September 9, 1988 Houston Astros at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 8
@BAL 1 BOS 7
CLE 4 MIN 1
@CHW 0 OAK 14
@KCR 6 MIL 2
SEA 1
(11) NYY 3
DET 2 CAL 5
@TEX 3 CIN 5
@LAD 2 NYM 7
@MON 3 PIT 5
PHI 2 ATL 5
@SDP 4
(11) HOU 4
@SFG 3
(12) STL 6
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 13,670

Friday, September 9, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:38

Astros

76-65

Won 2

2nd, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    4 13  2
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  1   0  0  0    3 10  1

W: D Darwin (7-11), L: S Garrelts (5-9)

Giants

71-70

Lost 1

4th, 9 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    6   1   2   0    0   0  .259  .672   22    6   0   CS
B Doran 2B                    6   1   1   0    0   0  .257  .693   18    1   5   2B
K Bass RF                     6   0   2   0    0   0  .261  .713   15    2   0   
G Davis 1B                    5   0   2   2    0   0  .279  .847   27   13   0   2B,HBP
B Bell 3B                     5   0   1   0    1   1  .239  .631   17    1   1   
  C Smajstrla PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Caminiti 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .510         0   0   
T Puhl LF                     6   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .808   14    0   0   
A Ashby C                     5   1   2   1    1   1  .262  .757   14   10   0   2B
R Ramirez SS                  5   0   1   0    1   1  .258  .639   22    3   6   2B,GDP
B Knepper P                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .114  .263    9    0   2   
  L Andersen P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    1    0   1   
  J Agosto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Drew PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  D Darwin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .057  .167         0   0   
Totals                       49   4  13   4    3   3              164   36  15

BATTING

2B: B Doran (17, off R Reuschel); G Davis (22, off S Garrelts); R Ramirez (25, off R Reuschel); A Ashby (10, off R Reuschel).

HBP: G Davis (10, by R Reuschel).

TB: A Ashby 3; G Davis 3; K Bass 2; B Doran 2; R Ramirez 2; G Young 2; B Knepper; T Puhl; B Bell.

GIDP: R Ramirez (13).

RBI: G Davis 2 (92); B Knepper (3); A Ashby (32).

2-out RBI: A Ashby; B Knepper.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Ramirez-B Doran-G Davis; L Andersen-R Ramirez-G Davis.

E: T Puhl (2); B Bell (15).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Young (22, 2nd base by S Garrelts/K Manwaring).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   6   1   2   0    0   0  .295  .800   24    2   0   2B,SB
C Speier 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .667   11    2   3   
  K Mitchell PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .759    6    0   0   
  S Garrelts P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .166    3    0   0   
  P Garner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    6    0   0   
W Clark 1B                    5   0   3   1    1   0  .278  .893   22   11   2   IW
C Maldonado RF                6   0   0   0    0   3  .259  .684   26    1   0   
J Youngblood LF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .579    9    3   0   
  M Aldrete PH-LF             1   0   0   0    2   0  .278  .702   10    1   0   IW
B Melvin C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .659   12    1   0   GDP
  D Nixon PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .344  .791         0   0   SB
  K Manwaring C               1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .596    9    2   1   
M Williams 3B                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .219  .710    6    4   1   
  E Riles PH-3B               3   0   1   1    0   0  .272  .664   13    2   1   GDP
J Uribe SS                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .246  .609   20    6   1   
R Reuschel P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .246    6    1   1   
  F Melendez PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .513    4    0   0   
  T Perezchica 2B             2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .500    5    0   1   
Totals                       45   3  10   2    4  10              192   36  11

BATTING

2B: B Butler (23, off B Knepper).

IBB: M Aldrete (11, by D Smith); W Clark (24, by D Smith).

TB: B Butler 3; W Clark 3; M Williams; F Melendez; B Melvin; J Uribe; E Riles.

GIDP: E Riles (7); B Melvin (5).

RBI: W Clark (97); E Riles (34).

2-out RBI: W Clark.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Williams-C Speier-W Clark.

E: W Clark (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Nixon (9, 2nd base off D Smith/A Ashby); B Butler (38, 2nd base off D Smith/A Ashby).

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 Knepper                      6     4   0   0    0   4   0   3.21   22   67-51   31·10·10   11· 4· 3· 0     68    -     0.90   0.30
L Andersen, H (6)              1     1   2   2    2   1   0   2.63    5   25-13    9· 1· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.58  -0.09
J Agosto, H (10)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.35    1    6-4     4· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.28   0.07
D Smith, BS (5)                2.2   4   1   1    2   3   0   2.36   14   59-36   23· 6· 7    5· 3· 1· 0          2-2    3.54  -0.23
D Darwin, W (7-11)             2     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.12    7   27-19   11· 3· 5    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.53   0.29
Totals                        12    10   3   3    4  10   0          49  184-123  78·20·25   20·10· 5· 0          4-2

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
R Reuschel                     8     8   3   3    3   1   0   3.10   37  107-65   50· 3·12   14·12· 6· 0     52    -     0.85  -0.09
S Garrelts, L (5-9)            4     5   1   1    0   2   0   3.83   16   52-40   27· 7· 6    5· 7· 2· 0          0-0    1.93  -0.06
Totals                        12    13   4   4    3   3   0          53  159-105  77·10·18   19·19· 8· 0           -

L Andersen faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Smith (1); R Reuschel (4).

IBB: D Smith 2 (8; W Clark, M Aldrete).

HBP: R Reuschel (5; G Davis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 3:38.

Attendance: 13,670.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants                 
1. G Young              CF    1. B Butler             CF 
2. B Doran              2B    2. C Speier             2B 
3. K Bass               RF    3. W Clark              1B 
4. G Davis              1B    4. C Maldonado          RF 
5. B Bell               3B    5. J Youngblood         LF 
6. T Puhl               LF    6. B Melvin             C  
7. A Ashby              C     7. M Williams           3B 
8. R Ramirez            SS    8. J Uribe              SS 
9. B Knepper            P     9. R Reuschel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  3-2  -2-  7  -36%  38% E Riles         D Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Nixon Scores
   t12   2  3-3  1-3  1   35%  86% A Ashby         S Garrelts      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Smajstrla Scores; Puhl to 3B
   b10   2  3-3  123  9   15%  50% K Manwaring     D Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   t 2   2  0-0  12-  2   12%  62% B Knepper       R Reuschel      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ashby Scores; Ramirez to 2B
   t 5   0  0-1  1--  1   11%  81% B Doran         R Reuschel      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Young to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  G Young         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   47%  B Doran         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---  1   48%  K Bass          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      49%  G Davis         Wild Pitch; Bass to 2B
   O      -2-  5   46%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   48%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  C Speier        E7 on Foul Ball
   O      ---  4   49%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   48%  W Clark         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   50%  C Maldonado     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   48%  B Bell          Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   46%  T Puhl          Flyball: LF
          ---  1   49%  A Ashby         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          -2-  4   50%  R Ramirez       Walk
   R      12-  2   62%  B Knepper       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ashby Scores; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  6   58%  G Young         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   54%  J Youngblood    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   62%  B Melvin        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  3   61%  M Williams      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   63%  J Uribe         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reuschel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   61%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   63%  K Bass          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  9   61%  G Davis         Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--  5   63%  B Bell          Walk; Bass to 2B
   O      12-  1   59%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   61%  R Reuschel      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   63%  B Butler        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   64%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   68%  A Ashby         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  6   61%  R Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  B Knepper       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   63%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   65%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   66%  J Youngblood    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   70%  G Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  1   81%  B Doran         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Young to 3B
          -23  1   82%  K Bass          Fielder's Choice 
   RR     123  1   90%  G Davis         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Young Scores; Doran Scores; Bass to 2B
   O      12-  3   88%  B Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   87%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bass to 3B
          1-3  4   88%  A Ashby         Walk; Puhl to 2B
   O      123  2   85%  R Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   87%  B Melvin        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   88%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   87%  J Uribe         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   89%  R Reuschel      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   88%  B Knepper       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   88%  G Young         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  7   87%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   81%  B Butler        Double to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  1   85%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  1   89%  W Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  5   92%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rick Reuschel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   91%  K Bass          Popfly: 3B
          ---  3   92%  G Davis         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   91%  B Bell          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   90%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Larry Andersen facing 5-6-7
                  Larry Andersen replaces Bob Knepper pitching and batting 9th; Mike Aldrete pinch hits for Joel Youngblood batting 5th
          ---  4   86%  M Aldrete       Walk
   O      1--  7   90%  B Melvin        Strikeout Swinging
                  Ernest Riles pinch hits for Matt Williams batting 7th
   OO     1--  1   95%  E Riles         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
                  Ernest Riles moves to 3B; Mike Aldrete moves to LF
   O      ---  1   94%  A Ashby         Popfly: 2B
          ---  3   95%  R Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   94%  L Andersen      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  4   93%  G Young         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Larry Andersen facing 8-9-1
          ---  9   89%  J Uribe         Walk
                  Francisco Melendez pinch hits for Rick Reuschel batting 9th
          1--  4   81%  F Melendez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Uribe to 2B
                  Juan Agosto replaces Larry Andersen pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  6   88%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Melendez to 2B
                  Dave Smith replaces Juan Agosto pitching and batting 9th; Kevin Mitchell pinch hits for Chris Speier batting 2nd
   O      12-  6   93%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  1   86%  W Clark         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Melendez Scores; Butler to 3B
   R      1-3      76%  C Maldonado     Wild Pitch; Butler Scores; Clark to 2B
   O      -2-  6   86%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Scott Garrelts facing 2-3-4
                  Scott Garrelts replaces Kevin Mitchell pitching and batting 2nd; Tony Perezchica replaces Francisco Melendez playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  2   85%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   84%  K Bass          Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---  4   85%  G Davis         Double to 2B (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   83%  B Bell          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Smith facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   91%  M Aldrete       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   82%  B Melvin        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
                  Donell Nixon pinch runs for Bob Melvin batting 6th
          1--      74%  E Riles         Nixon Steals 2B
   R      -2-  7   38%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Nixon Scores
   O      1--  4   44%  J Uribe         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   50%  T Perezchica    Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Scott Garrelts facing 6-7-8
                  Kirt Manwaring replaces Donell Nixon playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  3   45%  T Puhl          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   41%  A Ashby         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   38%  R Ramirez       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave Smith facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   31%  B Butler        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   38%  S Garrelts      Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--      32%  W Clark         Butler Steals 2B
          -2-  5   31%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   37%  C Maldonado     Groundout: SS-1B; Butler to 3B; Clark to 2B
          -23  4   35%  M Aldrete       Intentional Walk
   O      123  9   50%  K Manwaring     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 11th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Scott Garrelts facing 9-1-2
                  Cameron Drew pinch hits for Dave Smith batting 9th
   O      ---  5   45%  C Drew          Flyball: LF
          ---  2   50%  G Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   44%  B Doran         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--  1   38%  K Bass          Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Danny Darwin facing 7-8-9
                  Danny Darwin replaces Cameron Drew pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   43%  E Riles         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   47%  J Uribe         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   50%  T Perezchica    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 12th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Scott Garrelts facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   45%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   41%  G Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   44%  B Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Craig Smajstrla pinch runs for Buddy Bell batting 5th
          1--  4   51%  T Puhl          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Smajstrla to 3B
   R      1-3  1   86%  A Ashby         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Smajstrla Scores; Puhl to 3B
   O      1-3  4   83%  R Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 12th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
                  Ken Caminiti replaces Craig Smajstrla playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---  7   91%  B Butler        Flyball: SS
                  Phil Garner pinch hits for Scott Garrelts batting 2nd
   O      ---  6   96%  P Garner        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   92%  W Clark         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  3  100%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3.

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