May 1, 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 25,231

Wednesday, May 1, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:46

Pirates

14-7

Won 1

1st

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

W: S Belinda (2-1), L: R Myers (0-2), S: B Landrum (3)

Reds

11-9

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Merced 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .259  .727   14    8   0   
J Bell SS                     5   1   1   1    0   1  .184  .521   17    2   4   HR
A Van Slyke CF                4   2   2   0    1   1  .268  .830   17    2   0   
B Bonilla RF                  3   3   3   1    1   0  .342 1.025   11    3   0   HR,2B,SB
B Bonds LF                    3   0   1   2    1   0  .185  .521   13    2   0   SB
J King 3B                     3   0   0   1    0   1  .274  .707   12    1   1   SF
M LaValliere C                3   0   1   0    0   1  .212  .529   11    7   1   
  D Slaught PH-C              0   0   0   0    1   0  .320  .833    8    1   0   
C Wilkerson 2B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .316  .777   17    1   2   
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Landrum P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
V Palacios P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  G Varsho PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .831    6    0   0   
  N Heaton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   0   
  G Redus PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .586    4    0   0   
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Lind 2B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .628    4    0   0   
Totals                       34   6   8   5    4  10              136   27   8

BATTING

2B: B Bonilla (7, off J Rijo).

HR: J Bell (1, off R Myers; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); B Bonilla (4, off J Rijo; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: J King (1, off J Rijo).

TB: B Bonilla 7; J Bell 4; A Van Slyke 2; B Bonds; M LaValliere.

RBI: B Bonds 2 (12); J King (11); J Bell (6); B Bonilla (18).

2-out RBI: J Bell.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds (3, 2nd base off R Myers/J Reed); B Bonilla (2, Home off R Myers/J Reed).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Sabo 3B                     4   2   1   0    1   2  .224  .640   24    0   2   2B,SB
H Winningham CF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .691    9    2   0   SH
B Larkin SS                   4   1   4   3    0   0  .260  .765   19    0   0   HR,3B,SB,CS
P O'Neill RF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .219  .802   17    1   0   SB
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
H Morris 1B                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .375  .993   10    7   1   2B
  B Hatcher PH-LF             1   0   1   0    0   0  .149  .349    2    0   0   
T Benzinger LF-1B             4   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .536   10    6   0   
J Reed C                      2   0   0   1    0   2  .226  .559   16    9   0   SF
  L Quinones PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .643    5    0   0   
  J Oliver C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .448         1   0   
M Duncan 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .162  .475    9    0   3   
J Rijo P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546    3    1   1   
  T Power P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000    3    0   0   
  G Braggs RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .495    5    0   0   
Totals                       34   4  10   4    2   7              132   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Sabo (3, off V Palacios); H Morris (8, off V Palacios).

3B: B Larkin (1, off S Belinda).

HR: B Larkin (4, off V Palacios; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: J Reed (2, off V Palacios).

SH: H Winningham (1, off V Palacios).

TB: B Larkin 9; H Morris 3; C Sabo 2; M Duncan; P O'Neill; B Hatcher.

RBI: B Larkin 3 (10); J Reed (3).

2-out RBI: B Larkin 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: P O'Neill (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: P O'Neill (2, 2nd base off N Heaton/M LaValliere); B Larkin (2, 3rd base off N Heaton/M LaValliere); C Sabo (3, 2nd base off S Belinda/M LaValliere).

CS: B Larkin (1, 2nd base by V Palacios/M LaValliere).

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
V Palacios                     4     6   3   3    1   3   1   1.59   18   60-35   20· 8· 7    4· 5· 5· 0     40    -     0.82  -0.16
N Heaton                       2     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.08    8   25-17    9· 3· 5    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.83   0.10
S Belinda, W (2-1)             1     1   1   1    1   1   0   6.52    5   23-14    9· 5· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.79  -0.17
B Kipper, H (1)                0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   9.39    3    8-6     4· 2· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.23   0.07
B Landrum, S (3)               1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   12-9     6· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.60   0.15
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   7   1          38  128-81   48·19·14   11·11· 7· 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
J Rijo                         6     5   3   3    2   6   1   3.00   25   82-53   30· 6·17    7· 6· 4· 0     54    -     1.31  -0.05
T Power                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.57    3   13-9     1· 4· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.17   0.09
R Myers, BS (2), L (0-2)       2     3   3   3    2   2   1   5.40   11   38-20   13· 2· 5    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    2.00  -0.53
Totals                         9     8   6   6    4  10   2          39  133-82   44·12·26   10· 9· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 25,231.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 16mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. O Merced             1B    1. C Sabo               3B 
2. J Bell               SS    2. H Winningham         CF 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. B Larkin             SS 
4. B Bonilla            RF    4. P O'Neill            RF 
5. B Bonds              LF    5. H Morris             1B 
6. J King               3B    6. T Benzinger          LF 
7. M LaValliere         C     7. J Reed               C  
8. C Wilkerson          2B    8. M Duncan             2B 
9. V Palacios           P     9. J Rijo               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  4-3  12-  2   31%  65% B Bonds         R Myers         Single to RF (Line Drive); Van Slyke Scores; Bonilla to 3B
   t 8   2  4-4  1-3  3   24%  74% D Slaught       R Myers         Bonilla Steals Hm; Bonds Steals 2B
   b 7   2  3-3  --3  7  -22%  21% B Larkin        S Belinda       Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Sabo Scores
   t 6   0  3-1  1--  2   15%  42% B Bonilla       J Rijo          Double to 3B (Line Drive); Van Slyke to 3B
   t 8   1  4-4  1-3  2  -14%  50% J King          R Myers         Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rijo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  O Merced        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   46%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   45%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Vicente Palacios facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   39%  C Sabo          Double (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  1   41%  H Winningham    Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B); Sabo to 3B
   R      --3  5   35%  B Larkin        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Sabo Scores
   O      1--      38%  P O'Neill       Larkin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  6   37%  " "             Walk
          1--  4   35%  H Morris        Single (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); O'Neill to 3B
   O      1-3  5   39%  T Benzinger     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Rijo facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   50%  B Bonilla       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bonilla Scores
   O      ---  2   48%  B Bonds         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  4   46%  J King          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  1   47%  M LaValliere    Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
   O      1--  2   45%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Vicente Palacios facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   47%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  M Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   50%  J Rijo          Lineout: 1B (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Jose Rijo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   48%  V Palacios      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   46%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   45%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Vicente Palacios facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  C Sabo          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   49%  H Winningham    Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   R      ---  3   36%  B Larkin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Larkin Scores
   O      ---  5   37%  P O'Neill       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose Rijo facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   42%  A Van Slyke     Walk
          1--  2   56%  B Bonilla       Single to RF (Line Drive); Van Slyke to 3B; Bonilla to 2B/Adv on E9
          -23  6   59%  B Bonds         Walk
   O      123  4   50%  J King          Strikeout Looking
   O      123  4   40%  M LaValliere    Strikeout Looking
   O      123  4   31%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vicente Palacios facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   25%  H Morris        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   26%  T Benzinger     Popfly: RF (Deep RF Line); Morris to 3B
   RO     --3  4   23%  J Reed          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Morris Scores
          ---  1   22%  M Duncan        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   24%  J Rijo          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Jose Rijo facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Varsho pinch hits for Vicente Palacios batting 9th
   O      ---  6   21%  G Varsho        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   19%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   18%  J Bell          Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Neal Heaton facing 1-2-3
                  Neal Heaton replaces Gary Varsho pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   19%  C Sabo          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   20%  H Winningham    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   20%  B Larkin        Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   18%  P O'Neill       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Larkin to 2B
          12-      17%  H Morris        Larkin Steals 3B; O'Neill Steals 2B
   O      -23  2   21%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Jose Rijo facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   26%  A Van Slyke     Single (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--  2   42%  B Bonilla       Double to 3B (Line Drive); Van Slyke to 3B
   RO     -23  3   41%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Van Slyke Scores; Bonilla to 3B
   RO     --3  2   44%  J King          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Bonilla Scores
   O      ---  6   43%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Neal Heaton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   46%  T Benzinger     Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   48%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Ted Power facing 8-9-1
                  Ted Power replaces Jose Rijo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   46%  C Wilkerson     Popfly: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Gary Redus pinch hits for Neal Heaton batting 9th
   O      ---  4   43%  G Redus         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   41%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Stan Belinda facing 9-1-2
                  Stan Belinda replaces Gary Redus pitching and batting 9th; Chris Jones pinch hits for Ted Power batting 9th
   O      ---  3   45%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   41%  C Sabo          Walk
          1--      38%  H Winningham    Sabo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   43%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Sabo to 3B
   R      --3  7   21%  B Larkin        Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Sabo Scores
   O      --3  2   25%  P O'Neill       Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Randy Myers facing 2-3-4
                  Randy Myers replaces Paul O'Neill pitching and batting 4th; Glenn Braggs replaces Chris Jones playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  3   19%  J Bell          Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  1   25%  A Van Slyke     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  5   34%  B Bonilla       Walk; Van Slyke to 2B
   R      12-  2   65%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Line Drive); Van Slyke Scores; Bonilla to 3B
   O      1-3  2   50%  J King          Flyball: CF
                  Don Slaught pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 7th
   R      1-3      74%  D Slaught       Bonilla Steals Hm; Bonds Steals 2B
          -2-  5   75%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   71%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Kipper facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Kipper replaces Curtis Wilkerson pitching and batting 8th; Don Slaught moves to C; Jose Lind replaces Stan Belinda playing 2B batting 9th; Billy Hatcher pinch hits for Hal Morris batting 5th
          ---  2   61%  B Hatcher       Single (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   70%  T Benzinger     Flyball: LF
                  Luis Quinones pinch hits for Jeff Reed batting 7th
   O      1--  5   78%  L Quinones      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Bill Landrum replaces Bob Kipper pitching and batting 8th
   O      1--  1   84%  M Duncan        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Randy Myers facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Oliver replaces Luis Quinones playing C batting 7th; Todd Benzinger moves to 1B; Billy Hatcher moves to LF
   O      ---  4   83%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   82%  O Merced        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  3   92%  J Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bell Scores
   O      ---  6   91%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-6, Bill Landrum facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   96%  G Braggs        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  C Sabo          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  H Winningham    Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation