April 11, 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
DET 2
(10) CAL 1
SEA 0 KCR 2
BAL 1 MIN 3
@OAK 0 TEX 11
@TOR 5 SFG 8
@ATL 0 ATL 4
SFG 3 CIN 5
@HOU 0 NYM 3
PIT 0 SDP 3
LAD 1 MON 6
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 16,880

Wednesday, April 11, 1990, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:03

Pirates

1-1

Lost 1

3rd, ½ GB

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

W: F Viola (1-0), L: J Smiley (0-1), S: J Franco (1)

Mets

1-1

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .543   12    5   1   
J Bell SS                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .300  .800   15    1   1   
G Redus 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   13    6   0   
B Bonilla RF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .400 1.100   16    2   0   
J King 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    0   5   
A Van Slyke CF                3   0   0   0    0   2  .333 1.444    9    2   0   
T Prince C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666   10    5   1   CS
J Lind 2B                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .625 1.250   13    2   1   
J Smiley P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                1    1   0   SH
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    4    0   0   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Roesler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Reynolds PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  T Power P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   0   6   0    0   9              107   24   9

BATTING

SH: J Smiley (1, off F Viola).

TB: J Lind 2; J Cangelosi; T Prince; B Bonilla; G Redus.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

BASERUNNING

CS: T Prince (1, 2nd base by F Viola/B Lyons).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Jefferies 2B                4   1   1   1    0   0  .125  .625   16    2   2   HR
K Miller CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .143  .536   19    4   0   2B
H Johnson 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .625   12    0   1   
D Strawberry RF               3   0   2   1    0   1  .333  .762   12    1   0   SB
K McReynolds LF               3   1   2   1    0   1  .500 1.571   10    1   0   HR
M Marshall 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    7   1   
B Lyons C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .714    9   10   2   
K Elster SS                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .286   15    1   1   
F Viola P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    1   1   SH
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       28   3   6   3    1   4              105   27   9

BATTING

2B: K Miller (1, off J Smiley).

HR: G Jefferies (1, off J Smiley; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); K McReynolds (1, off M Roesler; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: F Viola (1, off J Smiley).

TB: K McReynolds 5; G Jefferies 4; K Miller 2; D Strawberry 2.

RBI: D Strawberry (1); G Jefferies (1); K McReynolds (1).

2-out RBI: K McReynolds.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Strawberry (1, 2nd base off J Smiley/T Prince).

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 Smiley, L (0-1)              5     5   2   2    1   2   1   3.60   20   72-44   27· 4·13   10· 6· 1· 0     50    -     0.66  -0.03
B Patterson                    0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2    7-6     2· 3· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.49   0.02
M Roesler                      1.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   6.75    5   14-10    8· 1· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.06
T Power                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   11-7     4· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     6   3   3    1   4   2          30  104-67   41· 9·17   12·11· 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
F Viola, W (1-0)               7.2   5   0   0    0   8   0   0.00   27   88-64   36· 9·19    7· 7· 5· 0     77    -     0.96   0.38
J Franco, S (1)                1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   17-11    7· 2· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.59   0.05
Totals                         9     6   0   0    0   9   0          32  105-75   43·11·21    9· 8· 6· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Franco (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:03.

Attendance: 16,880.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 55° F, Wind 13mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. B Bonds              LF    1. G Jefferies          2B 
2. J Bell               SS    2. K Miller             CF 
3. G Redus              1B    3. H Johnson            3B 
4. B Bonilla            RF    4. D Strawberry         RF 
5. J King               3B    5. K McReynolds         LF 
6. A Van Slyke          CF    6. M Marshall           1B 
7. T Prince             C     7. B Lyons              C  
8. J Lind               2B    8. K Elster             SS 
9. J Smiley             P     9. F Viola              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  3   10%  65% G Jefferies     J Smiley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 1   1  0-1  -2-  7    8%  74% D Strawberry    J Smiley        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Miller Scores
   b 6   2  0-2  ---  1    7%  91% K McReynolds    M Roesler       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 3   0  2-0  1--  1    7%  75% J Lind          F Viola         Prince Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   t 6   0  2-0  ---  4   -5%  74% J Cangelosi     F Viola         Single to LF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  J Bell          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   55%  G Redus         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   65%  G Jefferies     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   70%  K Miller        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   67%  H Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-  7   74%  D Strawberry    Single to LF (Ground Ball); Miller Scores
          1--      76%  K McReynolds    Strawberry Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   73%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Strawberry out at Hm/LF-C; McReynolds to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  1   71%  M Marshall      Foul Lineout: LF (Deep LF Foul)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   73%  B Bonilla       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   75%  J King          Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   76%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Smiley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   74%  B Lyons         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  4   76%  K Elster        Walk
   O      1--  2   75%  F Viola         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Elster to 2B
   O      -2-  5   72%  G Jefferies     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   68%  T Prince        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--      75%  J Lind          Prince Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  4   72%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   74%  J Smiley        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Lind to 2B
   O      -2-  2   77%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Smiley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   76%  K Miller        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   75%  H Johnson       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  2   76%  D Strawberry    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   74%  K McReynolds    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Viola facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   77%  J Bell          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   74%  G Redus         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   77%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   80%  J King          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Smiley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   78%  M Marshall      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   77%  B Lyons         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   76%  K Elster        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   79%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   81%  T Prince        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   82%  J Lind          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Smiley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   81%  F Viola         Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---  1   80%  G Jefferies     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   79%  K Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for John Smiley batting 9th
          ---  4   74%  J Cangelosi     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   79%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   82%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   85%  G Redus         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Patterson facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Patterson replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   84%  H Johnson       Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   83%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Roesler replaces Bob Patterson pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  1   91%  K McReynolds    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   90%  M Marshall      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   93%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   94%  J King          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   95%  A Van Slyke     Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Roesler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   94%  B Lyons         Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   O      ---  5   94%  K Elster        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  F Viola         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   96%  T Prince        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   93%  J Lind          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
                  R.J. Reynolds pinch hits for Mike Roesler batting 9th
   O      1--  4   96%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lind to 2B
                  John Franco replaces Frank Viola pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      95%  B Bonds         Wild Pitch; Lind to 3B
   O      --3  5   98%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ted Power facing 1-2-3
                  Ted Power replaces R.J. Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   97%  G Jefferies     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   97%  K Miller        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   97%  H Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, John Franco facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   99%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  G Redus         Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  5   99%  B Bonilla       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1  100%  J King          Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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