July 14, 1994 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
@CAL 2 CHW 6
CLE 3 KCR 5
DET 2 MIL 6
@MIN 4 BOS 2
@OAK 1 NYY 13
@SEA 8 TEX 7
TOR 3 FLA 5
@ATL 3 CHC 4
@CIN 3 COL 8
STL 1 SFG 8
@MON 3 PIT 8
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 15,847

Thursday, July 14, 1994, 7:36
Time of Game: 2:21

Astros

50-39

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

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

W: J Lieber (5-4), L: D Kile (6-4)

Pirates

42-45

Won 2

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .884   14    1   1   
S Finley CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .737   11    1   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .343 1.110   14    7   3   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .294  .910   14    0   2   HR
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .756   17    3   0   GDP
K Bass RF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .310  .897   12    3   0   HR
S Servais C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .630   11    5   0   
A Cedeno SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .741   12    3   5   
D Kile P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .162  .405    3    0   0   
  T Edens P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Donnels PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .803    5    0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         1   0   
  S Bream PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .364  .908    4    0   0   
  M Hampton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   2   8   2    0   8              117   24  11

BATTING

HR: K Bass (5, off J Lieber; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); K Caminiti (18, off J Lieber; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: K Bass 5; K Caminiti 5; L Gonzalez; S Finley; A Cedeno; S Bream.

GIDP: L Gonzalez (10).

RBI: K Bass (25); K Caminiti (59).

2-out RBI: K Bass; K Caminiti.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Bagwell-A Cedeno; C Biggio-A Cedeno-J Bagwell.

E: A Cedeno (12).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Garcia 2B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .270  .647   11    1   1   2B,SB
J Bell SS                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .263  .794   13    1   6   
A Van Slyke CF                3   0   0   1    0   0  .254  .735   11    5   0   SF
O Merced 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .286  .777   13    7   2   IW
J King 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .671    9    1   1   
D Clark RF                    2   1   0   1    2   0  .313  .883   14    2   0   
G Varsho LF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .236  .688   19    0   0   GDP
D Slaught C                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .306  .772   17    8   0   
J Lieber P                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .111  .222   15    2   1   GDP
Totals                       32   8  10   4    3   5              122   27  11

BATTING

2B: C Garcia (10, off D Veres).

SF: A Van Slyke (2, off D Kile).

IBB: O Merced (4, by D Kile).

TB: C Garcia 3; J Bell 2; D Slaught 2; J King; J Lieber; G Varsho; O Merced.

GIDP: J Lieber (3); G Varsho (1).

RBI: D Clark (37); A Van Slyke (25); J King (34); J Bell (38).

2-out RBI: J Bell.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J King-J Bell-O Merced.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Garcia (14, 2nd base off D Kile/S Servais).

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 Kile, L (6-4)                4.1   8   7   4    3   1   0   4.80   23   69-38   23· 7· 8   12· 5· 2· 0     23    -     1.28  -0.36
T Edens                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.53    2    6-4     2· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          3-2    0.58  -0.03
D Veres                        2     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.73    8   29-17   11· 3· 3    2· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
M Hampton                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.21    3   15-12    5· 6· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    10   8   5    3   5   0          36  119-71   41·17·13   16·10· 2· 0          3-2

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 Lieber, W (5-4)              9     8   2   2    0   8   2   3.49   34  117-80   49·15·16   14·10· 2· 0     71    -     0.47   0.10
Totals                         9     8   2   2    0   8   2          34  117-80   49·15·16   14·10· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Kile (9); T Edens (4).

IBB: D Kile (5; O Merced).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 15,847.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 5mph in from Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. C Biggio             2B    1. C Garcia             2B 
2. S Finley             CF    2. J Bell               SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. K Caminiti           3B    4. O Merced             1B 
5. L Gonzalez           LF    5. J King               3B 
6. K Bass               RF    6. D Clark              RF 
7. S Servais            C     7. G Varsho             LF 
8. A Cedeno             SS    8. D Slaught            C  
9. D Kile               P     9. J Lieber             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  2-1  ---  2  -12%  55% K Caminiti      J Lieber        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 5   0  2-2  12-  2   11%  79% C Garcia        D Kile          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Slaught Scores/No RBI; Lieber to 2B; Garcia to 1B
   t 2   2  0-0  ---  4  -11%  43% K Bass          J Lieber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 2   0  1-0  123  5   -9%  54% J Lieber        D Kile          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Clark Scores; Varsho to 3B
   b 2   2  1-1  --3  1    8%  62% C Garcia        D Kile          Wild Pitch; Varsho Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3   54%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  7   55%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  C Garcia        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   57%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging, Garcia Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   53%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Garcia stays at 2B
          -2-  2   55%  O Merced        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Garcia to 3B
   O      1-3  3   50%  J King          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   46%  K Caminiti      Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  7   54%  L Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      ---  4   43%  K Bass          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   44%  S Servais       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Darryl Kile facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   48%  D Clark         Walk
          1--  3   55%  G Varsho        Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Clark to 2B
          12-  2   63%  D Slaught       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Clark to 3B; Varsho to 2B
   ROO    123  5   54%  J Lieber        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Clark Scores; Varsho to 3B
   R      --3      62%  C Garcia        Wild Pitch; Varsho Scores
   O      ---  4   61%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   64%  A Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   66%  D Kile          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   67%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Darryl Kile facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   65%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   63%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   62%  O Merced        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Jon Lieber facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   65%  S Finley        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   67%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   55%  K Caminiti      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   56%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Darryl Kile facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   56%  D Clark         Walk
   OO     1--  4   50%  G Varsho        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Jon Lieber facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   53%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   55%  S Servais       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   57%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Darryl Kile facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   61%  D Slaught       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   68%  J Lieber        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Slaught to 2B
   R      12-  2   79%  C Garcia        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Slaught Scores/No RBI; Lieber to 2B; Garcia to 1B
          12-  2   85%  J Bell          Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Lieber to 3B; Garcia to 2B
   RO     123  5   87%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Lieber Scores; Garcia to 3B; Bell to 2B
          -23  4   87%  O Merced        Intentional Walk
   R      123  2   92%  J King          Single to P (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Garcia Scores/unER; Bell to 3B; Merced to 2B
                  Tom Edens replaces Darryl Kile pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  1   93%  D Clark         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bell Scores/unER; Merced to 3B; Clark to 1B
   R      1-3      96%  G Varsho        Wild Pitch; Merced Scores/unER; Clark to 2B
   O      -2-  5   95%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 7.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-7, Jon Lieber facing 9-1-2
                  Chris Donnels pinch hits for Tom Edens batting 9th
   O      ---  5   96%  C Donnels       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   97%  S Finley        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Dave Veres facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Veres replaces Chris Donnels pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   97%  D Slaught       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  J Lieber        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  3   97%  C Garcia        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  4   98%  J Bell          Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Garcia Scores
   O      1--  2   98%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 8.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-8, Jon Lieber facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   99%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   99%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   99%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   99%  K Bass          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-2, Dave Veres facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   99%  O Merced        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   99%  J King          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   99%  D Clark         Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 8.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-8, Jon Lieber facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1  100%  S Servais       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   99%  A Cedeno        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
                  Sid Bream pinch hits for Dave Veres batting 9th
          1--  4   98%  S Bream         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Cedeno to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          12-  3   99%  S Finley        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Cedeno to 3B; Bream to 2B
   O      123  2  100%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mike Hampton facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Hampton replaces Sid Bream pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  G Varsho        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  100%  D Slaught       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Lieber        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 8.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-8, Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4  100%  K Caminiti      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4  100%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2  100%  K Bass          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  3  100%  S Servais       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation