April 4, 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 11
@ANA 0 BAL 2
DET 1 KCR 3
@MIN 2
(10) OAK 7
NYY 3 SEA 12
BOS 6 TBD 8
CHW 2 TOR 9
TEX 2 SFG 5
@ARI 3 ATL 5
PHI 4 CHC 3
MON 1 CIN 3
LAD 1 MIL 6
@FLA 2 COL 5
@HOU 3 NYM 7
PIT 6
(13) STL 8
SDP 6

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 20,464

Saturday, April 4, 1998, 1:16
Time of Game: 2:12

Dodgers

0-4

Lost 4

4th, 3½ GB

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

W: B Tomko (1-0), L: I Valdez (0-1), S: J Shaw (3)

Reds

3-2

Won 3

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .235  .690   15    3   3   3B
T Howard CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .100  .582   14    0   0   
M Piazza C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .235  .572   14    8   0   2B
T Zeile 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .611   12    0   3   GDP
R Mondesi RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250   14    0   1   
P Konerko 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .527   10   11   1   
T Hollandsworth LF            3   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .763   18    1   0   
J Vizcaino SS                 2   1   1   0    1   1  .133  .321   11    1   3   
I Valdez P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   2·SH
  D Dreifort P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Guerrero PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    3    0   0   
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       27   1   3   1    3   7              111   24  12

BATTING

2B: M Piazza (1, off B Tomko).

3B: E Young (1, off B Tomko).

SH: I Valdez 2 (2, 2 off B Tomko).

TB: E Young 3; M Piazza 2; J Vizcaino.

GIDP: T Zeile (1).

RBI: E Young (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Vizcaino-E Young-P Konerko; A Osuna-J Vizcaino-P Konerko.

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Stynes LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .350  .959   12    3   0   
J Nunnally RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .900   11    0   0   
W Greene 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .250 1.117   17    0   2   
D Young 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   2  .250  .750   12    6   1   2·2B
  J Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Sanders CF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.057    9    2   0   HBP
B Boone 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .400 1.029   17    4   2   SB,GDP
B Fordyce C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .347   21    8   0   GDP
P Reese SS                    2   1   1   1    1   1  .167  .381   11    2   4   
B Tomko P                     3   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .666   10    1   2   
  E Perez 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .494         1   0   
Totals                       29   3   8   2    4   7              120   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Young 2 (2, 2 off I Valdez).

HBP: R Sanders (1, by I Valdez).

TB: D Young 4; P Reese; B Tomko; B Boone; C Stynes; B Fordyce; R Sanders.

GIDP: B Boone (2); B Fordyce (1).

RBI: P Reese (2); B Tomko (1).

2-out RBI: P Reese; B Tomko.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Reese-B Boone-E Perez.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Boone (1, 2nd base off I Valdez/M Piazza).

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
I Valdez, L (0-1)              5.2   7   3   3    4   6   0   4.76   27  100-56   27· 7·22    8· 2· 6· 0     45    -     1.25  -0.09
D Dreifort                     1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   12-8     5· 3· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.40   0.04
A Osuna                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   9.00    3    8-3     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         8     8   3   3    4   7   0          34  120-67   35·10·22   11· 3· 8· 0          1-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Tomko, W (1-0)               8     3   1   1    2   7   0   1.13   29  100-66   38·10·20   10· 8· 2· 0     77    -     1.04   0.38
J Shaw, S (3)                  1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   11-5     4· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.67   0.08
Totals                         9     3   1   1    3   7   0          32  111-71   42·10·21   11· 9· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: I Valdez (1; R Sanders).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Jerry Meals.

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 20,464.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 46° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Cincinnati Reds                      
1. E Young              2B    1. C Stynes             LF 
2. T Howard             CF    2. J Nunnally           RF 
3. M Piazza             C     3. W Greene             3B 
4. T Zeile              3B    4. D Young              1B 
5. R Mondesi            RF    5. R Sanders            CF 
6. P Konerko            1B    6. B Boone              2B 
7. T Hollandsworth      LF    7. B Fordyce            C  
8. J Vizcaino           SS    8. P Reese              SS 
9. I Valdez             P     9. B Tomko              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  1-1  -2-  1   16%  71% P Reese         I Valdez        Single to CF (Pop Fly); Boone Scores
   t 9   0  3-1  1--  5   14%  99% T Zeile         J Shaw          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 3   1  0-0  -2-  4  -14%  34% E Young         B Tomko         Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Vizcaino Scores
   b 6   2  1-2  1--  3   11%  83% B Tomko         I Valdez        Single to RF (Line Drive); Reese Scores
   b 4   0  1-0  123  6  -10%  55% B Fordyce       I Valdez        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Young Scores/No RBI; Sanders to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brett Tomko facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  E Young         Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  6   54%  T Howard        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   52%  M Piazza        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   55%  T Zeile         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  C Stynes        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   55%  J Nunnally      Walk
   O      1--  4   52%  W Greene        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   50%  D Young         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Nunnally out at Hm/RF-1B-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  R Mondesi       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  P Konerko       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   55%  T Hollandsworth Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ismael Valdez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  R Sanders       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  B Boone         Lineout: 2B
          ---  5   52%  B Fordyce       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   55%  P Reese         Walk; Fordyce to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  B Tomko         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brett Tomko facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   46%  J Vizcaino      Walk
   O      1--      48%  I Valdez        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Vizcaino to 2B
   R      -2-  4   34%  E Young         Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Vizcaino Scores
   O      --3  5   40%  T Howard        Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  2   44%  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   41%  C Stynes        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   39%  J Nunnally      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   38%  W Greene        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brett Tomko facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   40%  T Zeile         Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   42%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   43%  P Konerko       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Ismael Valdez facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   51%  D Young         Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  1   55%  R Sanders       Hit By Pitch
          12-  5   64%  B Boone         Walk; Young to 3B; Sanders to 2B
   ROO    123  6   55%  B Fordyce       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Young Scores/No RBI; Sanders to 3B
   O      --3  6   50%  P Reese         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Brett Tomko facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   53%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  3   50%  J Vizcaino      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      52%  I Valdez        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Vizcaino to 2B
   O      -2-  2   57%  E Young         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Ismael Valdez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   54%  B Tomko         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   57%  C Stynes        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   55%  J Nunnally      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Stynes to 2B
          -2-  6   56%  W Greene        Walk
   O      12-  5   50%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Brett Tomko facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   53%  T Howard        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   56%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   58%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Ismael Valdez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   54%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   58%  B Boone         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   55%  B Fordyce       Strikeout Looking, Boone Steals 2B
   R      -2-  1   71%  P Reese         Single to CF (Pop Fly); Boone Scores
   R      1--  3   83%  B Tomko         Single to RF (Line Drive); Reese Scores
                  Darren Dreifort replaces Ismael Valdez pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2   81%  C Stynes        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   85%  R Mondesi       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  7   81%  P Konerko       Walk
   O      1--  7   85%  T Hollandsworth Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   89%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Darren Dreifort facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   88%  J Nunnally      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   87%  W Greene        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   86%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Brett Tomko facing 9-1-2
                  Wilton Guerrero pinch hits for Darren Dreifort batting 9th
   O      ---  3   90%  W Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   92%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   94%  T Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Antonio Osuna facing 5-6-7
                  Antonio Osuna replaces Wilton Guerrero pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   95%  R Sanders       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   93%  B Boone         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  3   92%  B Fordyce       Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Jeff Shaw facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Shaw replaces Dmitri Young pitching and batting 4th; Eduardo Perez replaces Brett Tomko playing 1B batting 9th
          ---  5   85%  M Piazza        Walk
   OO     1--  5   99%  T Zeile         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  R Mondesi       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation