September 19, 1987 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 20,933

Saturday, September 19, 1987
Time of Game: 3:32

Mets

85-63

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: R Aguilera (10-2), L: V Palacios (1-1), S: R McDowell (24)

Pirates

71-77

Lost 1

6th, 15½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Dykstra CF                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .276  .788    0    1   0   SB
H Johnson 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .886    0    1   1   
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   1   4    0   0  .300  .839    0    9   0   HR
D Strawberry RF               3   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .979    0    1   0   SB
M Wilson LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .834    0    1   0   
G Carter C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .238  .699    0    9   0   
T Teufel 2B                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .313  .956    0    2   4   
  R McDowell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .594         0   1   
R Santana SS                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .261  .663    0    2   4   
R Aguilera P                  2   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .631    0    1   0   SH
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   0   
  K Miller 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .886    0    0   1   
Totals                       32   5   6   5    5   6                    27  11

BATTING

HR: K Hernandez (17, off V Palacios; 5th inn, 3 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: R Aguilera (6, off V Palacios).

TB: K Hernandez 4; R Santana 2; R Aguilera; G Carter; L Dykstra.

RBI: K Hernandez 4 (85); L Dykstra (39).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Miller-R Santana-K Hernandez; R Santana-T Teufel-K Hernandez.

PB: G Carter (5).

E: D Strawberry (8); M Wilson (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Dykstra (25, 2nd base off J Robinson/J Ortiz); D Strawberry (28, 2nd base off V Palacios/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .793    0    3   0   
  T Harper PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .713    0    0   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   1   2   0    1   0  .333  .847    0    2   0   
A Van Slyke CF                4   1   1   0    0   2  .286  .842    0    3   0   SB,HBP
B Bonilla 3B                  3   1   1   1    2   0  .299  .837    0    1   3   
S Bream 1B                    3   0   1   2    0   0  .271  .746    0    5   0   2B,GDP
  D Coles PH-1B               1   0   0   0    1   1  .186  .590    0    3   0   IW
R Reynolds RF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .727    0    1   0   GDP
M LaValliere C                3   0   2   0    0   1  .292  .732    0    5   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .858    0    0   0   
  J Ortiz C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .673         1   0   
F Fermin SS                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .324  .719    0    3   4   
V Palacios P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Walk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   0   
  M Sasser PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  M Diaz PH                   0   0   0   1    0   0  .251  .847    0    0   0   SF
  J Smiley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .429         0   0   
  T Drummond P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Pedrique PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .705    0    0   0   SH
  J Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .450         0   1   
Totals                       34   4  10   4    5   8                    27   8

BATTING

2B: S Bream (23, off R Aguilera).

SF: M Diaz (6, off R Myers).

SH: A Pedrique (6, off R Myers).

IBB: D Coles (2, by R Myers).

HBP: A Van Slyke (4, by R Aguilera).

TB: S Bream 2; M LaValliere 2; J Lind 2; R Reynolds; A Van Slyke; B Bonds; B Bonilla; F Fermin.

GIDP: R Reynolds (5); S Bream (17).

RBI: S Bream 2 (55); M Diaz (46); B Bonilla (69).

2-out RBI: S Bream 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Van Slyke (31, 2nd base off R Aguilera/G Carter).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Aguilera, W (10-2)           5.1   9   4   2    1   4   0   3.75   26     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 0     41    -     1.15  -0.18
R Myers, H (6)                 2     0   0   0    3   3   0   3.80   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          2-1    3.18   0.10
R McDowell, S (24)             1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   4.15    6     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          1-0    4.94   0.40
Totals                         9    10   4   2    5   8   0          42     -       ·  ·     19· 8· 1· 0          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
V Palacios, L (1-1)            5     5   5   5    3   1   1   3.60   23     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 1     35    -     1.27  -0.36
B Walk                         1     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.48    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.72   0.04
J Smiley                       1.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   5.58    6     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.76   0.08
T Drummond                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.95   0.03
J Robinson                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.95    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.79   0.04
Totals                         9     6   5   5    5   6   1          38     -       ·  ·     13·11· 2· 1          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Robinson (5).

IBB: R Myers (5; D Coles).

HBP: R Aguilera (2; A Van Slyke).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:32.

Attendance: 20,933.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Dykstra            CF    1. B Bonds              LF 
2. H Johnson            3B    2. J Lind               2B 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. D Strawberry         RF    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. M Wilson             LF    5. S Bream              1B 
6. G Carter             C     6. R Reynolds           RF 
7. T Teufel             2B    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. R Santana            SS    8. F Fermin             SS 
9. R Aguilera           P     9. V Palacios           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  5-4  12-      34% 100% R Reynolds      R McDowell      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 5   1  2-1  123      33%  83% K Hernandez     V Palacios      Home Run; Santana Scores; Aguilera Scores; Dykstra Scores
   b 9   0  5-4  1--     -18%  48% B Bonilla       R McDowell      Walk; Van Slyke to 2B
   b 9   0  5-4  12-      18%  66% D Coles         R McDowell      Strikeout
   b 7   1  5-4  1--     -18%  45% B Bonilla       R Myers         Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Lind to 3B; Bonilla to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Vicente Palacios facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Dykstra       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  H Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  K Hernandez     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  J Lind          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      48%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      47%  B Bonilla       Van Slyke Steals 2B
          -2-      46%  " "             Walk
          12-      46%  S Bream         E7 on Foul Ball
          12-      44%  " "             Passed Ball; Van Slyke to 3B; Bonilla to 2B
   RR     -23      28%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive); Van Slyke Scores/unER; Bonilla Scores/unER
   O      -2-      30%  R Reynolds      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Vicente Palacios facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      28%  D Strawberry    Flyball: SS
   O      ---      26%  M Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      27%  G Carter        Walk
   O      1--      25%  T Teufel        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Aguilera facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      27%  M LaValliere    Strikeout
   O      ---      28%  F Fermin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      29%  V Palacios      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Vicente Palacios facing 8-9-1
          ---      33%  R Santana       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      30%  R Aguilera      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Santana to 2B
   O      -2-      27%  L Dykstra       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      23%  H Johnson       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
          ---      21%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      22%  J Lind          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bonds to 2B
   O      -2-      24%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      27%  B Bonilla       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Vicente Palacios facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      24%  K Hernandez     Flyball: RF
          ---      27%  D Strawberry    Walk
   O      1--      24%  M Wilson        Flyball: CF
          1--      25%  G Carter        Strawberry Steals 2B
   O      -2-      21%  " "             Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Aguilera facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      23%  S Bream         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      24%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF
          ---      23%  M LaValliere    Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--      22%  F Fermin        Single to SS (Ground Ball); LaValliere to 2B
   O      12-      25%  V Palacios      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Vicente Palacios facing 7-8-9
          ---      29%  T Teufel        Walk
          1--      37%  R Santana       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Teufel to 2B
          12-      47%  R Aguilera      Single to 3B/Bunt; Teufel to 3B; Santana to 2B
   R      123      60%  L Dykstra       Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Teufel Scores; Santana to 3B; Aguilera to 2B
   O      123      50%  H Johnson       Popfly: SS
   RRRR   123      83%  K Hernandez     Home Run; Santana Scores; Aguilera Scores; Dykstra Scores
   O      ---      82%  D Strawberry    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  M Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
          ---      81%  J Lind          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      76%  A Van Slyke     Hit By Pitch; Lind to 2B
   R      12-      66%  B Bonilla       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lind Scores; Van Slyke to 2B
   OO     12-      78%  S Bream         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob Walk facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Walk replaces Vicente Palacios pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      76%  G Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      78%  T Teufel        Walk
   O      1--      76%  R Santana       Strikeout
   O      1--      74%  R Aguilera      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Rick Aguilera facing 6-7-8
          ---      68%  R Reynolds      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      54%  M LaValliere    Single to CF (Ground Ball); Reynolds to 3B
   O      1-3      64%  F Fermin        Popfly: P
                  Randy Myers replaces Rick Aguilera pitching and batting 9th; Mike Diaz pinch hits for Mackey Sasser batting 9th; Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Bob Walk batting 9th
   RO     1-3      65%  M Diaz          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Reynolds Scores
   O      1--      69%  B Bonds         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-4, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
                  John Smiley replaces Mike Diaz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      67%  L Dykstra       Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  H Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      64%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Randy Myers facing 2-3-4
          ---      56%  J Lind          Walk
   O      1--      63%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout
          1--      45%  B Bonilla       Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Lind to 3B; Bonilla to 2B
                  Darnell Coles pinch hits for Sid Bream batting 5th
          -23      44%  D Coles         Intentional Walk
   O      123      59%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Bonilla to 3B; Coles to 2B; Reynolds to 1B
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 7th
   O      123      75%  J Cangelosi     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-4, John Smiley facing 4-5-6
                  Junior Ortiz replaces John Cangelosi playing C batting 7th; Darnell Coles moves to 1B
   O      ---      72%  D Strawberry    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  M Wilson        Strikeout
          ---      72%  G Carter        Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Tim Drummond replaces John Smiley pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      69%  T Teufel        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Randy Myers facing 8-9-1
          ---      60%  F Fermin        Walk
                  Al Pedrique pinch hits for Tim Drummond batting 9th
   O      1--      64%  A Pedrique      Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Fermin to 2B
                  Roger McDowell replaces Tim Teufel pitching and batting 7th; Keith Miller replaces Randy Myers playing 2B batting 9th; Terry Harper pinch hits for Barry Bonds batting 1st
   O      -2-      72%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B; Fermin to 3B
   O      --3      84%  J Lind          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jeff Robinson facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff Robinson replaces Al Pedrique pitching and batting 9th; Terry Harper moves to LF
   O      ---      82%  R Santana       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  K Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      82%  L Dykstra       Walk
          1--      83%  H Johnson       Dykstra Steals 2B
          -2-      83%  " "             Wild Pitch; Dykstra to 3B
   O      --3      80%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Roger McDowell facing 3-4-5
          ---      66%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      48%  B Bonilla       Walk; Van Slyke to 2B
   O      12-      66%  D Coles         Strikeout
   OO     12-     100%  R Reynolds      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation