August 18, 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 5
@BAL 4 BOS 6
TOR 4 CHW 9
DET 2 KCR 3
SEA 2 MIN 7
NYY 2 ANA 6
@TBD 4 TEX 5
CLE 2 ARI 6
PIT 3 FLA 6
@LAD 4 CHC 7
@MIL 5
(11) HOU 9
@PHI 8 ATL 6
@SDP 5 MON 6
@SFG 2 SFG 14
MON 4 CIN 5
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Chase Field, Attendance: 28,066

Wednesday, August 18, 2004, 6:37PM
Time of Game: 2:21

Pirates

57-61

Lost 1

4th, 20½ GB

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

W: C Fossum (3-12), L: J Van Benschoten (0-1), S: G Aquino (5)

Diamondbacks

37-85

Won 1

5th, 34½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   4   0   3   2    0   0  .310  .780   19    7   0   2B
J Wilson SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .811    7    2   4   
J Bay LF                      4   1   1   1    0   1  .299  .948   15    3   0   HR
C Wilson 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .278  .886   14    5   2   
T Wigginton 3B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .266  .769   21    0   3   
T Redman CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .674    9    1   0   
J Bautista RF                 3   0   2   0    0   1  .250  .585   10    1   0   
  B Hill PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .688    8    0   0   
J Castillo 2B                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .248  .652   10    4   1   
  R Mackowiak PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .773    1    0   0   
J Van Benschote P             1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    1   0   SH
  A Nunez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .629    1    0   0   
  M Corey P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .873    5    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   7   3    2   5              126   24  10

BATTING

2B: J Kendall (22, off C Fossum).

HR: J Bay (17, off C Fossum; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: J Van Benschoten (1, off C Fossum).

TB: J Kendall 4; J Bay 4; J Bautista 2; J Wilson.

RBI: J Kendall 2 (42); J Bay (53).

2-out RBI: J Kendall 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Wilson-J Castillo-C Wilson.

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Q McCracken LF                4   1   2   2    0   2  .283  .742   10    1   0   2B
A Cintron SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .245  .647    7    0   4   
D Bautista RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .794   16    1   0   
S Hillenbrand 1B              2   1   2   3    1   0  .304  .811   18    8   2   HR,HBP
C Tracy 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .746   16    2   2   
L Terrero CF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .300  .810   34    4   0   GDP
S Hairston 2B                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .273  .806   11    5   2   HR
J Brito C                     3   2   1   0    0   0  .176  .480    8    5   0   2B
C Fossum P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .037    4    0   1   2·SH
  A Green PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .534    4    0   0   
  M Koplove P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Aquino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       29   6   8   6    2   6              128   27  11

BATTING

2B: Q McCracken (8, off J Van Benschoten); J Brito (5, off J Van Benschoten).

HR: S Hillenbrand (13, off J Van Benschoten; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); S Hairston (11, off J Van Benschoten; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: C Fossum 2 (3, 2 off J Van Benschoten).

HBP: S Hillenbrand (11, by J Van Benschoten).

TB: S Hillenbrand 5; S Hairston 4; Q McCracken 3; J Brito 2; A Cintron; C Tracy.

GIDP: L Terrero (2).

RBI: S Hillenbrand 3 (61); Q McCracken 2 (13); S Hairston (21).

2-out RBI: S Hillenbrand 3; Q McCracken.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

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
J Van Benschote, L (0-1)       6     7   6   6    1   4   2   9.00   26   93-58   33·11·14   10· 7· 3· 0     37    -     1.13  -0.40
M Corey                        2     1   0   0    1   2   0   5.06    8   29-21   12· 5· 4    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.19   0.02
Totals                         8     8   6   6    2   6   2          34  122-79   45·16·18   11· 9· 5· 0           -

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 Fossum, W (3-12)             7     7   3   3    2   5   1   7.37   30  103-66   35·10·21   13· 8· 2· 0     54    -     0.90   0.04
M Koplove, H (12)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.31    3    9-6     5· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.05
G Aquino, S (5)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    3   14-10    6· 1· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   5   1          36  126-82   46·11·25   16·10· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Corey (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Van Benschote (1; S Hillenbrand).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Kerwin Danley.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 28,066.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Arizona Diamondbacks                 
1. J Kendall            C     1. Q McCracken          LF 
2. J Wilson             SS    2. A Cintron            SS 
3. J Bay                LF    3. D Bautista           RF 
4. C Wilson             1B    4. S Hillenbrand        1B 
5. T Wigginton          3B    5. C Tracy              3B 
6. T Redman             CF    6. L Terrero            CF 
7. J Bautista           RF    7. S Hairston           2B 
8. J Castillo           2B    8. J Brito              C  
9. J Van Benschoten     P     9. C Fossum             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  3-3  1-3  4   29%  86% S Hillenbrand   J Van Benschote Home Run (Fly Ball); McCracken Scores; Cintron Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  12-  3  -19%  32% J Kendall       C Fossum        Double to CF (Line Drive); Castillo Scores; Van Benschote Scores
   b 5   0  3-1  ---  1   12%  42% S Hairston      J Van Benschote Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 5   1  3-2  --3  2   10%  59% Q McCracken     J Van Benschote Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Brito Scores
   b 5   0  3-2  ---  6    9%  51% J Brito         J Van Benschote Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Casey Fossum facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   50%  J Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   53%  J Bay           Popfly: 2B (CF-RF)
          1--  6   51%  C Wilson        Walk; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  4   55%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, John Van Benschoten facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  Q McCracken     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  A Cintron       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  D Bautista      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Casey Fossum facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   52%  T Redman        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   50%  J Bautista      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   46%  J Castillo      Walk; Bautista to 2B
   O      12-  5   51%  J Van Benschote Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Castillo to 2B; Van Benschote to 1B
   RR     12-  3   32%  J Kendall       Double to CF (Line Drive); Castillo Scores; Van Benschote Scores
   O      -2-  1   35%  J Wilson        Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-2, John Van Benschoten facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   39%  S Hillenbrand   Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   35%  C Tracy         Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  6   29%  L Terrero       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Casey Fossum facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  1   21%  J Bay           Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   23%  C Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   24%  T Wigginton     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   25%  T Redman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-3, John Van Benschoten facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   28%  S Hairston      Walk
   O      1--  1   25%  J Brito         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   23%  C Fossum        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Brito to 2B
   R      -2-  1   31%  Q McCracken     Single to CF (Line Drive); Brito Scores
   O      1--  2   28%  A Cintron       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Casey Fossum facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   25%  J Bautista      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   28%  J Castillo      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   29%  J Van Benschote Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Castillo to 2B
          -2-  6   28%  J Kendall       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Castillo to 3B
   O      1-3  2   32%  J Wilson        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 1-3, John Van Benschoten facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   29%  D Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   32%  S Hillenbrand   Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   29%  C Tracy         Lineout: CF
   O      1--  7   26%  L Terrero       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Casey Fossum facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   28%  J Bay           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   29%  C Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   30%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 1-3, John Van Benschoten facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  1   42%  S Hairston      Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  6   51%  J Brito         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   49%  C Fossum        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Brito to 3B
   R      --3  2   59%  Q McCracken     Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Brito Scores
          -2-  2   65%  A Cintron       Single to RF (Line Drive); McCracken to 3B
   O      1-3  5   57%  D Bautista      Flyball: RF
   RRR    1-3  4   86%  S Hillenbrand   Home Run (Fly Ball); McCracken Scores; Cintron Scores
   O      ---  5   86%  C Tracy         Groundout: 1B-P
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 6.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Casey Fossum facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   88%  T Redman        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   90%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   91%  J Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 6-3, John Van Benschoten facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   90%  L Terrero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   89%  S Hairston      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   89%  J Brito         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 6.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Casey Fossum facing 9-1-2
                  Abraham Nunez pinch hits for John Van Benschoten batting 9th
   O      ---  1   91%  A Nunez         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   88%  J Kendall       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   92%  J Wilson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   94%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mark Corey facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Corey replaces Abraham Nunez pitching and batting 9th; Andy Green pinch hits for Casey Fossum batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  A Green         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  Q McCracken     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   92%  A Cintron       Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 6.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Koplove facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Koplove replaces Andy Green pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   95%  C Wilson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  7   96%  T Wigginton     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  T Redman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mark Corey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   97%  D Bautista      Lineout: 2B
          ---  5   97%  S Hillenbrand   Walk
          1--  3   98%  C Tracy         Single to RF (Line Drive); Hillenbrand to 2B
          12-      98%  L Terrero       Wild Pitch; Hillenbrand to 3B; Tracy to 2B
   O      -23  8   97%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   96%  S Hairston      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 6.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Greg Aquino facing 7-8-9
                  Greg Aquino replaces Mike Koplove pitching and batting 9th; Bobby Hill pinch hits for Jose Bautista batting 7th
   O      ---  8   98%  B Hill          Groundout: 1B-P
                  Rob Mackowiak pinch hits for Jose Castillo batting 8th
   O      ---  1  100%  R Mackowiak     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Mark Corey batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  D Ward          Lineout: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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