September 4, 1987 New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
OAK 2 BOS 5
CLE 2 KCR 6
CHW 2 MIN 2
MIL 1
(12) NYY 8
CAL 4 DET 11
@TEX 2 TOR 6
SEA 5
(10) ATL 7
MON 4 CIN 4
@CHC 3 HOU 2
PIT 0 NYM 5
@LAD 1 SFG 3
PHI 2
(10) STL 4
SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 31,913

Friday, September 4, 1987
Time of Game: 3:11

Mets

77-57

Won 5

2nd, 3½ GB

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

W: R Aguilera (7-2), L: S Hillegas (2-2)

Dodgers

56-78

Lost 8

5th, 15½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Dykstra CF                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .280  .794    0    4   0   
W Backman 2B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .236  .568    0    2   2   
K Hernandez 1B                5   1   1   2    0   0  .302  .847    0   10   1   HR
D Strawberry RF               4   0   0   0    1   2  .273  .955    0    3   1   
K McReynolds LF               4   0   1   0    1   0  .279  .811    0    0   0   
G Carter C                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .238  .699    0    5   0   
H Johnson 3B                  3   1   0   0    0   2  .284  .928    0    0   2   HBP
R Santana SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .264  .675    0    2   7   
R Aguilera P                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .207  .578    0    1   0   HR
  R McDowell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .641         0   0   
Totals                       37   5   8   4    4   7                    27  13

BATTING

HR: R Aguilera (1, off S Hillegas; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); K Hernandez (16, off S Hillegas; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

HBP: H Johnson (5, by R Davis).

TB: R Aguilera 5; K Hernandez 4; K McReynolds; G Carter; R Santana; L Dykstra; W Backman.

RBI: K Hernandez 2 (74); R Aguilera (1); R Santana (40).

2-out RBI: K Hernandez 2; R Aguilera.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Santana-K Hernandez.

E: R Aguilera (2); K McReynolds (4).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Anderson 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .643    0    0   1   
  A Trevino PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .650    0    0   0   
F Stubbs LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .228  .693    0    1   0   
P Guerrero 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .324  .937    0    7   1   
J Shelby CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .260  .742    0    5   0   GDP
M Scioscia C                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .265  .714    0    7   0   
M Devereaux RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .453    0    2   0   
G Hoffman SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .235  .572    0    3   3   
P Garner 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .206  .572    0    1   1   
  S Sax PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .648    0    0   0   
  T Woodson PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .608         0   0   
S Hillegas P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .100    0    0   0   
  D Heep PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .408    0    0   0   
  A Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166         1   0   
  K Landreaux PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .618    0    0   0   
  R Davis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Havens P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Bryant PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .789    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   6   1    3   5                    27   6

BATTING

TB: J Shelby 2; G Hoffman 2; P Guerrero; R Bryant.

GIDP: J Shelby (8).

RBI: R Bryant (5).

2-out RBI: R Bryant.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: M Scioscia (6).

E: S Hillegas (1); P Guerrero (8).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Aguilera, W (7-2)            8     5   1   1    3   5   0   3.28   33     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 5     70    -     0.93   0.35
R McDowell                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.94    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.60   0.04
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1· 6          2-1

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
S Hillegas, L (2-2)            5     5   3   1    3   4   2   3.71   24     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 2· 5     50    -     0.82  -0.11
A Pena                         2     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.41    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 2· 1          0-0    0.35   0.04
R Davis                        0.1   2   2   1    0   0   0   6.48    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.41  -0.04
B Havens                       1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.64    7     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 0          2-1    0.16  -0.00
Totals                         9     8   5   2    4   7   2          42     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 4· 8          2-1

R Aguilera faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Hillegas (3); R Davis (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: R Davis (1; H Johnson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 31,913.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. L Dykstra            CF    1. D Anderson           3B 
2. W Backman            2B    2. F Stubbs             LF 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. P Guerrero           1B 
4. D Strawberry         RF    4. J Shelby             CF 
5. K McReynolds         LF    5. M Scioscia           C  
6. G Carter             C     6. M Devereaux          RF 
7. H Johnson            3B    7. G Hoffman            SS 
8. R Santana            SS    8. P Garner             2B 
9. R Aguilera           P     9. S Hillegas           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-0  -2-      20%  69% K Hernandez     S Hillegas      Home Run; Backman Scores/unER; Hernandez Scores/unER
   t 4   2  0-2  ---       9%  80% R Aguilera      S Hillegas      Home Run
   b 1   1  0-0  12-       8%  50% J Shelby        R Aguilera      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 2   2  0-0  1-3       5%  50% S Hillegas      R Aguilera      Strikeout
   b 4   0  3-0  ---      -4%  75% J Shelby        R Aguilera      Single to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  L Dykstra       Walk
   O      1--      52%  W Backman       Groundout: SS-1B; Dykstra to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  K Hernandez     Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      45%  D Strawberry    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      43%  F Stubbs        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Stubbs to 2B
          -2-      42%  P Guerrero      Walk
   OO     12-      50%  J Shelby        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  K McReynolds    Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Carter        Lineout: CF
   O      1--      47%  H Johnson       Strikeout
   O      1--      45%  R Santana       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Aguilera facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  M Scioscia      Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Scioscia to 1B
   O      1--      45%  M Devereaux     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      41%  G Hoffman       Single to LF; Devereaux to 2B
   O      12-      45%  P Garner        Flyball: CF; Devereaux to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  S Hillegas      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  R Aguilera      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  L Dykstra       Lineout: 2B
          ---      47%  W Backman       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Backman to 1B
          1--      48%  K Hernandez     Wild Pitch; Backman to 2B
   RR     -2-      69%  " "             Home Run; Backman Scores/unER; Hernandez Scores/unER
          ---      70%  D Strawberry    Walk
          1--      72%  K McReynolds    Single to LF; Strawberry to 3B
   O      1-3      68%  G Carter        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  D Anderson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      72%  F Stubbs        Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  P Guerrero      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      72%  H Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  R Santana       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      80%  R Aguilera      Home Run
          ---      80%  L Dykstra       Single to P
          1--      82%  W Backman       Single to RF; Dykstra to 3B
   O      1-3      79%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Aguilera facing 4-5-6
          ---      75%  J Shelby        Single to LF
   O      1--      79%  M Scioscia      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      81%  M Devereaux     Groundout: 3B-1B; Shelby to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  G Hoffman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  D Strawberry    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  K McReynolds    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  G Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Aguilera facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      84%  P Garner        Strikeout
                  Danny Heep pinch hits for Shawn Hillegas batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  D Heep          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      87%  D Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Alejandro Pena facing 7-8-9
                  Alejandro Pena replaces Danny Heep pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  H Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      85%  R Santana       Lineout: SS
          ---      86%  R Aguilera      Single to RF
   O      1--      84%  L Dykstra       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Aguilera facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  F Stubbs        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  P Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      87%  J Shelby        Single to CF (CF-RF)
   O      1--      90%  M Scioscia      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Alejandro Pena facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  W Backman       Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  K Hernandez     Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      88%  D Strawberry    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Aguilera facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  M Devereaux     Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      87%  G Hoffman       Single to CF
   O      1--      91%  P Garner        Strikeout
                  Ken Landreaux pinch hits for Alejandro Pena batting 9th
   O      1--      93%  K Landreaux     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ron Davis facing 5-6-7
                  Ron Davis replaces Ken Landreaux pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF
          ---      93%  G Carter        Single to CF
          1--      94%  H Johnson       Passed Ball; Carter to 2B
          -2-      94%  " "             Hit By Pitch
          12-      96%  R Santana       Wild Pitch; Carter to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   R      -23      98%  " "             Single to LF; Carter Scores; Johnson to 3B
                  Brad Havens replaces Ron Davis pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      97%  R Aguilera      Strikeout
   R      1-3      98%  L Dykstra       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores/unER/No RBI; Santana to 3B; Dykstra to 1B
          1-3      98%  W Backman       Walk; Dykstra to 2B
   O      123      98%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  D Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  F Stubbs        Flyball: SS
          ---      99%  P Guerrero      Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  J Shelby        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brad Havens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  D Strawberry    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  K McReynolds    Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  G Carter        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Rick Aguilera facing 5-6-7
          ---      98%  M Scioscia      Walk
          1--      96%  M Devereaux     Walk; Scioscia to 2B
                  Roger McDowell replaces Rick Aguilera pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      98%  G Hoffman       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  Steve Sax pinch hits for Phil Garner batting 8th
   O      12-     100%  S Sax           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Scioscia to 3B; Sax to 1B
                  Ralph Bryant pinch hits for Brad Havens batting 9th; Tracy Woodson pinch runs for Steve Sax batting 8th
   R      1-3      99%  R Bryant        Single to CF; Scioscia Scores; Woodson to 2B
                  Alex Trevino pinch hits for Dave Anderson batting 1st
   O      12-     100%  A Trevino       Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation