May 17, 1988 Montreal Expos at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 34,309

Tuesday, May 17, 1988, 7:10
Time of Game: 2:50

Expos

16-19

Won 1

5th, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           2  0  1   0  2  0   1  0  0    6 11  1
Dodgers         3  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    5  9  0

W: N Heaton (1-2), L: F Valenzuela (3-4), S: T Burke (5)

Dodgers

21-13

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Webster CF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .680   16    3   0   CS
T Wallach 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .233  .620   17    0   4   
T Raines LF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .832   16    2   0   2B
H Brooks RF                   4   3   2   0    1   0  .272  .686   16    1   0   
A Galarraga 1B                4   1   2   2    1   0  .333  .951   20   16   0   2B,IW
N Santovenia C                3   0   1   1    2   2  .300  .717   22    1   0   
J Paredes 2B                  4   0   2   3    0   1  .210  .609   12    3   5   
L Rivera SS                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .184  .481   13    1   5   
N Heaton P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    8    0   0   SH
  T Burke P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   6  11   6    6   5              140   27  14

BATTING

2B: A Galarraga (13, off F Valenzuela); T Raines (4, off F Valenzuela).

SH: N Heaton (3, off F Valenzuela).

IBB: A Galarraga (1, by F Valenzuela).

TB: T Raines 3; A Galarraga 3; J Paredes 2; H Brooks 2; T Wallach; M Webster; N Santovenia.

RBI: J Paredes 3 (10); A Galarraga 2 (18); N Santovenia (1).

2-out RBI: J Paredes 3; A Galarraga 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Paredes-A Galarraga; L Rivera-A Galarraga.

E: A Galarraga (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Webster (6, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by F Valenzuela).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      5   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .704   16    1   2   GDP
M Davis RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .623   16    3   0   GDP
K Gibson LF                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .282  .892    8    4   1   HR,3B
P Guerrero 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .342  .880   12    0   3   
M Marshall 1B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .287  .770   13    9   1   
J Shelby CF                   3   0   2   2    1   0  .214  .552   17    3   0   2B
M Scioscia C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .344  .845   12    7   2   
  R Dempsey PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .292  .893         0   0   
A Griffin SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .445    7    0   2   
  M Hatcher PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .346  .808         0   0   
  D Heep PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .341  .804    6    0   0   
F Valenzuela P                2   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .422    3    0   1   
  D Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .553    1    0   0   
  T Crews P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Stubbs PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .353 1.007    5    0   0   
Totals                       35   5   9   5    2   1              116   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Shelby (2, off N Heaton).

3B: K Gibson (1, off N Heaton).

HR: K Gibson (7, off N Heaton; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: K Gibson 7; J Shelby 3; F Valenzuela; M Marshall; F Stubbs; P Guerrero; M Scioscia.

GIDP: S Sax (5); M Davis (2).

RBI: J Shelby 2 (3); F Stubbs (3); K Gibson (22); M Marshall (25).

2-out RBI: J Shelby 2; K Gibson.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Heaton, W (1-2)              8.1   8   5   5    1   1   1   5.64   34  100-62   45· 2·15   16·13· 3· 0     47    -     1.13  -0.02
T Burke, S (5)                 0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.66    3   14-7     2· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    4.92   0.09
Totals                         9     9   5   5    2   1   1          37  114-69   47· 3·19   18·13· 3· 0          1-1

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
F Valenzuela, L (3-4)          7    10   6   6    6   4   0   3.26   35  116-61   42· 7·12    9·11· 5· 0     31    -     1.32  -0.47
T Crews                        2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7   22-16    9· 3· 4    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.42   0.04
Totals                         9    11   6   6    6   5   0          42  138-77   51·10·16   11·14· 6· 0           -

Balks: N Heaton (1).

WP: None.

IBB: F Valenzuela (1; A Galarraga).

PO: F Valenzuela (3; M Webster, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Paul Runge.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 34,309.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 0mph, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. M Webster            CF    1. S Sax                2B 
2. T Wallach            3B    2. M Davis              RF 
3. T Raines             LF    3. K Gibson             LF 
4. H Brooks             RF    4. P Guerrero           3B 
5. A Galarraga          1B    5. M Marshall           1B 
6. N Santovenia         C     6. J Shelby             CF 
7. J Paredes            2B    7. M Scioscia           C  
8. L Rivera             SS    8. A Griffin            SS 
9. N Heaton             P     9. F Valenzuela         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  6-5  12-  3   31% 100% S Sax           T Burke         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 5   2  4-3  123  2   27%  65% J Paredes       F Valenzuela    Single to LF (Fly Ball); Brooks Scores; Galarraga Scores; Santovenia to 2B
   b 1   2  2-1  12-  2  -22%  35% J Shelby        N Heaton        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Guerrero Scores; Marshall Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  2   20%  70% A Galarraga     F Valenzuela    Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Wallach Scores; Brooks Scores
   b 9   1  6-4  12-  5  -13%  69% F Stubbs        T Burke         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Dempsey Scores; Heep to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  M Webster       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   50%  T Wallach       Walk
   O      1--  2   48%  T Raines        Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
          1--  4   50%  H Brooks        Walk; Wallach to 2B
   RR     12-  2   70%  A Galarraga     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Wallach Scores; Brooks Scores
   O      -2-  6   68%  N Santovenia    Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Neal Heaton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   70%  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   71%  M Davis         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   R      ---  2   61%  K Gibson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  2   60%  P Guerrero      Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
          1--  3   57%  M Marshall      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Guerrero to 2B
   RR     12-  2   35%  J Shelby        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Guerrero Scores; Marshall Scores
          -2-  4   34%  M Scioscia      Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B); Shelby to 3B; Scioscia to 1B
   O      1-3  2   38%  A Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Fernando Valenzuela facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   36%  J Paredes       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   39%  L Rivera        Walk
   O      1--  1   37%  N Heaton        Bunt Groundout: 1B-C-2B/Sacrifice; Rivera to 2B
   O      -2-  6   33%  M Webster       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Neal Heaton facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   30%  F Valenzuela    Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  2   33%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sax to 1B
   OO     1--  4   37%  M Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Fernando Valenzuela facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   42%  T Wallach       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   38%  T Raines        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  5   46%  H Brooks        Single to RF (Fly Ball); Wallach to 3B
   O      1-3  4   37%  A Galarraga     Fielder's Choice 3B; Wallach out at Hm/3B-C; Brooks to 2B; Galarraga to 1B
          12-  5   41%  N Santovenia    Walk; Brooks to 3B; Galarraga to 2B
   RO     123  4   45%  J Paredes       Single to LF (Line Drive); Brooks Scores; Galarraga out at Hm/LF-C; Santovenia to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Neal Heaton facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   33%  K Gibson        Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      --3  3   39%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   RO     --3  2   35%  M Marshall      Groundout: SS-1B; Gibson Scores
          ---  4   34%  J Shelby        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line)
   O      1--  2   36%  M Scioscia      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-4, Fernando Valenzuela facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   33%  L Rivera        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   31%  N Heaton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   33%  M Webster       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   30%  T Wallach       Webster Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Neal Heaton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   32%  A Griffin       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   33%  F Valenzuela    Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  4   34%  S Sax           Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-4, Fernando Valenzuela facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   31%  T Wallach       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   29%  T Raines        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   31%  H Brooks        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--  5   34%  A Galarraga     Single to LF (Fly Ball); Brooks to 2B
          12-  7   38%  N Santovenia    Walk; Brooks to 3B; Galarraga to 2B
   RR     123  2   65%  J Paredes       Single to LF (Fly Ball); Brooks Scores; Galarraga Scores; Santovenia to 2B
   O      12-  4   61%  L Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-5, Neal Heaton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   65%  M Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   67%  K Gibson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   68%  P Guerrero      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-4, Fernando Valenzuela facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   66%  N Heaton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   65%  M Webster       Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      ---  6   64%  T Wallach       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-5, Neal Heaton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   67%  M Marshall      Flyball: LF
          ---  6   63%  J Shelby        Walk
          1--      60%  M Scioscia      Balk; Shelby to 2B
   O      -2-  3   65%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Shelby to 3B
   O      --3  2   72%  A Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-4, Fernando Valenzuela facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   78%  T Raines        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   78%  H Brooks        Flyball: RF; Raines to 3B
          --3  4   79%  A Galarraga     Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  1   86%  N Santovenia    Single to RF (Line Drive); Raines Scores; Galarraga to 2B
   O      12-  2   84%  J Paredes       Flyball: RF
   O      12-  1   82%  L Rivera        Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-6, Neal Heaton facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Anderson pinch hits for Fernando Valenzuela batting 9th
   O      ---  1   85%  D Anderson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   87%  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   89%  M Davis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-4, Tim Crews facing 9-1-2
                  Tim Crews replaces Dave Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   88%  N Heaton        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   87%  M Webster       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   86%  T Wallach       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-6, Neal Heaton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   90%  K Gibson        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1   93%  P Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  M Marshall      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-4, Tim Crews facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   95%  T Raines        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   94%  H Brooks        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   93%  A Galarraga     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   93%  N Santovenia    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-6, Neal Heaton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   96%  J Shelby        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   91%  M Scioscia      Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Tim Burke replaces Neal Heaton pitching and batting 9th; Mickey Hatcher pinch hits for Alfredo Griffin batting 8th; Danny Heep pinch hits for Mickey Hatcher batting 8th; Rick Dempsey pinch runs for Mike Scioscia batting 7th
          1--  6   82%  D Heep          Walk; Dempsey to 2B
                  Franklin Stubbs pinch hits for Tim Crews batting 9th
   R      12-  5   69%  F Stubbs        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Dempsey Scores; Heep to 2B
   OO     12-  3  100%  S Sax           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Dodgers 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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