August 25, 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
OAK 2 CHW 6
BAL 4 CLE 10
SEA 4 ANA 7
@NYY 6 MIN 4
@TBD 1 DET 8
@TEX 7 TOR 3
KCR 0 PIT 9
@ARI 6 CIN 10
CHC 9 COL 11
MIL 6 HOU 3
ATL 2 LAD 4
MON 3 SDP 5
@PHI 3 SFG 7
NYM 3 FLA 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Chase Field, Attendance: 38,960

Tuesday, August 25, 1998, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:12

Pirates

63-68

Won 8

3rd, 19 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   2  2  2   3  0  0    9 11  1
Diamondbacks    1  1  0   0  0  3   0  1  0    6 10  0

W: S Lawrence (1-0), L: C Sodowsky (2-5), S: R Loiselle (16)

Diamondbacks

50-83

Lost 1

5th, 35½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .288  .691   17    2   1   
A Brown CF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .286  .730   18    1   0   3B
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Christiansen P            1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    4    0   0   
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Kendall C                   5   1   2   3    0   0  .336  .905   16    5   0   2B,SB
K Young 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .292  .864   23    8   1   HBP
J Guillen RF                  4   0   1   1    1   0  .275  .721   21    4   0   
A Martin LF                   5   2   2   0    0   2  .242  .671   12    4   0   
F Garcia 3B                   4   2   2   3    0   0  .304 1.035   11    0   7   HR
L Collier SS                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .251  .661   18    2   3   SB
S Lawrence P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   15    0   0   
  M Martinez PH               1   0   0   1    0   0  .260  .754    7    0   0   
  J McCurry P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Ward CF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .759    3    1   0   
Totals                       38   9  11   9    3   8              165   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Kendall (29, off C Sodowsky).

3B: A Brown (1, off C Sodowsky).

HR: F Garcia (8, off A Small; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: K Young (11, by A Small).

TB: F Garcia 5; A Brown 3; J Kendall 3; A Martin 2; L Collier; T Womack; J Guillen; K Young.

RBI: J Kendall 3 (68); F Garcia 3 (21); J Guillen (61); M Martinez (24); T Womack (42).

2-out RBI: J Kendall 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Young-L Collier-K Young.

E: T Womack (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Collier (2, 2nd base off C Sodowsky/D Miller); J Kendall (18, 2nd base off C Sodowsky/D Miller).

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Gilkey LF                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .232  .642   25    3   0   
J Bell SS                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .799   22    0   5   
D White CF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .285  .810   24    2   0   HR,SF
M Williams 3B                 5   0   1   0    0   2  .258  .766   20    0   2   
T Lee 1B                      4   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .788   11    7   0   
T Batista 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .280  .863   18    6   1   
D Miller C-RF                 4   2   2   2    0   0  .303  .844   12    7   0   HR,2B,GDP
Y Benitez RF                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .206  .659   17    1   0   SF
  A Embree P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
C Sodowsky P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    3    0   0   
  B Ford P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Stankiewicz PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .528    2    0   0   
  C Michalak P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Dellucci PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .261  .728    3    0   0   
  A Small P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  K Stinnett PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .754    7    1   0   
Totals                       34   6  10   6    4   5              164   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Miller (8, off J McCurry).

HR: D White (19, off J McCurry; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); D Miller (3, off S Lawrence; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: D White (5, off S Lawrence); Y Benitez (1, off J Christiansen).

TB: D Miller 6; D White 4; T Lee 2; M Williams; J Bell; B Gilkey; T Batista; D Dellucci.

GIDP: D Miller (2).

RBI: D Miller 2 (9); D White 2 (76); Y Benitez (25); D Dellucci (44).

2-out RBI: D Dellucci; D Miller.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Lawrence, W (1-0)            5     4   2   2    2   1   1   3.60   20   86-49   29· 6·14    7· 6· 4· 0     50    -     0.86   0.05
J McCurry                      0.2   3   3   3    1   1   1   4.91    6   26-11    4· 3· 4    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.12  -0.15
M Williams, H (5)              1     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.37    5   15-11    3· 2· 6    1· 0· 2· 0          2-1    1.43  -0.04
J Christiansen                 1.1   1   1   0    0   1   0   2.20    5   17-12    7· 3· 2    0· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.76   0.02
R Loiselle, S (16)             1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.48    4   19-9     3· 1· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.22   0.04
Totals                         9    10   6   5    4   5   2          40  163-92   46·15·31   11·13· 7· 0          3-1

Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Sodowsky, L (2-5)            4.2   6   4   4    2   6   0   5.88   22   88-56   29·12·15    7· 4· 3· 0     40    -     1.20  -0.27
B Ford                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  18.00    1    4-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.48   0.04
C Michalak                     0.2   3   2   2    1   1   0  10.13    6   22-16   12· 2· 2    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.92  -0.14
F Rodriguez                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.97    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.57   0.01
A Small                        2     2   3   3    0   0   1   5.66    9   25-18   11· 2· 5    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.75  -0.23
A Embree                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.47    3   15-11    7· 3· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9    11   9   9    3   8   1          42  157-105  62·19·24   13·10· 7· 0          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Christiansen (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: A Small (4; K Young).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Larry Vanover.

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 38,960.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Arizona Diamondbacks                 
1. T Womack             2B    1. B Gilkey             LF 
2. A Brown              CF    2. J Bell               SS 
3. J Kendall            C     3. D White              CF 
4. K Young              1B    4. M Williams           3B 
5. J Guillen            RF    5. T Lee                1B 
6. A Martin             LF    6. T Batista            2B 
7. F Garcia             3B    7. D Miller             C  
8. L Collier            SS    8. Y Benitez            RF 
9. S Lawrence           P     9. C Sodowsky           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  2-2  -23  4   22%  73% J Kendall       C Sodowsky      Single to LF (Line Drive); Collier Scores; Womack Scores
   t 7   1  5-6  12-  5   20%  94% F Garcia        A Small         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Young Scores; Martin Scores
   b 6   2  6-4  12-  3  -15%  60% D Dellucci      M Williams      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Miller Scores; Benitez to 3B
   t 4   0  2-0  ---  3   10%  37% A Brown         C Sodowsky      Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   b 6   2  6-3  1--  5  -10%  77% D Miller        J McCurry       Double to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Lee Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Clint Sodowsky facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  T Womack        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   46%  A Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   45%  J Kendall       Popfly: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Lawrence facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  B Gilkey        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   33%  J Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive); Gilkey to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   35%  D White         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Gilkey Scores
   O      1--  5   38%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   35%  T Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive); Bell to 3B
   O      1-3  5   40%  T Batista       Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Clint Sodowsky facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   37%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   40%  J Guillen       Walk
   O      1--  1   37%  A Martin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   34%  F Garcia        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sean Lawrence facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  4   25%  D Miller        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  6   27%  Y Benitez       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   28%  C Sodowsky      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   27%  B Gilkey        Walk
   O      1--  6   29%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Clint Sodowsky facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   26%  L Collier       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   25%  S Lawrence      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   23%  T Womack        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 2-0, Sean Lawrence facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   25%  D White         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   26%  M Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   27%  T Lee           Popfly: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Clint Sodowsky facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   37%  A Brown         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   R      --3  3   45%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Brown Scores
   O      -2-  6   43%  K Young         Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Kendall to 3B
   R      --3  1   50%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Kendall Scores
   O      1--  5   47%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   44%  F Garcia        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 2-2, Sean Lawrence facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   40%  T Batista       Walk
   OO     1--  2   49%  D Miller        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   50%  Y Benitez       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Clint Sodowsky facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   55%  L Collier       Single to C (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
          1--      58%  S Lawrence      Collier Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   52%  " "             Strikeout (foul bunt)
          -2-  5   55%  T Womack        Walk
   O      12-  8   51%  A Brown         Groundout: SS-1B; Collier to 3B; Womack to 2B
   RR     -23  4   73%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Line Drive); Collier Scores; Womack Scores
          1--      74%  K Young         Kendall Steals 2B
          -2-  4   75%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Kendall to 3B
                  Ben Ford replaces Clint Sodowsky pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   71%  J Guillen       Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-4, Sean Lawrence facing 9-1-2
                  Andy Stankiewicz pinch hits for Ben Ford batting 9th
   O      ---  2   74%  A Stankiewicz   Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6   77%  B Gilkey        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   78%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Chris Michalak facing 6-7-8
                  Chris Michalak replaces Andy Stankiewicz pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   81%  A Martin        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   87%  F Garcia        Single to LF (Line Drive); Martin to 3B
          1-3  7   89%  L Collier       Walk; Garcia to 2B
                  Manny Martinez pinch hits for Sean Lawrence batting 9th
   RO     123  7   90%  M Martinez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Martin Scores; Garcia to 3B
   R      1-3  3   93%  T Womack        Single to CF (Line Drive); Garcia Scores; Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  3   92%  A Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  Felix Rodriguez replaces Chris Michalak pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   90%  J Kendall       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-6, Jeff McCurry facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff McCurry replaces Manny Martinez pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  6   84%  D White         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   87%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   83%  T Lee           Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  4   87%  T Batista       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      1--  5   77%  D Miller        Double to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Lee Scores
          -2-  4   75%  Y Benitez       Walk
                  Mike Williams replaces Adrian Brown pitching and batting 2nd; Turner Ward replaces Jeff McCurry playing CF batting 9th; David Dellucci pinch hits for Felix Rodriguez batting 9th
   R      12-  3   60%  D Dellucci      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Miller Scores; Benitez to 3B
   O      1-3  2   69%  B Gilkey        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Diamondbacks 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-5, Aaron Small facing 4-5-6
                  Aaron Small replaces David Dellucci pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   73%  K Young         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   69%  J Guillen       Popfly: LF
          1--  1   73%  A Martin        Single to LF (Line Drive); Young to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   94%  F Garcia        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Young Scores; Martin Scores
   O      ---  2   93%  L Collier       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  T Ward          Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Diamondbacks 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 5-9, Mike Williams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   95%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   96%  D White         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   95%  M Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Mike Williams pitching and batting 2nd
   O      1--  5   96%  T Lee           Popfly: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Diamondbacks 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-5, Aaron Small facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   96%  T Womack        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  J Christiansen  Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  J Kendall       Popfly: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Diamondbacks 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 5-9, Jason Christiansen facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   93%  T Batista       Single to 1B (Pop Fly to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  1   95%  D Miller        Lineout: LF; Batista to 2B/Adv on E4
          -2-      94%  Y Benitez       Wild Pitch; Batista to 3B
   RO     --3  2   96%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Batista Scores/unER
                  Kelly Stinnett pinch hits for Aaron Small batting 9th
   O      ---  7   97%  K Stinnett      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Diamondbacks 6.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-6, Alan Embree facing 4-5-6
                  Alan Embree replaces Yamil Benitez pitching and batting 8th; Kelly Stinnett moves to C; Damian Miller moves to RF
   O      ---  2   96%  K Young         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  9   96%  J Guillen       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   96%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Diamondbacks 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 6-9, Rich Loiselle facing 1-2-3
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 2nd
          ---  5   91%  B Gilkey        Walk
   O      1--  3   95%  J Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Gilkey to 2B
   O      -2-  5   98%  D White         Fielder's Choice SS; Gilkey out at 2B/SS-3B-2B
   O      1--  6  100%  M Williams      Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Diamondbacks 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation