September 1, 2002 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 9
BAL 3 BOS 7
@CLE 1 CHW 7
@DET 0 OAK 7
MIN 5 SEA 9
KCR 4 TBD 8
@TEX 3 TOR 7
NYY 6 ARI 7
SFG 6 CHC 5
STL 4 MIL 4
@CIN 2 FLA 8
PIT 4 LAD 2
@HOU 1 ATL 6
@MON 4 PHI 9
@NYM 5 SDP 9
COL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 28,891

Sunday, September 1, 2002
Time of Game: 2:57

Dodgers

79-57

Won 2

2nd, 6 GB

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

W: H Nomo (13-6), L: C Hernandez (6-5), S: E Gagne (46)

Astros

72-64

Lost 2

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .662   19    1   1   
  A Cora 2B                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .299  .819    7    1   0   
M Grissom CF                  5   0   0   0    0   3  .279  .824   19    2   0   
S Green RF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .278  .951   19    2   0   
A Beltre 3B                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .270  .753   16    1   2   SB
B Jordan LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .758   17    2   0   
E Karros 1B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .279  .735   13    6   0   SB
  W Ruan PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Quantrill P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Orosco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Gagne P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Kreuter C                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .281  .757   21   12   0   
C Izturis SS                  4   0   2   2    0   1  .231  .556    9    0   1   2B
H Nomo P                      2   0   0   0    1   2  .038  .184   16    0   1   
  T Houston 1B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .764    6    0   0   
Totals                       36   2   9   2    3  13              162   27   5

BATTING

2B: C Izturis (23, off C Hernandez).

TB: C Izturis 3; A Beltre 3; E Karros 2; C Kreuter; S Green.

RBI: C Izturis 2 (30).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Beltre-M Grudzielanek-E Karros.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Beltre (7, 2nd base off C Hernandez/G Zaun); E Karros (4, 2nd base off O Dotel/G Zaun).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Loretta SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .264  .703   13    2   1   
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .265  .761   14    0   1   GDP
L Berkman CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .292 1.001   13    3   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   2   0    1   1  .282  .905   13    5   0   
D Ward LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .739   13    0   0   
  J Lane RF                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .737    2    1   0   
O Merced RF-LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .304  .833   15    3   0   
G Blum 3B                     4   1   1   1    0   2  .285  .807   17    0   1   HR
G Zaun C                      4   0   0   0    0   3  .206  .566   17   13   0   
C Hernandez P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .436    8    0   1   
  T Gordon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Vizcaino PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .755    1    0   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   1   7   1    2  12              126   27   4

BATTING

HR: G Blum (8, off H Nomo; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

TB: G Blum 4; J Bagwell 2; C Biggio; J Lane; L Berkman; O Merced.

GIDP: C Biggio (13).

RBI: G Blum (49).

2-out RBI: G Blum.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: G Zaun (5).

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, W (13-6)               7     5   1   1    2   8   1   3.33   27  102-68   30·22·16    7· 6· 3· 1     69    -     1.27   0.41
P Quantrill, H (30)            0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.84    2    7-5     2· 0· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.21   0.11
J Orosco, H (16)               0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.92    1    3-3     1· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.30   0.03
E Gagne, S (46)                1     2   0   0    0   2   0   1.95    5   14-11    5· 5· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    5.79   0.21
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2  12   1          35  126-87   38·29·20    8· 7· 5· 1           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hernandez, L (6-5)           6     7   2   2    2   9   0   4.73   27  111-68   37·14·17    6· 5· 5· 0     57    -     1.05   0.11
T Gordon                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    4   15-14   11· 0· 3    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.83   0.06
O Dotel                        2     1   0   0    1   4   0   1.78    8   31-21   11· 8· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.96   0.10
Totals                         9     9   2   2    3  13   0          39  157-103  59·22·22    7· 7· 9· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Runge, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Ted Barrett.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 28,891.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. M Grudzielanek       2B    1. M Loretta            SS 
2. M Grissom            CF    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. S Green              RF    3. L Berkman            CF 
4. A Beltre             3B    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. B Jordan             LF    5. D Ward               LF 
6. E Karros             1B    6. O Merced             RF 
7. C Kreuter            C     7. G Blum               3B 
8. C Izturis            SS    8. G Zaun               C  
9. H Nomo               P     9. C Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  2-1  12-  4   18%  66% O Merced        E Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   0  2-1  1--  2  -18%  47% J Lane          E Gagne         Single to 1B (Bunt); Bagwell to 2B
   b 9   2  2-1  12-  5   18% 100% G Zaun          E Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   1  2-1  12-  2   17%  82% G Blum          E Gagne         Foul Flyball: 3B
   t 2   1  0-0  123  1   16%  76% C Izturis       C Hernandez     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Beltre Scores; Karros Scores; Kreuter to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   46%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   45%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  M Loretta       Walk
   OO     1--  3   49%  C Biggio        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  2   48%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Hernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   54%  A Beltre        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   50%  B Jordan        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  6   54%  E Karros        Walk; Beltre to 2B
          12-  1   60%  C Kreuter       Single to 3B (Bunt); Beltre to 3B; Karros to 2B
   RR     123  1   76%  C Izturis       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Beltre Scores; Karros Scores; Kreuter to 3B
   O      -23  6   70%  H Nomo          Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  6   66%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Hideo Nomo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   68%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   70%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  4   60%  G Blum          Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   61%  G Zaun          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Carlos Hernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   59%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   57%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   58%  A Beltre        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   56%  B Jordan        Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Hideo Nomo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   59%  C Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   61%  M Loretta       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   62%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Carlos Hernandez facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   66%  E Karros        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   62%  C Kreuter       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   59%  C Izturis       Popfly: SS
          1--  4   61%  H Nomo          Walk; Karros to 2B
   O      12-  8   57%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Hideo Nomo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   60%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   57%  J Bagwell       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   60%  D Ward          Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   64%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Carlos Hernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   61%  M Grissom       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   59%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   61%  A Beltre        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      62%  B Jordan        Beltre Steals 2B; Beltre to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3  4   58%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Hideo Nomo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   62%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   64%  G Zaun          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   66%  C Hernandez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Carlos Hernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   63%  E Karros        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   61%  C Kreuter       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   63%  C Izturis       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   60%  H Nomo          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   64%  M Loretta       Flyball: LF
          ---  5   60%  C Biggio        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   65%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
          1--  5   61%  J Bagwell       Walk; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  3   69%  D Ward          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Gordon replaces Carlos Hernandez pitching and batting 9th; Orlando Merced moves to LF; Jason Lane replaces Daryle Ward playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  2   66%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   64%  M Grissom       Lineout: CF
          ---  2   66%  S Green         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   63%  A Beltre        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Hideo Nomo facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   56%  O Merced        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   63%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   69%  G Zaun          Strikeout Swinging
                  Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Tom Gordon batting 9th
   O      1--  1   74%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Octavio Dotel facing 5-6-7
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Jose Vizcaino pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   72%  B Jordan        Lineout: LF
          ---  1   74%  E Karros        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      76%  C Kreuter       Karros Steals 2B
                  Wilkin Ruan pinch runs for Eric Karros batting 6th
   O      -2-  6   73%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   69%  C Izturis       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Quantrill facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Wilkin Ruan pitching and batting 6th; Tyler Houston replaces Hideo Nomo playing 1B batting 9th; Alex Cora replaces Mark Grudzielanek playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  4   75%  M Loretta       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   80%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Paul Quantrill pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  3   83%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Octavio Dotel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   81%  T Houston       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   83%  A Cora          Walk
   O      1--  4   81%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   79%  S Green         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Eric Gagne facing 4-5-6
                  Eric Gagne replaces Jesse Orosco pitching and batting 6th
          ---  1   66%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   47%  J Lane          Single to 1B (Bunt); Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-  4   66%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   82%  G Blum          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-  5  100%  G Zaun          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200209010

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation