May 9, 2008 Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
TOR 1 DET 6
NYY 5 BAL 7
@KCR 4 MIN 7
BOS 6 CHW 4
@SEA 2 TBR 2
LAA 0 TEX 4
OAK 0 CHC 3
ARI 1 HOU 7
@LAD 1 MIL 4
STL 3 PIT 3
ATL 2 COL 4
@SDP 2 PHI 7
@SFG 4 FLA 7
@WSN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 52,658

Friday, May 9, 2008, 10:40pm
Time of Game: 3:05

Astros

19-17

Won 1

3rd, 2½ GB

Cecil Cooper

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  2  2   0  2  0   0  0  1    7 12  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  7  1

W: B Moehler (1-0), L: D Lowe (2-3)

Dodgers

19-16

Lost 2

2nd, 3½ GB

Joe Torre

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bourn CF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .197  .577   23    1   0   SB
K Matsui 2B                   4   2   2   1    1   1  .269  .733   24    2   5   2B
M Tejada SS                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .338  .915   19    1   2   2B,GDP
L Berkman 1B                  4   2   3   2    1   0  .380 1.244   17   14   0   HR,2B
C Lee LF                      3   1   1   2    1   0  .284  .866   20    0   0   2B,SF
G Blum 3B                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .218  .607   18    0   2   
H Pence RF                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .258  .721   15    3   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .195  .463    9    6   2   GDP
B Moehler P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .086  .370    5    0   0   
  T Byrdak P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  G Geary P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   1   GDP
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   7  12   7    5   6              161   27  12

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (14, off D Lowe); M Tejada (11, off S Proctor); C Lee (12, off D Lowe); K Matsui (6, off D Lowe).

HR: L Berkman (12, off D Lowe; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: C Lee (1, off D Lowe).

TB: L Berkman 7; K Matsui 3; M Tejada 3; C Lee 2; M Bourn; B Ausmus; G Blum; H Pence.

GIDP: G Geary (1); B Ausmus (2); M Tejada (2).

RBI: L Berkman 2 (35); C Lee 2 (24); H Pence (19); M Tejada (26); K Matsui (11).

2-out RBI: L Berkman 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Bourn (16, 2nd base off D Lowe/R Martin).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre LF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .296  .726   14    1   0   SB,SH
R Martin C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .293  .846   26    8   1   
M Kemp RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .317  .836   17    0   0   
J Kent 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .731   13    0   3   
J Loney 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .284  .761   19   10   2   2B
A Jones CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .174  .561   13    4   0   2B
B DeWitt 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .315  .862   22    1   1   
C Hu SS                       4   0   0   1    0   1  .214  .536   16    2   4   
D Lowe P                      2   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    8    0   2   
  C Wade P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  D Young PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .666    3    0   0   
  Y Brazoban P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S Proctor P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .443    3    0   0   
Totals                       33   1   7   1    2   7              154   27  14

BATTING

2B: A Jones (6, off D Borkowski); J Loney (8, off T Byrdak).

SH: J Pierre (3, off B Moehler).

TB: J Loney 3; B DeWitt 2; A Jones 2; D Lowe; R Martin.

RBI: C Hu (4).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. Y Brazoban-R Martin-J Loney; D Lowe-C Hu-J Loney; J Loney-C Hu-J Loney.

E: J Kent (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Pierre (12, 2nd base off B Moehler/B Ausmus).

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
B Moehler, W (1-0)             5     5   0   0    1   5   0   4.26   21   81-59   33· 6·20    9· 3· 3· 0     61    -     0.81   0.20
T Byrdak                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   27-17   14· 2· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.50   0.02
G Geary                        2     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.69    6   25-20   14· 4· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.02
D Borkowski                    1     1   1   1    0   0   0   4.70    4   21-14   10· 1· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   7   0          36  154-110  71·13·26   17· 5· 5· 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 Lowe, L (2-3)                5.1   8   6   6    2   5   1   4.43   26   76-52   23·12·17   11· 6· 2· 0     31    -     0.64  -0.27
C Wade                         1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.35    5   23-14    9· 3· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.13   0.01
Y Brazoban                     1     1   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    5   20-8     5· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
S Proctor                      1     2   1   1    1   0   0   6.11    6   39-23   16· 4· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    12   7   7    5   6   1          42  158-97   53·19·25   17·11· 3· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Guccione, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Bill Welke.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 52,658.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 8mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. M Bourn              CF    1. J Pierre             LF 
2. K Matsui             2B    2. R Martin             C  
3. M Tejada             SS    3. M Kemp               RF 
4. L Berkman            1B    4. J Kent               2B 
5. C Lee                LF    5. J Loney              1B 
6. G Blum               3B    6. A Jones              CF 
7. H Pence              RF    7. B DeWitt             3B 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. C Hu                 SS 
9. B Moehler            P     9. D Lowe               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  -2-  3   10%  66% C Lee           D Lowe          Double to CF (Ground Ball); Berkman Scores
   t 2   0  0-2  12-  4   -8%  69% B Ausmus        D Lowe          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Blum to 3B
   t 5   2  0-4  1--  3    7%  95% L Berkman       D Lowe          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Tejada Scores
   t 3   0  0-2  -2-  4    7%  83% K Matsui        D Lowe          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Bourn Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  1    6%  56% L Berkman       D Lowe          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  M Bourn         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   46%  K Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   45%  M Tejada        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  J Pierre        Walk
   O      1--  4   43%  R Martin        Strikeout Looking, Pierre Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   47%  M Kemp          Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   50%  J Kent          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   56%  L Berkman       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  3   66%  C Lee           Double to CF (Ground Ball); Berkman Scores
          -2-  1   72%  G Blum          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lee to 3B
   R      1-3  2   76%  H Pence         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Lee Scores; Blum to 2B
   OO     12-  4   69%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Blum to 3B
   O      --3  3   66%  B Moehler       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Brian Moehler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   68%  J Loney         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   70%  A Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   69%  B DeWitt        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   71%  C Hu            Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   74%  M Bourn         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--      76%  K Matsui        Bourn Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   83%  " "             Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Bourn Scores
   O      -2-  3   82%  M Tejada        Groundout: 2B-1B; Matsui to 3B
          --3  6   83%  L Berkman       Walk
   RO     1-3  3   84%  C Lee           Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Matsui Scores
   O      1--  3   83%  G Blum          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   80%  D Lowe          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   82%  J Pierre        Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Lowe to 2B
   O      -2- 10   85%  R Martin        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  5   87%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   86%  H Pence         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   86%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   85%  B Moehler       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Brian Moehler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   87%  J Kent          Lineout: RF
          ---  8   85%  J Loney         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   88%  A Jones         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  3   86%  B DeWitt        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Loney to 2B
   O      12-  4   89%  C Hu            Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   89%  M Bourn         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   88%  K Matsui        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  4   88%  M Tejada        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   RR     1--  3   95%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Tejada Scores
   O      ---  3   95%  C Lee           Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   96%  D Lowe          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  J Pierre        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   96%  R Martin        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   97%  M Kemp          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   98%  G Blum          Walk
          1--  2   98%  H Pence         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Blum to 2B
   O      12-  3   98%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  Cory Wade replaces Derek Lowe pitching and batting 9th; Jose Cruz pinch hits for Brian Moehler batting 9th
   O      12-  5   97%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  8   97%  M Bourn         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Tim Byrdak facing 4-5-6
                  Tim Byrdak replaces Jose Cruz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   97%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  8   96%  J Loney         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  5   95%  A Jones         Walk
   O      12-  3   96%  B DeWitt        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Loney to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      -23  5   98%  C Hu            Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Cory Wade facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   98%  K Matsui        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  5   98%  M Tejada        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   98%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Geoff Geary facing 9-1-2
                  Geoff Geary replaces Tim Byrdak pitching and batting 9th; Delwyn Young pinch hits for Cory Wade batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  J Pierre        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   99%  R Martin        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Yhency Brazoban facing 5-6-7
                  Yhency Brazoban replaces Delwyn Young pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   99%  C Lee           Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  G Blum          Flyball: CF
          1--  6   99%  H Pence         Walk; Lee to 2B
          12-  1   99%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Lee to 3B; Pence to 2B
   OO     123  5   99%  G Geary         Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Geoff Geary facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   99%  M Kemp          Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  J Loney         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Scott Proctor facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Proctor replaces Yhency Brazoban pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7  100%  M Bourn         Groundout: 2B-1B
          --- 10  100%  K Matsui        Walk
   R      1--  5  100%  M Tejada        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Matsui Scores
          -2-  5  100%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Tejada to 3B
   O      1-3  7  100%  C Lee           Popfly: 3B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      1-3  5  100%  G Blum          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-7, Dave Borkowski facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Geoff Geary pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5  100%  A Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  9  100%  B DeWitt        Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones to 3B
   RO     --3  4  100%  C Hu            Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones Scores
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Scott Proctor batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Dodgers 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation