April 10, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 3
TOR 0 DET 11
@CHW 4 BAL 12
@CLE 11
(10) KCR 13
NYY 1 CAL 6
@OAK 4 MIN 8
@SEA 1 MIL 11
@TEX 8 CIN 6
SDP 3 HOU 6
MON 1 SFG 5
@LAD 4
(11) NYM 6
ATL 3 CHC 4
@PHI 3 PIT 4
STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 52,119

Friday, April 10, 1987
Time of Game: 2:56

Cardinals

2-1

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: D Robinson (1-0), L: D LaPoint (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Pirates

1-2

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .385  .852    0    2   0   2·SB,GDP
  R Horton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  J Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .489    0    0   0   
  D LaPoint P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
O Smith SS                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .817    0    2   2   
T Herr 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .154  .368    0    2   1   
M Laga 1B                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .250 1.250    0    3   3   HR
J Lindeman RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .583    0    3   0   
T Pena C                      2   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .408    0    7   0   HBP
  S Lake PR-C                 0   1   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
T Pendleton 3B                4   1   2   0    0   0  .385 1.154    0    0   0   2B
T Landrum CF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .920    0    3   0   
  W McGee PH-CF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .400    0    0   0   
G Mathews P                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    1   0   
  P Perry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  C Ford PH-LF                2   0   2   2    0   0 1.000 2.500    0    0   0   2B
Totals                       35   3  10   3    2   4                    26   7

BATTING

2B: T Pendleton (2, off B Fisher); C Ford (1, off D Robinson).

HR: M Laga (1, off R Reuschel; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

HBP: T Pena (1, by B Fisher).

TB: M Laga 4; T Pendleton 3; C Ford 3; V Coleman 2; O Smith 2; G Mathews.

GIDP: V Coleman (1).

RBI: C Ford 2 (2); M Laga (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Laga-O Smith-P Perry.

E: M Laga (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: V Coleman 2 (6, 2nd base off R Reuschel/J Ortiz 2).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds CF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .182  .606    0    4   0   
A Van Slyke RF                4   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .648    0    1   0   
J Ray 2B                      4   0   0   0    1   0  .154  .368    0    1   3   GDP
J Morrison 3B                 4   3   4   2    1   0  .636 2.056    0    2   1   2·HR,2B
B Bonilla LF                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .286  .643    0    3   0   
S Bream 1B                    4   0   2   1    1   0  .417  .962    0    8   0   2B
J Ortiz C                     1   0   0   1    2   0  .333  .889    0    5   0   SH
R Belliard SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    0    3   4   
R Reuschel P                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  B Jones P                   0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   1   
  B Fisher P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    7   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Morrison (2, off R Horton); S Bream (1, off D LaPoint).

HR: J Morrison 2 (2, 2 off G Mathews; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: J Ortiz (1, off G Mathews).

TB: J Morrison 11; S Bream 3; R Reuschel; B Bonds; B Bonilla.

GIDP: J Ray (3).

RBI: J Morrison 2 (3); S Bream (1); J Ortiz (2).

2-out RBI: S Bream.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Ray-R Belliard-S Bream.

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Mathews                      5     6   3   3    4   2   2   5.40   26     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 1· 6     41    -     1.10  -0.08
P Perry                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.86   0.03
R Horton                       2     1   0   0    1   4   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.47   0.04
D LaPoint, L (0-1)             0.2   1   1   1    1   1   0  13.50    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.39  -0.36
Totals                         8.2   9   4   4    7   7   2          42     -       ·  ·      8·10· 1· 9           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Reuschel                     5.2   6   1   1    2   3   1   1.59   25     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 1· 6     54    -     1.13   0.21
B Jones, H (1)                 1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          2-0    1.63   0.13
B Fisher, H (1)                1     1   2   2    0   0   0   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          0-0    1.52  -0.21
D Robinson, BS (1), W (1-0)    1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    3.72  -0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   3    2   4   1          38     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1·10          4-2

B Fisher faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: G Mathews (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Fisher (1; T Pena).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Eric Gregg.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 52,119.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. V Coleman            LF    1. B Bonds              CF 
2. O Smith              SS    2. A Van Slyke          RF 
3. T Herr               2B    3. J Ray                2B 
4. M Laga               1B    4. J Morrison           3B 
5. J Lindeman           RF    5. B Bonilla            LF 
6. T Pena               C     6. S Bream              1B 
7. T Pendleton          3B    7. J Ortiz              C  
8. T Landrum            CF    8. R Belliard           SS 
9. G Mathews            P     9. R Reuschel           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  3-3  1--      44% 100% S Bream         D LaPoint       Double to RF; Morrison Scores
   t 9   1  3-1  -23     -32%  44% C Ford          D Robinson      Double to RF; Lake Scores; Pendleton Scores
   t 9   0  3-1  1--     -21%  64% T Pendleton     B Fisher        Double to LF; Lake to 3B
   t 9   0  3-1  -23      13%  77% W McGee         D Robinson      Strikeout
   t 7   0  3-1  1--      12%  88% V Coleman       B Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  V Coleman       Single to CF
          1--      44%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      46%  T Herr          Walk
   O      12-      50%  M Laga          Flyball: CF; Coleman to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  J Lindeman      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  J Ray           Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  T Pena          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      54%  T Pendleton     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      55%  T Landrum       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      66%  J Morrison      Home Run
   O      ---      64%  B Bonilla       Flyball: RF
          ---      66%  S Bream         Walk
          1--      67%  J Ortiz         Wild Pitch; Bream to 2B
          -2-      69%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      65%  R Belliard      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      61%  R Reuschel      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  G Mathews       Strikeout
          ---      61%  V Coleman       Single to RF
          1--      57%  O Smith         Single to 3B; Coleman to 2B
   O      12-      62%  T Herr          Lineout: RF
   O      12-      67%  M Laga          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Mathews facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
          ---      67%  A Van Slyke     Walk
          1--      70%  J Ray           Walk; Van Slyke to 2B
          12-      76%  J Morrison      Single to SS; Van Slyke to 3B; Ray to 2B
   O      123      69%  B Bonilla       Popfly: SS
   O      123      62%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Reuschel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  J Lindeman      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      67%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Mathews facing 7-8-9
          ---      72%  J Ortiz         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Ortiz to 1B
   O      1--      69%  R Belliard      Flyball: CF
          1--      72%  R Reuschel      Single to CF; Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-      68%  B Bonds         Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      64%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Reuschel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      67%  T Landrum       Flyball: CF
          ---      64%  G Mathews       Single to 3B
   O      1--      68%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      66%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B
   O      -2-      71%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Mathews facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      69%  J Ray           Lineout: CF
   R      ---      80%  J Morrison      Home Run
          ---      82%  B Bonilla       Single to LF
          1--      86%  S Bream         Single to RF; Bonilla to 3B
   RO     1-3      88%  J Ortiz         Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice; Bonilla Scores; Bream to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  R Belliard      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Reuschel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  T Herr          Flyball: LF
   R      ---      81%  M Laga          Home Run
   O      ---      83%  J Lindeman      Strikeout
          ---      82%  T Pena          Walk
          1--      79%  T Pendleton     Single to LF; Pena to 2B
                  Barry Jones replaces Rick Reuschel pitching and batting 9th; Willie McGee pinch hits for Tito Landrum batting 8th
   O      12-      85%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pat Perry facing 9-1-2
                  Pat Perry replaces Greg Mathews pitching and batting 9th; Willie McGee moves to CF
          ---      87%  B Jones         Walk
          1--      90%  B Bonds         Single to LF; Jones to 2B
   O      12-      87%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: RF
   OO     12-      82%  J Ray           Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Barry Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Curt Ford pinch hits for Pat Perry batting 9th
          ---      76%  C Ford          Single to RF
   OO     1--      88%  V Coleman       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  O Smith         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ricky Horton facing 4-5-6
                  Ricky Horton replaces Vince Coleman pitching and batting 1st; Curt Ford moves to LF
          ---      92%  J Morrison      Double to LF
   O      -2-      90%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      88%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B-P
          -2-      89%  J Ortiz         Walk
   O      12-      87%  R Belliard      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Brian Fisher facing 3-4-5
                  Brian Fisher replaces Barry Jones pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  T Herr          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  M Laga          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  J Lindeman      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ricky Horton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      93%  B Fisher        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Brian Fisher facing 6-7-8
          ---      85%  T Pena          Hit By Pitch
                  Steve Lake pinch runs for Tony Pena batting 6th
          1--      64%  T Pendleton     Double to LF; Lake to 3B
                  Don Robinson replaces Brian Fisher pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      77%  W McGee         Strikeout
   RR     -23      44%  C Ford          Double to RF; Lake Scores; Pendleton Scores
                  Jack Clark pinch hits for Ricky Horton batting 1st
   O      -2-      53%  J Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      64%  O Smith         Single; Ford out at Hm/3B-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave LaPoint facing 3-4-5
                  Dave LaPoint replaces Jack Clark pitching and batting 1st; Steve Lake moves to C
   O      ---      58%  J Ray           Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      64%  J Morrison      Walk
   O      1--      56%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
   R      1--     100%  S Bream         Double to RF; Morrison Scores
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation