August 9, 1978 San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 2
@BAL 0 CLE 5
@BOS 1 DET 5
TEX 2 SEA 4
@MIN 1 NYY 8
MIL 7 TOR 8
CHW 0 CHC 5
PIT 4 CIN 10
ATL 0 LAD 3
SDP 0 NYM 10
@MON 3 HOU 6
@SFG 5 PHI 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 41,597

Wednesday, August 9, 1978, 7:38PM
Time of Game: 2:09

Padres

57-57

Lost 5

4th, 10 GB

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

W: D Rau (11-7), L: E Rasmussen (10-9)

Dodgers

66-48

Won 5

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Richards LF                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .295  .784    0    4   0   HBP
O Smith SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .624    0    1   3   
J Beswick RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   2·GDP
D Winfield CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .817    0    0   0   2B
G Tenace C                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .240  .852    0    3   1   
D Thomas 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .560    0   11   0   
B Almon 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .625    0    0   4   
F Gonzalez 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .562    0    2   2   
E Rasmussen P                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .152  .304    0    1   0   
  T Ashford PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .624    0    0   0   
  M Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   0   5   0    2   7                    24  10

BATTING

2B: D Winfield (18, off D Rau).

HBP: G Richards (4, by D Rau).

TB: D Winfield 2; O Smith; G Richards; E Rasmussen; G Tenace.

GIDP: J Beswick 2 (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .802    0    3   3   
B Russell SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .272  .648    0    1   9   
L Lacy RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .965    0    0   0   2B
  R Smith RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .939         1   0   
R Cey 3B                      3   1   1   0    1   1  .259  .786    0    0   2   
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .789    0   12   0   
D Baker LF                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .272  .721    0    2   0   HR,2B,SB
R Monday CF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .251  .811    0    0   0   IW
J Oates C                     3   0   1   2    0   0  .347  .763    0    7   0   
D Rau P                       3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .355    0    1   2   
Totals                       32   3   8   3    2   3                    27  16

BATTING

2B: L Lacy (13, off E Rasmussen); D Baker (18, off E Rasmussen).

HR: D Baker (9, off E Rasmussen; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

IBB: R Monday (11, by E Rasmussen).

TB: D Baker 7; L Lacy 2; J Oates; R Monday; R Cey; B Russell.

RBI: J Oates 2 (5); D Baker (53).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Rau-D Lopes-B Russell-S Garvey; B Russell-D Lopes-S Garvey.

E: R Cey (13).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Baker (11, 2nd base off M Lee/G Tenace).

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
E Rasmussen, L (10-9)          7     7   3   3    2   2   1   4.10   30     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 7     51    -     0.68  -0.10
M Lee                          1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.42    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.12   0.00
Totals                         8     8   3   3    2   3   1          34     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 8           -

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 Rau, W (11-7)                9     5   0   0    2   7   0   3.53   34     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 0· 5     82    -     1.00   0.40
Totals                         9     5   0   0    2   7   0          34     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: E Rasmussen (7; R Monday).

HBP: D Rau (1; G Richards).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 41,597.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. G Richards           LF    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. O Smith              SS    2. B Russell            SS 
3. J Beswick            RF    3. L Lacy               RF 
4. D Winfield           CF    4. R Cey                3B 
5. G Tenace             C     5. S Garvey             1B 
6. D Thomas             1B    6. D Baker              LF 
7. B Almon              3B    7. R Monday             CF 
8. F Gonzalez           2B    8. J Oates              C  
9. E Rasmussen          P     9. D Rau                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-1  123      13%  91% J Oates         E Rasmussen     Single to RF; Cey Scores; Baker Scores; Monday to 3B; Oates to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 2   1  0-0  ---      12%  64% D Baker         E Rasmussen     Home Run
   t 8   1  3-0  12-       9%  98% J Beswick       D Rau           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   1  0-1  1--       8%  78% D Baker         E Rasmussen     Double to RF; Cey to 3B
   t 3   2  1-0  -23       7%  68% J Beswick       D Rau           Groundout: 3B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Rau facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Richards      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  O Smith         Single to CF
   OO     1--      55%  J Beswick       Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D Lopes         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  B Russell       Strikeout
          ---      53%  L Lacy          Double to CF
   O      -2-      50%  R Cey           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Rau facing 4-5-6
          ---      43%  D Winfield      Double to CF
   O      -2-      48%  G Tenace        Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      52%  D Thomas        Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  B Almon         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  S Garvey        Bunt Popfly: P
   R      ---      64%  D Baker         Home Run
          ---      67%  R Monday        Single to RF
   O      1--      64%  J Oates         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      62%  D Rau           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Rau facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  F Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
          ---      62%  E Rasmussen     Single to RF
          1--      57%  G Richards      Single to RF; Rasmussen to 2B
   O      12-      61%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B; Rasmussen to 3B; Richards to 2B
   O      -23      68%  J Beswick       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  B Russell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  L Lacy          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Rau facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  D Winfield      Strikeout
          ---      63%  G Tenace        Walk
   O      1--      65%  D Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B; Tenace to 2B
   O      -2-      70%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
          ---      73%  R Cey           Single to CF
   O      1--      70%  S Garvey        Flyball: LF
          1--      78%  D Baker         Double to RF; Cey to 3B
          -23      78%  R Monday        Intentional Walk
   RR     123      91%  J Oates         Single to RF; Cey Scores; Baker Scores; Monday to 3B; Oates to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      88%  D Rau           Flyball: LF
   O      -23      86%  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Doug Rau facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  F Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      89%  E Rasmussen     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  G Richards      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      90%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  L Lacy          Popfly: 2B
          ---      89%  R Cey           Walk
   O      1--      88%  S Garvey        Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Doug Rau facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  J Beswick       Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  G Tenace        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  R Monday        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      91%  J Oates         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Doug Rau facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  D Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Almon         Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  D Rau           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  D Lopes         Flyball: LF
          ---      94%  B Russell       Single to SS
   O      1--      94%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Doug Rau facing 9-1-2
                  Reggie Smith replaces Lee Lacy playing RF batting 3rd; Tucker Ashford pinch hits for Eric Rasmussen batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  T Ashford       Flyball: RF
          ---      94%  G Richards      Walk
          1--      89%  O Smith         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Richards to 2B; Smith to 1B
   OO     12-      98%  J Beswick       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Lee facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Lee replaces Tucker Ashford pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  S Garvey        Popfly: SS
          ---      97%  D Baker         Single to RF
          1--      98%  R Monday        Baker Steals 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Doug Rau facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  D Winfield      Groundout: P unassisted
          ---      97%  G Tenace        Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  D Thomas        Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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