May 17, 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 8
OAK 2 BOS 8
TEX 2 CHW 7
KCR 6 DET 10
CAL 4 MIL 4
MIN 1
(7) NYY 11
SEA 6 TOR 11
CLE 5 ATL 2
STL 0 PIT 4
@CIN 0 HOU 5
CHC 1 LAD 6
NYM 2 SDP 5
MON 3 SFG 12
PHI 7

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 32,204

Saturday, May 17, 1986
Time of Game: 2:34

Pirates

14-17

Won 1

3rd, 8 GB

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

W: R Reuschel (3-3), L: M Soto (2-6)

Reds

10-22

Lost 1

6th, 10 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Orsulak CF                  4   1   2   1    1   0  .250  .669    0    0   0   2B,SB,CS
R Reynolds LF                 4   0   1   1    1   0  .291  .806    0    1   0   2B,GDP
J Ray 2B                      3   1   1   0    2   0  .365  .879    0    1   5   SB
S Bream 1B                    3   1   2   1    1   1  .305  .980    0   12   5   2B
M Brown RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .750    0    1   0   2B
T Pena C                      4   0   1   1    0   0  .224  .599    0    6   0   
J Morrison 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .777    0    1   4   2B
S Khalifa SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .182  .492    0    2   2   
R Reuschel P                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .411    0    3   1   SH
Totals                       33   4  10   4    5   3                    27  17

BATTING

2B: J Orsulak (8, off M Soto); J Morrison (2, off M Soto); R Reynolds (11, off T Power); S Bream (10, off M Soto); M Brown (7, off M Soto).

SH: R Reuschel (2, off T Power).

TB: J Orsulak 3; S Bream 3; M Brown 2; R Reynolds 2; J Morrison 2; T Pena; S Khalifa; J Ray.

GIDP: R Reynolds (2).

RBI: S Bream (19); R Reynolds (11); J Orsulak (10); T Pena (9).

2-out RBI: R Reynolds; J Orsulak.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Morrison-S Bream.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Orsulak (6, 2nd base off T Power/B Diaz); J Ray (1, 2nd base off M Soto/S Butera).

CS: J Orsulak (2, Home by M Soto/S Butera).

PO: R Reynolds (1st base by M Soto).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Milner CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .707    0    4   1   
P Rose 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .151  .428    0    9   2   
D Parker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .832    0    1   0   
N Esasky LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .193  .728    0    3   0   2B
D Concepcion SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .577    0    2   2   
B Bell 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .629    0    2   3   
S Butera C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .702    0    4   1   
  T Runnells PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Diaz C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .730         0   0   
R Oester 2B                   3   0   2   0    0   1  .245  .639    0    2   3   2B
M Soto P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .071  .142    0    0   1   
  R Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Venable PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .530    0    0   0   
  T Power P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   0   5   0    0   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Oester (5, off R Reuschel); N Esasky (3, off R Reuschel).

TB: R Oester 3; N Esasky 2; E Milner; P Rose.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Concepcion-P Rose.

E: B Bell (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
R Reuschel, W (3-3)            9     5   0   0    0   6   0   3.66   31     -       ·  ·     19· 4· 2· 0     83    -     1.13   0.57
Totals                         9     5   0   0    0   6   0          31     -       ·  ·     19· 4· 2· 0           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Soto, L (2-6)                7.1   7   2   2    5   3   0   4.11   31     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 3· 0     54    -     1.35   0.09
R Robinson                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.65    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.85   0.04
T Power                        1     3   2   2    0   0   0   6.46    6     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.30  -0.05
Totals                         9    10   4   4    5   3   0          39     -       ·  ·     19· 9· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Soto (2; R Reynolds, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 32,204.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. J Orsulak            CF    1. E Milner             CF 
2. R Reynolds           LF    2. P Rose               1B 
3. J Ray                2B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. S Bream              1B    4. N Esasky             LF 
5. M Brown              RF    5. D Concepcion         SS 
6. T Pena               C     6. B Bell               3B 
7. J Morrison           3B    7. S Butera             C  
8. S Khalifa            SS    8. R Oester             2B 
9. R Reuschel           P     9. M Soto               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  0-0  1--      14%  69% S Bream         M Soto          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ray to 3B
   t 6   0  0-0  1-3     -13%  56% M Brown         M Soto          Fielder's Choice 1B; Ray out at Hm/1B-C; Bream to 2B; Brown to 1B
   t 8   1  0-1  -2-      11%  88% S Bream         M Soto          Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Ray Scores
   t 6   1  0-0  12-      10%  65% T Pena          M Soto          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bream Scores; Brown out at 3B/CF-3B; Pena to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   t 5   0  0-0  ---       8%  58% J Morrison      M Soto          Double to LF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  J Orsulak       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      52%  R Reynolds      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      49%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-1B; Orsulak to 3B
          --3      50%  S Bream         Walk
   O      1-3      45%  M Brown         Orsulak Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  E Milner        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      45%  P Rose          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Rose to 1B
   OO     1--      50%  D Parker        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  M Brown         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      55%  T Pena          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brown to 3B
   O      --3      49%  J Morrison      Strikeout
   O      --3      45%  S Khalifa       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  N Esasky        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      49%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  R Reuschel      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  J Orsulak       Walk
   OO     1--      45%  R Reynolds      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  S Butera        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  R Oester        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  M Soto          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 3-4-5
          ---      54%  J Ray           Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--      50%  S Bream         Strikeout
   O      1--      47%  M Brown         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      44%  T Pena          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  E Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  P Rose          Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 7-8-9
          ---      58%  J Morrison      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      53%  S Khalifa       Strikeout
          -2-      55%  R Reuschel      Reached on E5 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); Reuschel to 1B
   O      12-      49%  J Orsulak       Flyball: LF
   O      12-      44%  R Reynolds      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
          ---      35%  N Esasky        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-      41%  D Concepcion    Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      45%  B Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B; Esasky to 3B
   O      --3      50%  S Butera        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 3-4-5
          ---      55%  J Ray           Walk
          1--      69%  S Bream         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ray to 3B
   O      1-3      56%  M Brown         Fielder's Choice 1B; Ray out at Hm/1B-C; Bream to 2B; Brown to 1B
   RO     12-      65%  T Pena          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bream Scores; Brown out at 3B/CF-3B; Pena to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -2-      61%  J Morrison      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Reuschel facing 8-9-1
          ---      55%  R Oester        Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      61%  M Soto          Strikeout
   O      1--      66%  E Milner        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Milner to 1B
   O      1--      70%  P Rose          Flyball: 2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mario Soto facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  S Khalifa       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  R Reuschel      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  J Orsulak       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Reuschel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      70%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      73%  N Esasky        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      75%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mario Soto facing 2-3-4
          ---      79%  R Reynolds      Walk
   O      1--      73%  J Ray           Reynolds Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      75%  " "             Walk
          1--      77%  S Bream         Ray Steals 2B
   R      -2-      88%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Ray Scores
                  Ron Robinson replaces Mario Soto pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      87%  M Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bream to 3B
   O      --3      84%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      89%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Tom Runnells pinch hits for Sal Butera batting 7th
   O      ---      91%  T Runnells      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  R Oester        Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
                  Max Venable pinch hits for Ron Robinson batting 9th
   O      -2-      93%  M Venable       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ted Power facing 7-8-9
                  Ted Power replaces Max Venable pitching and batting 9th; Bo Diaz replaces Tom Runnells playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      92%  J Morrison      Flyball: CF
          ---      93%  S Khalifa       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--      93%  R Reuschel      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Khalifa to 2B
   R      -2-      96%  J Orsulak       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Khalifa Scores
          1--      97%  R Reynolds      Orsulak Steals 2B
   R      -2-      99%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball); Orsulak Scores
   O      -2-      98%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  E Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  P Rose          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--     100%  D Parker        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  N Esasky        Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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