April 29, 1982 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 9
@BAL 6 CHW 3
DET 2 CLE 5
SEA 1 TOR 7
@KCR 0 CAL 2
@NYY 0 ATL 3
CHC 0 LAD 4
PHI 0 PIT 9
HOU 6 SDP 6
NYM 0 SFG 7
MON 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 4,716

Thursday, April 29, 1982
Time of Game: 2:40

Astros

8-14

Lost 2

6th, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   1  4  0   0  0  0    6 11  2
Pirates         4  0  0   2  1  0   1  1  X    9 14  1

W: E Romo (2-1), L: M LaCoss (1-1), S: R Scurry (2)

Pirates

8-9

Won 1

4th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl RF                     3   2   2   1    2   0  .240  .713    0    0   0   2B
T Scott CF                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .271  .596    0    8   0   2B,GDP
R Knight 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .301  .779    0    0   1   
J Cruz LF                     3   0   2   3    0   0  .288  .773    0    1   0   3B,SF
A Ashby C                     4   0   0   1    0   1  .271  .809    0    6   0   
A Howe 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .227  .654    0    7   0   
P Garner 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .573    0    2   5   
K Garcia SS                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .263  .631    0    0   2   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Knepper P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    0    0   0   
  D Heep PH                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .522    0    0   0   
  M LaCoss P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Pittman PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    0   0   2B
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Thon SS                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .574    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   6  11   6    2   8                    24   9

BATTING

2B: T Puhl (3, off D Robinson); T Scott (3, off R Scurry); J Pittman (1, off E Romo).

3B: J Cruz (1, off E Romo).

SF: J Cruz (1, off D Robinson).

TB: J Cruz 4; T Scott 4; T Puhl 3; J Pittman 2; K Garcia; D Heep; R Knight.

GIDP: T Scott (4).

RBI: J Cruz 3 (14); A Ashby (9); T Scott (3); T Puhl (6).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Knight-P Garner-A Howe; K Garcia-P Garner-A Howe.

E: R Knight (2); T Puhl (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   5   0   1   1    0   2  .263  .582    0    1   0   
L Lacy LF                     5   2   2   0    0   0  .188  .538    0    0   0   3·SB,GDP
D Parker RF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .242  .814    0    2   0   HR
J Thompson 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .333 1.075    0   12   2   
B Madlock 3B                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .338  .871    0    0   0   
T Pena C                      4   2   2   3    0   0  .319  .894    0    7   1   HR,GDP
J Ray 2B                      4   2   4   0    0   0  .348  .852    0    2   2   2B,SB
D Berra SS                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .269  .740    0    2   8   SF
D Robinson P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  E Romo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   0   
  R Scurry P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   0   
Totals                       35   9  14   8    2   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Ray (4, off R Moffitt).

HR: D Parker (3, off R Moffitt; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); T Pena (2, off B Knepper; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: D Berra (2, off B Knepper).

TB: J Ray 5; T Pena 5; D Parker 4; B Madlock 2; L Lacy 2; J Thompson; R Scurry; O Moreno.

GIDP: T Pena (3); L Lacy (1).

RBI: T Pena 3 (16); B Madlock 2 (10); D Berra (3); O Moreno (11); D Parker (10).

2-out RBI: T Pena 3; B Madlock.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Thompson-D Berra-J Thompson.

E: D Parker (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Lacy 3 (4, 2nd base off M LaCoss/A Ashby, 3rd base off M LaCoss/A Ashby, 2nd base off B Knepper/A Ashby); J Ray (3, 2nd base off R Moffitt/A Ashby).

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
B Knepper                      4     6   6   5    1   3   1   5.47   19     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 6     30    -     0.69  -0.41
M LaCoss, L (1-1)              1     2   1   1    1   1   0   3.07    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.68  -0.10
R Moffitt                      2.1   5   2   2    0   1   1   6.23   12     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 5          0-0    0.67  -0.04
D Smith                        0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.29    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.40  -0.02
Totals                         8    14   9   8    2   5   2          38     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 1·14          2-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Robinson                     4     8   6   6    1   4   0   3.60   20     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 1· 8     25    -     1.16  -0.32
E Romo, W (2-1)                1.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          2-2    1.61  -0.01
R Scurry, S (2)                3.1   1   0   0    1   4   0   0.69   12     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          1-0    1.38   0.25
Totals                         9    11   6   6    2   8   0          39     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 1·11          3-2

D Robinson faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Knepper (1); D Robinson (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 4,716.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. T Puhl               RF    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. T Scott              CF    2. L Lacy               LF 
3. R Knight             3B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. J Cruz               LF    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. A Ashby              C     5. B Madlock            3B 
6. A Howe               1B    6. T Pena               C  
7. P Garner             2B    7. J Ray                2B 
8. K Garcia             SS    8. D Berra              SS 
9. B Knepper            P     9. D Robinson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  1-1  12-      25%  80% T Pena          B Knepper       Home Run; Madlock Scores; Thompson Scores
   t 5   1  6-4  1-3     -25%  43% J Cruz          E Romo          Triple to RF; Scott Scores; Puhl Scores
   t 5   0  6-2  12-     -13%  70% T Puhl          D Robinson      Single to RF; Garcia Scores; Heep to 3B; Puhl to 2B/Adv on E9
   t 7   0  7-6  ---     -12%  58% T Scott         R Scurry        Double to CF
   b 5   1  6-7  1-3     -11%  67% T Pena          M LaCoss        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  T Puhl          Double to RF
          -2-      37%  T Scott         Single to CF; Puhl to 3B
   O      1-3      43%  R Knight        Strikeout
   RO     1-3      42%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Puhl Scores
   O      1--      44%  A Ashby         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  O Moreno        Strikeout
          ---      44%  L Lacy          Single to RF
          1--      46%  D Parker        Lacy Steals 2B
   O      -2-      42%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      43%  J Thompson      Walk
   R      12-      54%  B Madlock       Single to CF; Thompson to 2B; Lacy Scores
   RRR    12-      80%  T Pena          Home Run; Madlock Scores; Thompson Scores
          ---      80%  J Ray           Single to CF
   O      1--      79%  D Berra         Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Don Robinson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  A Howe          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  P Garner        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      83%  K Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  D Robinson      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      81%  O Moreno        Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  L Lacy          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Don Robinson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      83%  B Knepper       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      80%  T Puhl          Walk
   OO     1--      85%  T Scott         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  J Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Don Robinson facing 3-4-5
          ---      79%  R Knight        Single to LF
          1--      69%  J Cruz          Single to RF; Knight to 3B
   RO     1-3      72%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B; Cruz to 2B; Knight Scores
          -2-      69%  A Howe          Wild Pitch; Cruz to 3B
   O      --3      76%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      80%  P Garner        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
          ---      82%  T Pena          Single to RF
          1--      88%  J Ray           Single to RF; Pena to 3B; Ray to 2B/Adv on E9
   R      -23      91%  D Berra         Wild Pitch; Ray to 3B; Pena Scores
   RO     --3      91%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ray Scores/unER
   O      ---      91%  D Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 6.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Don Robinson facing 8-9-1
          ---      88%  K Garcia        Single to CF
                  Danny Heep pinch hits for Bob Knepper batting 9th
          1--      83%  D Heep          Single to LF; Garcia to 2B
   R      12-      70%  T Puhl          Single to RF; Garcia Scores; Heep to 3B; Puhl to 2B/Adv on E9
   R      -23      59%  T Scott         Single to LF; Puhl to 3B; Heep Scores
                  Enrique Romo replaces Don Robinson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      68%  R Knight        Flyball: RF
   RR     1-3      43%  J Cruz          Triple to RF; Scott Scores; Puhl Scores
   O      --3      51%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3      56%  A Howe          Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Mike LaCoss facing 2-3-4
                  Mike LaCoss replaces Danny Heep pitching and batting 9th
          ---      61%  L Lacy          Single to LF
          1--      65%  D Parker        Lacy Steals 2B
          -2-      68%  " "             Walk
          12-      75%  J Thompson      Lacy Steals 3B; Parker to 2B/Adv on E5
   O      -23      68%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -23      78%  B Madlock       Single to LF; Parker to 3B; Lacy Scores
   OO     1-3      67%  T Pena          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 7.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Enrique Romo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      71%  P Garner        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      73%  K Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Joe Pittman pinch hits for Mike LaCoss batting 9th
          ---      69%  J Pittman       Double to LF
                  Rod Scurry replaces Enrique Romo pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      75%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-6, Randy Moffitt facing 7-8-9
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Joe Pittman pitching and batting 9th
          ---      81%  J Ray           Double to CF
   O      -2-      77%  D Berra         Strikeout
   O      -2-      74%  R Scurry        Flyball: CF; Ray to 3B
   O      --3      70%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 7.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Rod Scurry facing 2-3-4
          ---      58%  T Scott         Double to CF
   O      -2-      66%  R Knight        Strikeout
   O      -2-      72%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Scott to 3B
   O      --3      80%  A Ashby         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-6, Randy Moffitt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  L Lacy          Flyball: CF
   R      ---      89%  D Parker        Home Run
          ---      90%  J Thompson      Single to RF
   O      1--      88%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      87%  T Pena          Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 8.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-8, Rod Scurry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  A Howe          Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  K Garcia        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-6, Randy Moffitt facing 7-8-9
          ---      95%  J Ray           Single to P
          1--      96%  D Berra         Ray Steals 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Lineout: CF
          -2-      95%  R Scurry        Single to SS; Ray stays at 2B
                  Dave Smith replaces Kiko Garcia pitching and batting 8th; Dickie Thon replaces Randy Moffitt playing SS batting 9th
   R      12-      98%  O Moreno        Single to CF; Scurry to 2B; Ray Scores
   OO     12-      97%  L Lacy          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 9.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-9, Rod Scurry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  D Thon          Strikeout
          ---      97%  T Puhl          Walk
   O      1--      99%  T Scott         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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