April 12, 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 2
@CAL 1 CHW 8
BAL 2 KCR 8
DET 6 MIL 18
BOS 1 MIN 6
@OAK 0 SEA 3
TOR 2
(10) CIN 5
ATL 4 LAD 6
@HOU 5
(17) CHC 6
@NYM 3 PHI 6
MON 2 SDP 4
SFG 2 PIT 7
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 24,609

Saturday, April 12, 1980
Time of Game: 5:35

Dodgers

1-2

Won 1

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13 14 15  16 17    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  1  2   0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1    6 15  2
Astros          0  0  0   4  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0    5 13  0

W: S Howe (1-0), L: D Smith (1-1), S: B Hooton (1)

Astros

2-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    7   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .235    0    7  13   SB
R Law CF                      3   1   0   0    1   0  .167  .398    0    3   0   SB
  P Guerrero PH               0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  D Thomas PR-CF              2   1   1   0    1   1  .200  .573    0    3   0   
R Smith RF                    8   1   3   2    0   2  .471 1.177    0    3   1   HR
S Garvey 1B                   7   0   1   0    1   1  .067  .192    0   21   4   
D Baker LF                    8   2   4   2    0   0  .462 1.207    0    2   0   HR,2B,GDP
R Cey 3B                      5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Stanhouse P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Sutcliffe PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  B Welch PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Howe P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Hooton PH-P               0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   SH
B Russell SS                  7   1   2   0    1   0  .286  .661    0    1   5   
S Yeager C                    1   0   1   0    2   0  .333  .889    0    4   0   
  G Thomasson PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  C Hough P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Hatcher 3B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
D Sutton P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   1   
  J Johnstone PH              1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  B Castillo P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  R Monday PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Ferguson PH-C             5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   1   GDP
Totals                       62   6  15   6    9   8                    51  27

BATTING

2B: D Baker (1, off J Sambito).

HR: R Smith (1, off N Ryan; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); D Baker (1, off N Ryan; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: B Hooton (1, off D Smith).

TB: D Baker 8; R Smith 6; B Russell 2; J Johnstone; R Sutcliffe; M Hatcher; S Garvey; D Thomas; S Yeager.

GIDP: D Baker (1); J Ferguson (1).

RBI: D Baker 2 (4); R Smith 2 (5); M Hatcher (1); J Johnstone (1).

2-out RBI: D Baker; J Johnstone; M Hatcher.

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Smith-S Yeager.

E: D Sutton (1); B Russell (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lopes (1, 2nd base off N Ryan/A Ashby); R Law (1, 2nd base off N Ryan/A Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl RF                     6   0   2   0    1   1  .200  .717    0    5   0   2B
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   SH
C Reynolds SS                 8   0   3   0    0   0  .313  .938    0    1  12   3B
C Cedeno CF                   7   1   1   0    1   0  .167  .583    0    5   0   2B,SB,IW
J Morgan 2B                   6   0   0   0    2   1  .154  .421    0    5   4   IW
J Cruz LF                     8   1   3   1    0   1  .462 1.302    0    2   0   2B
E Cabell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .364  .728    0    0   2   SB
  J Gonzalez 3B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
A Howe 1B                     7   1   0   1    1   2  .167  .564    0   21   3   
A Ashby C                     3   1   1   0    2   0  .333  .899    0    6   2   IW
  J Leonard PH-RF             3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
N Ryan P                      2   1   1   3    0   0  .500 2.500    0    3   0   HR
  D Bergman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  V Ruhle P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Sambito P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Pujols PH-C               2   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.667    0    3   0   
Totals                       62   5  13   5    7   6                    51  27

BATTING

2B: T Puhl (1, off D Stanhouse); C Cedeno (1, off D Sutton); J Cruz (1, off D Sutton).

3B: C Reynolds (1, off B Castillo).

HR: N Ryan (1, off D Sutton; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: D Smith (1, off S Howe); J Gonzalez (1, off B Hooton).

IBB: C Cedeno (1, by S Howe); J Morgan (1, by D Stanhouse); A Ashby (1, by D Sutton).

TB: C Reynolds 5; J Cruz 4; N Ryan 4; T Puhl 3; C Cedeno 2; A Ashby; L Pujols; E Cabell.

RBI: N Ryan 3 (3); A Howe (2); J Cruz (2).

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 2 for 22.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Sambito-A Ashby-A Howe; C Reynolds-J Morgan-A Howe.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Cabell (1, 2nd base off D Sutton/S Yeager); C Cedeno (2, 2nd base off D Sutton/S Yeager).

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
D Sutton                       5     6   5   4    2   3   1   7.20   24     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 6     38    -     1.28  -0.43
B Castillo                     2     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.97   0.07
C Hough                        1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.62   0.02
D Stanhouse                    3     3   0   0    1   0   0   9.00   13     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 3          0-0    3.02   0.36
S Howe, W (1-0)                5     1   0   0    2   1   0   1.59   18     -       ·  ·     11· 2· 1· 1          0-0    2.41   0.59
B Hooton, S (1)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    4.78   0.17
Totals                        17    13   5   4    7   6   1          71     -       ·  ·     28·15· 2·13           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Ryan                         6     6   4   4    5   3   2   6.00   28     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 6     42    -     1.05  -0.17
V Ruhle, H (1)                 1.1   2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.40  -0.16
J Sambito, BS (1)              3.2   2   1   1    1   2   0   1.93   13     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 2          3-0    3.07   0.35
F LaCorte                      2     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.18   0.24
D Smith, L (1-1)               4     4   1   1    1   3   0   1.80   17     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 1· 4          0-0    2.60   0.02
Totals                        17    15   6   6    9   8   2          72     -       ·  ·     25·14· 1·15          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Howe (1; C Cedeno); D Sutton (1; A Ashby); D Stanhouse (2; J Morgan).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Charlie Williams.

Time of Game: 5:35.

Attendance: 24,609.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. D Lopes              2B    1. T Puhl               RF 
2. R Law                CF    2. C Reynolds           SS 
3. R Smith              RF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. S Garvey             1B    4. J Morgan             2B 
5. D Baker              LF    5. J Cruz               LF 
6. R Cey                3B    6. E Cabell             3B 
7. B Russell            SS    7. A Howe               1B 
8. S Yeager             C     8. A Ashby              C  
9. D Sutton             P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  5-4  1-3      37%  52% D Baker         J Sambito       Double to LF; Thomas Scores; Garvey to 3B
   b 4   1  3-1  12-     -35%  32% N Ryan          D Sutton        Home Run; Howe Scores; Ashby Scores/unER
   t17   2  5-5  --3      35%  84% M Hatcher       D Smith         Single to LF; Baker Scores
   t 8   1  5-4  123     -35%  12% J Ferguson      J Sambito       Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
   b 9   0  5-5  ---     -18%  20% T Puhl          D Stanhouse     Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      47%  R Law           Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  R Smith         Single to RF
   O      1--      46%  S Garvey        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  T Puhl          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      49%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      50%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      62%  D Baker         Home Run
   O      ---      60%  R Cey           Strikeout
          ---      62%  B Russell       Walk
          1--      69%  S Yeager        Single to RF; Russell to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  D Sutton        Baserunner Out Advancing; Russell out at Hm/C-P; Yeager to 2B
   O      -2-      58%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  J Morgan        Walk
          1--      47%  J Cruz          Single to LF; Morgan to 2B
   O      12-      49%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Morgan to 3B
          1-3      47%  A Howe          Cabell Steals 2B
   O      -23      56%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      54%  A Ashby         Intentional Walk
   O      123      63%  N Ryan          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  D Lopes         Strikeout Looking
          ---      63%  R Law           Walk
          1--      65%  R Smith         Law Steals 2B
   RR     -2-      81%  " "             Home Run; Law Scores
   O      ---      81%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  D Baker         Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  C Reynolds      Single to CF
   O      1--      83%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      81%  J Morgan        Cedeno Steals 2B; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E6
   O      --3      84%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      83%  R Cey           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      83%  S Yeager        Walk
   O      1--      82%  D Sutton        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
          ---      76%  J Cruz          Double to CF
          -2-      68%  E Cabell        Single to 3B; Cruz to 3B
   RO     1-3      72%  A Howe          Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cruz Scores
          1--      67%  A Ashby         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Howe to 2B
   RRR    12-      32%  N Ryan          Home Run; Howe Scores; Ashby Scores/unER
   O      ---      33%  T Puhl          Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  C Reynolds      Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  D Lopes         Walk
          1--      43%  R Law           Lopes Steals 2B
   O      -2-      37%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      32%  R Smith         Strikeout
   O      -2-      27%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
          ---      22%  C Cedeno        Double to RF
   O      -2-      22%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B-P; Cedeno to 3B
   RO     --3      18%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B-P; Cedeno Scores
   O      ---      19%  E Cabell        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 5.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      16%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      14%  R Cey           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      16%  B Russell       Single to LF
          1--      19%  S Yeager        Walk; Russell to 2B
                  Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Don Sutton batting 9th
   R      12-      34%  J Johnstone     Single to CF; Russell Scores; Yeager to 3B; Johnstone to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      24%  D Lopes         Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bobby Castillo facing 7-8-9
                  Bobby Castillo replaces Jay Johnstone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      26%  A Howe          Popfly: 2B
          ---      24%  A Ashby         Walk
                  Dave Bergman pinch hits for Nolan Ryan batting 9th
   O      1--      25%  D Bergman       Groundout: 2B-1B; Ashby to 2B
   O      -2-      28%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-5, Vern Ruhle facing 2-3-4
                  Vern Ruhle replaces Dave Bergman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      24%  R Law           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      21%  R Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      19%  S Garvey        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bobby Castillo facing 2-3-4
          ---      11%  C Reynolds      Triple to CF
   O      --3      14%  C Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B
   OO     --3      23%  J Morgan        Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-5, Vern Ruhle facing 5-6-7
          ---      32%  D Baker         Single to LF
   O      1--      24%  R Cey           Flyball: LF
          1--      32%  B Russell       Single to SS; Baker to 2B
                  Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Steve Yeager batting 8th
          12-      47%  G Thomasson     Walk; Baker to 3B; Russell to 2B
                  Joe Sambito replaces Vern Ruhle pitching and batting 9th; Rick Monday pinch hits for Bobby Castillo batting 9th; Joe Ferguson pinch hits for Rick Monday batting 9th
   OO     123      12%  J Ferguson      Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
                  Charlie Hough replaces Gary Thomasson pitching and batting 8th; Joe Ferguson moves to C
   O      ---      13%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      14%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF
          ---      13%  A Howe          Walk
          1--      12%  A Ashby         Single to CF; Howe to 3B
   O      1-3      14%  J Sambito       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-5, Joe Sambito facing 1-2-3
                  Julio Gonzalez replaces Enos Cabell playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---       8%  D Lopes         Flyball: CF
                  Pedro Guerrero pinch hits for Rudy Law batting 2nd
          ---      15%  P Guerrero      Walk
                  Derrel Thomas pinch runs for Pedro Guerrero batting 2nd
   O      1--       7%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
          1--      15%  S Garvey        Single to LF; Thomas to 3B
   R      1-3      52%  D Baker         Double to LF; Thomas Scores; Garvey to 3B
   O      -23      38%  R Cey           Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Don Stanhouse facing 1-2-3
                  Don Stanhouse replaces Ron Cey pitching and batting 6th; Mickey Hatcher replaces Charlie Hough playing 3B batting 8th; Derrel Thomas moves to CF
          ---      20%  T Puhl          Double to LF
   O      -2-      32%  C Reynolds      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      38%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF; Puhl to 3B
          --3      37%  J Morgan        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      50%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 10th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, Joe Sambito facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      45%  B Russell       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      41%  M Hatcher       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  J Ferguson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Don Stanhouse facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      43%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      47%  A Howe          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      50%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 11th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, Joe Sambito facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      45%  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  D Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  R Smith         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 11th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Don Stanhouse facing 9-1-2
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Joe Sambito batting 9th
   O      ---      43%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      38%  T Puhl          Single to CF
          1--      31%  C Reynolds      Single to CF; Puhl to 2B
   O      12-      40%  C Cedeno        Popfly: 1B
   O      12-      50%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 12th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, Frank LaCorte facing 4-5-6
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 9th
          ---      58%  S Garvey        Walk
   OO     1--      41%  D Baker         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  Rick Sutcliffe pinch hits for Don Stanhouse batting 6th
          ---      44%  R Sutcliffe     Single to LF
                  Bob Welch pinch runs for Rick Sutcliffe batting 6th
   O      1--      38%  B Russell       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 12th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Steve Howe facing 5-6-7
                  Steve Howe replaces Bob Welch pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---      43%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      47%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  A Howe          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 13th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, Frank LaCorte facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      45%  M Hatcher       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      41%  J Ferguson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  D Lopes         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 13th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Steve Howe facing 8-9-1
                  Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Alan Ashby batting 8th
   O      ---      43%  J Leonard       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Luis Pujols pinch hits for Frank LaCorte batting 9th
   O      ---      47%  L Pujols        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      44%  T Puhl          Walk
   O      1--      50%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 14th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, Dave Smith facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Smith replaces Terry Puhl pitching and batting 1st; Luis Pujols moves to C; Jeffrey Leonard moves to RF
          ---      58%  D Thomas        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  R Smith         Strikeout
   O      1--      44%  S Garvey        Strikeout
   O      1--      38%  D Baker         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 14th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Steve Howe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      43%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      47%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Cruz          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 15th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, Dave Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      45%  S Howe          Lineout: SS
   O      ---      41%  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      38%  M Hatcher       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 15th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Steve Howe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      43%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      47%  A Howe          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Leonard       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 16th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, Dave Smith facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      45%  J Ferguson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  D Thomas        Walk
          1--      51%  R Smith         Single to CF; Thomas to 3B
   O      1-3      38%  S Garvey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 16th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Steve Howe facing 9-1-2
          ---      31%  L Pujols        Single to CF
   O      1--      32%  D Smith         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Pujols to 2B
   O      -2-      38%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B; Pujols to 3B
          --3      37%  C Cedeno        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      50%  J Morgan        Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 17th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, Dave Smith facing 5-6-7
          ---      58%  D Baker         Single to LF
                  Burt Hooton pinch hits for Steve Howe batting 6th
   O      1--      56%  B Hooton        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Baker to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  B Russell       Groundout: 2B-1B; Baker to 3B
   R      --3      84%  M Hatcher       Single to LF; Baker Scores
   O      1--      83%  J Ferguson      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 17th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Burt Hooton facing 5-6-7
                  Burt Hooton moves to P
          ---      70%  J Cruz          Single to LF
   O      1--      74%  J Gonzalez      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Cruz to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  A Howe          Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-     100%  J Leonard       Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 5.

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