August 30, 1996 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 24,619

Friday, August 30, 1996, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:44

Astros

73-63

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  2   0  1  5   1  0  0   10 17  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0

W: D Wall (9-4), L: C Peters (1-4)

Pirates

56-78

Lost 3

5th, 16 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   6   2   2   0    0   0  .280  .666   24    8   0   
C Biggio 2B                   4   3   3   0    1   1  .309  .860   18    0   2   
  B Spiers PH-2B              0   0   0   0    1   0  .251  .721    5    0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  5   3   4   2    0   0  .317 1.042   24    7   2   2·2B
  M Simms PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .489    3    1   0   
D Bell RF                     4   1   2   1    2   1  .274  .768   24    3   0   SB,IW
S Berry 3B                    4   0   3   6    1   0  .277  .798   13    0   1   2·SB
  R Gutierrez SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .700    1    0   2   
T Eusebio C                   5   0   1   0    1   1  .243  .673   24    4   0   
J Mouton LF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .707   20    0   0   
O Miller SS-3B                4   0   0   1    0   1  .264  .732   26    1   2   HBP
D Wall P                      5   1   2   0    0   1  .205  .475   11    3   0   
Totals                       44  10  17  10    6   5              193   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Bagwell 2 (39, off D Miceli, off C Peters).

IBB: D Bell (8, by R Morel).

HBP: O Miller (8, by D Miceli).

TB: J Bagwell 6; C Biggio 3; S Berry 3; D Bell 2; D Wall 2; B Hunter 2; T Eusebio.

RBI: S Berry 6 (79); J Bagwell 2 (104); D Bell (105); O Miller (51).

2-out RBI: O Miller.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 6 for 19.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bell (24, 3rd base off D Wainhouse/J Kendall); S Berry 2 (12, 2nd base off C Peters/J Kendall, 2nd base off D Wainhouse/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Allensworth CF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .225  .632   14    4   0   
A Martin LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .789    7    0   0   
J King 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .841   11   10   0   
D Clark RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .829    9    3   0   2B
N Liriano 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .670   18    0   4   
C Garcia 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .293  .721   13    3   0   
J Bell SS                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .224  .629   10    2   4   
J Kendall C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .764    8    5   0   2B
C Peters P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .154    5    0   1   
  D Wainhouse P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Kingery PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .635    1    0   0   
  R Morel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .877    2    0   0   
  M Ruebel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .473         0   0   
Totals                       34   0   7   0    0   4               98   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Clark (12, off D Wall); J Kendall (21, off D Wall).

TB: J Bell 2; D Clark 2; J Kendall 2; J King; J Allensworth; C Garcia.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

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 Wall, W (9-4)                9     7   0   0    0   4   0   3.82   34   98-74   49· 8·17   16·14· 0· 0     77    -     0.64   0.26
Totals                         9     7   0   0    0   4   0          34   98-74   49· 8·17   16·14· 0· 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
C Peters, L (1-4)              4.1   8   4   4    2   2   0   6.50   23   78-47   31· 5·11    9· 6· 4· 0     31    -     0.96  -0.19
D Wainhouse                    0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.58    2   11-6     2· 2· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.68   0.03
R Morel                        0.1   5   5   5    1   1   0   5.58    7   23-14    8· 1· 5    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.39  -0.08
D Miceli                       1.2   3   1   1    2   1   0   5.84   11   48-25   18· 5· 2    3· 4· 0· 0          2-1    0.03  -0.00
M Ruebel                       2     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.86    8   25-15   13· 1· 1    3· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    17  10  10    6   5   0          51  185-107  72·14·21   18·15· 6· 0          4-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Morel (5; D Bell).

HBP: D Miceli (3; O Miller).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 24,619.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 4mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Hunter             CF    1. J Allensworth        CF 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. A Martin             LF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. J King               1B 
4. D Bell               RF    4. D Clark              RF 
5. S Berry              3B    5. N Liriano            3B 
6. T Eusebio            C     6. C Garcia             2B 
7. J Mouton             LF    7. J Bell               SS 
8. O Miller             SS    8. J Kendall            C  
9. D Wall               P     9. C Peters             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-1  -23  2   10%  79% S Berry         C Peters        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores
   t 3   0  0-1  1--  5   10%  74% J Bagwell       C Peters        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio to 3B
   b 2   1  1-0  1--  3   -9%  46% J Kendall       D Wall          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bell to 3B
   b 2   1  1-0  -23  5    8%  54% C Peters        D Wall          Strikeout Swinging
   b 2   2  1-0  -23  3    7%  61% J Allensworth   D Wall          Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Peters facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Pop Fly)
          1--  1   59%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Hunter to 2B
   O      12-  3   56%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Hunter to 3B
          1-3  6   59%  D Bell          Walk; Biggio to 2B
   RO     123  3   59%  S Berry         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hunter Scores; Biggio to 3B
   O      1-3  1   55%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Donne Wall facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   51%  J Allensworth   Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   55%  A Martin        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  2   51%  J King          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Allensworth to 2B
   O      12-  1   54%  D Clark         Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line); Allensworth to 3B; King to 2B
   O      -23  5   60%  N Liriano       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Peters facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   58%  J Mouton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   56%  O Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   57%  D Wall          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   55%  B Hunter        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Donne Wall facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   58%  C Garcia        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   55%  J Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   46%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bell to 3B
   O      -23  5   54%  C Peters        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   61%  J Allensworth   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Peters facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   64%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--  5   74%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio to 3B
   O      -23  5   69%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  2   79%  S Berry         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores
   O      1--  2   77%  T Eusebio       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--      78%  J Mouton        Berry Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   75%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Donne Wall facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   78%  A Martin        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   80%  J King          Flyball: CF
          ---  3   77%  D Clark         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   81%  N Liriano       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chris Peters facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   79%  O Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   78%  D Wall          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   77%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Donne Wall facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   80%  C Garcia        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   82%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   83%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chris Peters facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   82%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   83%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--  4   87%  D Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bagwell to 3B
   R      1-3  2   90%  S Berry         Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores; Bell to 2B
                  Dave Wainhouse replaces Chris Peters pitching and batting 9th
          12-      92%  T Eusebio       Bell Steals 3B; Berry Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   89%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5   87%  J Mouton        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Donne Wall facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Kingery pinch hits for Dave Wainhouse batting 9th
   O      ---  1   89%  M Kingery       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   90%  J Allensworth   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   91%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ramon Morel facing 8-9-1
                  Ramon Morel replaces Mike Kingery pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   90%  O Miller        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   91%  D Wall          Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
          1--  4   92%  B Hunter        Single to LF (Line Drive); Wall to 2B
          12-  3   94%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wall to 3B; Hunter to 2B
   RR     123  4   98%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wall Scores; Hunter Scores; Biggio to 3B; Bagwell to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  4   98%  D Bell          Intentional Walk
   RR     123  2   99%  S Berry         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores; Bell to 2B
                  Dan Miceli replaces Ramon Morel pitching and batting 9th
          12-  4   99%  T Eusebio       Walk; Bell to 3B; Berry to 2B
   O      123  2   99%  J Mouton        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   R      123 12  100%  O Miller        Hit By Pitch; Bell Scores; Berry to 3B; Eusebio to 2B
   O      123  3   99%  D Wall          Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 9, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-9, Donne Wall facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2  100%  J King          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  D Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  N Liriano       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-0, Dan Miceli facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3  100%  B Hunter        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
          ---  3  100%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep 3B)
          1--  6  100%  J Bagwell       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio to 3B
   RO     -23  2  100%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Biggio Scores
          -2-  4  100%  S Berry         Walk
          12-  4  100%  T Eusebio       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Bagwell to 3B; Berry to 2B
   O      123  5  100%  J Mouton        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-10, Donne Wall facing 6-7-8
                  Orlando Miller moves to 3B; Ricky Gutierrez replaces Sean Berry playing SS batting 5th
          ---  2  100%  C Garcia        Single to CF (Pop Fly)
          1--  1  100%  J Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Garcia to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Bell to 2B
                  Mark Johnson pinch hits for Dan Miceli batting 9th
   O      12-  2  100%  M Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      12-  7  100%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-0, Matt Ruebel facing 8-9-1
                  Matt Ruebel replaces Mark Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  O Miller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  D Wall          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8  100%  B Hunter        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-10, Donne Wall facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1  100%  A Martin        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2  100%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  D Clark         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-0, Matt Ruebel facing 2-3-4
                  Bill Spiers pinch hits for Craig Biggio batting 2nd
          ---  5  100%  B Spiers        Walk
                  Mike Simms pinch hits for Jeff Bagwell batting 3rd
   O      1--  3  100%  M Simms         Flyball: CF
          1--  3  100%  D Bell          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Spiers to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Spiers to 3B
   O      1-3  1  100%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-10, Donne Wall facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Simms moves to 1B; Bill Spiers moves to 2B
   O      ---  4  100%  N Liriano       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  C Garcia        Popfly: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Pirates 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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