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Standings
CLE
@BOS		5
4
DET
@CAL		4
2
CHW
@KCR		0
1
BAL
@OAK		9
5
NYY
@SEA		3
0
MIL
@TEX		1
6
MIN
@TOR		1
4
ATL
@CHC		1
3
SDP
@MON		2
1		 
(11)
LAD
@PHI		1
0
CIN
@PIT		2
7
HOU
@STL		4
0
Wednesday, May 23, 1984
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 7,072, Time of Game: 2:38
Reds
2
21-21
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 2½ GB
 at Pirates
7
14-23
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 9 GB
L: Jeff Russell (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2 13  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  6  1   0  0  X    7 10  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Redus LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .339 .880 -0.062 0.92 0.034 -0.096 -0.9 1 0
Eric Davis CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .600 -0.077 0.81 0.000 -0.077 -0.9 2 0
   Eddie Milner PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .292 .739 0.003 0.08 0.003 0.000 0.2
Cesar Cedeno 1B 5 0 3 0 0 0 .371 1.000 0.033 0.50 0.053 -0.020 0.6 7 0
Dave Parker RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .316 .721 -0.089 0.72 0.000 -0.089 -1.7 1 0 GDP
Dave Concepcion 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 .252 .667 0.054 0.79 0.094 -0.040 0.9 0 2 2B
Dann Bilardello C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .277 .707 0.055 0.86 0.104 -0.049 0.1 8 2 2B
Ron Oester 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .200 .537 0.015 0.64 0.061 -0.046 0.4 4 4 2B
Tom Foley SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 .290 .867 0.046 0.86 0.078 -0.032 1.0 1 1
Jeff Russell P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .211 .411 -0.073 1.52 0.000 -0.073 -0.8 0 1
   Bill Scherrer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Nick Esasky PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .183 .610 -0.044 1.46 0.000 -0.044 -0.7
   Bob Owchinko P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tony Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .634 -0.009 0.33 0.000 -0.009 -0.4
   Ted Power P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 39 2 13 2 1 12 .333 .760 -0.148 0.79 0.427 -0.575 -2.1 24 11
2B: D Concepcion (6, off J Candelaria); D Bilardello (4, off J Candelaria); R Oester (6, off J Candelaria).
TB: D Concepcion 4; R Oester 3; C Cedeno 3; T Foley 2; D Bilardello 2; E Milner; G Redus.
GIDP: D Parker (4).
RBI: D Bilardello (6); T Foley (10).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Foley-R Oester-C Cedeno.
E: R Oester (8).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marvell Wynne CF 5 1 0 0 0 1 .288 .717 0.021 0.71 0.066 -0.045 -0.3 3 0
Lee Lacy RF-LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .323 .811 0.024 0.81 0.053 -0.029 0.8 2 0 CS
Bill Madlock 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .256 .572 0.135 1.25 0.176 -0.041 1.1 0 2
Jason Thompson 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .244 .718 0.090 0.96 0.111 -0.021 1.0 6 0
Tony Pena C 4 0 3 1 0 0 .308 .879 0.020 0.68 0.087 -0.067 1.3 12 0 3B
Johnny Ray 2B 2 0 1 1 1 1 .299 .745 0.009 0.89 0.059 -0.050 1.0 2 2 HBP
Lee Mazzilli LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .152 .556 0.099 1.30 0.164 -0.066 -0.6 1 0 HR,GDP
   Doug Frobel RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .507 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.4 0 0
Dale Berra SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .555 -0.071 0.81 0.006 -0.077 -0.5 1 1
John Candelaria P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .538 0.028 0.72 0.057 -0.029 0.0 0 0 2B,SH
   Benny Distefano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .606 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.1
   Kent Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 7 10 7 3 8 .312 .889 0.353 0.85 0.779 -0.427 3.3 27 5
2B: J Candelaria (2, off J Russell).
3B: T Pena (1, off J Russell).
HR: L Mazzilli (2, off J Russell; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: J Candelaria (1, off B Owchinko).
HBP: J Ray (1, by J Russell).
TB: T Pena 5; L Mazzilli 4; J Candelaria 2; J Thompson; D Berra; L Lacy; B Madlock; J Ray.
GIDP: L Mazzilli (3).
RBI: B Madlock 2 (14); J Thompson (19); L Lacy (10); J Ray (9); T Pena (22); L Mazzilli (3).
2-out RBI: L Lacy.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Berra-J Ray-J Thompson.
Baserunning
CS: L Lacy (2, 2nd base by B Owchinko/D Bilardello).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jeff Russell, L (2-5) 4.1 4 5 4 2 6 1 4.71 21 41 -0.247 1.34 -1.9
Bill Scherrer 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 6.63 4 2 2 -0.093 0.63 -1.9
Bob Owchinko 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 3.38 9 0 0 -0.013 0.11 -0.1
Ted Power 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 3 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 7 6 3 8 1 6.75 37 41 2 2 -0.352 0.79 -3.3

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Candelaria, W (4-4) 8 11 2 2 1 12 0 2.43 36 63 0.142 0.85 1.7
Kent Tekulve 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.60 4 0 0 0.005 0.20 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 2 2 1 12 0 2.00 40 63 0 0 0.147 0.85 2.1
Balks: None.
WP: J Russell (2).
HBP: J Russell (3; J Ray).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Lee Weyer.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 7,072.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Gary Redus LF 1 Marvell Wynne CF
2 Eric Davis CF 2 Lee Lacy RF
3 Cesar Cedeno 1B 3 Bill Madlock 3B
4 Dave Parker RF 4 Jason Thompson 1B
5 Dave Concepcion 3B 5 Tony Pena C
6 Dann Bilardello C 6 Johnny Ray 2B
7 Ron Oester 2B 7 Lee Mazzilli LF
8 Tom Foley SS 8 Dale Berra SS
9 Jeff Russell P 9 John Candelaria P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-1 1 123 RR PIT B. Madlock J. Russell 18% 87% Single; Candelaria Scores; Wynne Scores/unER; Lacy to 3B
b5 0-1 0 --- R PIT L. Mazzilli J. Russell 16% 56% Home Run
t2 0-0 0 -2- R CIN D. Bilardello J. Candelaria -10% 33% Double; Concepcion Scores
b2 0-1 0 -2- O PIT T. Pena J. Russell -7% 44% Fielder's Choice P; Thompson out at 3B/P-3B-SS
b5 1-1 1 -2- PIT M. Wynne J. Russell 7% 66% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Candelaria to 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, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN G. Redus J. Candelaria 2% 52% Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CIN E. Davis J. Candelaria 1% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- CIN C. Cedeno J. Candelaria -1% 52% Single
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CIN D. Parker J. Candelaria 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jeff Russell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT M. Wynne J. Russell -2% 52% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O PIT L. Lacy J. Russell -1% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O PIT B. Madlock J. Russell -1% 50% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- CIN D. Concepcion J. Candelaria -7% 43% Double
t2 0-0 0 -2- R CIN D. Bilardello J. Candelaria -10% 33% Double; Concepcion Scores
t2 1-0 0 -2- O CIN R. Oester J. Candelaria 4% 37% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-0 1 -2- O CIN T. Foley J. Candelaria 3% 40% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 2 -2- O CIN J. Russell J. Candelaria 3% 43% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jeff Russell facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- PIT J. Thompson J. Russell 4% 47% Walk
b2 0-1 0 1-- PIT T. Pena J. Russell 3% 50% Wild Pitch; Thompson to 2B
b2 0-1 0 -2- O PIT T. Pena J. Russell -7% 44% Fielder's Choice P; Thompson out at 3B/P-3B-SS
b2 0-1 1 1-- PIT J. Ray J. Russell 4% 48% Hit By Pitch; Pena to 2B
b2 0-1 1 12- O PIT L. Mazzilli J. Russell -5% 43% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 12- O PIT D. Berra J. Russell -5% 38% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- CIN G. Redus J. Candelaria -3% 34% Single
t3 1-0 0 1-- O CIN E. Davis J. Candelaria 3% 38% Strikeout
t3 1-0 1 1-- CIN C. Cedeno J. Candelaria -3% 34% Single; Redus to 2B
t3 1-0 1 12- O CIN D. Parker J. Candelaria 4% 38% Flyball: LF
t3 1-0 2 12- O CIN D. Concepcion J. Candelaria 4% 42% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jeff Russell facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O PIT J. Candelaria J. Russell -3% 40% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- O PIT M. Wynne J. Russell -2% 38% Flyball: LF
b3 0-1 2 --- O PIT L. Lacy J. Russell -1% 37% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- O CIN D. Bilardello J. Candelaria 2% 39% Popfly: 1B
t4 1-0 1 --- CIN R. Oester J. Candelaria -2% 36% Single
t4 1-0 1 1-- CIN T. Foley J. Candelaria -4% 33% Single; Oester to 2B
t4 1-0 1 12- O CIN J. Russell J. Candelaria 4% 37% Strikeout
t4 1-0 2 12- O CIN G. Redus J. Candelaria 4% 41% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jeff Russell facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- O PIT B. Madlock J. Russell -3% 38% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 1 --- O PIT J. Thompson J. Russell -2% 36% Strikeout
b4 0-1 2 --- PIT T. Pena J. Russell 4% 40% Triple
b4 0-1 2 --3 O PIT J. Ray J. Russell -5% 35% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 2-3-4
t5 1-0 0 --- O CIN E. Davis J. Candelaria 2% 37% Strikeout
t5 1-0 1 --- O CIN C. Cedeno J. Candelaria 2% 39% Popfly: SS
t5 1-0 2 --- O CIN D. Parker J. Candelaria 1% 40% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jeff Russell facing 7-8-9
b5 0-1 0 --- R PIT L. Mazzilli J. Russell 16% 56% Home Run
b5 1-1 0 --- O PIT D. Berra J. Russell -3% 53% Popfly: 2B
b5 1-1 1 --- PIT J. Candelaria J. Russell 6% 59% Double
b5 1-1 1 -2- PIT M. Wynne J. Russell 7% 66% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Candelaria to 3B
b5 1-1 1 1-3 PIT L. Lacy J. Russell 3% 69% Walk; Wynne to 2B
b5 1-1 1 123 RR PIT B. Madlock J. Russell 18% 87% Single; Candelaria Scores; Wynne Scores/unER; Lacy to 3B
Bill Scherrer replaces Jeff Russell pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-1 1 1-3 R PIT J. Thompson B. Scherrer 4% 91% Single; Lacy Scores; Madlock to 2B
b5 4-1 1 12- R PIT T. Pena B. Scherrer 5% 96% Single; Madlock Scores; Thompson to 3B; Pena to 2B/Adv on throw
b5 5-1 1 -23 R PIT J. Ray B. Scherrer 2% 98% Single; Thompson Scores; Pena to 3B
b5 6-1 1 1-3 OO PIT L. Mazzilli B. Scherrer -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 6.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
t6 1-6 0 --- CIN D. Concepcion J. Candelaria -2% 94% Single
t6 1-6 0 1-- O CIN D. Bilardello J. Candelaria 2% 96% Strikeout
t6 1-6 1 1-- CIN R. Oester J. Candelaria -4% 92% Double; Concepcion to 3B
t6 1-6 1 -23 R CIN T. Foley J. Candelaria -4% 89% Single; Concepcion Scores; Oester to 3B
Nick Esasky pinch hits for Bill Scherrer (P) batting 9th
t6 2-6 1 1-3 O CIN N. Esasky J. Candelaria 4% 93% Strikeout
t6 2-6 2 1-3 O CIN G. Redus J. Candelaria 3% 96% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Reds' Bob Owchinko facing 8-9-1
Bob Owchinko replaces Nick Esasky (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-2 0 --- PIT D. Berra B. Owchinko 1% 96% Single
b6 6-2 0 1-- O PIT J. Candelaria B. Owchinko -0% 96% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Berra to 2B
b6 6-2 1 -2- O PIT M. Wynne B. Owchinko -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B; Berra to 3B
b6 6-2 2 --3 R PIT L. Lacy B. Owchinko 2% 98% Single; Berra Scores
b6 7-2 2 1-- O PIT B. Madlock B. Owchinko -0% 97% Lacy Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 7.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-7, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 2-3-4
Lee Lacy moves from RF to LF
Doug Frobel replaces Lee Mazzilli (LF) playing RF batting 7th
t7 2-7 0 --- O CIN E. Davis J. Candelaria 1% 98% Lineout: 2B
t7 2-7 1 --- O CIN C. Cedeno J. Candelaria 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-7 2 --- O CIN D. Parker J. Candelaria 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Reds' Bob Owchinko facing 3-4-5
b7 7-2 0 --- O PIT B. Madlock B. Owchinko -0% 99% Strikeout
b7 7-2 1 --- O PIT J. Thompson B. Owchinko -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 7-2 2 --- PIT T. Pena B. Owchinko 0% 99% Single
b7 7-2 2 1-- PIT J. Ray B. Owchinko 0% 99% Walk; Pena to 2B
b7 7-2 2 12- O PIT D. Frobel B. Owchinko -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 7.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-7, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
t8 2-7 0 --- CIN D. Concepcion J. Candelaria -1% 97% Single
t8 2-7 0 1-- O CIN D. Bilardello J. Candelaria 1% 99% Flyball: LF
t8 2-7 1 1-- O CIN R. Oester J. Candelaria 1% 99% Strikeout
t8 2-7 2 1-- CIN T. Foley J. Candelaria -1% 99% Walk; Concepcion to 2B
Tony Perez pinch hits for Bob Owchinko (P) batting 9th
t8 2-7 2 12- O CIN T. Perez J. Candelaria 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Reds' Ted Power facing 8-9-1
Ted Power replaces Tony Perez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 7-2 0 --- O PIT D. Berra T. Power -0% 100% Strikeout
Benny Distefano pinch hits for John Candelaria (P) batting 9th
b8 7-2 1 --- O PIT B. Distefano T. Power -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b8 7-2 2 --- O PIT M. Wynne T. Power -0% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 7.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-7, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 1-2-3
Kent Tekulve replaces Benny Distefano (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-7 0 --- O CIN G. Redus K. Tekulve 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
Eddie Milner pinch hits for Eric Davis (CF) batting 2nd
t9 2-7 1 --- CIN E. Milner K. Tekulve -0% 99% Single
t9 2-7 1 1-- CIN C. Cedeno K. Tekulve -1% 99% Single; Milner to 2B
t9 2-7 1 12- OO CIN D. Parker K. Tekulve 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 7.

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