September 3, 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 12,200

Wednesday, September 3, 1986
Time of Game: 2:51

Pirates

54-78

Won 1

6th, 34½ GB

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

W: B Jones (2-2), L: J Franco (5-5)

Reds

68-65

Lost 1

2nd, 8 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Orsulak CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .660    0    1   0   GDP
  U Washington PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .565    0    0   0   
  B Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
B Bonilla RF-CF               3   0   0   0    2   1  .261  .702    0    2   0   
J Ray 2B                      5   1   3   0    0   0  .310  .773    0    2   0   GDP
J Morrison 3B                 4   2   2   2    1   1  .255  .758    0    0   6   HR
M Diaz LF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .304  .971    0    0   0   2B
  B Bonds PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .795         0   0   
  R Reynolds LF-RF            1   1   0   0    0   0  .271  .760    0    0   0   
T Pena C                      4   1   1   0    1   0  .274  .751    0    8   1   2B
S Bream 1B                    4   0   1   3    0   0  .276  .820    0   14   2   2B,SF
R Belliard SS                 3   0   0   0    2   0  .231  .559    0    1   7   
R Reuschel P                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .117  .295    0    1   1   
  J Ortiz PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .341  .795    0    0   0   GDP
  L McWilliams P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .366         1   0   
  B Distefano PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .545         0   0   
  B Almon PH-LF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .702    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   5  10   5    7   3                    30  17

BATTING

2B: M Diaz (7, off R Robinson); S Bream (28, off J Franco); T Pena (23, off C Welsh).

HR: J Morrison (17, off R Robinson; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: S Bream (6, off C Welsh).

TB: J Morrison 5; M Diaz 3; J Ray 3; S Bream 2; T Pena 2; B Almon.

GIDP: J Ortiz (4); J Orsulak (4); J Ray (16).

RBI: S Bream 3 (64); J Morrison 2 (69).

2-out RBI: S Bream 2; J Morrison 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Pena-J Ray.

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Larkin SS                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .646    0    2   5   
B Bell 3B                     4   1   1   1    1   1  .271  .810    0    0   5   HR
D Parker RF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .274  .813    0    5   0   
E Davis LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .292  .935    0    1   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Diaz C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .691    0    3   0   
E Milner CF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .229  .698    0    2   0   HR,CS
N Esasky 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .239  .758    0   14   0   
R Oester 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .659    0    3   5   
C Welsh P                     2   1   1   0    0   1  .161  .535    0    0   2   2B
  D Concepcion PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .636    0    0   0   
  R Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154         0   0   
  M Venable LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .556    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   6   3    3   8                    30  17

BATTING

2B: C Welsh (2, off R Reuschel).

HR: B Bell (18, off R Reuschel; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); E Milner (12, off R Reuschel; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: E Milner 4; B Bell 4; C Welsh 2; D Parker; R Oester; B Larkin.

RBI: D Parker (97); E Milner (29); B Bell (58).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Oester-B Larkin-N Esasky 2; B Bell-R Oester-N Esasky.

BASERUNNING

CS: E Milner (9, 2nd base by R Reuschel/T Pena).

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                     6     5   3   3    1   7   2   4.21   23     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 0· 1     56    -     0.73  -0.10
L McWilliams                   2     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.10    8     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.13
B Jones, W (2-2)               2     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.54    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.71   0.22
Totals                        10     6   3   3    3   8   2          38     -       ·  ·     19· 7· 0· 1           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Welsh                        7     4   1   1    5   0   0   4.40   27     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 1· 0     60    -     1.20   0.29
R Robinson, BS (6)             1.1   3   2   2    1   2   1   2.97    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.55  -0.27
J Franco, L (5-5)              1.2   3   2   2    1   1   0   2.59    9     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 0          1-0    3.23  -0.28
Totals                        10    10   5   5    7   3   1          44     -       ·  ·     20·11· 2· 1          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: L McWilliams (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Dave Pallone.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 12,200.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. J Orsulak            CF    1. B Larkin             SS 
2. B Bonilla            RF    2. B Bell               3B 
3. J Ray                2B    3. D Parker             RF 
4. J Morrison           3B    4. E Davis              LF 
5. M Diaz               LF    5. B Diaz               C  
6. T Pena               C     6. E Milner             CF 
7. S Bream              1B    7. N Esasky             1B 
8. R Belliard           SS    8. R Oester             2B 
9. R Reuschel           P     9. C Welsh              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  3-3  12-      45%  93% S Bream         J Franco        Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Reynolds Scores; Pena Scores
   t 8   2  3-1  1--      33%  42% J Morrison      R Robinson      Home Run; Ray Scores
   t 9   2  3-3  1-3     -13%  37% B Bonilla       J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 2   1  1-1  ---     -11%  36% E Milner        R Reuschel      Home Run
   b 1   1  0-0  ---     -10%  37% B Bell          R Reuschel      Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Welsh facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  B Bonilla       Walk
   OO     1--      45%  J Ray           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      37%  B Bell          Home Run
   O      ---      38%  D Parker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      39%  E Davis         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Welsh facing 4-5-6
          ---      43%  J Morrison      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      49%  M Diaz          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morrison to 2B
   O      12-      49%  T Pena          Groundout: P-1B; Morrison to 3B; Diaz to 2B
   RO     -23      49%  S Bream         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Morrison Scores; Diaz to 3B
   O      --3      45%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Reuschel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  B Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      36%  E Milner        Home Run
   O      ---      37%  N Esasky        Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  R Oester        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Chris Welsh facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      36%  R Reuschel      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      34%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      35%  B Bonilla       Walk
          1--      38%  J Ray           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Bonilla to 3B
   O      1-3      33%  J Morrison      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2
          ---      27%  C Welsh         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          -2-      21%  B Larkin        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Welsh to 3B
   O      1-3      27%  B Bell          Strikeout
   R      1-3      18%  D Parker        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Welsh Scores; Larkin to 3B
   O      1-3      23%  E Davis         Strikeout
   O      1-3      26%  B Diaz          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Chris Welsh facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      24%  M Diaz          Flyball: CF
          ---      28%  T Pena          Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   O      -2-      25%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B; Pena to 3B
   O      --3      21%  R Belliard      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
          ---      18%  E Milner        Walk
   OO     1--      23%  N Esasky        Double Play: Strikeout, Milner Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      24%  R Oester        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Chris Welsh facing 9-1-2
          ---      29%  R Reuschel      Walk
   OO     1--      19%  J Orsulak       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      18%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      19%  C Welsh         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      ---      20%  B Larkin        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      21%  B Bell          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Chris Welsh facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      18%  J Ray           Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      22%  J Morrison      Walk
   O      1--      18%  M Diaz          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      15%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rick Reuschel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      16%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      17%  E Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      18%  B Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Chris Welsh facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      14%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      18%  R Belliard      Walk
                  Junior Ortiz pinch hits for Rick Reuschel batting 9th
   OO     1--      11%  J Ortiz         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Larry McWilliams facing 6-7-8
                  Larry McWilliams replaces Junior Ortiz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      12%  E Milner        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      12%  N Esasky        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      12%  R Oester        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
                  Dave Concepcion pinch hits for Chris Welsh batting 9th
          1--      11%  D Concepcion    Wild Pitch; Oester to 2B
   O      -2-      13%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Ron Robinson facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Robinson replaces Dave Concepcion pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       9%  J Orsulak       Strikeout
   O      ---       7%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
          ---       9%  J Ray           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   RR     1--      42%  J Morrison      Home Run; Ray Scores
          ---      47%  M Diaz          Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
                  Barry Bonds pinch runs for Mike Diaz batting 5th
   O      -2-      40%  T Pena          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
                  R.J. Reynolds replaces Barry Bonds playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      44%  B Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      39%  B Bell          Walk
   O      1--      45%  D Parker        Flyball: SS
   O      1--      50%  E Davis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Ron Robinson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      44%  S Bream         Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  R Belliard      Walk
                  John Franco replaces Eric Davis pitching and batting 4th; Max Venable replaces Ron Robinson playing LF batting 9th; Bill Almon pinch hits for Benny Distefano batting 9th; Benny Distefano pinch hits for Larry McWilliams batting 9th
          1--      58%  B Almon         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Belliard to 2B
                  U L Washington pinch hits for Joe Orsulak batting 1st
   O      12-      50%  U Washington    Flyball: RF; Belliard to 3B
   O      1-3      37%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Barry Jones facing 5-6-7
                  Barry Jones replaces U L Washington pitching and batting 1st; Bill Almon moves to LF; Bobby Bonilla moves to CF; R.J. Reynolds moves to RF
   O      ---      42%  B Diaz          Strikeout
   O      ---      47%  E Milner        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  N Esasky        Walk
   O      1--      50%  R Oester        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, John Franco facing 3-4-5
          ---      58%  J Ray           Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--      50%  J Morrison      Strikeout
   O      1--      43%  R Reynolds      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Reynolds to 1B
          1--      48%  T Pena          Walk; Reynolds to 2B
   RR     12-      93%  S Bream         Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Reynolds Scores; Pena Scores
   O      -2-      91%  R Belliard      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Barry Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  M Venable       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Larkin        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation