July 6, 1992 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
CHW 3
(14) KCR 6
@BOS 3 OAK 13
@CLE 4 DET 5
SEA 4
(14) MIN 10
@NYY 5 TEX 3
MIL 1 TOR 3
CAL 0 NYM 3
@ATL 1 CIN 6
@CHC 2 LAD 8
MON 3 LAD 4
MON 3 PIT 1
HOU 0 STL 4
@SDP 0 SFG 4
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 15,358

Monday, July 6, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 2:09

Astros

38-44

Lost 1

5th, 12 GB

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

W: Z Smith (7-7), L: J Jones (4-2), S: S Belinda (12)

Pirates

45-37

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .786   17    2   5   
S Finley CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .733   19    4   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   4   0    0   0  .260  .781   20    7   0   3B,2B
E Anthony RF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .254  .758   15    4   0   
P Incaviglia LF               2   0   1   0    1   0  .268  .725   10    2   0   
  L Gonzalez PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .233  .686    6    0   0   
J Guerrero 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .406    7    0   0   
  B Distefano PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .655    3    0   0   
C Candaele SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .460   11    2   1   
S Servais C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .506    5    2   0   
J Jones P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .451   10    0   2   
  G Young PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    4    0   0   
  J Boever P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       32   0   5   0    2   4              127   24   8

BATTING

2B: J Bagwell (15, off Z Smith).

3B: J Bagwell (3, off Z Smith).

TB: J Bagwell 7; P Incaviglia.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Cole RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .478   10    1   0   
  C Espy RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .644         0   0   
J Bell SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .694   13    2   2   
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .338  .907   17    3   0   
B Bonds LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .994   17    2   0   
O Merced 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .249  .753   11   12   0   HR
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .713    9    3   1   
M LaValliere C                3   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .637    9    4   0   
J Lind 2B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .549    8    0   4   
Z Smith P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .364    4    0   3   
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
Totals                       31   1   7   1    1   2               98   27  10

BATTING

HR: O Merced (4, off J Jones; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

TB: O Merced 5; A Van Slyke 2; S Buechele; J Bell; B Bonds.

RBI: O Merced (26).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

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
J Jones, L (4-2)               7     6   1   1    1   2   1   3.92   28   83-52   32· 1·19   12·11· 2· 0     62    -     0.91   0.15
J Boever                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.67    1    3-2     1· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.58   0.01
A Osuna                        0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.78    3   12-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.45   0.01
Totals                         8     7   1   1    1   2   1          32   98-61   38· 2·21   13·13· 3· 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
Z Smith, W (7-7)               8.1   5   0   0    1   4   0   3.03   31  116-77   47· 8·22   14· 7· 5· 0     76    -     1.33   0.46
S Belinda, S (12)              0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.60    3   11-5     3· 2· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    5.19   0.21
Totals                         9     5   0   0    2   4   0          34  127-82   50·10·22   14· 9· 5· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 15,358.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 14mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. C Biggio             2B    1. A Cole               RF 
2. S Finley             CF    2. J Bell               SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. E Anthony            RF    4. B Bonds              LF 
5. P Incaviglia         LF    5. O Merced             1B 
6. J Guerrero           3B    6. S Buechele           3B 
7. C Candaele           SS    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. S Servais            C     8. J Lind               2B 
9. J Jones              P     9. Z Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  1-0  ---  7  -20%  65% J Bagwell       Z Smith         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   b 6   1  0-0  ---  3   20%  74% O Merced        J Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Merced Scores
   t 9   1  1-0  12-  3   13%  87% B Distefano     S Belinda       Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   t 9   0  1-0  -2-  3   13%  79% E Anthony       Z Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   2  1-0  12-  2   13% 100% C Candaele      S Belinda       Popfly: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   54%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   52%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   55%  E Anthony       Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   52%  A Cole          Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   51%  J Bell          Flyball: RF
          ---  5   52%  A Van Slyke     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   50%  B Bonds         Popfly: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  J Guerrero      Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   55%  C Candaele      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   59%  O Merced        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   57%  S Buechele      Groundout: 2B-1B; Merced to 2B
   O      -2-  1   53%  M LaValliere    Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Merced stays at 2B
          -2-  5   54%  J Lind          Walk
   O      12-  1   50%  Z Smith         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   52%  S Servais       Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  5   54%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   55%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  A Cole          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   51%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   52%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   50%  B Bonds         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   53%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   50%  J Bagwell       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   53%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   50%  P Incaviglia    Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-  2   56%  J Guerrero      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  O Merced        Popfly: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   56%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   53%  M LaValliere    Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   50%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Lind to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   53%  C Candaele      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  S Servais       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   56%  J Jones         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   53%  Z Smith         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   51%  A Cole          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   53%  J Bell          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   50%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  C Biggio        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  6   55%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   51%  J Bagwell       Triple (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  4   57%  E Anthony       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   54%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  3   74%  O Merced        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Merced Scores
   O      ---  5   73%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   72%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Zane Smith facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   64%  P Incaviglia    Walk
   O      1--  1   71%  J Guerrero      Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Guerrero to 1B
   O      1--  5   74%  C Candaele      Groundout: SS-1B; Guerrero to 2B
   O      -2-  1   81%  S Servais       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   79%  J Lind          Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   78%  Z Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   77%  A Cole          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Zane Smith facing 9-1-2
                  Cecil Espy replaces Alex Cole playing RF batting 1st; Gerald Young pinch hits for Jimmy Jones batting 9th
   O      ---  4   82%  G Young         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   86%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   88%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Boever facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Boever replaces Gerald Young pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   87%  J Bell          Popfly: 2B
                  Al Osuna replaces Joe Boever pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   86%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-P
          ---  5   87%  B Bonds         Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   86%  O Merced        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Zane Smith facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   65%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   79%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
                  Stan Belinda replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th; Luis Gonzalez pinch hits for Pete Incaviglia batting 5th
          -2-  6   73%  L Gonzalez      Walk
                  Benny Distefano pinch hits for Juan Guerrero batting 6th
   O      12-  3   87%  B Distefano     Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      12-  2  100%  C Candaele      Popfly: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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