July 4, 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 2
@CAL 1 CHW 3
@CLE 2 KCR 9
TOR 1 MIN 4
BAL 1 NYY 4
TEX 3 OAK 9
BOS 5 DET 7
@SEA 3 STL 3
@ATL 0 CHC 5
SFG 3 CIN 7
NYM 3 MON 4
SDP 3 PHI 9
HOU 3 PIT 4
LAD 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 12,935

Saturday, July 4, 1987
Time of Game: 2:37

Dodgers

36-43

Lost 3

5th, 8½ GB

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

W: B Kipper (5-6), L: B Welch (8-5), S: D Robinson (11)

Pirates

36-43

Won 2

6th, 13 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Anderson SS                 4   0   1   0    0   3  .252  .679    0    0   3   
S Sax 2B                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .658    0    0   1   GDP
  B Holton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  M Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Landreaux PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .582    0    0   0   
J Shelby CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .238  .710    0    4   0   SB
P Guerrero LF                 3   1   2   1    1   1  .318  .928    0    4   0   
M Hatcher 1B-3B               3   0   2   0    1   0  .302  .762    0    5   1   
P Garner 3B-2B                0   0   0   1    1   0  .203  .577    0    2   1   CS,SF
  D Heep PH-RF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   GDP
M Duncan RF-2B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .217  .557    0    1   1   
M Scioscia C                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .269  .724    0    4   0   2B,SB
B Welch P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .119  .238    0    1   0   
  J Hamilton PH-3B            1   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .544    0    1   0   
  F Stubbs PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .744    0    1   0   
Totals                       30   2   8   2    3   9                    24   7

BATTING

2B: M Scioscia (11, off D Robinson).

SF: P Garner (4, off B Kipper).

TB: M Scioscia 3; P Guerrero 2; M Hatcher 2; J Shelby; D Anderson.

GIDP: D Heep (2); S Sax (5).

RBI: P Garner (16); P Guerrero (49).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: J Hamilton (5); S Sax (8); P Guerrero (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Scioscia (4, 2nd base off B Kipper/M LaValliere); J Shelby (5, 2nd base off D Robinson/M LaValliere).

CS: P Garner (1, 2nd base by B Kipper/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .776    0    2   0   
A Van Slyke CF                4   2   3   0    0   0  .297  .906    0    2   1   3B,2·2B
J Ray 2B                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .259  .657    0    4   4   
S Bream 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .291  .830    0    6   1   2B
R Reynolds RF                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .316  .858    0    1   0   SF
B Bonilla 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .294  .792    0    1   1   
M LaValliere C                3   0   0   0    1   0  .292  .741    0    9   1   IW
A Pedrique SS                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .255  .620    0    2   3   
B Kipper P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .571    0    0   1   
  B Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .800    0    0   0   
  D Robinson P                1   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .453    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4  10   3    1   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: A Van Slyke 2 (16, off B Holton, off B Welch); S Bream (13, off B Welch).

3B: A Van Slyke (6, off B Welch).

SF: R Reynolds (1, off B Welch).

IBB: M LaValliere (4, by B Welch).

TB: A Van Slyke 7; S Bream 3; R Reynolds; D Robinson; A Pedrique; B Bonilla; J Ray.

RBI: J Ray (41); R Reynolds (28); D Robinson (1).

2-out RBI: D Robinson; J Ray.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 4. A Pedrique-J Ray-S Bream; M LaValliere-J Ray; J Ray-A Pedrique-S Bream; A Van Slyke-S Bream-J Ray.

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, L (8-5)               5     6   3   2    1   3   0   3.53   23     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 4· 0     47    -     0.96  -0.12
B Holton                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.11    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.49   0.05
M Young                        1     3   1   1    0   0   0   5.34    6     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.35  -0.03
Totals                         8    10   4   3    1   4   0          37     -       ·  ·     15·10· 7· 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
B Kipper, W (5-6)              6.1   4   1   1    3   7   0   5.24   23     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 2· 0     65    -     1.05   0.16
B Jones, H (3)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0  12.08    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.12   0.14
D Robinson, S (11)             2     4   1   1    0   2   0   4.15   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.70   0.11
Totals                         9     8   2   2    3   9   0          34     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Welch (3; M LaValliere).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 12,935.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Anderson           SS    1. B Bonds              LF 
2. S Sax                2B    2. A Van Slyke          CF 
3. J Shelby             CF    3. J Ray                2B 
4. P Guerrero           LF    4. S Bream              1B 
5. M Hatcher            1B    5. R Reynolds           RF 
6. P Garner             3B    6. B Bonilla            3B 
7. M Duncan             RF    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. M Scioscia           C     8. A Pedrique           SS 
9. B Welch              P     9. B Kipper             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  3-1  12-      14%  89% D Heep          B Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 4   0  1-0  ---      12%  55% A Van Slyke     B Welch         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Van Slyke to 3B/Adv on E7
   b 4   0  1-1  1--      12%  72% S Bream         B Welch         Double to LF (Line Drive); Ray to 3B
   t 3   1  0-1  1-3      11%  43% S Sax           B Kipper        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 5   0  2-1  1--      11%  70% M Duncan        B Kipper        Double Play: Strikeout, Garner Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Kipper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Anderson      Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  S Sax           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Shelby        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      ---      53%  B Bonds         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      51%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Kipper facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  P Guerrero      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      37%  M Hatcher       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Guerrero to 3B
   ROO    1-3      43%  P Garner        Double Play: Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Guerrero Scores; Hatcher out at 2B/CF-1B-2B
   O      ---      44%  M Duncan        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Welch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      42%  S Bream         Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      40%  R Reynolds      Lineout: LF
          ---      41%  B Bonilla       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      39%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Kipper facing 8-9-1
          ---      35%  M Scioscia      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      33%  B Welch         Scioscia Steals 2B
   O      -2-      37%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      32%  D Anderson      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Scioscia to 3B
   OO     1-3      43%  S Sax           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Welch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      41%  A Pedrique      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      39%  B Kipper        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      38%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Kipper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      40%  J Shelby        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      41%  P Guerrero      Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  M Hatcher       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Welch facing 2-3-4
          ---      55%  A Van Slyke     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Van Slyke to 3B/Adv on E7
   R      --3      60%  J Ray           Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Van Slyke Scores/No RBI; Ray to 1B
          1--      72%  S Bream         Double to LF (Line Drive); Ray to 3B
   RO     -23      71%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Ray Scores/unER
   O      -2-      67%  B Bonilla       Foul Flyball: 3B
          -2-      68%  M LaValliere    Intentional Walk
   O      12-      64%  A Pedrique      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Kipper facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  P Garner        Walk
   OO     1--      70%  M Duncan        Double Play: Strikeout, Garner Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      71%  M Scioscia      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Welch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      69%  B Kipper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  B Bonds         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      70%  A Van Slyke     Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   R      --3      80%  J Ray           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Van Slyke Scores
          1--      81%  S Bream         Single to CF (Line Drive); Ray to 2B
   O      12-      78%  R Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Kipper facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Hamilton pinch hits for Bob Welch batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  J Hamilton      Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  D Anderson      Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Brian Holton facing 6-7-8
                  Brian Holton replaces Steve Sax pitching and batting 2nd; Phil Garner moves to 2B; Jeff Hamilton moves to 3B
   O      ---      83%  B Bonilla       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      82%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  A Pedrique      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Kipper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  J Shelby        Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      81%  P Guerrero      Walk
          1--      75%  M Hatcher       Walk; Guerrero to 2B
                  Barry Jones replaces Bob Kipper pitching and batting 9th; Danny Heep pinch hits for Phil Garner batting 6th
   OO     12-      89%  D Heep          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Brian Holton facing 9-1-2
                  Mariano Duncan moves to 2B; Danny Heep moves to RF; John Cangelosi pinch hits for Barry Jones batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      87%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  A Van Slyke     Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      89%  J Ray           Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Van Slyke to 3B; Ray to 1B
   O      1-3      87%  S Bream         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Don Robinson facing 7-8-9
                  Don Robinson replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  M Duncan        Strikeout
          ---      84%  M Scioscia      Double to RF (Line Drive)
                  Franklin Stubbs pinch hits for Jeff Hamilton batting 9th
   O      -2-      89%  F Stubbs        Groundout: 2B-1B; Scioscia to 3B
   O      --3      94%  D Anderson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Matt Young facing 5-6-7
                  Matt Young replaces Brian Holton pitching and batting 2nd; Franklin Stubbs moves to 1B; Mickey Hatcher moves to 3B
          ---      95%  R Reynolds      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      94%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF
          1--      94%  A Pedrique      Single to RF (Line Drive); Bonilla to 2B
   R      12-      97%  D Robinson      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bonilla Scores; Pedrique to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  B Bonds         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Don Robinson facing 2-3-4
                  Ken Landreaux pinch hits for Matt Young batting 2nd
   O      ---      99%  K Landreaux     Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  J Shelby        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      96%  P Guerrero      Shelby Steals 2B
   R      -2-      91%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Shelby Scores
          1--      84%  M Hatcher       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Guerrero to 2B
   O      12-      92%  D Heep          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Guerrero to 3B; Heep to 1B
   O      1-3     100%  M Duncan        Flyball: LF
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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