June 7, 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
NYY 0 SEA 2
@CHW 1 DET 8
@CLE 0 CAL 2
@KCR 1 BAL 5
@MIL 2 TEX 3
OAK 1 TOR 10
MIN 3 PHI 3
@CHC 1 CIN 6
@HOU 1 MON 3
STL 2 PIT 5
@NYM 4

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 28,443

Thursday, June 7, 1990, 7:38
Time of Game: 2:49

Pirates

34-19

Won 4

1st

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

W: S Ruskin (1-1), L: J Musselman (0-1), S: B Kipper (1)

Mets

23-27

Lost 1

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Backman 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .312  .803   11    2   6   
J Bell SS                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .268  .717   21    3   2   
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .329  .916   20    2   0   
B Bonilla RF                  3   3   1   0    1   0  .297  .912   16    1   0   SB
B Bonds LF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .305 1.005    9    3   1   2·2B
S Bream 1B                    2   1   0   1    1   0  .270  .763   14    8   0   SB,SF
J Lind 2B                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .339  .793   13    2   2   SB
D Bilardello C                4   0   1   1    0   0  .077  .220   15    6   1   
N Heaton P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .043  .163    6    0   1   
  R Reed P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  S Ruskin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Kipper P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
Totals                       32   5   6   5    3   6              131   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Bonds 2 (14, off J Musselman, off D Gooden).

SF: S Bream (2, off D Gooden).

TB: B Bonds 4; J Lind; D Bilardello; J Bell; B Bonilla.

RBI: J Lind 2 (23); D Bilardello (2); B Bonds (40); S Bream (20).

2-out RBI: B Bonds.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

E: J Bell (12); W Backman 2 (6); R Reed (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Bream (2, 3rd base off D Gooden/O Mercado); B Bonilla (2, 2nd base off D Gooden/O Mercado); J Lind (4, 2nd base off D Gooden/O Mercado).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Miller CF                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .264  .686   16    4   0   
H Johnson 3B-SS               5   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .718   15    2   1   
G Jefferies 2B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .277  .807   10    0   1   
K McReynolds LF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .744   16    3   0   2B
D Strawberry RF               3   0   0   0    1   1  .256  .779   17    2   1   
M Marshall 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .230  .691    9    6   1   
K Elster SS                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .183  .600   16    2   1   2B
  T O'Malley PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .531         0   0   
  T Teufel PH-3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .635    4    0   0   
O Mercado C                   2   1   0   1    0   0  .000  .100    8    7   1   
  M Sasser PH-C               2   1   1   0    0   1  .300  .751    9    0   0   
D Gooden P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .514    2    0   1   SH
  M Carreon PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .741    6    0   0   
  J Musselman P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   1   
  D Magadan PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .693    3    0   0   HBP
Totals                       35   4   8   3    1   5              131   27   8

BATTING

2B: K McReynolds (5, off R Reed); K Elster (7, off N Heaton).

SH: D Gooden (2, off N Heaton).

HBP: D Magadan (1, by B Kipper).

TB: K Elster 3; K Miller 2; K McReynolds 2; M Marshall; G Jefferies; M Sasser.

RBI: O Mercado (1); K Miller (4); G Jefferies (21).

2-out RBI: G Jefferies.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: O Mercado (2); K Miller (2).

BASERUNNING

PO: K McReynolds (2nd base by R Reed).

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                       5     4   3   1    0   2   0   2.77   20   66-40   27· 4· 9   10· 4· 4· 0     53    -     1.04  -0.03
R Reed, H (1)                  1     1   1   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   16-12    6· 4· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.90   0.01
S Ruskin, BS (2), W (1-1)      1     3   0   0    0   1   0   2.92    5   21-15    9· 3· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          1-1    4.09  -0.07
S Belinda, H (3)               0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.60    3   11-7     3· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.59   0.07
B Kipper, S (1)                1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   7.71    5   16-8     4· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.47   0.26
Totals                         9     8   4   1    1   5   0          38  130-82   49·14·19   17· 9· 5· 0          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
D Gooden                       7     5   4   4    3   6   0   4.44   28  101-66   40·16·10    5· 9· 5· 0     54    -     0.79  -0.10
J Musselman, L (0-1)           2     1   1   0    0   0   0   2.78    8   26-15   11· 0· 4    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.27  -0.17
Totals                         9     6   5   4    3   6   0          36  127-81   51·16·14    9·12· 6· 0           -

R Reed faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: R Reed (0; K McReynolds, 2nd base).

HBP: B Kipper (2; D Magadan).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - John McSherry.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 28,443.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 71° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. W Backman            3B    1. K Miller             CF 
2. J Bell               SS    2. H Johnson            3B 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. G Jefferies          2B 
4. B Bonilla            RF    4. K McReynolds         LF 
5. B Bonds              LF    5. D Strawberry         RF 
6. S Bream              1B    6. M Marshall           1B 
7. J Lind               2B    7. K Elster             SS 
8. D Bilardello         C     8. O Mercado            C  
9. N Heaton             P     9. D Gooden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  4-4  -2-  4   27%  74% B Bonds         J Musselman     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Bonilla Scores/unER
   b 7   0  4-3  1--  5  -19%  38% M Sasser        S Ruskin        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Elster to 3B
   b 7   0  4-3  1-3  6   19%  57% M Carreon       S Ruskin        Fielder's Choice 3B; Elster out at Hm/3B-C-3B; Sasser to 2B
   b 7   1  4-3  123  4   16%  60% H Johnson       S Ruskin        Strikeout Swinging
   b 7   1  4-3  12-  3  -12%  45% K Miller        S Ruskin        Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Sasser to 3B; Carreon to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  W Backman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   45%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
                  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
   O      ---  3   48%  K Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  H Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   50%  G Jefferies     Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  B Bonilla       Walk
          1--  1   65%  B Bonds         Double (Ground Ball); Bonilla to 3B
   RO     -23  1   66%  S Bream         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Bonilla Scores; Bonds to 3B
   RO     --3  4   68%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Bonds Scores
   O      ---  6   67%  D Bilardello    Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Neal Heaton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   70%  K McReynolds    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   71%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   72%  M Marshall      Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dwight Gooden facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   71%  N Heaton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   69%  W Backman       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  8   70%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--  3   69%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Neal Heaton facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   64%  K Elster        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   68%  O Mercado       Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      1--  1   72%  D Gooden        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)
          1--  1   69%  K Miller        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Gooden to 2B
   O      12-  1   74%  H Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   77%  B Bonilla       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   74%  B Bonds         Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
          1--      78%  S Bream         Bonilla Steals 2B; Bonilla to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3  5   79%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  1   85%  J Lind          Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Bonilla Scores; Bream to 2B
          12-      87%  D Bilardello    Bream Steals 3B; Lind Steals 2B
   RO     -23  3   88%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bream Scores; Lind to 3B; Bilardello out at 2B/RF-C-SS
   O      --3  2   87%  N Heaton        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Neal Heaton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   89%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   90%  K McReynolds    Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5   91%  D Strawberry    Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   90%  W Backman       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  7   91%  J Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   90%  A Van Slyke     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--  1   89%  B Bonilla       Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Neal Heaton facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   86%  M Marshall      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  5   76%  K Elster        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Marshall to 3B
   RR     -23  5   64%  O Mercado       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Marshall Scores; Elster Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/unER; Mercado to 2B
   O      -2-  1   67%  D Gooden        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Mercado to 3B
   RO     --3  6   65%  K Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B; Mercado Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   67%  H Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   65%  B Bonds         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   63%  S Bream         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   62%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Rick Reed facing 3-4-5
                  Rick Reed replaces Neal Heaton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   66%  G Jefferies     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   58%  K McReynolds    Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          -2-      53%  D Strawberry    McReynolds Picked off 2B, safe on E1; McReynolds to 3B
   O      --3  3   64%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   70%  M Marshall      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   68%  D Bilardello    Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   66%  R Reed          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   65%  W Backman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Rick Reed facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   57%  K Elster        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
                  Scott Ruskin replaces Rick Reed pitching and batting 9th; Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Orlando Mercado batting 8th
          1--  5   38%  M Sasser        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Elster to 3B
                  Mark Carreon pinch hits for Dwight Gooden batting 9th
   O      1-3  6   57%  M Carreon       Fielder's Choice 3B; Elster out at Hm/3B-C-3B; Sasser to 2B
          12-  3   45%  K Miller        Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Sasser to 3B; Carreon to 2B
   O      123  4   60%  H Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     123  3   50%  G Jefferies     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sasser Scores/unER; Carreon out at Hm/LF-C; Miller to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Jeff Musselman facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Musselman replaces Mark Carreon pitching and batting 9th; Mackey Sasser moves to C
   O      ---  2   45%  J Bell          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  8   42%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   47%  B Bonilla       Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bonilla to 2B
   R      -2-  4   74%  B Bonds         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Bonilla Scores/unER
   O      -2-  2   71%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Stan Belinda facing 4-5-6
                  Stan Belinda replaces Scott Ruskin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   77%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF
          ---  5   70%  D Strawberry    Walk
   O      1--  3   78%  M Marshall      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Bob Kipper replaces Stan Belinda pitching and batting 9th; Tim Teufel pinch hits for Tom O'Malley batting 7th; Tom O'Malley pinch hits for Kevin Elster batting 7th
   O      1--  4   84%  T Teufel        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jeff Musselman facing 7-8-9
                  Tim Teufel moves to 3B; Howard Johnson moves to SS
   O      ---  1   83%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   82%  D Bilardello    Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   81%  B Kipper        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Kipper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   89%  M Sasser        Strikeout Swinging
                  Dave Magadan pinch hits for Jeff Musselman batting 9th
          ---  3   80%  D Magadan       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   91%  K Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2  100%  H Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation