May 25, 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 5
BAL 3 TOR 10
@CLE 7 KCR 3
CHW 0 MIL 9
MIN 7 OAK 8
NYY 7 DET 3
@SEA 2 TEX 10
BOS 3 PIT 8
@ATL 2 CHC 5
HOU 4 STL 6
@CIN 4 MON 3
SFG 1 LAD 6
@NYM 2 SDP 4
@PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 40,052

Saturday, May 25, 1985
Time of Game: 2:35

Dodgers

21-21

Won 3

4th, 4½ GB

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

W: F Valenzuela (5-4), L: D Gooden (6-3)

Mets

23-15

Lost 4

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .232  .602    0    4   0   
  B Bailor SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .080  .228         0   1   
R Reynolds RF-LF              4   1   2   0    0   1  .256  .635    0    2   0   
K Landreaux CF                4   1   3   1    0   0  .228  .630    0    1   0   2·CS
P Guerrero 3B                 3   1   0   0    1   2  .275  .782    0    2   2   
G Brock 1B                    4   2   2   5    0   2  .227  .773    0    8   1   2·HR
M Scioscia C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .680    0    7   1   
T Whitfield LF                2   0   0   0    0   1  .326  .838    0    1   0   
  C Maldonado RF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .509    0    1   0   
M Duncan SS-2B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .650    0    0   3   
F Valenzuela P                3   0   1   0    0   1  .179  .393    0    1   2   
Totals                       33   6   9   6    1  10                    27  10

BATTING

HR: G Brock 2 (6, off D Sisk, off D Gooden; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: G Brock 8; K Landreaux 3; R Reynolds 2; F Valenzuela; S Sax.

RBI: G Brock 5 (14); K Landreaux (8).

2-out RBI: K Landreaux.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Landreaux 2 (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by G Carter, 2nd base by D Gooden/G Carter).

PO: R Reynolds (1st base by D Gooden).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .721    0    4   0   
K Chapman 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .179  .396    0    2   0   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   2   1    0   0  .279  .775    0   10   0   2B
G Carter C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .244  .768    0   10   2   
G Foster LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .194  .688    0    0   0   
J Christensen RF              3   0   0   0    1   2  .105  .428    0    1   0   
H Johnson 3B                  3   0   2   1    1   0  .157  .467    0    0   1   3B,CS
R Santana SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .213  .524    0    0   4   
D Gooden P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .443    0    0   1   
  W Backman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .596    0    0   0   
  J Sambito P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Sisk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: K Hernandez (5, off F Valenzuela).

3B: H Johnson (1, off F Valenzuela).

TB: H Johnson 4; K Hernandez 3; G Carter; K Chapman.

RBI: H Johnson (7); K Hernandez (20).

2-out RBI: H Johnson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: H Johnson (1, 2nd base by F Valenzuela/M Scioscia).

PITCHING

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, W (5-4)          9     6   2   2    3   7   0   1.68   35     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 6     71    -     1.10   0.36
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   7   0          35     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 6           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Gooden, L (6-3)              7     5   3   3    1   9   1   1.89   24     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 0· 5     63    -     0.87  -0.10
J Sambito                      1     3   2   2    0   0   0   9.82    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.44  -0.01
D Sisk                         1     1   1   1    0   1   1   7.77    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.28  -0.02
Totals                         9     9   6   6    1  10   2          34     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 9          2-2

J Sambito faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: D Gooden (1).

WP: F Valenzuela (4).

IBB: None.

PO: D Gooden (3; R Reynolds, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 40,052.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           New York Mets                        
1. S Sax                2B    1. M Wilson             CF 
2. R Reynolds           RF    2. K Chapman            2B 
3. K Landreaux          CF    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. P Guerrero           3B    4. G Carter             C  
5. G Brock              1B    5. G Foster             LF 
6. M Scioscia           C     6. J Christensen        RF 
7. T Whitfield          LF    7. H Johnson            3B 
8. M Duncan             SS    8. R Santana            SS 
9. F Valenzuela         P     9. D Gooden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  1-0  1--      25%  65% G Brock         D Gooden        Home Run; Guerrero Scores
   t 6   2  1-2  -2-      12%  78% K Landreaux     D Gooden        Single; Sax Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1--     -12%  33% K Hernandez     F Valenzuela    Double; Chapman Scores
   b 5   0  2-1  1--      -9%  46% H Johnson       F Valenzuela    Single; Christensen to 2B
   b 5   0  2-1  12-       8%  54% R Santana       F Valenzuela    Flyball: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  S Sax           Strikeout
          ---      50%  R Reynolds      Single
   O      1--      46%  K Landreaux     Reynolds Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      45%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Wilson        Flyball: RF
          ---      45%  K Chapman       Single
   R      1--      33%  K Hernandez     Double; Chapman Scores
   O      -2-      36%  G Carter        Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      39%  G Foster        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      36%  P Guerrero      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      35%  G Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  M Scioscia      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  J Christensen   Strikeout
          ---      33%  H Johnson       Walk
   O      1--      37%  R Santana       Johnson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      38%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      35%  T Whitfield     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      33%  M Duncan        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      32%  F Valenzuela    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      34%  D Gooden        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      36%  M Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      36%  K Chapman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      34%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      32%  R Reynolds      Flyball: CF
          ---      33%  K Landreaux     Single
   O      1--      30%  P Guerrero      Landreaux Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (C-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      32%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      34%  G Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  G Foster        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
          ---      40%  P Guerrero      Walk
   RR     1--      65%  G Brock         Home Run; Guerrero Scores
   O      ---      63%  M Scioscia      Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  T Whitfield     Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  M Duncan        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Fernando Valenzuela facing 6-7-8
          ---      55%  J Christensen   Walk
          1--      46%  H Johnson       Single; Christensen to 2B
   O      12-      54%  R Santana       Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      61%  D Gooden        Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-      68%  M Wilson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dwight Gooden facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  F Valenzuela    Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      68%  S Sax           Single
          1--      70%  R Reynolds      Balk; Sax to 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      78%  K Landreaux     Single; Sax Scores
   O      1--      77%  P Guerrero      Landreaux Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Fernando Valenzuela facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  K Chapman       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      76%  K Hernandez     Single
   O      1--      80%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
          1--      79%  G Foster        Wild Pitch; Hernandez to 2B
          -2-      77%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      83%  J Christensen   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      82%  P Guerrero      Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  G Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  M Scioscia      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Fernando Valenzuela facing 7-8-9
                  R.J. Reynolds moves to LF; Candy Maldonado replaces Terry Whitfield playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---      84%  H Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  R Santana       Strikeout
                  Wally Backman pinch hits for Dwight Gooden batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  W Backman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joe Sambito facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Sambito replaces Wally Backman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  C Maldonado     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  M Duncan        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      87%  F Valenzuela    Single
   O      1--      85%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
                  Mariano Duncan moves to 2B; Bob Bailor replaces Steve Sax playing SS batting 1st
   O      ---      90%  M Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  K Chapman       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      93%  K Hernandez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joe Sambito facing 2-3-4
          ---      94%  R Reynolds      Single
          1--      97%  K Landreaux     Single; Reynolds to 3B
                  Doug Sisk replaces Joe Sambito pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      96%  P Guerrero      Strikeout
   RRR    1-3      99%  G Brock         Home Run; Reynolds Scores; Landreaux Scores
   O      ---      99%  M Scioscia      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  C Maldonado     Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Fernando Valenzuela facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  G Carter        Single
   O      1--      99%  G Foster        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  J Christensen   Flyball: LF
   R      1--      99%  H Johnson       Triple; Carter Scores
   O      --3     100%  R Santana       Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Mets 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation