July 25, 2007 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 7
OAK 6 BAL 6
TBD 1 DET 13
@CHW 9 CLE 1
BOS 0 NYY 7
@KCR 1 TEX 7
SEA 6 TOR 13
MIN 1 ARI 7
FLA 0 CIN 7
MIL 3 COL 10
SDP 2 HOU 2
LAD 1 NYM 6
PIT 3 PHI 7
WSN 5
(14) SFG 2
ATL 1 CHC 7
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 31,498

Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Dodgers

56-46

Lost 2

1st

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

W: C Qualls (6-3), L: D Houlton (0-2), S: B Lidge (5)

Astros

44-57

Won 2

4th, 12 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .709   22    1   5   GDP
J Pierre CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .650   11    4   0   
R Martin C                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .300  .837   22    6   0   
J Kent 2B                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .295  .881   16    1   2   HR
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .293  .835   11    2   0   
W Betemit 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .846   16    0   0   
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Loney 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .362  .975   10    9   1   3B,GDP
M Kemp RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .361  .974   18    0   0   
D Lowe P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .408    8    1   0   
  D Houlton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  N Garciaparra 3B            1   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .682    1    0   1   
Totals                       30   1   6   1    1   6              135   24  10

BATTING

3B: J Loney (3, off M Albers).

HR: J Kent (15, off C Qualls; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: J Kent 5; J Loney 3; N Garciaparra; L Gonzalez; R Martin.

GIDP: R Furcal (11); J Loney (3).

RBI: J Kent (55).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. N Garciaparra-J Kent-J Loney; D Houlton-R Furcal-J Loney.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .678   11    3   6   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Loretta SS-2B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .762   12    1   5   GDP
L Berkman 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .810   12   12   1   
C Lee LF                      3   1   2   1    0   0  .292  .867   14    2   1   HR,SB
M Lamb 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .305  .877   12    0   2   
L Scott RF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .234  .800   14    0   1   
J Lane CF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .540   10    2   0   
E Munson C                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .278  .812   13    5   0   HR
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Bruntlett SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .714         0   0   
M Albers P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    4    0   1   
  M Ensberg PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .680    4    0   0   GDP
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Ausmus C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .661    5    1   0   
Totals                       28   2   6   2    1   5              111   27  17

BATTING

HR: C Lee (20, off D Houlton; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); E Munson (3, off D Lowe; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: C Lee 5; E Munson 4; C Biggio; J Lane; M Lamb.

GIDP: M Ensberg (6); M Loretta (9).

RBI: E Munson (9); C Lee (81).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Biggio-M Loretta-L Berkman; M Loretta-C Biggio-L Berkman.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Lee (7, 2nd base off D Lowe/R Martin).

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                         4     4   1   1    0   3   1   3.45   16   60-41   22· 8·11    8· 3· 2· 0     53    -     0.77   0.05
D Houlton, L (0-2)             2     1   1   1    0   1   1   4.30    6   24-16    9· 3· 4    2· 3· 0· 0          1-0    1.00  -0.07
J Beimel                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.89    4   19-9     6· 1· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.81   0.05
R Hernandez                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   6.30    3    7-5     3· 2· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.60   0.03
Totals                         8     6   2   2    1   5   2          29  110-71   40·14·17   11· 9· 3· 0          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
M Albers                       5     3   0   0    1   5   0   5.19   18   90-61   34·10·17    7· 3· 2· 0     65    -     1.09   0.29
D Borkowski, H (4)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.53    3   14-11    6· 0· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.06   0.08
C Qualls, BS (3), W (6-3)      1     2   1   1    0   0   1   3.83    4   13-7     7· 0· 0    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.91  -0.10
D Wheeler, H (6)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.07    3    8-6     3· 2· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.22   0.12
B Lidge, S (5)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.94    3   10-7     3· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   6   1          31  135-92   53·15·24   15· 6· 3· 0           -

D Lowe faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.
D Houlton faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 31,498.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. R Furcal             SS    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. J Pierre             CF    2. M Loretta            SS 
3. R Martin             C     3. L Berkman            1B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. C Lee                LF 
5. L Gonzalez           LF    5. M Lamb               3B 
6. W Betemit            3B    6. L Scott              RF 
7. J Loney              1B    7. J Lane               CF 
8. M Kemp               RF    8. E Munson             C  
9. D Lowe               P     9. M Albers             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  1-1  ---  3   20%  79% C Lee           D Houlton       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 7   0  1-0  ---  3  -19%  50% J Kent          C Qualls        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 8   1  2-1  1--  4   13%  87% R Furcal        D Wheeler       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 3   1  0-0  ---  3   12%  65% E Munson        D Lowe          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 3   0  0-0  ---  4  -10%  40% J Loney         M Albers        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Albers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  R Furcal        Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   54%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  R Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   51%  M Loretta       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   50%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Albers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  J Kent          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Kent out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  6   54%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   55%  W Betemit       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   53%  C Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   51%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  L Scott         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Albers facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   40%  J Loney         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      --3  6   45%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5   51%  D Lowe          Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3 10   56%  R Furcal        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  J Lane          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  3   65%  E Munson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   63%  M Albers        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   62%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Albers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   65%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF
          ---  8   62%  R Martin        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          1--  6   57%  J Kent          Walk; Martin to 2B
   O      12-  3   63%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   69%  W Betemit       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Derek Lowe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   66%  M Loretta       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   65%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   66%  C Lee           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      67%  M Lamb          Lee Steals 2B
          -2-  4   69%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lee to 3B
   O      1-3  2   64%  L Scott         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Albers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   67%  J Loney         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  9   69%  M Kemp          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   71%  D Lowe          Groundout: RF-1B (Short RF)
                  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
          ---  3   74%  J Lane          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  D.J. Houlton replaces Derek Lowe pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   71%  E Munson        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Morgan Ensberg pinch hits for Matt Albers batting 9th
   OO     1--  4   66%  M Ensberg       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Borkowski facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Morgan Ensberg pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   70%  R Furcal        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   72%  J Pierre        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   74%  R Martin        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, D.J. Houlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   72%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   70%  M Loretta       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   69%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Chad Qualls facing 4-5-6
                  Chad Qualls replaces Dave Borkowski pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  3   50%  J Kent          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  2   44%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   50%  W Betemit       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  4   59%  J Loney         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, D.J. Houlton facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   79%  C Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Joe Beimel replaces Wilson Betemit pitching and batting 6th; Nomar Garciaparra replaces D.J. Houlton playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  3   77%  M Lamb          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   79%  L Scott         Walk
   O      1--  3   76%  J Lane          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  7   74%  E Munson        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dan Wheeler facing 8-9-1
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Eric Munson pitching and batting 8th; Brad Ausmus replaces Chad Qualls playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  3   80%  M Kemp          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   74%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   87%  R Furcal        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Roberto Hernandez facing 9-1-2
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Joe Beimel pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  5   85%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   87%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   83%  M Loretta       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Brad Lidge facing 2-3-4
                  Brad Lidge replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 1st; Mark Loretta moves to 2B; Eric Bruntlett replaces Dan Wheeler playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  2   91%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  R Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J Kent          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200707250

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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