May 20, 1991 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 3
MIL 0 CAL 6
CHW 3 CLE 3
NYY 1 DET 11
BAL 5 SEA 8
@KCR 6 TOR 1
@OAK 0 SDP 7
@ATL 3 HOU 4
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 9,058

Monday, May 20, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:38

Dodgers

20-16

Lost 1

1st

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

W: J Jones (4-1), L: K Gross (2-4), S: A Osuna (2)

Astros

14-22

Won 1

5th, 6 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .726   14    2   0   CS,HBP
J Samuel 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .313  .824   21    3   2   
D Strawberry RF               3   0   0   0    1   1  .216  .695   14    1   0   
  J Gott P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
E Murray 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .304  .859   12    7   2   
K Daniels LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .640   11    1   0   
L Harris 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .303  .677    6    1   1   SB
  J Hamilton PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .541    3    0   0   
M Scioscia C                  3   0   0   1    1   1  .253  .692   15    5   1   
J Offerman SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .563   20    2   2   
  G Carter PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .816    6    0   0   
K Gross P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .111    4    1   0   
  C Gwynn PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .782    2    0   0   
  M Hartley P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Javier PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .539    4    0   0   
Totals                       30   1   4   1    4   6              132   24   8

BATTING

HBP: B Butler (1, by J Jones).

TB: K Daniels; B Butler; J Samuel; E Murray.

RBI: M Scioscia (12).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: M Hartley (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Harris (3, 2nd base off J Jones/C Biggio).

CS: B Butler (6, 2nd base by J Jones/C Biggio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Finley CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .677   13    3   0   SB
C Biggio C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .342  .841   11    6   1   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   2   2   2    0   1  .223  .746   16    3   0   HR,3B
K Caminiti 3B                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .239  .621   16    0   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .286  .792   15   12   0   HBP
K Rhodes RF                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .224  .574   17    0   0   
C Candaele 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .693   19    2   5   
D Rohde SS                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .167  .386   15    1   6   
J Jones P                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .333  .777   18    0   1   
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   4   8   4    4   6              140   27  15

BATTING

3B: L Gonzalez (4, off K Gross).

HR: L Gonzalez (5, off M Hartley; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

HBP: J Bagwell (1, by K Gross).

TB: L Gonzalez 7; J Jones 2; D Rohde 2; S Finley; K Rhodes.

RBI: L Gonzalez 2 (21); K Rhodes 2 (11).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Finley (9, 2nd base off K Gross/M Scioscia).

PO: D Rohde (1st base by M Hartley).

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
K Gross, L (2-4)               4     5   3   3    2   3   0   5.93   20   67-38   22· 6·10    7· 5· 2· 0     41    -     0.81  -0.20
M Hartley                      3     2   1   1    2   2   1   3.00   13   50-30   14· 4·12    3· 2· 4· 0          0-0    0.28   0.01
J Gott                         1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.29    4   17-12    6· 1· 5    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     8   4   4    4   6   1          37  134-80   42·11·27   12· 7· 7· 0           -

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 Jones, W (4-1)               8     4   1   1    4   6   0   2.70   32  117-62   34· 7·21   13· 4· 4· 0     72    -     0.78   0.25
A Osuna, S (2)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.20    3   11-9     6· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.08   0.06
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4   6   0          35  128-71   40· 8·23   16· 4· 4· 0          2-1

J Jones faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Hartley (0; D Rohde, 1st base).

HBP: J Jones (1; B Butler); K Gross (1; J Bagwell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 9,058.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. B Butler             CF    1. S Finley             CF 
2. J Samuel             2B    2. C Biggio             C  
3. D Strawberry         RF    3. L Gonzalez           LF 
4. E Murray             1B    4. K Caminiti           3B 
5. K Daniels            LF    5. J Bagwell            1B 
6. L Harris             3B    6. K Rhodes             RF 
7. M Scioscia           C     7. C Candaele           2B 
8. J Offerman           SS    8. D Rohde              SS 
9. K Gross              P     9. J Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-  3   13%  70% L Gonzalez      K Gross         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Finley Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  123  4   11%  85% K Rhodes        K Gross         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B); Gonzalez Scores; Caminiti Scores; Bagwell to 2B
   t 5   0  3-0  ---  4   -4%  82% M Scioscia      J Jones         Walk
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  2    4%  58% S Finley        K Gross         Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak SS-2B)
   t 3   1  3-0  1--  1    4%  85% J Samuel        J Jones         Butler Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   50%  J Samuel        Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   52%  D Strawberry    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Strawberry to 1B
   O      1--  5   55%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Gross facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  S Finley        Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   55%  C Biggio        Foul Popfly: 1B
          1--      57%  L Gonzalez      Finley Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   70%  " "             Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Finley Scores
          --3  6   72%  K Caminiti      Walk
          1-3  1   74%  J Bagwell       Hit By Pitch; Caminiti to 2B
   RR     123  4   85%  K Rhodes        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B); Gonzalez Scores; Caminiti Scores; Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-  6   83%  C Candaele      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   81%  D Rohde         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jimmy Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   82%  K Daniels       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   80%  L Harris        Walk
   O      1--  6   83%  M Scioscia      Strikeout Swinging
          1--      82%  J Offerman      Harris Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   84%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kevin Gross facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   83%  J Jones         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   83%  S Finley        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   82%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jimmy Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   84%  K Gross         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   82%  B Butler        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      85%  J Samuel        Butler Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  8   84%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  4   86%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kevin Gross facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   85%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   84%  K Caminiti      Flyball: LF
          ---  6   85%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  3   84%  K Rhodes        Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jimmy Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   86%  E Murray        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   87%  K Daniels       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   88%  L Harris        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kevin Gross facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   87%  C Candaele      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   88%  D Rohde         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  2   90%  J Jones         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Rohde to 2B
   O      12-  1   88%  S Finley        Groundout: SS-1B (P's Right); Rohde to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      -23  2   86%  C Biggio        Flyball: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jimmy Jones facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   82%  M Scioscia      Walk
   O      1--  9   86%  J Offerman      Strikeout Swinging
                  Chris Gwynn pinch hits for Kevin Gross batting 9th
   O      1--  2   88%  C Gwynn         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Scioscia to 2B
   O      -2-  6   90%  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Hartley facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Hartley replaces Chris Gwynn pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   90%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   89%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   89%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jimmy Jones facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   91%  J Samuel        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   88%  D Strawberry    Walk
   O      1--  4   91%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Murray to 1B
   O      1--  3   93%  K Daniels       Lineout: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Hartley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   92%  K Rhodes        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   92%  C Candaele      Lineout: 2B
          ---  2   92%  D Rohde         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      92%  J Jones         Rohde Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Rohde to 2B
          -2-  5   93%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   91%  S Finley        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Jones to 2B; Finley to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jimmy Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   93%  L Harris        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   95%  M Scioscia      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   95%  J Offerman      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Hartley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   95%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  2   98%  L Gonzalez      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Gonzalez Scores
   O      ---  4   97%  K Caminiti      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   98%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  4   97%  K Rhodes        Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Jimmy Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Stan Javier pinch hits for Mike Hartley batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  S Javier        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   97%  B Butler        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   98%  J Samuel        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B); Butler to 2B
   O      -2-  2   99%  D Strawberry    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Gott facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Gott replaces Darryl Strawberry pitching and batting 3rd; Stan Javier moves to RF
   O      ---  7   99%  C Candaele      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   99%  D Rohde         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   99%  J Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   99%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Jimmy Jones facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   97%  E Murray        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  2   94%  K Daniels       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Murray to 2B
                  Al Osuna replaces Jimmy Jones pitching and batting 9th; Jeff Hamilton pinch hits for Lenny Harris batting 6th
   O      12-  3   96%  J Hamilton      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Murray to 3B; Daniels to 2B
   RO     -23  2   99%  M Scioscia      Groundout: 2B-1B; Murray Scores; Daniels to 3B
                  Gary Carter pinch hits for Jose Offerman batting 8th
   O      --3  6  100%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199105200

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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