April 29, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 2
@CAL 1
(10) CLE 6
CHW 5 KCR 5
BAL 4 MIL 8
@OAK 7 BOS 11
@SEA 5 TEX 8
NYY 7 TOR 8
MIN 1 CHC 8
SFG 4 ATL 5
@CIN 2 NYM 2
HOU 1 PHI 5
MON 0 LAD 10
@PIT 2 STL 10
SDP 6

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 4,668

Wednesday, April 29, 1987
Time of Game: 2:44

Dodgers

12-10

Won 1

4th, 3 GB

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

W: B Welch (3-1), L: B Patterson (1-3)

Pirates

7-11

Lost 1

5th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Duncan SS                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .655    0    0   2   
  D Anderson PH-SS            1   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .378    0    1   1   
S Sax 2B                      5   1   3   0    0   0  .195  .519    0    2   1   
R Williams RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .167    0    1   0   
  L Matuszek PH-1B            1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .071    0    2   0   
P Guerrero LF                 3   3   2   3    1   0  .338 1.077    0    3   0   HR,3B
  K Landreaux LF-RF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .436    0    1   0   
M Hatcher 1B-LF               4   2   2   1    1   1  .200  .611    0    1   2   2·2B
M Scioscia C                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .333  .892    0    9   0   SH
  A Trevino PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .455    0    0   0   
T Woodson 3B                  4   1   2   1    1   1  .203  .574    0    1   0   2B,IW
M Ramsey CF                   4   1   1   3    1   1  .241  .617    0    4   0   3B
B Welch P                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .133  .266    0    2   0   
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Hershiser PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .800    0    0   0   
  K Howell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       40  10  13  10    4  10                    27   6

BATTING

2B: T Woodson (4, off H Pena); M Hatcher 2 (2, off B Fisher, off B Patterson).

3B: P Guerrero (2, off B Patterson); M Ramsey (2, off B Fisher).

HR: P Guerrero (5, off B Patterson; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out).

SH: M Scioscia (1, off B Patterson).

IBB: T Woodson (1, by B Patterson).

TB: P Guerrero 7; M Hatcher 4; M Ramsey 3; S Sax 3; T Woodson 3; M Duncan; M Scioscia; D Anderson.

RBI: P Guerrero 3 (18); M Ramsey 3 (8); T Woodson (5); D Anderson (1); M Hatcher (2); M Scioscia (9).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .769    0    3   0   
A Van Slyke RF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .275  .789    0    1   0   
J Ray 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .734    0    1   0   
S Bream 1B                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .316 1.014    0    5   0   
J Morrison 3B-SS              4   0   1   2    0   0  .338 1.006    0    2   0   2B
R Reynolds LF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .360  .840    0    3   0   2B
M LaValliere C                3   0   0   0    1   0  .375  .943    0   12   0   
R Belliard SS                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .119  .443    0    0   2   
  B Fisher P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Walk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Cangelosi PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .316  .887    0    0   0   
  H Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .925    0    0   0   
B Patterson P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  B Bonilla 3B                2   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .541    0    0   2   
Totals                       31   2   4   2    4   8                    27   6

BATTING

2B: J Morrison (6, off K Howell); R Reynolds (3, off B Welch).

TB: R Reynolds 3; J Morrison 2; A Van Slyke.

RBI: J Morrison 2 (13).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: J Ray (3).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Welch, W (3-1)               7     1   0   0    1   8   0   2.23   23     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 0· 1     82    -     0.54   0.25
T Niedenfuer                   1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.70    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.02   0.00
K Howell                       1     2   2   2    2   0   0   6.35    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     4   2   2    4   8   0          35     -       ·  ·      6·13· 0· 4           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Patterson, L (1-3)           5     6   6   6    3   3   1   5.53   24     -       ·  ·      3· 9· 0· 6     31    -     0.83  -0.25
B Fisher                       2     4   4   4    0   4   0   7.71   11     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.07   0.00
B Walk                         1     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.55    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          1-1    0.00   0.00
H Pena                         1     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  10  10    4  10   1          45     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0·13          1-1

B Fisher faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Patterson (1; T Woodson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 4,668.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Duncan             SS    1. B Bonds              CF 
2. S Sax                2B    2. A Van Slyke          RF 
3. R Williams           RF    3. J Ray                2B 
4. P Guerrero           LF    4. S Bream              1B 
5. M Hatcher            1B    5. J Morrison           3B 
6. M Scioscia           C     6. R Reynolds           LF 
7. T Woodson            3B    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. M Ramsey             CF    8. R Belliard           SS 
9. B Welch              P     9. B Patterson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      10%  60% P Guerrero      B Patterson     Triple
   t 5   1  0-3  1-3       9%  96% P Guerrero      B Patterson     Home Run; Duncan Scores; Sax Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  --3       7%  66% M Hatcher       B Patterson     Double; Guerrero Scores
   t 2   0  0-1  -2-       7%  73% M Scioscia      B Patterson     Single; Hatcher Scores
   t 5   0  0-3  1--       5%  90% S Sax           B Patterson     Single; Duncan to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Patterson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Duncan        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  S Sax           Flyball: C
   O      ---      45%  R Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  A Van Slyke     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      50%  J Ray           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Patterson facing 4-5-6
          ---      60%  P Guerrero      Triple
   R      --3      66%  M Hatcher       Double; Guerrero Scores
   R      -2-      73%  M Scioscia      Single; Hatcher Scores
   O      1--      70%  T Woodson       Flyball: C
   O      1--      68%  M Ramsey        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      66%  B Welch         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Welch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      69%  S Bream         Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  J Morrison      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      68%  R Reynolds      Double
   O      -2-      71%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Patterson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  M Duncan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      68%  S Sax           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  R Williams      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Welch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  R Belliard      Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  B Patterson     Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  B Bonds         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Patterson facing 4-5-6
          ---      76%  P Guerrero      Walk
          1--      80%  M Hatcher       Walk; Guerrero to 2B
   O      12-      80%  M Scioscia      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Guerrero to 3B; Hatcher to 2B
          -23      81%  T Woodson       Intentional Walk
   RO     123      82%  M Ramsey        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Guerrero Scores; Hatcher to 3B; Ramsey to 1B
   O      1-3      79%  B Welch         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Welch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      81%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  J Ray           Flyball: LF
          ---      82%  S Bream         Walk
   O      1--      84%  J Morrison      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Patterson facing 1-2-3
          ---      86%  M Duncan        Single
          1--      90%  S Sax           Single; Duncan to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  R Williams      Strikeout
   RRR    1-3      96%  P Guerrero      Home Run; Duncan Scores; Sax Scores
   O      ---      96%  M Hatcher       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      96%  M Scioscia      Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Welch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      97%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  R Belliard      Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Brian Fisher facing 7-8-9
                  Brian Fisher replaces Rafael Belliard pitching and batting 8th; Bobby Bonilla replaces Bob Patterson playing 3B batting 9th; Jim Morrison moves to SS
   O      ---      97%  T Woodson       Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  M Ramsey        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  B Welch         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Welch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  B Bonilla       Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Brian Fisher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  M Duncan        Strikeout
          ---      99%  S Sax           Single; Sax to 2B/Adv on E4
   O      -2-      98%  R Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B; Sax to 3B
   O      --3      98%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Bob Welch facing 3-4-5
                  Ken Landreaux replaces Pedro Guerrero playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      99%  J Ray           Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      99%  S Bream         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      99%  J Morrison      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Brian Fisher facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  M Hatcher       Double
          -2-      99%  M Scioscia      Fielder's Choice ; Scioscia to 1B
   R      12-     100%  T Woodson       Single; Hatcher Scores; Scioscia to 3B
   RR     1-3     100%  M Ramsey        Triple; Scioscia Scores; Woodson Scores
                  Bob Walk replaces Brian Fisher pitching and batting 8th
   O      --3     100%  B Welch         Groundout: P-1B
                  Dave Anderson pinch hits for Mariano Duncan batting 1st
   R      --3     100%  D Anderson      Single; Ramsey Scores
          1--     100%  S Sax           Single; Anderson to 2B
                  Len Matuszek pinch hits for Reggie Williams batting 3rd
   O      12-     100%  L Matuszek      Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  K Landreaux     Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 10, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-10, Tom Niedenfuer facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Bob Welch pitching and batting 9th; Len Matuszek moves to 1B; Dave Anderson moves to SS; Mickey Hatcher moves to LF; Ken Landreaux moves to RF
          ---     100%  R Reynolds      Single
   O      1--     100%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Bob Walk batting 8th
          1--     100%  J Cangelosi     Walk; Reynolds to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B; Reynolds to 3B; Cangelosi to 2B
   O      -23     100%  B Bonds         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 10, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 10-0, Hipolito Pena facing 5-6-7
                  Hipolito Pena replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  M Hatcher       Strikeout
                  Alex Trevino pinch hits for Mike Scioscia batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  A Trevino       Strikeout
          ---     100%  T Woodson       Double
          -2-     100%  M Ramsey        Walk
                  Orel Hershiser pinch hits for Tom Niedenfuer batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  O Hershiser     Flyball: SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 10, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-10, Ken Howell facing 2-3-4
                  Ken Howell replaces Orel Hershiser pitching and batting 9th; Alex Trevino moves to C
          ---     100%  A Van Slyke     Single
   O      1--     100%  J Ray           Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  S Bream         Walk; Van Slyke to 2B
   RR     12-     100%  J Morrison      Double; Van Slyke Scores; Bream Scores
   O      -2-     100%  R Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B; Morrison to 3B
          --3     100%  M LaValliere    Walk
                  Mike Diaz pinch hits for Hipolito Pena batting 8th
   O      1-3     100%  M Diaz          Flyball: CF
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 10, Pirates 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation