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MIL
@BAL		3
4		 
(11)
CHW
@BOS		8
7
TEX
@CLE		6
4
TOR
@DET		3
8
OAK
@MIN		1
2		 
(11)
CAL
@SEA		7
2
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@CHC		7
9
NYM
@LAD		1
0
ATL
@PIT		3
6
PHI
@SDP		6
4		 
(12)
MON
@SFG		4
3
CIN
@STL		8
9
Monday, July 25, 1977 7:41PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 37,022, Time of Game: 2:51
Reds
8
48-46
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
2nd, 10½ GB
 at Cardinals
9
51-46
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
4th, 7 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  3   1  0  0   0  2  2    8 10  1
Cardinals       0  2  2   0  0  2   2  1  X    9 14  2

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .316 .843 0.088 1.02 0.169 -0.081 0.6 1 3
Ken Griffey RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .320 .858 -0.009 1.07 0.084 -0.093 -0.1 0 0
Joe Morgan 2B 2 1 0 0 3 0 .303 .923 0.085 1.22 0.144 -0.059 0.6 2 3
George Foster LF-CF 5 2 2 3 0 2 .310 .989 -0.025 1.55 0.225 -0.251 1.1 1 0 2·HR,GDP
Johnny Bench C 4 2 2 1 1 0 .272 .933 0.062 1.19 0.204 -0.142 0.3 3 2 HR,CS
Dave Concepcion SS 3 0 0 0 2 0 .290 .749 -0.051 0.88 0.035 -0.086 -0.1 2 4
Dan Driessen 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .312 .892 0.039 0.99 0.116 -0.077 0.6 11 2 2B
Cesar Geronimo CF 3 1 1 0 0 2 .275 .724 -0.006 1.11 0.047 -0.053 -0.1 2 0
   Ray Knight PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .864 -0.015 0.60 0.000 -0.015 -0.3 1 0
   Mike Lum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .153 .411 -0.124 4.57 0.000 -0.124 -0.4
Jack Billingham P 2 0 0 0 1 0 .176 .388 -0.049 1.14 0.018 -0.067 -0.5 1 1
   Joe Hoerner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Manny Sarmiento P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Bailey PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .294 .824 0.052 0.28 0.052 0.000 1.9 HR
   Pedro Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .692 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 8 10 6 9 7 .286 1.089 0.047 1.18 1.094 -1.048 3.6 24 15
2B: D Driessen (19, off B Metzger).
HR: B Bailey (2, off A Hrabosky; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); G Foster 2 (31, 1 off R Eastwick, 1 off P Falcone; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); J Bench (22, off P Falcone; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: G Foster 8; J Bench 5; B Bailey 4; P Rose 2; D Driessen 2; K Griffey; C Geronimo.
GIDP: G Foster (12).
RBI: G Foster 3 (93); B Bailey 2 (8); J Bench (70).
2-out RBI: B Bailey 2; G Foster 2; J Bench.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Concepcion-J Morgan-D Driessen.
E: C Geronimo (2).
Baserunning
CS: J Bench (3, 2nd base by B Schultz/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerry Mumphrey RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 .312 .857 0.181 0.96 0.224 -0.043 1.5 1 0 2B
Garry Templeton SS 4 1 2 2 1 0 .319 .760 0.172 1.09 0.208 -0.036 2.1 3 5 SB
Tony Scott CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .296 .782 -0.035 0.85 0.039 -0.074 -0.8 2 0 HBP
Ted Simmons C 5 1 3 3 0 1 .330 .951 0.249 1.04 0.285 -0.035 2.4 7 1 HR,2B
Keith Hernandez 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .307 .856 -0.167 0.84 0.000 -0.167 -1.9 8 1 GDP
Hector Cruz LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .266 .750 0.023 0.63 0.054 -0.031 0.7 2 0 2B
Ken Reitz 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288 .766 -0.040 1.07 0.013 -0.053 -0.5 0 1 HBP
   Mike Phillips 3B 2 1 2 1 0 0 .198 .505 0.074 0.80 0.074 0.000 1.2 1 1
Mike Tyson 2B 2 1 1 2 1 1 .238 .659 0.191 1.22 0.215 -0.023 1.6 3 1 HR,SH,IW
Pete Falcone P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .270 .632 -0.056 1.44 0.008 -0.064 -0.6 0 0
   Buddy Schultz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .583 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dane Iorg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .456 -0.044 1.87 0.000 -0.044 -0.3
   Al Hrabosky P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.2 0 0
   Rawly Eastwick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .522 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Butch Metzger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 9 14 9 2 4 .389 1.089 0.545 0.98 1.120 -0.573 5.1 27 10
2B: J Mumphrey (14, off P Borbon); T Simmons (18, off J Billingham); H Cruz (17, off J Hoerner).
HR: T Simmons (15, off J Hoerner; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); M Tyson (6, off J Billingham; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: M Tyson (3, off J Billingham).
IBB: M Tyson (8, by J Billingham).
HBP: K Reitz (4, by J Billingham); T Scott (3, by J Billingham).
TB: T Simmons 7; J Mumphrey 4; M Tyson 4; H Cruz 3; M Phillips 2; G Templeton 2; P Falcone.
GIDP: K Hernandez (8).
RBI: T Simmons 3 (68); M Tyson 2 (40); G Templeton 2 (43); J Mumphrey (22); M Phillips (4).
2-out RBI: M Tyson 2; J Mumphrey; G Templeton.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Templeton-K Hernandez.
E: J Mumphrey (7); T Scott (1).
Baserunning
SB: G Templeton (17, 2nd base off J Billingham/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Billingham, L (8-7) 5.2 8 6 6 2 3 1 5.00 28 30 -0.343 1.28 -2.3
Joe Hoerner 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 1 15.75 6 1 1 -0.183 0.55 -2.8
Manny Sarmiento 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2 1 0 0.006 0.12 0.5
Pedro Borbon 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.07 5 0 0 -0.026 0.18 -0.5
Team Totals 8 14 9 9 2 4 2 10.12 41 30 2 1 -0.546 1.18 -5.1

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pete Falcone 3.1 4 4 4 5 3 2 5.40 19 34 -0.343 1.00 -2.7
Buddy Schultz, W (5-1) 2.2 0 0 0 2 3 0 1.29 9 1 0 0.222 1.14 1.6
Al Hrabosky, H (2) 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 4.55 10 0 0 0.044 1.27 -1.0
Rawly Eastwick, H (3) 0.1 2 2 1 0 0 1 3.31 3 0 0 -0.051 0.68 -1.0
Butch Metzger, S (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.84 3 1 1 0.083 2.61 -0.5
Team Totals 9 10 8 7 9 7 4 7.00 44 34 2 1 -0.045 0.98 -3.6
Balks: J Hoerner (1).
WP: None.
HBP: J Billingham 2 (7; K Reitz, T Scott).
IBB: J Billingham (4; M Tyson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 37,022.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Pete Rose 3B 1 Jerry Mumphrey RF
2 Ken Griffey RF 2 Garry Templeton SS
3 Joe Morgan 2B 3 Tony Scott CF
4 George Foster LF 4 Ted Simmons C
5 Johnny Bench C 5 Keith Hernandez 1B
6 Dave Concepcion SS 6 Hector Cruz LF
7 Dan Driessen 1B 7 Ken Reitz 3B
8 Cesar Geronimo CF 8 Mike Tyson 2B
9 Jack Billingham P 9 Pete Falcone P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-2 2 1-- RR CIN G. Foster P. Falcone -20% 54% Home Run; Morgan Scores
b2 0-0 2 1-- RR STL M. Tyson J. Billingham 20% 73% Home Run; Reitz Scores
b3 2-3 0 12- RR STL T. Simmons J. Billingham 19% 73% Double to CF; Templeton Scores; Scott Scores
t7 4-6 0 12- OO CIN G. Foster A. Hrabosky 18% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Griffey to 3B
b6 4-4 2 --3 R STL J. Mumphrey J. Billingham 16% 72% Single to LF; Phillips Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose P. Falcone 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- CIN K. Griffey P. Falcone -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- CIN J. Morgan P. Falcone -4% 46% Walk; Griffey to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- O CIN G. Foster P. Falcone 4% 51% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 12- O CIN J. Bench P. Falcone 4% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL J. Mumphrey J. Billingham 4% 58% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O STL G. Templeton J. Billingham -2% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B; Mumphrey to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O STL T. Scott J. Billingham -3% 53% Strikeout (C-1B)
b1 0-0 2 -2- O STL T. Simmons J. Billingham -3% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O CIN D. Concepcion P. Falcone 2% 52% Lineout: 1B
t2 0-0 1 --- CIN D. Driessen P. Falcone -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- O CIN C. Geronimo P. Falcone 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 1-- O CIN J. Billingham P. Falcone 2% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez J. Billingham -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- O STL H. Cruz J. Billingham -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 --- STL K. Reitz J. Billingham 1% 52% Hit By Pitch
b2 0-0 2 1-- RR STL M. Tyson J. Billingham 20% 73% Home Run; Reitz Scores
b2 2-0 2 --- STL P. Falcone J. Billingham 1% 74% Single to CF
b2 2-0 2 1-- O STL J. Mumphrey J. Billingham -2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
t3 0-2 0 --- O CIN P. Rose P. Falcone 2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- O CIN K. Griffey P. Falcone 2% 76% Strikeout
t3 0-2 2 --- CIN J. Morgan P. Falcone -1% 75% Walk
t3 0-2 2 1-- RR CIN G. Foster P. Falcone -20% 54% Home Run; Morgan Scores
t3 2-2 2 --- R CIN J. Bench P. Falcone -12% 42% Home Run
t3 3-2 2 --- CIN D. Concepcion P. Falcone -1% 41% Walk
t3 3-2 2 1-- O CIN D. Driessen P. Falcone 2% 43% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 2-3-4
b3 2-3 0 --- STL G. Templeton J. Billingham 4% 47% Walk
b3 2-3 0 1-- STL T. Scott J. Billingham 3% 50% Templeton Steals 2B
b3 2-3 0 -2- STL T. Scott J. Billingham 4% 54% Hit By Pitch
b3 2-3 0 12- RR STL T. Simmons J. Billingham 19% 73% Double to CF; Templeton Scores; Scott Scores
b3 4-3 0 -2- O STL K. Hernandez J. Billingham -4% 69% Flyball: LF
b3 4-3 1 -2- STL H. Cruz J. Billingham 4% 73% Single to LF; Simmons to 3B
b3 4-3 1 1-3 O STL K. Reitz J. Billingham -5% 68% Fielder's Choice 1B; Simmons out at Hm/1B-3B-C-SS; Cruz to 3B; Reitz to 2B
b3 4-3 2 -23 STL M. Tyson J. Billingham 1% 69% Intentional Walk
b3 4-3 2 123 O STL P. Falcone J. Billingham -6% 63% Foul Flyball: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 8-9-1
t4 3-4 0 --- CIN C. Geronimo P. Falcone -5% 58% Single to 1B
t4 3-4 0 1-- O CIN J. Billingham P. Falcone 4% 62% Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
t4 3-4 1 1-- R CIN P. Rose P. Falcone -15% 48% Single to CF; Geronimo Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI; Rose to 2B
Buddy Schultz replaces Pete Falcone pitching and batting 9th
t4 4-4 1 -2- O CIN K. Griffey B. Schultz 4% 52% Flyball: LF
t4 4-4 2 -2- O CIN J. Morgan B. Schultz 4% 56% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
b4 4-4 0 --- O STL J. Mumphrey J. Billingham -3% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 4-4 1 --- O STL G. Templeton J. Billingham -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 4-4 2 --- O STL T. Scott J. Billingham -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Buddy Schultz facing 4-5-6
Mike Phillips replaces Ken Reitz playing 3B batting 7th
t5 4-4 0 --- O CIN G. Foster B. Schultz 3% 53% Strikeout
t5 4-4 1 --- CIN J. Bench B. Schultz -3% 50% Walk
t5 4-4 1 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion B. Schultz 5% 55% Bench Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t5 4-4 2 --- O CIN D. Concepcion B. Schultz 1% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
b5 4-4 0 --- STL T. Simmons J. Billingham 5% 61% Single to RF
b5 4-4 0 1-- OO STL K. Hernandez J. Billingham -10% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b5 4-4 2 --- O STL H. Cruz J. Billingham -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Buddy Schultz facing 7-8-9
t6 4-4 0 --- O CIN D. Driessen B. Schultz 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-4 1 --- O CIN C. Geronimo B. Schultz 2% 56% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-4 2 --- CIN J. Billingham B. Schultz -2% 54% Walk
t6 4-4 2 1-- O CIN P. Rose B. Schultz 4% 57% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 7-8-9
b6 4-4 0 --- STL M. Phillips J. Billingham 5% 62% Single to LF
b6 4-4 0 1-- O STL M. Tyson J. Billingham -2% 60% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Phillips to 2B
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Buddy Schultz (P) batting 9th
b6 4-4 1 -2- O STL D. Iorg J. Billingham -4% 56% Groundout: 1B-P; Phillips to 3B
b6 4-4 2 --3 R STL J. Mumphrey J. Billingham 16% 72% Single to LF; Phillips Scores
Joe Hoerner replaces Jack Billingham pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-4 2 1-- STL G. Templeton J. Hoerner 1% 73% Balk; Mumphrey to 2B
b6 5-4 2 -2- R STL G. Templeton J. Hoerner 11% 85% Single to CF; Mumphrey Scores; Templeton to 3B/Adv on E8
b6 6-4 2 --3 O STL T. Scott J. Hoerner -2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-6, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 2-3-4
Al Hrabosky replaces Dane Iorg (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-6 0 --- CIN K. Griffey A. Hrabosky -6% 76% Single to 1B
t7 4-6 0 1-- CIN J. Morgan A. Hrabosky -9% 67% Walk; Griffey to 2B
t7 4-6 0 12- OO CIN G. Foster A. Hrabosky 18% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Griffey to 3B
t7 4-6 2 --3 O CIN J. Bench A. Hrabosky 5% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Reds' Joe Hoerner facing 4-5-6
b7 6-4 0 --- R STL T. Simmons J. Hoerner 5% 95% Home Run
b7 7-4 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez J. Hoerner -1% 94% Flyball: CF
b7 7-4 1 --- STL H. Cruz J. Hoerner 1% 95% Double to LF
b7 7-4 1 -2- R STL M. Phillips J. Hoerner 2% 97% Single to RF; Cruz Scores
Manny Sarmiento replaces Joe Hoerner pitching and batting 9th
b7 8-4 1 1-- O STL M. Tyson M. Sarmiento -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 8-4 2 1-- O STL A. Hrabosky M. Sarmiento -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-8, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 6-7-8
t8 4-8 0 --- CIN D. Concepcion A. Hrabosky -2% 94% Walk
t8 4-8 0 1-- O CIN D. Driessen A. Hrabosky 2% 97% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
Ray Knight pinch hits for Cesar Geronimo (CF) batting 8th
t8 4-8 1 1-- O CIN R. Knight A. Hrabosky 1% 98% Strikeout
Bob Bailey pinch hits for Manny Sarmiento (P) batting 9th
t8 4-8 2 1-- RR CIN B. Bailey A. Hrabosky -5% 93% Home Run; Driessen Scores
t8 6-8 2 --- CIN P. Rose A. Hrabosky -2% 91% Single to RF
t8 6-8 2 1-- O CIN K. Griffey A. Hrabosky 3% 94% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-6, Reds' Pedro Borbon facing 1-2-3
Pedro Borbon replaces Bob Bailey (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Ray Knight moves from PH to LF
George Foster moves from LF to CF
b8 8-6 0 --- STL J. Mumphrey P. Borbon 2% 96% Double to LF
b8 8-6 0 -2- R STL G. Templeton P. Borbon 2% 98% Single to CF; Mumphrey Scores
b8 9-6 0 1-- O STL T. Scott P. Borbon -0% 97% Foul Flyball: LF
b8 9-6 1 1-- O STL T. Simmons P. Borbon -0% 97% Popfly: SS
b8 9-6 2 1-- O STL K. Hernandez P. Borbon -0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 9.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 6-9, Cardinals' Rawly Eastwick facing 3-4-5
Rawly Eastwick replaces Al Hrabosky pitching and batting 9th
t9 6-9 0 --- O CIN J. Morgan R. Eastwick 2% 99% Foul Flyball: 3B
t9 6-9 1 --- R CIN G. Foster R. Eastwick -2% 97% Home Run
t9 7-9 1 --- CIN J. Bench R. Eastwick -5% 92% Single to LF
Butch Metzger replaces Rawly Eastwick pitching and batting 9th
t9 7-9 1 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion B. Metzger 5% 97% Popfly: 2B
t9 7-9 2 1-- R CIN D. Driessen B. Metzger -9% 88% Double to RF; Bench Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Driessen to 3B
Mike Lum pinch hits for Ray Knight (LF) batting 8th
t9 8-9 2 --3 O CIN M. Lum B. Metzger 12% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Cardinals 9.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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