April 12, 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 3
MIN 1 DET 11
BOS 7 NYY 6
CLE 4 TOR 7
TEX 1 SFG 13
@ATL 4 PHI 5
@CHC 4 CHC 6
PHI 3 PIT 6
@NYM 2 SDP 8
LAD 6

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 16,544

Thursday, April 12, 1990, 3:00
Time of Game: 3:04

Pirates

2-1

Won 1

1st

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

W: N Heaton (1-0), L: S Fernandez (0-1)

Mets

1-2

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    5   0   2   3    0   1  .250  .733   17    4   1   2B,SB
J Bell SS                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .214  .624   22    2   4   
G Redus 1B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .286 1.000    7    2   1   HR
  S Bream 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    2    4   0   GDP
B Bonilla RF                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .429 1.215   12    0   0   2·2B
J King 3B                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .111  .311   15    0   1   
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   0   1    0   1  .231 1.000   14    4   0   
T Prince C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    7    3   0   
  S Ruskin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Reynolds PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  T Power P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Lind 2B                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .455  .955   14    6   5   
N Heaton P                    1   0   0   1    1   0  .000  .500   12    0   1   
  D Bair P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M LaValliere C              2   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .629   10    2   0   
Totals                       34   6   7   6    4   5              138   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Bonds (1, off J Musselman); B Bonilla 2 (2, 2 off S Fernandez).

HR: G Redus (1, off S Fernandez; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: G Redus 4; B Bonilla 4; B Bonds 3; J King; M LaValliere.

GIDP: S Bream (1).

RBI: B Bonds 3 (3); N Heaton (1); A Van Slyke (5); G Redus (1).

2-out RBI: B Bonds 2; N Heaton.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bell-J Lind-S Bream.

E: J Bell (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds (1, 3rd base off J Musselman/M Sasser).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Jefferies 2B                3   1   2   0    2   0  .273  .930   30    2   2   SB
K Miller CF                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .764   16    1   0   SB
  T O'Malley PH               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Carreon PH-CF             2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    9    1   0   
H Johnson 3B                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .154  .539   15    0   0   
D Strawberry RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .473   14    1   0   
K McReynolds LF               3   0   0   0    1   0  .333 1.122   20    1   0   GDP
M Marshall 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .091  .182   10    8   0   
B Lyons C                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .778    3    5   0   
  M Sasser PH-C               2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    2   0   
K Elster SS                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .273   20    6   5   
S Fernandez P                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    4    0   1   
  D Magadan PH                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    2    0   0   2B
  J Musselman P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Machado P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Teufel PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   9   0    4   4              155   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Magadan (1, off D Bair).

TB: K Miller 2; G Jefferies 2; D Magadan 2; S Fernandez; M Marshall; H Johnson; B Lyons.

GIDP: K McReynolds (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Jefferies-K Elster-M Marshall.

E: G Jefferies (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Jefferies (1, 2nd base off N Heaton/T Prince); K Miller (2, 3rd base off N Heaton/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
N Heaton, W (1-0)              5     6   1   0    2   1   0   0.00   23   74-41   28· 3·10   11· 6· 3· 0     52    -     1.34   0.17
D Bair                         0.2   1   1   1    2   1   0   5.40    5   24-12    8· 2· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.87  -0.06
S Ruskin, H (1)                1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   22-15   10· 1· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.29   0.09
T Power                        2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7   21-16    8· 2· 6    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.39   0.04
Totals                         9     9   2   1    4   4   0          39  141-84   54· 8·22   16· 8· 7· 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, L (0-1)           6     4   5   5    3   4   1   7.50   25   85-51   34· 5·12    6·10· 2· 0     45    -     0.99  -0.25
J Musselman                    2     3   1   1    1   1   0   4.50    9   30-17   13· 2· 2    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.31  -0.03
J Machado                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   21-13   11· 0· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9     7   6   6    4   5   1          38  136-81   58· 7·16   10·15· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: N Heaton (1); D Bair (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 16,544.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 48° F, Wind 14mph from Right to Left, Sunny, 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. N Heaton             P     9. S Fernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  1-1  123  1   18%  70% B Bonds         S Fernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); King Scores; Lind Scores; Heaton to 2B
   t 2   2  1-0  123  8   11%  53% N Heaton        S Fernandez     Walk; Bonilla Scores; King to 3B; Lind to 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3  2   -9%  36% K McReynolds    N Heaton        Wild Pitch; Jefferies Scores/unER; Miller to 2B
   t 6   0  1-3  ---  3    8%  87% G Redus         S Fernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 2   0  1-0  ---  2    7%  46% B Bonilla       S Fernandez     Double to LF (Ground Ball)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  B Bonds         Popfly: C (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  2   46%  J Bell          Flyball: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   45%  G Redus         Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Neal Heaton facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  G Jefferies     Single to C (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
          1--      39%  K Miller        Jefferies Steals 2B
          -2-  5   33%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Jefferies to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw to 3B)
   O      1-3  2   39%  H Johnson       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1-3  4   45%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3      36%  K McReynolds    Wild Pitch; Jefferies Scores/unER; Miller to 2B
          -2-  5   35%  " "             Walk
          12-      35%  M Marshall      Miller Steals 3B
   O      1-3  2   39%  " "             Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Sid Fernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   46%  B Bonilla       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5   49%  J King          Walk
   O      12-  3   43%  A Van Slyke     Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      12-  3   38%  T Prince        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
          12-  4   42%  J Lind          Walk; Bonilla to 3B; King to 2B
   R      123  8   53%  N Heaton        Walk; Bonilla Scores; King to 3B; Lind to 2B
   RR     123  1   70%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); King Scores; Lind Scores; Heaton to 2B
   O      12-  7   67%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Neal Heaton facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   63%  B Lyons         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  7   67%  K Elster        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   70%  S Fernandez     Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
          1--  4   68%  G Jefferies     Walk; Fernandez to 2B
   O      12-  6   72%  K Miller        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Fernandez out at Hm/LF-C; Jefferies to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Sid Fernandez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   71%  G Redus         Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  5   69%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   69%  J King          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Neal Heaton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   71%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   73%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   74%  K McReynolds    Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   72%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   71%  T Prince        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   70%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Neal Heaton facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   66%  M Marshall      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   70%  B Lyons         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   74%  K Elster        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--  1   71%  S Fernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Elster to 2B
   O      12-  2   76%  G Jefferies     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Sid Fernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   75%  N Heaton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   74%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   73%  J Bell          Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Neal Heaton facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   67%  K Miller        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   72%  H Johnson       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   75%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-  2   79%  K McReynolds    Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Sid Fernandez facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   87%  G Redus         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  2   90%  B Bonilla       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   90%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Bonilla to 3B
   RO     --3  1   92%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: P-2B-1B; Bonilla Scores
   O      ---  1   91%  T Prince        Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Doug Bair facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Bair replaces Neal Heaton pitching and batting 9th; Sid Bream replaces Gary Redus playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   93%  M Marshall      Strikeout Swinging
                  Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Barry Lyons batting 7th
   O      ---  4   94%  M Sasser        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   93%  K Elster        Walk
                  Dave Magadan pinch hits for Sid Fernandez batting 9th
          1--  2   90%  D Magadan       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Elster to 3B
   R      -23      87%  G Jefferies     Wild Pitch; Elster Scores; Magadan to 3B
          --3  8   85%  " "             Walk
                  Scott Ruskin replaces Tom Prince pitching and batting 7th; Mike LaValliere replaces Doug Bair playing C batting 9th; Mark Carreon pinch hits for Tom O'Malley batting 2nd; Tom O'Malley pinch hits for Keith Miller batting 2nd
   O      1-3  7   90%  M Carreon       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jeff Musselman facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff Musselman replaces Dave Magadan pitching and batting 9th; Mackey Sasser moves to C; Mark Carreon moves to CF
   O      ---  3   90%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   90%  M LaValliere    Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   R      1--  2   95%  B Bonds         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); LaValliere Scores
          -2-      96%  J Bell          Bonds Steals 3B
          --3  4   96%  " "             Walk
   OO     1-3  2   94%  S Bream         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Scott Ruskin facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   91%  H Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   93%  D Strawberry    Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   OO     1--  6   97%  K McReynolds    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jeff Musselman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   97%  B Bonilla       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  3   97%  J King          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   97%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B unassisted; King to 2B
                  R.J. Reynolds pinch hits for Scott Ruskin batting 7th
   O      -2-  6   96%  R Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Ted Power facing 6-7-8
                  Ted Power replaces R.J. Reynolds pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  1   98%  M Marshall      Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   98%  M Sasser        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   99%  K Elster        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Mets 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Julio Machado facing 8-9-1
                  Julio Machado replaces Jeff Musselman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  J Lind          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  6   99%  M LaValliere    Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  8   99%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  2   98%  J Bell          Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Ted Power facing 9-1-2
                  Tim Teufel pinch hits for Julio Machado batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  T Teufel        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   98%  G Jefferies     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  100%  M Carreon       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2  100%  H Johnson       Lineout: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Mets 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation