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CHW  9
@BAL  3

CAL  9
BOS  4

CLE  6
KCR  4

NYY 12
MIN  7

DET  6
@OAK  4

SEA  9
MIL  5

TOR  6
TEX  2

NYM  6
@ATL  2

NYM  5
@ATL  1

CHC  7
SDP  5

PHI 10
@CIN  8

(10)
MON  2
@HOU  0

PIT  6
SFG  4

(12)
STL  5
LAD  4

STL  5
LAD  4

(10)
Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 7,027

Tuesday, July 7, 1987
Time of Game: 3:52
Giants
4
42-41
Lost 1
3rd, 4 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          2  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  7  0
Pirates         0  0  3   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  2    6 14  2
W: B Gideon (1-0), L: J Price (1-1)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Pirates
6
37-46
Won 1
6th, 15½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Milner CF                   5   0   1   0    1   0  .224  .567    0    4   0   CS
M Aldrete RF                  2   0   0   1    0   0  .314  .779    0    2   0   SF
  J Leonard PH-LF             2   0   1   0    1   0  .306  .890    0    0   0   2B,IW
J Youngblood LF-RF            3   1   0   0    1   1  .229  .616    0    1   0   
  H Spilman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .820    0    0   0   
  S Garrelts P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  M Wasinger PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .763    0    0   0   
  J Price P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
W Clark 1B                    5   2   2   0    0   1  .318  .905    0    9   1   HBP
K Mitchell 3B-RF              5   0   2   2    0   0  .255  .748    0    1   0   GDP
B Melvin C                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .203  .633    0   12   1   
R Thompson 2B                 4   1   0   0    1   0  .246  .721    0    1   4   
J Uribe SS                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .310  .769    0    4   1   
K Downs P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .365    0    1   0   2·SH
  C Speier PH-3B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .758    0    0   0   
Totals                       40   4   7   3    5   5                    35   7
BATTING
2B: J Leonard (24, off J Smiley).
SF: M Aldrete (2, off B Walk).
SH: K Downs 2 (4, 2 off B Walk).
IBB: J Leonard (3, by B Jones).
HBP: W Clark (3, by B Walk).
TB: J Leonard 2; W Clark 2; K Mitchell 2; E Milner; J Uribe.
GIDP: K Mitchell (6).
RBI: K Mitchell 2 (32); M Aldrete (15).
2-out RBI: K Mitchell 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Uribe-W Clark.
BASERUNNING
CS: E Milner (4, 2nd base by B Walk/M LaValliere).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    5   1   0   0    1   1  .243  .776    0    3   0   
A Van Slyke CF                6   0   2   1    0   3  .294  .889    0    4   0   CS
J Ray 2B                      6   0   1   1    0   0  .256  .646    0    3   5   
S Bream 1B                    6   2   2   0    0   0  .292  .826    0   15   2   GDP
J Morrison 3B                 6   1   2   2    0   3  .275  .760    0    0   4   HR
R Reynolds RF                 5   0   1   0    0   3  .298  .807    0    3   0   
M LaValliere C                5   1   4   1    0   0  .302  .764    0    6   1   2B
A Pedrique SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .603    0    1   0   HBP
  B Bonilla PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .285  .781    0    0   0   
  R Belliard SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .187  .510    0    1   5   
B Walk P                      2   1   1   1    0   0  .400  .800    0    0   1   
  J Smiley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         0   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .838    0    0   0   SB
  D Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   
  M Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .849    0    0   0   
  B Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  T Harper PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .646    0    0   0   
  B Gideon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       47   6  14   6    2  12                    36  18
BATTING
2B: M LaValliere (12, off K Downs).
HR: J Morrison (8, off J Price; 12th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
HBP: A Pedrique (1, by K Downs).
TB: M LaValliere 5; J Morrison 5; S Bream 2; A Van Slyke 2; J Cangelosi; R Reynolds; B Walk; J Ray.
GIDP: S Bream (9).
RBI: J Morrison 2 (41); M LaValliere (20); B Walk (2); J Ray (42); A Van Slyke (42).
2-out RBI: J Morrison 2; M LaValliere.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Morrison-J Ray-S Bream.
E: B Walk (1); A Pedrique (5).
BASERUNNING
SB: J Cangelosi (13, 2nd base off K Downs/B Melvin).
CS: A Van Slyke (5, 2nd base by K Downs/B Melvin).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Downs                        8    11   4   4    2   8   0   3.79   36     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 1·11     50    -     1.58   0.05
S Garrelts                     3     1   0   0    0   3   0   2.84   10     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.94   0.41
J Price, L (1-1)               0.2   2   2   2    0   1   1   6.75    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.02  -0.36
Totals                        11.2  14   6   6    2  12   1          50     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1·14           -  
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 Walk                         6     5   4   3    3   2   0   4.17   27     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 5     47    -     0.99  -0.14
J Smiley                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.15    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.74   0.09
D Robinson                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.17    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.11
B Jones                        3     1   0   0    2   0   0   9.35   12     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.83   0.41
B Gideon, W (1-0)              1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
Totals                        12     7   4   3    5   5   0          49     -       ·  ·     19·12· 0· 7           -  
Balks: K Downs (3).
WP: K Downs 2 (7); B Walk 2 (3).
IBB: B Jones (2; J Leonard).
HBP: K Downs (3; A Pedrique); B Walk (2; W Clark).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Steve Rippley.
Time of Game: 3:52.
Attendance: 7,027.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. E Milner             CF    1. B Bonds              LF 
2. M Aldrete            RF    2. A Van Slyke          CF 
3. J Youngblood         LF    3. J Ray                2B 
4. W Clark              1B    4. S Bream              1B 
5. K Mitchell           3B    5. J Morrison           3B 
6. B Melvin             C     6. R Reynolds           RF 
7. R Thompson           2B    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. J Uribe              SS    8. A Pedrique           SS 
9. K Downs              P     9. B Walk               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b12   2  4-4  1--      44% 100% J Morrison      J Price         Home Run; Bream Scores
   b 6   2  4-3  -2-      17%  54% M LaValliere    K Downs         Single to CF; Bream Scores
   b 3   1  3-2  12-      15%  63% J Ray           K Downs         Single to RF; Bonds Scores; Van Slyke to 3B
   t 5   2  3-3  -2-     -14%  38% K Mitchell      B Walk          Single to CF; Clark Scores; Mitchell to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 8   2  4-4  123     -13%  50% M Diaz          K Downs         Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  E Milner        Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  M Aldrete       Milner Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  J Youngblood    Walk
          1--      50%  W Clark         Single to RF; Youngblood to 3B
   R      1-3      42%  K Mitchell      Wild Pitch; Youngblood Scores; Clark to 2B
   R      -2-      33%  " "             Single to RF; Clark Scores
   O      1--      35%  B Melvin        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Kelly Downs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      33%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
          ---      35%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF
   O      1--      32%  J Ray           Flyball: RF
   O      1--      30%  S Bream         Van Slyke Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Walk facing 7-8-9
          ---      27%  R Thompson      Walk
          1--      20%  J Uribe         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Thompson to 3B; Uribe to 1B
   O      1-3      23%  K Downs         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Uribe to 2B
          -23      23%  E Milner        Walk
   RO     123      22%  M Aldrete       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Thompson Scores/unER
   O      12-      25%  J Youngblood    Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Kelly Downs facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      23%  S Bream         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      21%  J Morrison      Strikeout
   O      ---      20%  R Reynolds      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Walk facing 4-5-6
          ---      18%  W Clark         Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      23%  K Mitchell      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      23%  B Melvin        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Kelly Downs facing 7-8-9
          ---      29%  M LaValliere    Double to RF
   O      -2-      27%  A Pedrique      Flyball: RF; LaValliere to 3B
   R      --3      33%  B Walk          Single to SS; LaValliere Scores
          1--      35%  B Bonds         Wild Pitch; Walk to 2B
          -2-      37%  " "             Wild Pitch; Walk to 3B
          --3      40%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      48%  A Van Slyke     Single to CF; Walk Scores; Bonds to 2B
   R      12-      63%  J Ray           Single to RF; Bonds Scores; Van Slyke to 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  S Bream         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Walk facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  R Thompson      Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  J Uribe         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Uribe to 1B
   O      1--      52%  K Downs         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Uribe to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  E Milner        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Kelly Downs facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  J Morrison      Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  R Reynolds      Strikeout
          ---      53%  M LaValliere    Single to CF
          1--      55%  A Pedrique      Hit By Pitch; LaValliere to 2B
   O      12-      50%  B Walk          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Walk facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  M Aldrete       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Youngblood    Flyball: RF
          ---      54%  W Clark         Single to LF
          1--      52%  K Mitchell      Wild Pitch; Clark to 2B
   R      -2-      38%  " "             Single to CF; Clark Scores; Mitchell to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      41%  B Melvin        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Kelly Downs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      38%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      35%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      34%  J Ray           Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Walk facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  R Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  J Uribe         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      39%  K Downs         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Kelly Downs facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  S Bream         Single to LF
   O      1--      40%  J Morrison      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      35%  R Reynolds      Strikeout
          1--      37%  M LaValliere    Balk; Bream to 2B
   R      -2-      54%  " "             Single to CF; Bream Scores
   O      1--      50%  A Pedrique      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
                  John Smiley replaces Bob Walk pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  E Milner        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Mike Aldrete batting 2nd
          ---      47%  J Leonard       Double to LF
   O      -2-      53%  J Youngblood    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      59%  W Clark         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Kelly Downs facing 9-1-2
                  Jeffrey Leonard moves to LF; Joel Youngblood moves to RF; John Cangelosi pinch hits for John Smiley batting 9th
          ---      64%  J Cangelosi     Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  B Bonds         Strikeout, Cangelosi Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  J Ray           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Don Robinson facing 5-6-7
                  Don Robinson replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      55%  K Mitchell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  B Melvin        Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  R Thompson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Kelly Downs facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      56%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      61%  J Morrison      Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  R Reynolds      Strikeout
          1--      61%  M LaValliere    Single to RF; Morrison to 3B
                  Bobby Bonilla pinch hits for Al Pedrique batting 8th
          1-3      63%  B Bonilla       Walk; LaValliere to 2B
                  Mike Diaz pinch hits for Don Robinson batting 9th
   O      123      50%  M Diaz          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Barry Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Barry Jones replaces Mike Diaz pitching and batting 9th; Rafael Belliard replaces Bobby Bonilla playing SS batting 8th
          ---      42%  J Uribe         Walk
                  Chris Speier pinch hits for Kelly Downs batting 9th
   O      1--      44%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-1B; Uribe to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  E Milner        Flyball: RF
          -2-      52%  J Leonard       Intentional Walk
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Joel Youngblood batting 3rd
   O      12-      64%  H Spilman       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Scott Garrelts facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Garrelts replaces Harry Spilman pitching and batting 3rd; Chris Speier moves to 3B; Kevin Mitchell moves to RF
   O      ---      58%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  J Ray           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Barry Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      56%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  K Mitchell      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  B Melvin        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Scott Garrelts facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      58%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  J Morrison      Strikeout
          ---      56%  R Reynolds      Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 11th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Barry Jones facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      56%  R Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  J Uribe         Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-1B; Uribe to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  E Milner        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Scott Garrelts facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      58%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Terry Harper pinch hits for Barry Jones batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  T Harper        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 12th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Brett Gideon facing 2-3-4
                  Brett Gideon replaces Terry Harper pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  J Leonard       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Mark Wasinger pinch hits for Scott Garrelts batting 3rd
   O      ---      60%  M Wasinger      Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  W Clark         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 12th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Joe Price facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Price replaces Mark Wasinger pitching and batting 3rd
   O      ---      58%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  J Ray           Flyball: 2B
          ---      56%  S Bream         Single to P
   RR     1--     100%  J Morrison      Home Run; Bream Scores
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 6.

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