August 21, 1990 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
@BOS 5 CHW 4
OAK 1 DET 6
CAL 2 KCR 8
MIN 7 MIL 6
CLE 5 NYY 3
TOR 2 SEA 4
@TEX 3 CIN 8
CHC 1 PHI 12
@LAD 11 HOU 2
@PIT 1 SDP 7
NYM 0 MON 10
@SFG 5 ATL 7
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 14,062

Tuesday, August 21, 1990, 6:34
Time of Game: 2:20

Astros

54-69

Won 1

5th, 16 GB

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

W: D Darwin (9-1), L: B Patterson (8-4)

Pirates

72-50

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yelding CF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .260  .604    8    2   0   
B Doran 2B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .285  .810   14    1   3   HR
C Biggio C                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .285  .709   19    4   0   CS
G Wilson RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .657   13    1   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .620   14    0   1   
M Davidson LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .623    7    6   0   
F Stubbs 1B                   3   1   2   0    0   1  .243  .781   12    9   3   2B
R Ramirez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .612   13    1   1   
D Darwin P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .579    8    3   1   SH
Totals                       29   2   5   2    2   5              108   27   9

BATTING

2B: F Stubbs (16, off R Tomlin).

HR: B Doran (6, off R Tomlin; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: D Darwin (2, off B Patterson).

TB: B Doran 4; F Stubbs 3; G Wilson; E Yelding.

RBI: E Yelding (23); B Doran (32).

2-out RBI: E Yelding; B Doran.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

E: K Caminiti (16).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Biggio (9, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by R Tomlin).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Backman 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .748    7    1   2   
J Bell SS                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .269  .692   24    2   4   
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .840   12    0   0   
B Bonilla RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .875   15    3   0   
B Bonds LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .310  .990   19    1   0   
S Bream 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .282  .831   14   15   1   2B
  G Redus PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .724         0   0   
M LaValliere C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .667   11    5   0   2B
J King 3B                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .255  .708    7    0   3   HR
R Tomlin P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   4   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .056  .112         0   1   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .526    6    0   0   
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   1   5   1    1   4              120   27  15

BATTING

2B: M LaValliere (10, off D Darwin); S Bream (18, off D Darwin).

HR: J King (9, off D Darwin; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: J King 4; S Bream 3; M LaValliere 2; J Bell.

RBI: J King (36).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

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 (9-1)              9     5   1   1    1   4   1   1.87   34  120-84   55· 9·20   12· 9· 8· 0     76    -     1.37   0.57
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   4   1          34  120-84   55· 9·20   12· 9· 8· 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
R Tomlin                       7     3   1   1    2   4   1   1.78   24   88-52   33· 4·15   11· 5· 2· 0     69    -     0.98   0.25
B Patterson, L (8-4)           1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.10    5    8-8     7· 1· 0    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.15  -0.22
S Belinda                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.02    3   11-8     4· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.03
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   5   1          32  107-68   44· 7·17   13· 9· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: R Tomlin (3; C Biggio, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 14,062.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: Night, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. E Yelding            CF    1. W Backman            2B 
2. B Doran              2B    2. J Bell               SS 
3. C Biggio             C     3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. G Wilson             RF    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. K Caminiti           3B    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. M Davidson           LF    6. S Bream              1B 
7. F Stubbs             1B    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. R Ramirez            SS    8. J King               3B 
9. D Darwin             P     9. R Tomlin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  1-1  -2-  1   26%  74% E Yelding       B Patterson     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Stubbs Scores
   t 6   2  1-0  ---  3   18%  44% B Doran         R Tomlin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 9   2  2-1  -2-  2   14% 100% M LaValliere    D Darwin        Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   b 3   1  0-0  ---  3  -13%  34% J King          D Darwin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 7   2  1-1  -23  2   10%  50% J King          D Darwin        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Tomlin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  E Yelding       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  B Doran         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   48%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  G Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   48%  W Backman       Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  J Bell          Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   50%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Tomlin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   48%  K Caminiti      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  M Davidson      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  7   45%  F Stubbs        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   49%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   50%  S Bream         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Tomlin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   48%  R Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  D Darwin        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   45%  E Yelding       Strikeout (foul bunt)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   47%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  3   34%  J King          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   36%  R Tomlin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   37%  W Backman       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Tomlin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   34%  B Doran         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   32%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   31%  G Wilson        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Darwin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   33%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   30%  A Van Slyke     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Van Slyke to 1B
   O      1--  1   33%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF
          1--  4   31%  B Bonds         Walk; Van Slyke to 2B
   O      12-  5   35%  S Bream         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Tomlin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   32%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   30%  M Davidson      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   33%  F Stubbs        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   28%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Darwin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   30%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   32%  J King          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   33%  R Tomlin        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Tomlin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   29%  D Darwin        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   27%  E Yelding       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   R      ---  3   44%  B Doran         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   46%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  1   43%  G Wilson        Biggio Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   46%  W Backman       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  9   48%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   50%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Randy Tomlin facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   56%  G Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   50%  K Caminiti      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--      44%  M Davidson      Baserunner Out Advancing; Wilson out at 1B/P-1B
   O      ---  1   42%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   45%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   48%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2   46%  S Bream         Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
          1--  2   40%  M LaValliere    Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Bream to 3B
   O      -23  2   50%  J King          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Patterson facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Patterson replaces Randy Tomlin pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   57%  F Stubbs        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   50%  R Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
   O      1--  1   48%  D Darwin        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Stubbs to 2B
   R      -2-  1   74%  E Yelding       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Stubbs Scores
   O      1--  1   72%  B Doran         Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Danny Darwin facing 9-1-2
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Bob Patterson batting 9th
   O      ---  6   78%  J Cangelosi     Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   82%  W Backman       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   78%  J Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   85%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Stan Belinda facing 3-4-5
                  Stan Belinda replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   84%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   82%  G Wilson        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4   82%  K Caminiti      Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   90%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   96%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   86%  S Bream         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
                  Gary Redus pinch runs for Sid Bream batting 6th
   O      -2-  2  100%  M LaValliere    Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation