September 4, 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 5
SEA 1 TEX 5
@CHW 4 CLE 5
TBD 1 DET 5
ANA 0 NYY 4
@KCR 3 BAL 3
@MIN 2 OAK 10
@TOR 0 CIN 6
NYM 2 COL 6
CHC 2 FLA 5
@HOU 2 PIT 12
@LAD 1 SDP 4
MIL 3 SFG 3
PHI 0 STL 4
MON 2

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 31,418

Monday, September 4, 2000, 5:40PM
Time of Game: 3:10

Pirates

57-79

Won 4

5th, 21½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  5  0   0  0  7   0  0  0   12 13  0
Dodgers         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1 10  1

W: J Anderson (5-8), L: D Dreifort (10-8)

Dodgers

73-65

Lost 1

3rd, 8 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Brown CF                    5   2   2   0    1   0  .322  .818   27    1   0   
J Kendall C                   5   2   1   0    1   1  .318  .892   27    4   1   
B Giles LF                    2   2   2   4    3   0  .314 1.038   17    0   1   HR
  E Brown LF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .630    4    0   0   
J Vander Wal RF               4   1   1   1    1   2  .283  .937   25    1   0   
W Morris 2B                   4   1   1   2    1   0  .249  .663   15    1   8   
A Hernandez 1B                5   1   2   1    0   0  .211  .474   15   15   1   2B,CS
J Wehner 3B                   5   1   1   2    0   1  .364  .819   15    1   0   2B
P Meares SS                   4   1   1   1    1   1  .229  .658   25    3   6   HR
J Anderson P                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .159  .341   13    1   4   
Totals                       40  12  13  12    8   6              183   27  21

BATTING

2B: A Hernandez (1, off O Masaoka); J Wehner (1, off M Herges).

HR: B Giles (32, off D Dreifort; 2nd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF); P Meares (11, off D Dreifort; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: B Giles 5; P Meares 4; A Hernandez 3; J Anderson 2; J Wehner 2; A Brown 2; J Vander Wal; W Morris; J Kendall.

RBI: B Giles 4 (111); W Morris 2 (31); J Wehner 2 (4); P Meares (40); A Hernandez (2); J Anderson (1); J Vander Wal (70).

2-out RBI: B Giles 4; P Meares.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 4. W Morris-P Meares-A Hernandez 2; P Meares-W Morris-A Hernandez; J Anderson-P Meares-A Hernandez.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Hernandez (1, 2nd base by D Dreifort/T Hundley).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .267  .724   20    1   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .731   14    1   4   
G Sheffield LF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .328 1.098    8    2   0   
  J Leyritz 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .594    3    2   0   
E Karros 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .819    8   11   0   GDP
  C Kreuter C                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .272  .851    6    2   0   
S Green RF                    3   1   3   0    0   0  .276  .875   12    1   0   
  D Hansen LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .945    3    0   0   
A Beltre 3B                   2   0   2   0    2   0  .297  .834   22    0   3   
T Hundley C                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .291  .997   12    3   1   GDP
  L Prokopec P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Donnels PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .728    4    0   0   GDP
A Cora SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .684    9    2   4   
D Dreifort P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .186  .590    5    0   0   
  O Masaoka P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Herges P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182         0   0   
  P Lo Duca LF-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .746    2    2   0   GDP
Totals                       32   1  10   1    3   3              128   27  12

BATTING

TB: S Green 3; A Beltre 2; D Dreifort; T Goodwin; G Sheffield; T Hundley; A Cora.

GIDP: T Hundley (4); P Lo Duca (2); C Donnels (1); E Karros (16).

RBI: T Hundley (58).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Karros.

E: G Sheffield (9).

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
J Anderson, W (5-8)            9    10   1   1    3   3   0   4.31   35  128-77   44· 7·26   20· 3· 6· 0     63    -     0.69   0.16
Totals                         9    10   1   1    3   3   0          35  128-77   44· 7·26   20· 3· 6· 0           -

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Dreifort, L (10-8)           5.1   7   7   7    5   4   2   4.61   29  111-67   39· 9·19   11· 3· 4· 2     25    -     0.60  -0.27
O Masaoka                      0     2   4   4    2   0   0   4.58    4   15-6     5· 0· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          2-2    0.49  -0.07
M Herges                       0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.63    4   11-6     5· 0· 1    0· 0· 3· 0          2-2    0.02  -0.00
L Prokopec                     3     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00   11   42-29   19· 4· 6    2· 5· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  12  12    8   6   2          48  179-108  68·13·27   13· 8·11· 2          4-4

O Masaoka faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Dreifort (15); M Herges (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Dan Morrison.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 31,418.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. A Brown              CF    1. T Goodwin            CF 
2. J Kendall            C     2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. B Giles              LF    3. G Sheffield          LF 
4. J Vander Wal         RF    4. E Karros             1B 
5. W Morris             2B    5. S Green              RF 
6. A Hernandez          1B    6. A Beltre             3B 
7. J Wehner             3B    7. T Hundley            C  
8. P Meares             SS    8. A Cora               SS 
9. J Anderson           P     9. D Dreifort           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  123  2   25%  88% B Giles         D Dreifort      Home Run; Anderson Scores; Brown Scores; Kendall Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3  2   11%  50% E Karros        J Anderson      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 2   2  0-0  ---  1   11%  57% P Meares        D Dreifort      Home Run
   b 2   0  5-0  1--  6   -6%  78% A Beltre        J Anderson      Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Green to 3B
   b 4   0  5-1  1--  5   -6%  76% A Beltre        J Anderson      Walk; Green to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Dreifort facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  A Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   47%  B Giles         Walk
          1--  4   49%  J Vander Wal    Reached on E7 (Line Drive); Giles to 2B
   O      12-  2   45%  W Morris        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  T Goodwin       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  3   43%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: P-1B; Goodwin to 2B
          -2-  2   39%  G Sheffield     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Goodwin to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   50%  E Karros        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Dreifort facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   48%  A Hernandez     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   46%  J Wehner        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  1   57%  P Meares        Home Run
          ---  4   58%  J Anderson      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  4   59%  A Brown         Single (Ground Ball); Anderson to 2B
          12-  6   62%  J Kendall       Walk; Anderson to 3B; Brown to 2B
   RRRR   123  2   88%  B Giles         Home Run; Anderson Scores; Brown Scores; Kendall Scores
          ---  7   88%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Vander Wal to 1B
          1--  6   89%  W Morris        Walk; Vander Wal to 2B
   O      12-  1   87%  A Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Jimmy Anderson facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   85%  S Green         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  6   78%  A Beltre        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Green to 3B
   R      1-3  3   73%  T Hundley       Single to RF (Line Drive); Green Scores; Beltre to 2B
   O      12-  2   78%  A Cora          Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Hundley to 2B
   O      12-  3   82%  D Dreifort      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Hundley out at Hm/LF-C; Cora to 2B
   O      12-  4   86%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Darren Dreifort facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   85%  J Wehner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   83%  J Anderson      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Jimmy Anderson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   85%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   87%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  E Karros        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Darren Dreifort facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   86%  A Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   86%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   86%  B Giles         Walk
          1--  3   87%  J Vander Wal    Single to LF (Line Drive); Giles to 2B
   O      12-  2   85%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Jimmy Anderson facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   82%  S Green         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  5   76%  A Beltre        Walk; Green to 2B
   O      12-  7   82%  T Hundley       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  2   84%  A Cora          Groundout: P-1B; Green to 3B; Beltre to 2B
   O      -23  2   89%  D Dreifort      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Darren Dreifort facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   91%  A Hernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      89%  J Wehner        Hernandez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   88%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   87%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   89%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   91%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   92%  G Sheffield     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Darren Dreifort facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   91%  J Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   92%  A Brown         Walk
          1--  2   93%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Brown to 2B
                  Onan Masaoka replaces Darren Dreifort pitching and batting 9th
          12-  5   94%  B Giles         Walk; Brown to 3B; Kendall to 2B
   R      123  5   97%  J Vander Wal    Walk; Brown Scores; Kendall to 3B; Giles to 2B
   RR     123  3   99%  W Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Kendall Scores; Giles Scores; Vander Wal to 2B
   R      12-  2   99%  A Hernandez     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Vander Wal Scores; Morris to 3B
                  Matt Herges replaces Onan Masaoka pitching and batting 9th
   RR     -23  2  100%  J Wehner        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Morris Scores; Hernandez Scores
          -2-     100%  P Meares        Wild Pitch; Wehner to 3B
          --3  6  100%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  1  100%  J Anderson      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Wehner Scores; Meares to 2B
   OO     12-  2  100%  A Brown         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  7 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 12, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-12, Jimmy Anderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2  100%  E Karros        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3  100%  S Green         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  5  100%  A Beltre        Walk; Green to 2B
   OO     12-  2  100%  T Hundley       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 12, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 12-1, Luke Prokopec facing 2-3-4
                  Luke Prokopec replaces Todd Hundley pitching and batting 7th; Chad Kreuter replaces Eric Karros playing C batting 4th; Jim Leyritz replaces Gary Sheffield playing 1B batting 3rd; Paul Lo Duca replaces Matt Herges playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
          ---  2  100%  B Giles         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6  100%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  100%  W Morris        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 12, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-12, Jimmy Anderson facing 8-9-1
          ---  3  100%  A Cora          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2  100%  P Lo Duca       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 12, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 12-1, Luke Prokopec facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Hansen replaces Shawn Green playing LF batting 5th; Paul Lo Duca moves to RF
   O      ---  6  100%  A Hernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1  100%  J Wehner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  P Meares        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 12, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-12, Jimmy Anderson facing 2-3-4
                  Emil Brown replaces Brian Giles playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---  5  100%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Leyritz       Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  6  100%  C Kreuter       Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  D Hansen        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 12, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 12-1, Luke Prokopec facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1  100%  J Anderson      Popfly: 2B
          ---  6  100%  A Brown         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6  100%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B; Brown to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  E Brown         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 12, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-12, Jimmy Anderson facing 6-7-8
          ---  6  100%  A Beltre        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  Chris Donnels pinch hits for Luke Prokopec batting 7th
   OO     1--  4  100%  C Donnels       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  A Cora          Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 12, Dodgers 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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