May 31, 1987 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 8
@BAL 5 BOS 10
@CHW 9 MIL 7
@CLE 1 MIN 9
@DET 5 MIN 11
@DET 3 TEX 3
@KCR 2
(10) NYY 9
OAK 5 TOR 7
CAL 2 ATL 2
CHC 1
(10) PHI 3
@LAD 1 CIN 5
@PIT 2 SDP 1
NYM 0 SFG 8
MON 0 HOU 8
@STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 24,786

Sunday, May 31, 1987
Time of Game: 2:56

Reds

28-21

Won 3

1st

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

W: T Power (4-2), L: D Drabek (1-3), S: J Franco (9)

Pirates

21-25

Lost 6

6th, 8 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Stillwell 3B                5   1   1   0    0   0  .301  .772    0    1   2   
B Larkin SS                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .212  .645    0    1   1   2B,GDP
E Davis CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .346 1.206    0    2   0   
D Parker RF                   2   1   1   1    2   1  .291  .872    0    0   0   HR,IW
K Daniels LF                  4   1   3   2    0   0  .328 1.030    0    4   0   SB
B Diaz C                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .601    0    3   0   
  L McClendon PH-C            2   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .669    0    3   0   
N Esasky 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .235  .808    0   11   1   2B
D Concepcion 2B               3   0   1   1    1   0  .317  .733    0    1   5   
T Power P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .045  .132    0    1   1   SH
  T Jones PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .337  .984    0    0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   5   9   5    3   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Larkin (4, off D Drabek); N Esasky (3, off D Drabek).

HR: D Parker (12, off D Drabek; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: T Power (2, off D Robinson).

IBB: D Parker (5, by D Drabek).

TB: D Parker 4; K Daniels 3; N Esasky 2; B Larkin 2; T Jones; K Stillwell; D Concepcion.

GIDP: B Larkin (3).

RBI: K Daniels 2 (24); N Esasky (6); D Concepcion (12); D Parker (32).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: K Stillwell (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Daniels (13, 2nd base off D Drabek/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .270  .865    0    3   0   2B
A Van Slyke CF                4   1   3   1    0   1  .254  .738    0    2   0   2·2B
J Ray 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .663    0    1   3   
S Bream 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .299  .895    0    9   1   
R Reynolds RF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .320  .845    0    3   0   
  D Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .790    0    0   0   
  J Smiley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
B Bonilla 3B-RF               3   0   1   0    1   0  .243  .663    0    3   1   
M LaValliere C                3   0   0   0    0   0  .305  .754    0    3   0   
  A Pedrique PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .111    0    0   0   
R Belliard SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .215  .597    0    3   3   
D Drabek P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .385    0    0   1   
  J Morrison 3B               2   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .733    0    0   0   2B
Totals                       36   2   8   2    1   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Morrison (14, off J Franco); A Van Slyke 2 (6, 2 off T Power); B Bonds (10, off T Power).

TB: A Van Slyke 5; B Bonds 2; J Morrison 2; R Belliard; B Bonilla; S Bream.

RBI: A Van Slyke (20); S Bream (24).

2-out RBI: S Bream.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

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

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
T Power, W (4-2)               8     7   2   2    1   4   0   3.78   33     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 7     63    -     1.14   0.21
J Franco, S (9)                1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.93    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.61   0.04
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 8           -

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 Drabek, L (1-3)              5.1   6   5   5    3   1   1   4.32   25     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 0· 6     34    -     1.02  -0.25
D Robinson                     2.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   4.11   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 2          1-1    0.47  -0.01
J Smiley                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.28    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.20   0.01
Totals                         9     9   5   5    3   3   1          38     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 9          1-1

Balks: T Power (1); D Robinson (1).

WP: None.

IBB: D Drabek (2; D Parker).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 24,786.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  2-2  ---      16%  66% D Parker        D Drabek        Home Run
   t 1   1  0-0  123      12%  72% K Daniels       D Drabek        Single; Stillwell Scores; Larkin Scores; Parker to 2B
   b 5   0  2-1  -2-     -11%  39% A Van Slyke     T Power         Single; Bonds Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      10%  64% B Larkin        D Drabek        Double; Stillwell to 3B
   b 5   0  2-1  ---      -9%  50% B Bonds         T Power         Double

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  K Stillwell     Single
          1--      64%  B Larkin        Double; Stillwell to 3B
   O      -23      58%  E Davis         Strikeout
          -23      60%  D Parker        Intentional Walk
   RR     123      72%  K Daniels       Single; Stillwell Scores; Larkin Scores; Parker to 2B
   O      12-      68%  B Diaz          Popfly: SS
   O      12-      65%  N Esasky        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Ted Power facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
          ---      63%  A Van Slyke     Double
   O      -2-      67%  J Ray           Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      58%  S Bream         Single; Van Slyke Scores
   O      1--      60%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      58%  D Concepcion    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  T Power         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      56%  K Stillwell     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Ted Power facing 6-7-8
          ---      52%  B Bonilla       Single
   O      1--      56%  M LaValliere    Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      59%  R Belliard      Strikeout
          1--      56%  D Drabek        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bonilla to 3B; Drabek to 1B
   O      1-3      61%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      59%  B Larkin        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      58%  E Davis         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      59%  D Parker        Walk
   O      1--      57%  K Daniels       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Ted Power facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      59%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  S Bream         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  B Diaz          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      59%  N Esasky        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      60%  D Concepcion    Walk
   O      1--      57%  T Power         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Ted Power facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF
          ---      57%  B Bonilla       Walk
   O      1--      61%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF
          1--      57%  R Belliard      Single; Bonilla to 3B
   O      1-3      64%  D Drabek        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  K Stillwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  B Larkin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  E Davis         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Ted Power facing 1-2-3
          ---      50%  B Bonds         Double
   R      -2-      39%  A Van Slyke     Single; Bonds Scores
          1--      35%  J Ray           Balk; Van Slyke to 2B
   O      -2-      37%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Van Slyke to 3B
   O      --3      45%  S Bream         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      --3      50%  R Reynolds      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      66%  D Parker        Home Run
          ---      70%  K Daniels       Single
                  Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Bo Diaz batting 6th
          1--      73%  L McClendon     Daniels Steals 2B
   O      -2-      72%  " "             Flyball: RF; Daniels to 3B
   R      --3      80%  N Esasky        Double; Daniels Scores
                  Don Robinson replaces R.J. Reynolds pitching and batting 5th; Jim Morrison replaces Doug Drabek playing 3B batting 9th; Bobby Bonilla moves to RF
   R      -2-      87%  D Concepcion    Single; Esasky Scores
   O      1--      86%  T Power         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Concepcion to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  K Stillwell     Foul Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Ted Power facing 6-7-8
                  Lloyd McClendon moves to C
   O      ---      87%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      90%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Don Robinson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  B Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  E Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      87%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Ted Power facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  J Morrison      Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF
          ---      90%  A Van Slyke     Double
   O      -2-      93%  J Ray           Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Don Robinson facing 5-6-7
          ---      94%  K Daniels       Single
   O      1--      93%  L McClendon     Popfly: SS
          1--      94%  N Esasky        Balk; Daniels to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      91%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Ted Power facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  S Bream         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Don Robinson batting 5th
   O      ---      96%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, John Smiley facing 9-1-2
                  John Smiley replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 5th; Tracy Jones pinch hits for Ted Power batting 9th
          ---      97%  T Jones         Single
   O      1--      97%  K Stillwell     Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      96%  B Larkin        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, John Franco facing 7-8-9
                  John Franco replaces Tracy Jones pitching and batting 9th; Al Pedrique pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 7th
   O      ---      98%  A Pedrique      Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  J Morrison      Double
   O      -2-     100%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 2.

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