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BOS  9
KCR  1

SEA  5
@CHW  2

SEA 14
@CHW  6

CLE  7
ANA  5

DET  1
TEX  0

NYY  7
OAK  4

TOR  2
MIN  1

ARI  5
MON  4

CIN 11
ATL  3

PIT 11
@COL  8

NYM 17
@HOU  1

LAD  6
MIL  1

SDP  8
CHC  4

SFG  6
PHI  4

(10)
FLA  4
@STL  2

Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 41,872

Monday, August 30, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:17
Pirates
11
65-67
Won 1
3rd, 12½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  4  1   0  0  2   3  0  0   11 16  1
Rockies         0  0  1   1  4  0   0  2  0    8 16  0
W: C Peters (3-1), L: R Ramirez (1-4), S: M Williams (22)
Rockies
8
60-73
Lost 1
5th, 19½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   5   1   2   3    0   1  .289  .874   17    2   0   HR
M Benjamin SS                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .228  .610   19    0   2   GDP
B Giles CF                    4   3   3   2    1   0  .306  .999   16    3   0   2·HR
K Young 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .903   18    9   0   SB,HBP
E Sprague 3B                  5   1   1   1    0   2  .276  .841   21    2   3   2B
W Morris 2B                   3   3   3   2    2   0  .303  .830   22    3   2   HR,3B
B Brown RF                    3   2   2   0    0   0  .234  .728    8    2   0   
  A Brown PH-RF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .677    8    2   0   SH
K Osik C                      5   1   3   3    0   1  .209  .548   30    4   1   2B
C Peters P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .580    4    0   1   
  J Wehner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .545    1    0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  J Silva P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   1   
  D Sveum PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .697    4    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       40  11  16  11    3   9              171   27  10
BATTING
2B: K Osik (2, off R Ramirez); E Sprague (26, off C Leskanic).
3B: W Morris (2, off P Astacio).
HR: W Morris (14, off R Beltran; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out); B Giles 2 (33, 2 off P Astacio; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); A Martin (22, off P Astacio; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs).
SH: A Brown (5, off D Lee).
HBP: K Young (10, by C Leskanic).
TB: B Giles 9; W Morris 8; A Martin 5; K Osik 4; E Sprague 2; B Brown 2; A Brown; C Peters.
GIDP: M Benjamin (3).
RBI: K Osik 3 (9); A Martin 3 (60); W Morris 2 (65); B Giles 2 (99); E Sprague (74).
2-out RBI: A Martin 3; B Giles.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 16.
FIELDING
E: E Sprague (26).
BASERUNNING
SB: K Young (20, 2nd base off D Lee/H Blanco).
Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Perez SS                    5   1   1   1    1   0  .287  .726   18    4   4   HR
T Shumpert 3B                 4   2   3   0    1   1  .341  .975   15    2   0   SB
K Abbott 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .713   11    0   5   
  L Harris PH-2B              1   1   1   0    0   0  .297  .696    5    1   0   2B
D Bichette LF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .299  .883   26    1   0   SF
T Helton 1B                   5   1   3   4    0   0  .309  .935    9    6   0   HR,2B
A Echevarria RF               5   1   3   1    0   1  .286  .867   19    2   1   HR
E Clemente CF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .281  .834   17    2   0   
H Blanco C                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .249  .733   21    9   1   2·2B
  J Barry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .803    7    0   0   
P Astacio P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .551    5    0   0   
  R Ramirez P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393    2    0   1   
  C Leskanic P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.750         0   0   
  R Beltran P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  V Castilla PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .804    3    0   0   
  D Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   1   
  M Porzio P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Walker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .365 1.131    2    0   0   
Totals                       42   8  16   8    3   4              160   27  13
BATTING
2B: H Blanco 2 (12, 2 off C Peters); T Helton (32, off M Wilkins); L Harris (12, off J Silva).
HR: A Echevarria (10, off C Peters; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); T Helton (26, off C Peters; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out); N Perez (10, off C Peters; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: D Bichette (8, off J Silva).
TB: T Helton 7; A Echevarria 6; N Perez 4; H Blanco 4; T Shumpert 3; D Bichette 2; L Harris 2; E Clemente.
RBI: T Helton 4 (89); N Perez (59); H Blanco (27); A Echevarria (29); D Bichette (113).
2-out RBI: T Helton.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Ramirez-N Perez-T Helton.
BASERUNNING
SB: T Shumpert (7, 3rd base off C Peters/K Osik).

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
C Peters, W (3-1)              5    12   6   6    0   0   3   6.27   27   86-52   33· 4·15   13· 9· 5· 0     19    -     0.90  -0.23
M Wilkins, H (6)               2     1   0   0    2   3   0   3.92    9   38-25   14· 5· 6    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.09   0.13
J Silva                        1     3   2   2    1   0   0   5.97    7   22-12    9· 1· 2    2· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.75  -0.01
M Williams, S (22)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.92    3   13-7     6· 1· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.07
Totals                         9    16   8   8    3   4   3          46  159-96   62·11·23   16·15· 8· 0           -  
Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Astacio                      2.2   6   6   6    1   3   3   5.17   15   52-32   22· 0·10    4· 7· 0· 0     24    -     0.68  -0.30
R Ramirez, L (1-4)             2.1   5   2   2    0   2   0   9.09   11   35-25   20· 1· 4    4· 4· 1· 0          1-0    0.85  -0.22
C Leskanic                     1.1   2   2   2    0   1   0   4.85    6   16-11    7· 2· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          1-0    1.00  -0.00
R Beltran                      0.2   3   1   1    0   1   1   4.42    5   25-16    7· 3· 6    1· 3· 0· 0          1-1    0.30  -0.05
D Lee                          1.2   0   0   0    2   2   0   4.08    7   29-16   10· 3· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
M Porzio                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   8.44    1    4-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.24   0.01
Totals                         9    16  11  11    3   9   4          45  161-102  68· 9·25   12·18· 2· 0          4-1 
R Ramirez faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: R Ramirez (4).
IBB: None.
HBP: C Leskanic (4; K Young).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Rich Rieker, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Jerry Layne.
Time of Game: 3:17.
Attendance: 41,872.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 83° F, Wind 2mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Colorado Rockies                     
1. A Martin             LF    1. N Perez              SS 
2. M Benjamin           SS    2. T Shumpert           3B 
3. B Giles              CF    3. K Abbott             2B 
4. K Young              1B    4. D Bichette           LF 
5. E Sprague            3B    5. T Helton             1B 
6. W Morris             2B    6. A Echevarria         RF 
7. B Brown              RF    7. E Clemente           CF 
8. K Osik               C     8. H Blanco             C  
9. C Peters             P     9. P Astacio            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  6-2  12-  1  -21%  58% T Helton        C Peters        Home Run (Fly Ball); Shumpert Scores; Bichette Scores
   t 2   2  0-2  12-  1   18%  83% A Martin        P Astacio       Home Run (Fly Ball); Brown Scores; Osik Scores
   b 5   1  6-5  ---  3  -12%  46% A Echevarria    C Peters        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 6   0  6-6  -23  9   11%  79% K Osik          R Ramirez       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Morris Scores; Brown Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  1    8%  54% B Giles         P Astacio       Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Astacio facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  A Martin        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   46%  M Benjamin      Flyball: RF
   R      ---  1   54%  B Giles         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   53%  K Young         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Peters facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   55%  N Perez         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   53%  T Shumpert      Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   56%  K Abbott        Flyball: RF
          1--  5   54%  D Bichette      Single to RF (Line Drive); Shumpert to 2B
   O      12-  2   58%  T Helton        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Rockies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Astacio facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   56%  E Sprague       Flyball: LF
          ---  4   58%  W Morris        Walk
          1--  4   64%  B Brown         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Morris to 3B
   R      1-3  3   69%  K Osik          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morris Scores; Brown to 2B
   O      12-  3   65%  C Peters        Strikeout Looking
   RRR    12-  1   83%  A Martin        Home Run (Fly Ball); Brown Scores; Osik Scores
   O      ---  5   82%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-5, Chris Peters facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   80%  A Echevarria    Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   82%  E Clemente      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      1--  3   85%  H Blanco        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  5   87%  P Astacio       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Rockies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pedro Astacio facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   91%  B Giles         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2   90%  K Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   89%  E Sprague       Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   90%  W Morris        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Roberto Ramirez replaces Pedro Astacio pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  2   89%  B Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-6, Chris Peters facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   84%  N Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  1   80%  T Shumpert      Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Shumpert to 2B/Adv on E5
   O      -2-  4   83%  K Abbott        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          -2-      82%  D Bichette      Shumpert Steals 3B
   O      --3  5   87%  " "             Fielder's Choice 3B; Shumpert out at 3B/3B-C-3B
   O      1--  3   89%  T Helton        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Rockies 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Roberto Ramirez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   87%  K Osik          Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   88%  C Peters        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   90%  A Martin        Single to LF (Line Drive); Peters to 2B
   OO     12-  2   86%  M Benjamin      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-6, Chris Peters facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   88%  A Echevarria    Flyball: CF
          ---  3   86%  E Clemente      Single to SS (Ground Ball to P's Right)
   R      1--  6   79%  H Blanco        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Clemente Scores
   O      -2-  1   83%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  1   86%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Rockies 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Roberto Ramirez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   84%  B Giles         Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  7   83%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   83%  E Sprague       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Rockies 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-6, Chris Peters facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   79%  T Shumpert      Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   83%  K Abbott        Lineout: 2B
          1--  4   79%  D Bichette      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Shumpert to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   58%  T Helton        Home Run (Fly Ball); Shumpert Scores; Bichette Scores
   R      ---  3   46%  A Echevarria    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   48%  E Clemente      Flyball: CF
          ---  5   45%  H Blanco        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1   50%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Rockies 6.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Roberto Ramirez facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   55%  W Morris        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  2   62%  B Brown         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Morris to 2B
          12-      67%  K Osik          Wild Pitch; Morris to 3B; Brown to 2B
   RR     -23  9   79%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball); Morris Scores; Brown Scores
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Roberto Ramirez pitching and batting 9th; John Wehner pinch hits for Chris Peters batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   77%  J Wehner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Osik to 3B
   O      --3  3   72%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1   68%  M Benjamin      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Rockies 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 6-8, Marc Wilkins facing 1-2-3
                  Marc Wilkins replaces John Wehner pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   62%  N Perez         Walk
   O      1--  3   68%  T Shumpert      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   73%  K Abbott        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  7   77%  D Bichette      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Rockies 6.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-6, Curt Leskanic facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   80%  B Giles         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   84%  K Young         Hit By Pitch; Giles to 2B
   RO     12-  4   88%  E Sprague       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Giles Scores; Young out at Hm/RF-2B-C-3B; Sprague to 3B
                  Rigo Beltran replaces Curt Leskanic pitching and batting 9th
   RR     --3  4   94%  W Morris        Home Run (Fly Ball); Sprague Scores
                  Adrian Brown pinch hits for Brant Brown batting 7th
          ---  6   95%  A Brown         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
          1--  6   96%  K Osik          Single to CF (Fly Ball); Brown to 3B
   O      1-3  3   95%  M Wilkins       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  6   93%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 11, Rockies 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 6-11, Marc Wilkins facing 5-6-7
                  Adrian Brown moves to RF
          ---  1   90%  T Helton        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   93%  A Echevarria    Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   95%  E Clemente      Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  7   94%  H Blanco        Walk
                  Vinny Castilla pinch hits for Rigo Beltran batting 9th
   O      12-  3   97%  V Castilla      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 11, Rockies 6.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-6, David Lee facing 2-3-4
                  David Lee replaces Vinny Castilla pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   97%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   97%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  3   97%  K Young         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B)
          1--      97%  E Sprague       Young Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 11, Rockies 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 6-11, Jose Silva facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Silva replaces Marc Wilkins pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  N Perez         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  4   96%  T Shumpert      Walk
                  Lenny Harris pinch hits for Kurt Abbott batting 3rd
          1--  5   92%  L Harris        Double to CF (Line Drive); Shumpert to 3B
   RO     -23  4   95%  D Bichette      Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Shumpert Scores
   R      -2-  2   92%  T Helton        Single to CF (Line Drive); Harris Scores
          1--  2   89%  A Echevarria    Single to RF (Fly Ball); Helton to 2B
   O      12-  2   95%  E Clemente      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 11, Rockies 8.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-8, David Lee facing 6-7-8
                  Lenny Harris moves to 2B
          ---  4   96%  W Morris        Walk
   O      1--  2   95%  A Brown         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Morris to 2B
   O      -2-  2   94%  K Osik          Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  Mike Porzio replaces David Lee pitching and batting 9th; Dale Sveum pinch hits for Jose Silva batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   93%  D Sveum         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 11, Rockies 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 8-11, Mike Williams facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Williams replaces Dale Sveum pitching and batting 9th; Jeff Barry pinch hits for Henry Blanco batting 8th
   O      ---  7   97%  J Barry         Strikeout Swinging
                  Larry Walker pinch hits for Mike Porzio batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  L Walker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  N Perez         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 11, Rockies 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:COL199908300

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