August 8, 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 4
@CAL 3 MIN 7
CLE 2 OAK 9
CHW 5 DET 3
@TEX 2 TOR 5
KCR 1 SFG 5
@ATL 2 HOU 10
LAD 0 PIT 1
NYM 0 STL 4
MON 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 39,786

Monday, August 8, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:53

Dodgers

62-48

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  2
Astros          4  0  0   0  0  0   0  6  X   10 12  0

W: M Scott (12-3), L: S Hillegas (3-4)

Astros

61-50

Won 2

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .731   12    3   2   SB
K Gibson LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .306  .911   17    3   0   
M Marshall RF                 4   0   3   0    0   0  .272  .742    9    2   0   
P Guerrero 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .295  .768   16    2   0   2·GDP
J Shelby CF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .277  .735   19    4   0   
M Scioscia C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .274  .697   13    8   2   
T Woodson 3B                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .211  .519    5    0   1   
  M Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .560    2    0   0   
A Griffin SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .424   12    1   0   
S Hillegas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .266         0   0   
  T Crews P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    2    0   0   
  B Holton P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    2    0   0   
  J Orosco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Heep PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .647    4    0   0   
  A Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       33   0   8   0    1   6              113   24   5

BATTING

TB: M Marshall 3; T Woodson 2; K Gibson; S Sax; M Scioscia.

GIDP: P Guerrero 2 (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Woodson-S Sax-P Guerrero.

E: T Woodson (2); K Gibson (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Sax (31, 2nd base off M Scott/A Trevino).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    2   1   0   1    2   0  .257  .679   24    4   0   CS,SF
B Doran 2B                    3   2   2   1    2   0  .280  .736   24    2   5   2B
T Puhl LF                     3   1   1   1    0   2  .348  .879   14    0   0   
  B Hatcher PH-LF             2   0   1   2    0   1  .277  .693    8    1   0   2B
G Davis 1B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .280  .852   13    8   0   
  C Reynolds PR-1B            1   1   0   0    0   0  .261  .615    3    1   0   
K Bass RF                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .269  .736   23    2   0   CS
  C Candaele RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .165  .452         0   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .222  .596   12    0   2   
R Ramirez SS                  3   1   2   2    0   0  .259  .648   12    1   3   SF
A Trevino C                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .250  .722   11    8   0   GDP
M Scott P                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .093  .186   20    0   0   
Totals                       32  10  12  10    6   8              164   27  10

BATTING

2B: B Doran (12, off S Hillegas); B Hatcher (21, off A Pena).

SF: G Young (4, off A Pena); R Ramirez (5, off T Crews).

TB: B Doran 3; K Bass 2; R Ramirez 2; B Hatcher 2; G Davis 2; A Trevino; T Puhl; K Caminiti.

GIDP: A Trevino (7).

RBI: R Ramirez 2 (43); A Trevino 2 (9); B Hatcher 2 (38); K Bass (54); B Doran (50); G Young (26); T Puhl (15).

2-out RBI: B Hatcher 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Ramirez-B Doran-G Davis; K Caminiti-B Doran-G Davis.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Bass (5, 2nd base by T Crews/M Scioscia); G Young (16, 2nd base by J Orosco/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
S Hillegas, L (3-4)            0     2   4   4    2   0   0   3.93    4   17-8     6· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0     28    -     1.05  -0.27
T Crews                        3     3   0   0    1   5   0   3.17   12   58-38   19· 8·11    1· 2· 3· 0          2-2    0.61  -0.03
B Holton                       3.1   2   0   0    1   1   0   2.00   12   51-31   19· 3· 9    2· 6· 2· 0          0-0    0.19   0.03
J Orosco                       0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.65    2   11-4     2· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.12   0.00
A Pena                         1     5   6   2    1   1   0   2.13   10   23-16   11· 3· 2    2· 2· 4· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         8    12  10   6    6   8   0          40  160-97   57·16·24    6·10·10· 0          3-2

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Scott, W (12-3)              9     8   0   0    1   6   0   2.65   34  112-79   47·17·15   14· 8· 5· 0     76    -     0.62   0.22
Totals                         9     8   0   0    1   6   0          34  112-79   47·17·15   14· 8· 5· 0           -

S Hillegas faced 4 batters in the 1st inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 39,786.

Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. S Sax                2B    1. G Young              CF 
2. K Gibson             LF    2. B Doran              2B 
3. M Marshall           RF    3. T Puhl               LF 
4. P Guerrero           1B    4. G Davis              1B 
5. J Shelby             CF    5. K Bass               RF 
6. M Scioscia           C     6. K Caminiti           3B 
7. T Woodson            3B    7. R Ramirez            SS 
8. A Griffin            SS    8. A Trevino            C  
9. S Hillegas           P     9. M Scott              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  6   13%  71% B Doran         S Hillegas      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Foul); Young Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3  3   12%  54% P Guerrero      M Scott         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 1   0  0-2  12-  7    8%  89% K Bass          T Crews         Single to RF (Line Drive); Puhl Scores; Davis to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  3   -7%  43% M Marshall      M Scott         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gibson to 3B
   b 1   0  0-1  -2-  1    7%  78% T Puhl          S Hillegas      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Doran Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   50%  K Gibson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   43%  M Marshall      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gibson to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   54%  P Guerrero      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  G Young         Walk
   R      1--  6   71%  B Doran         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Foul); Young Scores
   R      -2-  1   78%  T Puhl          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Doran Scores
          1--  4   81%  G Davis         Walk; Puhl to 2B
                  Tim Crews replaces Shawn Hillegas pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-  7   89%  K Bass          Single to RF (Line Drive); Puhl Scores; Davis to 3B
   O      1-3  4   87%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
   RO     1-3  2   88%  R Ramirez       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Davis Scores
   O      1--  2   87%  A Trevino       Bass Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   89%  J Shelby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   90%  M Scioscia      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   89%  T Woodson       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   90%  A Griffin       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tim Crews facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   89%  A Trevino       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   89%  M Scott         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   89%  G Young         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Scott facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   90%  T Crews         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   91%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   92%  K Gibson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tim Crews facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   93%  B Doran         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  6   92%  T Puhl          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   94%  G Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Doran to 3B
          1-3  9   94%  K Bass          Walk; Davis to 2B
   O      123  4   92%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   90%  R Ramirez       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Scott facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   88%  M Marshall      Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   90%  P Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  8   92%  J Shelby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   93%  M Scioscia      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Brian Holton facing 8-9-1
                  Brian Holton replaces Tim Crews pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   93%  A Trevino       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   92%  M Scott         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  6   92%  G Young         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   89%  T Woodson       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   92%  A Griffin       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   94%  B Holton        Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          1--  2   92%  S Sax           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Griffin to 3B
          1-3      91%  K Gibson        Sax Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   95%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Brian Holton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   94%  B Doran         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   94%  T Puhl          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   94%  G Davis         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   94%  K Bass          Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Scott facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   91%  M Marshall      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   96%  P Guerrero      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  J Shelby        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Brian Holton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   96%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF
          ---  4   96%  R Ramirez       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  3   96%  A Trevino       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Scott facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   97%  M Scioscia      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   97%  T Woodson       Foul Flyball: C (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  4   98%  A Griffin       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Brian Holton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  9   98%  M Scott         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   98%  G Young         Walk
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Brian Holton pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  B Doran         Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  4   98%  " "             Walk
                  Billy Hatcher pinch hits for Terry Puhl batting 3rd
   O      1--  7   97%  B Hatcher       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Scott facing 9-1-2
                  Billy Hatcher moves to LF; Danny Heep pinch hits for Jesse Orosco batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  D Heep          Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   99%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  K Gibson        Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Alejandro Pena facing 4-5-6
                  Alejandro Pena replaces Danny Heep pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  G Davis         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   99%  K Bass          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Davis to 2B
          12-  1  100%  K Caminiti      Single to CF (Line Drive); Davis to 3B; Bass to 2B
                  Craig Reynolds pinch runs for Glenn Davis batting 4th
   R      123  1  100%  R Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive); Reynolds Scores/unER; Bass to 3B; Caminiti to 2B
   RR     123  2  100%  A Trevino       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bass Scores; Caminiti Scores; Ramirez to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw); Trevino to 2B
   O      -23  3  100%  M Scott         Strikeout Swinging
   RO     -23  1  100%  G Young         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Ramirez Scores/unER
          -2-  5  100%  B Doran         Walk
   RR     12-  1  100%  B Hatcher       Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Trevino Scores/unER; Doran Scores/unER
   O      -2-  3  100%  C Reynolds      Groundout: P unassisted (Front of Home)
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 10.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-10, Mike Scott facing 3-4-5
                  Craig Reynolds moves to 1B; Casey Candaele replaces Kevin Bass playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  2  100%  M Marshall      Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
          ---  5  100%  P Guerrero      Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  J Shelby        Flyball: LF
          1--  2  100%  M Scioscia      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Guerrero to 3B
                  Mike Davis pinch hits for Tracy Woodson batting 7th
   O      1-3  2  100%  M Davis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198808080

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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