April 30, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 12
@CAL 4 OAK 4
MIL 1 SEA 11
BOS 2 SFG 5
@CHC 4 CIN 9
ATL 8
(11) NYM 11
MON 3 PIT 5
LAD 4 STL 5
SDP 4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 7,114

Thursday, April 30, 1987
Time of Game: 3:11

Dodgers

12-11

Lost 1

4th, 4 GB

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

W: J Smiley (1-0), L: O Hershiser (2-3), S: D Robinson (3)

Pirates

8-11

Won 1

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Duncan SS                   4   1   3   2    1   1  .282  .735    0    2   3   HR,SB
S Sax 2B                      4   0   1   0    1   0  .198  .527    0    2   5   SB
K Landreaux RF                4   1   0   0    1   0  .138  .403    0    0   0   
F Stubbs LF-1B                5   1   1   2    0   2  .301  .950    0    5   2   HR
M Scioscia C                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .321  .873    0    7   0   
  D Anderson PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .378         0   0   
L Matuszek 1B                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .067  .192    0    2   1   
  R Williams LF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .125    0    1   0   
  P Guerrero PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.063    0    0   0   GDP
T Woodson 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .209  .587    0    0   0   
M Ramsey CF                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .247  .650    0    1   0   2B,CS
O Hershiser P                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .667    0    2   1   
  M Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  M Hatcher PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .576    0    0   0   
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       34   4   8   4    8   8                    24  12

BATTING

2B: M Ramsey (4, off J Smiley).

HR: F Stubbs (7, off D Taylor; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs); M Duncan (2, off D Taylor; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: M Duncan 6; F Stubbs 4; M Ramsey 2; L Matuszek; T Woodson; S Sax.

GIDP: P Guerrero (2).

RBI: F Stubbs 2 (17); M Duncan 2 (6).

2-out RBI: F Stubbs 2; M Duncan.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

E: O Hershiser (1); K Landreaux (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Sax (4, 3rd base off H Pena/M LaValliere); M Duncan (4, 2nd base off B Walk/M LaValliere).

CS: M Ramsey (2, 2nd base by D Taylor/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi CF                3   1   0   0    2   0  .273  .818    0    1   0   
R Reynolds RF                 3   1   2   2    1   0  .393  .950    0    2   0   2B
J Ray 2B                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .715    0    3   2   
S Bream 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .317 1.006    0    6   4   IW
J Morrison 3B-SS              4   1   1   1    0   2  .333  .978    0    0   3   
M Diaz LF                     3   0   0   1    1   1  .244  .874    0    1   0   
M LaValliere C                3   0   0   0    1   0  .343  .881    0    9   1   
R Belliard SS                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .136  .467    0    4   1   
  B Bonilla PH-3B             2   0   0   1    0   0  .228  .522    0    0   0   
D Taylor P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  H Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Van Slyke PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .775    0    0   0   
  B Walk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Gonzalez PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .125    0    0   0   
  J Smiley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Robinson P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   5   5   5    7   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Reynolds (4, off O Hershiser).

IBB: S Bream (4, by O Hershiser).

TB: R Reynolds 3; J Morrison; R Belliard; S Bream.

RBI: R Reynolds 2 (2); B Bonilla (4); M Diaz (11); J Morrison (14).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M LaValliere-R Belliard; J Morrison-J Ray-S Bream.

E: J Morrison (2).

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
O Hershiser, L (2-3)           6.2   5   5   3    7   6   0   3.00   33     -       ·  ·     12· 3· 0· 5     47    -     1.52  -0.40
M Young                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   9.72    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    2.40   0.06
T Niedenfuer                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     5   5   3    7   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 0· 5          3-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Taylor                       4     5   3   3    4   3   2   6.75   20     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 5     39    -     0.93  -0.19
H Pena                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.41   0.09
B Walk                         1     2   1   1    1   2   0   3.95    6     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.44  -0.08
J Smiley, W (1-0)              1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.53    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.46   0.04
D Robinson, S (3)              1.2   0   0   0    3   1   0   5.06    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.67   0.33
Totals                         9     8   4   4    8   8   2          42     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 8          2-0

D Taylor faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: O Hershiser (4).

IBB: O Hershiser (3; S Bream).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 7,114.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Duncan             SS    1. J Cangelosi          CF 
2. S Sax                2B    2. R Reynolds           RF 
3. K Landreaux          RF    3. J Ray                2B 
4. F Stubbs             LF    4. S Bream              1B 
5. M Scioscia           C     5. J Morrison           3B 
6. L Matuszek           1B    6. M Diaz               LF 
7. T Woodson            3B    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. M Ramsey             CF    8. R Belliard           SS 
9. O Hershiser          P     9. D Taylor             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  2-0  12-      20%  58% R Reynolds      O Hershiser     Double; Belliard Scores; Cangelosi Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  1--     -18%  34% F Stubbs        D Taylor        Home Run; Landreaux Scores
   t 8   2  5-4  123      18%  87% K Landreaux     D Robinson      Flyball: CF
   t 9   1  5-4  1--      17% 100% P Guerrero      D Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 6   0  4-2  1--      17%  48% J Morrison      O Hershiser     Single to RF; Bream to 3B/Adv on E9; Morrison to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dorn Taylor facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Duncan        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  S Sax           Popfly: 2B
          ---      53%  K Landreaux     Walk
   RR     1--      34%  F Stubbs        Home Run; Landreaux Scores
          ---      33%  M Scioscia      Walk
          1--      32%  L Matuszek      Single; Scioscia to 2B
   O      12-      35%  T Woodson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  J Cangelosi     Walk
   O      1--      35%  R Reynolds      Foul Flyball: LF
   O      1--      33%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-1B; Cangelosi to 2B
          -2-      34%  S Bream         Wild Pitch; Cangelosi to 3B
   O      --3      30%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dorn Taylor facing 8-9-1
          ---      27%  M Ramsey        Walk
   O      1--      30%  O Hershiser     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      27%  M Duncan        Single; Hershiser to 2B
   O      12-      30%  S Sax           Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hershiser to 3B
   O      1-3      34%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Orel Hershiser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      31%  J Morrison      Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  M Diaz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      29%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dorn Taylor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      30%  F Stubbs        Strikeout
   O      ---      32%  M Scioscia      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      32%  L Matuszek      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Orel Hershiser facing 8-9-1
          ---      37%  R Belliard      Single
   O      1--      33%  D Taylor        Strikeout
          1--      37%  J Cangelosi     Walk; Belliard to 2B
   RR     12-      58%  R Reynolds      Double; Belliard Scores; Cangelosi Scores
          -2-      60%  J Ray           Walk
   O      12-      56%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Reynolds to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  J Morrison      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Dorn Taylor facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  T Woodson       Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Ramsey        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      56%  O Hershiser     Double Play: Strikeout, Ramsey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Orel Hershiser facing 6-7-8
                  Franklin Stubbs moves to 1B; Reggie Williams replaces Len Matuszek playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---      53%  M Diaz          Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  R Belliard      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Dorn Taylor facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      36%  M Duncan        Home Run
          ---      32%  S Sax           Single
                  Hipolito Pena replaces Dorn Taylor pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      34%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sax to 2B
   O      -2-      38%  F Stubbs        Foul Flyball: C
          -2-      37%  M Scioscia      Sax Steals 3B
   O      --3      41%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
                  Andy Van Slyke pinch hits for Hipolito Pena batting 9th
   O      ---      38%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      37%  R Reynolds      Single
   O      1--      34%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Walk facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Walk replaces Andy Van Slyke pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      36%  R Williams      Strikeout Looking
          ---      34%  T Woodson       Single
          1--      30%  M Ramsey        Walk; Woodson to 2B
   O      12-      35%  O Hershiser     Strikeout
   R      12-      22%  M Duncan        Single; Woodson Scores; Ramsey to 3B
          1-3      21%  S Sax           Duncan Steals 2B
   O      -23      26%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
          ---      32%  S Bream         Single
          1--      48%  J Morrison      Single to RF; Bream to 3B/Adv on E9; Morrison to 2B
   RO     -23      48%  M Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B; Bream Scores; Morrison to 3B
          --3      51%  M LaValliere    Walk
                  Bobby Bonilla pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 8th
   RO     1-3      54%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Morrison Scores/unER
                  Denny Gonzalez pinch hits for Bob Walk batting 9th
   O      1--      50%  D Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 4-4, John Smiley facing 3-4-5
                  John Smiley replaces Denny Gonzalez pitching and batting 9th; Bobby Bonilla moves to 3B; Jim Morrison moves to SS
   O      ---      54%  K Landreaux     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  F Stubbs        Strikeout
          ---      55%  M Scioscia      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Scioscia to 1B
   O      1--      59%  R Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      55%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      59%  R Reynolds      Walk
          1--      73%  J Ray           Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Reynolds to 3B; Ray to 2B
          -23      74%  S Bream         Intentional Walk
   RO     123      79%  J Morrison      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Reynolds Scores/unER; Ray to 3B; Morrison to 1B
          1-3      81%  M Diaz          Walk; Morrison to 2B
                  Matt Young replaces Orel Hershiser pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      75%  M LaValliere    Groundout: P unassisted
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-5, John Smiley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      80%  T Woodson       Strikeout
          ---      70%  M Ramsey        Double
                  Don Robinson replaces John Smiley pitching and batting 9th; Mickey Hatcher pinch hits for Matt Young batting 9th
   O      -2-      79%  M Hatcher       Strikeout
          -2-      76%  M Duncan        Walk
          12-      69%  S Sax           Walk; Ramsey to 3B; Duncan to 2B
   O      123      87%  K Landreaux     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tom Niedenfuer facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Mickey Hatcher pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      84%  D Robinson      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      84%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-5, Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  F Stubbs        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      83%  M Scioscia      Walk
                  Pedro Guerrero pinch hits for Reggie Williams batting 6th; Dave Anderson pinch runs for Mike Scioscia batting 5th
   OO     1--     100%  P Guerrero      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Pirates 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation