August 3, 1999 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 7
@ANA 0 CLE 5
@BOS 4 CHW 9
@DET 6 TOR 3
@NYY 1 OAK 12
BAL 2 SEA 5
TBD 2 TEX 9
MIN 5 SFG 3
@ARI 1 MON 9
@CHC 4 CIN 2
COL 1 PHI 6
@FLA 5 HOU 7
LAD 2 NYM 10
@MIL 3 PIT 7
ATL 1 STL 6
SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 34,874

Tuesday, August 3, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:20

Dodgers

46-60

Lost 1

5th, 13 GB

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

W: M Hampton (15-3), L: D Dreifort (8-11)

Astros

65-42

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Mondesi RF                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .245  .794   14    2   0   
M Grudzielanek SS             5   0   2   0    0   1  .316  .778   23    1   2   GDP
G Sheffield LF                4   0   1   0    1   1  .306  .904   16    0   0   
E Karros 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .294  .919   21    7   2   
D White CF                    4   1   1   1    0   3  .297  .817   21    2   0   HR
T Hundley C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .752    9    6   0   
A Beltre 3B                   3   1   2   1    1   1  .276  .785   21    1   3   HR
J Vizcaino 2B                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .232  .551   18    4   1   
D Dreifort P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .455   10    1   1   
  T Hubbard PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .329  .758    4    0   0   
  M Herges P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Kubenka P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Hansen PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .868    7    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    7  10              164   24   9

BATTING

HR: D White (10, off M Hampton; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); A Beltre (10, off D Henry; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: A Beltre 5; D White 4; M Grudzielanek 2; G Sheffield.

GIDP: M Grudzielanek (10).

RBI: A Beltre (45); D White (46).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: A Beltre 2 (19); M Grudzielanek (6).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .315  .893   20    7   1   2B
B Spiers 3B                   4   1   2   2    1   0  .279  .745   20    0   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  5   1   0   0    0   2  .311 1.096   32    4   1   
D Bell RF                     3   1   2   1    2   0  .253  .690   23    1   0   SB
L Berkman LF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .273  .769   19    0   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .903    1    0   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Hidalgo CF-LF               3   0   0   0    1   0  .226  .748   13    1   0   
P Bako C                      4   0   1   2    0   2  .273  .781   15   10   0   
T Bogar SS                    4   2   1   0    0   1  .250  .714   11    2   6   
M Hampton P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .752   12    1   1   SH
  G Barker CF                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .297  .708    7    1   0   
Totals                       35   7  10   7    5   6              173   27  10

BATTING

2B: C Biggio (46, off D Dreifort).

SH: M Hampton (4, off D Dreifort).

TB: D Bell 2; L Berkman 2; C Biggio 2; B Spiers 2; P Bako; G Barker; T Bogar.

RBI: P Bako 2 (12); B Spiers 2 (28); D Bell (58); L Berkman (6); G Barker (4).

2-out RBI: P Bako 2; B Spiers 2; L Berkman; D Bell.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bagwell-T Bogar-M Hampton.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bell (17, 3rd base off D Dreifort/T Hundley).

PO: B Spiers (1st base by D Dreifort).

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
D Dreifort, L (8-11)           6     8   6   2    3   5   0   5.63   30  117-70   34·13·23   13· 2· 7· 0     42    -     0.78  -0.30
M Herges                       1.2   2   1   0    2   1   0   0.00   10   49-26   18· 3· 5    3· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
J Kubenka                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  13.50    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   2    5   6   0          41  167-97   53·16·28   16· 7· 7· 0          3-0

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 (15-3)            7     3   1   1    5   7   1   2.97   28  111-62   33· 8·21   10· 2· 4· 0     69    -     0.81   0.18
J Powell                       1     1   0   0    1   3   0   3.97    5   28-18    7· 6· 5    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.48   0.01
D Henry                        1     2   1   1    1   0   1   4.58    6   25-13    7· 2· 4    0· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   2    7  10   2          39  164-93   47·16·30   10· 7· 5· 0           -

Balks: D Dreifort (3).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Dreifort (3; B Spiers, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 3:20.

Attendance: 34,874.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. R Mondesi            RF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. M Grudzielanek       SS    2. B Spiers             3B 
3. G Sheffield          LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. E Karros             1B    4. D Bell               RF 
5. D White              CF    5. L Berkman            LF 
6. T Hundley            C     6. R Hidalgo            CF 
7. A Beltre             3B    7. P Bako               C  
8. J Vizcaino           2B    8. T Bogar              SS 
9. D Dreifort           P     9. M Hampton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-1  12-  4   12%  66% D Bell          D Dreifort      Single to RF (Line Drive); Spiers Scores/unER; Bagwell to 3B
   b 3   2  1-3  123  4   11%  88% P Bako          D Dreifort      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bell Scores/unER; Berkman Scores/unER; Hidalgo to 2B
   b 3   2  1-0  -2-  3   10%  53% B Spiers        D Dreifort      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Biggio Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  4  -10%  40% D White         M Hampton       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   b 3   2  1-2  1-3  2    9%  75% L Berkman       D Dreifort      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bagwell Scores/unER; Bell 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      ---  5   52%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   54%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   53%  G Sheffield     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   55%  E Karros        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Dreifort facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   55%  B Spiers        Walk
   O      1--      51%  J Bagwell       Spiers Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  8   50%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  4   40%  D White         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   42%  T Hundley       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  8   40%  A Beltre        Walk
          1--  4   37%  J Vizcaino      Walk; Beltre to 2B
   O      12-  4   40%  D Dreifort      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Beltre to 3B
   O      1-3  1   45%  R Mondesi       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Darren Dreifort facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   49%  D Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      51%  L Berkman       Balk; Bell to 2B
   O      -2-  5   47%  " "             Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      -2-  5   43%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  4   39%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Hampton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   42%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   43%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   44%  E Karros        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Darren Dreifort facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   42%  T Bogar         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   40%  M Hampton       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  3   42%  C Biggio        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  3   53%  B Spiers        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Biggio Scores
          1--  6   55%  J Bagwell       Reached on E5 (Line Drive); Spiers to 2B
   R      12-  4   66%  D Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive); Spiers Scores/unER; Bagwell to 3B
   R      1-3  2   75%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bagwell Scores/unER; Bell to 2B
          12-  1   77%  R Hidalgo       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bell to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   RR     123  4   88%  P Bako          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bell Scores/unER; Berkman Scores/unER; Hidalgo to 2B
   O      12-  3   87%  T Bogar         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Hampton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   89%  D White         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   90%  T Hundley       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   91%  A Beltre        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Darren Dreifort facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   90%  M Hampton       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   89%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   89%  B Spiers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Hampton facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   86%  J Vizcaino      Walk
   O      1--  6   89%  D Dreifort      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   85%  R Mondesi       Walk; Vizcaino to 2B
   OO     12-  3   93%  M Grudzielanek  Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Darren Dreifort facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   92%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   93%  D Bell          Walk
   O      1--  6   92%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Bell to 2B
          -2-  5   93%  R Hidalgo       Walk, Bell Steals 3B
   O      1-3  4   91%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Hampton facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   88%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      1--  3   91%  E Karros        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   93%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   95%  T Hundley       Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Darren Dreifort facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   95%  T Bogar         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   95%  M Hampton       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Bogar to 2B
   O      -2-  2   94%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Bogar to 3B
   R      --3  5   97%  B Spiers        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bogar Scores
   O      1--  6   96%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Hampton facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   95%  A Beltre        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   96%  J Vizcaino      Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  Trenidad Hubbard pinch hits for Darren Dreifort batting 9th
   O      1--  4   98%  T Hubbard       Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  1   98%  R Mondesi       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Matt Herges facing 4-5-6
                  Matt Herges replaces Trenidad Hubbard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   98%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   98%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   98%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   98%  P Bako          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Jay Powell facing 2-3-4
                  Jay Powell replaces Lance Berkman pitching and batting 5th; Richard Hidalgo moves to LF; Glen Barker replaces Mike Hampton playing CF batting 9th
          ---  6   97%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   98%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Looking
          1--  7   97%  E Karros        Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      12-  8   98%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   99%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Matt Herges facing 8-9-1
          ---  2  100%  T Bogar         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bogar to 2B
   R      -2-  7  100%  G Barker        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bogar Scores/unER; Barker to 2B
          -2-  8  100%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      12-  5  100%  B Spiers        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  5  100%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
          12-  6  100%  D Bell          Walk; Barker to 3B; Biggio to 2B
                  Jeff Kubenka replaces Matt Herges pitching and batting 9th; Daryle Ward pinch hits for Jay Powell batting 5th
   O      123  1  100%  D Ward          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-7, Doug Henry facing 7-8-9
                  Doug Henry replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 5th
   R      ---  4   99%  A Beltre        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Vizcaino      Foul Flyball: LF
                  Dave Hansen pinch hits for Jeff Kubenka batting 9th
          ---  7   99%  D Hansen        Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  R Mondesi       Flyball: CF
          1--  3  100%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Fly Ball); Hansen to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  G Sheffield     Flyball: RF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199908030

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