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KCR  6
@ANA  4

TOR  7
@BOS  5

NYY 12
@CHW  0

CLE  7
DET  4

OAK  8
TBD  2

SEA 12
BAL  4

MIN  9
@TEX  3

ARI  3
SDP  2

ATL  9
CHC  5

SFG  3
@CIN  1

LAD  4
@HOU  3

(10)
PHI  5
@MON  3

(14)
COL  6
@STL  1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 34,079

Monday, May 25, 1998, 3:07
Time of Game: 3:35
Dodgers
4
25-25
Won 1
3rd, 5½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Dodgers         2  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   1    4 12  0
Astros          0  0  0   2  0  0   1  0  0   0    3 10  0
W: J Bruske (1-0), L: B Scanlan (0-1), S: S Radinsky (9)
Astros
3
31-19
Lost 1
1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .251  .677   17    1   2   
J Vizcaino SS                 4   1   2   2    0   1  .278  .715   13    3   3   HR,SH
G Sheffield RF                3   1   3   1    2   0  .310  .970   24    1   0   HR,2B,SB
B Bonilla 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .788   23    3   1   GDP
R Mondesi CF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .845   22    1   0   2B
E Karros 1B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .260  .656   11    7   2   
T Hollandsworth LF            4   1   2   0    1   0  .270  .735   23    2   1   
T Prince C                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .136  .548   14   10   1   IW
  J Eisenreich PH             0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .568         0   0   
  P Konerko PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .194  .476    4    0   0   
  S Radinsky P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
H Nomo P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .053  .264   11    1   0   SH
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .755    3    0   0   
  J Bruske P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Johnson PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .653    4    1   0   
Totals                       37   4  12   4    6   6              169   30  11
BATTING
2B: G Sheffield (13, off J Lima); R Mondesi (12, off J Lima).
HR: G Sheffield (8, off B Scanlan; 10th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); J Vizcaino (3, off J Lima; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).
SH: J Vizcaino (5, off J Lima); H Nomo (2, off J Lima).
IBB: T Prince (1, by J Lima).
TB: G Sheffield 7; J Vizcaino 5; T Hollandsworth 2; E Karros 2; R Mondesi 2; E Young; T Prince.
GIDP: B Bonilla (7).
RBI: J Vizcaino 2 (19); T Prince (1); G Sheffield (37).
2-out RBI: T Prince.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 12.
BASERUNNING
SB: G Sheffield (6, 2nd base off J Lima/B Ausmus).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   1   0    1   3  .320  .932   29    4   2   
B Spiers 3B                   4   1   2   1    2   1  .257  .729   23    1   4   2B
C Everett RF-CF               6   0   0   0    0   3  .324  .949   22    5   1   
M Alou LF                     3   1   3   1    3   0  .337 1.031   22    1   0   3B
J Phillips 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   3  .174  .443   16   10   1   
  T Eusebio PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .590    1    0   0   
R Hidalgo CF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .680    7    0   0   
  D Clark RF                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .330    8    0   1   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Berry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .825    6    0   0   
  B Scanlan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Nitkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Gutierrez SS                4   0   2   1    1   0  .312  .774   13    3   4   2B
B Ausmus C                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .216  .668   23    6   0   SB,HBP
J Lima P                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .071  .174    7    0   2   
  D Bell PH-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .321  .890   16    0   0   HBP
Totals                       39   3  10   3    9  12              193   30  15
BATTING
2B: B Spiers (10, off H Nomo); R Gutierrez (10, off H Nomo).
3B: M Alou (3, off H Nomo).
HBP: D Bell (2, by J Bruske); B Ausmus (1, by H Nomo).
TB: M Alou 5; R Gutierrez 3; B Spiers 3; C Biggio; D Clark; B Ausmus.
RBI: M Alou (41); B Spiers (17); R Gutierrez (12).
Team LOB: 17.
With RISP: 2 for 17.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C Biggio-R Gutierrez-J Phillips.
BASERUNNING
SB: B Ausmus (5, 2nd base off J Bruske/T Prince).

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                         6.2   8   3   3    7   8   0   4.50   35  125-66   25·20·21   10· 3· 6· 0     47    -     1.82  -0.06
A Osuna                        1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   1.74    6   27-14    7· 5· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.34   0.19
J Bruske, W (1-0)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.55    5   19-11    5· 2· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.73   0.14
S Radinsky, S (9)              1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.45    4   15-9     5· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.20
Totals                        10    10   3   3    9  12   0          50  186-100  42·28·30   16· 5· 6· 0          2-0 
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 Lima                         7    10   3   3    4   3   1   3.01   32  123-75   51· 7·17   15· 4· 6· 0     44    -     1.11   0.03
D Henry                        2     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.16    6   21-15    7· 2· 6    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.67   0.24
B Scanlan, L (0-1)             0.2   2   1   1    1   0   1   3.94    5   14-7     5· 1· 1    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.96  -0.33
C Nitkowski                    0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.48    2    8-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.76   0.03
Totals                        10    12   4   4    6   6   2          45  166-99   64·10·25   17· 5·11· 0          2-0 
Balks: None.
WP: H Nomo (4).
IBB: J Lima (1; T Prince).
HBP: H Nomo (3; B Ausmus); J Bruske (3; D Bell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Ed Montague.
Time of Game: 3:35.
Attendance: 34,079.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. E Young              2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. J Vizcaino           SS    2. B Spiers             3B 
3. G Sheffield          RF    3. C Everett            RF 
4. B Bonilla            3B    4. M Alou               LF 
5. R Mondesi            CF    5. J Phillips           1B 
6. E Karros             1B    6. R Hidalgo            CF 
7. T Hollandsworth      LF    7. R Gutierrez          SS 
8. T Prince             C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. H Nomo               P     9. J Lima               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   0  3-3  ---  4   34%  84% G Sheffield     B Scanlan       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2   15%  69% J Vizcaino      J Lima          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Young Scores
   b 7   1  3-2  12-  2  -13%  43% R Gutierrez     H Nomo          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Alou Scores; Clark to 3B; Gutierrez out at 2B/LF-SS
   b 4   0  3-0  1--  1  -13%  62% B Spiers        H Nomo          Double to LF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores
   b 4   1  3-1  -2-  1  -12%  55% M Alou          H Nomo          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Spiers Scores; Alou to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  E Young         Walk
   RR     1--  2   69%  J Vizcaino      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Young Scores
          ---  6   72%  G Sheffield     Walk
          1--      73%  B Bonilla       Sheffield Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   70%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4   68%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   65%  E Karros        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   61%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--  2   55%  B Spiers        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  4   61%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5   55%  M Alou          Walk; Biggio to 3B; Spiers to 2B
   O      123  4   62%  J Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   70%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Lima facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   73%  T Hollandsworth Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   70%  T Prince        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  1   69%  H Nomo          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hollandsworth to 2B
   O      -2-  6   66%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Hideo Nomo facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   60%  R Gutierrez     Double to 1B (Ground Ball)
          -2-  6   56%  B Ausmus        Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  1   62%  J Lima          Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  4   66%  C Biggio        Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line); Ausmus to 3B
          1-3  5   63%  B Spiers        Walk; Lima to 2B
   O      123  4   71%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Lima facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   70%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  3   72%  G Sheffield     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  2   68%  B Bonilla       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Hideo Nomo facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   57%  M Alou          Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  3   63%  J Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   69%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
          --3  4   68%  R Gutierrez     Walk
          1-3      66%  B Ausmus        Wild Pitch; Gutierrez to 2B
          -23  6   64%  " "             Walk
   O      123  2   73%  J Lima          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Lima facing 5-6-7
                  Carl Everett moves to CF; Dave Clark replaces Richard Hidalgo playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  5   71%  R Mondesi       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   73%  E Karros        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   72%  T Hollandsworth Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Hollandsworth to 2B/Adv on throw; Karros out at 3B/RF-3B
   RO     -2-  5   79%  T Prince        Single to CF (Line Drive); Hollandsworth Scores; Prince out at 2B/CF-3B-SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   75%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  1   62%  B Spiers        Double to LF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores
   O      -2-  5   67%  C Everett       Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  1   55%  M Alou          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Spiers Scores; Alou to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  1   60%  J Phillips      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      -2-  6   64%  D Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jose Lima facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   62%  H Nomo          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  3   60%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   61%  J Vizcaino      Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  5   65%  G Sheffield     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Vizcaino to 3B
   O      -23  3   59%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Hideo Nomo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   62%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   65%  B Ausmus        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   66%  J Lima          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jose Lima facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   73%  R Mondesi       Double to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   68%  E Karros        Popfly: CF
   O      -2-  5   65%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: 2B-1B; Mondesi to 3B
          --3  4   66%  T Prince        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  6   61%  H Nomo          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   65%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   68%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   69%  C Everett       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   73%  E Young         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   72%  J Vizcaino      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Young to 2B
          -2-  6   73%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      12-  3   70%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Young to 3B
   O      1-3  5   64%  R Mondesi       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Hideo Nomo facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   56%  M Alou          Walk
   O      1--  3   63%  J Phillips      Flyball: CF
          1--  2   56%  D Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Alou to 2B
   RO     12-  2   43%  R Gutierrez     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Alou Scores; Clark to 3B; Gutierrez out at 2B/LF-SS
          --3  5   41%  B Ausmus        Walk
                  Antonio Osuna replaces Hideo Nomo pitching and batting 9th; Derek Bell pinch hits for Jose Lima batting 9th
   O      1-3  6   50%  D Bell          Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Doug Henry facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Henry replaces Dave Clark pitching and batting 6th; Derek Bell moves to RF
   O      ---  3   45%  E Karros        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   42%  T Hollandsworth Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   39%  T Prince        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Antonio Osuna facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   44%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   39%  B Spiers        Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  C Everett       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right)
          1--  1   41%  M Alou          Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Everett to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  J Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Doug Henry facing 9-1-2
                  Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Antonio Osuna batting 9th
   O      ---  3   44%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   40%  E Young         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   36%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Bruske facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Bruske replaces Roger Cedeno pitching and batting 9th; Sean Berry pinch hits for Doug Henry batting 6th
   O      ---  6   42%  S Berry         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   46%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   44%  B Ausmus        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      39%  D Bell          Ausmus Steals 2B
          -2-  6   39%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  3   50%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 10th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Scanlan facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Scanlan replaces Sean Berry pitching and batting 6th
   R      ---  4   84%  G Sheffield     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   82%  B Bonilla       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   81%  R Mondesi       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   82%  E Karros        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  4   83%  T Hollandsworth Walk; Karros to 2B
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Bob Scanlan pitching and batting 6th; Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Tom Prince batting 8th; Paul Konerko pinch hits for Jim Eisenreich batting 8th
          12-  4   85%  P Konerko       Walk; Karros to 3B; Hollandsworth to 2B
                  Charles Johnson pinch hits for Jim Bruske batting 9th
   O      123  4   80%  C Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Scott Radinsky facing 2-3-4
                  Scott Radinsky replaces Paul Konerko pitching and batting 8th; Charles Johnson moves to C
   O      ---  5   89%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   95%  C Everett       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   90%  M Alou          Walk
                  Tony Eusebio pinch hits for J.R. Phillips batting 5th
   O      1--  1  100%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 3.

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