August 19, 1988 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 26,352

Friday, August 19, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:36

Astros

66-56

Won 1

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: D Darwin (6-9), L: M Dunne (6-10)

Pirates

67-55

Lost 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .255  .666   27    3   0   CS
B Doran 2B                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .267  .703   25    3  10   2B
T Puhl LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .341  .877   12    2   0   2B,SH
G Davis 1B                    2   1   1   2    2   1  .274  .833   21   10   1   HR,SF,IW
B Bell 3B                     4   1   3   2    1   0  .256  .685   20    0   0   HR
K Bass RF                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .255  .702   18    1   0   HBP
R Ramirez SS                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .263  .654   11    2   0   2B
A Trevino C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .239  .693   13    5   0   2B
D Darwin P                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .064  .169   10    1   1   
Totals                       34   5   9   5    5   9              157   27  12

BATTING

2B: A Trevino (13, off M Dunne); T Puhl (7, off M Dunne); B Doran (13, off B Kipper); R Ramirez (21, off M Dunne).

HR: B Bell (5, off M Dunne; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); G Davis (24, off M Dunne; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: G Davis (7, off B Kipper).

SH: T Puhl (1, off B Kipper).

IBB: G Davis (15, by M Dunne).

HBP: K Bass (6, by M Dunne).

TB: B Bell 6; G Davis 4; B Doran 2; R Ramirez 2; T Puhl 2; A Trevino 2; G Young.

RBI: G Davis 2 (83); B Bell 2 (29); A Trevino (10).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

BASERUNNING

CS: G Young (17, 2nd base by J Robinson/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .297  .906   14    4   0   HBP
J Lind 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .587   11    1   2   SH
A Van Slyke CF                3   0   1   1    0   0  .294  .882    8    1   0   HBP
B Bonilla 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .872   16    1   0   
S Bream 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .796   13    8   1   
R Reynolds RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .664   18    0   0   
M LaValliere C                3   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .706    6    9   1   
R Belliard SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .537    8    2   3   
M Dunne P                     2   1   1   0    0   0  .108  .279    7    1   2   
  J Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .204         0   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .542    5    0   0   
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       29   1   3   1    1   5              106   27  10

BATTING

SH: J Lind (10, off D Darwin).

HBP: A Van Slyke (1, by D Darwin); B Bonds (2, by D Darwin).

TB: M Dunne; A Van Slyke; M LaValliere.

RBI: A Van Slyke (79).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: B Bonilla (24).

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
D Darwin, W (6-9)              9     3   1   1    1   5   0   4.08   33  106-74   46· 9·19   15· 8· 2· 0     81    -     0.88   0.28
Totals                         9     3   1   1    1   5   0          33  106-74   46· 9·19   15· 8· 2· 0           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Dunne, L (6-10)              6.1   7   4   4    4   8   2   3.99   32  128-74   43·17·14    9· 5· 3· 2     47    -     0.95  -0.24
J Robinson                     1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.98    5   17-10    6· 1· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.43   0.04
B Kipper                       1     1   1   1    1   0   0   3.66    5   10-5     4· 0· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.01
Totals                         9     9   5   5    5   9   2          42  155-89   53·18·18   13· 8· 4· 2          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: M Dunne (8).

IBB: M Dunne (3; G Davis).

HBP: D Darwin 2 (5; B Bonds, A Van Slyke); M Dunne (4; K Bass).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Larry Poncino.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 26,352.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 69° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. G Young              CF    1. B Bonds              LF 
2. B Doran              2B    2. J Lind               2B 
3. T Puhl               LF    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. G Davis              1B    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. B Bell               3B    5. S Bream              1B 
6. K Bass               RF    6. R Reynolds           RF 
7. R Ramirez            SS    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. A Trevino            C     8. R Belliard           SS 
9. D Darwin             P     9. M Dunne              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  1-0  ---  2   14%  50% G Davis         M Dunne         Home Run
   t 4   0  1-1  ---  3   14%  64% B Bell          M Dunne         Home Run
   t 4   0  1-2  1--  3   11%  78% R Ramirez       M Dunne         Double to LF (Line Drive); Bass to 3B
   b 3   0  0-0  1--  4   -6%  34% B Bonds         D Darwin        Walk; Dunne to 2B
   t 4   1  1-3  --3  4   -5%  75% D Darwin        M Dunne         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Dunne facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  G Young         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   46%  B Doran         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   48%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  J Lind          Flyball: RF
          ---  3   48%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   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, Mike Dunne facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   48%  G Davis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  B Bell          Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   54%  K Bass          Walk; Bell to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  R Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   45%  A Trevino       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   49%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   48%  M LaValliere    Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Dunne facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   48%  D Darwin        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  G Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   47%  B Doran         Walk
   O      1--  2   45%  T Puhl          Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   41%  M Dunne         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  4   34%  B Bonds         Walk; Dunne to 2B
   O      12-  2   34%  J Lind          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Dunne to 3B; Bonds to 2B
   RO     -23  1   33%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B; Dunne Scores; Bonds to 3B
   O      --3  4   36%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Dunne facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   50%  G Davis         Home Run
   R      ---  3   64%  B Bell          Home Run
          ---  3   68%  K Bass          Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   78%  R Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive); Bass to 3B
   RO     -23  4   80%  A Trevino       Groundout: 2B-1B; Bass Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   O      --3  4   75%  D Darwin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  6   72%  G Young         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Danny Darwin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   75%  S Bream         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   77%  R Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   78%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Dunne facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   76%  B Doran         Flyball: SS
   O      ---  3   75%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   76%  G Davis         Walk
          1--  3   78%  B Bell          Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Davis to 2B
   O      12-  3   75%  K Bass          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Danny Darwin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   78%  R Belliard      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  2   80%  M Dunne         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   78%  B Bonds         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   81%  J Lind          Groundout: SS unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Dunne facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   79%  R Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   82%  A Trevino       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   80%  D Darwin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   78%  G Young         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Danny Darwin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   81%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: SS
   O      ---  6   83%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  S Bream         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Dunne facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   83%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   86%  T Puhl          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  4   86%  G Davis         Intentional Walk
          12-      88%  B Bell          Wild Pitch; Puhl to 3B
   R      1-3  3   93%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Puhl Scores; Davis to 2B
                  Jeff Robinson replaces Mike Dunne pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  6   91%  K Bass          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   90%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 3B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Danny Darwin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   92%  R Reynolds      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   94%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   94%  R Belliard      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jeff Robinson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   94%  A Trevino       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   94%  D Darwin        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   94%  G Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   93%  B Doran         Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Danny Darwin facing 9-1-2
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Jeff Robinson batting 9th
   O      ---  5   96%  J Cangelosi     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   97%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   97%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Kipper facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Kipper replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   98%  B Doran         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   98%  T Puhl          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Doran to 3B
   RO     --3  1   99%  G Davis         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Doran Scores
          ---  5   99%  B Bell          Walk
   O      1--  1   99%  K Bass          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Danny Darwin facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   97%  A Van Slyke     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   99%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2  100%  S Bream         Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  7  100%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation