MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
10/02/1999
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 12997 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 1999 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Dodgers (86-75) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 1
Houston Astros (104-57) 2 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 X 8 12 1
5 Straight Wins for Astros
The Houston Astros got a good effort from starter Dwight Gooden in defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers at Astrodome. The final score was 8-2. In 7 innings, Gooden surrendered 4 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 1. He allowed 1 run. Houston bumps their record to 104-57 with the win.

Early in the game, first baseman Frank Thomas had a 2-run home run for Houston. It was his 30th home run of the season and put the Astros on top, 2-0.

"There's never a lack of effort in our clubhouse. We're willing to do the little things to get the win," Thomas told the Houston Chronicle.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Stewart CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 18 103
P. Wilson RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .311 38 109
J. Kent 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .317 45 134
   b-E. Diaz PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 0 10
C. Floyd LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .329 37 140
   c-D. Young PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313 9 83
M. Lowell 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .296 23 98
J. Kendall C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .303 7 73
A. Galarraga 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259 8 29
A. Prieto SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 4 13
   d-M. Stairs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 8 25
S. Erickson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 7
   G. Cadaret P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 1 1
   G. Glover P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
   a-J. Guillen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 8 34
   S. Ponson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
   S. Strickland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Offerman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 10 60
Totals 33 2 6 2 3 7 9      
a - J. Guillen pinch hit for G. Glover in the 7th
b - E. Diaz pinch hit for J. Kent in the 8th
c - D. Young pinch hit for C. Floyd in the 8th
d - M. Stairs pinch hit for A. Prieto in the 9th
e - J. Offerman pinch hit for S. Strickland in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Wilson (38, 3rd Inning off D. Gooden, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Stewart , P. Wilson 5 , E. Diaz , M. Lowell , J. Kendall
2-out RBI: P. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Wilson , J. Kent , M. Lowell , J. Kendall
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Stewart (58)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kent (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .310 6 55
J. Lugo 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .257 5 70
L. Gonzalez LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 .316 41 131
F. Thomas 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .319 30 99
C. Biggio C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295 22 97
C. Koskie 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .278 15 94
M. Cordova RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .297 5 87
A. Cora SS 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .254 5 65
D. Gooden P 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .141 2 6
   a-C. Figgins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 1 16
   T. Greene P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8 4 5 19      
a - C. Figgins pinch hit for D. Gooden in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Lofton (36, 6th Inning off G. Cadaret, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Gonzalez (7, 3rd Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Thomas (30, 1st Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Lofton 3 , J. Lugo , L. Gonzalez 3 , F. Thomas 4 , C. Koskie 2 , M. Cordova , A. Cora 3 , D. Gooden
2-out RBI: F. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Lofton , F. Thomas , C. Biggio 2 , D. Gooden
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Gonzalez (12)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Cora (33)
OF assists: 1 (Lofton(Diaz at home))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Erickson L (13-12) 4.1 4 3 2 3 5 1 79 5.17   
G. Cadaret 1.0 4 4 4 0 0 0 26 4.48   
G. Glover 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 8.85   
S. Ponson 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 32 6.53   
S. Strickland 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 47
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 21, G. Cadaret 7, G. Glover 3, S. Ponson 8, S. Strickland 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 6-2, G. Cadaret 2-1, G. Glover 1-1, S. Ponson 2-2, S. Strickland 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 79-47, G. Cadaret 26-17, G. Glover 9-7, S. Ponson 32-18, S. Strickland 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Cadaret 2-0 , G. Glover 1-1 , S. Strickland 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gooden W (17-9) 7.0 4 1 1 1 5 1 105 2.42   
T. Greene 2.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 32 4.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gooden 69
Batters Faced: D. Gooden 27, T. Greene 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gooden 11-5, T. Greene 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gooden 105-69, T. Greene 32-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dwight Gooden
Ballpark: Astrodome
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 53956
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