0 12- OO PHI G. Gross S. Fernandez 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Russell to 3B
t8 0-8 2 --3 O PHI G. Legg S. Fernandez 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-0, Phillies' Dave Stewart facing 2-3-4
Dave Stewart replaces Greg Gross (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b8 8-0 0 --- NYM W. Backman D. Stewart 0% 100% Double
b8 8-0 0 -2- O NYM K. Hernandez D. Stewart 0% 100% Strikeout
b8 8-0 1 -2- O NYM D. Strawberry D. Stewart -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 8-0 2 -2- O NYM G. Carter D. Stewart 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 8.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-8, Mets' Roger McDowell facing 1-2-3
Roger McDowell replaces Sid Fernandez pitching and batting 9th
t9 0-8 0 --- O PHI G. Redus R. McDowell 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 0-8 1 --- O PHI L. Aguayo R. McDowell 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 0-8 2 --- O PHI R. Schu R. McDowell 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 8.

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