April 21, 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 5
@BOS 4 OAK 6
@CAL 2 CLE 7
BAL 0 NYY 8
@KCR 4 MIN 5
@SEA 2 TOR 7
TEX 6 ATL 8
HOU 2 NYM 6
PIT 5 SFG 5
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 10,282

Monday, April 21, 1986
Time of Game: 2:55

Pirates

6-3

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: R McDowell (1-0), L: P Clements (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Mets

6-3

Won 4

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Reynolds LF-CF              5   1   2   0    0   0  .372 1.064    0    1   0   2·2B
J Orsulak CF                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .263  .815    0    1   0   SB
  J Winn P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Ray 2B                      5   1   3   1    0   1  .475 1.198    0    4   4   
S Bream 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .185  .805    0   10   1   2B
M Brown RF                    3   1   1   2    1   1  .310  .961    0    1   0   HR
T Pena C                      3   0   1   0    1   1  .216  .536    0    6   1   2B
J Morrison 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .194  .652    0    0   1   HR
  C Guante P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Clements P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Kemp LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .833         0   0   
S Khalifa SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .067  .243    0    2   3   
  L Mazzilli PH               0   1   0   0    1   0  .167  .712    0    0   0   
  R Belliard SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .829         0   0   
L McWilliams P                3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  B Almon 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.025    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       35   5  10   5    3   9                    25  12

BATTING

2B: R Reynolds 2 (6, 2 off R Aguilera); S Bream (2, off R Aguilera); T Pena (1, off R Aguilera).

HR: J Morrison (2, off R Aguilera; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out); M Brown (2, off R Aguilera; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SH: B Almon (1, off R McDowell).

TB: J Morrison 4; M Brown 4; R Reynolds 4; J Ray 3; S Bream 2; T Pena 2; J Orsulak.

RBI: M Brown 2 (8); J Orsulak (4); J Ray (12); J Morrison (4).

2-out RBI: J Orsulak.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Khalifa-J Ray-S Bream.

E: J Ray (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Orsulak (1, 2nd base off R McDowell/G Carter).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Mitchell CF-3B              4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .700    0    1   0   SH
T Teufel 2B                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .214  .579    0    0   5   2·2B
K Hernandez 1B                2   1   0   0    2   0  .314  .855    0   11   0   HBP
G Carter C                    4   1   2   3    1   1  .351 1.000    0   10   0   HR
D Strawberry RF               4   0   0   0    0   3  .212  .630    0    1   1   
G Foster LF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .280  .677    0    1   0   
R Knight 3B                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .391 1.243    0    2   1   HR,GDP
  R McDowell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
R Santana SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .088  .267    0    1   1   
R Aguilera P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200    0    0   1   
  R Niemann P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  W Backman PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .389 1.006    0    0   0   
  T Leach P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Dykstra CF                1   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .738    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   6  10   6    4   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Teufel 2 (3, off P Clements, off L McWilliams).

HR: G Carter (2, off L McWilliams; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs); R Knight (3, off C Guante; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SH: K Mitchell (1, off P Clements).

HBP: K Hernandez (2, by L McWilliams).

TB: T Teufel 5; G Carter 5; R Knight 4; L Dykstra; W Backman; K Mitchell; G Foster.

GIDP: R Knight (3).

RBI: G Carter 3 (12); R Knight 2 (7); T Teufel (5).

2-out RBI: R Knight 2; G Carter 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

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
L McWilliams                   7     6   2   2    2   6   1   3.46   30     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1· 6     61    -     1.33   0.17
C Guante, BS (1)               1     1   2   2    1   1   1   1.80    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.27  -0.35
P Clements, BS (1), L (0-1)    0.1   2   2   2    1   0   0   6.75    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    4.28  -0.52
J Winn                         0     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.50    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    4.27  -0.30
Totals                         8.1  10   6   6    4   7   2          40     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 1·10          2-1

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Aguilera                     6     9   4   4    0   6   2   6.00   26     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 2· 9     44    -     0.92  -0.24
R Niemann                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0  12.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.51   0.03
T Leach                        1     0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.03
R McDowell, W (1-0)            1     1   1   1    1   1   0   4.26    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.55  -0.32
Totals                         9    10   5   5    3   9   2          39     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 2·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: L McWilliams (1; K Hernandez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 10,282.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. R Reynolds           LF    1. K Mitchell           CF 
2. J Orsulak            CF    2. T Teufel             2B 
3. J Ray                2B    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. S Bream              1B    4. G Carter             C  
5. M Brown              RF    5. D Strawberry         RF 
6. T Pena               C     6. G Foster             LF 
7. J Morrison           3B    7. R Knight             3B 
8. S Khalifa            SS    8. R Santana            SS 
9. L McWilliams         P     9. R Aguilera           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  5-4  -2-      42%  69% T Teufel        P Clements      Double; Dykstra Scores
   b 8   2  4-2  1--      42%  52% R Knight        C Guante        Home Run; Foster Scores
   t 9   2  4-4  --3     -34%  17% J Orsulak       R McDowell      Single; Mazzilli Scores
   b 9   1  5-5  12-      30% 100% G Carter        J Winn          Single; Teufel Scores; Hernandez to 2B
   t 6   1  2-2  1--     -28%  22% M Brown         R Aguilera      Home Run; Ray Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  R Reynolds      Double
   O      -2-      48%  J Orsulak       Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      39%  J Ray           Single; Reynolds Scores
   O      1--      42%  S Bream         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      44%  M Brown         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
          ---      48%  K Mitchell      Single
          1--      58%  T Teufel        Single; Mitchell to 3B
   O      1-3      51%  K Hernandez     Lineout: SS
          1-3      55%  G Carter        Walk; Teufel to 2B
   O      123      47%  D Strawberry    Strikeout
   O      123      39%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Aguilera facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  T Pena          Strikeout
   R      ---      30%  J Morrison      Home Run
   O      ---      32%  S Khalifa       Strikeout
   O      ---      32%  L McWilliams    Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry McWilliams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      30%  R Knight        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      28%  R Santana       Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  R Aguilera      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      29%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      30%  J Orsulak       Strikeout Looking
          ---      29%  J Ray           Single
   O      1--      31%  S Bream         Double; Ray out at Hm/RF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      28%  K Mitchell      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      27%  T Teufel        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      28%  K Hernandez     Hit By Pitch
   RR     1--      51%  G Carter        Home Run; Hernandez Scores
   O      ---      50%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Rick Aguilera facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  M Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  T Pena          Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      56%  J Morrison      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Larry McWilliams facing 6-7-8
          ---      60%  G Foster        Single
   O      1--      56%  R Knight        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      53%  R Santana       Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  R Aguilera      Flyball: SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Rick Aguilera facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  S Khalifa       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  L McWilliams    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  R Reynolds      Double
   O      -2-      56%  J Orsulak       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  K Mitchell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  T Teufel        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  K Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Carter        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Rick Aguilera facing 3-4-5
          ---      45%  J Ray           Single
   O      1--      50%  S Bream         Strikeout
   RR     1--      22%  M Brown         Home Run; Ray Scores
          ---      19%  T Pena          Double
   O      -2-      21%  J Morrison      Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      24%  S Khalifa       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Larry McWilliams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      20%  D Strawberry    Strikeout
          ---      24%  G Foster        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Foster to 1B
   OO     1--      17%  R Knight        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Randy Niemann facing 9-1-2
                  Randy Niemann replaces Rick Aguilera pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      18%  L McWilliams    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      19%  R Reynolds      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      20%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Larry McWilliams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      16%  R Santana       Flyball: LF
                  Wally Backman pinch hits for Randy Niemann batting 9th
          ---      21%  W Backman       Single
   O      1--      16%  K Mitchell      Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Mitchell to 1B
          1--      23%  T Teufel        Double; Mitchell to 3B
   O      -23      12%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Terry Leach facing 3-4-5
                  Terry Leach replaces Wally Backman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      13%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      14%  S Bream         Flyball: CF
          ---      14%  M Brown         Walk
          1--      13%  T Pena          Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      12-      15%  J Morrison      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Cecilio Guante facing 4-5-6
                  Cecilio Guante replaces Jim Morrison pitching and batting 7th; Bill Almon replaces Larry McWilliams playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---      11%  G Carter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       8%  D Strawberry    Strikeout
          ---      11%  G Foster        Walk
   RR     1--      52%  R Knight        Home Run; Foster Scores
   O      ---      50%  R Santana       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Roger McDowell facing 8-9-1
                  Roger McDowell replaces Ray Knight pitching and batting 7th; Kevin Mitchell moves to 3B; Lenny Dykstra replaces Terry Leach playing CF batting 9th; Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Sam Khalifa batting 8th
          ---      42%  L Mazzilli      Walk
   O      1--      44%  B Almon         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Mazzilli to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B; Mazzilli to 3B
   R      --3      17%  J Orsulak       Single; Mazzilli Scores
          1--      16%  J Ray           Orsulak Steals 2B
   O      -2-      18%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Pat Clements facing 9-1-2
                  Pat Clements replaces Cecilio Guante pitching and batting 7th; Rafael Belliard replaces Lee Mazzilli playing SS batting 8th
          ---      32%  L Dykstra       Single
   O      1--      27%  K Mitchell      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Dykstra to 2B
   R      -2-      69%  T Teufel        Double; Dykstra Scores
          -2-      70%  K Hernandez     Walk
                  Jim Winn replaces Joe Orsulak pitching and batting 2nd; Steve Kemp replaces Pat Clements playing LF batting 7th; R.J. Reynolds moves to CF
   R      12-     100%  G Carter        Single; Teufel Scores; Hernandez to 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation