September 9, 1998 Florida Marlins at Colorado Rockies Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 10
MIN 8 NYY 7
@BOS 5 DET 8
@CHW 6 BAL 6
@OAK 2 SEA 5
TBD 2 TEX 8
KCR 0 CLE 6
@TOR 3
(13) LAD 6
@ARI 2 CHC 4
PIT 2 CIN 6
STL 3 COL 9
FLA 8 HOU 6
MIL 2 MON 3
ATL 2 NYM 6
@PHI 2 SDP 8
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 40,500

Wednesday, September 9, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:58

Marlins

48-98

Lost 3

5th, 44 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Marlins         0  0  0   2  0  3   3  0  0    8  9  2
Rockies         1  0  2   0  0  0   3  2  1    9 15  1

W: C McElroy (6-3), L: J Speier (0-3)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Rockies

69-78

Won 4

4th, 23½ GB

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .189  .570   14    5   5   3B,GDP
P Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .628   16    2   0   SH
M Kotsay RF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .708   12    1   0   
D Lee 1B                      3   2   1   1    1   2  .249  .767   19    8   0   HBP
C Floyd LF                    5   3   3   4    0   1  .283  .828   22    1   0   2·HR,2B
K Orie 3B                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .212  .606   13    0   2   
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  V Darensbourg P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111         0   0   
  J Speier P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
R Knorr C                     4   0   1   3    0   2  .148  .505   18    6   0   2B
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .145  .527   20    2   2   2B
B Meadows P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .347   10    0   2   GDP
  D Berg 3B                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .299  .768    4    0   0   
Totals                       34   8   9   8    5   9              148   25  12

BATTING

2B: C Floyd (42, off B Jones); R Knorr (2, off B Jones); A Gonzalez (1, off J Stoops).

3B: L Castillo (2, off C Leskanic).

HR: C Floyd 2 (21, off C Leskanic, off B Jones; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SH: P Wilson (1, off B Jones).

HBP: D Lee (9, by B Jones).

TB: C Floyd 10; L Castillo 4; R Knorr 2; A Gonzalez 2; D Lee; M Kotsay.

GIDP: L Castillo (1); B Meadows (2).

RBI: C Floyd 4 (89); R Knorr 3 (7); D Lee (71).

2-out RBI: C Floyd 2; D Lee.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Castillo-A Gonzalez-D Lee.

E: B Meadows (1); R Knorr (1).

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Goodwin CF                  4   2   3   1    0   1  .250  .636   17    1   0   2B
  J Stoops P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  K Abbott PH                 1   1   1   2    0   0  .258  .705    1    0   0   HR
  K Manwaring C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .673         1   0   
N Perez SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .713   11    2   3   SH
D Bichette LF                 5   0   2   1    0   1  .340  .884   17    0   0   
L Walker RF                   4   1   2   1    1   1  .356 1.064   20    1   0   
V Castilla 3B                 5   0   2   2    0   1  .333  .990   13    1   2   2B
T Helton 1B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .315  .905   14    9   0   
M Lansing 2B                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .272  .707   20    2   2   GDP
J Reed C                      3   1   1   0    0   1  .293  .849   19    8   0   2B
  A Echevarria PH             0   1   0   0    1   0  .438 1.250    6    0   0   
  C McElroy P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  J Bates PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .203  .542    2    0   0   
B Jones P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .163  .349   14    0   1   
  C Leskanic P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Hamilton PH-CF            2   1   1   1    1   0  .309  .800   11    2   0   
Totals                       39   9  15   8    5   7              165   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Reed (17, off B Meadows); C Goodwin (7, off B Meadows); V Castilla (27, off B Meadows).

HR: K Abbott (4, off J Speier; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: N Perez (18, off B Meadows).

TB: C Goodwin 4; K Abbott 4; V Castilla 3; L Walker 2; D Bichette 2; J Reed 2; T Helton; N Perez; D Hamilton; J Bates.

GIDP: M Lansing (14).

RBI: V Castilla 2 (136); K Abbott 2 (22); C Goodwin (6); D Hamilton (46); L Walker (64); D Bichette (118).

2-out RBI: V Castilla 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Stoops-N Perez-T Helton; N Perez-M Lansing-T Helton.

E: V Castilla (12).

PITCHING

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Meadows                      6    10   6   6    1   6   0   5.19   29  103-69   45· 5·19   10· 5· 7· 0     33    -     1.04  -0.19
A Alfonseca, H (7)             0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.41    3   10-8     7· 1· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          2-1    2.99   0.05
V Darensbourg, H (10)          0.2   0   1   1    2   0   0   3.76    4   22-10    6· 0· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.42   0.11
J Speier, BS (1), L (0-3)      1     4   2   2    2   1   1   9.00    9   30-19   15· 3· 1    2· 2· 2· 0          1-1    2.41  -0.63
Totals                         8.1  15   9   9    5   7   1          45  165-106  73· 9·24   14· 9·10· 0          5-2

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Jones                        6     5   5   5    3   7   1   5.43   27   97-58   36·12·10    8· 7· 1· 0     46    -     1.25  -0.21
C Leskanic                     1     3   3   3    0   1   1   3.91    6   21-14    7· 2· 5    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.64  -0.16
J Stoops                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   12-6     4· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.71   0.04
C McElroy, W (6-3)             1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.92    4   13-7     4· 0· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.02   0.16
Totals                         9     9   8   8    5   9   2          41  143-85   51·14·20   11·11· 4· 0           -

B Meadows faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Leskanic (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Jones (6; D Lee).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Mark Wegner, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 40,500.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Colorado Rockies                     
1. L Castillo           2B    1. C Goodwin            CF 
2. P Wilson             CF    2. N Perez              SS 
3. M Kotsay             RF    3. D Bichette           LF 
4. D Lee                1B    4. L Walker             RF 
5. C Floyd              LF    5. V Castilla           3B 
6. K Orie               3B    6. T Helton             1B 
7. R Knorr              C     7. M Lansing            2B 
8. A Gonzalez           SS    8. J Reed               C  
9. B Meadows            P     9. B Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  8-6  1--  1   36%  57% K Abbott        J Speier        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Echevarria Scores
   b 9   1  8-8  12-  3   27% 100% D Hamilton      J Speier        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lansing Scores; Bates to 2B
   t 6   1  3-2  123  7  -27%  23% R Knorr         B Jones         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lee Scores; Floyd Scores; Orie Scores
   b 3   2  0-1  1-3  3   15%  81% V Castilla      B Meadows       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Perez Scores; Walker Scores
   t 4   1  3-0  1--  4  -15%  64% C Floyd         B Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Kotsay Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  L Castillo      Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
   O      1--  2   49%  P Wilson        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Castillo to 2B
          -2-  2   44%  M Kotsay        Single to CF (Line Drive); Castillo to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   55%  C Floyd         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Meadows facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   61%  C Goodwin       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   59%  N Perez         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Goodwin to 3B
   R      --3  5   64%  D Bichette      Single to CF (Line Drive); Goodwin Scores
   O      1--  1   62%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B; Bichette to 2B
   O      -2-  1   59%  V Castilla      Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Rockies 1.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Bobby Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   62%  K Orie          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   64%  R Knorr         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   65%  A Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Meadows facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   63%  T Helton        Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   61%  M Lansing       Flyball: RF
          ---  6   62%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging; Reed to 1B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      1--  7   60%  B Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Rockies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Bobby Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   63%  B Meadows       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   65%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   66%  P Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Meadows facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   69%  C Goodwin       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   66%  N Perez         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   63%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   66%  L Walker        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Perez to 3B
   RR     1-3  3   81%  V Castilla      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Perez Scores; Walker Scores
   O      -2-  3   79%  T Helton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Rockies 3.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-3, Bobby Jones facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   75%  M Kotsay        Walk
   O      1--  5   79%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  4   64%  C Floyd         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Kotsay Scores
          ---  3   61%  K Orie          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   65%  R Knorr         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   68%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Rockies 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brian Meadows facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   65%  M Lansing       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   63%  J Reed          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   62%  B Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Rockies 3.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-3, Bobby Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   66%  B Meadows       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   68%  L Castillo      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   70%  P Wilson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Rockies 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brian Meadows facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   67%  C Goodwin       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   65%  N Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   64%  D Bichette      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Rockies 3.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-3, Bobby Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   68%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   64%  D Lee           Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   51%  C Floyd         Double to CF (Fly Ball); Lee to 3B
          -23  5   50%  K Orie          Walk
   RRR    123  7   23%  R Knorr         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lee Scores; Floyd Scores; Orie Scores
          -2-  6   22%  A Gonzalez      Walk
   OO     12-  5   29%  B Meadows       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 5, Rockies 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-5, Brian Meadows facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   26%  L Walker        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   30%  V Castilla      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   35%  T Helton        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Castilla to 2B
   OO     12-  4   21%  M Lansing       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 5, Rockies 3.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Curt Leskanic facing 1-2-3
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Bobby Jones pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   14%  L Castillo      Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  5   17%  P Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1   22%  M Kotsay        Foul Popfly: 3B
   R      --3  2   14%  D Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Castillo Scores
          1--      14%  C Floyd         Wild Pitch; Lee to 2B
   RR     -2-  6    5%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball); Lee Scores
   O      ---  2    5%  K Orie          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 8, Rockies 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-8, Brian Meadows facing 8-9-1
          ---  7    8%  J Reed          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
                  Darryl Hamilton pinch hits for Curt Leskanic batting 9th
          -2-  5   12%  D Hamilton      Walk
   R      12-  4   19%  C Goodwin       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Reed Scores; Hamilton to 2B
   R      12-  1   32%  N Perez         Single to P (Bunt to Weak 1B); Hamilton Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/No RBI; Goodwin to 3B
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Kevin Orie pitching and batting 6th; Dave Berg replaces Brian Meadows playing 3B batting 9th
   O      1-3  1   24%  D Bichette      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   R      1-3  5   33%  L Walker        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Goodwin Scores; Perez to 2B
   O      12-  4   27%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Perez to 3B; Walker to 2B
                  Vic Darensbourg replaces Antonio Alfonseca pitching and batting 6th
          -23  8   30%  T Helton        Walk
   O      123  5   16%  M Lansing       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Marlins 8, Rockies 6.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 8-6, Jim Stoops facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Stoops replaces Curtis Goodwin pitching and batting 1st; Darryl Hamilton moves to CF
   O      ---  1   18%  R Knorr         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   15%  A Gonzalez      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  4   14%  D Berg          Walk
   OO     12-  4   20%  L Castillo      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 8, Rockies 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 6-8, Vic Darensbourg facing 8-9-1
                  Angel Echevarria pinch hits for Jeff Reed batting 8th
          ---  6   28%  A Echevarria    Walk
   O      1--  3   21%  D Hamilton      Popfly: CF
                  Justin Speier replaces Vic Darensbourg pitching and batting 6th; Kurt Abbott pinch hits for Jim Stoops batting 1st
   RR     1--  1   57%  K Abbott        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Echevarria Scores
   O      ---  3   53%  N Perez         Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          ---  3   56%  D Bichette      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   59%  L Walker        Walk; Bichette to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 8, Rockies 8.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Tied 8-8, Chuck McElroy facing 2-3-4
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Angel Echevarria pitching and batting 8th; Kirt Manwaring replaces Kurt Abbott playing C batting 1st
   O      ---  4   57%  P Wilson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   62%  M Kotsay        Lineout: CF
          ---  5   59%  D Lee           Walk
   O      1--  1   66%  C Floyd         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 8, Rockies 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Tied 8-8, Justin Speier facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   60%  T Helton        Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---  6   65%  M Lansing       Walk
                  Jason Bates pinch hits for Chuck McElroy batting 8th
          1--  2   73%  J Bates         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lansing to 2B
   R      12-  3  100%  D Hamilton      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lansing Scores; Bates to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 8, Rockies 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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