April 8, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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TEX 6
@BAL 4 CAL 7
SEA 1 NYY 6
@DET 5 KCR 9
CHW 3 MIL 3
BOS 2 MIN 4
OAK 1 TOR 5
CLE 1 CIN 7
MON 2 HOU 7
LAD 3 SFG 2
SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 15,682

Wednesday, April 8, 1987
Time of Game: 2:57

Dodgers

0-3

Lost 3

5th, 3 GB

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

W: N Ryan (1-0), L: M Young (0-2)

Astros

3-0

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      5   1   2   2    0   1  .250  .690    0    2   3   2B
M Ramsey CF                   5   0   2   1    0   2  .417 1.000    0    0   0   
K Landreaux LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .222    0    2   0   
M Marshall RF                 4   0   1   0    0   3  .250  .667    0    1   0   2B
F Stubbs 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .500 1.250    0    7   0   
M Scioscia C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .750    0   11   0   IW
D Anderson 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   4   
M Duncan SS                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .091  .258    0    1   0   2·SB
R Honeycutt P                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Matuszek PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Holton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Woodson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   3   9   3    2  12                    24   7

BATTING

2B: S Sax (1, off N Ryan); M Marshall (2, off N Ryan).

IBB: M Scioscia (2, by N Ryan).

TB: S Sax 3; M Ramsey 2; M Marshall 2; M Duncan; F Stubbs; D Anderson; K Landreaux.

RBI: S Sax 2 (2); M Ramsey (3).

2-out RBI: S Sax 2; M Ramsey.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

E: K Landreaux (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Duncan 2 (2, 2nd base off N Ryan/M Bailey, 2nd base off C Kerfeld/M Bailey).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Doran 2B                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .364  .826    0    0   3   
B Hatcher CF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .364  .872    0    1   0   2B
J Cruz LF                     4   1   3   2    0   0  .385 1.308    0    2   0   HR
G Davis 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .308  .616    0    8   2   SB
K Bass RF                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .385  .847    0    2   0   
M Bailey C                    3   1   1   0    1   2  .250  .900    0   12   0   2B
P Garner 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .300  .664    0    1   1   
B Pena SS                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .400  .800    0    0   0   
  T Gainey PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Lopes PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Reynolds SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   1   
N Ryan P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  J Pankovits PH              1   1   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  L Andersen P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Kerfeld P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   7  11   6    1  11                    27   7

BATTING

2B: M Bailey (1, off R Honeycutt); B Hatcher (1, off M Young).

HR: J Cruz (2, off M Young; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

TB: J Cruz 6; B Hatcher 2; M Bailey 2; G Davis 2; K Bass; J Pankovits; P Garner; B Doran.

RBI: J Cruz 2 (3); B Doran (1); J Pankovits (1); B Hatcher (2); P Garner (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

E: B Hatcher (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Davis (1, 2nd base off B Holton/M Scioscia).

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
R Honeycutt                    6     4   0   0    0   7   0   0.00   22     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 2· 4     71    -     0.91   0.35
T Niedenfuer                   0     2   3   3    1   0   0  27.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.05  -0.31
M Young, BS (2), L (0-2)       0.1   4   4   4    0   1   1  40.50    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 4          2-2    2.48  -0.54
B Holton                       1.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8    11   7   7    1  11   1          36     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 2·11          2-2

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, W (1-0)                7     8   3   3    1  10   0   3.86   30     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 2· 8     58    -     1.37  -0.03
L Andersen                     0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.52   0.01
C Kerfeld                      1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.50    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.45   0.02
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2  12   0          38     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 2· 9          1-0

T Niedenfuer faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: N Ryan (1).

WP: None.

IBB: N Ryan (1; M Scioscia).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 15,682.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. S Sax                2B    1. B Doran              2B 
2. M Ramsey             CF    2. B Hatcher            CF 
3. K Landreaux          LF    3. J Cruz               LF 
4. M Marshall           RF    4. G Davis              1B 
5. F Stubbs             1B    5. K Bass               RF 
6. M Scioscia           C     6. M Bailey             C  
7. D Anderson           3B    7. P Garner             3B 
8. M Duncan             SS    8. B Pena               SS 
9. R Honeycutt          P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  3-2  12-      41%  84% B Doran         M Young         Single; Garner Scores; Pankovits Scores/Adv on E7 (throw to Hm)/No RBI; Doran to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 7   2  0-0  -23     -29%  19% S Sax           N Ryan          Single; Anderson Scores; Duncan Scores
   b 7   0  3-0  12-      18%  43% P Garner        T Niedenfuer    Single; Bass Scores; Bailey to 3B
   t 4   0  0-0  1--     -13%  33% M Marshall      N Ryan          Double; Landreaux to 3B
   t 7   1  0-0  1-3      12%  50% L Matuszek      N Ryan          Flyball: CF

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      ---      52%  S Sax           Strikeout
          ---      50%  M Ramsey        Single
   O      1--      52%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 2B-1B; Ramsey to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  M Marshall      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Doran         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  B Hatcher       Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  J Cruz          Single
          1--      55%  G Davis         Single; Cruz to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  K Bass          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  F Stubbs        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      54%  M Scioscia      Lineout: LF
   O      ---      55%  D Anderson      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 6-7-8
          ---      61%  M Bailey        Double
   O      -2-      57%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      -2-      53%  B Pena          Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  N Ryan          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  M Duncan        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  R Honeycutt     Strikeout Looking
          ---      52%  S Sax           Double
   O      -2-      55%  M Ramsey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Doran         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  J Cruz          Single
   O      1--      50%  G Davis         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
          ---      46%  K Landreaux     Single
          1--      33%  M Marshall      Double; Landreaux to 3B
   O      -23      39%  F Stubbs        Strikeout
          -23      38%  M Scioscia      Intentional Walk
   O      123      47%  D Anderson      Strikeout
   O      123      56%  M Duncan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  K Bass          Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  M Bailey        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  P Garner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  R Honeycutt     Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  S Sax           Lineout: RF
   O      ---      57%  M Ramsey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  B Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  N Ryan          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  B Doran         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  K Landreaux     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      56%  M Marshall      Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  F Stubbs        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      54%  B Hatcher       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      52%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  M Scioscia      Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      50%  D Anderson      Single
          1--      38%  M Duncan        Single; Anderson to 3B
                  Len Matuszek pinch hits for Rick Honeycutt batting 9th
   O      1-3      50%  L Matuszek      Flyball: CF
          1-3      49%  S Sax           Duncan Steals 2B
   RR     -23      19%  " "             Single; Anderson Scores; Duncan Scores
          1--      19%  M Ramsey        Balk; Sax to 2B
   R      -2-      10%  " "             Single; Sax Scores; Ramsey to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw to Hm)
   O      --3      12%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Niedenfuer facing 5-6-7
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Len Matuszek pitching and batting 9th
          ---      17%  K Bass          Single
          1--      25%  M Bailey        Walk; Bass to 2B
   R      12-      43%  P Garner        Single; Bass Scores; Bailey to 3B
                  Matt Young replaces Tom Niedenfuer pitching and batting 9th; Ty Gainey pinch hits for Bert Pena batting 8th; Davey Lopes pinch hits for Ty Gainey batting 8th
   O      1-3      32%  D Lopes         Strikeout Looking
                  Jim Pankovits pinch hits for Nolan Ryan batting 9th
   R      1-3      44%  J Pankovits     Single; Bailey Scores; Garner to 2B
   RR     12-      84%  B Doran         Single; Garner Scores; Pankovits Scores/Adv on E7 (throw to Hm)/No RBI; Doran to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      --3      90%  B Hatcher       Double; Doran Scores
   RR     -2-      97%  J Cruz          Home Run; Hatcher Scores
                  Brian Holton replaces Matt Young pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  G Davis         Single
   O      1--      97%  K Bass          Strikeout Looking
          1--      97%  M Bailey        Davis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Strikeout
                  7 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 7.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-7, Larry Andersen facing 4-5-6
                  Larry Andersen replaces Jim Pankovits pitching and batting 9th; Craig Reynolds replaces Davey Lopes playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  M Marshall      Strikeout
          ---      97%  F Stubbs        Single
   O      1--      98%  M Scioscia      Groundout: 1B-2B-1B; Stubbs to 2B
                  Charlie Kerfeld replaces Larry Andersen pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      99%  D Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-3, Brian Holton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  P Garner        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      99%  C Reynolds      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  C Kerfeld       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-7, Charlie Kerfeld facing 8-9-1
          ---      97%  M Duncan        Walk
                  Tracy Woodson pinch hits for Brian Holton batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  T Woodson       Strikeout, Duncan Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B; Duncan to 3B
   O      --3     100%  M Ramsey        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198704080

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation