May 17, 1983 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 5,207

Tuesday, May 17, 1983
Time of Game: 2:25

Reds

16-20

Won 1

4th, 9 GB

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

W: M Soto (5-2), L: J Candelaria (3-4)

Pirates

12-18

Lost 3

4th, 6 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus LF                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .273  .914    0    3   0   HR
E Milner CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .682    0    3   0   
D Concepcion SS               3   0   1   0    1   0  .248  .640    0    3   0   2B
J Bench 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .328  .881    0    3   0   
P Householder RF              3   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .726    0    3   1   
K Paris 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .388    0    0   1   SB,HBP
R Oester 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .328  .859    0    1   0   
A Trevino C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .186  .537    0   11   2   IW
M Soto P                      3   0   1   0    0   2  .136  .318    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       31   2   6   2    3   7                    27   5

BATTING

2B: D Concepcion (7, off J Candelaria).

HR: G Redus (6, off J Candelaria; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: M Soto (3, off J Candelaria).

IBB: A Trevino (3, by R Scurry).

HBP: K Paris (1, by R Scurry).

TB: G Redus 5; D Concepcion 2; M Soto; R Oester; J Bench.

RBI: G Redus 2 (11).

2-out RBI: G Redus.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Paris (2, 2nd base off R Scurry/T Pena).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Mazzilli CF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .276  .817    0    2   0   
J Ray 2B                      2   0   0   0    1   0  .296  .769    0    5   3   SH
D Parker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .586    0    2   0   
J Thompson 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .266  .802    0    4   1   IW
R Hebner 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .250  .667    0    0   1   CS
M Easler LF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .345  .825    0    4   1   HR
T Pena C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .590    0    7   1   
D Berra SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .605    0    1   0   
J Candelaria P                2   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .301    0    2   0   
  G Tenace PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .259    0    0   0   
  R Scurry P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       27   1   3   1    5   9                    27   7

BATTING

HR: M Easler (1, off M Soto; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: J Ray (2, off M Soto).

IBB: J Thompson (2, by M Soto).

TB: M Easler 4; J Thompson; J Candelaria.

RBI: M Easler (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: M Easler (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Hebner (3, 2nd base by M Soto/A Trevino).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Soto, W (5-2)                9     3   1   1    5   9   1   2.22   33     -       ·  ·      3·13· 0· 3     81    -     1.34   0.60
Totals                         9     3   1   1    5   9   1          33     -       ·  ·      3·13· 0· 3           -

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 Candelaria, L (3-4)          8     6   2   2    2   6   1   3.75   31     -       ·  ·      6·10· 1· 6     66    -     1.08   0.06
R Scurry                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.29    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.86   0.00
K Tekulve                      0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.54    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.37   0.03
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   7   1          36     -       ·  ·      6·12· 1· 6          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Soto (2; J Thompson); R Scurry (2; A Trevino).

HBP: R Scurry (2; K Paris).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 5,207.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. G Redus              LF    1. L Mazzilli           CF 
2. E Milner             CF    2. J Ray                2B 
3. D Concepcion         SS    3. D Parker             RF 
4. J Bench              1B    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. P Householder        RF    5. R Hebner             3B 
6. K Paris              3B    6. M Easler             LF 
7. R Oester             2B    7. T Pena               C  
8. A Trevino            C     8. D Berra              SS 
9. M Soto               P     9. J Candelaria         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  1-1  ---      28%  73% G Redus         J Candelaria    Home Run
   b 5   0  1-0  ---     -16%  44% M Easler        M Soto          Home Run
   t 5   2  0-0  -2-      16%  64% G Redus         J Candelaria    Single to LF; Oester Scores; Redus to 3B/Adv on E7
   b 9   0  2-1  ---       8%  89% J Thompson      M Soto          Strikeout
   b 8   2  2-1  1--       7%  84% D Parker        M Soto          Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  G Redus         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  E Milner        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      45%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Mazzilli      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      49%  J Ray           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Bench         Single to LF; Bench out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      46%  P Householder   Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      45%  K Paris         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Thompson      Single to RF; Thompson out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---      49%  R Hebner        Strikeout
          ---      48%  M Easler        Walk
   O      1--      50%  T Pena          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  R Oester        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  A Trevino       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  M Soto          Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  G Redus         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  D Berra         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      44%  J Candelaria    Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  J Ray           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  E Milner        Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  D Concepcion    Double to CF
   O      -2-      48%  J Bench         Flyball: 2B
          -2-      49%  P Householder   Walk
   O      12-      44%  K Paris         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  J Thompson      Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  R Hebner        Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Easler        Hebner Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
          ---      55%  R Oester        Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  A Trevino       Foul Flyball: RF
   O      1--      48%  M Soto          Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Oester to 2B
   R      -2-      64%  G Redus         Single to LF; Oester Scores; Redus to 3B/Adv on E7
   O      --3      60%  E Milner        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mario Soto facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      44%  M Easler        Home Run
   O      ---      46%  T Pena          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Berra         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  J Candelaria    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  J Bench         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      43%  P Householder   Flyball: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
          ---      38%  L Mazzilli      Walk
   O      1--      39%  J Ray           Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Mazzilli to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  D Parker        Strikeout
          -2-      44%  J Thompson      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  R Hebner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      46%  K Paris         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      43%  R Oester        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      41%  A Trevino       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mario Soto facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      45%  M Easler        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      48%  T Pena          Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Berra         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, John Candelaria facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      45%  M Soto          Strikeout
   R      ---      73%  G Redus         Home Run
   O      ---      72%  E Milner        Strikeout
          ---      73%  D Concepcion    Walk
   O      1--      71%  J Bench         Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Mario Soto facing 9-1-2
                  Gene Tenace pinch hits for John Candelaria batting 9th
   O      ---      77%  G Tenace        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      81%  L Mazzilli      Strikeout
          ---      78%  J Ray           Walk
   O      1--      84%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rod Scurry facing 5-6-7
                  Rod Scurry replaces Gene Tenace pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  P Householder   Flyball: LF
          ---      85%  K Paris         Hit By Pitch
          1--      86%  R Oester        Paris Steals 2B
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-      84%  A Trevino       Intentional Walk
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Rod Scurry pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      81%  M Soto          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Mario Soto facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      89%  J Thompson      Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  R Hebner        Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  M Easler        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation