October 7, 1981 National League Division Series (NLDS) Game 2, Dodgers at Astros

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1981 National League Division Series (NLDS) Game 2
1981 postseason: WS: LAD-NYY / ALCS: NYY-OAK / NLCS: LAD-MON / Div. Series: NYY-MIL / OAK-KCR / MON-PHI / LAD-HOU

Game 1
HOU  3
LAD  1
Game 2
HOU  1
LAD  0
(11) Game 3
LAD  6
HOU  1
Game 4
LAD  2
HOU  1
Game 5
LAD  4
HOU  0

Astrodome, Attendance: 42,398

Wednesday, October 7, 1981
Time of Game: 3:39

Dodgers

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0    0  9  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1    1  9  0

W: Joe Sambito (1-0), L: Dave Stewart (0-2)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Astros

Batting Stats

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    5   0   2   0    0   2  .222  .556              2   4   2B
  M Marshall PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Stewart P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  T Forster P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
K Landreaux CF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500              3   0   SH
D Baker LF                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .143  .393              2   0   
S Garvey 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .875             15   1   
R Monday RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .452              2   0   
  D Thomas RF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
P Guerrero 3B                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250              1   4   
M Scioscia C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .286              4   1   
  S Yeager PH-C               1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000              1   0   2B
B Russell SS                  2   0   0   0    3   0  .000  .375              1   7   
J Reuss P                     4   0   0   0    0   4  .000  .000              1   0   
  S Howe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
  R Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  S Sax 2B                    0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       41   0   9   0    4   9                         32  18

Batting Events

2B: D Lopes (1, off J Niekro); S Yeager (1, off J Sambito).

SH: K Landreaux (1, off J Niekro).

TB: D Lopes 3; S Yeager 2; R Monday; D Baker; P Guerrero; S Garvey; M Scioscia; K Landreaux.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

Fielding Events

E: B Russell (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Puhl RF                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .667              1   0   
P Garner 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .583              0   1   
T Scott CF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444              4   0   
J Cruz LF                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .222  .444              3   0   SB
C Cedeno 1B                   3   0   0   0    2   1  .286  .873              9   0   CS,IW
A Howe 3B                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .125  .347              2   1   IW
D Thon SS                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000              3   6   
  D Walling PH                1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000              0   0   
L Pujols C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000             11   0   SH
J Niekro P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  G Woods PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J Pittman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Sambito P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       39   1   9   1    3   4                         33   9

Batting Events

SH: L Pujols (1, off S Howe).

IBB: C Cedeno (1, by T Niedenfuer); A Howe (1, by J Reuss).

TB: P Garner 2; J Cruz 2; D Thon 2; T Puhl; T Scott; D Walling.

RBI: D Walling (1).

2-out RBI: D Walling.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

Baserunning Events

SB: J Cruz (1, 2nd base off J Reuss/M Scioscia).

CS: C Cedeno (1, 2nd base by J Reuss/M Scioscia).

Pitching Stats

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
J Reuss                        9     5   0   0    2   3   0   0.00   33     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0· 5     78    -     1.51   0.62
S Howe                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    3.12   0.12
D Stewart, L (0-2)             0     2   1   1    0   0   0  40.50    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.73  -0.31
T Forster                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.11   0.12
T Niedenfuer                   0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    5.61  -0.18
Totals                        10.2   9   1   1    3   4   0          43     -       ·  ·     17·10· 0· 9          4-1

D Stewart faced 2 batters in the 11th inning.

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Niekro                       8     7   0   0    3   4   0   0.00   34     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 7     69    -     1.40   0.50
D Smith                        2     1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          0-0    1.96   0.24
J Sambito, W (1-0)             1     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    3.33   0.12
Totals                        11     9   0   0    4   9   0          46     -       ·  ·      9·15· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: None.

IBB: J Reuss (1; A Howe); T Niedenfuer (1; C Cedeno).

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Lee Weyer, LF - Ed Montague, RF - Jerry Dale.

Time of Game: 3:39.

Attendance: 42,398.

Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Lineups

   Los Angeles Dodgers                       Houston Astros                               
1. Davey Lopes                  2B       1. Terry Puhl                   RF
2. Ken Landreaux                CF       2. Phil Garner                  2B
3. Dusty Baker                  LF       3. Tony Scott                   CF
4. Steve Garvey                 1B       4. Jose Cruz                    LF
5. Rick Monday                  RF       5. Cesar Cedeno                 1B
6. Pedro Guerrero               3B       6. Art Howe                     3B
7. Mike Scioscia                 C       7. Dickie Thon                  SS
8. Bill Russell                 SS       8. Luis Pujols                   C
9. Jerry Reuss                   P       9. Joe Niekro                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
b11	2	123	R	35%	100%	0-0	HOU	D. Walling	T. Niedenfuer	Single to RF; Garner Scores; Scott to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
b11	0	1--		24%	93%	0-0	HOU	T. Scott	D. Stewart	Single to LF; Garner to 3B
b11	1	123	O	-17%	65%	0-0	HOU	A. Howe	T. Niedenfuer	Strikeout
t7	1	--3	O	12%	51%	0-0	LAD	D. Baker	J. Niekro	Groundout: 3B-1B
b11	0	1-3	O	-12%	81%	0-0	HOU	J. Cruz	T. Forster	Flyball: LF

Play By Play

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
t1	0	---	O	2%	52%	0-0	LAD	D. Lopes	J. Niekro	Strikeout Looking
t1	1	---	O	1%	53%	0-0	LAD	K. Landreaux	J. Niekro	Groundout: 2B-1B
t1	2	---		-1%	52%	0-0	LAD	D. Baker	J. Niekro	Walk
t1	2	1--	O	2%	54%	0-0	LAD	S. Garvey	J. Niekro	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
b1	0	---	O	-2%	52%	0-0	HOU	T. Puhl	J. Reuss	Flyball: LF
b1	1	---	O	-1%	51%	0-0	HOU	P. Garner	J. Reuss	Groundout: 3B-1B
b1	2	---	O	-1%	50%	0-0	HOU	T. Scott	J. Reuss	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 5-6-7
t2	0	---	O	2%	52%	0-0	LAD	R. Monday	J. Niekro	Popfly: SS
t2	1	---	O	1%	54%	0-0	LAD	P. Guerrero	J. Niekro	Groundout: SS-1B
t2	2	---		-1%	52%	0-0	LAD	M. Scioscia	J. Niekro	Single to CF
t2	2	1--		-2%	50%	0-0	LAD	B. Russell	J. Niekro	Walk; Scioscia to 2B
t2	2	12-	O	4%	55%	0-0	LAD	J. Reuss	J. Niekro	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
b2	0	---	O	-2%	52%	0-0	HOU	J. Cruz	J. Reuss	Groundout: 3B-1B
b2	1	---	O	-1%	51%	0-0	HOU	C. Cedeno	J. Reuss	Flyball: CF
b2	2	---	O	-1%	50%	0-0	HOU	A. Howe	J. Reuss	Popfly: SS
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
t3	0	---		-4%	46%	0-0	LAD	D. Lopes	J. Niekro	Single to RF
t3	0	1--	O	4%	50%	0-0	LAD	K. Landreaux	J. Niekro	Flyball: LF
t3	1	1--		-4%	45%	0-0	LAD	D. Baker	J. Niekro	Single to CF; Lopes to 2B
t3	1	12-	O	5%	50%	0-0	LAD	S. Garvey	J. Niekro	Foul Flyball: C
t3	2	12-	O	5%	55%	0-0	LAD	R. Monday	J. Niekro	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
b3	0	---	O	-2%	53%	0-0	HOU	D. Thon	J. Reuss	Groundout: 2B-1B
b3	1	---	O	-2%	51%	0-0	HOU	L. Pujols	J. Reuss	Flyball: RF
b3	2	---	O	-1%	50%	0-0	HOU	J. Niekro	J. Reuss	Flyball: RF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
t4	0	---	O	3%	53%	0-0	LAD	P. Guerrero	J. Niekro	Foul Flyball: C
t4	1	---	O	2%	54%	0-0	LAD	M. Scioscia	J. Niekro	Foul Flyball: 3B
t4	2	---	O	1%	56%	0-0	LAD	B. Russell	J. Niekro	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
b4	0	---	O	-3%	53%	0-0	HOU	T. Puhl	J. Reuss	Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4	1	---	O	-2%	51%	0-0	HOU	P. Garner	J. Reuss	Groundout: 2B-1B
b4	2	---	O	-1%	50%	0-0	HOU	T. Scott	J. Reuss	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
t5	0	---	O	3%	53%	0-0	LAD	J. Reuss	J. Niekro	Strikeout
t5	1	---	O	2%	55%	0-0	LAD	D. Lopes	J. Niekro	Groundout: SS-1B
t5	2	---		-2%	53%	0-0	LAD	K. Landreaux	J. Niekro	Single to RF
t5	2	1--	O	3%	56%	0-0	LAD	D. Baker	J. Niekro	Flyball: RF
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
b5	0	---	O	-3%	53%	0-0	HOU	J. Cruz	J. Reuss	Groundout: 2B-1B
b5	1	---		3%	57%	0-0	HOU	C. Cedeno	J. Reuss	Walk
b5	1	1--		3%	59%	0-0	HOU	A. Howe	J. Reuss	Cedeno Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E6
b5	1	-2-	O	-5%	55%	0-0	HOU	A. Howe	J. Reuss	Flyball: CF
b5	2	-2-	O	-5%	50%	0-0	HOU	D. Thon	J. Reuss	Single to SS; Cedeno out at Hm/SS-C
								0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
t6	0	---	O	3%	53%	0-0	LAD	S. Garvey	J. Niekro	Flyball: CF
t6	1	---		-4%	50%	0-0	LAD	R. Monday	J. Niekro	Single to CF
t6	1	1--		-5%	44%	0-0	LAD	P. Guerrero	J. Niekro	Single to RF; Monday to 2B
t6	1	12-	O	6%	51%	0-0	LAD	M. Scioscia	J. Niekro	Flyball: LF
t6	2	12-		-4%	46%	0-0	LAD	B. Russell	J. Niekro	Walk; Monday to 3B; Guerrero to 2B
t6	2	123	O	11%	57%	0-0	LAD	J. Reuss	J. Niekro	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 8-9-1
b6	0	---	O	-3%	54%	0-0	HOU	L. Pujols	J. Reuss	Groundout: SS-1B
b6	1	---	O	-2%	52%	0-0	HOU	J. Niekro	J. Reuss	Groundout: 2B-1B
b6	2	---		2%	53%	0-0	HOU	T. Puhl	J. Reuss	Single to CF
b6	2	1--	O	-3%	50%	0-0	HOU	P. Garner	J. Reuss	Groundout: 3B-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
t7	0	---		-12%	38%	0-0	LAD	D. Lopes	J. Niekro	Double to CF
t7	0	-2-	O	1%	39%	0-0	LAD	K. Landreaux	J. Niekro	Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Lopes to 3B
t7	1	--3	O	12%	51%	0-0	LAD	D. Baker	J. Niekro	Groundout: 3B-1B
t7	2	--3	O	7%	58%	0-0	LAD	S. Garvey	J. Niekro	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 3-4-5
b7	0	---	O	-4%	54%	0-0	HOU	T. Scott	J. Reuss	Groundout: 3B-1B
b7	1	---		4%	58%	0-0	HOU	J. Cruz	J. Reuss	Single to CF
b7	1	1--		4%	62%	0-0	HOU	C. Cedeno	J. Reuss	Cruz Steals 2B
b7	1	-2-	O	-6%	56%	0-0	HOU	C. Cedeno	J. Reuss	Strikeout
b7	2	-2-		1%	57%	0-0	HOU	A. Howe	J. Reuss	Intentional Walk
b7	2	12-	O	-7%	50%	0-0	HOU	D. Thon	J. Reuss	Groundout: 1B-P
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 5-6-7
t8	0	---	O	4%	54%	0-0	LAD	R. Monday	J. Niekro	Popfly: SS
t8	1	---	O	3%	57%	0-0	LAD	P. Guerrero	J. Niekro	Flyball: LF
t8	2	---	O	2%	60%	0-0	LAD	M. Scioscia	J. Niekro	Flyball: CF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 8-9-1
								Derrel Thomas replaces Rick Monday playing RF batting 5th; Derrel Thomas replaces Rick Monday playing RF batting 5th
b8	0	---	O	-4%	55%	0-0	HOU	L. Pujols	J. Reuss	Strikeout
								Gary Woods pinch hits for Joe Niekro (P) batting 9th; Gary Woods pinch hits for Joe Niekro (P) batting 9th
b8	1	---	O	-3%	52%	0-0	HOU	G. Woods	J. Reuss	Groundout: SS-1B
b8	2	---	O	-2%	50%	0-0	HOU	T. Puhl	J. Reuss	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Smith facing 8-9-1
								Dave Smith replaces Gary Woods (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Dave Smith replaces Gary Woods (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9	0	---	O	5%	55%	0-0	LAD	B. Russell	D. Smith	Popfly: SS
t9	1	---	O	4%	59%	0-0	LAD	J. Reuss	D. Smith	Strikeout
t9	2	---	O	3%	62%	0-0	LAD	D. Lopes	D. Smith	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Jerry Reuss facing 2-3-4
b9	0	---		8%	69%	0-0	HOU	P. Garner	J. Reuss	Single to CF
b9	0	1--	O	-7%	62%	0-0	HOU	T. Scott	J. Reuss	Foul Flyball: 1B
b9	1	1--		7%	69%	0-0	HOU	J. Cruz	J. Reuss	Single to RF; Garner to 2B
b9	1	12-	O	-9%	60%	0-0	HOU	C. Cedeno	J. Reuss	Foul Flyball: 1B
b9	2	12-	O	-10%	50%	0-0	HOU	A. Howe	J. Reuss	Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 10th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Smith facing 2-3-4
t10	0	---	O	5%	55%	0-0	LAD	K. Landreaux	D. Smith	Foul Flyball: 3B
t10	1	---	O	4%	59%	0-0	LAD	D. Baker	D. Smith	Flyball: CF
t10	2	---		-3%	56%	0-0	LAD	S. Garvey	D. Smith	Single to CF
t10	2	1--	O	6%	62%	0-0	LAD	D. Thomas	D. Smith	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Steve Howe facing 7-8-9
								Steve Howe replaces Jerry Reuss pitching and batting 9th; Steve Howe replaces Jerry Reuss pitching and batting 9th
b10	0	---		8%	69%	0-0	HOU	D. Thon	S. Howe	Single to LF
b10	0	1--	O	-1%	68%	0-0	HOU	L. Pujols	S. Howe	Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Thon to 2B
								Joe Pittman pinch hits for Dave Smith (P) batting 9th; Joe Pittman pinch hits for Dave Smith (P) batting 9th
b10	1	-2-	O	-9%	60%	0-0	HOU	J. Pittman	S. Howe	Flyball: CF
b10	2	-2-	O	-10%	50%	0-0	HOU	T. Puhl	S. Howe	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 11th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 6-7-8
								Joe Sambito replaces Joe Pittman (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Joe Sambito replaces Joe Pittman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t11	0	---	O	5%	55%	0-0	LAD	P. Guerrero	J. Sambito	Flyball: CF
								Steve Yeager pinch hits for Mike Scioscia (C) batting 7th; Steve Yeager pinch hits for Mike Scioscia (C) batting 7th
t11	1	---		-12%	44%	0-0	LAD	S. Yeager	J. Sambito	Double to LF
t11	1	-2-		-2%	42%	0-0	LAD	B. Russell	J. Sambito	Walk
								Reggie Smith pinch hits for Steve Howe (P) batting 9th; Reggie Smith pinch hits for Steve Howe (P) batting 9th
t11	1	12-	O	10%	51%	0-0	LAD	R. Smith	J. Sambito	Strikeout
								Mike Marshall pinch hits for Davey Lopes (2B) batting 1st; Mike Marshall pinch hits for Davey Lopes (2B) batting 1st
t11	2	12-	O	10%	62%	0-0	LAD	M. Marshall	J. Sambito	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 11th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Dave Stewart facing 2-3-4
								Dave Stewart replaces Mike Marshall (PH) pitching and batting 1st; Dave Stewart replaces Mike Marshall (PH) pitching and batting 1st; Steve Yeager moves from PH to C; Steve Yeager moves from PH to C; Steve Sax replaces Reggie Smith (PH) playing 2B batting 9th; Steve Sax replaces Reggie Smith (PH) playing 2B batting 9th
b11	0	---		8%	69%	0-0	HOU	P. Garner	D. Stewart	Single to CF
b11	0	1--		24%	93%	0-0	HOU	T. Scott	D. Stewart	Single to LF; Garner to 3B
								Terry Forster replaces Dave Stewart pitching and batting 1st; Terry Forster replaces Dave Stewart pitching and batting 1st
b11	0	1-3	O	-12%	81%	0-0	HOU	J. Cruz	T. Forster	Flyball: LF
								Tom Niedenfuer replaces Terry Forster pitching and batting 1st; Tom Niedenfuer replaces Terry Forster pitching and batting 1st
b11	1	1-3		1%	82%	0-0	HOU	C. Cedeno	T. Niedenfuer	Intentional Walk; Scott to 2B
b11	1	123	O	-17%	65%	0-0	HOU	A. Howe	T. Niedenfuer	Strikeout
								Denny Walling pinch hits for Dickie Thon (SS) batting 7th; Denny Walling pinch hits for Dickie Thon (SS) batting 7th
b11	2	123	R	35%	100%	0-0	HOU	D. Walling	T. Niedenfuer	Single to RF; Garner Scores; Scott to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
								1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198110070

Play-by-Play Explanation

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Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
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