March 31, 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
CLE 5
(13) MIN 3
@DET 1 KCR 3
CHW 0 TBD 6
BOS 4 NYY 8
@TOR 4 LAD 8
@ARI 0 MON 10
@ATL 2 PIT 10
@CIN 1 PHI 8
@FLA 5 CHC 15
@NYM 2 SFG 5
@SDP 2 STL 11
MIL 9

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 42,343

Monday, March 31, 2003, 4:10PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Pirates

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  6  0   0  1  0   2  1  0   10 12  2
Reds            0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  0

W: K Benson (1-0), L: J Haynes (0-1)

Reds

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   2   2   3    1   0  .500 1.850   20    2   0   HR
J Kendall C                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .200 1.000   23    5   0   HR
B Giles LF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .250  .900   23    3   0   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   2  .400  .800   21    3   2   
R Simon 1B                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .500 1.500   10    4   0   2·2B
  K Young 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    4   0   
R Sanders RF                  5   1   3   2    0   2  .600 1.800   23    2   0   HR
P Reese 2B                    3   1   1   2    1   0  .333  .733   23    2   4   SF
J Wilson SS                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   16    1   1   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
K Benson P                    1   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .500   15    0   1   SH
  A Nunez SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   2   
Totals                       36  10  12  10    5   6              179   27  12

BATTING

2B: R Simon 2 (2, off J Haynes, off J Riedling); B Giles (1, off G White).

HR: K Lofton (1, off J Haynes; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); R Sanders (1, off J Haynes; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); J Kendall (1, off J Haynes; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

SF: P Reese (1, off J Riedling).

SH: K Benson (1, off J Haynes).

TB: R Sanders 6; K Lofton 5; R Simon 4; J Kendall 4; B Giles 2; A Ramirez 2; P Reese.

RBI: K Lofton 3 (3); P Reese 2 (2); R Sanders 2 (2); R Simon (1); J Kendall (1); B Giles (1).

2-out RBI: K Lofton 3; J Kendall; B Giles.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Tavarez-A Nunez-K Young.

E: A Ramirez (1); P Reese (1).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Larkin SS                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   12    3   4   GDP
A Boone 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    3   2   
K Griffey CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .750   17    1   0   2B
A Kearns RF                   3   0   0   1    1   1  .000  .250   15    4   0   
A Dunn LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   19    2   0   
S Casey 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   16    6   1   
B Larson 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   16    1   1   
J LaRue C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   13    6   0   
J Haynes P                    1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    3    1   1   2B
  W Pena PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Sullivan P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Riedling P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Taylor PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    4    0   0   
  G White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Williamson P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   1   4   1    3   4              124   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Haynes (1, off K Benson); K Griffey (1, off K Benson).

TB: J Haynes 2; K Griffey 2; R Taylor; S Casey.

GIDP: B Larkin (1).

RBI: A Kearns (1).

2-out RBI: A Kearns.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Kearns-J Riedling-B Larkin-B Larson-B Larkin.

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
K Benson, W (1-0)              6.1   3   1   0    3   3   0   0.00   27  104-58   43· 9· 6    7·12· 2· 0     65    -     0.56   0.12
J Tavarez                      1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   11-7     6· 0· 1    4· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.06   0.01
J Beimel                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4    9-7     4· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     4   1   0    3   4   0          35  124-72   53·10· 9   14·12· 2· 0          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
J Haynes, L (0-1)              4     5   6   6    3   3   3  13.50   20   87-46   24· 6·16    8· 5· 1· 0     28    -     0.54  -0.35
F Heredia                      0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0  27.00    3   14-5     3· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.32  -0.01
S Sullivan                     1.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    7   29-19    9· 7· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          2-1    0.29  -0.00
J Riedling                     1     3   2   2    0   0   0  18.00    5   13-9     6· 2· 1    0· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.01
G White                        1     2   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    5   26-17   13· 1· 3    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
S Williamson                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   10-7     5· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12  10  10    5   6   3          43  179-103  60·16·27   11·13· 8· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Sam Holbrook.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 42,343.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 13mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. K Lofton             CF    1. B Larkin             SS 
2. J Kendall            C     2. A Boone              2B 
3. B Giles              LF    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. A Kearns             RF 
5. R Simon              1B    5. A Dunn               LF 
6. R Sanders            RF    6. S Casey              1B 
7. P Reese              2B    7. B Larson             3B 
8. J Wilson             SS    8. J LaRue              C  
9. K Benson             P     9. J Haynes             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-2  12-  2   19%  89% K Lofton        J Haynes        Home Run (Fly Ball); Reese Scores; Benson Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  -2-  6   17%  69% R Sanders       J Haynes        Home Run (Fly Ball); Simon Scores
   b 3   2  6-1  123  5    5%  93% A Dunn          K Benson        Flyball: RF
   t 2   1  0-0  ---  2    4%  52% R Simon         J Haynes        Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   b 3   2  6-0  123  6   -4%  88% A Kearns        K Benson        Walk; Haynes Scores/unER; Larkin to 3B; Boone to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Haynes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  K Lofton        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   46%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  B Giles         Popfly: SS (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   49%  A Boone         Popfly: SS (Short CF)
          ---  4   47%  K Griffey       Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  3   50%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Haynes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   52%  R Simon         Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   RR     -2-  6   69%  R Sanders       Home Run (Fly Ball); Simon Scores
          ---  1   70%  P Reese         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   69%  J Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Reese to 2B
          -2-  6   70%  K Benson        Walk
   RRR    12-  2   89%  K Lofton        Home Run (Fly Ball); Reese Scores; Benson Scores
   R      ---  6   92%  J Kendall       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   92%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Kris Benson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   93%  A Dunn          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   94%  S Casey         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   94%  B Larson        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jimmy Haynes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   94%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   94%  R Simon         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  6   93%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Kris Benson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   94%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   93%  J Haynes        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  4   91%  B Larkin        Walk
          12-  2   88%  A Boone         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Haynes to 3B; Larkin to 2B
   O      123  6   92%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  6   88%  A Kearns        Walk; Haynes Scores/unER; Larkin to 3B; Boone to 2B
   O      123  5   93%  A Dunn          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jimmy Haynes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   92%  P Reese         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   93%  J Wilson        Walk
   O      1--  5   92%  K Benson        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Wilson to 2B
          -2-  5   92%  K Lofton        Walk
   O      12-  6   91%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   93%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   94%  B Larson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   93%  J LaRue         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
                  Wily Mo Pena pinch hits for Jimmy Haynes batting 9th
   O      1--  1   94%  W Pena          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Felix Heredia facing 3-4-5
                  Felix Heredia replaces Wily Mo Pena pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   95%  B Giles         Walk
          1--  5   96%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Giles to 2B
   O      12-  5   95%  R Simon         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 9th
          12-  3   96%  R Sanders       Single to RF (Line Drive); Giles to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   R      123  8   98%  P Reese         Walk; Giles Scores; Ramirez to 3B; Sanders to 2B
   O      123  4   97%  J Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   96%  K Benson        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-7, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   97%  B Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  A Boone         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   98%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Scott Sullivan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   97%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   97%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   97%  B Giles         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-7, Kris Benson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   98%  A Kearns        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   98%  A Dunn          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  9   98%  S Casey         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, John Riedling facing 4-5-6
                  John Riedling replaces Scott Sullivan pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  A Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  1   99%  R Simon         Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ramirez Scores
          -2-  4  100%  R Sanders       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Simon to 3B
   ROO    1-3  4  100%  P Reese         Double Play: Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Simon Scores; Sanders out at 3B/P-SS-3B-SS
   O      ---  1  100%  J Wilson        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-9, Kris Benson facing 7-8-9
                  Kevin Young replaces Randall Simon playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---  7  100%  B Larson        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  7  100%  J LaRue         Walk
                  Reggie Taylor pinch hits for John Riedling batting 9th
          1--  4   99%  R Taylor        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); LaRue to 3B
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Jack Wilson pitching and batting 8th; Abraham Nunez replaces Kris Benson playing SS batting 9th
   OO     1-3  3  100%  B Larkin        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Reds 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-1, Gabe White facing 9-1-2
                  Gabe White replaces Reggie Taylor pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  A Nunez         Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
          ---  5  100%  K Lofton        Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4  100%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
   R      1--  9  100%  B Giles         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Lofton Scores
   O      -2-  4  100%  A Ramirez       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-10, Julian Tavarez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  100%  A Boone         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  A Kearns        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Reds 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-1, Scott Williamson facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Williamson replaces Gabe White pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  K Young         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  P Reese         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-10, Joe Beimel facing 5-6-7
                  Joe Beimel replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  4  100%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3  100%  S Casey         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1  100%  B Larson        Groundout: 3B-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1  100%  J LaRue         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Reds 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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