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2
Tuesday, April 16, 1985
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 5,879, Time of Game: 2:25
Mets
2
6-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Pirates
1
3-4
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 3 GB
W: Jesse Orosco (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  5  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  1  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wally Backman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .490 -0.086 0.86 0.000 -0.086 -0.8 1 1
Mookie Wilson CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .333 .875 0.246 1.03 0.292 -0.045 0.5 3 0 3B
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .321 .701 0.045 0.93 0.066 -0.021 -0.1 10 2 2B,SF
Gary Carter C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .320 1.139 -0.086 0.84 0.000 -0.086 -0.9 8 0
Darryl Strawberry RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 .182 .568 -0.061 0.63 0.000 -0.061 -0.6 1 0
George Foster LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 .286 .876 0.023 0.50 0.044 -0.022 0.2 0 0 2B
Howard Johnson 3B 3 0 1 1 0 2 .130 .433 0.052 1.02 0.094 -0.042 0.4 2 0
Rafael Santana SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .158 .449 -0.009 0.78 0.022 -0.031 -0.1 0 5
Ron Darling P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .400 -0.067 0.88 0.000 -0.067 -0.7 2 3
   Jesse Orosco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 5 2 0 15 .161 .447 0.057 0.83 0.518 -0.461 -2.0 27 11
2B: G Foster (1, off J DeLeon); K Hernandez (1, off J DeLeon).
3B: M Wilson (1, off J Candelaria).
SF: K Hernandez (2, off J Candelaria).
TB: M Wilson 3; G Foster 2; K Hernandez 2; H Johnson; R Santana.
RBI: K Hernandez (5); H Johnson (2).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 3.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Ray 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 .641 -0.183 2.01 0.036 -0.219 -0.7 0 1
Bill Madlock 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .148 .401 -0.012 2.50 0.043 -0.055 -0.5 1 1 SH
George Hendrick RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .450 -0.167 1.66 0.000 -0.167 -1.0 2 0
Jason Thompson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .192 .596 -0.181 1.81 0.000 -0.181 -0.9 3 1
Tony Pena C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .519 -0.130 1.34 0.000 -0.130 -0.6 16 0
Marvell Wynne CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .174 .382 -0.114 1.16 0.000 -0.114 -0.5 2 0
Sixto Lezcano LF 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .333 0.151 1.28 0.151 0.000 0.7 2 0
   Bill Almon PR-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 1.500 0.078 4.03 0.078 0.000 0.2 0 0 SB
Rafael Belliard SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.067 1.38 0.000 -0.067 -0.5 0 0
   Joe Orsulak PH-LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.000 0.065 3.34 0.065 0.000 0.4 0 0
Jose DeLeon P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .833 -0.061 1.18 0.000 -0.061 -0.4 1 1
   Lee Mazzilli PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.000 0.181 4.82 0.181 0.000 0.9
   John Candelaria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 27 1 1 1 5 8 .037 .225 -0.440 1.85 0.554 -0.994 -3.0 27 4
SH: B Madlock (1, off R Darling).
TB: J Ray.
RBI: B Madlock (2).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Baserunning
SB: B Almon (1, 2nd base off R Darling/G Carter).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ron Darling 7 1 1 1 4 5 0 1.29 26 72 0.236 1.32 2.2
Jesse Orosco, BS (1), W (1-0) 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 7 2 1 0.206 3.92 0.9
Team Totals 9 1 1 1 5 8 0 1.00 33 72 2 1 0.442 0.83 3.0
R Darling faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jose DeLeon 8 4 1 1 0 14 0 2.40 28 84 0.261 0.76 2.6
John Candelaria, L (1-1) 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.50 4 0 0 -0.318 1.36 -0.6
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 0 15 0 2.00 32 84 0 0 -0.057 1.85 2.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - John McSherry.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 5,879.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 1-1 0 --- NYM M. Wilson J. Candelaria 29% 79% Triple
b8 0-1 0 12- PIT L. Mazzilli J. Orosco -18% 30% Walk; Almon to 3B; Orsulak to 2B
b8 0-1 0 123 O PIT J. Ray J. Orosco 16% 46% Flyball: CF
b8 0-1 0 --- PIT S. Lezcano R. Darling -10% 62% Walk
t2 0-0 1 -2- R NYM H. Johnson J. DeLeon 9% 62% Single; Foster Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYM W. Backman J. DeLeon -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYM M. Wilson J. DeLeon -1% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- NYM K. Hernandez J. DeLeon 2% 49% Double
t1 0-0 2 -2- O NYM G. Carter J. DeLeon -3% 45% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- PIT J. Ray R. Darling -4% 42% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- O PIT B. Madlock R. Darling 2% 43% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Ray to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O PIT G. Hendrick R. Darling 3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O PIT J. Thompson R. Darling 3% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYM D. Strawberry J. DeLeon -2% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- NYM G. Foster J. DeLeon 4% 52% Double
t2 0-0 1 -2- R NYM H. Johnson J. DeLeon 9% 62% Single; Foster Scores
t2 1-0 1 1-- O NYM R. Santana J. DeLeon -2% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B; Johnson to 2B
t2 1-0 2 -2- O NYM R. Darling J. DeLeon -3% 57% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ron Darling facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O PIT T. Pena R. Darling 2% 59% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 1 --- O PIT M. Wynne R. Darling 2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- PIT S. Lezcano R. Darling -1% 60% Walk
b2 0-1 2 1-- O PIT R. Belliard R. Darling 2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- O NYM W. Backman J. DeLeon -2% 60% Strikeout
t3 1-0 1 --- O NYM M. Wilson J. DeLeon -1% 59% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 1-0 2 --- O NYM K. Hernandez J. DeLeon -1% 58% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ron Darling facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O PIT J. DeLeon R. Darling 3% 60% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- O PIT J. Ray R. Darling 2% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- O PIT B. Madlock R. Darling 1% 64% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- O NYM G. Carter J. DeLeon -2% 61% Lineout: 3B
t4 1-0 1 --- O NYM D. Strawberry J. DeLeon -2% 60% Strikeout
t4 1-0 2 --- O NYM G. Foster J. DeLeon -1% 59% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ron Darling facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- O PIT G. Hendrick R. Darling 3% 62% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 1 --- O PIT J. Thompson R. Darling 2% 64% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 0-1 2 --- O PIT T. Pena R. Darling 1% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- O NYM H. Johnson J. DeLeon -2% 63% Strikeout
t5 1-0 1 --- O NYM R. Santana J. DeLeon -2% 61% Flyball: RF
t5 1-0 2 --- O NYM R. Darling J. DeLeon -1% 60% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ron Darling facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- O PIT M. Wynne R. Darling 3% 64% Strikeout
b5 0-1 1 --- PIT S. Lezcano R. Darling -4% 60% Walk
b5 0-1 1 1-- O PIT R. Belliard R. Darling 4% 64% Strikeout
b5 0-1 2 1-- O PIT J. DeLeon R. Darling 3% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
t6 1-0 0 --- O NYM W. Backman J. DeLeon -2% 65% Flyball: RF
t6 1-0 1 --- O NYM M. Wilson J. DeLeon -2% 64% Flyball: LF
t6 1-0 2 --- O NYM K. Hernandez J. DeLeon -1% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
b6 0-1 0 --- O PIT J. Ray R. Darling 4% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 0-1 1 --- O PIT B. Madlock R. Darling 3% 69% Lineout: 2B
b6 0-1 2 --- O PIT G. Hendrick R. Darling 2% 71% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 4-5-6
t7 1-0 0 --- O NYM G. Carter J. DeLeon -2% 69% Flyball: LF
t7 1-0 1 --- O NYM D. Strawberry J. DeLeon -2% 67% Strikeout
t7 1-0 2 --- O NYM G. Foster J. DeLeon -1% 66% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ron Darling facing 4-5-6
b7 0-1 0 --- O PIT J. Thompson R. Darling 5% 71% Strikeout
b7 0-1 1 --- O PIT T. Pena R. Darling 3% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-1 2 --- O PIT M. Wynne R. Darling 2% 76% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jose DeLeon facing 7-8-9
t8 1-0 0 --- O NYM H. Johnson J. DeLeon -2% 74% Strikeout
t8 1-0 1 --- NYM R. Santana J. DeLeon 2% 76% Single
t8 1-0 1 1-- O NYM R. Darling J. DeLeon -3% 74% Strikeout
t8 1-0 2 1-- O NYM W. Backman J. DeLeon -2% 72% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ron Darling facing 7-8-9
b8 0-1 0 --- PIT S. Lezcano R. Darling -10% 62% Walk
Joe Orsulak pinch hits for Rafael Belliard (SS) batting 8th
Bill Almon pinch runs for Sixto Lezcano (LF) batting 7th
b8 0-1 0 1-- PIT J. Orsulak R. Darling -8% 54% Almon Steals 2B
b8 0-1 0 -2- PIT J. Orsulak R. Darling -6% 48% Walk
Jesse Orosco replaces Ron Darling pitching and batting 9th
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Jose DeLeon (P) batting 9th
b8 0-1 0 12- PIT L. Mazzilli J. Orosco -18% 30% Walk; Almon to 3B; Orsulak to 2B
b8 0-1 0 123 O PIT J. Ray J. Orosco 16% 46% Flyball: CF
b8 0-1 1 123 RO PIT B. Madlock J. Orosco -4% 41% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Almon Scores; Mazzilli to 2B
b8 1-1 2 12- O PIT G. Hendrick J. Orosco 9% 50% Flyball: CF
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 2-3-4
John Candelaria replaces Lee Mazzilli (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Bill Almon moves from PR to SS
Joe Orsulak moves from PH to LF
t9 1-1 0 --- NYM M. Wilson J. Candelaria 29% 79% Triple
t9 1-1 0 --3 RO NYM K. Hernandez J. Candelaria 4% 84% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
t9 2-1 1 --- O NYM G. Carter J. Candelaria -1% 83% Flyball: CF
t9 2-1 2 --- O NYM D. Strawberry J. Candelaria -1% 82% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Mets' Jesse Orosco facing 4-5-6
b9 1-2 0 --- O PIT J. Thompson J. Orosco 8% 90% Strikeout
b9 1-2 1 --- O PIT T. Pena J. Orosco 6% 96% Strikeout
b9 1-2 2 --- O PIT M. Wynne J. Orosco 4% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.

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