September 5, 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
CLE 1 CAL 8
MIL 4 TOR 6
@CHW 1 DET 10
KCR 2 OAK 13
BOS 1 NYY 12
@SEA 2 MIN 8
@TEX 4 SDP 7
@ATL 5
(10) CIN 6
SFG 5 HOU 3
LAD 2 NYM 3
CHC 2 PHI 3
PIT 2 MON 6
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 11,212

Tuesday, September 5, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:47

Dodgers

65-73

Lost 1

5th, 14 GB

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

W: J Agosto (4-5), L: A Pena (3-3), S: L Andersen (3)

Astros

73-65

Won 1

2nd, 6 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .634   10    3   1   
W Randolph 2B                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .278  .685   11    3   6   2B
E Murray 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .731   21    3   0   
M Marshall RF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .270  .757   13    2   0   
J Hamilton 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .659   10    2   1   GDP
M Scioscia C                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .676   11    6   1   2B
L Harris LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .550    5    1   0   
B Bean CF                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .155  .429   11    3   0   2B
R Martinez P                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .125  .327   13    1   1   
  A Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  R Searage P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   2   6   2    1   6              105   24  10

BATTING

2B: M Scioscia (15, off R Rhoden); B Bean (3, off R Rhoden); W Randolph (17, off R Rhoden).

TB: W Randolph 4; M Scioscia 2; B Bean 2; M Marshall.

GIDP: J Hamilton (9).

RBI: M Marshall (37); B Bean (2).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Hamilton-W Randolph-E Murray.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .241  .618   18    1   0   CS
C Biggio C                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .268  .746   21    7   0   2B
K Bass LF                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .815    4    2   0   
  T Puhl LF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .696    8    0   0   
G Davis 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .267  .844   20   11   1   
G Wilson RF                   3   0   2   1    1   0  .282  .788   18    2   1   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .254  .688   15    0   2   
R Ramirez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .625   14    2   3   
C Reynolds 2B                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .567    7    1   3   
  H Spilman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .739    3    0   0   
  S Lombardozzi 2B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Trevino PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .761    3    0   0   
  E Yelding 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .494         0   0   
R Rhoden P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .375   10    0   1   GDP
  G Gross PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .203  .507    2    0   0   
  J Agosto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         1   1   
  E Anthony PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .620    3    0   0   
  L Andersen P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
Totals                       30   3   8   3    3   6              146   27  12

BATTING

2B: C Biggio (17, off A Pena).

TB: C Biggio 2; G Wilson 2; G Young 2; G Gross; E Anthony; G Davis.

GIDP: R Rhoden (1).

RBI: G Wilson (61); C Biggio (48); G Davis (81).

2-out RBI: G Wilson; G Davis.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ramirez-G Davis.

BASERUNNING

CS: G Young (22, 2nd base by R Martinez/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 Martinez                     7     5   1   1    3   4   0   3.54   27  113-71   41· 9·21    9· 7· 4· 0     64    -     1.51   0.33
A Pena, BS (4), L (3-3)        0.2   3   2   2    0   1   0   2.49    5   24-16    9· 3· 4    2· 0· 2· 0          1-1    3.05  -0.65
R Searage                      0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.18    1    5-4     2· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.57   0.01
Totals                         8     8   3   3    3   6   0          33  142-91   52·14·25   11· 7· 6· 0          2-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Rhoden                       6     6   2   2    1   2   0   3.79   23   70-45   31· 8· 6   10· 5· 5· 0     53    -     0.93  -0.01
J Agosto, W (4-5)              2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.21    6   20-11    6· 1· 4    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.47   0.05
L Andersen, S (3)              1     0   0   0    0   3   0   1.72    3   15-9     1· 5· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.14
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   6   0          32  105-65   38·14·13   13· 7· 5· 0           -

R Martinez faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 11,212.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. A Griffin            SS    1. G Young              CF 
2. W Randolph           2B    2. C Biggio             C  
3. E Murray             1B    3. K Bass               LF 
4. M Marshall           RF    4. G Davis              1B 
5. J Hamilton           3B    5. G Wilson             RF 
6. M Scioscia           C     6. K Caminiti           3B 
7. L Harris             LF    7. R Ramirez            SS 
8. B Bean               CF    8. C Reynolds           2B 
9. R Martinez           P     9. R Rhoden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  2-1  -2-  2   34%  58% G Davis         A Pena          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Biggio Scores; Davis to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 8   2  2-2  -2-  5   29%  87% G Wilson        A Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive); Davis Scores
   b 8   1  2-0  1--  6   19%  33% C Biggio        A Pena          Double to RF (Line Drive); Young Scores
   t 4   1  0-0  -2-  1  -12%  36% M Marshall      R Rhoden        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Randolph Scores
   b 6   0  2-0  1--  1   10%  38% G Young         R Martinez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gross to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  A Griffin       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   50%  W Randolph      Single to SS (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   52%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   54%  M Marshall      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Martinez facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  G Young         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      52%  C Biggio        Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   51%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   50%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-P (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  J Hamilton      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   54%  M Scioscia      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  L Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  G Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  G Wilson        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  3   50%  K Caminiti      Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   52%  B Bean          Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   54%  R Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  A Griffin       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   53%  R Ramirez       Flyball: RF
          ---  7   56%  C Reynolds      Walk
   OO     1-- 10   50%  R Rhoden        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   42%  W Randolph      Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   47%  E Murray        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   R      -2-  1   36%  M Marshall      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Randolph Scores
   OO     1--  3   40%  J Hamilton      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Ramon Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   38%  G Young         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   36%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   34%  K Bass          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Rhoden facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   28%  M Scioscia      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   28%  L Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B; Scioscia to 3B
   R      --3  5   21%  B Bean          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Scioscia Scores
   O      -2-  3   23%  R Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   22%  A Griffin       Walk
   O      12-  1   25%  W Randolph      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bean out at Hm/RF-C; Griffin to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Ramon Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  9   23%  G Davis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   26%  G Wilson        Walk
          1--  4   32%  K Caminiti      Walk; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  7   25%  R Ramirez       Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Craig Reynolds batting 8th
   O      12-  3   19%  H Spilman       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Rhoden facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Lombardozzi replaces Harry Spilman playing 2B batting 8th; Terry Puhl replaces Kevin Bass playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---  6   21%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   22%  M Marshall      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   22%  J Hamilton      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Ramon Martinez facing 9-1-2
                  Greg Gross pinch hits for Rick Rhoden batting 9th
          ---  2   28%  G Gross         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   38%  G Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gross to 2B
   O      12-  1   29%  C Biggio        Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (Short 3B Line); Young to 2B; Biggio to 1B
   O      12-  2   23%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Young to 3B; Puhl to 1B
   O      1-3  4   16%  G Davis         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Juan Agosto facing 6-7-8
                  Juan Agosto replaces Greg Gross pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   17%  M Scioscia      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   18%  L Harris        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   19%  B Bean          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Ramon Martinez facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   25%  G Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   19%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Caminiti to 1B
   O      1--  2   16%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B; Caminiti to 2B
                  Alex Trevino pinch hits for Steve Lombardozzi batting 8th
   O      -2-  3   12%  A Trevino       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Juan Agosto facing 9-1-2
                  Eric Yelding replaces Alex Trevino playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  5   13%  R Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   13%  A Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   14%  W Randolph      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Ramon Martinez facing 9-1-2
                  Eric Anthony pinch hits for Juan Agosto batting 9th
          ---  3   21%  E Anthony       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Alejandro Pena replaces Ramon Martinez pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5   15%  G Young         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Young to 1B
   R      1--  6   33%  C Biggio        Double to RF (Line Drive); Young Scores
   O      -2-  6   24%  T Puhl          Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2   58%  G Davis         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Biggio Scores; Davis to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -2-  5   87%  G Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive); Davis Scores
                  Ray Searage replaces Alejandro Pena pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5   86%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Larry Andersen facing 3-4-5
                  Larry Andersen replaces Eric Anthony pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   92%  E Murray        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   97%  M Marshall      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J Hamilton      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198909050

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation