August 14, 1988 Montreal Expos at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 18
@BOS 6 CLE 3
TEX 0 KCR 6
TOR 0 BAL 11
@MIL 9 NYY 9
@MIN 6 CAL 6
@OAK 4 SEA 11
CHW 0 CHC 8
STL 3 CIN 2
ATL 0 SDP 6
@HOU 1 SFG 15
@LAD 4 NYM 4
MON 3 NYM 4
MON 2 PIT 9
@PHI 8

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Shea Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, August 14, 1988, 12:05
Time of Game: 2:52

Expos

63-53

Lost 1

3rd, 6½ GB

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

W: R McDowell (5-2), L: N Heaton (3-8)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Mets

69-48

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .557   16    1   0   
D Martinez CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .620   16    4   0   SB
A Galarraga 1B                3   1   1   0    1   1  .306  .900   20   10   0   2B
H Brooks RF                   4   1   2   2    0   2  .279  .768   14    2   0   HR
  T Jones PR-RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .640         0   0   
T Wallach 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .722    9    1   4   GDP
T Foley 2B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .268  .714   14    3   2   HR,CS
M Fitzgerald C                3   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .774    8    3   0   
R Hudler SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .839   17    2   4   
J Dopson P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .059  .145    8    0   0   
  N Heaton P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .300    2    0   2   
  T Burke P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   7   3    1   7              124   26  12

BATTING

2B: A Galarraga (34, off R Darling).

HR: T Foley (3, off R Darling; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); H Brooks (16, off R Darling; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: T Foley 5; H Brooks 5; A Galarraga 2; R Hudler; D Martinez.

GIDP: T Wallach (16).

RBI: H Brooks 2 (70); T Foley (30).

2-out RBI: T Foley.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. N Heaton-R Hudler-A Galarraga; T Wallach-T Foley-A Galarraga.

E: T Foley (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Martinez (13, 2nd base off R Darling/G Carter).

CS: T Foley (3, 2nd base by R Darling/G Carter).

PO: A Galarraga (2nd base by R Darling).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Dykstra CF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .291  .734   23    2   0   SB,HBP
W Backman 2B                  2   0   1   0    1   1  .300  .708   15    0   2   
  T Teufel PH-2B              0   0   0   1    1   0  .239  .662    8    1   2   SF
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .287  .782   15   10   1   GDP
D Strawberry RF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .923   13    3   0   
K McReynolds LF               3   2   1   1    1   0  .286  .815   15    1   0   HR,SB
G Carter C                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .250  .699   10    8   1   HR
H Johnson 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .225  .767   20    0   1   GDP
K Elster SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .609   13    1   2   SH
R Darling P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .462    7    0   0   
  M Wilson PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .691    5    0   0   SB
  R McDowell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.286         1   0   
  B Lyons PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .551    4    0   0   
Totals                       27   4   4   4    8   2              148   27   9

BATTING

HR: G Carter (10, off J Dopson; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); K McReynolds (18, off J Dopson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: T Teufel (4, off T Burke).

SH: K Elster (5, off N Heaton).

HBP: L Dykstra (2, by N Heaton).

TB: G Carter 5; K McReynolds 4; W Backman.

GIDP: K Hernandez (8); H Johnson (6).

RBI: G Carter 2 (39); T Teufel (22); K McReynolds (71).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Johnson-T Teufel-K Hernandez.

E: R Darling (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Dykstra (26, 2nd base off J Dopson/M Fitzgerald); M Wilson (13, 2nd base off N Heaton/M Fitzgerald); K McReynolds (17, 2nd base off J Dopson/M Fitzgerald).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Dopson                       5     4   3   3    4   1   2   3.03   24   85-50   34· 4·12    8· 8· 3· 0     44    -     1.17  -0.21
N Heaton, L (3-8)              3.1   0   1   1    4   1   0   4.82   13   52-23   13· 1· 9    6· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.18   0.09
T Burke                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.41    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          3-1    5.42  -0.18
Totals                         8.2   4   4   4    8   2   2          38  140-74   48· 5·21   14· 9· 4· 0          4-1

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
R Darling                      7     6   3   3    1   7   2   3.48   27   99-66   39·10·17    6·10· 3· 0     59    -     0.99  -0.01
R McDowell, W (5-2)            2     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.18    6   15-12    8· 1· 3    6· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.92   0.21
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   7   2          33  114-78   47·11·20   12·10· 3· 0           -

J Dopson faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: R Darling (3; A Galarraga, 2nd base).

HBP: N Heaton (3; L Dykstra).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 93° F, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                New York Mets                        
1. O Nixon              LF    1. L Dykstra            CF 
2. D Martinez           CF    2. W Backman            2B 
3. A Galarraga          1B    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. H Brooks             RF    4. D Strawberry         RF 
5. T Wallach            3B    5. K McReynolds         LF 
6. T Foley              2B    6. G Carter             C  
7. M Fitzgerald         C     7. H Johnson            3B 
8. R Hudler             SS    8. K Elster             SS 
9. J Dopson             P     9. R Darling            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  3-2  ---  6   21%  57% K McReynolds    J Dopson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 9   1  3-3  123  3   18% 100% T Teufel        T Burke         Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores
   t 4   1  0-0  --3  4  -18%  25% H Brooks        R Darling       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Galarraga Scores
   b 4   1  3-0  -2-  2   18%  37% G Carter        J Dopson        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); McReynolds Scores
   t 9   0  3-3  1--  2   17%  59% T Wallach       R McDowell      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   50%  D Martinez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      48%  A Galarraga     Martinez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   51%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   54%  H Brooks        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Dopson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   52%  L Dykstra       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   51%  W Backman       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   52%  K Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  T Wallach       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  3   54%  T Foley         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   55%  M Fitzgerald    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Dopson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   51%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  H Johnson       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   52%  R Hudler        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   54%  J Dopson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   55%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Dopson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  K Elster        Foul Flyball: C
          ---  2   55%  R Darling       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   52%  L Dykstra       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   56%  W Backman       Single to CF (Line Drive); Dykstra to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   53%  D Martinez      Flyball: LF
          ---  1   47%  A Galarraga     Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
          -2-      43%  H Brooks        Galarraga Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Galarraga to 3B
   RR     --3  4   25%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Galarraga Scores
   O      ---  3   26%  T Wallach       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2   17%  T Foley         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   18%  M Fitzgerald    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, John Dopson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   15%  D Strawberry    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   18%  K McReynolds    Walk
          1--      20%  G Carter        McReynolds Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  2   37%  " "             Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); McReynolds Scores
   O      ---  5   35%  H Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   34%  K Elster        Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ron Darling facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   36%  R Hudler        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   37%  J Dopson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   38%  O Nixon         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, John Dopson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   35%  R Darling       Flyball: CF
          ---  8   39%  L Dykstra       Walk
          1--      42%  W Backman       Dykstra Steals 2B
          -2-  4   45%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   38%  K Hernandez     Lineout: LF
   O      12-  2   31%  D Strawberry    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ron Darling facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   33%  D Martinez      Lineout: 1B
          ---  6   31%  A Galarraga     Walk
   O      1--  3   34%  H Brooks        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   36%  T Wallach       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, John Dopson facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  6   57%  K McReynolds    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  3   62%  G Carter        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Neal Heaton replaces John Dopson pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--  7   52%  H Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  K Elster        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Tied 3-3, Ron Darling facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   44%  T Foley         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   49%  M Fitzgerald    Popfly: C
   O      1--      56%  R Hudler        Foley Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  6   54%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   58%  N Heaton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Neal Heaton facing 9-1-2
                  Mookie Wilson pinch hits for Ron Darling batting 9th
          ---  5   64%  M Wilson        Walk
          1--      70%  L Dykstra       Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   62%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  Tim Teufel pinch hits for Wally Backman batting 2nd
          -2-  5   64%  T Teufel        Walk
   OO     12-  4   50%  K Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Tied 3-3, Roger McDowell facing 1-2-3
                  Roger McDowell replaces Mookie Wilson pitching and batting 9th; Tim Teufel moves to 2B
   O      ---  1   54%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   57%  D Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   59%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Neal Heaton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   55%  D Strawberry    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   52%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   50%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Tied 3-3, Roger McDowell facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   42%  H Brooks        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Tracy Jones pinch runs for Hubie Brooks batting 4th
   OO     1--  2   59%  T Wallach       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   62%  T Foley         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Neal Heaton facing 7-8-9
                  Tracy Jones moves to RF
          ---  5   69%  H Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  1   68%  K Elster        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 2B
                  Barry Lyons pinch hits for Roger McDowell batting 9th
          -2-  4   69%  B Lyons         Walk
          12-  2   82%  L Dykstra       Hit By Pitch; Johnson to 3B; Lyons to 2B
                  Tim Burke replaces Neal Heaton pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  3  100%  T Teufel        Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores
        1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Mets 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation