September 6, 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 28,462

Wednesday, September 6, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:55

Pirates

59-79

Won 6

4th, 20½ GB

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

W: D Serafini (2-3), L: I Valdez (2-7)

Dodgers

73-67

Lost 3

3rd, 10 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Brown CF                    5   3   3   1    0   1  .329  .831   17    1   0   2B
J Kendall C                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .317  .887   18    6   1   
B Giles LF                    5   1   3   2    0   2  .315 1.033   19    1   0   
J Vander Wal RF               3   1   1   1    2   0  .284  .941   27    2   0   2B
E Wilson 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .302  .791    7    0   2   GDP
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  A Ramirez PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .718    5    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
W Morris 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .249  .662   18    3   3   
A Hernandez 1B                5   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .440   14   13   0   
P Meares SS                   2   1   0   1    1   0  .233  .673   15    1   6   SF
D Serafini P                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   1   
  J Wehner 3B                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .812    6    0   0   
Totals                       38   8  12   8    4   3              152   27  14

BATTING

2B: A Brown (14, off I Valdez); J Vander Wal (23, off I Valdez).

SF: P Meares (3, off I Valdez).

TB: A Brown 4; B Giles 3; J Vander Wal 2; E Wilson; W Morris; A Hernandez; J Kendall; J Wehner.

GIDP: E Wilson (5).

RBI: B Giles 2 (113); J Vander Wal (71); E Wilson (25); A Hernandez (3); P Meares (42); A Brown (12); J Kendall (50).

2-out RBI: J Kendall; A Brown; B Giles.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 7 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Hernandez.

E: E Wilson (5); P Meares (18).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .718   10    4   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .726   19    2   4   2B
S Green RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .865   17    1   0   
G Sheffield LF                3   1   1   0    1   0  .328 1.094   15    4   0   
A Beltre 3B                   3   1   0   0    0   1  .292  .823   16    1   2   HBP
  J Branson 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .697         0   0   
J Leyritz 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .574   10   11   0   
C Kreuter C                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .273  .851   14    2   0   
A Cora SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .690   17    2   3   3B
I Valdez P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .631    7    0   1   SH
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  K Elster PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .229  .779    2    0   0   
  M Fetters P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Hansen PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .929    6    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   2    2   6              133   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Grudzielanek (31, off D Serafini).

3B: A Cora (6, off D Serafini).

SH: I Valdez (7, off D Serafini).

HBP: A Beltre (1, by D Serafini).

TB: A Cora 3; M Grudzielanek 2; C Kreuter; T Goodwin; G Sheffield; K Elster.

RBI: C Kreuter (25); K Elster (30).

2-out RBI: K Elster.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-A Cora-J Leyritz.

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
D Serafini, W (2-3)            6.2   4   3   2    1   4   0   5.61   27   93-59   32·10·17   13· 3· 5· 0     59    -     1.03   0.13
S Sauerbeck, H (9)             0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   3.49    4   16-9     4· 2· 3    0· 1· 2· 0          1-0    1.22   0.04
M Wilkins                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.94    2    6-5     3· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.32   0.02
M Williams                     1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.62    4   18-9     3· 1· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.01
Totals                         9     6   3   2    2   6   0          37  133-82   42·14·26   16· 5· 7· 0          2-0

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
I Valdez, L (2-7)              6     8   5   5    2   2   0   5.64   27   90-54   34· 2·18    8·10· 5· 0     36    -     0.76  -0.22
T Adams                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.27    5   22-12    5· 2· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.02
M Fetters                      1     4   3   3    1   0   0   3.30    8   29-18   10· 4· 4    5· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.49  -0.12
J Shaw                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.47    3   11-6     5· 1· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    12   8   8    4   3   0          43  152-90   54· 9·27   17·12· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Adams (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Serafini (4; A Beltre).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Chris Guccione, 3B - Rich Rieker.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 28,462.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 7mph 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. S Green              RF 
4. J Vander Wal         RF    4. G Sheffield          LF 
5. E Wilson             3B    5. A Beltre             3B 
6. W Morris             2B    6. J Leyritz            1B 
7. A Hernandez          1B    7. C Kreuter            C  
8. P Meares             SS    8. A Cora               SS 
9. D Serafini           P     9. I Valdez             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  5-0  12-  4  -11%  69% J Leyritz       D Serafini      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Sheffield Scores; Beltre to 3B; Leyritz to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3  8   11%  67% J Vander Wal    I Valdez        Double to RF (Line Drive); Brown Scores; Giles to 3B
   b 7   2  5-3  12-  6    8%  86% M Grudzielanek  S Sauerbeck     Strikeout Swinging
   b 7   2  5-2  --3  2   -7%  82% K Elster        D Serafini      Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Cora Scores
   t 8   2  3-5  12-  2    7%  93% A Brown         M Fetters       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Meares Scores; Wehner to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  A Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   50%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  3   56%  B Giles         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Brown to 3B
   R      1-3  8   67%  J Vander Wal    Double to RF (Line Drive); Brown Scores; Giles to 3B
   R      -23  1   73%  E Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Giles Scores; Vander Wal to 3B
          1-3  5   76%  W Morris        Walk; Wilson to 2B
   R      123  3   82%  A Hernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive); Vander Wal Scores; Wilson to 3B; Morris to 2B
   RO     123  4   82%  P Meares        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
   O      12-  1   80%  D Serafini      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Dan Serafini facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   82%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   83%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   84%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   87%  A Brown         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   85%  J Kendall       Popfly: 2B
   R      -2-  2   89%  B Giles         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Brown Scores
   O      1--  4   88%  J Vander Wal    Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  2   87%  E Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Dan Serafini facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   85%  G Sheffield     Walk
          1--  3   80%  A Beltre        Hit By Pitch; Sheffield to 2B
   R      12-  4   69%  J Leyritz       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Sheffield Scores; Beltre to 3B; Leyritz to 2B
   R      -23  3   65%  C Kreuter       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Beltre Scores/unER
   O      12-  8   68%  A Cora          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Leyritz to 3B
   O      1-3  3   73%  I Valdez        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Cora to 2B
   O      -23  1   79%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ismael Valdez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   78%  W Morris        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   77%  A Hernandez     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2   76%  P Meares        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Dan Serafini facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   70%  M Grudzielanek  Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   74%  S Green         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   78%  G Sheffield     Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   O      -2-  4   81%  A Beltre        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ismael Valdez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   80%  D Serafini      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   79%  A Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   78%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Dan Serafini facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   81%  J Leyritz       Flyball: LF
          ---  2   78%  C Kreuter       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--  4   83%  A Cora          Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ismael Valdez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   82%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   83%  J Vander Wal    Walk
   OO     1--  2   80%  E Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Dan Serafini facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   83%  I Valdez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   85%  T Goodwin       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ismael Valdez facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   88%  W Morris        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   86%  A Hernandez     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   85%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   83%  D Serafini      Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Dan Serafini facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   86%  S Green         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   88%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   89%  A Beltre        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Terry Adams facing 1-2-3
                  Terry Adams replaces Ismael Valdez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   88%  A Brown         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  J Kendall       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   88%  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Giles to 1B
          1--  6   89%  J Vander Wal    Walk; Giles to 2B
   O      12-  2   87%  E Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Dan Serafini facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   90%  J Leyritz       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   92%  C Kreuter       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   89%  A Cora          Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Kevin Elster pinch hits for Terry Adams batting 9th
   R      --3  2   82%  K Elster        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Cora Scores
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Enrique Wilson pitching and batting 5th; John Wehner replaces Dan Serafini playing 3B batting 9th
          1--  1   78%  T Goodwin       Single to RF (Line Drive); Elster to 2B
   O      12-  6   86%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike Fetters facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Fetters replaces Kevin Elster pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   85%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  A Hernandez     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   84%  P Meares        Walk
          1--  6   85%  J Wehner        Single (Ground Ball); Meares to 2B
   R      12-  2   93%  A Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Meares Scores; Wehner to 3B
   R      1-3  6   96%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Line Drive); Wehner Scores; Brown to 2B
   R      12-  4   98%  B Giles         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Brown Scores; Kendall to 3B
   O      1-3  3   98%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-8, Scott Sauerbeck facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   99%  S Green         Flyball: RF
          ---  4   98%  G Sheffield     Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 5th
   O      1--  4   99%  A Beltre        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   99%  J Leyritz       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Jeff Shaw facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Shaw replaces Mike Fetters pitching and batting 9th; Jeff Branson replaces Adrian Beltre playing 3B batting 5th; Alex Ramirez pinch hits for Marc Wilkins batting 5th
   O      ---  5   99%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   99%  W Morris        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  1   99%  A Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-8, Mike Williams facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Williams replaces Alex Ramirez pitching and batting 5th
          ---  6   98%  C Kreuter       Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  A Cora          Flyball: RF
                  Dave Hansen pinch hits for Jeff Shaw batting 9th
   O      1--  6  100%  D Hansen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  T Goodwin       Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Dodgers 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation