July 26, 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 4
@CHW 3
(11) CLE 6
DET 3 OAK 14
@MIN 7 TBD 7
ANA 0 ATL 6
MIL 1 HOU 8
@COL 5 CIN 5
@LAD 3
(10) MON 6
CHC 1 NYM 7
PIT 5 PHI 9
FLA 1 ARI 2
@SDP 0 SFG 10
STL 8

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 32,010

Monday, July 26, 1999, 7:40PM
Time of Game: 3:08

Pirates

48-51

Lost 1

4th, 11½ GB

                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

W: R Reed (9-3), L: F Cordova (5-5), S: T Wendell (3)

Mets

60-41

Won 6

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   3   1   0   1    2   0  .293  .875   18    1   0   
A Nunez SS                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .217  .542   20    0   7   
B Giles CF                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .308  .972   33    3   0   2·2B
K Young 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .316  .943   12    8   0   HR
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .299  .926   15    0   0   
W Morris 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .309  .829   16    3   2   2B,GDP
B Brown RF                    3   2   2   2    1   0  .244  .759   16    3   0   HR
J Oliver C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .385 1.005   11    6   0   GDP
F Cordova P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .344    6    0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Clontz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Garcia PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .656    7    0   0   
  J Silva P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .210         0   0   
  A Brown PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .692    4    0   0   CS
  G Hansell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Sveum PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .286    4    0   0   
  J Wehner PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .616         0   0   
Totals                       34   5  10   5    5   6              162   24   9

BATTING

2B: W Morris (15, off R Reed); B Giles 2 (25, off D Cook, 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                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   0   0    1   2  .319  .946   20    0   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
E Alfonzo 2B                  4   2   3   0    1   0  .317  .880   23    1   6   
J Olerud 1B                   3   2   0   0    2   1  .301  .927   20   12   0   SB
M Piazza C                    4   2   1   0    1   2  .316  .927   17    6   1   GDP,IW
R Ventura 3B                  2   0   2   3    2   0  .287  .870   10    2   1   IW
B Agbayani RF-LF              4   0   2   3    0   0  .305  .977   22    1   0   
R Cedeno CF-RF                4   0   1   1    0   0  .314  .830   11    3   0   
R Ordonez SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .624   12    2   4   
R Reed P                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .568   11    0   0   
  G McMichael P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B McRae PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .223  .667    6    0   0   
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Benitez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Mora CF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .303         0   0   
Totals                       32   7   9   7    8   5              152   27  12

BATTING

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).

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
F Cordova, L (5-5)             3.1   5   6   6    5   2   0   4.71   20   76-39   21· 3·15    5· 4· 4· 0     23    -     1.08  -0.26
S Sauerbeck                    0.1   0   1   1    2   0   0   2.30    3   10-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.55  -0.06
B Clontz                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.35    2   11-6     4· 1· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          3-2    0.88  -0.07
J Silva                        2     2   0   0    0   1   0   6.81    8   29-19   11· 0· 8    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.33   0.03
G Hansell                      2     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.37    7   26-16   11· 2· 3    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.02
Totals                         8     9   7   7    8   5   0          40  152-81   48· 6·27   13· 7· 7· 0          5-3

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
R Reed, W (9-3)                5.2   8   4   4    1   3   2   4.92   24   99-64   45· 4·15   10· 5· 5· 0     39    -     0.71  -0.01
G McMichael, H (3)             1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.17    4    8-5     4· 0· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          2-0    1.07   0.09
D Cook, H (13)                 1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.68    4   21-14    6· 2· 6    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.89   0.05
A 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    1.75  -0.25
T 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    5.99   0.28
Totals                         9    10   5   5    5   6   2          39  158-92   59· 8·25   13· 9· 6· 0          5-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Sauerbeck (3; M Piazza); F Cordova (2; R Ventura).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 32,010.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 3mph out to Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. A Martin             LF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. A Nunez              SS    2. E Alfonzo            2B 
3. B Giles              CF    3. J Olerud             1B 
4. K Young              1B    4. M Piazza             C  
5. E Sprague            3B    5. R Ventura            3B 
6. W Morris             2B    6. B Agbayani           RF 
7. B Brown              RF    7. R Cedeno             CF 
8. J Oliver             C     8. R Ordonez            SS 
9. F Cordova            P     9. R Reed               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  7-5  123  4   15% 100% B Giles         T Wendell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   t 9   1  7-5  123  2   14%  85% A Nunez         T Wendell       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   b 1   1  0-0  123  1   13%  77% R Ventura       F Cordova       Single to RF (Line Drive to Weak 1B); Alfonzo Scores; Olerud Scores; Piazza to 3B
   t 2   1  3-0  -2-  6  -13%  62% B Brown         R Reed          Home Run (Fly Ball); Morris Scores
   t 9   1  7-4  123  6  -11%  72% A Martin        A Benitez       Walk; Brown Scores; Oliver to 3B; Wehner to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  A Nunez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  9   52%  B Giles         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      -2-  3   55%  K Young         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
          ---  2   55%  E Alfonzo       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  5   58%  J Olerud        Walk; Alfonzo to 2B
          12-  2   64%  M Piazza        Single (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Alfonzo to 3B; Olerud to 2B
   RR     123  1   77%  R Ventura       Single to RF (Line Drive to Weak 1B); Alfonzo Scores; Olerud Scores; Piazza to 3B
   R      1-3  6   84%  B Agbayani      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Piazza Scores; Ventura to 3B
   O      1-3  1   80%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Agbayani to 2B
   O      -23  3   77%  R Ordonez       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, Rick Reed facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   79%  E Sprague       Lineout: 3B
          ---  2   76%  W Morris        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   RR     -2-  6   62%  B Brown         Home Run (Fly Ball); Morris Scores
   O      ---  2   64%  J Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   65%  F Cordova       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Francisco Cordova facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   63%  R Reed          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   62%  R Henderson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   61%  E Alfonzo       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, Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   64%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   65%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   67%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Francisco Cordova facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   70%  J Olerud        Walk
   O      1--  7   68%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging, Olerud Steals 2B
          -2-  4   70%  R Ventura       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   66%  B Agbayani      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   R      12-  3   75%  R Cedeno        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Olerud Scores; Ventura to 2B
   O      12-  4   72%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Rick Reed facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   75%  K Young         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   72%  E Sprague       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  7   78%  W Morris        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, Francisco Cordova facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   76%  R Reed          Foul Popfly: C
          ---  5   78%  R Henderson     Walk
          1--  6   81%  E Alfonzo       Walk; Henderson to 2B
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   79%  J Olerud        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Henderson to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
          -23  4   79%  M Piazza        Intentional Walk
   R      123  4   86%  R Ventura       Walk; Henderson Scores; Alfonzo to 3B; Piazza to 2B
                  Brad Clontz replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123  8   94%  B Agbayani      Single to RF (Line Drive); Alfonzo Scores; Piazza Scores; Ventura to 3B
   O      1-3  3   93%  R Cedeno        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 7.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Rick Reed facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   91%  B Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   95%  J Oliver        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  Freddy Garcia pinch hits for Brad Clontz batting 9th
   O      ---  7   96%  F Garcia        Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Jose Silva facing 8-9-1
                  Jose Silva replaces Freddy Garcia pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   95%  R Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   95%  R Reed          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   95%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 7.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   93%  A Martin        Walk
   O      1--  2   94%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-1B; Martin to 2B
   O      -2-  8   96%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B; Martin to 3B
   RR     --3  2   90%  K Young         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Martin Scores
          ---  2   88%  E Sprague       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   86%  W Morris        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Sprague to 2B
                  Greg McMichael replaces Rick Reed pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  1   91%  B Brown         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, Jose Silva facing 2-3-4
          ---  9   92%  E Alfonzo       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   91%  J Olerud        Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  3   90%  M Piazza        Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   91%  R Ventura       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Alfonzo to 3B
   O      1-3  3   89%  B Agbayani      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, Greg McMichael facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   91%  J Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Adrian Brown pinch hits for Jose Silva batting 9th
          ---  4   88%  A Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  1   92%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   94%  A Nunez         Brown Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-4, Greg Hansell facing 7-8-9
                  Greg Hansell replaces Adrian Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   93%  R Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  Brian McRae pinch hits for Greg McMichael batting 9th
          ---  6   93%  B McRae         Walk
   O      1--  4   92%  R Henderson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 7.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Dennis Cook facing 2-3-4
                  Dennis Cook replaces Brian McRae pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  A Nunez         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   91%  B Giles         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  6   95%  K Young         Foul Popfly: 1B (Short RF Foul)
   O      -2-  7   97%  E Sprague       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-4, Greg Hansell facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   98%  E Alfonzo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   97%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  1   96%  M Piazza        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, Armando Benitez facing 6-7-8
                  Armando Benitez replaces Dennis Cook pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   98%  W Morris        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   96%  B Brown         Walk
          1--  4   91%  J Oliver        Walk; Brown to 2B
                  Dale Sveum pinch hits for Greg Hansell batting 9th
          12-  4   83%  D Sveum         Walk; Brown to 3B; Oliver to 2B
                  John Wehner pinch runs for Dale Sveum batting 9th
   R      123  6   72%  A Martin        Walk; Brown Scores; Oliver to 3B; Wehner to 2B
                  Turk Wendell replaces Rickey Henderson pitching and batting 1st; Benny Agbayani moves to LF; Melvin Mora replaces Armando Benitez playing CF batting 9th; Roger Cedeno moves to RF
   O      123  2   85%  A Nunez         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      123  4  100%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
        1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation