April 4, 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
@BAL 7 CHW 5
DET 2 KCR 5
CLE 1 TOR 7
@MIN 2 OAK 7
ANA 3 NYY 12
@TBD 2 SEA 6
@TEX 4 ATL 12
FLA 7 CIN 10
CHC 9 COL 2
ARI 1 SFG 7
@MIL 5 NYM 4
MON 0 PIT 9
@PHI 1 SDP 4
LAD 2 HOU 6
@STL 5
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 59,269

Friday, April 4, 2003, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Pirates

4-0

Won 4

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         5  1  1   1  0  0   1  0  0    9 12  0
Phillies        0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  0

W: J Suppan (1-0), L: J Roa (0-1), S: S Torres (1)

Phillies

2-2

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .833   14    2   0   SB
J Kendall C                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .429 1.324   19    5   1   
B Giles LF                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .313  .950   18    3   0   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .267  .733   24    0   4   HBP
R Simon 1B                    4   2   3   2    0   0  .500 1.417   12   11   0   
  S Torres P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   GDP
R Sanders RF                  3   1   1   4    1   0  .571 2.029   18    2   0   HR
P Reese 2B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .125  .480    9    1   3   HR
J Wilson SS                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .133  .388   13    1   4   
J Suppan P                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .333  .666    8    0   0   
  K Young 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .714    2    2   0   
Totals                       37   9  12   9    3   8              139   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Giles (3, off J Roa).

HR: P Reese (1, off H Mercado; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); R Sanders (4, off J Roa; 1st inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: A Ramirez (1, by H Mercado).

TB: R Sanders 4; P Reese 4; B Giles 3; R Simon 3; J Kendall 2; J Suppan; J Wilson; K Lofton.

GIDP: S Torres (1).

RBI: R Sanders 4 (11); R Simon 2 (6); B Giles (3); P Reese (3); J Wilson (1).

2-out RBI: P Reese; R Simon; J Wilson; B Giles.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Lofton (1, 2nd base off H Mercado/M Lieberthal).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Rollins SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .358   16    0   1   
  D Plesac P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Silva P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Perez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.000    2    0   0   
P Polanco 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .176  .498   19    0   2   
B Abreu RF                    2   0   1   0    2   1  .154  .543   21    2   1   
J Thome 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .533 1.411   18    9   0   3B
P Burrell LF                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .133  .478   16    3   0   HBP
D Bell 3B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .333 1.044   15    0   5   
M Lieberthal C                2   0   0   0    2   0  .455 1.298   16    8   0   
M Byrd CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .364   15    4   0   
J Roa P                       0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Utley PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  H Mercado P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   1   
  N Punto PH-SS               2   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    9    1   1   
Totals                       30   1   3   1    6   6              160   27  11

BATTING

3B: J Thome (1, off J Suppan).

HBP: P Burrell (1, by J Suppan).

TB: J Thome 3; B Abreu; D Bell.

RBI: P Burrell (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Polanco-N Punto-J Thome.

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
J Suppan, W (1-0)              6     3   1   1    3   4   0   1.50   25  112-70   35·17·18   12· 4· 1· 0     63    -     0.50   0.07
S Torres, S (1)                3     0   0   0    3   2   0   0.00   12   46-25   15· 2· 8    2· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.01
Totals                         9     3   1   1    6   6   0          37  158-95   50·19·26   14· 8· 2· 0           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Roa, L (0-1)                 2     6   6   6    1   2   1  27.00   12   32-21   10· 4· 7    1· 3· 5· 0     21    -     0.87  -0.40
H Mercado                      5     6   3   3    1   4   1   5.14   23   83-52   28·11·13    8· 4· 5· 0          0-0    0.20  -0.03
D Plesac                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   10-7     3· 1· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
C Silva                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.40    3   11-5     3· 2· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12   9   9    3   8   2          41  136-85   44·18·23   10· 9·10· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Suppan (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Suppan (1; P Burrell); H Mercado (1; A Ramirez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Bill Miller.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 59,269.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 46° F, Wind 14mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Philadelphia Phillies                
1. K Lofton             CF    1. J Rollins            SS 
2. J Kendall            C     2. P Polanco            2B 
3. B Giles              LF    3. B Abreu              RF 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. J Thome              1B 
5. R Simon              1B    5. P Burrell            LF 
6. R Sanders            RF    6. D Bell               3B 
7. P Reese              2B    7. M Lieberthal         C  
8. J Wilson             SS    8. M Byrd               CF 
9. J Suppan             P     9. J Roa                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  123  5   19%  88% R Sanders       J Roa           Home Run (Line Drive); Giles Scores; Ramirez Scores; Simon Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  123  1    9%  69% R Simon         J Roa           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Kendall Scores; Giles to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  4    6%  60% A Ramirez       J Roa           Walk; Kendall to 3B; Giles to 2B
   b 2   0  6-0  ---  1   -4%  89% J Thome         J Suppan        Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  2    4%  54% B Giles         J Roa           Single to RF (Line Drive); Kendall to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Roa facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  K Lofton        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   50%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   54%  B Giles         Single to RF (Line Drive); Kendall to 2B
          12-  4   60%  A Ramirez       Walk; Kendall to 3B; Giles to 2B
   R      123  1   69%  R Simon         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Kendall Scores; Giles to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   RRRR   123  5   88%  R Sanders       Home Run (Line Drive); Giles Scores; Ramirez Scores; Simon Scores
   O      ---  1   87%  P Reese         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   87%  J Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-5, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   89%  J Rollins       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  8   89%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   90%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Joe Roa facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   89%  J Suppan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   89%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  2   89%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RO     1--  1   92%  B Giles         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Kendall Scores; Giles out at 3B/RF-SS-3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-6, Jeff Suppan facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   89%  J Thome         Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   RO     --3  4   90%  P Burrell       Groundout: 2B-1B; Thome Scores
          ---  4   88%  D Bell          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   86%  M Lieberthal    Walk; Bell to 2B
   O      12-  5   88%  M Byrd          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bell to 3B; Lieberthal to 2B
                  Chase Utley pinch hits for Joe Roa batting 9th
   O      -23  7   91%  C Utley         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Phillies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Hector Mercado facing 4-5-6
                  Hector Mercado replaces Chase Utley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   91%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   91%  R Simon         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   92%  R Sanders       Walk; Simon to 2B
   O      12-  5   91%  P Reese         Lineout: LF
   R      12-  1   95%  J Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Simon Scores; Sanders to 3B; Wilson to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  4   94%  J Suppan        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-7, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   95%  J Rollins       Flyball: LF
          ---  6   94%  P Polanco       Walk
          1--  6   92%  B Abreu         Walk; Polanco to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  J Thome         Flyball: LF
          12-  2   92%  P Burrell       Hit By Pitch; Polanco to 3B; Abreu to 2B
   O      123  1   96%  D Bell          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 7, Phillies 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Hector Mercado facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   96%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF)
          1--      97%  J Kendall       Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   95%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B; Lofton to 3B
          --3  5   96%  A Ramirez       Hit By Pitch
   R      1-3  3   97%  R Simon         Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lofton Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   O      1-3  2   97%  R Sanders       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-8, Jeff Suppan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   97%  M Lieberthal    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   98%  M Byrd          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   98%  H Mercado       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Phillies 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-1, Hector Mercado facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   98%  P Reese         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   98%  J Wilson        Popfly: 1B
          ---  1   98%  J Suppan        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      1--  1   98%  K Lofton        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-8, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   98%  J Rollins       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   98%  B Abreu         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--      98%  J Thome         Wild Pitch; Abreu to 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Phillies 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-1, Hector Mercado facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   99%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   99%  B Giles         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   98%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-8, Jeff Suppan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   99%  P Burrell       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  M Lieberthal    Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Phillies 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-1, Hector Mercado facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   99%  R Simon         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  R Sanders       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  1  100%  P Reese         Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-9, Salomon Torres facing 8-9-1
                  Salomon Torres replaces Randall Simon pitching and batting 5th; Kevin Young replaces Jeff Suppan playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  M Byrd          Flyball: RF
                  Nick Punto pinch hits for Hector Mercado batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  N Punto         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  J Rollins       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Phillies 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-1, Dan Plesac facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Plesac replaces Jimmy Rollins pitching and batting 1st; Nick Punto moves to SS
   O      ---  2  100%  K Young         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-9, Salomon Torres facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1  100%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6  100%  B Abreu         Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  J Thome         Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  7  100%  P Burrell       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Phillies 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-1, Carlos Silva facing 3-4-5
                  Carlos Silva replaces Dan Plesac pitching and batting 1st
          ---  5  100%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2  100%  S Torres        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-9, Salomon Torres facing 6-7-8
          ---  6  100%  D Bell          Walk
          1--  4  100%  M Lieberthal    Walk; Bell to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  M Byrd          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4  100%  N Punto         Strikeout Looking
                  Tomas Perez pinch hits for Carlos Silva batting 1st
   O      12-  2  100%  T Perez         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Phillies 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation