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BAL  2
TEX  1
 NYY  2
@DET  1
(10)		 CHW  5
@KCR  4
 MIL  5
BOS  1
 TOR  7
CLE  3
 CIN 11
MON  5
 HOU  4
LAD  3
 SFG  4
SDP  3
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Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 44,585

 Monday, April 6, 1987
Time of Game: 2:40
Dodgers
3
0-1
Lost 1
5th, 1 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  1  1   1  0  0    3  8  1
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  2   1  0  X    4  8  1
W: Mike Scott (1-0), L: Orel Hershiser (0-1), S: Dave Smith (1)
 Astros
4
1-0
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .650              2   6   SB
M Duncan SS                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000              2   0   SH
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .200              0   4   
M Marshall RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500              0   0   
F Stubbs 1B                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .750 1.500             14   2   SB
K Landreaux LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
M Scioscia C                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250              1   1   IW
M Ramsey CF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .500 1.000              3   0   
O Hershiser P                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .667              1   1   
  L Matuszek PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   2   
Totals                       35   3   8   0    3  11                         24  16
Batting Events
SH: M Duncan (1, off M Scott).
IBB: M Scioscia (1, by M Scott).
TB: F Stubbs 3; M Ramsey 2; M Marshall; S Sax; O Hershiser.
RBI: O Hershiser (1); M Ramsey (1); F Stubbs (1).
2-out RBI: F Stubbs; M Ramsey.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding Events
E: M Duncan (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: F Stubbs (1, 2nd base off M Scott/A Ashby); S Sax (1, 2nd base off M Scott/A Ashby).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Doran 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500              2   2   
B Hatcher CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500              3   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .250 1.250              0   0   HR
G Davis 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000              7   1   
K Bass RF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.250              1   0   2B
A Ashby C                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .250  .500             12   0   
C Reynolds SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
P Garner 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333              0   3   IW
  B Pena 3B                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
M Scott P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   0   
Totals                       33   4   8   0    1   1                         27   7
Batting Events
2B: K Bass (1, off O Hershiser).
HR: J Cruz (1, off O Hershiser; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
IBB: P Garner (1, by O Hershiser).
TB: J Cruz 4; K Bass 3; G Davis 2; A Ashby; B Doran; B Hatcher.
RBI: A Ashby 2 (2); J Cruz (1).
2-out RBI: J Cruz.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding Events
E: P Garner (1).

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
O Hershiser, L (0-1)           7     8   4   3    1   1   1   3.86   31     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 8     47    -     1.09  -0.34
T Niedenfuer                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     8   4   3    1   1   1          34     -       ·  ·     18· 6· 0· 8           -  
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Scott, W (1-0)               7     8   3   3    3   8   0   3.86   33     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 8     54    -     1.56  -0.09
D Smith, S (1)                 2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.92   0.28
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3  11   0          39     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 8           -
Balks: O Hershiser (1); M Scott (1).
WP: O Hershiser (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: O Hershiser (1; P Garner); M Scott (1; M Scioscia).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Bob Davidson.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 44,585.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Los Angeles Dodgers                       Houston Astros                               
1. Steve Sax                    2B       1. Bill Doran                   2B
2. Mariano Duncan               SS       2. Billy Hatcher                CF
3. Bill Madlock                 3B       3. Jose Cruz                    LF
4. Mike Marshall                RF       4. Glenn Davis                  1B
5. Franklin Stubbs              1B       5. Kevin Bass                   RF
6. Ken Landreaux                LF       6. Alan Ashby                    C
7. Mike Scioscia                 C       7. Craig Reynolds               SS
8. Mike Ramsey                  CF       8. Phil Garner                  3B
9. Orel Hershiser                P       9. Mike Scott                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b7 2 --- R 24% 76% 3-3 HOU J. Cruz O. Hershiser Home Run
b6 1 -23 RR 22% 76% 1-2 HOU A. Ashby O. Hershiser Single; Davis Scores; Bass Scores; Ashby to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t7 2 12- R -20% 51% 2-3 LAD F. Stubbs M. Scott Single; Sax Scores; Madlock to 2B
t6 2 12- R -19% 32% 1-1 LAD M. Ramsey M. Scott Single; Stubbs Scores; Scioscia to 3B; Ramsey to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b6 1 1-- 15% 54% 1-2 HOU K. Bass O. Hershiser Double; Davis to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -3% 47% 0-0 LAD S. Sax M. Scott Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Sax to 1B
t1 0 1-- -3% 44% 0-0 LAD M. Duncan M. Scott Sax Steals 2B
t1 0 -2- O 4% 48% 0-0 LAD M. Duncan M. Scott Strikeout
t1 1 -2- O 3% 51% 0-0 LAD B. Madlock M. Scott Strikeout
t1 2 -2- O 3% 55% 0-0 LAD M. Marshall M. Scott Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 HOU B. Doran O. Hershiser Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 HOU B. Hatcher O. Hershiser Single
b1 1 1-- O -3% 52% 0-0 HOU J. Cruz O. Hershiser Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 2 1-- 2% 54% 0-0 HOU G. Davis O. Hershiser Single; Cruz to 2B
b1 2 12- O -4% 50% 0-0 HOU K. Bass O. Hershiser Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 LAD F. Stubbs M. Scott Strikeout
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 LAD K. Landreaux M. Scott Flyball: SS
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 LAD M. Scioscia M. Scott Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Orel Hershiser facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 HOU A. Ashby O. Hershiser Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Ashby to 1B
b2 0 1-- O -2% 57% 0-0 HOU C. Reynolds O. Hershiser Groundout: 3B-1B; Ashby to 2B
b2 1 -2- O -3% 54% 0-0 HOU P. Garner O. Hershiser Groundout: 2B-1B; Ashby to 3B
b2 2 --3 R 9% 63% 0-0 HOU M. Scott O. Hershiser Wild Pitch; Ashby Scores/unER
b2 2 --- O -1% 62% 1-0 HOU M. Scott O. Hershiser Flyball: LF
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 3% 64% 0-1 LAD M. Ramsey M. Scott Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 LAD O. Hershiser M. Scott Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- O 1% 67% 0-1 LAD S. Sax M. Scott Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O -2% 65% 1-0 HOU B. Doran O. Hershiser Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O -1% 64% 1-0 HOU B. Hatcher O. Hershiser Groundout: P-1B
b3 2 --- O -1% 63% 1-0 HOU J. Cruz O. Hershiser Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 3% 66% 0-1 LAD M. Duncan M. Scott Strikeout
t4 1 --- O 2% 68% 0-1 LAD B. Madlock M. Scott Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2 --- -2% 66% 0-1 LAD M. Marshall M. Scott Single
t4 2 1-- -3% 63% 0-1 LAD F. Stubbs M. Scott Single; Marshall to 2B
t4 2 12- O 6% 69% 0-1 LAD K. Landreaux M. Scott Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O -2% 67% 1-0 HOU G. Davis O. Hershiser Strikeout
b4 1 --- 2% 69% 1-0 HOU K. Bass O. Hershiser Single
b4 1 1-- 2% 71% 1-0 HOU A. Ashby O. Hershiser Balk; Bass to 2B
b4 1 -2- O -3% 68% 1-0 HOU A. Ashby O. Hershiser Flyball: CF
b4 2 -2- O -3% 64% 1-0 HOU C. Reynolds O. Hershiser Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O 3% 68% 0-1 LAD M. Scioscia M. Scott Foul Flyball: C
t5 1 --- -4% 64% 0-1 LAD M. Ramsey M. Scott Single
t5 1 1-- -2% 62% 0-1 LAD O. Hershiser M. Scott Balk; Ramsey to 2B
t5 1 -2- R -12% 50% 0-1 LAD O. Hershiser M. Scott Single; Ramsey Scores
t5 1 1-- -5% 45% 1-1 LAD S. Sax M. Scott Walk; Hershiser to 2B
t5 1 12- O 6% 51% 1-1 LAD M. Duncan M. Scott Flyball: CF
t5 2 12- O 6% 56% 1-1 LAD B. Madlock M. Scott Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Orel Hershiser facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O -3% 54% 1-1 HOU P. Garner O. Hershiser Groundout: 1B-P
b5 1 --- O -2% 51% 1-1 HOU M. Scott O. Hershiser Flyball: 2B
b5 2 --- 2% 53% 1-1 HOU B. Doran O. Hershiser Single
b5 2 1-- O -3% 50% 1-1 HOU B. Hatcher O. Hershiser Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- O 3% 53% 1-1 LAD M. Marshall M. Scott Flyball: 2B
t6 1 --- -4% 50% 1-1 LAD F. Stubbs M. Scott Single
t6 1 1-- -3% 47% 1-1 LAD K. Landreaux M. Scott Stubbs Steals 2B
t6 1 -2- O 5% 52% 1-1 LAD K. Landreaux M. Scott Flyball: CF
t6 2 -2- -1% 51% 1-1 LAD M. Scioscia M. Scott Intentional Walk
t6 2 12- R -19% 32% 1-1 LAD M. Ramsey M. Scott Single; Stubbs Scores; Scioscia to 3B; Ramsey to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t6 2 -23 O 6% 39% 2-1 LAD O. Hershiser M. Scott Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Dodgers' Orel Hershiser facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O -4% 35% 1-2 HOU J. Cruz O. Hershiser Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1 --- 4% 39% 1-2 HOU G. Davis O. Hershiser Single
b6 1 1-- 15% 54% 1-2 HOU K. Bass O. Hershiser Double; Davis to 3B
b6 1 -23 RR 22% 76% 1-2 HOU A. Ashby O. Hershiser Single; Davis Scores; Bass Scores; Ashby to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b6 1 -2- O -3% 73% 3-2 HOU C. Reynolds O. Hershiser Flyball: CF
b6 2 -2- 1% 74% 3-2 HOU P. Garner O. Hershiser Intentional Walk
b6 2 12- O -4% 70% 3-2 HOU M. Scott O. Hershiser Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t7 0 --- -7% 63% 2-3 LAD S. Sax M. Scott Single
t7 0 1-- O 3% 66% 2-3 LAD M. Duncan M. Scott Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Sax to 2B
t7 1 -2- -4% 62% 2-3 LAD B. Madlock M. Scott Walk
t7 1 12- O 9% 71% 2-3 LAD M. Marshall M. Scott Strikeout
t7 2 12- R -20% 51% 2-3 LAD F. Stubbs M. Scott Single; Sax Scores; Madlock to 2B
t7 2 12- O 7% 59% 3-3 LAD K. Landreaux M. Scott Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Dodgers' Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- O -4% 55% 3-3 HOU B. Doran O. Hershiser Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1 --- O -3% 52% 3-3 HOU B. Hatcher O. Hershiser Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2 --- R 24% 76% 3-3 HOU J. Cruz O. Hershiser Home Run
b7 2 --- O -1% 75% 4-3 HOU G. Davis O. Hershiser Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 4.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Dave Smith facing 7-8-9
Dave Smith replaces Mike Scott pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- O 6% 81% 3-4 LAD M. Scioscia D. Smith Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 1 --- O 4% 85% 3-4 LAD M. Ramsey D. Smith Strikeout
Len Matuszek pinch hits for Orel Hershiser (P) batting 9th
t8 2 --- O 3% 87% 3-4 LAD L. Matuszek D. Smith Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dodgers' Tom Niedenfuer facing 5-6-7
Tom Niedenfuer replaces Len Matuszek (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O -1% 86% 4-3 HOU K. Bass T. Niedenfuer Groundout: P-1B
b8 1 --- O -1% 85% 4-3 HOU A. Ashby T. Niedenfuer Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2 --- O -1% 84% 4-3 HOU C. Reynolds T. Niedenfuer Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 4.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Dave Smith facing 1-2-3
Bert Pena replaces Phil Garner playing 3B batting 8th
t9 0 --- O 7% 91% 3-4 LAD S. Sax D. Smith Strikeout
t9 1 --- O 5% 96% 3-4 LAD M. Duncan D. Smith Strikeout
t9 2 --- O 4% 100% 3-4 LAD B. Madlock D. Smith Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 4.

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