May 10, 2008 Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 12
TOR 0 NYY 5
@DET 2 BAL 6
@KCR 5 BOS 5
@MIN 2 CHW 8
@SEA 4 TBR 2
LAA 0 TEX 6
OAK 4 CHC 7
ARI 2 HOU 5
@LAD 0 STL 5
@MIL 3 NYM 12
CIN 6 CIN 7
@NYM 1 PIT 5
ATL 2 SDP 3
COL 2 SFG 8
PHI 2 FLA 11
@WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 45,212

Saturday, May 10, 2008, 10:10pm
Time of Game: 2:46

Astros

20-17

Won 2

3rd, 2½ GB

Cecil Cooper

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

W: C Sampson (2-3), L: C Billingsley (2-5)

Dodgers

19-17

Lost 3

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   2   0    0   2  .205  .586   20    0   0   SB
K Matsui 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .268  .729   23    2   6   
M Tejada SS                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .338  .914   30    3   1   HBP
L Berkman 1B                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .386 1.256    9   13   2   2B,IW
C Lee LF                      3   0   1   1    0   0  .285  .859   10    3   0   SB,SF
  W Wright P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Villarreal P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
D Erstad RF                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .283  .673   14    2   0   2B
T Wigginton 3B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .239  .656   17    0   4   
J Towles C                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .156  .644   15    3   0   
C Sampson P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .154   13    1   0   
  J Cruz LF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .361    2    0   0   
Totals                       34   5   9   5    2   5              153   27  14

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (15, off C Billingsley); D Erstad (5, off C Billingsley).

SF: C Lee (2, off C Billingsley).

IBB: L Berkman (5, by C Billingsley).

HBP: M Tejada (2, by C Billingsley).

TB: L Berkman 3; D Erstad 2; M Bourn 2; C Lee; M Tejada; T Wigginton; K Matsui.

RBI: D Erstad 2 (6); M Tejada 2 (28); C Lee (25).

2-out RBI: D Erstad 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Villarreal-K Matsui-L Berkman; T Wigginton-K Matsui-L Berkman.

E: M Tejada (3); C Lee (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Bourn (17, 2nd base off C Park/R Martin); C Lee (1, 2nd base off C Billingsley/R Martin).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .694   15    2   0   SB
B DeWitt 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .304  .842   23    1   0   
M Kemp RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .825   17    2   2   
J Kent 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .705   10    2   1   2·GDP
R Martin C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .826   16    6   0   
J Loney 1B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .287  .776    9    5   2   2B
A Jones CF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .170  .547   16    5   0   
C Hu SS                       3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .544    9    3   3   
C Billingsley P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .258    4    0   0   
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .427    6    0   0   
  C Park P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  D Young PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .633    4    0   0   
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    2   3              129   27   8

BATTING

2B: J Loney (9, off C Sampson).

TB: J Loney 2; M Kemp; C Hu.

GIDP: J Kent 2 (4).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: B DeWitt (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Pierre (13, 2nd base off C Sampson/J Towles).

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
C Sampson, W (2-3)             7     3   0   0    1   3   0   6.27   25  103-68   45·10·13   12· 6· 3· 0     73    -     0.63   0.22
W Wright                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.46    4   16-8     5· 0· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
O Villarreal                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.66    2    7-5     3· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.37   0.02
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2   3   0          31  126-81   53·10·18   17· 6· 3· 0          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
C Billingsley, L (2-5)         5     6   5   4    2   4   0   4.89   23   96-59   34· 7·18    7· 6· 3· 0     39    -     0.77  -0.28
C Park                         3     3   0   0    0   0   0   2.16   12   36-23   17· 2· 4    3· 7· 2· 0          0-0    0.13   0.02
J Beimel                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.69    3   11-8     3· 2· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     9   5   4    2   5   0          38  143-90   54·11·25   10·15· 5· 0           -

W Wright faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Billingsley 2 (5).

IBB: C Billingsley (1; L Berkman).

HBP: C Billingsley (4; M Tejada).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 45,212.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 5mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. M Bourn              CF    1. J Pierre             LF 
2. K Matsui             2B    2. B DeWitt             3B 
3. M Tejada             SS    3. M Kemp               RF 
4. L Berkman            1B    4. J Kent               2B 
5. C Lee                LF    5. R Martin             C  
6. D Erstad             RF    6. J Loney              1B 
7. T Wigginton          3B    7. A Jones              CF 
8. J Towles             C     8. C Hu                 SS 
9. C Sampson            P     9. C Billingsley        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  1-3  4   16%  75% D Erstad        C Billingsley   Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Tejada Scores; Berkman Scores
   b 5   0  5-0  -2-  9   -6%  83% A Jones         C Sampson       Reached on E6 (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); Loney to 3B; Jones to 2B/Adv on E7
   t 2   1  0-3  123  7    5%  88% M Tejada        C Billingsley   Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Towles Scores/unER; Bourn Scores; Matsui out at 3B
   b 5   1  5-0  -23  6    5%  92% M Sweeney       C Sampson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  1    5%  58% L Berkman       C Billingsley   Wild Pitch; Matsui to 3B; Tejada to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Billingsley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  M Bourn         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  3   50%  K Matsui        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      52%  M Tejada        Wild Pitch; Matsui to 2B
          -2-  2   54%  " "             Hit By Pitch
          12-      58%  L Berkman       Wild Pitch; Matsui to 3B; Tejada to 2B
          -23  4   59%  " "             Intentional Walk
   RO     123  3   59%  C Lee           Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Matsui Scores; Tejada to 3B
   RR     1-3  4   75%  D Erstad        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Tejada Scores; Berkman Scores
   O      -2-  4   73%  T Wigginton     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Chris Sampson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   75%  J Pierre        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   77%  B DeWitt        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   78%  M Kemp          Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chad Billingsley facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   80%  J Towles        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   78%  C Sampson       Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--  1   80%  M Bourn         Single to CF (Line Drive); Towles to 2B
          12-  5   83%  K Matsui        Walk; Towles to 3B; Bourn to 2B
   RRO    123  7   88%  M Tejada        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Towles Scores/unER; Bourn Scores; Matsui out at 3B
   O      1--  1   87%  L Berkman       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Tejada out at Hm/RF-2B-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Chris Sampson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   89%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   90%  R Martin        Flyball: RF
          ---  5   89%  J Loney         Walk
   O      1--  3   90%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Chad Billingsley facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   91%  C Lee           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   90%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      91%  T Wigginton     Lee Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   90%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   89%  J Towles        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Chris Sampson facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   86%  C Hu            Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   89%  C Billingsley   Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   91%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      90%  B DeWitt        Pierre Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   92%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Chad Billingsley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   91%  C Sampson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   91%  M Bourn         Strikeout Swinging
   O      --- 10   90%  K Matsui        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Chris Sampson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   92%  M Kemp          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   93%  J Kent          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  9   93%  R Martin        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Chad Billingsley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   93%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   93%  L Berkman       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   92%  C Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Chris Sampson facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   89%  J Loney         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          -2-  9   83%  A Jones         Reached on E6 (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); Loney to 3B; Jones to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -23  1   87%  C Hu            Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Chad Billingsley batting 9th
   O      -23  6   92%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      -23  6   95%  J Pierre        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Chan Ho Park facing 6-7-8
                  Chan Ho Park replaces Mark Sweeney pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   95%  D Erstad        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  2   94%  T Wigginton     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   94%  J Towles        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Chris Sampson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   95%  B DeWitt        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   94%  M Kemp          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   97%  J Kent          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Chan Ho Park facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   96%  C Sampson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   97%  M Bourn         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   96%  K Matsui        Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
          1--      96%  M Tejada        Bourn Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   96%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Chris Sampson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   97%  R Martin        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   98%  J Loney         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   98%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Chan Ho Park facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   98%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   98%  C Lee           Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  4   98%  D Erstad        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  2   98%  T Wigginton     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Berkman to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  J Towles        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Wesley Wright facing 8-9-1
                  Wesley Wright replaces Carlos Lee pitching and batting 5th; Jose Cruz replaces Chris Sampson playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  C Hu            Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Delwyn Young pinch hits for Chan Ho Park batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   99%  J Pierre        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Joe Beimel facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Beimel replaces Delwyn Young pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   99%  M Bourn         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  K Matsui        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Wesley Wright facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   98%  B DeWitt        Walk
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces Wesley Wright pitching and batting 5th
   O      1--  3   99%  M Kemp          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   OO     1--  4  100%  J Kent          Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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