September 29, 1998 National League Division Series (NLDS) Game 1 at Astrodome Play by Play and Box Score

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1998 National League Division Series (NLDS) Game 1
1998 postseason: WS: NYY-SDP / ALCS: NYY-CLE / NLCS: SDP-ATL / Div. Series: CLE-BOS / NYY-TEX / ATL-CHC / SDP-HOU

Game 1
SDP  2
@HOU  1
Game 2
HOU  5
SDP  4
Game 3
SDP  2
HOU  1
Game 4
SDP  6
HOU  1

Astrodome, Attendance: 50,080

Tuesday, September 29, 1998, 3:07
Time of Game: 2:38

Padres

Bruce Bochy

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

W: K Brown (1-0), L: R Johnson (0-1), S: T Hoffman (1)

Astros

Larry Dierker

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Q Veras 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200   20    0   2   HBP
  A Sheets PR-2B              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Gwynn RF                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .333 1.000   10    0   0   2B
  R Rivera RF                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   11    2   0   
G Vaughn LF                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .750 2.250   12    0   0   HR,CS
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    9    0   1   
J Leyritz 1B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .583   12    6   0   SF
  W Joyner 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
S Finley CF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250   15    2   0   
C Hernandez C                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000   16   15   2   
C Gomez SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    9    1   2   
K Brown P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    9    0   0   
  J Vander Wal PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  T Hoffman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   2   9   2    2  11              127   27   7

BATTING

2B: T Gwynn (1, off R Johnson).

HR: G Vaughn (1, off R Johnson; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: J Leyritz (1, off R Johnson).

HBP: Q Veras (1, by J Powell).

TB: G Vaughn 6; T Gwynn 2; C Hernandez 2; J Leyritz; C Gomez; K Caminiti.

RBI: J Leyritz (1); G Vaughn (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Q Veras-C Gomez-J Leyritz.

PB: C Hernandez 2 (2).

E: K Caminiti (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Vaughn (1, 2nd base by R Johnson/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .500   16    0   4   HBP
B Spiers 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .750   16    1   1   2B,GDP
D Bell RF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   16    4   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   18    6   1   
M Alou LF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500   15    0   0   
C Everett CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   15    3   0   
R Gutierrez SS                3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   15    1   1   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .667 1.334   11   12   0   
R Johnson P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   12    0   1   
  D Clark PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0                6    0   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   1   4   0    2  17              140   27   8

BATTING

2B: B Spiers (1, off T Hoffman).

HBP: C Biggio (1, by K Brown).

TB: B Ausmus 2; B Spiers 2; M Alou.

GIDP: B Spiers (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Brown, W (1-0)               8     2   0   0    2  16   0   0.00   28  119-77   39·21·17    7· 2· 1· 0     92    -     1.32   0.56
T Hoffman, S (1)               1     2   1   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   18-11    6· 4· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.69   0.09
Totals                         9     4   1   0    2  17   0          33  137-88   45·25·18    9· 4· 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
R Johnson, L (0-1)             8     9   2   2    1   9   1   2.25   33  106-78   40·14·24   12· 8· 4· 0     64    -     1.27   0.13
J Powell                       0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   15-7     4· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.00
D Henry                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    5-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.65   0.01
Totals                         9     9   2   2    2  11   1          38  126-88   44·16·28   13· 8· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Powell (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Brown (1; C Biggio); J Powell (1; Q Veras).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 50,080.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Houston Astros                       
1. Q Veras              2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. T Gwynn              RF    2. B Spiers             3B 
3. G Vaughn             LF    3. D Bell               RF 
4. K Caminiti           3B    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. J Leyritz            1B    5. M Alou               LF 
6. S Finley             CF    6. C Everett            CF 
7. C Hernandez          C     7. R Gutierrez          SS 
8. C Gomez              SS    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. K Brown              P     9. R Johnson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  0-1  ---  3   12%  87% G Vaughn        R Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 6   2  1-0  -23  5   11%  70% D Bell          K Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   0  2-0  ---  5  -11%  81% B Spiers        T Hoffman       Double to 3B (Ground Ball)
   t 6   0  0-0  12-  2   10%  73% K Caminiti      R Johnson       Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); Gwynn to 3B; Vaughn to 2B
   b 9   2  2-1  1--  5   10% 100% C Everett       T Hoffman       Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  Q Veras         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  T Gwynn         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   45%  G Vaughn        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   42%  C Biggio        Walk
   OO     1--  3   49%  B Spiers        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  K Caminiti      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   50%  J Leyritz       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   47%  S Finley        Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   49%  C Hernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive); Leyritz to 2B
   O      12-  2   45%  C Gomez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   50%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   48%  K Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  Q Veras         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   45%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   47%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   44%  B Ausmus        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--      42%  R Johnson       Passed Ball; Ausmus to 2B
          -2-      39%  " "             Passed Ball; Ausmus to 3B
   O      --3  5   46%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  3   50%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   54%  G Vaughn        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   50%  K Caminiti      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--      45%  J Leyritz       Vaughn Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  2   44%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   47%  B Spiers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   49%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   50%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   55%  S Finley        Walk
          1--  3   62%  C Hernandez     Single to SS (Ground Ball); Finley to 2B
   O      12-  1   55%  C Gomez         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-  1   49%  K Brown         Bunt Popfly: C
   O      12-  6   43%  Q Veras         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   46%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  C Everett       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   50%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   59%  T Gwynn         Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          -2-  4   63%  G Vaughn        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Gwynn stays at 2B
          12-  2   73%  K Caminiti      Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); Gwynn to 3B; Vaughn to 2B
   RO     123  5   76%  J Leyritz       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Gwynn Scores; Vaughn to 3B; Caminiti to 2B
   O      -23  3   67%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   61%  C Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Brown facing 8-9-1
                  Ruben Rivera replaces Tony Gwynn playing RF batting 2nd
          ---  4   55%  B Ausmus        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   58%  R Johnson       Strikeout (foul bunt); Ausmus to 2B
          -2-  1   54%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  7   59%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Ausmus to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   O      -23  5   70%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Johnson facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   74%  C Gomez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   70%  K Brown         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  2   67%  Q Veras         Lineout: CF
   O      1--  6   64%  R Rivera        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Brown facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   69%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   73%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   75%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Johnson facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   87%  G Vaughn        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   86%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   85%  J Leyritz       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   84%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
                  Wally Joyner replaces Jim Leyritz playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---  4   88%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   91%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Randy Johnson batting 9th
          ---  6   89%  D Clark         Walk
   O      1--  4   93%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jay Powell facing 7-8-9
                  Jay Powell replaces Dave Clark pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   92%  C Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   93%  C Gomez         Walk
                  John Vander Wal pinch hits for Kevin Brown batting 9th
   O      1--  4   92%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Looking
          1--      92%  Q Veras         Wild Pitch; Gomez to 2B
          -2-  2   93%  " "             Hit By Pitch
                  Doug Henry replaces Jay Powell pitching and batting 9th; Andy Sheets pinch runs for Quilvio Veras batting 1st
   O      12-  5   91%  R Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Trevor Hoffman facing 2-3-4
                  Trevor Hoffman replaces John Vander Wal pitching and batting 9th; Andy Sheets moves to 2B
          ---  5   81%  B Spiers        Double to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   88%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  4   95%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   90%  M Alou          Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Spiers Scores/Adv on E5/unER
   O      1--  5  100%  C Everett       Flyball: CF
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199809290

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation