April 18, 2000 Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 18
SEA 11 OAK 8
@CLE 5 BOS 7
@DET 0 MIN 3
KCR 1 NYY 6
@TEX 3 ANA 16
@TOR 10 ARI 7
COL 1 ATL 4
PHI 3
(12) SFG 13
@CIN 9 FLA 12
PIT 5 LAD 5
HOU 3 MON 4
CHC 3 NYM 10
MIL 7 STL 5
SDP 4

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 26,298

Tuesday, April 18, 2000, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Astros

5-8

Lost 3

4th, 3½ GB

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

W: D Dreifort (1-1), L: O Dotel (0-2), S: J Shaw (5)

Dodgers

8-5

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .279  .787   21    1   0   
R Cedeno CF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .140  .478   25    3   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  2   2   2   1    1   0  .311 1.033   14    3   1   HR,HBP
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .708   12    1   0   GDP
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   2   2    0   1  .341 1.158   17    2   0   2B
D Ward LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .832   13    0   0   
T Eusebio C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .607   18   13   0   
T Bogar SS                    1   0   0   0    2   1  .179  .577   17    1   2   
  M Mieske PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    1    0   0   
O Dotel P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   1   
  B Spiers PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .592    1    0   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  Y Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Cabrera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   3   5   3    4   9              146   24   4

BATTING

2B: R Hidalgo (4, off J Shaw).

HR: J Bagwell (4, off D Dreifort; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: J Bagwell (1, by D Dreifort).

TB: J Bagwell 5; R Hidalgo 3; C Biggio.

GIDP: K Caminiti (3).

RBI: R Hidalgo 2 (12); J Bagwell (13).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: T Eusebio (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: R Cedeno (1st base by D Dreifort).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .341  .967   15    2   0   HR
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   1   0    0   2  .182  .460   15    1   1   SB
G Sheffield LF                3   0   0   0    0   2  .378 1.303   20    2   0   HBP
  F Santangelo LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .308         0   0   
S Green RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .309  .888   15    0   0   
E Karros 1B                   3   2   1   0    1   1  .167  .732   16    7   3   2B
T Hundley C                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .214  .723   15    9   0   HR
A Beltre 3B                   3   1   2   2    0   0  .340  .872   18    0   0   HR,SB,SF
K Elster SS                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .276 1.122   20    2   3   2B
D Dreifort P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    2   1   SH
  T Hollandsworth PH          1   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .800    3    0   0   
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   2   
  M Fetters P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  J Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       30   5   8   5    2  13              143   27  11

BATTING

2B: K Elster (3, off O Dotel); E Karros (3, off O Dotel).

HR: T Hundley (2, off O Dotel; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); D White (3, off D Henry; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); A Beltre (2, off O Dotel; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: A Beltre (2, off O Dotel).

SH: D Dreifort (1, off O Dotel).

HBP: G Sheffield (2, by D Henry).

TB: T Hundley 5; A Beltre 5; D White 4; E Karros 2; K Elster 2; M Grudzielanek.

RBI: T Hundley 2 (5); A Beltre 2 (9); D White (8).

2-out RBI: A Beltre.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Dreifort-E Karros; E Karros-K Elster-M Fetters.

E: D Dreifort (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Beltre (1, 2nd base off O Dotel/T Eusebio); M Grudzielanek (2, 2nd base off O Dotel/T Eusebio).

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
O Dotel, L (0-2)               6     7   4   4    2  10   2   5.50   27   98-62   36·12·14    3· 6· 4· 2     50    -     1.11  -0.25
D Henry                        0.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   6.00    3   11-5     3· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.53  -0.10
Y Perez                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    3   14-7     6· 1· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.43   0.03
J Cabrera                      0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   7.88    2   11-7     3· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
Totals                         8     8   5   5    2  13   3          35  134-81   48·15·18    5· 6· 5· 3          1-0

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
D Dreifort, W (1-1)            6     3   3   3    2   8   1   3.38   23   94-53   29· 9·15    5· 3· 4· 0     60    -     1.08  -0.06
T Adams, H (3)                 1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   1.64    6   30-18   12· 2· 4    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.59   0.09
M Fetters, H (3)               0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   1.59    2    7-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.53   0.09
J Shaw, S (5)                  1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    4   12-10    7· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.97   0.08
Totals                         9     5   3   3    4   9   1          35  143-83   49·12·22   11· 4· 6· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: O Dotel (1); M Fetters (1).

IBB: None.

PO: D Dreifort (0; R Cedeno, 1st base).

HBP: D Henry (1; G Sheffield); D Dreifort (2; J Bagwell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 26,298.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. C Biggio             2B    1. D White              CF 
2. R Cedeno             CF    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. G Sheffield          LF 
4. K Caminiti           3B    4. S Green              RF 
5. R Hidalgo            RF    5. E Karros             1B 
6. D Ward               LF    6. T Hundley            C  
7. T Eusebio            C     7. A Beltre             3B 
8. T Bogar              SS    8. K Elster             SS 
9. O Dotel              P     9. D Dreifort           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  3-2  -2-  1   28%  72% T Hundley       O Dotel         Home Run; Karros Scores
   t 6   1  2-2  ---  2  -17%  37% J Bagwell       D Dreifort      Home Run
   t 8   1  5-3  12-  2   15%  94% K Caminiti      M Fetters       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   b 4   2  2-1  ---  2   14%  51% A Beltre        O Dotel         Home Run
   t 4   1  1-0  -23  7  -13%  38% R Hidalgo       D Dreifort      Single to CF (Line Drive); Cedeno Scores; Bagwell Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Dreifort facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   54%  R Cedeno        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   53%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   55%  K Caminiti      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Octavio Dotel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   55%  M Grudzielanek  Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      57%  G Sheffield     Grudzielanek Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   53%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   50%  S Green         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Dreifort facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  D Ward          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   55%  T Eusebio       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Octavio Dotel facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   59%  E Karros        Walk
          1--  4   68%  T Hundley       Single to RF (Line Drive); Karros to 3B
          1-3      69%  A Beltre        Passed Ball; Hundley to 2B
   RO     -23  3   67%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Karros Scores
          -2-  4   69%  K Elster        Walk
   O      12-  1   66%  D Dreifort      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hundley to 3B; Elster to 2B
   O      -23  2   61%  D White         Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Darren Dreifort facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   64%  T Bogar         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   66%  O Dotel         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   67%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Octavio Dotel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   65%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   63%  G Sheffield     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   62%  S Green         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Darren Dreifort facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   58%  R Cedeno        Walk
          1--      55%  J Bagwell       Cedeno Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Cedeno to 2B
          -2-  2   50%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  4   51%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B-P; Cedeno to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
   RR     -23  7   38%  R Hidalgo       Single to CF (Line Drive); Cedeno Scores; Bagwell Scores
   O      1--  3   41%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   43%  T Eusebio       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Octavio Dotel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   40%  E Karros        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   38%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   51%  A Beltre        Home Run
          ---  6   54%  K Elster        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-      55%  D Dreifort      Wild Pitch; Elster to 3B
   O      --3  4   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Darren Dreifort facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   45%  T Bogar         Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  O Dotel         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   OO     1--  3   57%  C Biggio        Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Octavio Dotel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   54%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   52%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   50%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Darren Dreifort facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   53%  R Cedeno        Lineout: 2B
   R      ---  2   37%  J Bagwell       Home Run
   O      ---  5   39%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   40%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Octavio Dotel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   36%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   43%  E Karros        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   RR     -2-  1   72%  T Hundley       Home Run; Karros Scores
          ---  6   74%  A Beltre        Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      76%  K Elster        Beltre Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   73%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Beltre to 3B
                  Todd Hollandsworth pinch hits for Darren Dreifort batting 9th
   O      --3  3   69%  T Hollandsworth Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Terry Adams facing 6-7-8
                  Terry Adams replaces Todd Hollandsworth pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   73%  D Ward          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   77%  T Eusebio       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   74%  T Bogar         Walk
                  Bill Spiers pinch hits for Octavio Dotel batting 9th
   O      1--  1   79%  B Spiers        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Doug Henry facing 1-2-3
                  Doug Henry replaces Bill Spiers pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  3   89%  D White         Home Run
   O      ---  5   87%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   89%  G Sheffield     Hit By Pitch
                  Yorkis Perez replaces Doug Henry pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   87%  S Green         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   86%  E Karros        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Terry Adams facing 1-2-3
                  F.P. Santangelo replaces Gary Sheffield playing LF batting 3rd
          ---  7   79%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  9   85%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  Mike Fetters replaces Terry Adams pitching and batting 9th
          1--      84%  J Bagwell       Wild Pitch; Cedeno to 2B
          -2-  5   78%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-  2   94%  K Caminiti      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Yorkis Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   93%  T Hundley       Lineout: 1B
                  Jose Cabrera replaces Yorkis Perez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  A Beltre        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   92%  K Elster        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Jeff Shaw facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Shaw replaces Mike Fetters pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   83%  R Hidalgo       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   90%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   96%  T Eusebio       Groundout: P-1B
                  Matt Mieske pinch hits for Tim Bogar batting 8th
   O      -2-  1  100%  M Mieske        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation