April 3, 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
KCR 1 CAL 3
MIL 2
(11) NYY 5
@CLE 1 MIN 16
DET 7 TOR 10
@OAK 4 CHW 4
@SEA 2 TEX 7
BOS 2 ATL 15
SFG 2 SDP 7
@CHC 5 MON 8
@CIN 4 HOU 5
LAD 2 STL 5
@NYM 3 PHI 3
COL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 14,858

Wednesday, April 3, 1996, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:04

Dodgers

1-2

Lost 2

3rd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2 11  1
Astros          0  0  1   1  2  1   0  0  X    5 10  1

W: M Hampton (1-0), L: H Nomo (0-1), S: T Jones (1)

Astros

2-1

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .462    9    4   4   
B Butler CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .665   13    1   0   
M Piazza C                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .538 1.109   10    4   0   GDP
E Karros 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000   16    9   1   GDP
R Mondesi RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .643   17    5   0   
M Blowers 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .100  .457   14    0   0   
B Ashley LF                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .400 1.500    6    0   0   HR
  T Hollandsworth PH          1   0   0   0    0   1  .400 1.000    5    0   0   
G Gagne SS                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .300 1.117   11    1   3   HR
H Nomo P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   3   GDP
  C Park P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  J Eischen P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Thompson PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
Totals                       36   2  11   2    0   8              113   24  11

BATTING

HR: G Gagne (1, off M Hampton; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); B Ashley (1, off M Hampton; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: G Gagne 5; B Ashley 5; M Piazza 3; M Blowers; E Karros; B Butler; R Mondesi.

GIDP: E Karros (1); H Nomo (1); M Piazza (1).

RBI: G Gagne (2); B Ashley (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Gagne-D DeShields-E Karros; G Gagne-E Karros.

E: M Piazza (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   1   3   1    1   1  .538 1.186   17    0   0   2B
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .481   12    4   3   HBP
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .273 1.065   25    9   0   2B
D Bell RF                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .417 1.295   15    2   0   2B,GDP
S Berry 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .400 1.200    9    1   3   2B
T Eusebio C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   14    9   1   
J Mouton LF                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .000  .400   14    1   0   2·SB,GDP
O Miller SS                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .400  .817   15    1   2   HBP
  A Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Hampton P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   2   2·SH
  R Gutierrez SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   0   
Totals                       30   5  10   4    5   4              135   27  12

BATTING

2B: D Bell (3, off H Nomo); B Hunter (1, off J Eischen); S Berry (3, off J Eischen); J Bagwell (1, off H Nomo).

SH: M Hampton 2 (2, off C Park, off H Nomo).

HBP: O Miller (1, by C Park); C Biggio (1, by C Park).

TB: B Hunter 4; S Berry 3; J Bagwell 3; D Bell 2; C Biggio; O Miller.

GIDP: J Mouton (1); D Bell (1).

RBI: O Miller (4); B Hunter (1); S Berry (2); D Bell (3).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 3. S Berry-C Biggio-J Bagwell 2; M Hampton-T Eusebio-J Bagwell.

E: M Hampton (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Mouton 2 (2, 2nd base off H Nomo/M Piazza 2).

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
H Nomo, L (0-1)                4     7   4   4    5   2   0   9.00   23   83-50   33· 7·10    7· 3· 6· 0     29    -     1.04  -0.17
C Park                         2     1   1   1    0   0   0   4.50    8   20-9     9· 0· 0    2· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.25   0.00
J Eischen                      2     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    8   29-20   12· 1· 7    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.23   0.02
Totals                         8    10   5   5    5   4   0          39  132-79   54· 8·17   11· 8· 9· 0          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Hampton, W (1-0)             7     9   2   2    0   6   2   2.57   28   94-63   30·18·15   14· 5· 3· 0     57    -     1.12   0.28
A Young, H (1)                 1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5    8-6     5· 0· 1    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.00   0.04
T Jones, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   2   0   9.00    3   11-11    5· 2· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9    11   2   2    0   8   2          36  113-80   40·20·20   17· 6· 5· 0           -

H Nomo faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Park 2 (2; O Miller, C Biggio).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:04.

Attendance: 14,858.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. D DeShields          2B    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. B Butler             CF    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. M Piazza             C     3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. E Karros             1B    4. D Bell               RF 
5. R Mondesi            RF    5. S Berry              3B 
6. M Blowers            3B    6. T Eusebio            C  
7. B Ashley             LF    7. J Mouton             LF 
8. G Gagne              SS    8. O Miller             SS 
9. H Nomo               P     9. M Hampton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  2-0  123  1   22%  74% H Nomo          M Hampton       Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Ashley to 3B; Gagne to 2B
   t 5   0  2-0  12-  2  -11%  53% G Gagne         M Hampton       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Blowers to 3B; Ashley to 2B
   t 6   0  4-0  12-  4    9%  94% E Karros        M Hampton       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Butler to 3B
   b 3   0  0-0  12-  6    8%  73% J Bagwell       H Nomo          Walk; Hunter to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   t 5   0  2-0  1--  2   -8%  63% B Ashley        M Hampton       Single to LF (Line Drive); Blowers to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  D DeShields     Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   50%  B Butler        Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to P's Left)
   OO     1--  5   55%  M Piazza        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   52%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1-- 10   54%  D Bell          Walk; Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  S Berry         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   46%  E Karros        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  8   50%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   53%  M Blowers       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   55%  B Ashley        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   53%  T Eusebio       Flyball: RF
          ---  4   55%  J Mouton        Walk
          1--      57%  O Miller        Mouton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   53%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  4   50%  M Hampton       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   52%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  H Nomo          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   55%  D DeShields     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   59%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   65%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive); Hunter to 2B
          12-  6   73%  J Bagwell       Walk; Hunter to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   ROO    123  2   66%  D Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B); Hunter Scores/No RBI; Biggio to 3B
   O      --3  5   63%  S Berry         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Hampton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   66%  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   63%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   66%  E Karros        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  4   69%  R Mondesi       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Hideo Nomo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   67%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   69%  J Mouton        Walk
          1--      74%  O Miller        Mouton Steals 2B; Mouton to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  4   79%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Mouton Scores
   O      1--  1   78%  M Hampton       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Miller to 2B
          -2-  6   79%  B Hunter        Walk
   O      12-  6   76%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   71%  M Blowers       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2   63%  B Ashley        Single to LF (Line Drive); Blowers to 2B
          12-  2   53%  G Gagne         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Blowers to 3B; Ashley to 2B
   OO     123  1   74%  H Nomo          Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Ashley to 3B; Gagne to 2B
   O      -23  4   82%  D DeShields     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Hideo Nomo facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   86%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  2   92%  D Bell          Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Bagwell Scores
   R      -2-  1   94%  S Berry         Single to CF (Line Drive); Bell Scores
                  Chan Ho Park replaces Hideo Nomo pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   94%  T Eusebio       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   OO     1--  3   92%  J Mouton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Hampton facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   90%  B Butler        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B)
          1--  3   85%  M Piazza        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Butler to 2B
   OO     12-  4   94%  E Karros        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Butler to 3B
   O      --3  4   96%  R Mondesi       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Chan Ho Park facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   96%  O Miller        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   96%  M Hampton       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Miller to 2B
   R      -2-  1   98%  B Hunter        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Miller Scores; Hunter to 2B
          -2-  2   98%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  5   98%  J Bagwell       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  1   97%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   98%  M Blowers       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   R      ---  3   96%  B Ashley        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   R      ---  1   92%  G Gagne         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Chan Ho Park batting 9th
   O      ---  5   94%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   95%  D DeShields     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Joey Eischen facing 5-6-7
                  Joey Eischen replaces Roger Cedeno pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   96%  S Berry         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   95%  T Eusebio       Lineout: 2B
   O      -2-  3   94%  J Mouton        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   93%  O Miller        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Anthony Young facing 2-3-4
                  Anthony Young replaces Orlando Miller pitching and batting 8th; Ricky Gutierrez replaces Mike Hampton playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  B Butler        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  1   93%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   96%  E Karros        Flyball: RF
          1--  1   94%  R Mondesi       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Piazza to 2B
   O      12-  1   97%  M Blowers       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Mondesi to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Joey Eischen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   97%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   98%  B Hunter        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   97%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B; Hunter to 3B
   O      --3  2   97%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Todd Jones facing 7-8-9
                  Todd Jones replaces Anthony Young pitching and batting 8th; Todd Hollandsworth pinch hits for Billy Ashley batting 7th
   O      ---  5   99%  T Hollandsworth Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  G Gagne         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Milt Thompson pinch hits for Joey Eischen batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  M Thompson      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199604030

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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