April 17, 1985 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
@CLE 3 MIL 2
@DET 0 KCR 6
BOS 1 CAL 4
@MIN 3 OAK 8
SEA 4 TOR 3
TEX 1
(10) CIN 6
@ATL 1 CHC 5
PHI 4 LAD 1
HOU 0
(11) NYM 10
@PIT 6 MON 2
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 14,029

Wednesday, April 17, 1985
Time of Game: 3:23

Mets

7-1

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  0  1   3  3  1   1  0  0   10 13  1
Pirates         0  0  0   1  3  2   0  0  0    6  8  1

W: D Sisk (1-0), L: L McWilliams (0-1)

Pirates

3-5

Lost 2

4th, 4 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   5   2   2   0    1   2  .343  .881    0    2   0   SB,IW
K Chapman 2B                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .154  .308    0    2   4   
  R Staub PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   2B
  W Backman PR-2B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .490         0   0   
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   1   2    1   0  .323  .733    0   14   0   HBP,IW
G Carter C                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .276 1.010    0    4   1   
D Strawberry RF               4   3   2   1    1   0  .231  .810    0    0   0   HR,2B,SB,GDP
G Foster LF                   5   0   1   1    0   2  .269  .829    0    1   0   2B
R Gardenhire 3B               2   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .311    0    0   1   
  H Johnson PH-3B             3   1   1   0    0   1  .154  .459    0    1   5   
R Santana SS                  4   3   2   2    1   0  .217  .743    0    3   6   HR,2B,IW
B Berenyi P                   3   1   1   1    0   2  .250  .750    0    0   2   2B
  D Sisk P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Orosco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       40  10  13  10    5  10                    27  19

BATTING

2B: G Foster (2, off R Scurry); R Santana (2, off K Tekulve); D Strawberry (1, off L McWilliams); R Staub (1, off K Tekulve); B Berenyi (1, off L McWilliams).

HR: R Santana (1, off C Guante; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); D Strawberry (2, off C Guante; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

IBB: R Santana (2, by L McWilliams); M Wilson (1, by L McWilliams); K Hernandez (2, by K Tekulve).

HBP: K Hernandez (1, by L McWilliams).

TB: D Strawberry 6; R Santana 6; B Berenyi 2; M Wilson 2; G Foster 2; K Chapman 2; R Staub 2; H Johnson; K Hernandez.

GIDP: D Strawberry (1).

RBI: K Chapman 2 (2); R Santana 2 (3); K Hernandez 2 (7); B Berenyi (1); D Strawberry (2); G Foster (2); R Staub (1).

2-out RBI: K Hernandez 2; B Berenyi; R Staub; K Chapman; G Foster.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Chapman-R Santana-K Hernandez.

PB: G Carter (2).

E: K Chapman (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Strawberry (4, 2nd base off R Scurry/T Pena); M Wilson (5, 2nd base off L McWilliams/T Pena).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ray 2B                      5   1   2   1    0   0  .310  .702    0    1   3   2B
  D Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .129  .376    0    2   2   GDP
G Hendrick RF                 4   1   0   1    1   0  .138  .414    0    1   0   
J Thompson 1B                 4   1   1   2    1   0  .200  .606    0    6   0   
T Pena C                      3   1   1   0    2   0  .241  .579    0   11   0   CS
M Wynne CF                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .214  .455    0    1   0   SB
S Lezcano LF                  3   0   0   1    2   1  .000  .353    0    2   0   
R Belliard SS                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    1   1   
  L Mazzilli PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.750    0    0   0   
  B Almon SS                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .500 1.181    0    2   0   
L McWilliams P                0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   1   
  C Guante P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Foli PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .388    0    0   0   
  M Bielecki PR               0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  R Scurry P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Orsulak PH                1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.667    0    0   0   3B
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Morrison PH-2B            1   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   6   8   5   10   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Ray (2, off D Sisk).

3B: J Orsulak (1, off D Sisk).

TB: J Ray 3; J Orsulak 3; M Wynne 2; J Thompson; T Pena; J Morrison.

GIDP: B Madlock (1).

RBI: J Thompson 2 (6); G Hendrick (3); J Ray (5); S Lezcano (1).

2-out RBI: J Thompson 2; S Lezcano.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Ray-R Belliard-J Thompson.

E: G Hendrick (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Wynne (4, 2nd base off B Berenyi/G Carter).

CS: T Pena (1, Home by B Berenyi/G Carter).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Berenyi                      4.2   4   4   3    8   1   0   2.31   25     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 1· 4     35    -     1.07   0.03
D Sisk, W (1-0)                3.1   4   2   2    2   0   0   2.53   16     -       ·  ·      9· 1· 0· 4          3-0    0.80   0.05
J Orosco                       1     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.59   0.03
Totals                         9     8   6   5   10   4   0          44     -       ·  ·     17· 4· 1· 8          4-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L McWilliams, L (0-1)          3.2   6   5   4    3   3   0   6.48   21     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 6     31    -     1.00  -0.28
C Guante                       1.1   4   3   3    0   1   2   9.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 4          3-0    0.26  -0.05
R Scurry                       1     1   1   1    1   1   0  10.80    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.28  -0.02
K Tekulve                      1     2   1   1    1   2   0  16.20    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.47  -0.03
D Robinson                     2     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.84    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9    13  10   9    5  10   2          46     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0·13          3-0

D Sisk faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Berenyi 3 (3).

IBB: K Tekulve (1; K Hernandez); L McWilliams 2 (2; R Santana, M Wilson).

HBP: L McWilliams (1; K Hernandez).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:23.

Attendance: 14,029.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Wilson             CF    1. J Ray                2B 
2. K Chapman            2B    2. B Madlock            3B 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. G Hendrick           RF 
4. G Carter             C     4. J Thompson           1B 
5. D Strawberry         RF    5. T Pena               C  
6. G Foster             LF    6. M Wynne              CF 
7. R Gardenhire         3B    7. S Lezcano            LF 
8. R Santana            SS    8. R Belliard           SS 
9. B Berenyi            P     9. L McWilliams         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  2-0  12-      13%  71% B Madlock       B Berenyi       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; McWilliams to 3B
   t 3   2  0-1  -2-      10%  71% K Hernandez     L McWilliams    Single; Wilson Scores
   t 4   2  0-2  12-      10%  84% B Berenyi       L McWilliams    Double; Strawberry Scores; Santana to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       9%  59% M Wilson        L McWilliams    Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Wilson to 3B
   t 1   1  0-1  12-      -8%  56% D Strawberry    L McWilliams    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      59%  M Wilson        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Wilson to 3B
   R      --3      64%  K Chapman       Single; Wilson Scores/unER
   O      1--      61%  K Hernandez     Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      64%  G Carter        Walk; Chapman to 2B
   OO     12-      56%  D Strawberry    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Berenyi facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  B Madlock       Walk
   O      1--      59%  G Hendrick      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      61%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Larry McWilliams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  G Foster        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      58%  R Gardenhire    Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  R Santana       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Berenyi facing 5-6-7
          ---      53%  T Pena          Walk
   O      1--      57%  M Wynne         Lineout: SS
          1--      52%  S Lezcano       Walk; Pena to 2B
   O      12-      57%  R Belliard      Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Pena to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  L McWilliams    Pena Caught Stealing Hm (P-2B-C-3B-C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Larry McWilliams facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  B Berenyi       Strikeout
          ---      63%  M Wilson        Single
   O      1--      60%  K Chapman       Flyball: LF
          1--      61%  K Hernandez     Wilson Steals 2B
   R      -2-      71%  " "             Single; Wilson Scores
   O      1--      69%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Bruce Berenyi facing 9-1-2
          ---      65%  L McWilliams    Walk
          1--      58%  J Ray           Single; McWilliams to 2B
   OO     12-      71%  B Madlock       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; McWilliams to 3B
   O      --3      75%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry McWilliams facing 5-6-7
          ---      80%  D Strawberry    Double
   O      -2-      76%  G Foster        Strikeout
   O      -2-      74%  R Gardenhire    Flyball: LF
          -2-      74%  R Santana       Intentional Walk
   R      12-      84%  B Berenyi       Double; Strawberry Scores; Santana to 3B
          -23      84%  M Wilson        Intentional Walk
   R      123      90%  K Chapman       Single; Santana Scores; Berenyi to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   R      123      94%  K Hernandez     Hit By Pitch; Berenyi Scores; Wilson to 3B; Chapman to 2B
                  Cecilio Guante replaces Larry McWilliams pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      92%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Bruce Berenyi facing 4-5-6
          ---      90%  J Thompson      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Thompson to 1B
   O      1--      92%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      90%  M Wynne         Single; Pena to 2B
          12-      89%  S Lezcano       Wild Pitch; Pena to 3B
          1-3      87%  " "             Wynne Steals 2B
   R      -23      86%  " "             Passed Ball; Pena Scores/unER
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Wynne to 3B
                  Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 8th
   O      --3      91%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cecilio Guante facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Almon replaces Lee Mazzilli playing SS batting 8th
   R      ---      95%  D Strawberry    Home Run
   O      ---      94%  G Foster        Flyball: SS
                  Howard Johnson pinch hits for Ron Gardenhire batting 7th
          ---      95%  H Johnson       Single
   RR     1--      98%  R Santana       Home Run; Johnson Scores
   O      ---      98%  B Berenyi       Strikeout
          ---      98%  M Wilson        Single
   O      1--      98%  K Chapman       Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-8, Bruce Berenyi facing 9-1-2
                  Howard Johnson moves to 3B; Tim Foli pinch hits for Cecilio Guante batting 9th
          ---      97%  T Foli          Walk
                  Mike Bielecki pinch runs for Tim Foli batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  J Ray           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bielecki to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  B Madlock       Groundout: 3B-1B; Bielecki to 3B
          --3      98%  G Hendrick      Walk
          1-3      98%  J Thompson      Wild Pitch; Hendrick to 2B
   RR     -23      95%  " "             Single; Bielecki Scores; Hendrick Scores
          1--      94%  T Pena          Walk; Thompson to 2B
          12-      92%  M Wynne         Single; Thompson to 3B; Pena to 2B
   R      123      87%  S Lezcano       Walk; Thompson Scores; Pena to 3B; Wynne to 2B
                  Doug Sisk replaces Bruce Berenyi pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      93%  B Almon         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 8, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-4, Rod Scurry facing 3-4-5
                  Rod Scurry replaces Mike Bielecki pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  G Carter        Flyball: C
          ---      93%  D Strawberry    Walk
          1--      93%  G Foster        Strawberry Steals 2B
   R      -2-      96%  " "             Double; Strawberry Scores
   O      -2-      96%  H Johnson       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-9, Doug Sisk facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Orsulak pinch hits for Rod Scurry batting 9th
          ---      92%  J Orsulak       Triple
   R      --3      88%  J Ray           Double; Orsulak Scores
   O      -2-      90%  B Madlock       Groundout: 2B-1B; Ray to 3B
   RO     --3      90%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B; Ray Scores
          ---      89%  J Thompson      Walk
   O      1--      91%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 9-6, Kent Tekulve facing 8-9-1
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Joe Orsulak pitching and batting 9th
          ---      93%  R Santana       Double
   O      -2-      92%  D Sisk          Strikeout
   O      -2-      90%  M Wilson        Strikeout
                  Rusty Staub pinch hits for Kelvin Chapman batting 2nd
   R      -2-      95%  R Staub         Double; Santana Scores
                  Wally Backman pinch runs for Rusty Staub batting 2nd
          -2-      95%  K Hernandez     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      94%  G Carter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 10, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-10, Doug Sisk facing 6-7-8
                  Wally Backman moves to 2B
   O      ---      96%  M Wynne         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  S Lezcano       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  B Almon         Walk
                  Jim Morrison pinch hits for Kent Tekulve batting 9th
          1--      94%  J Morrison      Single; Almon to 2B
   O      12-      97%  J Ray           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 10, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 10-6, Don Robinson facing 5-6-7
                  Don Robinson replaces Johnny Ray pitching and batting 1st; Jim Morrison moves to 2B
   O      ---      97%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      97%  G Foster        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  H Johnson       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 10, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-10, Doug Sisk facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Thompson      Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 10, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 10-6, Don Robinson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  R Santana       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  D Sisk          Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  M Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 10, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-10, Doug Sisk facing 5-6-7
          ---      97%  T Pena          Single
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Doug Sisk pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  M Wynne         Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  S Lezcano       Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  B Almon         Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Pirates 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation