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BOS  7
KCR  2

CAL  8
CHW  5

MIL 11
DET  1

MIN 10
BAL  6

ATL 10
SFG  1

CIN  6
SDP  1

LAD  7
@HOU  5

PIT 10
@NYM  8

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 39,447

Thursday, July 27, 1989, 1:38
Time of Game: 3:10
Pirates
10
44-55
Won 5
5th, 14 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         5  0  0   0  0  0   5  0  0   10 10  3
Mets            0  0  4   0  2  2   0  0  0    8  9  0
W: B Kipper (3-3), L: D Aase (1-3), S: B Landrum (15)
Mets
8
53-46
Lost 3
3rd, 5 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi CF                4   0   1   0    1   0  .247  .687   19    2   1   
  D Bair P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   0   
  B Landrum P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
J Lind 2B                     4   2   1   0    1   1  .230  .572   19    0   4   SB
J King 1B                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .200  .750   18   13   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  4   2   0   0    1   1  .256  .761   17    1   3   IW
B Bonds LF                    4   2   2   2    1   0  .253  .810   17    1   0   
R Reynolds RF                 4   2   2   4    1   1  .303  .797   22    4   0   HR
J Ortiz C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .532    6    3   0   
  A Van Slyke PH-CF           2   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .672   10    1   0   
R Belliard SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .541    9    1   2   
  G Wilson PH                 0   1   0   1    1   0  .263  .767   10    0   0   
  M LaValliere C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .342  .777    4    1   0   GDP
J Robinson P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  N Heaton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .592         0   0   
  S Little PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347         0   0   
  J Bell PH-SS                1   0   1   3    0   0  .128  .355    1    0   0   3B
Totals                       37  10  10  10    7   4              162   27  11
BATTING
3B: J Bell (1, off R Myers).
HR: R Reynolds (5, off S Fernandez; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
IBB: B Bonilla (12, by S Fernandez).
TB: R Reynolds 5; J Bell 3; B Bonds 2; J Cangelosi; J King; J Lind; A Van Slyke; R Belliard.
GIDP: M LaValliere (1).
RBI: R Reynolds 4 (37); J Bell 3 (3); B Bonds 2 (42); G Wilson (38).
2-out RBI: J Bell 3; G Wilson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
FIELDING
E: J Bell (2); B Bonilla (23); J Lind (11).
BASERUNNING
SB: J Lind (10, 2nd base off D West/M Sasser).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Samuel CF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .243  .667   21    1   0   2B,IW
  R Aguilera P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   0   
D Magadan 1B                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .296  .772   17   13   0   
H Johnson 3B                  2   2   1   0    3   0  .299  .990   24    1   3   2·SB
D Strawberry RF               5   0   1   0    0   1  .230  .825   16    0   0   
K McReynolds LF               5   2   1   0    0   0  .274  .739   10    2   0   2B
G Jefferies 2B                3   2   0   1    0   0  .231  .638   13    3   6   HBP,SF
M Sasser C                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .274  .708   13    4   0   SH
K Elster SS                   5   0   3   3    0   1  .224  .593   11    3   4   2B
S Fernandez P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .512    2    0   0   
  K Hernandez PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .717    1    0   0   
  J Innis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Carreon PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .911    2    0   0   
  D West P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  D Aase P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Wilson PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .535    4    0   0   
Totals                       36   8   9   6    5   3              134   27  14
BATTING
2B: J Samuel (6, off J Robinson); K McReynolds (18, off N Heaton); K Elster (13, off N Heaton).
SF: G Jefferies (3, off B Kipper).
SH: M Sasser (1, off N Heaton).
IBB: J Samuel (2, by N Heaton).
HBP: G Jefferies (4, by N Heaton).
TB: K Elster 4; J Samuel 2; K McReynolds 2; M Carreon; H Johnson; M Sasser; D Strawberry.
RBI: K Elster 3 (28); M Sasser 2 (18); G Jefferies (35).
2-out RBI: M Sasser 2; K Elster.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. K Elster-G Jefferies-D Magadan.
BASERUNNING
SB: H Johnson 2 (25, 2nd base off B Kipper/J Ortiz, 2nd base off N Heaton/J Ortiz).

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 Robinson                     2.2   6   4   0    2   0   0   4.66   17   45-24   19· 0· 5    7· 3· 5· 0     36    -     1.09  -0.30
N Heaton                       2.1   3   2   2    2   1   0   4.12   12   44-23   17· 3· 3    4· 1· 3· 0          2-0    1.49  -0.16
B Kipper, W (3-3)              1     0   2   0    1   1   0   2.67    5   18-10    6· 4· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.93  -0.16
D Bair, H (7)                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.33    3   11-7     3· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.12   0.07
B Landrum, S (15)              2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.55    7   14-11    9· 0· 2    4· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.32   0.15
Totals                         9     9   8   2    5   3   0          44  132-75   54· 8·13   17·10· 8· 0          2-0 
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
S Fernandez                    3     6   5   5    3   0   1   2.95   18   60-38   24· 5· 9    7· 5· 3· 0     24    -     0.68  -0.37
J Innis                        2     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.77    7   21-12    6· 0· 6    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.00   0.09
D West, H (2)                  1.1   1   3   3    1   0   0   7.23    7   30-15   10· 4· 1    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.38  -0.05
D Aase, L (1-3)                0     0   1   1    1   0   0   3.51    1    4-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          3-1    3.63  -0.12
R Myers, BS (4)                0.2   1   1   1    1   1   0   1.58    4   19-12    7· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          3-3    3.87  -0.49
R Aguilera                     2     2   0   0    0   3   0   2.04    7   27-22    8· 5· 9    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.47   0.03
Totals                         9    10  10  10    7   4   1          44  161-99   55·17·27   18· 8· 7· 0          6-4 
D Aase faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: S Fernandez (3; B Bonilla); N Heaton (10; J Samuel).
HBP: N Heaton (5; G Jefferies).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Eric Gregg.
Time of Game: 3:10.
Attendance: 39,447.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 92° F, Cloudy, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. J Cangelosi          CF    1. J Samuel             CF 
2. J Lind               2B    2. D Magadan            1B 
3. J King               1B    3. H Johnson            3B 
4. B Bonilla            3B    4. D Strawberry         RF 
5. B Bonds              LF    5. K McReynolds         LF 
6. R Reynolds           RF    6. G Jefferies          2B 
7. J Ortiz              C     7. M Sasser             C  
8. R Belliard           SS    8. K Elster             SS 
9. J Robinson           P     9. S Fernandez          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  8-7  123  1   51%  84% J Bell          R Myers         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Bonds Scores; Reynolds Scores; Wilson Scores
   b 5   1  5-4  -23  3  -21%  25% K Elster        N Heaton        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); McReynolds Scores; Jefferies Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  123  4   16%  76% B Bonds         S Fernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lind Scores; King Scores; Bonilla to 3B
   b 3   2  5-3  12-  2  -14%  57% K Elster        J Robinson      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Jefferies Scores/unER; Sasser to 3B; Elster to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 1   1  0-2  1-3  3   14%  90% R Reynolds      S Fernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bonilla Scores; Bonds Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   54%  J Cangelosi     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   50%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   59%  J King          Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Lind to 3B; King to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  4   61%  B Bonilla       Intentional Walk
   RR     123  4   76%  B Bonds         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lind Scores; King Scores; Bonilla to 3B
   RRR    1-3  3   90%  R Reynolds      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bonilla Scores; Bonds Scores
   O      ---  1   89%  J Ortiz         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   89%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   90%  J Samuel        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   91%  D Magadan       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   91%  H Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  2   89%  D Strawberry    Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  1   92%  K McReynolds    Popfly: 1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Sid Fernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   91%  J Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   91%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: LF
          ---  5   91%  J Lind          Walk
          1--  6   92%  J King          Walk; Lind to 2B
   O      12-  1   90%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Jeff Robinson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   92%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   92%  M Sasser        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   92%  K Elster        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   93%  S Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Sid Fernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   92%  B Bonds         Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   93%  R Reynolds      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   92%  J Ortiz         Flyball: CF
          1--  1   93%  R Belliard      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Reynolds to 2B
   O      12-  2   92%  J Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   88%  J Samuel        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  5   86%  D Magadan       Walk
          12-  4   79%  H Johnson       Walk; Samuel to 3B; Magadan to 2B
   O      123  6   85%  D Strawberry    Lineout: SS
   O      123  1   90%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF
   R      123  1   84%  G Jefferies     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Samuel Scores/unER/No RBI; Magadan to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   RR     123  3   71%  M Sasser        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Magadan Scores/unER; Johnson Scores/unER; Jefferies to 2B
   R      12-  2   57%  K Elster        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Jefferies Scores/unER; Sasser to 3B; Elster to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Neal Heaton replaces Jeff Robinson pitching and batting 9th; Keith Hernandez pinch hits for Sid Fernandez batting 9th
   O      -23  1   64%  K Hernandez     Lineout: LF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 4.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jeff Innis facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Innis replaces Keith Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   68%  J Cangelosi     Walk
   O      1--  3   66%  J Lind          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Cangelosi to 2B
   O      -2-  3   63%  J King          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      -2-  2   60%  B Bonilla       Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Neal Heaton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   63%  J Samuel        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   65%  D Magadan       Flyball: RF
          ---  7   63%  H Johnson       Walk
          1--      62%  D Strawberry    Johnson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   66%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jeff Innis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   64%  B Bonds         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  6   62%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   61%  J Ortiz         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Neal Heaton facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   51%  K McReynolds    Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5   47%  G Jefferies     Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  1   47%  M Sasser        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); McReynolds to 3B; Jefferies to 2B
   RR     -23  3   25%  K Elster        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); McReynolds Scores; Jefferies Scores
                  Mark Carreon pinch hits for Jeff Innis batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   28%  M Carreon       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Elster out at Hm/CF-C; Carreon to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-  4   28%  J Samuel        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   32%  D Magadan       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 6.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, David West facing 8-9-1
                  David West replaces Mark Carreon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   28%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Scott Little pinch hits for Neal Heaton batting 9th
   O      ---  5   26%  S Little        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   24%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-5, Bob Kipper facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Kipper replaces Scott Little pitching and batting 9th
          ---  8   21%  H Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  2   24%  D Strawberry    Foul Popfly: 3B
          1--      22%  K McReynolds    Johnson Steals 2B
   R      -2-  2   10%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Johnson Scores/unER/No RBI; McReynolds to 3B/Adv on throw
   RO     --3  1    8%  G Jefferies     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McReynolds Scores/unER
   O      ---  5    8%  M Sasser        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 8.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-8, David West facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   12%  J Lind          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      14%  J King          Lind Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   10%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  5   13%  B Bonilla       Fielder's Choice SS
          12-  5   21%  B Bonds         Walk; Lind to 3B; Bonilla to 2B
                  Don Aase replaces David West pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  4   33%  R Reynolds      Walk; Lind Scores; Bonilla to 3B; Bonds to 2B
                  Randy Myers replaces Don Aase pitching and batting 9th; Andy Van Slyke pinch hits for Junior Ortiz batting 7th
   O      123  5   21%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
                  Glenn Wilson pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 8th
   R      123 10   34%  G Wilson        Walk; Bonilla Scores; Bonds to 3B; Reynolds to 2B
                  Jay Bell pinch hits for Bob Kipper batting 9th
   RRR    123  1   84%  J Bell          Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Bonds Scores; Reynolds Scores; Wilson Scores
   O      --3  3   82%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 8-10, Doug Bair facing 8-9-1
                  Doug Bair replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 1st; Mike LaValliere replaces Glenn Wilson playing C batting 8th; Jay Bell moves to SS; Andy Van Slyke moves to CF
   O      ---  3   85%  K Elster        Strikeout Swinging
                  Mookie Wilson pinch hits for Randy Myers batting 9th
   O      ---  4   87%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   89%  J Samuel        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Mets 8.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-8, Rick Aguilera facing 2-3-4
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Juan Samuel pitching and batting 1st; Mookie Wilson moves to CF
   O      ---  4   88%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   87%  J King          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   87%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 8-10, Bill Landrum facing 2-3-4
                  Bill Landrum replaces Doug Bair pitching and batting 1st
   O      ---  2   90%  D Magadan       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   93%  H Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   90%  D Strawberry    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   94%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Mets 8.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-8, Rick Aguilera facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   95%  B Bonds         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   94%  R Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   95%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Bonds to 2B
   OO     12-  4   93%  M LaValliere    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 8-10, Bill Landrum facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   97%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  M Sasser        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  K Elster        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Mets 8.

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