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TOR
@CHW		4
3		 
(11)
DET
@CLE		3
6
OAK
@MIN		14
7
ANA
@TBD		0
7
MIL
@ATL		1
6
HOU
@COL		8
5
CIN
@LAD		5
3		 
(10)
CHC
@MON		1
6
PIT
@NYM		5
7
FLA
@PHI		1
9
ARI
@SDP		2
0
STL
@SFG		8
10
Monday, July 26, 1999 7:40PM
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 32,010, Time of Game: 3:08
Pirates
5
48-51
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 11½ GB
 at Mets
7
60-41
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Rick Reed (9-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  2  0   0  0  2   0  0  1    5 10  0
Mets            3  0  1   3  0  0   0  0  X    7  9  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Martin LF 3 1 0 1 2 0 .293 .874 18 9 0.052 1.56 0.133 -0.081 0.6 1 0
Abraham Nunez SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 .217 .542 16 10 -0.210 1.88 0.000 -0.210 -1.6 0 7
Brian Giles CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .308 .972 33 21 -0.120 1.55 0.057 -0.177 -0.6 3 0 2·2B
Kevin Young 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .316 .942 12 9 -0.033 0.95 0.061 -0.094 0.8 8 0 HR
Ed Sprague 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .299 .927 15 10 -0.002 0.68 0.043 -0.045 -0.2 0 0
Warren Morris 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .309 .829 16 10 -0.025 0.88 0.057 -0.082 -0.2 3 2 2B,GDP
Brant Brown RF 3 2 2 2 1 0 .244 .759 16 7 0.133 0.93 0.177 -0.045 1.8 3 0 HR
Joe Oliver C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .385 1.005 11 4 -0.039 0.89 0.047 -0.086 -0.9 6 0 GDP
Francisco Cordova P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .136 .345 6 5 -0.012 0.43 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 0 0
   Scott Sauerbeck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brad Clontz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Freddy Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .656 7 5 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
   Jose Silva P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 .211 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Adrian Brown PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .692 4 2 0.006 0.69 0.028 -0.022 0.0 CS
   Greg Hansell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dale Sveum PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .286 4 0 0.086 2.25 0.086 0.000 0.7
   John Wehner PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .616 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 34 5 10 5 5 6 .294 .943 158 92 -0.168 1.16 0.689 -0.858 0.1 24 9
2B: W Morris (15, off R Reed); B Giles 2 (25, 1 off D Cook, 1 off R Reed).
HR: B Brown (9, off R Reed; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out); K Young (15, off R Reed; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: B Brown 5; K Young 4; B Giles 4; W Morris 3; E Sprague 2; A Brown.
GIDP: J Oliver (1); W Morris (8).
RBI: K Young 2 (65); B Brown 2 (34); A Martin (44).
2-out RBI: K Young 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Nunez-W Morris-K Young.
Baserunning
CS: A Brown (2, 2nd base by G McMichael/M Piazza).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 .319 .945 20 11 -0.029 0.45 0.017 -0.046 -0.5 0 0
   Turk Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Edgardo Alfonzo 2B 4 2 3 0 1 0 .317 .880 23 13 0.054 0.46 0.065 -0.010 1.3 1 6
John Olerud 1B 3 2 0 0 2 1 .301 .927 20 9 0.045 0.87 0.081 -0.036 -0.1 12 0 SB
Mike Piazza C 4 2 1 0 1 2 .316 .928 17 10 0.015 1.05 0.064 -0.049 -0.4 6 1 GDP,IW
Robin Ventura 3B 2 0 2 3 2 0 .287 .871 10 2 0.229 1.43 0.229 0.000 3.1 2 1 IW
Benny Agbayani RF-LF 4 0 2 3 0 0 .305 .977 22 13 0.081 1.25 0.141 -0.060 1.7 1 0
Roger Cedeno CF-RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .314 .829 11 6 0.046 0.78 0.095 -0.049 -0.4 3 0
Rey Ordonez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .625 12 8 -0.073 0.65 0.000 -0.073 -1.5 2 4
Rick Reed P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .568 11 7 -0.040 0.51 0.000 -0.040 -0.7 0 0
   Greg McMichael P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brian McRae PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 .668 6 2 0.003 0.10 0.003 0.000 0.1
   Dennis Cook P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Armando Benitez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Melvin Mora CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .304 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 7 9 7 8 5 .281 .706 152 81 0.331 0.79 0.695 -0.363 2.6 27 12
IBB: R Ventura (6, by F Cordova); M Piazza (8, by S Sauerbeck).
TB: E Alfonzo 3; B Agbayani 2; R Ventura 2; R Cedeno; M Piazza.
GIDP: M Piazza (16).
RBI: B Agbayani 3 (28); R Ventura 3 (76); R Cedeno (25).
2-out RBI: B Agbayani 2; R Cedeno; R Ventura.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Alfonzo-R Ordonez-J Olerud; R Ordonez-E Alfonzo-J Olerud.
Baserunning
SB: J Olerud (2, 2nd base off F Cordova/J Oliver).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Francisco Cordova, L (5-5) 3.1 5 6 6 5 2 0 4.71 20 76 39 21 3 15 5 8 4 0 23 -0.256 1.08 -2.8
Scott Sauerbeck 0.1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2.30 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 -0.058 1.54 -0.8
Brad Clontz 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.35 2 11 6 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 2 -0.068 0.86 -1.2
Jose Silva 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6.81 8 29 19 11 0 8 3 4 2 0 0 0 0.028 0.32 1.1
Greg Hansell 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.37 7 26 16 11 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.022 0.19 1.1
Team Totals 8 9 7 7 8 5 0 7.88 40 152 81 48 6 27 13 14 7 0 23 5 3 -0.332 1.16 -2.7

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Reed, W (9-3) 5.2 8 4 4 1 3 2 4.92 24 99 64 45 4 15 10 10 5 0 39 -0.011 0.71 -1.2
Greg McMichael, H (3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.17 4 12 8 6 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 0 0.095 1.06 1.0
Dennis Cook, H (13) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.68 4 21 14 6 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.047 0.88 0.5
Armando Benitez, H (17) 0.1 0 1 1 4 1 0 1.88 5 24 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.248 1.74 -2.1
Turk Wendell, S (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.88 2 6 4 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0.285 6.00 1.6
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 5 6 2 5.00 39 162 95 61 8 26 13 15 6 0 39 5 0 0.168 0.79 -0.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: S Sauerbeck (3; M Piazza); F Cordova (2; R Ventura).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Randy Marsh.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 32,010.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Wind 3mph out to Leftfield.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Mets
1 Al Martin LF 1 Rickey Henderson LF
2 Abraham Nunez SS 2 Edgardo Alfonzo 2B
3 Brian Giles CF 3 John Olerud 1B
4 Kevin Young 1B 4 Mike Piazza C
5 Ed Sprague 3B 5 Robin Ventura 3B
6 Warren Morris 2B 6 Benny Agbayani RF
7 Brant Brown RF 7 Roger Cedeno CF
8 Joe Oliver C 8 Rey Ordonez SS
9 Francisco Cordova P 9 Rick Reed P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 5-7 2 123 4,(2-1)  O PIT B. Giles T. Wendell 15% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 5-7 1 123 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Nunez T. Wendell 14% 85% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR NYM R. Ventura F. Cordova 13% 77% Single to RF (Line Drive to Weak 1B); Alfonzo Scores; Olerud Scores; Piazza to 3B
t2 0-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  RR PIT B. Brown R. Reed -13% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball); Morris Scores
t9 4-7 1 123 6,(3-2)  R PIT A. Martin A. Benitez -11% 72% Walk; Brown Scores; Oliver to 3B; Wehner to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Martin R. Reed 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. Nunez R. Reed 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 9,(3-2)  PIT B. Giles R. Reed -2% 52% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT K. Young R. Reed 3% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM R. Henderson F. Cordova -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM E. Alfonzo F. Cordova 2% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYM J. Olerud F. Cordova 3% 59% Walk; Alfonzo to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  NYM M. Piazza F. Cordova 6% 64% Single (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Alfonzo to 3B; Olerud to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR NYM R. Ventura F. Cordova 13% 77% Single to RF (Line Drive to Weak 1B); Alfonzo Scores; Olerud Scores; Piazza to 3B
b1 2-0 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  R NYM B. Agbayani F. Cordova 6% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Piazza Scores; Ventura to 3B
b1 3-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Cedeno F. Cordova -3% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Agbayani to 2B
b1 3-0 2 -23 3,(0-2)  O NYM R. Ordonez F. Cordova -3% 77% Lineout: RF (Short RF Line)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Rick Reed facing 5-6-7
t2 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT E. Sprague R. Reed 2% 79% Lineout: 3B
t2 0-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT W. Morris R. Reed -3% 76% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t2 0-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  RR PIT B. Brown R. Reed -13% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball); Morris Scores
t2 2-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Oliver R. Reed 2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2-3 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O PIT F. Cordova R. Reed 1% 65% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 9-1-2
b2 3-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM R. Reed F. Cordova -2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b2 3-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM R. Henderson F. Cordova -1% 62% Strikeout Looking
b2 3-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM E. Alfonzo F. Cordova -1% 61% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 3.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Mets' Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
t3 2-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. Martin R. Reed 3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT A. Nunez R. Reed 2% 65% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-3 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O PIT B. Giles R. Reed 1% 67% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 3-4-5
b3 3-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM J. Olerud F. Cordova 3% 70% Walk
b3 3-2 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O NYM M. Piazza F. Cordova -2% 68% Strikeout Swinging, Olerud Steals 2B
b3 3-2 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  NYM R. Ventura F. Cordova 2% 70% Intentional Walk
b3 3-2 1 12- 5,(3-1)  O NYM B. Agbayani F. Cordova -4% 66% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b3 3-2 2 12- 3,(2-0)  R NYM R. Cedeno F. Cordova 9% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Olerud Scores; Ventura to 2B
b3 4-2 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O NYM R. Ordonez F. Cordova -3% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 4.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Mets' Rick Reed facing 4-5-6
t4 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Young R. Reed 3% 75% Flyball: CF
t4 2-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT E. Sprague R. Reed -3% 72% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t4 2-4 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  OO PIT W. Morris R. Reed 6% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 9-1-2
b4 4-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM R. Reed F. Cordova -2% 76% Foul Popfly: C
b4 4-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM R. Henderson F. Cordova 2% 78% Walk
b4 4-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  NYM E. Alfonzo F. Cordova 2% 81% Walk; Henderson to 2B
Scott Sauerbeck replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th
b4 4-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O NYM J. Olerud S. Sauerbeck -2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Henderson to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
b4 4-2 2 -23 4,(3-0)  NYM M. Piazza S. Sauerbeck 1% 79% Intentional Walk
b4 4-2 2 123 4,(3-0)  R NYM R. Ventura S. Sauerbeck 7% 86% Walk; Henderson Scores; Alfonzo to 3B; Piazza to 2B
Brad Clontz replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th
b4 5-2 2 123 8,(3-2)  RR NYM B. Agbayani B. Clontz 8% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive); Alfonzo Scores; Piazza Scores; Ventura to 3B
b4 7-2 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O NYM R. Cedeno B. Clontz -1% 93% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 7.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Mets' Rick Reed facing 7-8-9
t5 2-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT B. Brown R. Reed -2% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t5 2-7 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO PIT J. Oliver R. Reed 4% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
Freddy Garcia pinch hits for Brad Clontz (P) batting 9th
t5 2-7 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT F. Garcia R. Reed 0% 96% Foul Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Pirates' Jose Silva facing 8-9-1
Jose Silva replaces Freddy Garcia (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 7-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYM R. Ordonez J. Silva -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 7-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Reed J. Silva -0% 95% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b5 7-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYM R. Henderson J. Silva -0% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 7.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Mets' Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
t6 2-7 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT A. Martin R. Reed -2% 93% Walk
t6 2-7 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. Nunez R. Reed 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B; Martin to 2B
t6 2-7 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  O PIT B. Giles R. Reed 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B; Martin to 3B
t6 2-7 2 --3 2,(1-0)  RR PIT K. Young R. Reed -6% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Martin Scores
t6 4-7 2 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT E. Sprague R. Reed -1% 88% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t6 4-7 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT W. Morris R. Reed -2% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Sprague to 2B
Greg McMichael replaces Rick Reed pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-7 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Brown G. McMichael 4% 91% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-4, Pirates' Jose Silva facing 2-3-4
b6 7-4 0 --- 9,(3-2)  NYM E. Alfonzo J. Silva 1% 92% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b6 7-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM J. Olerud J. Silva -1% 91% Lineout: 2B
b6 7-4 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYM M. Piazza J. Silva -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
b6 7-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYM R. Ventura J. Silva 1% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Alfonzo to 3B
b6 7-4 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O NYM B. Agbayani J. Silva -2% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 7.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Mets' Greg McMichael facing 8-9-1
t7 4-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Oliver G. McMichael 3% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
Adrian Brown pinch hits for Jose Silva (P) batting 9th
t7 4-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT A. Brown G. McMichael -3% 88% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
t7 4-7 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Martin G. McMichael 3% 92% Flyball: CF
t7 4-7 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O PIT A. Nunez G. McMichael 2% 94% Brown Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-4, Pirates' Greg Hansell facing 7-8-9
Greg Hansell replaces Adrian Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM R. Cedeno G. Hansell -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b7 7-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Ordonez G. Hansell -0% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
Brian McRae pinch hits for Greg McMichael (P) batting 9th
b7 7-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM B. McRae G. Hansell 0% 93% Walk
b7 7-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM R. Henderson G. Hansell -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 7.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Mets' Dennis Cook facing 2-3-4
Dennis Cook replaces Brian McRae (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Nunez D. Cook 2% 95% Strikeout Looking
t8 4-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT B. Giles D. Cook -4% 91% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t8 4-7 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  O PIT K. Young D. Cook 3% 95% Foul Popfly: 1B (Short RF Foul)
t8 4-7 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O PIT E. Sprague D. Cook 2% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-4, Pirates' Greg Hansell facing 2-3-4
b8 7-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM E. Alfonzo G. Hansell 0% 98% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b8 7-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM J. Olerud G. Hansell -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 7-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO NYM M. Piazza G. Hansell -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 7.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Mets' Armando Benitez facing 6-7-8
Armando Benitez replaces Dennis Cook pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT W. Morris A. Benitez 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-7 1 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT B. Brown A. Benitez -2% 96% Walk
t9 4-7 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  PIT J. Oliver A. Benitez -5% 91% Walk; Brown to 2B
Dale Sveum pinch hits for Greg Hansell (P) batting 9th
t9 4-7 1 12- 4,(3-0)  PIT D. Sveum A. Benitez -9% 83% Walk; Brown to 3B; Oliver to 2B
John Wehner pinch runs for Dale Sveum (PH) batting 9th
t9 4-7 1 123 6,(3-2)  R PIT A. Martin A. Benitez -11% 72% Walk; Brown Scores; Oliver to 3B; Wehner to 2B
Turk Wendell replaces Rickey Henderson (LF) pitching and batting 1st
Benny Agbayani moves from RF to LF
Melvin Mora replaces Armando Benitez (P) playing CF batting 9th
Roger Cedeno moves from CF to RF
t9 5-7 1 123 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Nunez T. Wendell 14% 85% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t9 5-7 2 123 4,(2-1)  O PIT B. Giles T. Wendell 15% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 7.

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