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Wednesday, July 28, 1999, 12:10PM
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 42,920, Time of Game: 2:39
Pirates
2
49-52
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Mets
9
61-42
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Dennis Cook (9-2)
L: Marc Wilkins (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    2  3  1
Mets            2  0  0   0  0  0   0  7  X    9 10  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Adrian Brown RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .254 .691 18 7 0.044 1.22 0.107 -0.063 0.5 0 1
Abraham Nunez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .215 .542 6 5 -0.079 1.34 0.000 -0.079 -0.7 2 3
   John Wehner PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .300 .833 3 2 0.251 1.05 0.251 0.000 1.0 HR
   Marc Wilkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Christiansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Greg Hansell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Scott Sauerbeck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Brian Giles CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 .305 .962 16 8 -0.034 0.98 0.017 -0.051 -0.1 2 0
Kevin Young 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .315 .937 10 7 -0.020 0.64 0.026 -0.046 -0.3 11 0
Ed Sprague 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 .915 15 10 -0.112 1.04 0.000 -0.112 -1.1 1 1
Warren Morris 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .816 10 7 -0.068 0.66 0.000 -0.068 -0.7 0 4
Freddy Garcia LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .645 13 8 -0.046 0.90 0.000 -0.046 -0.4 3 0
   Al Martin PH-LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .297 .894 4 2 0.025 0.81 0.025 0.000 0.1 0 0
Joe Oliver C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .732 14 9 -0.077 0.93 0.000 -0.077 -0.5 5 0
Todd Ritchie P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .394 5 3 -0.038 0.73 0.000 -0.038 -0.4 0 1
   Brant Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .777 4 3 -0.056 2.17 0.000 -0.056 -0.3
   Dale Sveum SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 2 3 2 3 4 .100 .382 118 71 -0.210 0.98 0.426 -0.636 -2.8 24 10
HR: J Wehner (1, off D Cook; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: J Wehner 4; A Martin; K Young.
RBI: J Wehner (3); B Giles (67).
2-out RBI: J Wehner.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Morris-A Nunez-K Young.
E: E Sprague (22).
Outfield Assists: A Brown (R Ordonez at home plate).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roger Cedeno RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .309 .814 11 8 -0.079 0.60 0.002 -0.081 -1.2 4 0
Edgardo Alfonzo 2B 4 2 3 3 1 0 .323 .898 24 13 0.206 0.75 0.206 0.000 3.7 1 4 HR
John Olerud 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .299 .920 19 14 0.027 1.02 0.090 -0.063 -0.4 16 0
Robin Ventura 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .290 .888 16 7 0.015 1.23 0.123 -0.107 0.5 0 4 HR
Benny Agbayani LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .297 .950 13 8 0.189 1.52 0.243 -0.054 0.8 0 0 2B
Brian McRae CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .659 8 5 -0.075 0.90 0.000 -0.075 -0.9 2 0
   Turk Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dennis Cook P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rickey Henderson PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .315 .937 4 0 0.000 0.93 0.000 0.000 0.2 IW
   Pat Mahomes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .857 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Todd Pratt C 2 1 1 1 1 0 .288 .766 14 7 0.101 0.89 0.117 -0.015 1.6 4 0 SB,HBP
Rey Ordonez SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 .258 .626 16 10 -0.031 0.72 0.044 -0.075 0.6 0 5 GDP
Kenny Rogers P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 5 -0.028 0.70 0.000 -0.028 -0.5 0 1 SH
   Melvin Mora CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 .087 .309 13 7 -0.039 0.59 0.003 -0.042 0.2 0 0
Team Totals 32 9 10 9 5 4 .312 .952 143 84 0.286 0.91 0.828 -0.540 4.7 27 14
2B: B Agbayani (8, off J Christiansen).
HR: E Alfonzo (15, off T Ritchie; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); R Ventura (20, off T Ritchie; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SH: K Rogers (1, off T Ritchie).
IBB: R Henderson (1, by J Christiansen).
HBP: T Pratt (2, by J Christiansen).
TB: E Alfonzo 6; R Ventura 4; B Agbayani 2; R Ordonez 2; R Cedeno; T Pratt; J Olerud.
GIDP: R Ordonez (9).
RBI: E Alfonzo 3 (68); R Ordonez 2 (33); B Agbayani (29); R Cedeno (26); T Pratt (18); R Ventura (78).
2-out RBI: E Alfonzo 2; R Ventura.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
E: K Rogers (4).
Baserunning
SB: T Pratt (2, 2nd base off T Ritchie/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
Todd Ritchie 7 4 2 2 3 4 2 3.92 28 102 60 35 6 19 11 10 2 0 62 0.099 0.77 1.8
Marc Wilkins, L (2-1) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.28 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.063 1.82 -0.4
Jason Christiansen 0.1 2 4 4 1 0 0 4.46 5 16 9 7 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 -0.287 2.27 -2.7
Greg Hansell 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.26 4 19 10 7 1 2 1 2 2 0 3 3 -0.038 0.23 -3.6
Scott Sauerbeck 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.28 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.00 0.2
Team Totals 8 10 9 9 5 4 2 10.12 39 143 84 51 8 25 14 15 5 0 62 5 4 -0.289 0.98 -4.7
M Wilkins faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

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
Kenny Rogers 6 1 1 0 3 2 0 4.09 22 82 46 27 4 15 13 4 0 0 67 0.239 0.96 2.2
Turk Wendell, H (14) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.83 4 18 13 8 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.098 1.35 0.5
Dennis Cook, BS (1), W (9-2) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.81 4 13 8 5 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 -0.127 1.46 -0.5
Pat Mahomes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.41 3 5 4 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 3 2 1 3 4 1 1.00 33 118 71 43 6 22 16 10 2 0 67 0 0 0.211 0.91 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Christiansen (2; T Pratt).
IBB: J Christiansen (4; R Henderson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - CB Bucknor, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Angel Hernandez.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 42,920.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 85° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Mets
1 Adrian Brown RF 1 Roger Cedeno RF
2 Abraham Nunez SS 2 Edgardo Alfonzo 2B
3 Brian Giles CF 3 John Olerud 1B
4 Kevin Young 1B 4 Robin Ventura 3B
5 Ed Sprague 3B 5 Benny Agbayani LF
6 Warren Morris 2B 6 Brian McRae CF
7 Freddy Garcia LF 7 Todd Pratt C
8 Joe Oliver C 8 Rey Ordonez SS
9 Todd Ritchie P 9 Kenny Rogers P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R PIT J. Wehner D. Cook -25% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b8 2-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R NYM B. Agbayani J. Christiansen 24% 92% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Alfonzo Scores; Olerud to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R NYM E. Alfonzo T. Ritchie 10% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b8 2-2 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O NYM R. Ventura J. Christiansen -9% 67% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
b1 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R NYM R. Ventura T. Ritchie 9% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)

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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' Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. Brown K. Rogers 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Nunez K. Rogers 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT B. Giles K. Rogers -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  PIT K. Young K. Rogers -3% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Giles to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O PIT E. Sprague K. Rogers 5% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM R. Cedeno T. Ritchie -2% 53% Lineout: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R NYM E. Alfonzo T. Ritchie 10% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b1 1-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYM J. Olerud T. Ritchie -1% 61% Strikeout Looking
b1 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R NYM R. Ventura T. Ritchie 9% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b1 2-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYM B. Agbayani T. Ritchie -1% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Kenny Rogers facing 6-7-8
t2 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT W. Morris K. Rogers 2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT F. Garcia K. Rogers 2% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Oliver K. Rogers 1% 74% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM B. McRae T. Ritchie -2% 73% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b2 2-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM T. Pratt T. Ritchie 2% 74% Walk
b2 2-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO NYM R. Ordonez T. Ritchie -4% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Kenny Rogers facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT T. Ritchie K. Rogers 3% 73% Flyball: RF
t3 0-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT A. Brown K. Rogers -3% 70% Walk
t3 0-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Nunez K. Rogers 3% 74% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT B. Giles K. Rogers 2% 76% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 9-1-2
b3 2-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O NYM K. Rogers T. Ritchie -2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Cedeno T. Ritchie -1% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Short 1B Line)
b3 2-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM E. Alfonzo T. Ritchie 1% 74% Walk
b3 2-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYM J. Olerud T. Ritchie -2% 72% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
t4 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT K. Young K. Rogers 3% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT E. Sprague K. Rogers 2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT W. Morris K. Rogers 1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 4-5-6
b4 2-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYM R. Ventura T. Ritchie -2% 77% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
b4 2-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYM B. Agbayani T. Ritchie -1% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b4 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM B. McRae T. Ritchie -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Kenny Rogers facing 7-8-9
t5 0-2 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O PIT F. Garcia K. Rogers 3% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Oliver K. Rogers 2% 80% Flyball: CF
t5 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT T. Ritchie K. Rogers 1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 7-8-9
b5 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM T. Pratt T. Ritchie -2% 79% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b5 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM R. Ordonez T. Ritchie 2% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b5 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM K. Rogers T. Ritchie -1% 80% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Ordonez to 2B
b5 2-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O NYM R. Cedeno T. Ritchie -2% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
t6 0-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT A. Brown K. Rogers -5% 72% Walk
t6 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Nunez K. Rogers 3% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Brown to 2B
t6 0-2 1 -2- 3,(1-2)  PIT B. Giles K. Rogers -3% 72% Brown Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Brown to 3B
t6 0-2 1 --3 4,(1-2)  RO PIT B. Giles K. Rogers -1% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Brown Scores/unER
t6 1-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Young K. Rogers 2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 2-3-4
b6 2-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  NYM E. Alfonzo T. Ritchie 3% 77% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b6 2-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYM J. Olerud T. Ritchie -3% 74% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 2-1 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  NYM R. Ventura T. Ritchie 3% 77% Walk; Alfonzo to 2B
b6 2-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O NYM B. Agbayani T. Ritchie -3% 74% Flyball: CF; Alfonzo to 3B
b6 2-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O NYM B. McRae T. Ritchie -5% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Mets' Turk Wendell facing 5-6-7
Turk Wendell replaces Brian McRae (CF) pitching and batting 6th
Melvin Mora replaces Kenny Rogers (P) playing CF batting 9th
t7 1-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT E. Sprague T. Wendell 4% 73% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT W. Morris T. Wendell 3% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
Al Martin pinch hits for Freddy Garcia (LF) batting 7th
t7 1-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT A. Martin T. Wendell -2% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t7 1-2 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O PIT J. Oliver T. Wendell 5% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 7-8-9
Al Martin moves from PH to LF
b7 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM T. Pratt T. Ritchie 3% 81% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
b7 2-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYM R. Ordonez T. Ritchie 3% 84% Pratt Steals 2B
b7 2-1 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O NYM R. Ordonez T. Ritchie -4% 80% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b7 2-1 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O NYM M. Mora T. Ritchie -4% 76% Fielder's Choice SS; Pratt out at 3B/SS-3B; Mora to 1B
b7 2-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYM R. Cedeno T. Ritchie -2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Mets' Dennis Cook facing 9-1-2
Dennis Cook replaces Turk Wendell pitching and batting 6th
Brant Brown pinch hits for Todd Ritchie (P) batting 9th
t8 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Brown D. Cook 6% 79% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. Brown D. Cook 4% 84% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
John Wehner pinch hits for Abraham Nunez (SS) batting 2nd
t8 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R PIT J. Wehner D. Cook -25% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t8 2-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Giles D. Cook 3% 61% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Pirates' Marc Wilkins facing 2-3-4
Marc Wilkins replaces John Wehner (PH) pitching and batting 2nd
Dale Sveum replaces Brant Brown (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 2-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  NYM E. Alfonzo M. Wilkins 6% 67% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Jason Christiansen replaces Marc Wilkins pitching and batting 2nd
b8 2-2 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  NYM J. Olerud J. Christiansen 9% 76% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Alfonzo to 2B
b8 2-2 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O NYM R. Ventura J. Christiansen -9% 67% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
b8 2-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R NYM B. Agbayani J. Christiansen 24% 92% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Alfonzo Scores; Olerud to 3B
Rickey Henderson pinch hits for Dennis Cook (P) batting 6th
b8 3-2 1 -23 4,(3-0)  NYM R. Henderson J. Christiansen 0% 92% Intentional Walk
b8 3-2 1 123 3,(1-1)  R NYM T. Pratt J. Christiansen 5% 96% Hit By Pitch; Olerud Scores; Agbayani to 3B; Henderson to 2B
Greg Hansell replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 2nd
b8 4-2 1 123 5,(2-2)  RR NYM R. Ordonez G. Hansell 3% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Agbayani Scores; Henderson Scores; Pratt to 2B
b8 6-2 1 12- 7,(3-2)  NYM M. Mora G. Hansell 0% 99% Walk; Pratt to 3B; Ordonez to 2B
b8 6-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO NYM R. Cedeno G. Hansell 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive); Pratt Scores; Ordonez out at Hm/RF-C; Mora to 2B
b8 7-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  RR NYM E. Alfonzo G. Hansell 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mora Scores; Cedeno Scores
Scott Sauerbeck replaces Greg Hansell pitching and batting 2nd
b8 9-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYM J. Olerud S. Sauerbeck -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 9.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-9, Mets' Pat Mahomes facing 4-5-6
Pat Mahomes replaces Rickey Henderson (PH) pitching and batting 6th
t9 2-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Young P. Mahomes 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 2-9 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT E. Sprague P. Mahomes 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 2-9 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT W. Morris P. Mahomes 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 9.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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