MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
10/05/1996
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 13319 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5TH , 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 7 13 1
Houston Astros 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 14 0
Home Loss Shrinks Astros Series Lead to 2-1
Already down in the Division Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers put on their best show, beating the Houston Astros by a final score of 7-5. Frank Thomas was special. He went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 times. Los Angeles now trails Houston 2-1 in the best-of-5 affair.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Danny Tartabull? The Los Angeles shortstop had a 2-run single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Dodgers on top, 7-5. For the game, Tartabull had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"It feels good to get this one," Tartabull told the Los Angeles Chronicle.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Astrodome in Houston.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Stewart RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .400 0 2
J. Kent 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .167 0 0
L. Walker 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .250 0 0
E. Burks CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .385 2 4
D. Strawberry LF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .286 0 0
   b-J. Offerman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .400 0 0
   c-C. Curtis LF, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 1
D. Tartabull SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .333 0 2
D. Fletcher C 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .077 0 2
D. Young 3B, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
D. Cone P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-P. Wilson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   D. Miceli P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   d-S. Finley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   M. Batista P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Hoffman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 7 13 7 3 6 20      
a - P. Wilson pinch hit for D. Cone in the 5th
b - J. Offerman pinch hit for D. Strawberry in the 7th
c - C. Curtis substituted for J. Offerman in the 7th
d - S. Finley pinch hit for D. Miceli in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Young (3, 5th Inning off D. Kile, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Walker (2, 6th Inning off D. Kile, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Tartabull (1, 6th Inning off D. Kile, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Fletcher (1, 6th Inning off D. Kile, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Burks (2, 6th Inning off D. Kile, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Stewart 2 , J. Kent , L. Walker 3 , E. Burks 5 , D. Strawberry , D. Tartabull 3 , D. Fletcher 2 , D. Young 2 , P. Wilson
2-out RBI: D. Tartabull
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Stewart , J. Kent , D. Tartabull , D. Fletcher
GIDP: J. Kent , E. Burks
Sac Fly: S. Stewart
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Stewart (2) , J. Kent (1) , L. Walker (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fletcher
Double Plays: 1 (Tartabull-Kent-Walker)
OF assists: 1 (Burks(Gates at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .214 0 1
D. Lewis CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .154 0 0
F. Thomas 1B 4 3 4 0 1 0 0 .429 0 1
L. Gonzalez LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .200 0 2
C. Biggio C 4 0 0 2 0 0 5 .300 0 2
B. Gates 2B 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .417 0 1
C. Koskie 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .455 1 3
J. Lugo SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .100 0 0
D. Kile P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Cummings PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 1
   S. Sauerbeck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Orie PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 1
   S. Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 5 14 5 2 9 20      
a - M. Cummings pinch hit for D. Kile in the 6th
b - K. Orie pinch hit for S. Sauerbeck in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Gonzalez (1, 1st Inning off D. Cone, 2 on, 1 out) , F. Thomas 2 (2, 3rd Inning off D. Cone, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Miceli, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lewis , F. Thomas 6 , L. Gonzalez 4 , B. Gates 3 , C. Koskie 2 , M. Cummings
2-out RBI: B. Gates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Lofton , B. Gates , J. Lugo
GIDP: C. Biggio
Sac Fly: C. Biggio
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Thomas (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gates-Lugo-Thomas, Gates-Lugo-Thomas)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cone 4.0 7 4 4 2 4 0 84 9.00   
D. Miceli W (1-0) 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 35 1.80   
M. Batista H (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
T. Hoffman SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cone 34
Batters Faced: D. Cone 20, D. Miceli 12, M. Batista 5, T. Hoffman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cone 3-3, D. Miceli 2-4, M. Batista 2-0, T. Hoffman 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cone 84-49, D. Miceli 35-25, M. Batista 18-13, T. Hoffman 15-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Kile 6.0 9 5 5 2 4 1 100 7.50   
S. Sauerbeck L (0-1) 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 29 6.00   
S. Kline 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kile 36
Batters Faced: D. Kile 28, S. Sauerbeck 10, S. Kline 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kile 7-6, S. Sauerbeck 3-1, S. Kline 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kile 100-66, S. Sauerbeck 29-19, S. Kline 8-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Thomas
Ballpark: Astrodome
Start Time: 5:05 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 55355
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