April 2, 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 11
TEX 5 CLE 4
@BAL 2 MIN 8
@DET 1 KCR 5
CHW 4 OAK 8
SEA 3 BOS 7
@TBD 5 NYY 9
@TOR 7 LAD 5
@ARI 0 MON 3
@ATL 0 PIT 7
@CIN 4 PHI 8
@FLA 2 HOU 8
COL 7 NYM 4
CHC 1 SFG 5
@SDP 3 STL 7
MIL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 22,878

Wednesday, April 2, 2003, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Pirates

2-0

Won 2

1st

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

W: S Torres (1-0), L: J Manzanillo (0-1), S: M Williams (1)

Reds

0-2

Lost 2

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .333 1.067    9    1   0   
J Kendall C                   4   1   3   2    1   0  .444 1.611   21    7   0   HR
B Giles LF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .775   14    4   0   IW
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .222  .522   18    1   3   
R Simon 1B                    3   1   1   3    0   0  .429 1.572    4    9   0   HR
  R Sanders PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.500    4    0   0   
  S Torres P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Boehringer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Mackowiak PH-RF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
M Stairs RF                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .500 1.100   18    0   1   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
P Reese 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .365   13    1   6   
J Wilson SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    5    1   3   
K Wells P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    5    0   0   
  A Nunez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  K Young 1B                  1   1   1   2    0   0  .500 2.500    5    3   0   HR
Totals                       38   7  10   7    4   3              122   27  13

BATTING

HR: R Simon (1, off R Dempster; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF); K Young (1, off J Manzanillo; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); J Kendall (2, off J Manzanillo; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: B Giles (1, by R Dempster).

TB: J Kendall 6; K Young 4; R Simon 4; M Stairs 2; K Lofton; K Wells; B Giles.

RBI: R Simon 3 (4); J Kendall 2 (3); K Young 2 (2).

2-out RBI: R Simon 3; K Young 2; J Kendall 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Ramirez-P Reese-K Young.

E: P Reese (2).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Larkin SS                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .708   19    2   1   2B,GDP
A Boone 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .333   15    1   3   2B
K Griffey CF                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .286 1.232   14    2   0   HR,IW
A Kearns RF                   3   2   2   2    1   0  .333 1.333   12    4   0   HR
A Dunn LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   13    5   0   
S Casey 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250   12    7   0   
B Larson 3B                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .143  .393   14    2   1   
  J Riedling P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J LaRue C                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .804    8    4   0   2B
R Dempster P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   11    0   1   
  G White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Taylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    4    0   0   
  J Manzanillo P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Lopez 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   4    3   6              125   27   6

BATTING

2B: B Larkin (1, off K Wells); A Boone (1, off S Torres); J LaRue (1, off K Wells).

HR: A Kearns (1, off K Wells; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); K Griffey (1, off K Wells; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: K Griffey (1, by S Torres).

TB: A Kearns 5; K Griffey 4; J LaRue 3; B Larkin 3; A Boone 2; B Larson.

GIDP: B Larkin (2).

RBI: A Kearns 2 (3); B Larson (1); K Griffey (1).

2-out RBI: A Kearns 2; B Larson; K Griffey.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Dempster (1); J Manzanillo (1).

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 Wells                        6     8   4   4    1   4   2   6.00   26   86-57   34· 9·14   12· 5· 4· 0     43    -     1.06  -0.15
S Torres, W (1-0)              1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   17-9     7· 0· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.90   0.04
S Sauerbeck, H (1)             0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3   12-7     2· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.03
B Boehringer, H (1)            0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.81   0.02
M Williams, S (1)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    9-6     3· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.04
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   6   2          38  125-80   47·13·20   15· 9· 5· 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
R Dempster                     6.2   7   3   3    4   2   1   4.05   31   88-51   33· 2·16   10· 9· 6· 0     46    -     1.19   0.00
G White, H (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.75    1    4-3     1· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    5.40   0.14
J Manzanillo, BS (1), L (0-1)  0.2   3   4   2    0   0   2  27.00    6   21-12    7· 2· 3    1· 3· 2· 0          0-0    2.00  -0.67
K Mercker                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-3     3· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.16   0.00
J Riedling                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   9.00    3    5-4     3· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9    10   7   5    4   3   3          42  122-73   47· 6·20   12·15· 8· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Dempster (1; B Giles); S Torres (1; K Griffey).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 22,878.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 16mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

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. M Stairs             RF    6. S Casey              1B 
7. P Reese              2B    7. B Larson             3B 
8. J Wilson             SS    8. J LaRue              C  
9. K Wells              P     9. R Dempster           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  4-3  1--  5   52%  71% K Young         J Manzanillo    Home Run (Fly Ball); Stairs Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  1   25%  75% R Simon         R Dempster      Home Run (Fly Ball); Giles Scores; Ramirez Scores
   t 8   2  4-5  1--  7   20%  92% J Kendall       J Manzanillo    Home Run (Line Drive); Lofton Scores/unER; Kendall Scores/unER
   t 7   1  4-3  1--  3   17%  47% J Kendall       R Dempster      Single to P (Ground Ball); Lofton to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw); Kendall to 2B
   b 1   2  3-0  -2-  1  -16%  60% A Kearns        K Wells         Home Run (Line Drive); Larkin Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   46%  J Kendall       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  3   47%  B Giles         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   49%  A Ramirez       Walk; Giles to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   75%  R Simon         Home Run (Fly Ball); Giles Scores; Ramirez Scores
          ---  4   75%  M Stairs        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   74%  P Reese         Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   70%  B Larkin        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   72%  A Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B; Larkin to 2B
   O      -2-  5   76%  K Griffey       Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   RR     -2-  1   60%  A Kearns        Home Run (Line Drive); Larkin Scores
   O      ---  4   61%  A Dunn          Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   59%  J Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   61%  K Wells         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   58%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   60%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Lofton to 2B
   O      12-  1   56%  B Giles         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Kip Wells facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   59%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   60%  B Larson        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   59%  J LaRue         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   62%  R Dempster      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ryan Dempster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   59%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   58%  R Simon         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   57%  M Stairs        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   59%  B Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   61%  A Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  4   49%  K Griffey       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  6   47%  A Kearns        Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Ryan Dempster facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   47%  P Reese         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  J Wilson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   44%  K Wells         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Kip Wells facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   47%  S Casey         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   49%  B Larson        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   50%  J LaRue         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  K Lofton        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   50%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      1--  2   47%  B Giles         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   43%  A Ramirez       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Kip Wells facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   46%  R Dempster      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   41%  B Larkin        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   45%  A Boone         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Larkin to 3B
   O      --3  1   50%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   47%  R Simon         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   50%  M Stairs        Walk
   O      1--  4   46%  P Reese         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   43%  J Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Kip Wells facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   37%  A Kearns        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   39%  A Dunn          Groundout: 2B-1B; Kearns to 2B
   O      -2-  3   44%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B; Kearns to 3B
   R      --3  2   28%  B Larson        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Kearns Scores
   O      1--  2   30%  J LaRue         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Larson out at Hm/RF-2B-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Ryan Dempster facing 9-1-2
                  Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Kip Wells batting 9th
   O      ---  5   26%  A Nunez         Lineout: LF
          ---  2   31%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   47%  J Kendall       Single to P (Ground Ball); Lofton to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw); Kendall to 2B
          -23  4   49%  B Giles         Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   35%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  Gabe White replaces Ryan Dempster pitching and batting 9th; Reggie Sanders pinch hits for Randall Simon batting 5th
   O      123  4   21%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Salomon Torres facing 9-1-2
                  Salomon Torres replaces Reggie Sanders pitching and batting 5th; Kevin Young replaces Abraham Nunez playing 1B batting 9th; Reggie Taylor pinch hits for Gabe White batting 9th
   O      ---  4   23%  R Taylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   24%  B Larkin        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  2   22%  A Boone         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  4   21%  K Griffey       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   25%  A Kearns        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Reds 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Josias Manzanillo facing 6-7-8
                  Josias Manzanillo replaces Reggie Taylor pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   34%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   26%  P Reese         Popfly: SS
   O      1--  1   19%  J Wilson        Flyball: LF
   RR     1--  5   71%  K Young         Home Run (Fly Ball); Stairs Scores
          ---  1   72%  K Lofton        Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  7   92%  J Kendall       Home Run (Line Drive); Lofton Scores/unER; Kendall Scores/unER
                  Kent Mercker replaces Josias Manzanillo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   92%  B Giles         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-7, Scott Sauerbeck facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Salomon Torres pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  3   94%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  S Casey         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  6   95%  B Larson        Walk
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 5th
   O      1--  1   97%  J LaRue         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, John Riedling facing 4-5-6
                  John Riedling replaces Brandon Larson pitching and batting 7th; Felipe Lopez replaces Kent Mercker playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  A Ramirez       Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  Rob Mackowiak pinch hits for Brian Boehringer batting 5th
   O      ---  1   96%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-7, Mike Williams facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Williams replaces Matt Stairs pitching and batting 6th; Rob Mackowiak moves to RF
          ---  3   91%  F Lopez         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2  100%  B Larkin        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  A Boone         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation