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TEX
@ANA		0
1
BOS
@BAL		1
0		 
(10)
MIN
@CHW		1
1		 
(7)
TOR
@CLE		9
2
SEA
@OAK		1
3
NYY
@TBD		2
6
SDP
@ARI		3
10
FLA
@ATL		0
18
SFG
@COL		8
9
LAD
@HOU		4
9
CIN
@MIL		7
1
PIT
@NYM		1
2
MON
@PHI		5
6
CHC
@STL		5
9		 
(5)
Sunday, October 3, 1999, 1:40PM
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 50,111, Time of Game: 3:07
Pirates
1
78-83
⇐ Lost 3
 at Mets
2
96-66
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
L: Greg Hansell (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  1
Mets            0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    2  9  0
Winning Run scored with 1 out

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 1 0 1 0 .277 .844 14 6 0.001 1.07 0.101 -0.100 -0.1 2 0 2B,SB,GDP
Abraham Nunez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .220 .550 19 12 -0.144 1.50 0.000 -0.144 -1.0 4 1 SH
Brant Brown RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .732 2 2 -0.058 1.04 0.000 -0.058 -0.6 4 0
   Adrian Brown PH-RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .270 .727 13 7 -0.034 1.83 0.013 -0.047 -0.1 2 0
Kevin Young 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .298 .909 16 9 0.070 1.64 0.153 -0.083 0.5 7 0 SB
Warren Morris 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .288 .787 10 6 -0.061 1.60 0.012 -0.073 -0.5 1 1 IW
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .179 .504 12 10 -0.200 1.92 0.000 -0.200 -1.1 1 0
Chad Hermansen CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .233 .657 11 9 -0.059 0.76 0.000 -0.059 -0.5 1 0
Joe Oliver C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .201 .537 17 13 -0.074 0.95 0.000 -0.074 -0.5 3 0
Kris Benson P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .154 .391 9 5 0.000 1.11 0.034 -0.035 0.1 0 0
   Dale Sveum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .715 6 5 -0.036 1.42 0.000 -0.036 -0.2
   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
   Brad Clontz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 1 3 1 4 9 .107 .362 129 84 -0.595 1.38 0.313 -0.909 -3.8 25 2
2B: A Martin (36, off O Hershiser).
SH: A Nunez (13, off O Hershiser).
IBB: W Morris (3, by A Benitez).
TB: K Young 2; A Martin 2.
GIDP: A Martin (8).
RBI: K Young (106).
2-out RBI: K Young.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: K Young (23).
Baserunning
SB: K Young (22, 2nd base off A Benitez/M Piazza); A Martin (20, 3rd base off O Hershiser/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 0 1 0 0 0 .314 .883 18 11 -0.068 1.27 0.056 -0.124 -0.6 0 0
   Melvin Mora PR-LF-RF-LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .161 .439 2 1 0.218 3.67 0.218 0.000 1.1 1 0
Edgardo Alfonzo 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 .303 .879 25 15 0.170 1.77 0.238 -0.068 0.7 3 3 SB
John Olerud 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .297 .889 21 11 -0.002 2.42 0.125 -0.127 0.5 8 1 IW
Mike Piazza C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .305 .936 12 9 -0.144 1.60 0.000 -0.144 -1.2 9 0
Robin Ventura 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .301 .907 10 8 -0.132 1.56 0.036 -0.167 -1.0 0 2
Darryl Hamilton CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .315 .809 10 6 0.113 1.48 0.175 -0.062 0.9 3 0 2B
Roger Cedeno RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .807 13 12 -0.111 1.63 0.000 -0.111 -0.9 0 0
   Benny Agbayani PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .888 5 1 0.024 1.06 0.024 0.000 0.1
   Jay Payton PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .708 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
Rey Ordonez SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 .639 16 9 0.083 1.53 0.147 -0.064 0.8 2 2 2B,SB
Orel Hershiser P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .145 .315 7 6 -0.083 1.29 0.000 -0.083 -0.7 1 1
   Dennis Cook P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Pat Mahomes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .813 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Franco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .730 3 2 -0.104 4.04 0.000 -0.104 -0.8
   Turk Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Shane Halter RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Bonilla PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .579 4 2 -0.060 2.29 0.000 -0.060 -0.3
Team Totals 35 2 9 1 4 3 .257 .648 146 93 -0.096 1.82 1.019 -1.114 -1.4 27 9
2B: R Ordonez (24, off K Benson); D Hamilton (19, off K Benson).
IBB: J Olerud (5, by G Hansell).
TB: D Hamilton 3; R Ordonez 2; E Alfonzo 2; R Henderson; M Mora; R Ventura; J Olerud.
RBI: D Hamilton (45).
2-out RBI: D Hamilton.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Alfonzo-R Ordonez-J Olerud.
Baserunning
SB: E Alfonzo (9, 2nd base off K Benson/J Oliver); R Ordonez (8, 3rd base off K Benson/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
Kris Benson 7 7 1 0 2 3 0 4.07 31 120 80 53 9 18 5 21 8 0 62 0.338 1.59 2.8
Jason Christiansen 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.06 4 14 8 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.111 1.53 0.5
Greg Hansell, L (1-3) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.89 4 12 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 -0.192 3.04 -1.1
Brad Clontz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.74 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 -0.163 5.49 -0.8
Team Totals 8.1 9 2 1 4 3 0 1.08 39 147 93 59 12 22 8 24 10 0 62 3 1 0.094 1.38 1.4

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
Orel Hershiser 5.1 2 1 1 2 4 0 4.58 19 63 42 31 7 4 6 7 4 0 62 0.143 0.90 1.5
Dennis Cook 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.86 2 17 10 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.039 1.82 0.3
Pat Mahomes 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.68 1 6 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.065 2.50 0.5
Turk Wendell 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.05 9 34 25 12 5 8 2 5 1 0 0 0 0.279 1.49 1.4
Armando Benitez, W (4-3) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.85 2 9 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.068 3.52 0.2
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 4 9 0 1.00 33 129 84 54 16 14 8 12 5 0 62 4 0 0.594 1.82 3.8
Balks: None.
WP: B Clontz (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: G Hansell (3; J Olerud); A Benitez (4; W Morris).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Jeff Nelson.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 50,111.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Mets
1 Al Martin LF 1 Rickey Henderson LF
2 Abraham Nunez SS 2 Edgardo Alfonzo 2B
3 Brant Brown RF 3 John Olerud 1B
4 Kevin Young 1B 4 Mike Piazza C
5 Warren Morris 2B 5 Robin Ventura 3B
6 Aramis Ramirez 3B 6 Darryl Hamilton CF
7 Chad Hermansen CF 7 Roger Cedeno RF
8 Joe Oliver C 8 Rey Ordonez SS
9 Kris Benson P 9 Orel Hershiser P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 1-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYM E. Alfonzo G. Hansell 19% 83% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Mora to 3B
b9 1-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  R NYM M. Piazza B. Clontz 16% 100% Wild Pitch; Mora Scores/No RBI; Alfonzo to 3B; Olerud to 2B
b4 0-1 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R NYM D. Hamilton K. Benson 13% 54% Double to LF (Line Drive); Olerud Scores/unER
t9 1-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez A. Benitez 12% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-1 2 123 3,(1-1)  O NYM M. Franco K. Benson -10% 50% Foul Popfly: 3B

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' Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. Martin O. Hershiser -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Nunez O. Hershiser 2% 48% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Martin to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Brown O. Hershiser 3% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  PIT K. Young O. Hershiser -0% 51% Martin Steals 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R PIT K. Young O. Hershiser -8% 43% Single to CF (Line Drive); Martin Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT W. Morris O. Hershiser 2% 45% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM R. Henderson K. Benson -2% 43% Flyball: RF
b1 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM E. Alfonzo K. Benson 3% 45% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b1 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYM J. Olerud K. Benson 4% 49% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Alfonzo to 2B
b1 0-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O NYM M. Piazza K. Benson -5% 44% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
b1 0-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Ventura K. Benson -4% 40% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Orel Hershiser facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez O. Hershiser 2% 42% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT C. Hermansen O. Hershiser 2% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT J. Oliver O. Hershiser 1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM D. Hamilton K. Benson -3% 42% Lineout: SS
b2 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Cedeno K. Benson -2% 40% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
b2 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Ordonez K. Benson -1% 39% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT K. Benson O. Hershiser -3% 36% Walk
t3 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT A. Martin O. Hershiser 7% 43% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Nunez O. Hershiser 1% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM O. Hershiser K. Benson -3% 41% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYM R. Henderson K. Benson -2% 39% Flyball: CF
b3 0-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM E. Alfonzo K. Benson -1% 38% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Orel Hershiser facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Brown O. Hershiser 2% 40% Flyball: CF
t4 1-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT K. Young O. Hershiser 2% 42% Popfly: SS (P's Right)
t4 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT W. Morris O. Hershiser 1% 43% Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  NYM J. Olerud K. Benson 8% 51% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Olerud to 2B
b4 0-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYM M. Piazza K. Benson -2% 49% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Olerud to 3B
b4 0-1 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Ventura K. Benson -8% 42% Lineout: 1B (Weak 1B)
b4 0-1 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R NYM D. Hamilton K. Benson 13% 54% Double to LF (Line Drive); Olerud Scores/unER
b4 1-1 2 -2- 9,(1-2)  O NYM R. Cedeno K. Benson -4% 50% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Orel Hershiser facing 6-7-8
t5 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Ramirez O. Hershiser 3% 53% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t5 1-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT C. Hermansen O. Hershiser 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-1 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O PIT J. Oliver O. Hershiser 2% 57% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  NYM R. Ordonez K. Benson 8% 65% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
b5 1-1 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O NYM O. Hershiser K. Benson -2% 63% Strikeout Looking, Ordonez Steals 3B
b5 1-1 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Henderson K. Benson -8% 55% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
b5 1-1 2 --3 9,(3-2)  NYM E. Alfonzo K. Benson 1% 57% Walk
b5 1-1 2 1-3 8,(2-2)  NYM J. Olerud K. Benson 1% 58% Alfonzo Steals 2B
b5 1-1 2 -23 9,(3-2)  O NYM J. Olerud K. Benson -8% 50% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
t6 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT K. Benson O. Hershiser 3% 53% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t6 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT A. Martin O. Hershiser -6% 47% Double to RF (Line Drive)
Dennis Cook replaces Orel Hershiser pitching and batting 9th
t6 1-1 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  O PIT A. Nunez D. Cook 5% 53% Strikeout Swinging
Adrian Brown pinch hits for Brant Brown (RF) batting 3rd
t6 1-1 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  PIT A. Brown D. Cook -1% 51% Walk
Pat Mahomes replaces Dennis Cook pitching and batting 9th
t6 1-1 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O PIT K. Young P. Mahomes 7% 58% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 4-5-6
Adrian Brown moves from PH to RF
b6 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM M. Piazza K. Benson -3% 54% Foul Popfly: 1B
b6 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM R. Ventura K. Benson 4% 58% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
b6 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYM D. Hamilton K. Benson 5% 63% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Ventura to 2B
b6 1-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Cedeno K. Benson -5% 58% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Ventura to 3B
b6 1-1 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  NYM R. Ordonez K. Benson 3% 60% Walk; Hamilton to 2B
Matt Franco pinch hits for Pat Mahomes (P) batting 9th
b6 1-1 2 123 3,(1-1)  O NYM M. Franco K. Benson -10% 50% Foul Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Turk Wendell facing 5-6-7
Turk Wendell replaces Matt Franco (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT W. Morris T. Wendell 4% 54% Flyball: CF
t7 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez T. Wendell 3% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT C. Hermansen T. Wendell 2% 59% Foul Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
b7 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  NYM R. Henderson K. Benson 6% 65% Single to RF (Line Drive)
Melvin Mora pinch runs for Rickey Henderson (LF) batting 1st
b7 1-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O NYM E. Alfonzo K. Benson -5% 59% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b7 1-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYM J. Olerud K. Benson -5% 54% Flyball: LF
b7 1-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYM M. Piazza K. Benson -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Turk Wendell facing 8-9-1
Melvin Mora moves from PR to LF
t8 1-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT J. Oliver T. Wendell 5% 55% Strikeout Swinging
Dale Sveum pinch hits for Kris Benson (P) batting 9th
t8 1-1 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O PIT D. Sveum T. Wendell 4% 58% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t8 1-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT A. Martin T. Wendell 3% 61% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Jason Christiansen facing 5-6-7
Jason Christiansen replaces Dale Sveum (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM R. Ventura J. Christiansen -5% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM D. Hamilton J. Christiansen -4% 53% Popfly: SS
Benny Agbayani pinch hits for Roger Cedeno (RF) batting 7th
b8 1-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM B. Agbayani J. Christiansen 2% 55% Walk
Jay Payton pinch runs for Benny Agbayani (PH) batting 7th
b8 1-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM R. Ordonez J. Christiansen -5% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Turk Wendell facing 2-3-4
Jay Payton moves from PR to LF
Melvin Mora moves from LF to RF
t9 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Nunez T. Wendell 6% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t9 1-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. Brown T. Wendell 5% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT K. Young T. Wendell -3% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Armando Benitez replaces Jay Payton (LF) pitching and batting 7th
Melvin Mora moves from RF to LF
Shane Halter replaces Turk Wendell (P) playing RF batting 9th
t9 1-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT W. Morris A. Benitez -4% 54% Young Steals 2B
t9 1-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT W. Morris A. Benitez -1% 53% Intentional Walk
t9 1-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez A. Benitez 12% 64% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Greg Hansell facing 9-1-2
Greg Hansell replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 9th
Bobby Bonilla pinch hits for Shane Halter (RF) batting 9th
b9 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM B. Bonilla G. Hansell -6% 58% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b9 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM M. Mora G. Hansell 6% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b9 1-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYM E. Alfonzo G. Hansell 19% 83% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Mora to 3B
b9 1-1 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  NYM J. Olerud G. Hansell 1% 84% Intentional Walk; Alfonzo to 2B
Brad Clontz replaces Greg Hansell pitching and batting 9th
b9 1-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  R NYM M. Piazza B. Clontz 16% 100% Wild Pitch; Mora Scores/No RBI; Alfonzo to 3B; Olerud to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 2.

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