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Expos
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 4, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos, played on May 4, 1996 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kirk Rueter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Darryl Kile |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 22,810 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Barron 1B: Wally Bell 2B: Tom Hallion 3B: Angel Hernandez |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Grudzielanek | Shortstop |
| Mike Lansing | Second Baseman |
| Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
| Moises Alou | Right Fielder |
| David Segui | First Baseman |
| Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
| F.P. Santangelo | Center Fielder |
| Shane Andrews | Third Baseman |
| Kirk Rueter | Pitcher |
| Felipe Alou | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
| James Mouton | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Miller | Shortstop |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Third Baseman |
| Darryl Kile | Pitcher |
| Terry Collins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 4, 1996
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Kile
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Eusebio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Kile
Lansing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kile
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Rueter
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Segui scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hunter for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Rueter
Biggio is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Rueter
Bagwell strikes out. There goes Biggio. The throw from Fletcher to second, and Biggio is out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Kile
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Kile
Segui hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Kile
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rueter
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Rueter
Eusebio hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Rueter
Mouton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Rueter
Rueter fires to first and has Mouton trapped. There's the throw to Grudzielanek who tags Mouton for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Kile
Santangelo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Kile
Andrews takes first base on ball four. Santangelo moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Rueter vs. Kile
Rueter bunts towards third. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Santangelo moves to third. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Grudzielanek vs. Kile
Grudzielanek strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Lansing vs. Kile
Lansing strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Kile
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Rueter
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Rueter
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Rueter
Kile strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Kile
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Kile
Segui hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Kile
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Rueter
Hunter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Hunter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Rueter
Biggio hits a line drive towards third. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Rueter
Bagwell hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Rueter
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Santangelo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Eusebio vs. Rueter
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Segui fields the ball and throws to Rueter covering. Safe. Hunter moves to third. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Mouton vs. Rueter
Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Kile
Santangelo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Kile
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rueter vs. Kile
Rueter bunts towards the mound. Kile juggles the ball. That's an error on Kile. Santangelo moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Grudzielanek vs. Kile
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Rueter
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Rueter
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Santangelo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Rueter
Kile hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Kile
Lansing strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kile
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell throws the ball in to Miller who tags Rodriguez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Kile
Alou strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Rueter
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Rueter
Biggio hits a popup in front of the plate. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Rueter
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Kile
Segui strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Kile
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Kile
Santangelo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Kile
There goes Santangelo. The throw from Eusebio and he is out, Biggio applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rueter
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Rueter
Eusebio hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Rueter
Mouton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lansing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Kile
Andrews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Kile
Cliff Floyd pinch hits for Kirk Rueter.
Floyd hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Kile
Grudzielanek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Scott
Tim Scott now pitching.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Scott
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
May vs. Scott
Derrick May pinch hits for Darryl Kile.
May hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gutierrez moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Hunter vs. Veres
Dave Veres now pitching.
Hunter hits a line drive into center field. Santangelo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gutierrez tags and scores. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Veres
John Cangelosi pinch runs for Derrick May.
There goes Cangelosi. The throw from Fletcher and he is out, Grudzielanek applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
Lansing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Hernandez
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hernandez
Alou hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Hernandez
Segui hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Morman
Alvin Morman now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Segui moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Morman
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Morman covering, for the out. Segui moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Santangelo vs. Young
Anthony Young now pitching.
Santangelo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Andrews vs. Young
That's a pickoff. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Rojas
Mel Rojas now pitching.
Biggio hits a popup towards short. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Rojas
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rojas
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Segui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1996 -- Montreal at Houston (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Grudzielanek M, ss 4 0 0 0 Hunter B, cf 3 0 1 1
Lansing M, 2b 3 1 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez H, lf 4 1 2 2 Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Alou M, rf 4 0 0 0 Bell D, rf 4 0 0 0
Segui D, 1b 4 0 2 0 Eusebio T, c 3 0 1 0
Fletcher D, c 4 0 0 0 Mouton J, lf 3 0 1 0
Santangelo F, cf 1 0 1 0 Miller O, ss 3 0 0 0
Andrews S, 3b 2 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, 3b 3 1 1 0
Rueter K, p 1 0 1 0 Kile D, p 2 0 0 0
Floyd C, ph 1 0 0 0 May D, ph 1 0 1 0
Scott T, p 0 0 0 0 Cangelosi J, pr 0 0 0 0
Veres D, p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez X, p 0 0 0 0
Rojas M, p 0 0 0 0 Morman A, p 0 0 0 0
Young A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 2 6 2 29 1 6 1
Montreal 000 000 002 -- 2
Houston 000 000 010 -- 1
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter K 7.0 4 0 0 0 3
Scott T 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Veres D (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Rojas M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Kile D 8.0 4 0 0 3 7
Hernandez X (L) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0
Morman A 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Young A 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Kile D
DP -- Montreal 1, Houston 2
LOB -- Montreal 5, Houston 3
2B -- Hunter B
HR -- Rodriguez H
CS -- Mouton J, Santangelo F, Cangelosi J, Segui D
SH -- Rueter K
SF -- Hunter B
HBP -- by Rueter K (Biggio C)
WP -- Morman A
T -- 2:48
A -- 22810
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