June 5, 2001 Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 7
OAK 3 BOS 4
DET 3
(18) CHW 6
@KCR 2 CLE 5
@MIN 0 BAL 10
@NYY 3 SEA 5
TEX 4 TOR 13
TBD 1 LAD 6
@ARI 5 CHC 12
STL 6 COL 9
HOU 4 PIT 5
@FLA 2 CIN 4
@MIL 3
(13) ATL 3
@MON 1 NYM 9
@PHI 0 SFG 7
SDP 6

Standings at end of play this day

Chase Field, Attendance: 32,699

Tuesday, June 5, 2001, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:28

Dodgers

33-25

Won 3

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  1  2   0  3  0    6  9  1
Diamondbacks    0  0  1   0  2  1   0  1  0    5  8  2

W: M Herges (3-4), L: B Kim (2-2), S: J Shaw (18)

Diamondbacks

34-24

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Lo Duca C                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .343  .969   18    7   1   
T Goodwin CF                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .238  .656   14    1   0   3·SB
M Grudzielanek 2B             3   1   2   0    2   0  .320  .869   26    2   5   2B
S Green RF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .901   22    3   0   
M Grissom LF                  5   2   2   2    0   1  .284  .879   14    1   0   HR,2B
D Hansen 1B                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .286  .840   20   13   0   
A Beltre 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .214  .657   16    0   1   
A Cora SS                     3   1   0   0    0   0  .199  .567   12    0   4   GDP
  M Herges P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  C Donnels PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .488         0   0   
  T Bogar PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .644    3    0   0   
  G Olson P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Orosco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Fetters P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
T Adams P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   SH
  G Carrara P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  J Reboulet SS               2   0   1   3    0   0  .239  .773   14    0   1   2B
Totals                       34   6   9   6    7   3              162   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Grissom (7, off B Kim); J Reboulet (5, off G Swindell); M Grudzielanek (9, off R Ellis).

HR: M Grissom (12, off R Ellis; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SH: T Adams (1, off R Ellis).

TB: M Grissom 6; M Grudzielanek 3; J Reboulet 2; P Lo Duca 2; T Goodwin; D Hansen.

GIDP: A Cora (7).

RBI: J Reboulet 3 (11); M Grissom 2 (28); P Lo Duca (19).

2-out RBI: P Lo Duca.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: S Green (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Goodwin 3 (15, 2nd base off B Prinz/D Miller, 2nd base off M Batista/D Miller, 3rd base off T Brohawn/D Miller).

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack SS                   4   1   0   0    0   2  .236  .594   19    3   4   
J Bell 2B                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .290  .847   29    4   2   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .324 1.105   13    1   0   
M Grace 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .324  .991   11    5   0   HR,2B
  J Spivey PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Colbrunn 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .712         2   0   
R Sanders RF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .264  .914   19    4   1   
S Finley CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .586   10    2   1   
D Miller C                    3   2   2   0    0   0  .237  .601    7    3   0   
  D Bautista PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .662    2    0   0   
C Counsell 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .625   12    3   4   
R Ellis P                     2   0   1   1    0   1  .105  .255    7    0   0   
  M Batista P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .222         0   0   
  T Brohawn P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Dellucci PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .325  .968    5    0   0   
  B Kim P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Swindell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Prinz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Durazo PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .294 1.055    5    0   0   
Totals                       36   5   8   3    0   9              139   27  12

BATTING

2B: M Grace (12, off J Orosco).

HR: M Grace (9, off M Herges; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

TB: M Grace 6; J Bell 2; D Miller 2; R Sanders; R Ellis.

RBI: M Grace (34); J Bell (29); R Ellis (1).

2-out RBI: J Bell.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Bell-T Womack-M Grace; R Sanders-T Womack.

E: M Grace (3); T Womack (7).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Adams                        4.2   5   3   3    0   5   0   5.19   20   79-56   34·10·12    8· 3· 4· 0     47    -     1.05  -0.12
G Carrara                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.66    1    4-3     2· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.59   0.02
M Herges, W (3-4)              2     1   1   1    0   1   1   3.22    7   25-18    9· 1· 8    4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.74  -0.05
G Olson                        0     1   1   0    0   0   0   5.12    1    3-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.80  -0.08
J Orosco, H (1)                0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2    5-4     2· 2· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    2.76  -0.12
M Fetters, H (11)              0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    2    8-5     2· 1· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    3.45   0.20
J Shaw, S (18)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.54    3   10-6     2· 3· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.22
Totals                         9     8   5   4    0   9   1          36  134-95   52·18·25   14· 5· 7· 1          3-1

Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Ellis                        6     6   3   2    2   1   1   4.53   26   76-50   36· 2·12    9· 9· 4· 1     49    -     1.24  -0.02
M Batista, H (2)               0.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   3.19    4   21-10    6· 0· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.52   0.02
T Brohawn, H (6)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    1    4-3     2· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.29   0.08
B Kim, L (2-2)                 0     1   3   3    2   0   0   4.01    3   14-4     3· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.02  -0.35
G Swindell, BS (2)             1     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.27    4   16-12    8· 1· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          3-3    2.68  -0.22
B Prinz                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.57    4   20-14    7· 3· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.18   0.07
Totals                         9     9   6   5    7   3   1          42  151-93   62· 7·24   12·13· 6· 1          6-3

G Olson faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
B Kim faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
G Swindell faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: T Adams (1).

WP: T Adams (2); R Ellis (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Laz Diaz.

Time of Game: 3:28.

Attendance: 32,699.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 94° F, Wind 8mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Arizona Diamondbacks                 
1. P Lo Duca            C     1. T Womack             SS 
2. T Goodwin            CF    2. J Bell               2B 
3. M Grudzielanek       2B    3. L Gonzalez           LF 
4. S Green              RF    4. M Grace              1B 
5. M Grissom            LF    5. R Sanders            RF 
6. D Hansen             1B    6. S Finley             CF 
7. A Beltre             3B    7. D Miller             C  
8. A Cora               SS    8. C Counsell           3B 
9. T Adams              P     9. R Ellis              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  4-3  123  9   34%  82% J Reboulet      G Swindell      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Grissom Scores; Hansen Scores; Beltre Scores; Reboulet out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
   t 6   1  3-1  1--  3   23%  46% M Grissom       R Ellis         Home Run (LF-CF); Grudzielanek Scores
   b 8   1  6-4  1--  2  -19%  62% M Grace         J Orosco        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Bell Scores/Adv on E9/unER/No RBI
   b 6   0  3-3  ---  2  -15%  27% M Grace         M Herges        Home Run (CF-RF)
   t 8   0  4-3  12-  5   15%  62% A Beltre        B Kim           Walk; Grissom to 3B; Hansen to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Robert Ellis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  P Lo Duca       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  T Goodwin       Popfly: 3B
          ---  5   48%  M Grudzielanek  Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          -2-  6   49%  S Green         Walk
   O      12-  1   45%  M Grissom       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Adams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  J Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   50%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Robert Ellis facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   54%  D Hansen        Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  A Beltre        Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  1   45%  A Cora          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Adams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Robert Ellis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  T Adams         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   50%  P Lo Duca       Single (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   44%  T Goodwin       Fly Ball Double Play: RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Adams facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   40%  D Miller        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   42%  C Counsell      Groundout: SS-1B; Miller to 2B
   R      -2-  4   33%  R Ellis         Single to CF (Line Drive); Miller Scores
   O      1--  7   36%  T Womack        Lineout: CF
   O      1-- 11   38%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Robert Ellis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   35%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   39%  S Green         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   35%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   32%  D Hansen        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 1-0, Terry Adams facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   34%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   36%  M Grace         Flyball: RF
          ---  6   35%  R Sanders       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   37%  S Finley        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Robert Ellis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   34%  A Beltre        Popfly: 2B
          ---  1   37%  A Cora          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   34%  T Adams         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Cora to 2B
   R      -2-  2   48%  P Lo Duca       Single to LF (Line Drive); Cora Scores/unER; Lo Duca to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  5   43%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 1-1, Terry Adams facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   39%  D Miller        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  2   41%  C Counsell      Groundout: 2B-1B; Miller to 2B
   O      -2-  3   45%  R Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   43%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging; Miller to 3B/Wild Pitch; Womack to 1B
   R      1-3      32%  J Bell          Balk; Miller Scores; Womack to 2B
   R      -2-  6   22%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Womack Scores
                  Giovanni Carrara replaces Terry Adams pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   23%  L Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Diamondbacks 3.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Robert Ellis facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   29%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   24%  S Green         Popfly: SS
   RR     1--  3   46%  M Grissom       Home Run (LF-CF); Grudzielanek Scores
          ---  3   50%  D Hansen        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   46%  A Beltre        Flyball: RF
          1--      47%  A Cora          Wild Pitch; Hansen to 2B
   O      -2-  6   42%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 3-3, Matt Herges facing 4-5-6
                  Matt Herges replaces Alex Cora pitching and batting 8th; Jeff Reboulet replaces Giovanni Carrara playing SS batting 9th
   R      ---  2   27%  M Grace         Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   29%  R Sanders       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   31%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   32%  D Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Miguel Batista facing 9-1-2
                  Miguel Batista replaces Robert Ellis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   27%  J Reboulet      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   24%  P Lo Duca       Foul Flyball: RF
          ---  5   27%  T Goodwin       Walk
          1--      28%  M Grudzielanek  Goodwin Steals 2B
          -2-  5   30%  " "             Walk
                  Troy Brohawn replaces Miguel Batista pitching and batting 9th
          12-      32%  S Green         Goodwin Steals 3B
   O      1-3  4   22%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 4-3, Matt Herges facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   24%  C Counsell      Strikeout Looking
                  David Dellucci pinch hits for Troy Brohawn batting 9th
   O      ---  5   26%  D Dellucci      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   27%  T Womack        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 4.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Byung-Hyun Kim facing 5-6-7
                  Byung-Hyun Kim replaces David Dellucci pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   41%  M Grissom       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  4   48%  D Hansen        Walk
          12-  5   62%  A Beltre        Walk; Grissom to 3B; Hansen to 2B
                  Greg Swindell replaces Byung-Hyun Kim pitching and batting 9th; Chris Donnels pinch hits for Matt Herges batting 8th; Tim Bogar pinch hits for Chris Donnels batting 8th
   O      123  3   48%  T Bogar         Strikeout Looking
   RRRO   123  9   82%  J Reboulet      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Grissom Scores; Hansen Scores; Beltre Scores; Reboulet out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
   O      ---  3   82%  P Lo Duca       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Diamondbacks 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 4-6, Gregg Olson facing 2-3-4
                  Gregg Olson replaces Tim Bogar pitching and batting 8th
          ---  3   74%  J Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Gregg Olson pitching and batting 8th
   O      1--  3   81%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  2   62%  M Grace         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Bell Scores/Adv on E9/unER/No RBI
                  Mike Fetters replaces Jesse Orosco pitching and batting 8th; Junior Spivey pinch runs for Mark Grace batting 4th
   O      -2-  5   72%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   82%  S Finley        Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Diamondbacks 5.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Greg Swindell facing 2-3-4
                  Greg Colbrunn replaces Junior Spivey playing 1B batting 4th
          ---  1   85%  T Goodwin       Single (Ground Ball)
                  Bret Prinz replaces Greg Swindell pitching and batting 9th
          1--      87%  M Grudzielanek  Goodwin Steals 2B
          -2-  6   89%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  8   85%  S Green         Popfly: 1B
   O      12-  4   81%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   78%  D Hansen        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Diamondbacks 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 5-6, Jeff Shaw facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Shaw replaces Mike Fetters pitching and batting 8th; Danny Bautista pinch hits for Damian Miller batting 7th
   O      ---  2   87%  D Bautista      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   95%  C Counsell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Erubiel Durazo pinch hits for Bret Prinz batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  E Durazo        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Diamondbacks 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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