September 14, 1987 Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 8
MIN 2 DET 3
BOS 0 KCR 8
CAL 5 MIL 6
@NYY 4 CLE 11
@SEA 8 TEX 2
OAK 1
(11) TOR 18
BAL 3 ATL 3
CIN 2 HOU 8
@LAD 1 NYM 6
CHC 5 PHI 3
STL 2
(11) MON 6
@PIT 4
(14) SFG 4
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 17,472

Monday, September 14, 1987
Time of Game: 3:09

Astros

71-72

Won 1

2nd, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          3  0  0   0  3  2   0  0  0    8 16  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  8  3

W: N Ryan (8-14), L: S Hillegas (2-3)

Dodgers

60-83

Lost 1

5th, 17½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    6   2   4   0    0   0  .322  .758    0    1   0   4·SB
  C Jackson CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .578         0   0   
B Hatcher LF                  6   1   1   0    0   1  .309  .804    0    3   0   
  J Agosto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Doran 2B                    3   2   2   1    0   0  .284  .770    0    0   1   2B
  J Pankovits 2B              2   1   1   1    0   0  .190  .482    0    2   1   2B
G Davis 1B                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .771    0    6   0   
K Bass RF                     5   1   4   4    0   0  .293  .819    0    4   0   HR
D Walling 3B                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .279  .769    0    0   1   
  K Caminiti 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .613         0   1   
C Reynolds SS                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .263  .677    0    0   2   SF
  B Biancalana SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .164  .412    0    0   0   
R Reynolds C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .183  .444    0   10   0   
  T Afenir PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
N Ryan P                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .073  .216    0    0   0   
  L Andersen P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         1   0   
  T Puhl PH-LF                1   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .577    0    0   0   
Totals                       45   8  16   8    1   5                    27   6

BATTING

2B: J Pankovits (2, off B Krueger); B Doran (21, off S Hillegas).

HR: K Bass (18, off S Hillegas; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

SF: C Reynolds (8, off S Hillegas).

TB: K Bass 7; G Young 4; B Doran 3; J Pankovits 2; T Puhl; C Reynolds; G Davis; D Walling; B Hatcher.

RBI: K Bass 4 (79); G Davis (82); C Reynolds (26); B Doran (75); J Pankovits (3).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Young 4 (22, 3rd base off S Hillegas/M Scioscia, 3rd base off B Krueger/M Scioscia, 2nd base off B Krueger/M Scioscia, 2nd base off S Hillegas/M Scioscia).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      5   0   2   0    0   0  .266  .662    0    2   2   
J Shelby CF                   3   0   2   0    0   1  .260  .731    0    2   0   
  M Devereaux RF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .573    0    0   0   
P Guerrero 1B                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .324  .945    0    6   0   SB
  F Stubbs 1B                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .232  .700    0    1   1   
M Marshall RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .785    0    1   0   
  J Gonzalez CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
R Bryant LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .808    0    6   0   
M Scioscia C                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .700    0    4   0   
  O Mercado C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .330    0    2   0   
G Hoffman SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .545    0    0   3   
  K Landreaux PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .608    0    0   0   
  C Shipley SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .607    0    0   1   
P Garner 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .215  .593    0    1   0   
S Hillegas P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .091    0    0   0   
  J Savage P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Gwynn PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .470    0    0   0   
  B Krueger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Heep PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .397    0    0   0   
  B Holton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         1   1   
  R Williams PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .343    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   1   8   1    2   9                    27   8

BATTING

TB: S Sax 2; J Shelby 2; G Hoffman; F Stubbs; P Guerrero; P Garner.

RBI: F Stubbs (50).

2-out RBI: F Stubbs.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: P Garner 2 (13); G Hoffman (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Guerrero (8, 2nd base off N Ryan/R Reynolds).

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
N Ryan, W (8-14)               6.2   8   1   1    2   9   0   2.71   30     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 0· 8     61    -     0.72   0.21
L Andersen                     1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.57    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.10   0.01
J Agosto                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.82    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2   9   0          37     -       ·  ·      7·10· 1· 8          2-0

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 (2-3)            4     9   6   4    1   2   1   3.95   23     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 9     25    -     0.82  -0.28
J Savage                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.14   0.01
B Krueger                      2     3   2   0    0   2   0   7.04   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 3          0-0    0.09  -0.01
B Holton                       2     3   0   0    0   1   0   3.83    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    16   8   4    1   5   1          47     -       ·  ·     11·13· 1·16           -

S Hillegas faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 17,472.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. G Young              CF    1. S Sax                2B 
2. B Hatcher            LF    2. J Shelby             CF 
3. B Doran              2B    3. P Guerrero           1B 
4. G Davis              1B    4. M Marshall           RF 
5. K Bass               RF    5. R Bryant             LF 
6. D Walling            3B    6. M Scioscia           C  
7. C Reynolds           SS    7. G Hoffman            SS 
8. R Reynolds           C     8. P Garner             3B 
9. N Ryan               P     9. S Hillegas           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3       9%  71% B Doran         S Hillegas      Single; Young Scores; Hatcher to 3B
   b 1   0  3-0  12-      -8%  57% P Guerrero      N Ryan          Walk; Sax to 3B; Shelby to 2B
   b 1   1  3-0  123       7%  71% R Bryant        N Ryan          Strikeout Looking
   b 1   0  3-0  123       7%  64% M Marshall      N Ryan          Popfly: 1B
   b 1   2  3-0  123       7%  78% M Scioscia      N Ryan          Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  G Young         Single
          1--      59%  B Hatcher       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Young to 2B; Hatcher to 1B
          12-      62%  B Doran         Young Steals 3B
   R      1-3      71%  " "             Single; Young Scores; Hatcher to 3B
   O      1-3      66%  G Davis         Strikeout
   R      1-3      72%  K Bass          Single; Hatcher Scores/unER; Doran to 2B
          12-      76%  D Walling       Walk; Doran to 3B; Bass to 2B
   RO     123      77%  C Reynolds      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Doran Scores/unER
   O      12-      74%  R Reynolds      Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
          ---      70%  S Sax           Single
          1--      65%  J Shelby        Single; Sax to 2B
          12-      57%  P Guerrero      Walk; Sax to 3B; Shelby to 2B
   O      123      64%  M Marshall      Popfly: 1B
   O      123      71%  R Bryant        Strikeout Looking
   O      123      78%  M Scioscia      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      77%  N Ryan          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  G Young         Flyball: LF
          ---      77%  B Hatcher       Single
   O      1--      75%  B Doran         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  G Hoffman       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      79%  P Garner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      80%  S Hillegas      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      79%  G Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  K Bass          Flyball: RF
          ---      78%  D Walling       Single
   O      1--      77%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  S Sax           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  J Shelby        Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  P Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      80%  N Ryan          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      80%  G Young         Single
          1--      81%  B Hatcher       Young Steals 2B
   O      -2-      79%  " "             Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      82%  M Marshall      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  R Bryant        Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  M Scioscia      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 3-4-5
          ---      88%  B Doran         Double
   R      -2-      91%  G Davis         Single; Doran Scores
   RR     1--      96%  K Bass          Home Run; Davis Scores
                  Jack Savage replaces Shawn Hillegas pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  D Walling       Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  C Reynolds      Single
   O      1--      96%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      96%  N Ryan          Popfly: 1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Pankovits replaces Bill Doran playing 2B batting 3rd
          ---      94%  G Hoffman       Single
   O      1--      96%  P Garner        Strikeout
                  Chris Gwynn pinch hits for Jack Savage batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  C Gwynn         Strikeout
   O      1--      98%  S Sax           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Bill Krueger facing 1-2-3
                  Bill Krueger replaces Chris Gwynn pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  G Young         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Young to 1B
   O      1--      98%  B Hatcher       Strikeout
          1--      98%  J Pankovits     Young Steals 2B
          -2-      98%  " "             Young Steals 3B
   R      --3      99%  " "             Double; Young Scores/unER
          -2-      99%  G Davis         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pankovits to 3B; Davis to 1B
   R      1-3     100%  K Bass          Single; Pankovits Scores/unER; Davis to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  D Walling       Strikeout
   O      1-3      99%  C Reynolds      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-8, Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  J Shelby        Single
          1--      97%  P Guerrero      Single; Shelby to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  M Marshall      Flyball: C
   O      1-3      99%  R Bryant        Strikeout
          1-3      99%  M Scioscia      Guerrero Steals 2B
          -23      99%  " "             Walk
                  Ken Landreaux pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman batting 7th
   O      123     100%  K Landreaux     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-0, Bill Krueger facing 8-9-1
                  Orlando Mercado replaces Mike Scioscia playing C batting 6th; Franklin Stubbs replaces Pedro Guerrero playing 1B batting 3rd; Craig Shipley replaces Ken Landreaux playing SS batting 7th; Jose Gonzalez replaces Mike Marshall playing CF batting 4th; Mike Devereaux replaces John Shelby playing RF batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  R Reynolds      Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  N Ryan          Lineout: 2B
          ---     100%  G Young         Single
   O      1--     100%  B Hatcher       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-8, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  P Garner        Single
                  Danny Heep pinch hits for Bill Krueger batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  D Heep          Flyball: CF
          1--      99%  S Sax           Single; Garner to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Devereaux     Strikeout
   R      12-      99%  F Stubbs        Single; Garner Scores; Sax to 3B
                  Larry Andersen replaces Nolan Ryan pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3     100%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-1, Brian Holton facing 3-4-5
                  Brian Holton replaces Danny Heep pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Pankovits     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  G Davis         Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  K Bass          Single
   O      1--     100%  D Walling       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-8, Larry Andersen facing 5-6-7
                  Ken Caminiti replaces Denny Walling playing 3B batting 6th; Buddy Biancalana replaces Craig Reynolds playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  R Bryant        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  O Mercado       Lineout: P
   O      ---     100%  C Shipley       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-1, Brian Holton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  B Biancalana    Groundout: 1B-P
                  Troy Afenir pinch hits for Ronn Reynolds batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  T Afenir        Strikeout
                  Terry Puhl pinch hits for Larry Andersen batting 9th
          ---     100%  T Puhl          Single
          1--     100%  G Young         Single; Puhl to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Hatcher       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-8, Juan Agosto facing 8-9-1
                  Juan Agosto replaces Billy Hatcher pitching and batting 2nd; Troy Afenir moves to C; Terry Puhl moves to LF; Chuck Jackson replaces Gerald Young playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
                  Reggie Williams pinch hits for Brian Holton batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Williams      Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  S Sax           Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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