May 29, 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 30,660

Sunday, May 29, 1988, 2:16
Time of Game: 2:36

Pirates

29-19

Won 2

2nd, 3½ GB

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

W: J Smiley (4-4), L: D Rasmussen (2-5), S: J Gott (6)

Reds

23-25

Lost 2

4th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    4   2   2   0    1   0  .278  .903   15    4   0   IW
J Lind 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .581   18    3   4   SH
A Van Slyke CF                5   0   1   3    0   0  .279  .818   16    0   0   2B
B Bonilla 3B                  3   1   2   1    2   0  .331 1.029   21    1   3   HR,2·IW
D Coles RF                    3   0   1   0    2   0  .250  .789   23    2   0   2B
  R Reynolds RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .681         1   1   
R Milligan 1B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .203  .660   15    6   1   2B
  S Bream PH-1B               2   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .732    8    1   1   
J Ortiz C                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .309  .872   12    4   0   CS
A Pedrique SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .197  .484   13    4   1   
J Smiley P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .150  .340    9    0   1   SH
  J Gott P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       35   4  11   4    6   4              150   27  12

BATTING

2B: R Milligan (4, off D Rasmussen); A Van Slyke (4, off D Rasmussen); D Coles (6, off D Rasmussen).

HR: B Bonilla (12, off J Rijo; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: J Smiley (3, off D Rasmussen); J Lind (3, off T Birtsas).

IBB: B Bonds (4, by D Rasmussen); B Bonilla 2 (5, by T Birtsas, by D Rasmussen).

TB: B Bonilla 5; B Bonds 2; R Milligan 2; D Coles 2; A Van Slyke 2; A Pedrique 2; J Ortiz; J Smiley.

RBI: A Van Slyke 3 (28); B Bonilla (39).

2-out RBI: A Van Slyke 2.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Reynolds-J Lind-B Bonilla; R Milligan-A Pedrique.

E: A Pedrique (3); B Bonilla (7).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Ortiz (2, 2nd base by D Rasmussen/B Diaz).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Daniels LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .839   10    2   0   
D Collins CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .507   15    1   0   
B Larkin SS                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .804    5    0   0   
  J Treadway 2B               3   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .766   11    1   2   
C Sabo 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .783   10    1   3   
B Bell 1B                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .464         2   0   
  L Quinones 2B-SS            4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    9    2   4   
D Concepcion 2B-1B            4   0   2   0    0   0  .235  .610   15   12   1   GDP
B Diaz C                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .241  .648   11    4   0   
  T McGriff PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .621         0   0   
L McClendon RF                3   1   2   0    0   1  .255  .748   12    2   0   SH
D Rasmussen P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .524    1    0   3   
  E Davis PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .224  .709    6    0   0   
  T Browning PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .498         0   0   
  T Birtsas P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Rijo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   1   SH
  P O'Neill PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .610    1    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   9   1    0   4              107   27  14

BATTING

SH: J Rijo (2, off J Smiley); L McClendon (1, off J Gott).

TB: D Concepcion 2; L McClendon 2; B Diaz; L Quinones; K Daniels; E Davis; C Sabo.

GIDP: D Concepcion (3).

RBI: E Davis (23).

2-out RBI: E Davis.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: J Treadway (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
J Smiley, W (4-4)              6.2   7   2   0    0   3   0   3.21   28   83-57   40· 7·10   13· 6· 6· 0     59    -     1.39   0.16
J Gott, S (6)                  2.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   2.08    8   24-17   10· 1· 6    1· 2· 4· 0          1-0    3.01   0.29
Totals                         9     9   2   0    0   4   0          36  107-74   50· 8·16   14· 8·10· 0          1-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Rasmussen, L (2-5)           5     9   3   3    4   1   0   4.91   27   93-52   41· 3· 7   12· 3· 7· 0     34    -     1.10  -0.13
T Birtsas                      0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   1.86    4   13-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.33   0.01
J Rijo                         3.1   1   1   1    1   3   1   2.51   12   44-27   14· 7· 6    4· 3· 0· 1          2-0    0.92   0.07
Totals                         9    11   4   4    6   4   1          43  150-85   58·11·15   17· 7· 8· 1          2-0

Balks: J Smiley (5); D Rasmussen 2 (5).

WP: None.

IBB: T Birtsas (1; B Bonilla); D Rasmussen 2 (4; B Bonds, B Bonilla).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 30,660.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 90° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Bonds              LF    1. K Daniels            LF 
2. J Lind               2B    2. D Collins            CF 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. B Larkin             SS 
4. B Bonilla            3B    4. C Sabo               3B 
5. D Coles              RF    5. B Bell               1B 
6. R Milligan           1B    6. D Concepcion         2B 
7. J Ortiz              C     7. B Diaz               C  
8. A Pedrique           SS    8. L McClendon          RF 
9. J Smiley             P     9. D Rasmussen          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  4-2  -23  1   27% 100% P O'Neill       J Gott          Line Drive Double Play: RF-2B-3B
   t 4   2  0-1  123  5   18%  84% A Van Slyke     D Rasmussen     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Pedrique Scores; Bonds Scores; Lind to 3B
   b 9   0  4-2  1--  2  -18%  66% B Diaz          J Gott          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Concepcion to 3B
   b 5   2  3-1  1-3     -11%  62% K Daniels       J Smiley        Balk; McClendon Scores/unER; Browning to 2B
   b 5   2  3-0  12-  6  -10%  73% E Davis         J Smiley        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Diaz Scores/unER; McClendon to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   54%  B Bonds         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      56%  J Lind          Balk; Bonds to 2B
   O      -2-  3   55%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bonds to 3B
   RO     --3  2   57%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B; Bonds Scores
          ---  6   58%  B Bonilla       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      59%  D Coles         Balk; Bonilla to 2B
          -2-  4   60%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   56%  R Milligan      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   59%  K Daniels       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   60%  D Collins       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  5   61%  B Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Concepcion moves to 1B; Luis Quinones replaces Buddy Bell playing 2B batting 5th
   O      ---  1   59%  J Ortiz         Flyball: 2B
          ---  2   62%  A Pedrique      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   68%  J Smiley        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Pedrique to 3B
   O      1-3  5   62%  B Bonds         Lineout: 1B
   O      1-3  4   57%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smiley facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   53%  C Sabo          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   57%  L Quinones      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  3   62%  D Concepcion    Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Rasmussen facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Treadway replaces Barry Larkin playing 2B batting 3rd; Luis Quinones moves to SS
   O      ---  1   60%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   59%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF
          ---  7   61%  D Coles         Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Coles to 3B/Adv on E4
   O      --3  5   58%  R Milligan      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smiley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   60%  B Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   62%  L McClendon     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   61%  D Rasmussen     Reached on E6 (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   64%  K Daniels       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   67%  J Ortiz         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      61%  A Pedrique      Ortiz Caught Stealing 2B (P-SS-1B)
          ---  4   64%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   62%  J Smiley        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pedrique to 2B
          -2-  4   63%  B Bonds         Intentional Walk
          12-  5   66%  J Lind          Walk; Pedrique to 3B; Bonds to 2B
   RR     123  5   84%  A Van Slyke     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Pedrique Scores; Bonds Scores; Lind to 3B
          -23  4   85%  B Bonilla       Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   81%  D Coles         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smiley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   83%  D Collins       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   85%  J Treadway      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   86%  C Sabo          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dennis Rasmussen facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   89%  R Milligan      Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   87%  J Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  5   85%  A Pedrique      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  4   83%  J Smiley        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smiley facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   79%  L Quinones      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   83%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   86%  B Diaz          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   84%  L McClendon     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Diaz to 2B
                  Eric Davis pinch hits for Dennis Rasmussen batting 9th
   R      12-  6   73%  E Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Diaz Scores/unER; McClendon to 3B
                  Tom Browning pinch runs for Eric Davis batting 9th
   R      1-3      62%  K Daniels       Balk; McClendon Scores/unER; Browning to 2B
          -2-  2   60%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Browning to 3B
   O      1-3  4   68%  D Collins       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tim Birtsas facing 1-2-3
                  Tim Birtsas replaces Tom Browning pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   71%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   70%  J Lind          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Bonds to 2B
   O      -2-  5   66%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
          -2-  4   67%  B Bonilla       Intentional Walk
                  Jose Rijo replaces Tim Birtsas pitching and batting 9th
          12-  4   70%  D Coles         Walk; Bonds to 3B; Bonilla to 2B
                  Sid Bream pinch hits for Randy Milligan batting 6th
   O      123  3   63%  S Bream         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, John Smiley facing 3-4-5
                  Sid Bream moves to 1B
   O      ---  4   66%  J Treadway      Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   69%  C Sabo          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2   67%  L Quinones      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
          1--  3   63%  D Concepcion    Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Quinones to 2B
   O      12-  3   71%  B Diaz          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jose Rijo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   69%  J Ortiz         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   67%  A Pedrique      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   66%  J Smiley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, John Smiley facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   58%  L McClendon     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   61%  J Rijo          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; McClendon to 2B
   O      -2-  2   69%  K Daniels       Flyball: LF
                  Jim Gott replaces John Smiley pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   76%  D Collins       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jose Rijo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   74%  B Bonds         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   73%  J Lind          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   72%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Gott facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   78%  J Treadway      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   82%  C Sabo          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   85%  L Quinones      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jose Rijo facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   93%  B Bonilla       Home Run
   O      ---  6   93%  D Coles         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  S Bream         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   92%  J Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Gott facing 6-7-8
                  R.J. Reynolds replaces Darnell Coles playing RF batting 5th
          ---  5   83%  D Concepcion    Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  2   66%  B Diaz          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Concepcion to 3B
                  Terry McGriff pinch runs for Bo Diaz batting 7th
   O      1-3  1   73%  L McClendon     Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; McGriff to 2B
                  Paul O'Neill pinch hits for Jose Rijo batting 9th
   OO     -23  1  100%  P O'Neill       Line Drive Double Play: RF-2B-3B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 2.

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