July 7, 1992 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 19,164

Tuesday, July 7, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 2:49

Astros

38-45

Lost 2

5th, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  0    3 10  0
Pirates         0  1  0   0  0  1   3  0  X    5 14  1

W: B Walk (2-3), L: J Boever (2-4)

Pirates

46-37

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .784   15    1   0   
S Finley CF                   5   1   4   1    0   0  .283  .746   19    5   0   2·SB
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .257  .774   24    7   0   
E Anthony RF                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .255  .760   14    0   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .307  .817   14    1   3   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .675    6    3   0   
  J Boever P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Young LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .222    6    0   0   
J Guerrero SS                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .151  .413   13    1   3   
E Tucker C                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .171  .475   13    5   1   2B
B Henry P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .407    2    0   3   
  P Incaviglia LF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .723    5    1   0   
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Distefano PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .642    1    0   0   
Totals                       36   3  10   3    3   5              132   24  10

BATTING

2B: E Tucker (1, off J Robinson).

TB: S Finley 4; E Tucker 3; C Biggio; E Anthony; J Guerrero; K Caminiti.

RBI: E Anthony (39); E Tucker (3); S Finley (26).

2-out RBI: S Finley.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Finley 2 (22, 2nd base off B Walk/D Slaught, 2nd base off J Robinson/D Slaught).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   2  .206  .608   15    7   1   2B
  G Varsho PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .617    2    0   0   
J Bell SS                     5   1   3   0    0   0  .262  .702   11    2   1   
A Van Slyke CF                5   1   2   1    0   0  .339  .909   16    4   0   2B
L McClendon RF-1B             4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .743   12    5   0   
B Bonds LF                    3   2   2   0    1   1  .297 1.010   18    2   0   2·2B,IW
S Buechele 3B                 4   0   3   3    0   0  .249  .727   14    0   2   2B,CS
D Slaught C                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .395  .935   11    5   0   IW
J Lind 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .548   11    2   3   
J Robinson P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    5    0   1   
  C Espy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .639    4    0   0   
  B Walk P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   1   
Totals                       37   5  14   5    2   5              120   27   9

BATTING

2B: S Buechele (14, off B Henry); A Van Slyke (24, off A Osuna); G Redus (2, off J Boever); B Bonds 2 (15, 2 off B Henry).

IBB: B Bonds (13, by A Osuna); D Slaught (3, by X Hernandez).

TB: B Bonds 4; S Buechele 4; J Bell 3; G Redus 3; A Van Slyke 3; J Lind; D Slaught.

RBI: S Buechele 3 (43); A Van Slyke (44); D Slaught (14).

2-out RBI: D Slaught.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Van Slyke.

E: J Lind (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Buechele (2, Home by B Henry/E Tucker).

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 Henry                        5.1   8   2   2    0   3   0   4.83   23   76-54   31· 7·16    6· 9· 5· 0     47    -     0.99   0.08
J Boever, BS (3), L (2-4)      0.2   4   2   2    0   1   0   2.93    6   19-12    7· 1· 4    3· 0· 2· 0          1-1    1.92  -0.31
A Osuna                        0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   4.01    3    6-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    1.32  -0.08
X Hernandez                    1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.16    7   18-10    7· 2· 1    3· 1· 1· 0          3-2    0.62  -0.06
Totals                         8    14   5   5    2   5   0          39  119-78   47·10·21   12·11· 9· 0          6-4

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Robinson                     6     4   2   2    3   2   0   4.38   24   79-44   27· 4·13    7·10· 2· 0     55    -     1.23  -0.01
B Walk, W (2-3)                3     6   1   1    0   3   0   3.40   15   47-30   14· 9· 7    8· 1· 3· 0          0-0    1.90   0.15
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   5   0          39  126-74   41·13·20   15·11· 5· 0           -

J Boever faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: A Osuna (3; B Bonds); X Hernandez (4; D Slaught).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 19,164.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. C Biggio             2B    1. G Redus              1B 
2. S Finley             CF    2. J Bell               SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. E Anthony            RF    4. L McClendon          RF 
5. K Caminiti           3B    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. L Gonzalez           LF    6. S Buechele           3B 
7. J Guerrero           SS    7. D Slaught            C  
8. E Tucker             C     8. J Lind               2B 
9. B Henry              P     9. J Robinson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-1  --3  3   18%  53% D Slaught       J Boever        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Bonds Scores
   t 5   1  1-0  1--  3  -18%  47% E Tucker        J Robinson      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Guerrero Scores
   t 5   2  1-1  12-  4  -16%  35% S Finley        J Robinson      Single (Ground Ball); Tucker Scores; Biggio to 2B
   b 7   0  2-2  ---  5   12%  70% G Redus         J Boever        Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   b 7   0  2-2  1-3  1   11%  91% A Van Slyke     A Osuna         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Redus Scores; Bell to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   54%  S Finley        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   55%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Butch Henry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   52%  G Redus         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---  3   52%  A Van Slyke     Single (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   50%  L McClendon     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Robinson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  E Anthony       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   54%  K Caminiti      Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   55%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Butch Henry facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   62%  B Bonds         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   R      -2-  2   72%  S Buechele      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Bonds Scores
   O      -2-  3   71%  D Slaught       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Buechele to 3B
   O      --3      64%  J Lind          Buechele Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-P-SS)
   O      ---  3   63%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Robinson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   65%  J Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   67%  E Tucker        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   68%  B Henry         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Butch Henry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   66%  J Robinson      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   68%  G Redus         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   71%  J Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Redus to 2B
   O      12-  4   68%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Redus to 3B
   O      1-3  4   64%  L McClendon     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   67%  C Biggio        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  5   64%  S Finley        Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      61%  J Bagwell       Finley Steals 2B
          -2-  6   59%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   64%  E Anthony       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Finley to 3B
   O      1-3  3   70%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Butch Henry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   68%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   70%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   68%  D Slaught       Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      1--  2   66%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Lind to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Robinson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   69%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
          ---  3   65%  J Guerrero      Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  3   47%  E Tucker        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Guerrero Scores
   O      -2-  1   52%  B Henry         Flyball: CF
          -2-  4   50%  C Biggio        Walk
   R      12-  4   35%  S Finley        Single (Ground Ball); Tucker Scores; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  3   39%  J Bagwell       Foul Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Butch Henry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   36%  J Robinson      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   33%  G Redus         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   35%  J Bell          Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   32%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Robinson facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   28%  E Anthony       Walk
   O      1--  2   32%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B); Caminiti to 1B
   OO     1--  2   37%  L Gonzalez      Fly Ball Double Play: CF unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Butch Henry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   33%  L McClendon     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   41%  B Bonds         Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Joe Boever replaces Luis Gonzalez pitching and batting 6th; Pete Incaviglia replaces Butch Henry playing LF batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   35%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Bonds to 3B
   R      --3  3   53%  D Slaught       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Bonds Scores
          1--  2   56%  J Lind          Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Slaught to 2B
                  Cecil Espy pinch hits for Jeff Robinson batting 9th
   O      12-  4   50%  C Espy          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Walk facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Walk replaces Cecil Espy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   54%  J Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   50%  E Tucker        Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   54%  P Incaviglia    Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   58%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Biggio to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Joe Boever facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   70%  G Redus         Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          -2-  3   80%  J Bell          Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Redus to 3B
                  Al Osuna replaces Joe Boever pitching and batting 6th
   R      1-3  1   91%  A Van Slyke     Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Redus Scores; Bell to 3B
   O      -23  1   87%  L McClendon     Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
          -23  4   88%  B Bonds         Intentional Walk
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Pete Incaviglia pitching and batting 9th; Gerald Young replaces Al Osuna playing LF batting 6th
   RR     123  2   97%  S Buechele      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Bell Scores; Van Slyke Scores; Bonds to 3B/Adv on throw; Buechele to 2B
          -23  4   97%  D Slaught       Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   96%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   94%  B Walk          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Walk to 1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Walk facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   90%  S Finley        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   93%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Finley to 2B
   R      -2-  2   88%  E Anthony       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Finley Scores
          1--  1   81%  K Caminiti      Single (Line Drive to Weak 2B-1B); Anthony to 2B
   O      12-  6   85%  G Young         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Anthony to 3B; Caminiti to 2B
   O      -23  6   95%  J Guerrero      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Xavier Hernandez facing 1-2-3
                  Gary Varsho pinch hits for Gary Redus batting 1st
   O      ---  2   94%  G Varsho        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   94%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   94%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Bob Walk facing 8-9-1
                  Lloyd McClendon moves to 1B; Gary Varsho moves to RF
   O      ---  5   97%  E Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
                  Benny Distefano pinch hits for Xavier Hernandez batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  B Distefano     Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   97%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  3   93%  S Finley        Single (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Biggio to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
          1-3      89%  J Bagwell       Finley Steals 2B
   O      -23  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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