April 15, 1987 Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 7
@BAL 0 BOS 5
TEX 4 KCR 2
DET 1 NYY 4
CLE 3 MIN 5
@OAK 2 CAL 4
@SEA 0 CHW 5
@TOR 0 ATL 4
CIN 3 PIT 3
@CHC 1
(10) HOU 4
@LAD 0 NYM 4
@PHI 1 SFG 1
@SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 43,381

Wednesday, April 15, 1987
Time of Game: 2:12

Astros

7-2

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: M Scott (2-0), L: A Pena (0-1)

Dodgers

4-6

Lost 1

5th, 4 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Doran 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .229  .622    0    1   2   
B Hatcher CF                  4   1   3   2    0   1  .472 1.139    0    2   0   HR,2B
T Puhl LF                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .182  .523    0    2   0   2B
G Davis 1B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .231  .616    0    6   0   HR,2B
K Bass RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .777    0    3   0   
A Ashby C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .462    0   12   1   
C Reynolds SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .712    0    1   2   
P Garner 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .660    0    0   1   
M Scott P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       34   4   8   4    0   6                    27   7

BATTING

2B: T Puhl (1, off A Pena); B Hatcher (3, off T Leary); G Davis (3, off A Pena).

HR: G Davis (1, off T Leary; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Hatcher (1, off A Pena; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: B Hatcher 7; G Davis 6; T Puhl 2; A Ashby; B Doran.

RBI: G Davis 2 (4); B Hatcher 2 (6).

2-out RBI: B Hatcher.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .614    0    0   7   
M Ramsey CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .643    0    1   0   
P Guerrero LF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .806    0    3   0   
M Marshall RF                 2   0   0   0    1   2  .303  .697    0    3   1   CS
M Scioscia C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .765    0    6   0   
F Stubbs 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .282  .727    0   10   0   
T Woodson 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .612    0    2   0   
M Duncan SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .212  .550    0    2   2   SB
A Pena P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  L Matuszek PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Leary P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Landreaux PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .494    0    0   0   
Totals                       27   0   1   0    1  10                    27  11

BATTING

TB: M Duncan.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Duncan (3, 2nd base off M Scott/A Ashby).

CS: M Marshall (1, 2nd base by M Scott/A Ashby).

PITCHING

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 Scott, W (2-0)               9     1   0   0    1  10   0   1.57   28     -       ·  ·      6·10· 0· 1     94    -     0.83   0.50
Totals                         9     1   0   0    1  10   0          28     -       ·  ·      6·10· 0· 1           -

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
A Pena, L (0-1)                6     4   2   2    0   5   1   2.13   21     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 2· 4     61    -     0.68   0.03
T Leary                        3     4   2   2    0   1   1   6.23   13     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 4          0-0    0.37  -0.03
Totals                         9     8   4   4    0   6   2          34     -       ·  ·      8·10· 2· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 43,381.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. B Doran              2B    1. S Sax                2B 
2. B Hatcher            CF    2. M Ramsey             CF 
3. T Puhl               LF    3. P Guerrero           LF 
4. G Davis              1B    4. M Marshall           RF 
5. K Bass               RF    5. M Scioscia           C  
6. A Ashby              C     6. F Stubbs             1B 
7. C Reynolds           SS    7. T Woodson            3B 
8. P Garner             3B    8. M Duncan             SS 
9. M Scott              P     9. A Pena               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  ---      13%  60% B Hatcher       A Pena          Home Run
   t 8   2  0-2  1--       8%  93% B Hatcher       T Leary         Double to RF; Doran Scores
   t 4   1  0-1  -2-       6%  70% G Davis         A Pena          Double to RF; Puhl Scores; Davis out at 3B/RF-2B-3B
   t 4   1  0-1  ---       4%  65% T Puhl          A Pena          Double to LF
   b 7   0  2-0  ---       4%  83% M Ramsey        M Scott         Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Alejandro Pena facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Doran         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Hatcher       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  T Puhl          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  S Sax           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  M Ramsey        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  P Guerrero      Foul Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Alejandro Pena facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  G Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  K Bass          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  A Ashby         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  M Marshall      Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  M Scioscia      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  F Stubbs        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Alejandro Pena facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  C Reynolds      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      46%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  M Scott         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  T Woodson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      44%  M Duncan        Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  A Pena          Flyball: RF
          1--      46%  S Sax           Duncan Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Alejandro Pena facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Doran         Lineout: SS
   R      ---      60%  B Hatcher       Home Run
          ---      65%  T Puhl          Double to LF
   RO     -2-      70%  G Davis         Double to RF; Puhl Scores; Davis out at 3B/RF-2B-3B
   O      ---      70%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Scott facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      72%  M Ramsey        Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  P Guerrero      Strikeout
          ---      73%  M Marshall      Walk
   O      1--      76%  M Scioscia      Marshall Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Alejandro Pena facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      74%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  C Reynolds      Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      75%  M Scioscia      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      77%  F Stubbs        Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  T Woodson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Alejandro Pena facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      77%  M Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  B Doran         Lineout: 1B
          ---      77%  B Hatcher       Single to 3B
   O      1--      75%  T Puhl          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Scott facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      78%  M Duncan        Strikeout Looking
                  Len Matuszek pinch hits for Alejandro Pena batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  L Matuszek      Popfly: C
   O      ---      82%  S Sax           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Leary facing 4-5-6
                  Tim Leary replaces Len Matuszek pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  G Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  K Bass          Flyball: LF
          ---      80%  A Ashby         Single to CF
   O      1--      79%  C Reynolds      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Scott facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  M Ramsey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  P Guerrero      Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  M Marshall      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Leary facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  P Garner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  M Scott         Strikeout Looking
          ---      85%  B Doran         Single to LF
   R      1--      93%  B Hatcher       Double to RF; Doran Scores
   O      -2-      92%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  M Scioscia      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  F Stubbs        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  T Woodson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Leary facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      99%  G Davis         Home Run
   O      ---      98%  K Bass          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      98%  A Ashby         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  C Reynolds      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Scott facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  M Duncan        Foul Flyball: C
                  Ken Landreaux pinch hits for Tim Leary batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  K Landreaux     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  S Sax           Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation