June 9, 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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HOU 13
@CHW 4 CLE 6
MIL 5
(10) PIT 15
@DET 3 KCR 17
STL 13 CIN 3
@MIN 1 ARI 8
CHC 7 ATL 4
TBD 3
(12) COL 16
SEA 11 BAL 4
@FLA 2 LAD 7
TEX 2 MON 13
BOS 1 NYM 4
TOR 3
(14) NYY 11
@PHI 5 OAK 3
@SDP 0 ANA 2
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 15,747

Wednesday, June 9, 1999, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:55

Pirates

30-28

Won 1

4th, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  4  2   1  1  2   1  3  0   15 17  1
Tigers          0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    3 10  1

W: F Cordova (2-2), L: B Moehler (5-6)

Tigers

25-34

Lost 1

4th, 13½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   6   2   2   0    0   1  .263  .791   23    2   0   2B
E Sprague 3B                  6   1   2   3    0   0  .301  .935   11    0   1   HR
B Giles DH                    4   1   2   2    1   1  .297  .982   27    0   0   HR
K Young 1B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .338  .945   23    8   3   SB,GDP
J Kendall C                   5   1   0   0    0   1  .338  .948   23    6   1   
W Morris 2B                   5   2   1   0    0   1  .279  .815   21    2   5   2B
B Brown CF                    5   4   5   5    0   0  .256  .710   11    1   0   HR,2B
J Guillen RF                  4   2   2   3    1   1  .268  .688   19    1   0   HR,2B
M Benjamin SS                 5   1   1   2    0   1  .232  .605   20    5   2   3B

F Cordova P                                                              2   1
  S Sauerbeck P                                                          0   0
  J Christiansen P                                                       0   0
  B Clontz P                                                             0   0
Totals                       45  15  17  15    2   6              178   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Brown (12, off B Florie); W Morris (8, off B Moehler); J Guillen (6, off W Brunson); A Martin (14, off W Blair).

3B: M Benjamin (3, off B Moehler).

HR: B Brown (2, off W Blair; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); B Giles (13, off B Moehler; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); E Sprague (9, off W Brunson; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); J Guillen (1, off W Blair; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: B Brown 9; J Guillen 6; B Giles 5; E Sprague 5; A Martin 3; M Benjamin 3; K Young 2; W Morris 2.

GIDP: K Young (3).

RBI: B Brown 5 (19); J Guillen 3 (16); E Sprague 3 (33); M Benjamin 2 (18); B Giles 2 (37).

2-out RBI: B Brown 3; J Guillen 2; B Giles.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Morris-K Young.

E: J Kendall (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Young (10, 2nd base off B Moehler/B Ausmus).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia DH                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .417 1.065    6    0   0   2B
  B Haselman PH               2   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .794    3    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    2   1   2   1    2   0  .299  .839   24    5   0   HR,HBP
J Encarnacion LF              5   0   0   0    0   3  .293  .809   22    4   0   
D Palmer 3B                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .270  .879   11    0   0   HR
  J Wood 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    3    0   1   
B Higginson RF                3   1   0   0    0   0  .259  .792    5    3   0   
  K Garcia RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .640    5    1   0   
D Easley 2B                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .823   11    2   1   
  F Catalanotto PH-2B         2   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .762    6    0   1   2B
G Kapler CF                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .250  .793   18    3   0   
G Jefferies 1B                3   0   1   1    0   0  .210  .607   15    8   0   2B,SF,GDP
D Cruz SS                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .247  .575   12    1   6   

B Moehler P                                                              0   1
  W Blair P                                                              0   0
  W Brunson P                                                            0   1
  B Florie P                                                             0   1
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   3  10   3    4   5              141   27  12

BATTING

2B: G Jefferies (4, off F Cordova); F Catalanotto (9, off J Christiansen); L Polonia (5, off F Cordova).

HR: D Palmer (14, off F Cordova; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); B Ausmus (7, off B Clontz; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: G Jefferies (2, off F Cordova).

HBP: B Ausmus (7, by F Cordova).

TB: D Palmer 5; B Ausmus 5; L Polonia 2; G Jefferies 2; F Catalanotto 2; D Cruz 2; D Easley.

GIDP: G Jefferies (9).

RBI: G Jefferies (16); D Palmer (34); B Ausmus (25).

2-out RBI: B Ausmus.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Cruz-D Easley-G Jefferies.

E: F Catalanotto (2).

BASERUNNING

PO: B Ausmus (1st base by F Cordova).

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
F Cordova, W (2-2)             6     8   2   2    2   3   1   4.89   27   94-58   32·12·14   10· 9· 2· 0     49    -     0.47   0.08
S Sauerbeck                    1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.63    4   15-9     3· 0· 6    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.09   0.00
J Christiansen                 1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.10    4   18-10    5· 2· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
B Clontz                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   2.04    4   11-8     6· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   3    4   5   2          39  138-85   46·15·24   16·11· 2· 0          2-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Moehler, L (5-6)             1.1   6   5   5    2   0   1   4.77   12   51-27   15· 4· 8    2· 4· 4· 0     20    -     0.76  -0.34
W Blair                        3.2   5   4   4    0   2   2   9.12   15   51-36   22· 3·11    4· 5· 4· 0          2-0    0.22  -0.07
W Brunson                      2     4   3   3    0   1   1   9.00   10   37-23   16· 2· 5    2· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.01
B Florie                       1     2   3   0    0   1   0   3.95    7   26-18    8· 3· 7    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.00  -0.00
C Nitkowski                    1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.73    3   11-7     2· 4· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    17  15  12    2   6   4          47  176-111  63·16·32   10·16·13· 0          2-0

F Cordova faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Florie (1).

IBB: None.

PO: F Cordova (2; B Ausmus, 1st base).

HBP: F Cordova (1; B Ausmus).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 15,747.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 6mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Detroit Tigers                       
1. A Martin             LF    1. L Polonia            DH 
2. E Sprague            3B    2. B Ausmus             C  
3. B Giles              DH    3. J Encarnacion        LF 
4. K Young              1B    4. D Palmer             3B 
5. J Kendall            C     5. B Higginson          RF 
6. W Morris             2B    6. D Easley             2B 
7. B Brown              CF    7. G Kapler             CF 
8. J Guillen            RF    8. G Jefferies          1B 
9. M Benjamin           SS    9. D Cruz               SS 

   F Cordova            P        B Moehler            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-2  12-  3   12%  87% M Benjamin      B Moehler       Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Brown Scores; Guillen Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  5    9%  55% B Giles         B Moehler       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 3   2  1-5  1--  3    9%  92% J Guillen       W Blair         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Brown Scores
   t 2   0  0-1  -2-  1    6%  71% B Brown         B Moehler       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Morris Scores
   b 2   0  5-0  ---  2   -6%  80% D Palmer        F Cordova       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  A Martin        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   46%  E Sprague       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  5   55%  B Giles         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  6   56%  K Young         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      57%  J Kendall       Young Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   54%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   57%  L Polonia       Flyball: LF
          ---  5   54%  B Ausmus        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   57%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   60%  D Palmer        Ausmus Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Moehler facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   65%  W Morris        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   R      -2-  1   71%  B Brown         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Morris Scores
          1--  5   75%  J Guillen       Walk; Brown to 2B
   RR     12-  3   87%  M Benjamin      Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Brown Scores; Guillen Scores
   O      --3  7   85%  A Martin        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   R      --3  1   88%  E Sprague       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Benjamin Scores
          1--  5   89%  B Giles         Walk; Sprague to 2B
                  Willie Blair replaces Brian Moehler pitching
   OO     12-  5   86%  K Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   80%  D Palmer        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   82%  B Higginson     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   83%  D Easley        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   84%  G Kapler        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   83%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   82%  W Morris        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   83%  B Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   RR     1--  3   92%  J Guillen       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Brown Scores
   O      ---  4   91%  M Benjamin      Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Francisco Cordova facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   93%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   93%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Cruz out at 2B/2B-C-SS
          ---  1   92%  L Polonia       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5   92%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      12-  4   94%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   95%  A Martin        Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  1   94%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  6   96%  B Giles         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Martin Scores
   O      1--  4   96%  K Young         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  8   95%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-8, Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   94%  D Palmer        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   95%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   93%  D Easley        Single to CF (Pop Fly); Higginson to 3B
          1-3  4   91%  G Kapler        Walk; Easley to 2B
   RO     123  3   92%  G Jefferies     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Higginson Scores; Easley to 3B; Kapler to 2B/Adv on E2
   O      -23  3   95%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-2, Willie Blair facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   95%  W Morris        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   R      ---  1   97%  B Brown         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   97%  J Guillen       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   97%  M Benjamin      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-9, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   97%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   97%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   97%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   98%  D Palmer        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-2, Will Brunson facing 1-2-3
                  Will Brunson replaces Willie Blair pitching
          ---  1   98%  A Martin        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   RR     1--  1   99%  E Sprague       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martin Scores
   O      ---  7   99%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   99%  K Young         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   99%  J Kendall       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 11, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-11, Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2  100%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B-P
                  Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Damion Easley batting 6th
   O      ---  2  100%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  G Kapler        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 11, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-2, Will Brunson facing 6-7-8
                  Frank Catalanotto moves to 2B; Jason Wood replaces Dean Palmer playing 3B batting 4th; Karim Garcia replaces Bobby Higginson playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  6  100%  W Morris        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  1  100%  B Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   R      1--  6  100%  J Guillen       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Brown Scores
   O      -2-  5  100%  M Benjamin      Fielder's Choice SS; Guillen out at 2B/SS-3B-2B-SS
   O      1--  4  100%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 12, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-12, Francisco Cordova facing 8-9-1
          ---  4  100%  G Jefferies     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  1   99%  D Cruz          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Jefferies stays at 2B
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Francisco Cordova pitching; Bill Haselman pinch hits for Luis Polonia batting 1st
   O      12-  2  100%  B Haselman      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B); Jefferies to 3B
          1-3  6   99%  B Ausmus        Walk; Haselman to 2B
   O      123  4  100%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Looking
   O      123  3  100%  J Wood          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 12, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 12-2, Bryce Florie facing 2-3-4
                  Bryce Florie replaces Will Brunson pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  E Sprague       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  B Giles         Flyball: LF
          ---  5  100%  K Young         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  3  100%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Young to 2B; Kendall to 1B
          12-  4  100%  W Morris        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Young to 3B; Kendall to 2B
   RRR    123  6  100%  B Brown         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Young Scores/unER; Kendall Scores/unER; Morris Scores/unER
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Guillen       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 15, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-15, Jason Christiansen facing 5-6-7
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  K Garcia        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4  100%  F Catalanotto   Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5  100%  G Kapler        Walk
   OO     12-  4  100%  G Jefferies     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 15, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 15-2, C.J. Nitkowski facing 9-1-2
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Bryce Florie pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  E Sprague       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 15, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-15, Brad Clontz facing 9-1-2
                  Brad Clontz replaces Jason Christiansen pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  D Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  B Haselman      Foul Popfly: C
   R      ---  3  100%  B Ausmus        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 15, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199906090

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