May 9, 1988 San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 3
@BAL 0 CAL 2
CLE 1 BOS 2
@KCR 0 MIL 9
@MIN 6 OAK 3
DET 1 ATL 9
MON 8 HOU 6
NYM 2 CIN 2
@PHI 0 SFG 8
@PIT 6 STL 7
SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 6,388

Monday, May 9, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:05

Giants

15-16

Won 1

3rd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  1  0   1  2  0   0  4  0    8 16  0
Pirates         1  0  0   0  1  1   2  1  0    6 10  6

W: D Robinson (2-1), L: J Robinson (2-1), S: C Lefferts (2)

Pirates

19-11

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   5   0   0   0    1   1  .258  .713   21    3   0   
R Thompson 2B                 6   2   3   1    0   1  .279  .679   28    3   2   
W Clark 1B                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .265  .827   21    9   0   2·2B
K Mitchell 3B                 5   2   4   3    0   0  .278  .871   21    1   0   HR,2·2B
J Leonard LF                  5   1   3   2    0   0  .234  .623   11    0   0   HR
C Maldonado RF                5   1   1   0    0   1  .243  .697   18    4   0   
  C Lefferts P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Brenly C                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .204  .654   22    6   0   
J Uribe SS                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .264  .652   23    1   1   SB
M Krukow P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    0   2   SH
  D Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Aldrete PH-RF             2   1   2   0    0   0  .265  .667    5    0   0   SB
Totals                       44   8  16   7    2   7              178   27   6

BATTING

2B: K Mitchell 2 (7, off J Robinson, off S Medvin); W Clark 2 (6, off J Robinson, off S Medvin).

HR: K Mitchell (4, off M Dunne; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Leonard (1, off J Robinson; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: M Krukow (2, off M Dunne).

TB: K Mitchell 9; J Leonard 6; W Clark 4; R Thompson 3; M Aldrete 2; C Maldonado; J Uribe.

RBI: K Mitchell 3 (19); J Leonard 2 (7); W Clark (18); R Thompson (6).

2-out RBI: J Leonard 2.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 6 for 20.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Uribe (3, 3rd base off B Kipper/J Ortiz); M Aldrete (3, 2nd base off B Kipper/J Ortiz).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .246  .795   13    1   0   HR,3B
J Lind 2B                     5   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .596   23    2   0   
A Van Slyke CF                5   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .837   14    5   0   2B
B Bonilla 3B                  4   2   2   2    1   0  .345 1.068   17    1   0   HR
S Bream 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .775   30    7   1   
R Reynolds RF                 4   0   0   1    0   1  .239  .746   16    2   1   
J Ortiz C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .994   10    7   0   
F Fermin SS                   2   2   1   0    2   0  .500 1.250   13    1   1   
M Dunne P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   3   
  S Medvin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .185  .535    3    0   0   
  B Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Coles PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .232  .688    6    0   0   
  J Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         1   0   
  R Milligan PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .182  .672    7    0   0   2B
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   6  10   6    4   6              156   27   6

BATTING

2B: R Milligan (1, off C Lefferts); A Van Slyke (2, off D Robinson).

3B: B Bonds (3, off M Krukow).

HR: B Bonds (6, off M Krukow; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); B Bonilla (9, off D Robinson; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: B Bonds 7; B Bonilla 5; R Milligan 2; A Van Slyke 2; J Cangelosi; J Lind; J Ortiz; F Fermin.

RBI: B Bonilla 2 (26); J Lind (9); R Milligan (2); R Reynolds (15); B Bonds (9).

2-out RBI: J Lind.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: R Reynolds 2 (3); F Fermin 2 (2); B Bonilla 2 (5).

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
M Krukow                       5.2   6   3   3    2   1   1   4.73   25   88-53   35· 3·15    7·11· 3· 1     44    -     1.18  -0.05
D Robinson, BS (2), W (2-1)    1.1   3   2   2    1   3   1   2.25    8   29-19    9· 5· 5    2· 1· 0· 1          1-0    2.03  -0.40
C Lefferts, S (2)              2     1   1   1    1   2   0   0.89    8   33-22   16· 2· 4    0· 4· 1· 0          0-0    1.45   0.08
Totals                         9    10   6   6    4   6   2          41  150-94   60·10·24    9·16· 4· 2          1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Dunne                        4     4   2   1    1   2   1   3.72   19   67-41   29· 6· 6    7· 6· 2· 1     49    -     1.31  -0.07
S Medvin                       1     3   2   1    0   0   0   9.00    7   27-19   13· 1· 5    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    1.03  -0.18
B Jones                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   14-9     4· 2· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.66   0.03
J Robinson, L (2-1)            2     7   4   4    0   2   1   3.21   12   35-27   17· 5· 5    3· 2· 4· 1          0-0    1.79  -0.66
B Kipper                       1     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.95    5   28-17   10· 4· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.53   0.01
Totals                         9    16   8   6    2   7   2          47  171-113  73·18·22   14·13· 9· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Krukow (3); B Jones (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 6,388.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Butler             CF    1. B Bonds              LF 
2. R Thompson           2B    2. J Lind               2B 
3. W Clark              1B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. K Mitchell           3B    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. J Leonard            LF    5. S Bream              1B 
6. C Maldonado          RF    6. R Reynolds           RF 
7. B Brenly             C     7. J Ortiz              C  
8. J Uribe              SS    8. F Fermin             SS 
9. M Krukow             P     9. M Dunne              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  4-3  -2-  2  -41%  21% B Bonilla       D Robinson      Home Run; Van Slyke Scores
   t 8   1  5-4  -2-  1   35%  64% R Thompson      J Robinson      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Aldrete Scores; Thompson to 3B/Adv on E9
   t 8   2  5-6  -2-  1   17%  94% J Leonard       J Robinson      Home Run; Mitchell Scores
   t 8   0  5-4  ---  1   16%  38% M Aldrete       J Robinson      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Aldrete to 2B/Adv on E9
   t 4   2  1-1  1-3  3   14%  64% M Krukow        M Dunne         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Maldonado Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/unER; Uribe to 3B; Krukow to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Dunne facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  B Butler        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   46%  R Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   46%  W Clark         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Krukow facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   34%  B Bonds         Home Run
   O      ---  4   36%  J Lind          Lineout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   37%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  7   36%  B Bonilla       Walk
   O      1--  5   38%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Dunne facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  5   50%  K Mitchell      Home Run
   O      ---  5   48%  J Leonard       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  C Maldonado     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   45%  B Brenly        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Krukow facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   47%  R Reynolds      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  J Ortiz         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  1   50%  F Fermin        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Dunne facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   54%  J Uribe         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   52%  M Krukow        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Uribe to 2B
          -2-  5   55%  B Butler        Walk
          12-  1   62%  R Thompson      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Uribe to 3B; Butler to 2B
   O      123  1   53%  W Clark         Flyball: SS
   O      123  3   45%  K Mitchell      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Krukow facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   47%  M Dunne         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   39%  B Bonds         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      --3  2   46%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  2   50%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Dunne facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  J Leonard       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   50%  C Maldonado     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   47%  B Brenly        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   50%  J Uribe         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF); Maldonado to 3B
   R      1-3  3   64%  M Krukow        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Maldonado Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/unER; Uribe to 3B; Krukow to 1B
   O      1-3  1   60%  B Butler        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Krukow facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   63%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   65%  S Bream         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   66%  R Reynolds      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Scott Medvin facing 2-3-4
                  Scott Medvin replaces Mike Dunne pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   69%  R Thompson      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--  7   80%  W Clark         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Thompson to 3B
   RR     -23  4   89%  K Mitchell      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Thompson Scores/unER; Clark Scores
          -2-  1   92%  J Leonard       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Mitchell to 3B
   O      1-3  5   90%  C Maldonado     Flyball: CF
   O      1-3  4   86%  B Brenly        Flyball: 2B
   O      1-3  2   84%  J Uribe         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Krukow facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   86%  J Ortiz         Flyball: 2B
          ---  5   84%  F Fermin        Walk
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Scott Medvin batting 9th
          1--  3   79%  J Cangelosi     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Fermin to 2B
   O      12-  4   84%  B Bonds         Flyball: 2B
   R      12-  3   75%  J Lind          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Fermin Scores; Cangelosi to 2B
   O      12-  3   81%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Barry Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Barry Jones replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   79%  M Krukow        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   78%  B Butler        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   79%  R Thompson      Single to 2B (Line Drive)
          1--      80%  W Clark         Wild Pitch; Thompson to 2B
   O      -2-  6   78%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Krukow facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   72%  B Bonilla       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
          1--      68%  S Bream         Wild Pitch; Bonilla to 2B
   O      -2-  7   71%  " "             Flyball: RF; Bonilla to 3B
   RO     --3  3   70%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B; Bonilla Scores
          ---  3   68%  J Ortiz         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
                  Don Robinson replaces Mike Krukow pitching and batting 9th
          1--  2   64%  F Fermin        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Ortiz to 2B
                  Darnell Coles pinch hits for Barry Jones batting 9th
          12-  6   59%  D Coles         Walk; Ortiz to 3B; Fermin to 2B
   O      123  3   72%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jeff Robinson facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Robinson replaces Darnell Coles pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   75%  K Mitchell      Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   80%  J Leonard       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mitchell to 2B
   O      12-  3   75%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   71%  B Brenly        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   67%  J Uribe         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Don Robinson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   72%  J Lind          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   62%  A Van Slyke     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   RR     -2-  2   21%  B Bonilla       Home Run; Van Slyke Scores
   O      ---  5   22%  S Bream         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   23%  R Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Jeff Robinson facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Aldrete pinch hits for Don Robinson batting 9th
          ---  1   38%  M Aldrete       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Aldrete to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-  4   28%  B Butler        Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      -2-  1   64%  R Thompson      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Aldrete Scores; Thompson to 3B/Adv on E9
   RO     --3  3   74%  W Clark         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Thompson Scores; Clark out at 3B/RF-3B
          ---  3   76%  K Mitchell      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   RR     -2-  1   94%  J Leonard       Home Run; Mitchell Scores
   O      ---  2   93%  C Maldonado     Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-8, Craig Lefferts facing 7-8-9
                  Craig Lefferts replaces Candy Maldonado pitching and batting 6th; Mike Aldrete moves to RF
   O      ---  1   96%  J Ortiz         Flyball: SS
          ---  5   93%  F Fermin        Walk
                  Randy Milligan pinch hits for Jeff Robinson batting 9th
   R      1--  7   83%  R Milligan      Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Fermin Scores
   O      -2-  1   89%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  9   94%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-6, Bob Kipper facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Kipper replaces Randy Milligan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  B Brenly        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   94%  J Uribe         Walk
          1--  4   95%  M Aldrete       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Uribe to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking, Uribe Steals 3B
          1-3      94%  R Thompson      Aldrete Steals 2B
   O      -23  9   93%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 8, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-8, Craig Lefferts facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   96%  A Van Slyke     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  5   99%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  S Bream         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Pirates 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation