May 29, 1987 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 7
@BAL 3 CHW 8
BOS 6 CLE 9
MIL 6 DET 15
MIN 7 TEX 16
@KCR 5 OAK 13
@NYY 5 TOR 3
CAL 1 ATL 6
CHC 5
(12) LAD 6
PHI 0 CIN 13
@PIT 6 NYM 5
@SDP 4 MON 10
@SFG 4 STL 8
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 26,835

Friday, May 29, 1987
Time of Game: 3:22

Reds

26-21

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            1  2  0   3  2  2   0  0  3   13 18  1
Pirates         1  3  0   0  1  0   0  1  0    6 11  0

W: G Hoffman (2-1), L: B Kipper (3-5)

Pirates

21-23

Lost 4

5th, 7 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Jones LF                    5   1   4   3    1   0  .330  .975    0    1   0   HR,2B,CS
B Larkin SS                   6   1   1   0    0   1  .225  .682    0    0   2   2B
E Davis CF                    5   3   3   4    1   1  .358 1.235    0    6   0   HR,2B,SB
D Parker RF                   4   1   2   1    1   1  .293  .858    0    0   0   2B,IW
  F Williams P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
B Bell 3B                     2   1   1   0    1   0  .294  .800    0    0   0   
  K Stillwell PH-3B           1   0   0   0    1   0  .307  .795    0    0   0   
B Diaz C                      5   0   1   2    0   1  .234  .598    0    7   0   GDP
N Esasky 1B                   3   3   1   0    2   0  .154  .681    0   12   0   
D Concepcion 2B               5   2   4   2    0   0  .313  .712    0    1   5   2B
P Pacillo P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Hoffman P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  T Francona PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .510    0    0   0   
  R Murphy P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  P O'Neill RF                0   1   0   0    1   0  .208  .863    0    0   0   
Totals                       41  13  18  12    8   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Concepcion (4, off B Kipper); D Parker (10, off B Fisher); B Larkin (3, off B Fisher); T Jones (6, off B Fisher); E Davis (11, off B Fisher).

HR: T Jones (5, off B Kipper; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); E Davis (18, off B Kipper; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

IBB: D Parker (4, by B Fisher).

TB: T Jones 8; E Davis 7; D Concepcion 5; D Parker 3; B Larkin 2; B Diaz; B Bell; N Esasky; R Murphy.

GIDP: F Williams (1); B Diaz (6).

RBI: E Davis 4 (48); T Jones 3 (16); B Diaz 2 (26); D Concepcion 2 (11); D Parker (31).

2-out RBI: T Jones 2; B Diaz; E Davis.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 8 for 19.

FIELDING

E: B Bell (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Davis (20, 2nd base off B Fisher/M LaValliere).

CS: T Jones (3, 2nd base by B Kipper/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds CF                    5   0   3   1    0   1  .266  .857    0    2   0   SB
A Van Slyke RF                3   1   2   3    2   0  .238  .707    0    2   1   HR
J Ray 2B                      5   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .690    0    3   1   
S Bream 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .301  .915    0    8   0   
  D Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
J Morrison 3B                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .741    0    1   2   SB
R Reynolds LF                 4   2   1   0    1   0  .322  .856    0    1   0   
M LaValliere C                5   1   2   0    0   0  .323  .796    0    5   1   
R Belliard SS                 3   1   1   2    1   0  .217  .609    0    4   3   
B Kipper P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .375  .875    0    0   1   
  J Cangelosi PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .820    0    0   0   
  B Fisher P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .584    0    0   1   
  B Bonilla PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .637    0    1   0   
Totals                       38   6  11   6    5   7                    27  11

BATTING

HR: A Van Slyke (4, off P Pacillo; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: A Van Slyke 5; B Bonds 3; M LaValliere 2; R Reynolds; J Morrison; R Belliard; B Fisher.

RBI: A Van Slyke 3 (19); R Belliard 2 (10); B Bonds (20).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Van Slyke-M LaValliere; B Fisher-J Ray-S Bream; D Johnson-R Belliard-B Bonilla.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Morrison (6, 2nd base off P Pacillo/B Diaz); B Bonds (9, 2nd base off G Hoffman/B Diaz).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Pacillo                      1.1   5   4   4    1   1   1   8.53   10     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 5     28    -     1.46  -0.37
G Hoffman, W (2-1)             2.2   2   0   0    3   3   0   2.57   13     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          3-1    1.89   0.15
R Murphy                       3     2   1   1    0   1   0   1.72   11     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.58   0.03
F Williams                     2     2   1   1    1   2   0   3.00    9     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 2          0-0    0.58   0.01
Totals                         9    11   6   6    5   7   1          43     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 1·11          3-1

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 Kipper, L (3-5)              4     5   6   6    4   2   2   5.94   20     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 5     26    -     1.19  -0.48
B Fisher                       4     9   4   4    3   1   0   4.79   22     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 0· 9          0-0    0.44  -0.20
D Johnson                      1     4   3   3    1   1   0  27.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.08  -0.01
Totals                         9    18  13  13    8   4   2          49     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0·18           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Kipper (3).

IBB: B Fisher (3; D Parker).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 3:22.

Attendance: 26,835.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. T Jones              LF    1. B Bonds              CF 
2. B Larkin             SS    2. A Van Slyke          RF 
3. E Davis              CF    3. J Ray                2B 
4. D Parker             RF    4. S Bream              1B 
5. B Bell               3B    5. J Morrison           3B 
6. B Diaz               C     6. R Reynolds           LF 
7. N Esasky             1B    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. D Concepcion         2B    8. R Belliard           SS 
9. P Pacillo            P     9. B Kipper             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  4-4  -2-      22%  70% T Jones         B Kipper        Home Run; Concepcion Scores
   t 4   1  4-3  1--      14%  52% D Concepcion    B Kipper        Double; Esasky Scores
   t 2   1  1-1  12-      13%  67% D Concepcion    B Kipper        Single; Bell Scores; Esasky to 3B
   b 4   0  6-4  1--     -12%  53% B Bonds         G Hoffman       Single; Cangelosi to 3B
   b 1   1  1-0  ---     -10%  47% A Van Slyke     P Pacillo       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Kipper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  T Jones         Single
   O      1--      50%  B Larkin        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      46%  E Davis         Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   R      ---      56%  " "             Home Run
   O      ---      55%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Pacillo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      47%  A Van Slyke     Home Run
   O      ---      49%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Kipper facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  B Bell          Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Diaz          Popfly: 1B
          1--      54%  N Esasky        Walk; Bell to 2B
   R      12-      67%  D Concepcion    Single; Bell Scores; Esasky to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  P Pacillo       Flyball: CF
          1-3      63%  T Jones         Walk; Concepcion to 2B
   R      123      71%  B Larkin        Wild Pitch; Esasky Scores; Concepcion to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      -23      66%  " "             Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Pat Pacillo facing 5-6-7
          ---      62%  J Morrison      Single
          1--      60%  R Reynolds      Morrison Steals 2B
          -2-      56%  " "             Walk
          12-      47%  M LaValliere    Single; Morrison to 3B; Reynolds to 2B
   R      123      37%  R Belliard      Single; Morrison Scores; Reynolds to 3B; LaValliere to 2B
   O      123      45%  B Kipper        Strikeout
   R      123      35%  B Bonds         Single; Reynolds Scores; LaValliere to 3B; Belliard to 2B
                  Guy Hoffman replaces Pat Pacillo pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      26%  A Van Slyke     Walk; LaValliere Scores; Belliard to 3B; Bonds to 2B
   O      123      32%  J Ray           Strikeout
   O      123      39%  S Bream         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Kipper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      36%  E Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      34%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      33%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Guy Hoffman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      35%  J Morrison      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      37%  R Reynolds      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      35%  M LaValliere    Single
   O      1--      38%  R Belliard      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Kipper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      35%  B Diaz          Strikeout
          ---      38%  N Esasky        Walk
   R      1--      52%  D Concepcion    Double; Esasky Scores
   O      -2-      48%  G Hoffman       Groundout: P-1B
   RR     -2-      70%  T Jones         Home Run; Concepcion Scores
   O      ---      69%  B Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Guy Hoffman facing 9-1-2
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Bob Kipper batting 9th
          ---      64%  J Cangelosi     Walk
          1--      53%  B Bonds         Single; Cangelosi to 3B
          1-3      51%  A Van Slyke     Bonds Steals 2B
          -23      47%  " "             Walk
   O      123      56%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
   O      123      66%  S Bream         Strikeout
   O      123      75%  J Morrison      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Brian Fisher facing 3-4-5
                  Brian Fisher replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
          ---      78%  E Davis         Walk
          1--      80%  D Parker        Davis Steals 2B
   R      -2-      87%  " "             Double; Davis Scores
          -2-      90%  B Bell          Single; Parker to 3B
   RO     1-3      90%  B Diaz          Fielder's Choice SS; Parker Scores; Bell out at 2B/SS-2B; Diaz to 1B
   O      1--      89%  N Esasky        Flyball: RF
          1--      90%  D Concepcion    Single; Diaz to 2B
                  Terry Francona pinch hits for Guy Hoffman batting 9th
   O      12-      88%  T Francona      Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Rob Murphy facing 6-7-8
                  Rob Murphy replaces Terry Francona pitching and batting 9th
          ---      83%  R Reynolds      Single; Reynolds to 2B/Adv on E5
   O      -2-      85%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Reynolds to 3B
   RO     --3      85%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B; Reynolds Scores
          ---      84%  B Fisher        Single
   O      1--      86%  B Bonds         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-5, Brian Fisher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  T Jones         Flyball: LF
          ---      88%  B Larkin        Double
   R      -2-      93%  E Davis         Double; Larkin Scores
          -2-      93%  D Parker        Intentional Walk
                  Kurt Stillwell pinch hits for Buddy Bell batting 5th
   O      12-      92%  K Stillwell     Popfly: SS
   R      12-      95%  B Diaz          Single; Davis Scores; Parker to 2B
   O      12-      95%  N Esasky        Popfly: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 10, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-10, Rob Murphy facing 2-3-4
                  Kurt Stillwell moves to 3B
   O      ---      96%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 10-5, Brian Fisher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  D Concepcion    Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      97%  R Murphy        Single
          1--      98%  T Jones         Double; Murphy to 3B
   OO     -23      96%  B Larkin        Double Play: Flyball: RF; Murphy out at Hm/RF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-10, Rob Murphy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  J Morrison      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  R Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 10-5, Brian Fisher facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  E Davis         Strikeout
          ---      98%  D Parker        Single
          1--      99%  K Stillwell     Walk; Parker to 2B
   OO     12-      98%  B Diaz          Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-10, Frank Williams facing 8-9-1
                  Frank Williams replaces Dave Parker pitching and batting 4th; Paul O'Neill replaces Rob Murphy playing RF batting 9th
          ---      96%  R Belliard      Walk
                  Bobby Bonilla pinch hits for Brian Fisher batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  B Bonilla       Strikeout
          1--      96%  B Bonds         Single; Belliard to 2B
   R      12-      92%  A Van Slyke     Single; Belliard Scores; Bonds to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  J Ray           Strikeout
   O      1-3      99%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 10, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 10-6, Dave Johnson facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Johnson replaces Sid Bream pitching and batting 4th; Bobby Bonilla moves to 1B
          ---      99%  N Esasky        Single
          1--      99%  D Concepcion    Single; Esasky to 2B
          12-      99%  P O'Neill       Walk; Esasky to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
   R      123     100%  T Jones         Single; Esasky Scores; Concepcion to 3B; O'Neill to 2B
   O      123     100%  B Larkin        Strikeout
   RR     123     100%  E Davis         Single; Concepcion Scores; O'Neill Scores; Jones to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  F Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 13, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-13, Frank Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  J Morrison      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Reynolds      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---     100%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 13, Pirates 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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