May 31, 1987 Montreal Expos at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 29,740

Sunday, May 31, 1987
Time of Game: 2:40

Expos

25-23

Lost 1

3rd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
Giants          0  0  1   0  4  3   0  0  X    8 18  1

W: K Downs (4-2), L: B Sebra (3-5)

Giants

27-22

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .532    0   10   2   
M Webster RF                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .295  .778    0    1   0   2·2B
  R Nichols RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .719    0    0   0   
T Raines LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .349 1.010    0    1   0   
T Wallach 3B-P                4   0   0   0    0   2  .295  .798    0    0   3   
H Brooks SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .498    0    1   3   
H Winningham CF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .862    0    2   0   GDP
V Law 2B-3B                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .295  .837    0    2   2   
J Reed C                      1   0   0   0    1   1  .143  .448    0    4   1   HBP
  C Brown P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Candaele 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .781         1   1   
B Sebra P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .269    0    1   0   SH
  J Tibbs P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .385         1   2   
  D Engle PH-C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .566    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   0   5   0    1   7                    24  14

BATTING

2B: M Webster 2 (13, 2 off K Downs).

SH: B Sebra (1, off K Downs).

HBP: J Reed (1, by K Downs).

TB: M Webster 4; H Brooks; H Winningham; V Law.

GIDP: H Winningham (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. V Law-C Candaele-W Johnson; J Reed-H Brooks.

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Speier 3B-2B                4   0   1   0    1   0  .275  .825    0    1   0   CS
C Davis CF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .262  .720    0    2   0   
J Leonard LF                  4   2   4   1    1   0  .369 1.095    0    1   1   HR,2B
C Maldonado RF                5   1   2   2    0   0  .319  .909    0    0   0   
W Clark 1B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .302  .929    0   11   0   2B
B Brenly C                    5   2   4   2    0   0  .253  .738    0    7   1   
R Thompson 2B                 3   1   2   2    0   0  .286  .827    0    4   2   HR
  M Wasinger PH-3B            2   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .814    0    0   3   GDP
M Williams SS                 3   0   2   1    1   1  .200  .574    0    1   4   2B
K Downs P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .095  .190    0    0   0   2·SH
Totals                       38   8  18   8    3   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: M Williams (5, off J Tibbs); J Leonard (20, off B Sebra); W Clark (6, off J Tibbs).

HR: R Thompson (4, off B Sebra; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); J Leonard (12, off J Tibbs; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: K Downs 2 (2, off J Tibbs, off B Sebra).

TB: J Leonard 8; R Thompson 5; B Brenly 4; M Williams 3; W Clark 2; C Maldonado 2; M Wasinger; C Davis; C Speier.

GIDP: M Wasinger (1).

RBI: R Thompson 2 (16); B Brenly 2 (11); C Maldonado 2 (32); M Williams (13); J Leonard (32).

2-out RBI: M Williams; C Maldonado; B Brenly.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Thompson-M Williams-W Clark; J Leonard-R Thompson.

E: R Thompson (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Speier (4, 2nd base by B Sebra/J Reed).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Sebra, L (3-5)               4.1  11   5   5    2   3   1   4.28   25     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0·11     22    -     1.08  -0.18
J Tibbs                        1.2   5   3   3    1   1   1   5.13   11     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 5          0-0    0.09  -0.02
C Brown                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
T Wallach                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    18   8   8    3   4   2          43     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 0·18           -

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Downs, W (4-2)               9     5   0   0    1   7   0   3.41   33     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 5     83    -     0.77   0.31
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   7   0          33     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: K Downs 2 (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Downs (2; J Reed).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 29,740.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                San Francisco Giants                 
1. W Johnson            1B    1. C Speier             3B 
2. M Webster            RF    2. C Davis              CF 
3. T Raines             LF    3. J Leonard            LF 
4. T Wallach            3B    4. C Maldonado          RF 
5. H Brooks             SS    5. W Clark              1B 
6. H Winningham         CF    6. B Brenly             C  
7. V Law                2B    7. R Thompson           2B 
8. J Reed               C     8. M Williams           SS 
9. B Sebra              P     9. K Downs              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-0  12-      13%  67% C Maldonado     B Sebra         Single to LF; Davis Scores; Leonard to 3B
   b 5   0  0-1  -2-       9%  86% C Maldonado     B Sebra         Single to CF; Leonard Scores; Maldonado to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 5   2  1-0  -23       8%  71% W Johnson       K Downs         Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--       8%  54% H Winningham    K Downs         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   0  1-0  ---      -8%  55% M Webster       K Downs         Double to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Kelly Downs facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  W Johnson       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Johnson to 1B
   O      1--      50%  M Webster       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      52%  T Raines        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Webster to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  T Wallach       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Sebra facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  C Speier        Single to CF
   OO     1--      51%  C Davis         Double Play: Strikeout, Speier Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      52%  J Leonard       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  C Maldonado     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Kelly Downs facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  H Brooks        Single to SS
   OO     1--      54%  H Winningham    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  V Law           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Sebra facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  W Clark         Flyball: LF
          ---      55%  B Brenly        Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  R Thompson      Groundout: 3B-1B; Brenly to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  M Williams      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Kelly Downs facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  J Reed          Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  B Sebra         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  W Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Sebra facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  K Downs         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  C Davis         Single to CF
          1--      55%  J Leonard       Walk; Davis to 2B
   R      12-      67%  C Maldonado     Single to LF; Davis Scores; Leonard to 3B
   O      1-3      63%  W Clark         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Kelly Downs facing 2-3-4
          ---      55%  M Webster       Double to RF
   O      -2-      57%  T Raines        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Webster to 3B
   O      --3      64%  T Wallach       Strikeout
   O      --3      69%  H Brooks        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Sebra facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      67%  B Brenly        Flyball: RF
          ---      69%  R Thompson      Single to SS
          1--      72%  M Williams      Single to CF; Thompson to 2B
   O      12-      70%  K Downs         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Thompson to 3B; Williams to 2B
          -23      71%  C Speier        Walk
   O      123      64%  C Davis         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Kelly Downs facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  H Winningham    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  V Law           Single to CF
          1--      59%  J Reed          Hit By Pitch; Law to 2B
   O      12-      63%  B Sebra         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Law to 3B; Reed to 2B
   O      -23      71%  W Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Sebra facing 3-4-5
          ---      77%  J Leonard       Double to RF
   R      -2-      86%  C Maldonado     Single to CF; Leonard Scores; Maldonado to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      85%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B; Maldonado to 3B
   R      --3      89%  B Brenly        Single to LF; Maldonado Scores
   RR     1--      96%  R Thompson      Home Run; Brenly Scores
                  Jay Tibbs replaces Bob Sebra pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  M Williams      Walk
   O      1--      96%  K Downs         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Williams to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  C Speier        Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 5.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Kelly Downs facing 2-3-4
          ---      93%  M Webster       Double to RF
   O      -2-      95%  T Raines        Flyball: 2B
   OO     -2-      98%  T Wallach       Double Play: Flyball: LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jay Tibbs facing 2-3-4
                  Reid Nichols replaces Mitch Webster playing RF batting 2nd
   O      ---      97%  C Davis         Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---      99%  J Leonard       Home Run
   O      ---      99%  C Maldonado     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  W Clark         Double to LF
   R      -2-      99%  B Brenly        Single to LF; Clark Scores; Brenly to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Mark Wasinger pinch hits for Robby Thompson batting 7th
          -2-      99%  M Wasinger      Single to SS; Brenly to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  M Williams      Double to LF; Brenly Scores; Wasinger to 3B
   O      -23     100%  K Downs         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 8.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-8, Kelly Downs facing 5-6-7
                  Chris Speier moves to 2B; Mark Wasinger moves to 3B
   O      ---     100%  H Brooks        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  H Winningham    Single to CF
          1--     100%  V Law           Wild Pitch; Winningham to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-     100%  J Reed          Wild Pitch; Winningham to 3B
          --3     100%  " "             Walk
                  Dave Engle pinch hits for Jay Tibbs batting 9th
   O      1-3     100%  D Engle         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-0, Curt Brown facing 1-2-3
                  Curt Brown replaces Jeff Reed pitching and batting 8th; Dave Engle moves to C
   O      ---     100%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  J Leonard       Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  C Maldonado     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 8.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-8, Kelly Downs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  W Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Nichols       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  T Raines        Foul Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-0, Tim Wallach facing 5-6-7
                  Tim Wallach moves to P; Casey Candaele replaces Curt Brown playing 2B batting 8th; Vance Law moves to 3B
   O      ---     100%  W Clark         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  B Brenly        Single to CF
   OO     1--     100%  M Wasinger      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 8.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-8, Kelly Downs facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  T Wallach       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  H Brooks        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  H Winningham    Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 8.

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