April 24, 2006 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 3
DET 0 SEA 4
CHW 3
(11) OAK 3
@TEX 2 CHC 6
FLA 3 LAD 6
@HOU 2 MIL 3
ATL 2 PHI 6
COL 5 ARI 4
@SDP 1 SFG 6
NYM 2 STL 7
PIT 2 CIN 4
@WSN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 28,382

Monday, April 24, 2006, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:54

Dodgers

10-10

Won 2

3rd, 1½ GB

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

W: T Saito (2-0), L: B Lidge (0-1), S: D Baez (6)

Astros

13-6

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .552   13    2   4   
K Lofton CF                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .233  .810   17    1   0   3B
J Drew RF                     3   1   1   1    1   2  .338 1.042   23    1   0   HR
  J Repko PR-LF               0   1   0   0    0   0  .333  .993         0   0   
J Kent 2B                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .200  .619   18    1   6   GDP
N Garciaparra 1B              3   1   1   4    1   0  .429 1.500   22   15   1   HR
B Mueller 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .323  .959   16    0   3   GDP
J Cruz LF-RF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .270  .749    6    0   0   2B
D Navarro C                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .222  .603   18    7   0   
D Lowe P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071    9    0   3   
  R Ledee PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .766    3    0   0   
  T Saito P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Saenz PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .866    7    0   0   
  L Carter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Baez P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   6   6   6    5   7              152   27  17

BATTING

2B: J Cruz (4, off M Gallo).

3B: K Lofton (3, off B Lidge).

HR: N Garciaparra (1, off B Lidge; 9th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF-CF); J Drew (4, off A Pettitte; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: N Garciaparra 4; J Drew 4; K Lofton 3; J Cruz 2; B Mueller; D Navarro.

GIDP: B Mueller (1); J Kent (2).

RBI: N Garciaparra 4 (4); J Drew (15); D Navarro (5).

2-out RBI: D Navarro.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Mueller-J Kent-N Garciaparra.

E: R Furcal (5).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .342  .955   18    1   2   
W Taveras CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .646   15    2   0   SB
L Berkman 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .352 1.123   14   13   1   HR
M Ensberg 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .379 1.394   17    0   4   
P Wilson LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .657   18    2   0   
J Lane RF                     2   1   1   0    2   0  .222  .831   18    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   0   3   1    0   0  .333  .875   15    7   0   2·2B
A Everett SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .277  .689   13    1   6   GDP
A Pettitte P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    8    0   1   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .220    5    0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  M Gallo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3   7              141   27  14

BATTING

2B: B Ausmus 2 (3, 2 off D Lowe).

HR: L Berkman (7, off T Saito; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

TB: B Ausmus 5; L Berkman 4; J Lane; P Wilson.

GIDP: A Everett (1).

RBI: B Ausmus (6); L Berkman (21).

2-out RBI: L Berkman.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Pettitte-A Everett-L Berkman; A Everett-C Biggio-L Berkman.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Taveras (1, 2nd base off D Lowe/D Navarro).

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 Lowe                         7     4   1   1    2   4   0   3.77   27  101-62   37· 8·17   16· 3· 2· 0     67    -     1.08   0.28
T Saito, W (2-0)               1     1   1   1    0   3   1   0.90    4   18-11    3· 5· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.16  -0.22
L Carter                       0     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.87    2   10-4     2· 0· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.84  -0.07
D Baez, S (6)                  1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    8-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.68   0.09
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   7   1          35  137-83   47·13·23   17· 5· 3· 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
A Pettitte                     7     1   1   1    3   5   1   4.35   23  101-61   35· 9·17   11· 4· 0· 0     73    -     1.05   0.28
D Wheeler                      1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.00    4   12-9     5· 1· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.23   0.11
B Lidge, BS (1), L (0-1)       0.2   2   4   4    2   0   1   6.75    6   27-12    8· 2· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.78  -0.79
M Gallo                        0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0  12.46    3    9-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.02
Totals                         9     6   6   6    5   7   2          36  149-89   53·12·24   15· 7· 2· 0           -

L Carter faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: L Carter (2); M Gallo (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 28,382.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. R Furcal             SS    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. K Lofton             CF    2. W Taveras            CF 
3. J Drew               RF    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. M Ensberg            3B 
5. N Garciaparra        1B    5. P Wilson             LF 
6. B Mueller            3B    6. J Lane               RF 
7. J Cruz               LF    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. D Navarro            C     8. A Everett            SS 
9. D Lowe               P     9. A Pettitte           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  2-1  123  5   50%  96% N Garciaparra   B Lidge         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Lofton Scores; Repko Scores; Kent Scores
   b 8   2  1-1  ---  3  -31%  16% L Berkman       T Saito         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   t 9   1  2-1  ---  1   23%  32% K Lofton        B Lidge         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   t 7   1  1-0  ---  4   19%  46% J Drew          A Pettitte      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 2   1  0-0  1--  6  -12%  33% B Ausmus        D Lowe          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Lane Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  R Furcal        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   50%  K Lofton        Walk
   O      1--  6   47%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   45%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  C Biggio        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   45%  W Taveras       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      49%  L Berkman       Taveras Steals 2B; Taveras out at 3B/2B-SS
          ---  4   48%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   48%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   46%  B Mueller       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   45%  J Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  P Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   45%  J Lane          Walk
   R      1--  6   33%  B Ausmus        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Lane Scores
   O      -2-  3   36%  A Everett       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   39%  A Pettitte      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   36%  D Navarro       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   35%  D Lowe          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   33%  R Furcal        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   35%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   37%  W Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   38%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   43%  K Lofton        Walk
   O      1--  7   38%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  5   32%  J Kent          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Derek Lowe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   34%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   36%  P Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   37%  J Lane          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   42%  N Garciaparra   Walk
   OO     1--  4   31%  B Mueller       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   30%  J Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   24%  B Ausmus        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   28%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  6   31%  A Pettitte      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   35%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   31%  D Navarro       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   28%  D Lowe          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   26%  R Furcal        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Derek Lowe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   29%  W Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   30%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   31%  M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   27%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF
   R      ---  4   46%  J Drew          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   43%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   41%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   45%  P Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   41%  J Lane          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   35%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive); Lane to 2B
   O      12-  4   42%  A Everett       Strikeout Looking
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Andy Pettitte batting 9th
   O      12-  5   50%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Dan Wheeler facing 6-7-8
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   57%  B Mueller       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   50%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   44%  D Navarro       Strikeout Looking
                  Ricky Ledee pinch hits for Derek Lowe batting 9th
   O      1--  3   39%  R Ledee         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Takashi Saito facing 1-2-3
                  Takashi Saito replaces Ricky Ledee pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   44%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   47%  W Taveras       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   16%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   17%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Brad Lidge facing 1-2-3
                  Brad Lidge replaces Dan Wheeler pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4    9%  R Furcal        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   32%  K Lofton        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          --3  6   38%  J Drew          Walk
                  Jason Repko pinch runs for J.D. Drew batting 3rd
          1-3  5   46%  J Kent          Walk; Repko to 2B
   RRRR   123  5   96%  N Garciaparra   Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Lofton Scores; Repko Scores; Kent Scores
   O      ---  6   96%  B Mueller       Groundout: 1B-P
                  Mike Gallo replaces Brad Lidge pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   96%  J Cruz          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   R      -2-  4   98%  D Navarro       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cruz Scores; Navarro to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Olmedo Saenz pinch hits for Takashi Saito batting 9th
          -2-      98%  O Saenz         Wild Pitch; Navarro to 3B
   O      --3  4   98%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Lance Carter facing 5-6-7
                  Lance Carter replaces Olmedo Saenz pitching and batting 9th; Jason Repko moves to LF; Jose Cruz moves to RF
          ---  6   96%  P Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      95%  J Lane          Wild Pitch; Wilson to 2B
          -2-  4   91%  " "             Walk
                  Danys Baez replaces Lance Carter pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   95%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Wilson to 3B
   OO     1-3  3  100%  A Everett       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200604240

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation