May 26, 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 5
@BOS 2 NYY 7
@CHW 5 CLE 9
DET 2 TBD 7
@OAK 2 BAL 8
@SEA 3 SDP 12
@ARI 1 ATL 9
MON 3 SFG 5
@CIN 2 NYM 10
@FLA 6 HOU 13
LAD 2 MIL 3
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 12,272

Tuesday, May 26, 1998, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:56

Pirates

24-28

Lost 2

5th, 8½ GB

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

W: M Myers (2-0), L: R Loiselle (1-4)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Brewers

24-25

Won 1

4th, 7 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .592   19    1   2   
M Martinez LF                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .400 1.155    6    1   0   
  A Martin PH-LF              1   1   1   0    0   0  .264  .713    1    0   0   2·SB
J Kendall C                   3   0   3   0    1   0  .348  .913   18   11   1   SB
K Young 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .764   10    3   1   
J Allensworth CF              3   0   0   1    0   0  .331  .841   23    2   0   SF
J Guillen RF                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .355  .930   16    1   0   2B,SF
  R Rincon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   15    1   0   
K Polcovich SS                3   0   0   0    1   1  .133  .364   11    3   1   IW
F Cordova P                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .074  .181    9    1   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Dessens P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Ward RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .723    4    1   0   
Totals                       31   2   6   2    4   4              132   25   5

BATTING

2B: J Guillen (14, off S Karl).

SF: J Allensworth (1, off B Wickman); J Guillen (2, off S Karl).

IBB: K Polcovich (1, by S Karl).

TB: J Kendall 3; J Guillen 2; A Martin; M Martinez.

RBI: J Allensworth (17); J Guillen (21).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Kendall-K Polcovich; K Polcovich-T Womack-K Young.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Kendall (7, 2nd base off B Wickman/M Matheny); A Martin 2 (7, 2nd base off B Wickman/M Matheny, 3rd base off B Wickman/M Matheny).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .307  .828   13    4   2   
J Cirillo 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .291  .790   17    0   3   
J Burnitz RF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .280  .864   18    4   0   
D Nilsson 1B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .371  .932   10    9   0   
  E Owens PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .097  .351         0   0   
  B Wickman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Newfield PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .670         0   0   
  B Hamelin PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .151  .450    5    0   0   
  D Jackson PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .160  .369         0   0   
M Grissom CF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .306  .753   15    3   0   CS
G Jenkins LF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .273  .836   18    2   0   
M Matheny C                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .260  .686    8    4   0   HBP
  B Hughes PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .671         0   0   
J Valentin SS                 4   0   1   2    0   3  .208  .673   21    0   3   
S Karl P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .053  .196    5    0   2   
  M Loretta PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .772    2    1   0   GDP
Totals                       33   3  10   3    1  11              132   27  11

BATTING

HBP: M Matheny (4, by R Loiselle).

TB: G Jenkins 2; M Grissom 2; J Cirillo; M Matheny; D Nilsson; J Valentin; J Burnitz; B Hamelin.

GIDP: M Loretta (6).

RBI: J Valentin 2 (20); M Matheny (12).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Vina-D Nilsson.

E: J Cirillo (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Grissom (5, 2nd base by F Cordova/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
F Cordova                      6     7   1   1    1   8   0   2.28   25   87-54   29·12·13    7· 4· 5· 0     61    -     1.40  -0.08
J Christiansen                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.29    1    8-5     4· 1· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    2.26   0.09
E Dessens                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   7.84    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    3.74   0.24
R Rincon, H (8)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.42    3   14-9     3· 4· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.14
R Loiselle, BS (5), L (1-4)    0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0   3.97    5   21-10    7· 1· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    5.92  -0.80
Totals                         8.1  10   3   3    1  11   0          35  132-79   44·18·17    9· 6· 7· 0          6-0

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Karl                         7     5   1   0    2   2   0   3.69   28   90-58   41· 1·16   11· 7· 6· 0     65    -     1.20   0.25
B Wickman                      1.2   1   1   1    2   2   0   2.08    8   37-19   12· 4· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.90  -0.17
M Myers, W (2-0)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.02    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.72   0.02
Totals                         9     6   2   1    4   4   0          37  129-78   54· 5·19   14· 9· 6· 0          1-0

F Cordova faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Karl (3; K Polcovich).

HBP: R Loiselle (1; M Matheny).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 12,272.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. T Womack             2B    1. F Vina               2B 
2. M Martinez           LF    2. J Cirillo            3B 
3. J Kendall            C     3. J Burnitz            RF 
4. K Young              1B    4. D Nilsson            1B 
5. J Allensworth        CF    5. M Grissom            CF 
6. J Guillen            RF    6. G Jenkins            LF 
7. A Ramirez            3B    7. M Matheny            C  
8. K Polcovich          SS    8. J Valentin           SS 
9. F Cordova            P     9. S Karl               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  2-1  123  4   46% 100% J Valentin      R Loiselle      Single to CF (Line Drive); Jackson Scores; Jenkins Scores; Hughes to 2B
   b 7   1  1-1  123  2  -24%  50% M Loretta       E Dessens       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   b 9   1  2-1  12-  2   20%  54% M Matheny       R Loiselle      Hit By Pitch; Jackson to 3B; Jenkins to 2B
   b 7   0  1-0  12-  3   14%  69% G Jenkins       F Cordova       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Owens to 3B; Grissom to 2B
   b 7   0  1-0  123  1   14%  82% M Matheny       F Cordova       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Owens Scores; Grissom to 3B; Jenkins to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Karl facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  T Womack        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1   54%  M Martinez      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   53%  J Kendall       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   55%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  F Vina          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   51%  J Cirillo       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   50%  J Burnitz       Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Karl facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  J Allensworth   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   54%  J Guillen       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   55%  A Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   55%  M Grissom       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  7   50%  G Jenkins       Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Grissom Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Karl facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  K Polcovich     Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   54%  F Cordova       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   56%  T Womack        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  M Matheny       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  5   51%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  S Karl          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Karl facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   46%  M Martinez      Single to SS (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  3   39%  J Kendall       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  1   45%  K Young         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          12-  6   38%  J Allensworth   Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Martinez to 3B; Kendall to 2B
   RO     123  3   38%  J Guillen       Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Martinez Scores/unER
   O      12-  1   43%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   40%  F Vina          Flyball: LF
          ---  4   43%  J Cirillo       Walk
          1--  4   48%  J Burnitz       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Cirillo to 2B
   O      12-  5   42%  D Nilsson       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   36%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Karl facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   39%  K Polcovich     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  1   40%  F Cordova       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   41%  T Womack        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Francisco Cordova facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   38%  G Jenkins       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   36%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   34%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Karl facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   36%  M Martinez      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   34%  J Kendall       Single to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 1B)
   OO     1--  1   40%  K Young         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Francisco Cordova facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   36%  S Karl          Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   33%  F Vina          Popfly: SS
          ---  2   35%  J Cirillo       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   31%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Karl facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   33%  J Allensworth   Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  3   28%  J Guillen       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   32%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          -2-  4   32%  K Polcovich     Intentional Walk
          12-  5   29%  F Cordova       Walk; Guillen to 3B; Polcovich to 2B
   O      123  5   36%  T Womack        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   44%  D Nilsson       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   55%  M Grissom       Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Nilsson to 2B
                  Eric Owens pinch runs for Dave Nilsson batting 4th
          12-  3   69%  G Jenkins       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Owens to 3B; Grissom to 2B
   R      123  1   82%  M Matheny       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Owens Scores; Grissom to 3B; Jenkins to 2B
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  8   74%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
                  Elmer Dessens replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 9th; Mark Loretta pinch hits for Scott Karl batting 9th
   OO     123  2   50%  M Loretta       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Wickman facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Wickman replaces Eric Owens pitching and batting 4th; Mark Loretta moves to 1B; Al Martin pinch hits for Manny Martinez batting 2nd
          ---  1   43%  A Martin        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      37%  J Kendall       Martin Steals 2B
          -2-  5   33%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   32%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging, Martin Steals 3B, Kendall Steals 2B
   RO     -23  5   27%  J Allensworth   Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Martin Scores
   O      -2-  7   31%  J Guillen       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Ricardo Rincon facing 1-2-3
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Jose Guillen pitching and batting 6th; Al Martin moves to LF; Turner Ward replaces Elmer Dessens playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  2   24%  F Vina          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   20%  J Cirillo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   16%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Brewers 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Wickman facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   14%  A Ramirez       Walk
   O      1--  4   16%  K Polcovich     Strikeout (missed bunt)
   O      1--  4   19%  T Ward          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Mike Myers replaces Bob Wickman pitching and batting 4th
   O      1--  2   20%  T Womack        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Rich Loiselle facing 4-5-6
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching and batting 6th; Marc Newfield pinch hits for Mike Myers batting 4th; Bob Hamelin pinch hits for Marc Newfield batting 4th
          ---  5   34%  B Hamelin       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Darrin Jackson pinch runs for Bob Hamelin batting 4th
   O      1--  6   21%  M Grissom       Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  4   34%  G Jenkins       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jackson to 2B
          12-  2   54%  M Matheny       Hit By Pitch; Jackson to 3B; Jenkins to 2B
                  Bobby Hughes pinch runs for Mike Matheny batting 7th
   RR     123  4  100%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Line Drive); Jackson Scores; Jenkins Scores; Hughes to 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Brewers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation