April 21, 1990 Montreal Expos at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 3
@BAL 2 CLE 8
CHW 4 MIL 2
BOS 0 MIN 8
CAL 0 OAK 7
SEA 6
(11) TEX 9
NYY 6 TOR 5
KCR 1 PIT 4
@CHC 3 CIN 8
ATL 1 HOU 6
@LAD 5 NYM 5
MON 4 SFG 6
@SDP 4 PHI 7
@STL 6
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 20,748

Saturday, April 21, 1990, 1:20
Time of Game: 2:41

Expos

7-5

Lost 1

1st

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

W: F Viola (3-0), L: O Boyd (1-1), S: J Franco (4)

Mets

5-7

Won 1

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .365  .883   17    2   4   
M Grissom CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .628   15    4   0   SB
T Raines LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .561   16    2   0   
T Wallach 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .326  .795   19    0   1   
A Galarraga 1B                4   2   2   1    0   1  .308  .830   20    7   1   HR
L Walker RF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .237  .769   12    2   1   2B
M Fitzgerald C                3   1   0   0    1   0  .091  .424   14    4   1   
S Owen SS                     4   0   2   3    0   1  .333  .975   19    2   0   2·2B
  O Nixon PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
O Boyd P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    7    1   1   
  J Noboa PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    2    0   0   
  D Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Sampen P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  N Santovenia PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .121  .385    5    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   8   4    1   8              146   24  10

BATTING

2B: S Owen 2 (5, off J Franco, off F Viola); L Walker (4, off F Viola).

HR: A Galarraga (1, off F Viola; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: A Galarraga 5; S Owen 4; L Walker 2; T Wallach; M Grissom; J Noboa.

RBI: S Owen 3 (6); A Galarraga (6).

2-out RBI: S Owen 3; A Galarraga.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Walker-M Fitzgerald.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Grissom (5, 2nd base off F Viola/B Lyons).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Jefferies 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .712    8    1   3   
K Miller CF                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .273  .771   15    3   0   2B,2·SB
H Johnson 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .791   13    0   2   
D Strawberry RF               4   1   2   2    0   1  .310  .910   25    0   0   HR
K McReynolds LF               4   0   2   1    0   1  .222  .677   14    2   0   CS
D Magadan 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .449   10   10   2   
B Lyons C                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .189  .582   10    9   0   
K Elster SS                   3   1   2   2    0   0  .103  .410   10    0   4   HR,2B
F Viola P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    2   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   5   9   5    1   3              110   27  11

BATTING

2B: K Elster (1, off O Boyd); K Miller (5, off D Hall).

HR: D Strawberry (2, off O Boyd; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); K Elster (1, off O Boyd; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: K Elster 6; D Strawberry 5; K Miller 3; K McReynolds 2; B Lyons.

RBI: D Strawberry 2 (9); K Elster 2 (2); K McReynolds (2).

2-out RBI: K McReynolds.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Miller 2 (6, 2nd base off O Boyd/M Fitzgerald 2).

CS: K McReynolds (2, 2nd base by O Boyd/M Fitzgerald).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Boyd, L (1-1)                7     8   5   5    1   2   2   6.00   28   89-58   35· 5·18    9· 8· 8· 0     42    -     0.88  -0.16
D Hall                         0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.00    3   12-8     2· 3· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
B Sampen                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     9   5   5    1   3   2          32  102-67   38· 8·21   11· 9· 8· 0          1-0

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
F Viola, W (3-0)               8.2   7   4   4    1   8   1   1.61   34  134-89   42·23·24   12· 8· 5· 0     61    -     0.93   0.31
J Franco, S (4)                0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.59    2    8-4     3· 1· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          2-2    2.23   0.03
Totals                         9     8   4   4    1   8   1          36  142-93   45·24·24   13· 8· 6· 0          2-2

Balks: J Franco (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Greg Bonin.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 20,748.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 55° F, Overcast, Snow.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                New York Mets                        
1. D DeShields          2B    1. G Jefferies          2B 
2. M Grissom            CF    2. K Miller             CF 
3. T Raines             LF    3. H Johnson            3B 
4. T Wallach            3B    4. D Strawberry         RF 
5. A Galarraga          1B    5. K McReynolds         LF 
6. L Walker             RF    6. D Magadan            1B 
7. M Fitzgerald         C     7. B Lyons              C  
8. S Owen               SS    8. K Elster             SS 
9. O Boyd               P     9. F Viola              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-0  -2-  5   20%  78% D Strawberry    O Boyd          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Miller Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1-3  5  -16%  52% D Magadan       O Boyd          Line Drive Double Play: RF-C
   t 5   2  2-0  1--  5  -13%  67% S Owen          F Viola         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Galarraga Scores
   t 9   2  5-4  -2-  5   11% 100% N Santovenia    J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   b 6   2  1-2  --3  4   10%  84% K McReynolds    O Boyd          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Miller Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  D DeShields     Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   54%  M Grissom       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   55%  T Raines        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   52%  G Jefferies     Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   51%  K Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   50%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  T Wallach       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  L Walker        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   59%  D Strawberry    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   68%  K McReynolds    Single to LF (Line Drive); Strawberry to 3B
   OO     1-3  5   52%  D Magadan       Line Drive Double Play: RF-C
   O      1--  3   50%  B Lyons         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   52%  M Fitzgerald    Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   54%  S Owen          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  O Boyd          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   53%  K Elster        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  1   51%  F Viola         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   50%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  D DeShields     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   50%  M Grissom       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      48%  T Raines        Grissom Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   51%  " "             Lineout: LF (Deep LF); Grissom to 3B
   O      --3  3   56%  T Wallach       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   60%  K Miller        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      63%  H Johnson       Miller Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   58%  " "             Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   RR     -2-  5   78%  D Strawberry    Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Miller Scores
   O      ---  5   77%  K McReynolds    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   76%  D Magadan       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   72%  A Galarraga     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   76%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   79%  M Fitzgerald    Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      1--  5   67%  S Owen          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Galarraga Scores
   O      -2-  4   71%  O Boyd          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Oil Can Boyd facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   69%  B Lyons         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   73%  K Elster        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   70%  F Viola         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      -2-  1   67%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   71%  D DeShields     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   73%  M Grissom       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  1   75%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   78%  K Miller        Walk
   O      1--  1   75%  H Johnson       Popfly: 2B
          1--      77%  D Strawberry    Miller Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   74%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Miller to 3B
   R      --3  4   84%  K McReynolds    Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Miller Scores
   O      1--  2   83%  D Magadan       McReynolds Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   77%  T Wallach       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   82%  A Galarraga     Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   86%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   89%  M Fitzgerald    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Oil Can Boyd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   89%  D Magadan       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  2   90%  B Lyons         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   RR     1--  2   97%  K Elster        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Lyons Scores
   O      ---  1   97%  F Viola         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   97%  G Jefferies     Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 5.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Frank Viola facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   98%  S Owen          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  Junior Noboa pinch hits for Oil Can Boyd batting 9th
          ---  2   97%  J Noboa         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   98%  D DeShields     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   99%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Drew Hall facing 2-3-4
                  Drew Hall replaces Junior Noboa pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   99%  K Miller        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  5   99%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Miller to 3B
   O      --3  5   99%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
                  Bill Sampen replaces Drew Hall pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  1   99%  K McReynolds    Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Frank Viola facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2  100%  T Raines        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  6  100%  T Wallach       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   R      ---  5  100%  A Galarraga     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   99%  L Walker        Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
          -2-  6   97%  M Fitzgerald    Walk
                  John Franco replaces Frank Viola pitching and batting 9th
          12-      96%  S Owen          Balk; Walker to 3B; Fitzgerald to 2B
   RR     -23  3   89%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Walker Scores; Fitzgerald Scores
                  Nelson Santovenia pinch hits for Bill Sampen batting 9th; Otis Nixon pinch runs for Spike Owen batting 8th
   O      -2-  5  100%  N Santovenia    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Mets 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation