September 3, 1991 Houston Astros at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 12,974

Tuesday, September 3, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:15

Astros

54-78

Lost 1

6th, 19 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  8  1
Mets            3  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  X    6 10  0

W: A Young (1-1), L: M Portugal (10-7)

Mets

65-67

Won 1

4th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Finley CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .293  .768   21    4   0   2B
C Biggio C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .297  .735   14    6   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   1    0   3  .287  .812   16    3   1   
J Tolentino LF                4   0   3   0    0   0  .367  .942    8    4   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .700   20    2   2   2B
C Candaele RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .695    9    2   1   GDP
A Cedeno SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .671    8    2   1   
A Mota 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .154  .368    7    0   1   
M Portugal P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .567    8    1   0   
  M Davidson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .612    1    0   0   
  C Schilling P               0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       33   1   8   1    0   7              112   24   7

BATTING

2B: S Finley (26, off A Young); K Caminiti (25, off A Young).

TB: J Tolentino 3; K Caminiti 2; S Finley 2; C Candaele; A Mota; A Cedeno.

GIDP: C Candaele (4).

RBI: J Bagwell (66).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: M Portugal (2).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Miller 2B                   3   2   1   0    2   0  .277  .723   20    0   4   2·SB
D Magadan 1B                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .259  .720   17   12   2   
H Johnson RF                  4   2   2   2    0   2  .254  .857   24    1   0   2B
K McReynolds CF-LF            3   1   2   2    1   0  .272  .755   15    0   0   2B,CS
M Sasser LF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .277  .748   10    0   0   
  T Burke P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Jefferies 3B                3   0   1   0    1   1  .258  .701   12    2   3   IW
K Elster SS                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .237  .667   12    3   5   2B,SF
C O'Brien C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .206  .596   11    7   0   2B
A Young P                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .600    5    1   0   2B
  D Boston CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .677    3    1   0   
Totals                       32   6  10   6    4   5              129   27  14

BATTING

2B: C O'Brien (6, off M Portugal); A Young (1, off M Portugal); K McReynolds (28, off M Portugal); K Elster (13, off C Schilling); H Johnson (26, off M Portugal).

SF: K Elster (3, off M Portugal).

IBB: G Jefferies (2, by M Portugal).

TB: K McReynolds 3; H Johnson 3; C O'Brien 2; K Elster 2; A Young 2; K Miller; G Jefferies; M Sasser.

RBI: H Johnson 2 (91); K McReynolds 2 (62); K Elster (32); M Sasser (26).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Elster-D Magadan; K Miller-K Elster-D Magadan.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Miller 2 (10, 2nd base off M Portugal/C Biggio 2).

CS: K McReynolds (6, 2nd base by M Portugal/C Biggio).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Portugal, L (10-7)           6     8   6   5    4   5   0   4.29   30  101-59   32· 8·19    4·11· 6· 0     35    -     0.51  -0.26
C Schilling                    2     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.04    7   20-14   11· 2· 1    1· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8    10   6   5    4   5   0          37  121-73   43·10·20    5·16· 7· 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
A Young, W (1-1)               7     7   1   1    0   6   0   2.00   27   92-68   39·10·19   12· 3· 6· 0     65    -     0.72   0.23
T Burke                        2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.76    6   20-13    8· 2· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
Totals                         9     8   1   1    0   7   0          33  112-81   47·12·22   15· 5· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Portugal (5; G Jefferies).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 12,974.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 6mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                New York Mets                        
1. S Finley             CF    1. K Miller             2B 
2. C Biggio             C     2. D Magadan            1B 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. H Johnson            RF 
4. J Tolentino          LF    4. K McReynolds         CF 
5. K Caminiti           3B    5. M Sasser             LF 
6. C Candaele           RF    6. G Jefferies          3B 
7. A Cedeno             SS    7. K Elster             SS 
8. A Mota               2B    8. C O'Brien            C  
9. M Portugal           P     9. A Young              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3  2   10%  77% H Johnson       M Portugal      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Miller Scores; Magadan to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  1    9%  68% D Magadan       M Portugal      Fielder's Choice ; Miller to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw); Magadan to 1B
   b 1   0  0-1  -23  4    8%  85% K McReynolds    M Portugal      Double to CF (Fly Ball); Magadan Scores; Johnson Scores/unER
   t 2   1  3-0  12-  4    4%  80% A Cedeno        A Young         Strikeout Looking
   b 5   1  0-3  -2-  1    4%  94% H Johnson       M Portugal      Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Miller Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Anthony Young facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   54%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  K Miller        Walk
          1--  1   68%  D Magadan       Fielder's Choice ; Miller to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw); Magadan to 1B
   R      1-3  2   77%  H Johnson       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Miller Scores; Magadan to 3B
   RR     -23  4   85%  K McReynolds    Double to CF (Fly Ball); Magadan Scores; Johnson Scores/unER
   O      -2-  1   83%  M Sasser        Flyball: LF (Deep SS)
   O      -2-  3   81%  G Jefferies     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   80%  K Elster        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Anthony Young facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   76%  J Tolentino     Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   79%  K Caminiti      Popfly: 3B
          1--  3   76%  C Candaele      Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Tolentino to 2B
   O      12-  4   80%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   84%  A Mota          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Portugal facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   83%  C O'Brien       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   85%  A Young         Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   83%  K Miller        Flyball: CF; Young to 3B
   O      --3  5   81%  D Magadan       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Anthony Young facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   83%  M Portugal      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   85%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   85%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Portugal facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   84%  H Johnson       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   85%  K McReynolds    Single (Line Drive)
   O      1--      84%  M Sasser        McReynolds Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   83%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Anthony Young facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   85%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   87%  J Tolentino     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   87%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Portugal facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   86%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   86%  K Elster        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   87%  C O'Brien       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   85%  A Young         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Anthony Young facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   87%  C Candaele      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   85%  A Cedeno        Single to SS (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   88%  A Mota          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 1B); Mota to 1B
   O      1--  6   90%  M Portugal      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   91%  K Miller        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   91%  D Magadan       Strikeout Swinging, Miller Steals 2B
   R      -2-  1   94%  H Johnson       Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Miller Scores
          1--  5   95%  K McReynolds    Walk; Johnson to 2B
   R      12-  2   98%  M Sasser        Single to SS (Fly Ball to Deep SS); Johnson Scores; McReynolds to 3B; Sasser to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  4   98%  G Jefferies     Intentional Walk
   RO     123  2   98%  K Elster        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McReynolds Scores
   O      12-  1   98%  C O'Brien       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 6.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Anthony Young facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   96%  S Finley        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  3   97%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B; Finley to 3B
   RO     --3  3   98%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Finley Scores
          ---  1   97%  J Tolentino     Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  6   96%  K Caminiti      Double to LF (Line Drive); Tolentino to 3B
   O      -23  3   98%  C Candaele      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mark Portugal facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   98%  A Young         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   98%  K Miller        Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  D Magadan       Flyball: CF
          1--      98%  H Johnson       Miller Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   97%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 6.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Anthony Young facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   98%  A Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   97%  A Mota          Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Mark Davidson pinch hits for Mark Portugal batting 9th
   OO     1--  1   99%  M Davidson      Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Curt Schilling facing 4-5-6
                  Curt Schilling replaces Mark Davidson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  K McReynolds    Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   99%  M Sasser        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  1   99%  G Jefferies     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   99%  K Elster        Double to RF (Fly Ball); Jefferies out at Hm/RF-2B-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 6.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Tim Burke facing 1-2-3
                  Tim Burke replaces Mackey Sasser pitching and batting 5th; Kevin McReynolds moves to LF; Daryl Boston replaces Anthony Young playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   99%  C Biggio        Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4  100%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Curt Schilling facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3  100%  C O'Brien       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   99%  D Boston        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   99%  K Miller        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 6.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Tim Burke facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   99%  J Tolentino     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   99%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  1  100%  C Candaele      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation