April 9, 1993 Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 7
DET 5 NYY 11
@CHW 6 MIN 8
@KCR 7 MIL 6
@OAK 5 SEA 6
BAL 0 TEX 3
BOS 1 TOR 13
CLE 10 ATL 2
LAD 0 COL 11
MON 4 SDP 2
@FLA 1 HOU 7
@NYM 3
(10) CHC 11
@PHI 7 PIT 6
SFG 5 STL 8
CIN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 34,120

Friday, April 9, 1993, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:11

Reds

1-3

Lost 3

5th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  5  0
Cardinals       3  3  2   0  0  0   0  0  X    8 11  0

W: R Arocha (1-0), L: T Browning (0-1)

Cardinals

3-1

Won 3

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .313  .702   15    1   2   
R Kelly CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .690   11    2   0   
B Larkin SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .583   16    1   1   
K Mitchell LF                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .429 1.110    1    0   0   
  G Varsho LF                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .500 1.667    9    3   0   2B
C Sabo 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .651    7    0   1   
  J Reardon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Dibble P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Espy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
R Milligan 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .804   13    6   0   
R Sanders RF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .624   11    2   0   3B
J Oliver C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .539    9    8   0   
T Browning P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   1   
  D Henry P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  J Branson 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    1   0   
Totals                       32   2   5   2    1   3              111   24   6

BATTING

2B: G Varsho (1, off L Lancaster).

3B: R Sanders (1, off R Arocha).

TB: R Sanders 3; B Roberts 2; G Varsho 2; B Larkin.

RBI: K Mitchell (5); B Roberts (3).

2-out RBI: B Roberts.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Sabo-B Roberts-R Milligan.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pena 2B                     3   2   2   0    1   0  .615 1.722   24    1   6   2·2B,SB,HBP
O Smith SS                    4   2   2   2    1   1  .250  .794   18    1   3   3B
G Jefferies 1B                4   2   2   4    0   1  .357 1.357   14   16   0   2·HR
R Lankford CF                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .091  .377   19    3   0   
  B Gilkey PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
M Whiten RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .600   12    1   0   GDP
T Zeile 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .400  .933   13    0   4   2B
B Jordan LF-CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .546   14    2   0   
H Villanueva C                4   1   2   2    0   1  .500 1.750   20    3   0   HR
R Arocha P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   10    0   0   
  G Perry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  L Lancaster P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       34   8  11   8    3   8              153   27  14

BATTING

2B: G Pena 2 (2, 2 off T Browning); T Zeile (2, off T Browning).

3B: O Smith (2, off T Browning).

HR: G Jefferies 2 (3, 2 off T Browning; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF Line; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); H Villanueva (1, off T Browning; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: G Pena (1, by R Dibble).

TB: G Jefferies 8; H Villanueva 5; O Smith 4; G Pena 4; T Zeile 3; B Jordan.

GIDP: M Whiten (2).

RBI: G Jefferies 4 (5); O Smith 2 (3); H Villanueva 2 (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Pena (1, 2nd base off R Dibble/J Oliver).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Browning, L (0-1)            2.1  10   8   8    1   3   3  30.86   17   77-47   24· 6·17    3· 6· 4· 0      7    -     0.64  -0.46
D Henry                        3     1   0   0    2   2   0   3.86   12   38-22   13· 2· 7    3· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
J Reardon                      1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   19-15    7· 4· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          3-0    0.08   0.01
R Dibble                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.50    4   17-10    3· 2· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    11   8   8    3   8   3          38  151-94   47·14·33    8·12· 7· 0          3-0

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Arocha, W (1-0)              8     4   2   2    1   3   0   2.25   29  100-62   42· 6·14   15· 7· 3· 0     68    -     0.46   0.05
L Lancaster                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4    8-5     4· 0· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     5   2   2    1   3   0          33  108-67   46· 6·15   17· 8· 4· 0           -

Balks: R Arocha (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Dibble (1; G Pena).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Bill Hohn.

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 34,120.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. B Roberts            2B    1. G Pena               2B 
2. R Kelly              CF    2. O Smith              SS 
3. B Larkin             SS    3. G Jefferies          1B 
4. K Mitchell           LF    4. R Lankford           CF 
5. C Sabo               3B    5. M Whiten             RF 
6. R Milligan           1B    6. T Zeile              3B 
7. R Sanders            RF    7. B Jordan             LF 
8. J Oliver             C     8. H Villanueva         C  
9. T Browning           P     9. R Arocha             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  1-1  1--  3   15%  74% G Jefferies     T Browning      Home Run (Fly Ball to RF Line); Smith Scores
   b 2   1  1-3  -2-  3    9%  85% O Smith         T Browning      Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Pena Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  -2-  2    8%  58% O Smith         T Browning      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pena Scores
   b 2   1  1-4  --3  2    6%  92% G Jefferies     T Browning      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Smith Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  ---  8    6%  51% G Pena          T Browning      Double to LF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Rene Arocha facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   46%  B Roberts       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      1--  3   50%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      48%  B Larkin        Balk; Roberts to 2B
          -2-  5   43%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Roberts to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   41%  K Mitchell      Groundout: 3B-1B; Roberts Scores; Larkin to 2B
   O      -2-  2   44%  C Sabo          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Browning facing 1-2-3
                  Gary Varsho replaces Kevin Mitchell playing LF batting 4th
          ---  8   51%  G Pena          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  2   58%  O Smith         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pena Scores
   RR     1--  3   74%  G Jefferies     Home Run (Fly Ball to RF Line); Smith Scores
   O      ---  7   72%  R Lankford      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   71%  M Whiten        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   72%  T Zeile         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   74%  B Jordan        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Zeile to 3B
   O      1-3  6   70%  H Villanueva    Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Rene Arocha facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   73%  R Milligan      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   74%  R Sanders       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  J Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Browning facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   74%  R Arocha        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   77%  G Pena          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   R      -2-  3   85%  O Smith         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Pena Scores
   RR     --3  2   92%  G Jefferies     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Smith Scores
          --- 10   92%  R Lankford      Walk
   OO     1--  1   91%  M Whiten        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Rene Arocha facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   92%  T Browning      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   93%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   94%  R Kelly         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tom Browning facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   95%  T Zeile         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   94%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -2-  4   97%  H Villanueva    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Zeile Scores
                  Dwayne Henry replaces Tom Browning pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  R Arocha        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   97%  G Pena          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-8, Rene Arocha facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   98%  B Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   97%  G Varsho        Walk
   O      1--  2   98%  C Sabo          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   98%  R Milligan      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Dwayne Henry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   98%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   98%  G Jefferies     Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  2   98%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-8, Rene Arocha facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   96%  R Sanders       Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      --3  1   97%  J Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3  4   98%  D Henry         Strikeout Looking
   R      --3  1   97%  B Roberts       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Sanders Scores
   O      1--  2   98%  R Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Dwayne Henry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   98%  M Whiten        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   98%  T Zeile         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1   98%  B Jordan        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-8, Rene Arocha facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   98%  B Larkin        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2   99%  G Varsho        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  C Sabo          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Dwayne Henry facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   99%  H Villanueva    Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   99%  R Arocha        Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--  8   99%  G Pena          Walk; Villanueva to 2B
          12-  4   99%  O Smith         Walk; Villanueva to 3B; Pena to 2B
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Chris Sabo pitching and batting 5th; Jeff Branson replaces Dwayne Henry playing 3B batting 9th
   O      123  4   99%  G Jefferies     Strikeout Swinging
                  Bernard Gilkey pinch hits for Ray Lankford batting 4th
   O      123  3   98%  B Gilkey        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-8, Rene Arocha facing 6-7-8
                  Bernard Gilkey moves to LF; Brian Jordan moves to CF
   O      ---  2   99%  R Milligan      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   99%  R Sanders       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  J Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jeff Reardon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   99%  M Whiten        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   99%  T Zeile         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  B Jordan        Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-8, Rene Arocha facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7  100%  J Branson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4  100%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  R Kelly         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Rob Dibble facing 8-9-1
                  Rob Dibble replaces Jeff Reardon pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  5  100%  H Villanueva    Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
                  Gerald Perry pinch hits for Rene Arocha batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  G Perry         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  100%  G Pena          Hit By Pitch
          1--     100%  O Smith         Pena Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-8, Les Lancaster facing 3-4-5
                  Les Lancaster replaces Gerald Perry pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  B Larkin        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2  100%  G Varsho        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
                  Cecil Espy pinch hits for Rob Dibble batting 5th
   O      -2-  2  100%  C Espy          Flyball: RF; Varsho to 3B
   O      --3  3  100%  R Milligan      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation