May 3, 1999 Houston Astros at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 8
@ANA 1 KCR 9
NYY 3 OAK 12
BOS 11
(10) TOR 16
@SEA 10 TBD 14
DET 6 CLE 10
@TEX 4 ATL 4
STL 2 COL 6
@CHC 1 CIN 4
ARI 3 MIL 6
@FLA 4
(13) LAD 7
@MON 0 NYM 5
HOU 3 SDP 9
@PHI 3 PIT 9
SFG 8

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 14,878

Monday, May 3, 1999, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:39

Astros

15-10

Lost 1

1st

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

W: R Reed (2-0), L: C Holt (0-4), S: J Franco (10)

Mets

17-9

Won 6

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .280  .838   15    1   3   
D Bell RF                     4   0   1   0    0   3  .273  .752   14    1   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .367 1.168   17   12   0   
C Everett CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .305  .824   18    2   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   2   1   0    1   1  .280  .756   12    2   5   
R Hidalgo LF                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .239  .796   13    2   0   HR
P Bako C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .556 1.101   13    4   1   
  R Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
T Bogar SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .597   11    0   1   
C Holt P                      2   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .476    9    0   2   
  J Howell PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .917    1    0   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   3    3   8              127   24  12

BATTING

HR: R Hidalgo (6, off R Reed; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: R Hidalgo 4; C Holt; P Bako; J Bagwell; K Caminiti; D Bell.

RBI: R Hidalgo 2 (14); C Holt (1).

2-out RBI: R Hidalgo 2; C Holt.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 3. K Caminiti-C Biggio-J Bagwell; K Caminiti-J Bagwell; P Bako-K Caminiti.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Cedeno LF-RF                4   2   2   0    1   1  .306  .792   22    2   0   2B,2·SB
E Alfonzo 2B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .294  .833   19    1   3   SF,GDP
J Olerud 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .364 1.157   14    9   0   2B
M Piazza C                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .265  .790   13    8   0   
R Ventura 3B                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .298  .849   15    1   2   HBP,IW
M Kinkade RF-LF               3   0   0   1    0   1  .235  .757   19    4   0   HBP,GDP
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B McRae CF                    3   0   1   2    1   1  .203  .676   16    2   0   
R Ordonez SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .233  .581    9    0   1   CS
R Reed P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    9    0   0   
  B Bonilla PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .151  .561    5    0   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Franco PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .440    4    0   0   
  J Allensworth PR-LF         0   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .395         0   0   
Totals                       29   5   9   5    5   4              145   27   6

BATTING

2B: J Olerud (10, off C Holt); R Cedeno (4, off C Holt).

SF: E Alfonzo (1, off C Holt).

IBB: R Ventura (1, by C Holt).

HBP: M Kinkade (2, by C Holt); R Ventura (1, by C Holt).

TB: R Cedeno 3; J Olerud 2; R Ordonez 2; B McRae; E Alfonzo; R Ventura; M Piazza.

GIDP: E Alfonzo (3); M Kinkade (1).

RBI: B McRae 2 (9); E Alfonzo (10); M Kinkade (4); M Piazza (12).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Olerud.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Cedeno 2 (7, 3rd base off C Holt/P Bako, 2nd base off C Holt/P Bako).

CS: R Ordonez (1, 3rd base by D Henry/P Bako).

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
C Holt, L (0-4)                6     8   5   5    4   1   0   6.35   30  113-60   39· 9·12   14· 5· 4· 0     33    -     0.88  -0.25
J Powell                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.23    3   12-8     3· 0· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.03
D Henry                        1     1   0   0    1   2   0   7.71    4   14-7     2· 0· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.34   0.02
Totals                         8     9   5   5    5   4   0          37  139-75   44· 9·22   16· 6· 4· 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
R Reed, W (2-0)                6     5   3   3    2   6   1   3.60   25   95-60   35· 4·21    5·10· 2· 0     54    -     0.91   0.06
T Wendell, H (6)               2     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.04    7   22-14    9· 2· 3    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.46   0.16
J Franco, S (10)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.79    3   10-7     3· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     6   3   3    3   8   1          35  127-81   47· 7·27    7·13· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Holt (1; R Ventura).

HBP: C Holt 2 (2; M Kinkade, R Ventura).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Rich Rieker.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 14,878.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 59° F, Wind 18mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                New York Mets                        
1. C Biggio             2B    1. R Cedeno             LF 
2. D Bell               RF    2. E Alfonzo            2B 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. J Olerud             1B 
4. C Everett            CF    4. M Piazza             C  
5. K Caminiti           3B    5. R Ventura            3B 
6. R Hidalgo            LF    6. M Kinkade            RF 
7. P Bako               C     7. B McRae              CF 
8. T Bogar              SS    8. R Ordonez            SS 
9. C Holt               P     9. R Reed               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  4-1  1--  2  -17%  72% R Hidalgo       R Reed          Home Run (Fly Ball); Caminiti Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  3    9%  67% M Piazza        C Holt          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Cedeno Scores; Olerud to 2B
   t 8   1  5-3  1--  1    9%  94% K Caminiti      T Wendell       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   b 1   1  0-2  123  6    8%  87% B McRae         C Holt          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Piazza Scores; Ventura Scores; Kinkade to 2B
   b 1   1  0-1  123  7    7%  79% M Kinkade       C Holt          Hit By Pitch; Olerud Scores; Piazza to 3B; Ventura to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   53%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   55%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  R Cedeno        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      61%  E Alfonzo       Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   57%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  6   58%  J Olerud        Walk
   R      12-  3   67%  M Piazza        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Cedeno Scores; Olerud to 2B
          12-  4   72%  R Ventura       Single to CF (Line Drive); Olerud to 3B; Piazza to 2B
   R      123  7   79%  M Kinkade       Hit By Pitch; Olerud Scores; Piazza to 3B; Ventura to 2B
   RR     123  6   87%  B McRae         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Piazza Scores; Ventura Scores; Kinkade to 2B
   O      12-  2   86%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Kinkade to 3B; McRae to 2B
   O      -23  6   84%  R Reed          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Rick Reed facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Kinkade moves to LF; Roger Cedeno moves to RF
          ---  6   81%  K Caminiti      Walk
   O      1--  2   83%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: CF
          1--  5   80%  P Bako          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Caminiti to 2B
   O      12-  4   84%  T Bogar         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Caminiti to 3B
   R      1-3  6   77%  C Holt          Single to RF (Line Drive); Caminiti Scores; Bako to 3B
   O      1-3  3   82%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   80%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  1   82%  E Alfonzo       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   80%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   79%  M Piazza        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 4.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Rick Reed facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   75%  D Bell          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   79%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  7   81%  C Everett       Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  4   83%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chris Holt facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   85%  R Ventura       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  2   81%  M Kinkade       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   81%  B McRae         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 4.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Rick Reed facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   83%  R Hidalgo       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   85%  P Bako          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  T Bogar         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chris Holt facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   87%  R Ordonez       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   86%  R Reed          Strikeout (missed bunt)
          1--  5   87%  R Cedeno        Walk; Ordonez to 2B
   OO     12-  3   83%  E Alfonzo       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Cedeno to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Rick Reed facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   85%  C Holt          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   87%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   88%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chris Holt facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   91%  J Olerud        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   89%  M Piazza        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          -2-  4   89%  R Ventura       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6   88%  M Kinkade       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Olerud to 3B; Ventura to 2B
          -23  4   89%  B McRae         Walk
   O      123  2   86%  R Ordonez       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Rick Reed facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   88%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   90%  C Everett       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   88%  K Caminiti      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   RR     1--  2   72%  R Hidalgo       Home Run (Fly Ball); Caminiti Scores
   O      ---  4   74%  P Bako          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Chris Holt facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Bonilla pinch hits for Rick Reed batting 9th
   O      ---  5   71%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  3   75%  R Cedeno        Double to LF (Line Drive to Weak 3B)
          -2-      79%  E Alfonzo       Cedeno Steals 3B
   RO     --3  6   82%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cedeno Scores
   O      ---  1   81%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Turk Wendell facing 8-9-1
                  Turk Wendell replaces Bobby Bonilla pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   84%  T Bogar         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Jack Howell pinch hits for Chris Holt batting 9th
   O      ---  1   87%  J Howell        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
          ---  5   85%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  4   88%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jay Powell facing 4-5-6
                  Jay Powell replaces Jack Howell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   87%  M Piazza        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   86%  R Ventura       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   86%  M Kinkade       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Turk Wendell facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   79%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   85%  C Everett       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   OO     1--  1   94%  K Caminiti      Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Doug Henry facing 7-8-9
                  Doug Henry replaces Jay Powell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  B McRae         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   94%  R Ordonez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Matt Franco pinch hits for Turk Wendell batting 9th
          1--  4   95%  M Franco        Walk; Ordonez to 2B
                  Jermaine Allensworth pinch runs for Matt Franco batting 9th
   OO     12-  5   92%  R Cedeno        Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Ordonez Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, John Franco facing 6-7-8
                  John Franco replaces Mike Kinkade pitching and batting 6th; Jermaine Allensworth moves to LF
   O      ---  5   96%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: RF
                  Russ Johnson pinch hits for Paul Bako batting 7th
   O      ---  4   99%  R Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  T Bogar         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation