August 16, 1997 Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
ANA 9 BOS 12
MIN 4 SEA 11
@CHW 6 CLE 8
TOR 4 KCR 2
@DET 1 MIL 6
OAK 5 TEX 8
@NYY 5
(10) COL 7
NYM 5 PIT 10
@FLA 5 PHI 5
@HOU 3 LAD 5
CIN 3 SDP 4
CHC 3
(10) MON 8
@SFG 5 ATL 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 53,464

Saturday, August 16, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:52

Reds

53-68

Lost 1

4th, 11 GB

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

W: C Park (12-6), L: K Mercker (8-9), S: T Worrell (29)

Dodgers

67-56

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Sanders CF                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .277  .703   10    0   0   SB
  M Kelly LF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .822    6    0   0   
P Reese SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .226  .567   26    1   2   
C Stynes 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.234    6    1   6   
E Perez 1B                    4   1   1   3    0   0  .268  .854   21   10   0   HR
R Sanders RF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .240  .851   17    2   0   
J Nunnally LF-CF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .233  .736   23    2   0   
E Taubensee C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .766   19    4   0   
B Boone 2B                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .226  .635   14    4   2   2B
K Mercker P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .452    3    0   1   
  R Lewis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  L Harris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .628    4    0   0   
  F Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Larkin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .322  .936    2    0   0   
  S Sullivan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
Totals                       34   3   7   3    0  11              151   24  13

BATTING

2B: B Boone (19, off A Osuna).

HR: E Perez (12, off C Park; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: E Perez 4; B Boone 3; D Sanders 2; C Stynes; J Nunnally.

RBI: E Perez 3 (39).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Stynes-B Boone-E Perez.

PB: E Taubensee (7).

E: R Lewis (1); R Sanders (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Sanders (56, 2nd base off C Park/M Piazza).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    3   1   0   0    0   0  .260  .641   12    5   0   SH
R Cedeno LF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .273  .748   10    1   0   HR
M Piazza C                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .347 1.017    9   12   0   HR
E Karros 1B                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .264  .795   22    5   0   
R Mondesi RF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .307  .900   20    4   0   SB
T Zeile 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .760   20    0   1   
G Gagne SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .711   16    0   1   GDP
A Riggs 2B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .533   19    0   0   
C Park P                      1   1   0   0    1   1  .231  .635    9    0   0   
  N Liriano PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .615    4    0   0   
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   1   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   5   4   3    4   4              141   27   3

BATTING

HR: R Cedeno (3, off R Lewis; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M Piazza (27, off R Lewis; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: O Nixon (7, off R Lewis).

TB: R Cedeno 4; M Piazza 4; A Riggs; R Mondesi.

GIDP: G Gagne (11).

RBI: R Cedeno 2 (17); M Piazza (81).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Mondesi (26, 2nd base off R Lewis/E Taubensee).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Mercker, L (8-9)             2     2   2   2    1   1   0   3.89    9   37-19   11· 2· 5    4· 2· 1· 0     44    -     1.18  -0.00
R Lewis                        2     2   3   2    1   2   2   8.88   10   47-29   21· 3· 5    2· 5· 0· 0          2-2    0.43  -0.26
F Rodriguez                    2     0   0   0    2   0   0   5.40    8   29-15   10· 1· 4    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.03
S Sullivan                     2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.30    6   19-12    6· 3· 3    5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.04
Totals                         8     4   5   4    4   4   2          33  132-75   48· 9·17   14·10· 1· 0          2-2

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
C Park, W (12-6)               6     6   3   3    0   8   1   3.16   24   99-64   34·14·13    4· 8· 4· 0     56    -     0.64   0.09
A Osuna, H (7)                 2     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.00    7   28-17    7· 4· 6    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.26   0.14
T Worrell, S (29)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.82    3   19-14    9· 4· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.07
Totals                         9     7   3   3    0  11   1          34  146-95   50·22·20    6·11· 6· 0           -

K Mercker faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Ron Barnes, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 53,464.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 9mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. D Sanders            CF    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. P Reese              SS    2. R Cedeno             LF 
3. C Stynes             3B    3. M Piazza             C  
4. E Perez              1B    4. E Karros             1B 
5. R Sanders            RF    5. R Mondesi            RF 
6. J Nunnally           LF    6. T Zeile              3B 
7. E Taubensee          C     7. G Gagne              SS 
8. B Boone              2B    8. A Riggs              2B 
9. K Mercker            P     9. C Park               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-0  12-  2   18%  84% O Nixon         R Lewis         Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Riggs Scores/No RBI; Park Scores/No RBI; Nixon to 3B
   t 6   1  5-0  12-  9  -12%  82% E Perez         C Park          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sanders Scores; Stynes Scores; Perez Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  12-  4   -9%  50% G Gagne         K Mercker       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 3   0  0-2  --3  2    6%  90% R Cedeno        R Lewis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Nixon Scores/unER; Cedeno Scores
   b 3   0  0-0  1--  4    6%  65% C Park          K Mercker       Walk; Riggs to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Chan Ho Park facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  D Sanders       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   54%  P Reese         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   55%  C Stynes        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  O Nixon         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  5   51%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   50%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Chan Ho Park facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  E Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   54%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   53%  J Nunnally      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   55%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Mercker facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   59%  E Karros        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Karros to 1B
          1--  2   64%  R Mondesi       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Karros to 2B
   O      12-  3   59%  T Zeile         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   OO     12-  4   50%  G Gagne         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Chan Ho Park facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   52%  B Boone         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  K Mercker       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   53%  D Sanders       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--      52%  P Reese         Sanders Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   55%  " "             Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Mercker facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   59%  A Riggs         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  4   65%  C Park          Walk; Riggs to 2B
                  Richie Lewis replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 9th
   RR     12-  2   84%  O Nixon         Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Riggs Scores/No RBI; Park Scores/No RBI; Nixon to 3B
   RR     --3  2   90%  R Cedeno        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Nixon Scores/unER; Cedeno Scores
   R      ---  3   94%  M Piazza        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Piazza Scores
          ---  5   95%  E Karros        Walk
   O      1--  6   94%  R Mondesi       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Mondesi to 1B
          1--      94%  T Zeile         Mondesi Steals 2B
   O      -2-  9   94%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      94%  G Gagne         Passed Ball; Mondesi to 3B
   O      --3  6   93%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Chan Ho Park facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   94%  C Stynes        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   95%  E Perez         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   95%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Richie Lewis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   95%  A Riggs         Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   94%  C Park          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   94%  O Nixon         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Chan Ho Park facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   95%  J Nunnally      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   96%  E Taubensee     Flyball: CF
          ---  4   96%  B Boone         Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Lenny Harris pinch hits for Richie Lewis batting 9th
   O      1--  4   96%  L Harris        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Felix Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
                  Felix Rodriguez replaces Lenny Harris pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   96%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   96%  E Karros        Walk
          1--  7   96%  R Mondesi       Walk; Karros to 2B
   O      12-  1   96%  T Zeile         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Chan Ho Park facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   94%  D Sanders       Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 1B)
   O      1--  4   96%  P Reese         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   94%  C Stynes        Single to LF (Line Drive); Sanders to 2B
   RRR    12-  9   82%  E Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sanders Scores; Stynes Scores; Perez Scores
   O      ---  6   84%  R Sanders       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   85%  J Nunnally      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Felix Rodriguez facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Kelly replaces Deion Sanders playing LF batting 1st; Jon Nunnally moves to CF
   O      ---  2   84%  G Gagne         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   83%  A Riggs         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Chan Ho Park batting 9th
   O      ---  4   83%  N Liriano       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Antonio Osuna facing 7-8-9
                  Antonio Osuna replaces Nelson Liriano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   86%  E Taubensee     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   80%  B Boone         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Barry Larkin pinch hits for Felix Rodriguez batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   85%  B Larkin        Lineout: RF
   O      -2-  6   89%  M Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Scott Sullivan facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Barry Larkin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   88%  O Nixon         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   88%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   87%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Antonio Osuna facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   91%  P Reese         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   93%  C Stynes        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   94%  E Perez         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Scott Sullivan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   94%  E Karros        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   93%  R Mondesi       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Todd Worrell facing 5-6-7
                  Todd Worrell replaces Antonio Osuna pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   97%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   99%  J Nunnally      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  9  100%  E Taubensee     Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Dodgers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation