August 30, 1987 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
@BAL 2 KCR 11
@CHW 7 BOS 7
@CLE 3 DET 7
TEX 0 MIN 10
@MIL 6 NYY 4
SEA 1 TOR 13
OAK 3 CHC 3
@CIN 1 MON 5
@LAD 4 PIT 7
HOU 0 SDP 6
PHI 1 NYM 5
@SFG 3 STL 4
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 26,867

Sunday, August 30, 1987
Time of Game: 2:17

Astros

65-65

Lost 5

2nd, 3½ GB

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

W: D Drabek (7-10), L: B Knepper (7-14)

Pirates

59-71

Won 6

6th, 19½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .681    0    7   0   CS
B Hatcher RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .821    0    2   0   
  J Agosto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
B Doran 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .793    0    2   1   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .721    0    1   0   
D Walling 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .772    0    5   2   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .653    0    1   1   
C Reynolds SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .697    0    3   1   
R Wine C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .103  .271    0    3   0   
B Knepper P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .318    0    0   1   
  R Childress P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  T Puhl PH-RF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .552    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   0   3   0    2   7                    24   8

BATTING

TB: C Reynolds; D Walling; B Doran.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Caminiti-B Doran-D Walling; D Walling-C Reynolds-D Walling.

E: K Caminiti (4); C Reynolds (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Young (5, 2nd base by D Drabek/J Ortiz).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi LF                4   1   1   3    0   0  .285  .870    0    3   0   HR
  B Bonds LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .844         3   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .429 1.127    0    1   2   2B
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .288  .856    0    4   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .296  .814    0    0   0   
D Coles RF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .187  .580    0    1   0   
S Bream 1B                    4   2   1   0    0   0  .274  .759    0    6   0   GDP
J Ortiz C                     3   0   1   2    0   1  .261  .640    0    7   1   SH,GDP
A Pedrique SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .314  .752    0    2   2   
D Drabek P                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .296    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   7  11   6    1   2                    27   5

BATTING

2B: J Lind (1, off B Knepper).

HR: J Cangelosi (3, off B Knepper; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: J Ortiz (5, off B Knepper).

TB: J Cangelosi 4; J Lind 3; B Bonilla 2; A Van Slyke 2; D Coles; A Pedrique; J Ortiz; S Bream.

GIDP: S Bream (14); J Ortiz (6).

RBI: J Cangelosi 3 (13); J Ortiz 2 (17); D Coles (20).

2-out RBI: J Cangelosi 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

E: A Pedrique (10); B Bonilla (12).

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, L (7-14)            5.1   8   6   5    1   1   1   5.51   25     -       ·  ·      9·10· 3· 1     30    -     1.01  -0.16
R Childress                    1.2   3   1   1    0   0   0   2.72    8     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 0          2-1    0.08  -0.00
J Agosto                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.60    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11   7   6    1   2   1          36     -       ·  ·     15·13· 4· 1          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 Drabek, W (7-10)             9     3   0   0    2   7   0   4.01   32     -       ·  ·      7·13· 3· 0     86    -     0.67   0.34
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2   7   0          32     -       ·  ·      7·13· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Drabek (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Mark Hirschbeck, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 26,867.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. G Young              CF    1. J Cangelosi          LF 
2. B Hatcher            RF    2. J Lind               2B 
3. B Doran              2B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. J Cruz               LF    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. D Walling            1B    5. D Coles              RF 
6. K Caminiti           3B    6. S Bream              1B 
7. C Reynolds           SS    7. J Ortiz              C  
8. R Wine               C     8. A Pedrique           SS 
9. B Knepper            P     9. D Drabek             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  0-0  1-3      30%  87% J Cangelosi     B Knepper       Home Run; Bream Scores; Pedrique Scores
   b 5   1  0-0  1-3      -9%  57% D Drabek        B Knepper       Strikeout
   t 4   0  0-0  ---      -7%  43% B Doran         D Drabek        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Doran to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   b 5   1  0-0  -2-       6%  66% A Pedrique      B Knepper       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bream to 3B
   b 2   1  0-0  1--      -5%  50% J Ortiz         B Knepper       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Hatcher       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  B Doran         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: CF
          ---      57%  J Lind          Double to RF (Ground Ball thru P's Left)
   O      -2-      54%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lind to 3B
   O      --3      50%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  D Walling       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--      53%  K Caminiti      Strikeout
          1--      51%  C Reynolds      Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Walling to 2B
   O      12-      55%  R Wine          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  D Coles         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Coles to 1B
   O      1--      55%  S Bream         Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      50%  J Ortiz         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Knepper       Strikeout
          ---      50%  G Young         Walk
   O      1--      53%  B Hatcher       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      56%  B Doran         Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  A Pedrique      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  D Drabek        Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      50%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
          ---      43%  B Doran         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Doran to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      48%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      -2-      51%  D Walling       Groundout: SS-1B; Doran to 3B
   O      --3      56%  K Caminiti      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  J Lind          Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      51%  A Van Slyke     Foul Flyball: SS
          ---      53%  B Bonilla       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      50%  D Coles         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  C Reynolds      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  R Wine          Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  B Knepper       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
          ---      61%  S Bream         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--      59%  J Ortiz         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bream to 2B
          -2-      66%  A Pedrique      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bream to 3B
   O      1-3      57%  D Drabek        Strikeout
   RRR    1-3      87%  J Cangelosi     Home Run; Bream Scores; Pedrique Scores
   O      ---      87%  J Lind          Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  G Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  B Hatcher       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  B Doran         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
          ---      92%  A Van Slyke     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      94%  B Bonilla       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Van Slyke to 2B
          12-      96%  D Coles         Walk; Van Slyke to 3B; Bonilla to 2B
   O      123      94%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Bonilla to 3B; Coles to 2B
   RR     123      98%  J Ortiz         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Bonilla Scores; Coles Scores; Bream to 3B; Ortiz to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Rocky Childress replaces Bob Knepper pitching and batting 9th
   R      -23      99%  A Pedrique      Fielder's Choice ; Bream Scores/Adv on E6/unER; Ortiz to 3B; Pedrique to 1B
   O      1-3      99%  D Drabek        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1-3      98%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
                  Barry Bonds replaces John Cangelosi playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  D Walling       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Walling to 1B
   O      1--      99%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B; Walling to 2B
          -2-      99%  C Reynolds      Wild Pitch; Walling to 3B
   O      --3      99%  " "             Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rocky Childress facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  J Lind          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--     100%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Lind to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF; Lind to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  D Coles         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lind Scores; Van Slyke to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  S Bream         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  R Wine          Popfly: SS
                  Terry Puhl pinch hits for Rocky Childress batting 9th
          ---     100%  T Puhl          Walk
   O      1--     100%  G Young         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  B Hatcher       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Juan Agosto facing 7-8-9
                  Juan Agosto replaces Billy Hatcher pitching and batting 2nd; Terry Puhl moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  J Ortiz         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  A Pedrique      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Drabek        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  B Doran         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Walling       Lineout: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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