July 3, 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 10
@ANA 6 BOS 15
CHW 2 CLE 2
@KCR 1 DET 5
@MIN 4
(10) NYY 3
BAL 2 SEA 8
@TEX 2 TOR 3
TBD 2
(10) ATL 3
NYM 2 CHC 12
PIT 9 CIN 6
STL 3 HOU 6
ARI 5 MON 8
FLA 4 PHI 2
MIL 0 SDP 4
COL 2 SFG 6
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 56,788

Friday, July 3, 1998, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:29

Dodgers

42-43

Lost 1

3rd, 12½ GB

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

W: O Hershiser (7-6), L: I Valdez (6-8), S: R Nen (24)

Giants

51-36

Won 3

2nd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Guerrero 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .569   11    2   2   
J Eisenreich LF               3   1   0   0    1   0  .216  .525   18    5   0   
R Mondesi CF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .281  .843   11    2   0   HR
G Sheffield RF                4   1   1   1    0   1  .301  .955   15    2   2   HR
E Karros 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .285  .791   15    9   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .227  .637   10    1   1   
C Johnson C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .661   15    3   0   GDP
J Castro SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .537    7    0   2   
  P Konerko PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .578    5    0   0   
I Valdez P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .417    6    0   0   
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .658    3    0   0   
  M Guthrie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Barrios P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   3   5   3    3   4              116   24   8

BATTING

HR: G Sheffield (14, off O Hershiser; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); R Mondesi (19, off O Hershiser; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: R Mondesi 5; G Sheffield 4; E Karros; B Bonilla.

GIDP: C Johnson (7).

RBI: B Bonilla (25); R Mondesi (49); G Sheffield (59).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Castro-W Guerrero-E Karros; G Sheffield-C Johnson.

E: W Guerrero (5).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 2   1   1   0    3   0  .288  .747   25    2   0   SB
B Mueller 3B-2B               5   0   1   0    0   1  .302  .801   31    1   5   GDP
  R Nen P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Bonds LF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .281  .972   13    3   0   
S Javier RF                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .278  .719    8    2   0   CS
J Snow 1B                     3   2   3   3    1   0  .235  .744   16   11   1   HR,2B
R Aurilia SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .816    2    1   3   
  C Hayes 3B                  2   1   1   2    0   0  .300  .785    5    0   1   HR
R Sanchez 2B-SS               4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .699   14    1   2   2B
B Johnson C                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .232  .687   16    5   0   
O Hershiser P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .378    7    1   2   SH
  S Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  M Benard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .598    1    0   0   
  R Martinez 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .785         0   0   
Totals                       31   6  12   6    6   2              138   27  14

BATTING

2B: R Sanchez (5, off M Guthrie); J Snow (13, off M Guthrie).

HR: J Snow (10, off I Valdez; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); C Hayes (5, off M Guthrie; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: O Hershiser (4, off I Valdez).

TB: J Snow 7; C Hayes 4; S Javier 3; R Sanchez 2; B Johnson 2; D Hamilton; B Mueller.

GIDP: B Mueller (8).

RBI: J Snow 3 (45); C Hayes 2 (36); S Javier (34).

2-out RBI: C Hayes 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sanchez-R Aurilia-J Snow.

E: J Snow (1); B Mueller (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Hamilton (9, 2nd base off I Valdez/C Johnson).

CS: S Javier (4, 2nd base by M Guthrie/C Johnson).

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
I Valdez, L (6-8)              6     8   4   4    4   2   1   4.19   29  103-65   40· 6·20    9· 9· 5· 0     38    -     1.14  -0.22
M Guthrie                      1     4   2   2    0   0   1   2.53    5   14-7     6· 0· 1    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.70  -0.14
M Barrios                      1     0   0   0    2   0   0   2.45    4   18-8     4· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         8    12   6   6    6   2   2          38  135-80   50· 8·23   12·12· 6· 0           -

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Hershiser, W (7-6)           7     4   3   3    3   1   2   3.85   28   93-55   39· 6·10   14· 3· 7· 0     55    -     1.36   0.07
S Reed, H (11)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.84    3    8-6     2· 1· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.04
R Nen, S (24)                  1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.99    4   13-10    4· 3· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.68   0.03
Totals                         9     5   3   3    3   4   2          35  114-71   45·10·16   15· 6· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: O Hershiser (8).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Pat Connors.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 56,788.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 20mph out to Centerfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           San Francisco Giants                 
1. W Guerrero           2B    1. D Hamilton           CF 
2. J Eisenreich         LF    2. B Mueller            3B 
3. R Mondesi            CF    3. B Bonds              LF 
4. G Sheffield          RF    4. S Javier             RF 
5. E Karros             1B    5. J Snow               1B 
6. B Bonilla            3B    6. R Aurilia            SS 
7. C Johnson            C     7. R Sanchez            2B 
8. J Castro             SS    8. B Johnson            C  
9. I Valdez             P     9. O Hershiser          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  2-1  12-  2   34%  80% J Snow          I Valdez        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bonds Scores; Javier Scores
   b 7   2  3-4  -2-  3   15%  94% C Hayes         M Guthrie       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Snow Scores
   t 4   0  1-1  ---  4  -13%  37% R Mondesi       O Hershiser     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 1   1  0-1  123  2  -12%  61% R Aurilia       I Valdez        Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C (Short RF Line)
   t 4   1  1-2  1-3  3   12%  42% C Johnson       O Hershiser     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  W Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  J Eisenreich    Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   55%  R Mondesi       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  D Hamilton      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      61%  B Mueller       Hamilton Steals 2B
          -2-  7   67%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Hamilton to 3B
   O      1-3  2   61%  B Bonds         Popfly: 2B
   R      1-3  1   68%  S Javier        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hamilton Scores; Mueller to 2B
          12-  3   73%  J Snow          Single to 2B (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Mueller to 3B; Javier to 2B
   OO     123  2   61%  R Aurilia       Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C (Short RF Line)
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  6   50%  G Sheffield     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   52%  E Karros        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   50%  B Bonilla       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   53%  C Johnson       Foul Popfly: C
   O      1--  2   55%  J Castro        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Ismael Valdez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  R Sanchez       Popfly: CF
          ---  2   55%  B Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   52%  O Hershiser     Bunt Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
          1--  6   55%  D Hamilton      Walk, E4; Johnson to 3B
   O      1-3  8   50%  B Mueller       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   52%  I Valdez        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   54%  W Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   55%  J Eisenreich    Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Ismael Valdez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   53%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   51%  S Javier        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  7   53%  J Snow          Walk
   O      1--      50%  R Aurilia       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Orel Hershiser facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  4   37%  R Mondesi       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   39%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   37%  E Karros        Walk
          1--  5   33%  B Bonilla       Walk; Karros to 2B
          12-      30%  C Johnson       Wild Pitch; Karros to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   42%  " "             Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Ismael Valdez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   39%  R Sanchez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   42%  B Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   40%  O Hershiser     Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-  4   36%  D Hamilton      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orel Hershiser facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Mueller moves to 2B; Charlie Hayes replaces Rich Aurilia playing 3B batting 6th; Rey Sanchez moves to SS
   O      ---  3   38%  J Castro        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   40%  I Valdez        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   41%  W Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Ismael Valdez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   37%  B Mueller       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  5   41%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--  1   47%  S Javier        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Bonds to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   80%  J Snow          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bonds Scores; Javier Scores
   O      ---  2   79%  C Hayes         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   79%  R Sanchez       Lineout: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-4, Orel Hershiser facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   73%  J Eisenreich    Walk
          1--  3   65%  R Mondesi       Single to CF (Line Drive); Eisenreich to 2B
   O      12-  3   73%  G Sheffield     Lineout: 2B
          12-  4   64%  E Karros        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Eisenreich to 3B; Mondesi to 2B
   RO     123  2   66%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Eisenreich Scores; Mondesi to 3B
          1-3      66%  C Johnson       E3 on Foul Ball
   O      1-3  4   75%  " "             Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ismael Valdez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   73%  B Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   71%  O Hershiser     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   72%  D Hamilton      Walk
   O      1--  4   70%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Orel Hershiser facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   74%  J Castro        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Ismael Valdez batting 9th
   O      ---  3   77%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  2   79%  W Guerrero      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mark Guthrie facing 3-4-5
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Roger Cedeno pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   78%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   79%  S Javier        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      76%  J Snow          Javier Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B)
          ---  4   78%  " "             Double to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line)
   RR     -2-  3   94%  C Hayes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Snow Scores
   O      ---  3   93%  R Sanchez       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Sanchez out at 3B/RF-3B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 6.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-6, Steve Reed facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Reed replaces Orel Hershiser pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   95%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   97%  R Mondesi       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   97%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-3, Manuel Barrios facing 8-9-1
                  Manuel Barrios replaces Mark Guthrie pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   98%  B Johnson       Walk
                  Marvin Benard pinch hits for Steve Reed batting 9th
   O      1--  1   97%  M Benard        Flyball: LF
          1--  5   98%  D Hamilton      Walk; Johnson to 2B
   OO     12-  5   97%  B Mueller       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 6.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-6, Robb Nen facing 5-6-7
                  Robb Nen replaces Bill Mueller pitching and batting 2nd; Ramon Martinez replaces Marvin Benard playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  E Karros        Popfly: CF
          ---  2   97%  B Bonilla       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   99%  C Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  Paul Konerko pinch hits for Juan Castro batting 8th
   O      1--  5  100%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation