May 24, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 8
MIL 6 BAL 8
@CLE 3 TEX 8
@DET 4 KCR 11
SEA 5 MIN 7
OAK 4 NYY 4
BOS 2 ANA 3
@TOR 1 CIN 4
CHC 1
(12) HOU 7
@COL 0 LAD 10
ATL 3 MON 7
PIT 3 NYM 8
@PHI 4 FLA 9
@SDP 7 STL 9
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 26,154

Saturday, May 24, 1997, 7:38
Time of Game: 2:44

Pirates

23-24

Lost 2

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: J Juden (5-0), L: J Schmidt (1-3), S: U Urbina (7)

Expos

26-20

Won 2

3rd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .258  .659   20    1   3   SB
A Brown CF                    5   1   0   0    0   0  .161  .470   15    2   0   
M Cummings LF                 5   2   2   2    0   1  .246  .795   17    1   0   HR
M Johnson 1B                  2   0   1   0    3   1  .258  .772   22    6   2   
J Randa 3B                    3   0   1   1    2   0  .272  .742   17    0   1   SB
K Osik C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .526   30    6   0   
  C Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Wainhouse P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Guillen RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .644    7    1   0   
K Polcovich SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .616   10    2   1   
J Schmidt P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .529    5    1   1   
  F Garcia PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  C Sodowsky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  J Kendall C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .738    4    3   0   
Totals                       35   3   7   3    6   7              151   24   8

BATTING

HR: M Cummings (2, off J Juden; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: M Cummings 5; M Johnson; T Womack; J Randa; J Schmidt; K Polcovich.

RBI: M Cummings 2 (7); J Randa (13).

2-out RBI: M Cummings 2; J Randa.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

E: K Polcovich (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Womack (16, 2nd base off J Juden/C Widger); J Randa (3, 2nd base off J Juden/C Widger).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grudzielanek SS             5   1   2   1    0   1  .304  .776   17    2   3   2·2B
M Lansing 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .290  .832   18    1   3   
R White CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .312  .869   21    1   0   HBP
D Segui 1B                    4   3   2   1    0   1  .331  .946   14   13   2   
H Rodriguez LF                3   1   2   1    1   0  .339  .990   15    0   0   2B
  D Strange 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .842         0   0   
V Guerrero RF                 4   0   2   4    0   0  .318  .845   10    2   0   2B
F Santangelo 3B-LF            4   0   0   0    0   2  .261  .844   17    0   1   
C Widger C                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .269  .772   14    7   0   2B
J Juden P                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .053  .205    9    0   3   2B,SH
  A Telford P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .715    4    1   1   
  U Urbina P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   7  12   7    1   9              139   27  13

BATTING

2B: C Widger (7, off J Schmidt); V Guerrero (6, off J Schmidt); H Rodriguez (19, off J Schmidt); J Juden (1, off C Sodowsky); M Grudzielanek 2 (18, 2 off J Schmidt).

SH: J Juden (1, off J Schmidt).

HBP: R White (4, by J Schmidt).

TB: M Grudzielanek 4; V Guerrero 3; H Rodriguez 3; J Juden 2; D Segui 2; C Widger 2; R White; M Lansing.

RBI: V Guerrero 4 (11); H Rodriguez (34); M Grudzielanek (17); D Segui (25).

2-out RBI: V Guerrero 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 17.

FIELDING

E: C Widger (5); F Santangelo (2).

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 Schmidt, L (1-3)             5     8   5   5    1   5   0   5.59   25   87-55   34·11·10    6· 7· 5· 0     35    -     0.62  -0.26
C Sodowsky                     1     3   2   2    0   1   0   5.87    6   25-16    9· 2· 5    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.44  -0.04
C Peters                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.70    3    8-7     4· 2· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.34  -0.04
D Wainhouse                    1.2   0   0   0    0   3   0   7.65    5   14-13    5· 4· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.13   0.02
Totals                         8    12   7   7    1   9   0          39  134-91   52·19·20   12· 9· 7· 0          4-2

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Juden, W (5-0)               6.2   6   3   3    4   7   1   4.00   31  100-65   39·12·14   10· 5· 5· 0     53    -     0.78   0.11
A Telford, H (2)               2     1   0   0    2   0   0   3.08    9   35-22   13· 2· 7    7· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.72   0.06
U Urbina, S (7)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.68    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.44   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   3    6   7   1          41  139-89   53·14·22   17· 6· 5· 0          3-0

C Sodowsky faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Schmidt 2 (5); J Juden (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Schmidt (4; R White).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 26,154.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Montreal Expos                       
1. T Womack             2B    1. M Grudzielanek       SS 
2. A Brown              CF    2. M Lansing            2B 
3. M Cummings           LF    3. R White              CF 
4. M Johnson            1B    4. D Segui              1B 
5. J Randa              3B    5. H Rodriguez          LF 
6. K Osik               C     6. V Guerrero           RF 
7. J Guillen            RF    7. F Santangelo         3B 
8. K Polcovich          SS    8. C Widger             C  
9. J Schmidt            P     9. J Juden              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  12-  1   16%  80% V Guerrero      J Schmidt       Double to LF (Fly Ball); Segui Scores; Rodriguez Scores
   t 7   2  5-3  12-  3    7%  89% K Osik          A Telford       Groundout: 3B-1B
   t 7   2  5-2  ---  1   -6%  87% M Cummings      J Juden         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   t 5   2  5-1  12-  2   -6%  84% J Randa         J Juden         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Cummings Scores; Johnson to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  3    6%  61% M Grudzielanek  J Schmidt       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Juden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  T Womack        Walk
          1--      41%  A Brown         Womack Steals 2B; Womack to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  2   46%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      --3  4   51%  M Cummings      Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4   50%  M Johnson       Walk
   O      1-3  2   55%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   61%  M Grudzielanek  Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   57%  M Lansing       Lineout: P (P's Right)
          -2-      59%  R White         Wild Pitch; Grudzielanek to 3B
          --3  7   61%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   RO     1-3  2   62%  D Segui         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Grudzielanek Scores
          1--  5   64%  H Rodriguez     Walk; Segui to 2B
   RR     12-  1   80%  V Guerrero      Double to LF (Fly Ball); Segui Scores; Rodriguez Scores
   O      -2-  4   78%  F Santangelo    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 3.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Juden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   80%  K Osik          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   81%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   80%  K Polcovich     Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   82%  J Schmidt       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jason Schmidt facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   86%  C Widger        Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   85%  J Juden         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Widger to 3B
   R      --3  3   89%  M Grudzielanek  Double to RF (Pop Fly); Widger Scores
          -2-      90%  M Lansing       Wild Pitch; Grudzielanek to 3B
   O      --3  4   88%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5   86%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 4.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Jeff Juden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   88%  T Womack        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   89%  A Brown         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   90%  M Cummings      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   91%  D Segui         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   90%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Segui to 2B
   R      -2-  1   93%  V Guerrero      Single to CF (Pop Fly); Segui Scores
   O      1--  5   93%  F Santangelo    Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   92%  C Widger        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 5.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Jeff Juden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   93%  M Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   92%  J Randa         Walk
          1--      91%  K Osik          Randa Steals 2B
          -2- 10   90%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Randa stays at 2B
   O      12-  1   93%  J Guillen       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  2   95%  K Polcovich     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jason Schmidt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   94%  J Juden         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   94%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   94%  M Lansing       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   94%  R White         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Expos 5.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Jeff Juden facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   92%  J Schmidt       Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 1B)
   O      1--  4   94%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   95%  A Brown         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 1B)
          1--      95%  M Cummings      Wild Pitch; Brown to 2B
   R      -2-  3   92%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Brown Scores
          1--  5   90%  M Johnson       Walk; Cummings to 2B
   R      12-  2   84%  J Randa         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Cummings Scores; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  2   89%  K Osik          Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   88%  D Segui         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   89%  H Rodriguez     Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   88%  V Guerrero      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
   O      -2-  5   87%  F Santangelo    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 5.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Jeff Juden facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   89%  J Guillen       Popfly: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   90%  K Polcovich     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  Freddy Garcia pinch hits for Jason Schmidt batting 9th
   O      ---  4   91%  F Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-2, Clint Sodowsky facing 8-9-1
                  Clint Sodowsky replaces Freddy Garcia pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   90%  C Widger        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   92%  J Juden         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  9   91%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   90%  M Lansing       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Expos 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Jeff Juden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   92%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   93%  A Brown         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  1   87%  M Cummings      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          ---  1   86%  M Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
                  Anthony Telford replaces Jeff Juden pitching and batting 9th
          1--  5   82%  J Randa         Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  3   89%  K Osik          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-3, Clint Sodowsky facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   90%  R White         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   94%  D Segui         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); White to 3B
                  Chris Peters replaces Keith Osik pitching and batting 6th; Jason Kendall replaces Clint Sodowsky playing C batting 9th
   R      1-3  3   97%  H Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); White Scores; Segui to 3B
   R      1-3  2   98%  V Guerrero      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Segui Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  3   98%  F Santangelo    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Rodriguez to 3B
                  Dave Wainhouse replaces Chris Peters pitching and batting 6th
   O      1-3  3   97%  C Widger        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   96%  A Telford       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 7.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Anthony Telford facing 7-8-9
                  Doug Strange replaces Henry Rodriguez playing 3B batting 5th; F.P. Santangelo moves to LF
   O      ---  1   98%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   98%  K Polcovich     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   99%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-3, Dave Wainhouse facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   99%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   99%  M Lansing       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  R White         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 7.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Anthony Telford facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   97%  T Womack        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   98%  A Brown         Groundout: 1B-P; Womack to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  M Cummings      Groundout: 2B-1B; Womack to 3B
          --3  7   99%  M Johnson       Walk
                  Ugueth Urbina replaces Anthony Telford pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  4  100%  J Randa         Popfly: 1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Expos 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON199705240

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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