August 18, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates at Florida Marlins Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
ANA 1 CHW 5
SEA 0 CLE 5
TOR 3 MIL 8
@TEX 5 TEX 2
MIL 0 PIT 7
@FLA 2 PHI 12
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Dolphin Stadium, Attendance: 30,200

Monday, August 18, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:01

Pirates

61-63

Won 1

2nd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   1  0  0   3  0  2    7 11  1
Marlins         0  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  3

W: E Loaiza (9-8), L: A Alfonseca (1-1)

Marlins

71-52

Lost 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Allensworth CF              5   2   3   2    0   1  .262  .704   23    3   0   HR,2B
J Randa 2B-3B                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .794   10    2   3   
M Smith LF                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .278  .826   24    3   0   
E Williams 1B                 5   1   3   0    0   0  .235  .768   18    6   0   2·2B
  T Womack PR-2B              0   1   0   0    0   0  .286  .713         0   0   
D Sveum 3B-1B                 4   2   1   3    1   1  .292  .861   17    0   2   HR
J Kendall C                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .843   32    7   0   2B
J Guillen RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .272  .733   13    2   0   GDP
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
  A Martin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .807    3    0   0   
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
K Polcovich SS                4   0   1   0    1   1  .277  .764   15    4   2   
E Loaiza P                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .174  .387   10    0   0   
  T Ward PH-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .858    7    0   0   
Totals                       40   7  11   6    4   5              172   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Allensworth (13, off A Alfonseca); J Kendall (27, off A Alfonseca); E Williams 2 (2, off R Nen, off A Alfonseca).

HR: D Sveum (11, off R Nen; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); J Allensworth (3, off K Ojala; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: J Allensworth 7; E Williams 5; D Sveum 4; M Smith 2; J Kendall 2; K Polcovich.

GIDP: J Guillen (12).

RBI: D Sveum 3 (41); J Allensworth 2 (40); M Smith (20).

2-out RBI: J Allensworth.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Polcovich-E Williams.

E: J Guillen (6).

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .653   11    4   0   SB
E Renteria SS                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .270  .661   23    0   6   
G Sheffield RF                3   0   1   1    1   0  .239  .829   16    1   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .312  .882   16    0   3   
D Daulton 1B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .833    7   12   1   SB
  J Conine PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .724    1    1   0   GDP
M Alou LF                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .299  .895   15    0   0   HR
  R Nen P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Johnson C                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .271  .870   19    5   0   
C Counsell 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .353  .892   15    3   3   
K Ojala P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    1   1   
  A Alfonseca P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .646    6    0   0   
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .833 2.166         0   0   
  J Eisenreich LF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .707    1    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    3   7              137   27  14

BATTING

HR: M Alou (17, off E Loaiza; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: M Alou 4; C Johnson; G Sheffield; D White; B Bonilla; E Renteria; D Daulton.

GIDP: J Conine (9).

RBI: G Sheffield (50); M Alou (94).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bonilla-C Counsell-D Daulton.

E: E Renteria (14); B Bonilla 2 (18).

BASERUNNING

SB: D White (7, 2nd base off E Loaiza/J Kendall); D Daulton (5, 2nd base off E Loaiza/J Kendall).

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
E Loaiza, W (9-8)              6     7   2   1    1   3   1   4.35   26   84-53   36· 7·10    7· 8· 7· 0     54    -     1.19   0.09
J Christiansen, H (6)          1     0   0   0    2   2   0   4.66    5   34-17    8· 3· 6    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.11  -0.08
M Wilkins, H (11)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.30    2    5-3     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.19   0.19
R Loiselle                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.02    3    9-7     1· 2· 4    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     7   2   1    3   7   1          36  132-80   48·12·20    9· 9· 8· 0          2-0

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Ojala                        3.2   4   2   2    3   1   1   4.91   18   76-41   26· 4·11    8· 5· 1· 0     43    -     1.00   0.00
A Alfonseca, L (1-1)           2.2   5   3   2    0   1   0   5.06   13   39-28   20· 1· 7    8· 1· 3· 0          3-1    1.77  -0.20
F Heredia                      0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.02    5   27-16   10· 4· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          2-2    1.51  -0.09
D Cook                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.88    3   10-5     2· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
R Nen                          1     2   2   2    0   2   1   4.17    5   20-17    8· 4· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.02
Totals                         9    11   7   6    4   5   2          44  172-107  66·15·26   21· 9· 5· 0          5-3

J Christiansen faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 30,200.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 89° F, Wind 2mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Florida Marlins                      
1. J Allensworth        CF    1. D White              CF 
2. J Randa              2B    2. E Renteria           SS 
3. M Smith              LF    3. G Sheffield          RF 
4. E Williams           1B    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. D Sveum              3B    5. D Daulton            1B 
6. J Kendall            C     6. M Alou               LF 
7. J Guillen            RF    7. C Johnson            C  
8. K Polcovich          SS    8. C Counsell           2B 
9. E Loaiza             P     9. K Ojala              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  5-2  12-  1   16%  94% J Conine        M Wilkins       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B); Sheffield to 3B
   b 4   0  2-1  ---  2  -14%  44% M Alou          E Loaiza        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Alou Scores
   t 4   2  1-1  123  2   12%  65% J Allensworth   A Alfonseca     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Sveum Scores; Polcovich to 3B; Loaiza to 2B
   t 3   0  0-0  ---  5   12%  62% J Allensworth   K Ojala         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Allensworth Scores
   t 7   0  2-2  ---  3   11%  61% J Allensworth   A Alfonseca     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirt Ojala facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   48%  J Allensworth   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   46%  J Randa         Groundout: 1B-P
          --- 10   47%  M Smith         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  3   49%  E Williams      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Smith to 2B
   O      12-  2   45%  D Sveum         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   42%  D White         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      39%  E Renteria      White Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   43%  " "             Lineout: 2B
   O      -2-  3   46%  G Sheffield     Flyball: CF; White to 3B
   O      --3  2   50%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirt Ojala facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   54%  J Kendall       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Kendall to 1B
   OO     1--  2   46%  J Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   47%  K Polcovich     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   45%  E Loaiza        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   41%  D Daulton       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   43%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging, Daulton Steals 2B
          -2-  7   41%  C Johnson       Walk
   O      12-  2   44%  C Counsell      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Daulton to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      -23  3   50%  K Ojala         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Marlins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirt Ojala facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  5   62%  J Allensworth   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Allensworth Scores
   O      ---  2   59%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   58%  M Smith         Groundout: P-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   57%  E Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   60%  D White         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   51%  E Renteria      Single to RF (Line Drive); Renteria to 3B/Adv on E9
   R      --3  4   44%  G Sheffield     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Renteria Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   47%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Bonilla to 1B
   O      1--  2   50%  D Daulton       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Marlins 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Kirt Ojala facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   54%  D Sveum         Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   47%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   49%  K Polcovich     Walk; Sveum to 2B
          12-  6   53%  E Loaiza        Walk; Sveum to 3B; Polcovich to 2B
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Kirt Ojala pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  2   65%  J Allensworth   Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Sveum Scores; Polcovich to 3B; Loaiza to 2B
   O      123  1   58%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Marlins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2   44%  M Alou          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Alou Scores
          ---  6   40%  C Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   44%  C Counsell      Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  4   47%  A Alfonseca     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   50%  D White         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Marlins 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Antonio Alfonseca facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   47%  M Smith         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   45%  E Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   43%  D Sveum         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Marlins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Tied 2-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   46%  E Renteria      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   49%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   47%  B Bonilla       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      1--  3   50%  D Daulton       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Marlins 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Antonio Alfonseca facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   59%  J Kendall       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   53%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  2   48%  K Polcovich     Groundout: SS-1B; Kendall to 3B
   O      --3  3   43%  E Loaiza        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Marlins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Tied 2-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   46%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   48%  C Johnson       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   50%  C Counsell      Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Marlins 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Antonio Alfonseca facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   61%  J Allensworth   Double to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  3   60%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Allensworth to 3B
   R      --3  1   70%  M Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Allensworth Scores
          1--  4   79%  E Williams      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Smith to 3B
                  Felix Heredia replaces Antonio Alfonseca pitching and batting 9th
   R      -23  4   87%  D Sveum         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Smith Scores; Williams to 3B; Sveum to 1B
   O      1-3  6   82%  J Kendall       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          1-3  7   84%  J Guillen       Walk; Sveum to 2B
   R      123  3   91%  K Polcovich     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Williams Scores/unER/No RBI; Sveum to 3B; Guillen to 2B; Polcovich to 1B
                  Turner Ward pinch hits for Esteban Loaiza batting 9th
   O      123  7   88%  T Ward          Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Marlins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-5, Jason Christiansen facing 9-1-2
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Jose Guillen pitching and batting 7th; Turner Ward moves to RF; John Cangelosi pinch hits for Felix Heredia batting 9th
   O      ---  6   91%  J Cangelosi     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   92%  D White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  8   93%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Marlins 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dennis Cook facing 1-2-3
                  Dennis Cook replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   92%  J Randa         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   92%  M Smith         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Marlins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-5, Jason Christiansen facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   87%  G Sheffield     Walk
          1--  8   78%  B Bonilla       Walk; Sheffield to 2B
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 7th; Jeff Conine pinch hits for Darren Daulton batting 5th
   OO     12-  1   94%  J Conine        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B); Sheffield to 3B
   O      --3  4   97%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Marlins 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Robb Nen facing 4-5-6
                  Robb Nen replaces Moises Alou pitching and batting 6th; Jeff Conine moves to 1B; Jim Eisenreich replaces Dennis Cook playing LF batting 9th
          ---  6   98%  E Williams      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
                  Tony Womack pinch runs for Eddie Williams batting 4th
   RR     -2-  2   99%  D Sveum         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Womack Scores; Sveum Scores
   O      ---  6   99%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Al Martin pinch hits for Marc Wilkins batting 7th
   O      ---  3   99%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  K Polcovich     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Marlins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-7, Rich Loiselle facing 7-8-9
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Al Martin pitching and batting 7th; Dale Sveum moves to 1B; Tony Womack moves to 2B; Joe Randa moves to 3B
   O      ---  3  100%  C Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  C Counsell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  J Eisenreich    Lineout: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Marlins 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:FLO199708180

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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