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MIL
@BAL		2
7
CHW
@CAL		5
7
BOS
@DET		2
4
MIN
@NYY		3
5
SEA
@OAK		4
5
CLE
@TEX		5
3
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@TOR		11
1
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@ATL		2
7
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@CHC		4
7
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@CIN		4
1
LAD
@HOU		5
3
NYM
@PIT		5
3
MON
@STL		5
4
Saturday, August 6, 1988, 7:06
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 48,272, Time of Game: 3:12
Mets
5
66-43
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Pirates
3
60-49
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
W: Bob McClure (2-3)
L: Jim Gott (5-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  1  0   1  3  0    5  8  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3  8  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Dykstra CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .742 6 4 -0.066 0.87 0.000 -0.066 -0.6 1 0
   Mookie Wilson PH-CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .651 5 3 -0.034 0.92 0.009 -0.043 0.2 1 0
Wally Backman 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .301 .711 12 5 -0.023 1.02 0.061 -0.084 -0.2 1 3
   Tim Teufel PH-2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239 .663 9 4 0.153 2.06 0.156 -0.003 0.4 1 0
Dave Magadan 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .728 20 12 -0.007 1.20 0.055 -0.062 -0.3 11 0
Darryl Strawberry RF 5 1 0 1 0 0 .285 .970 26 15 0.197 1.83 0.289 -0.092 0.1 2 0
Kevin McReynolds LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .286 .814 11 7 0.217 1.37 0.288 -0.072 1.1 1 0 2B
Gary Carter C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .252 .692 12 6 -0.124 1.64 0.069 -0.193 -0.7 7 1
Howard Johnson 3B 3 2 1 1 1 1 .227 .771 14 8 0.200 1.32 0.274 -0.074 0.9 1 5 HR
Kevin Elster SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .219 .608 17 9 -0.037 0.98 0.027 -0.064 -0.1 1 2
Dwight Gooden P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .203 .462 7 5 -0.031 0.94 0.000 -0.031 -0.3 0 2 SH
   Lee Mazzilli PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .156 .390 5 2 0.101 1.45 0.101 0.000 0.9
   Bob McClure P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mackey Sasser PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .666 2 2 -0.019 0.78 0.000 -0.019 -0.4
   Randy Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roger McDowell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 34 5 8 3 5 4 .235 .686 146 82 0.527 1.33 1.329 -0.803 1.2 27 14
2B: K McReynolds (21, off J Gott).
HR: H Johnson (19, off D Drabek; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SH: D Gooden (7, off D Drabek).
TB: H Johnson 4; K McReynolds 2; D Magadan; G Carter; M Wilson; K Elster; W Backman; L Mazzilli.
RBI: H Johnson (50); D Strawberry (75); L Mazzilli (10).
2-out RBI: L Mazzilli.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. R McDowell-H Johnson-T Teufel.
E: G Carter (7).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: G Carter (2nd base by M LaValliere); W Backman (1st base by D Drabek).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Barry Bonds LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .296 .912 20 14 0.266 1.35 0.372 -0.106 1.1 3 0 HR,CS
Jose Lind 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .592 16 9 -0.076 0.80 0.000 -0.076 -0.6 3 3
Andy Van Slyke CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .295 .885 22 11 0.043 0.55 0.060 -0.018 0.3 1 0 SB
Bobby Bonilla 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .287 .865 12 4 -0.063 1.00 0.008 -0.070 -0.4 0 3
Sid Bream 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .284 .788 12 7 0.136 1.38 0.191 -0.055 1.0 12 1
R.J. Reynolds RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .249 .654 17 12 0.078 1.45 0.140 -0.062 -0.1 3 0
Mike LaValliere C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .717 10 5 -0.041 0.57 0.000 -0.041 -0.4 3 2
   Tom Prince PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .286 1 1 -0.258 5.24 0.000 -0.258 -1.1 GDP
Rafael Belliard SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .541 12 9 -0.073 1.02 0.000 -0.073 -0.5 1 2
   Mike Diaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .600 4 3 -0.041 1.49 0.000 -0.041 -0.3
Doug Drabek P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .190 .527 5 4 0.062 0.90 0.078 -0.016 0.3 1 1 2B
   Dave Rucker P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 3 3 -0.008 0.33 0.000 -0.008 -0.1 0 0
   Jim Gott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Robinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .237 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 33 3 8 3 2 7 .242 .649 134 82 0.025 1.13 0.849 -0.824 -0.8 27 13
2B: D Drabek (3, off D Gooden).
HR: B Bonds (19, off D Gooden; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
TB: B Bonds 5; S Bream 2; D Drabek 2; A Van Slyke 2; R Reynolds.
GIDP: T Prince (1).
RBI: B Bonds 2 (40); S Bream (43).
2-out RBI: S Bream.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
E: D Drabek (2).
Baserunning
SB: A Van Slyke (17, 2nd base off D Gooden/G Carter).
CS: B Bonds (8, 2nd base by D Gooden/G Carter).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dwight Gooden 6 5 3 3 2 3 1 3.03 24 96 56 40 3 13 11 8 5 0 51 -0.208 0.93 -0.5
Bob McClure, W (2-3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.01 3 10 7 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.035 0.49 0.4
Randy Myers, H (2) 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1.17 6 23 15 11 3 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 -0.150 1.56 -0.5
Roger McDowell, S (11) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 2 5 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.298 3.37 1.4
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 2 7 1 3.00 35 134 82 56 10 16 12 14 7 0 51 2 0 -0.025 1.33 0.8
R Myers faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doug Drabek 6.2 6 2 2 2 3 1 3.44 27 97 56 32 9 15 7 15 8 0 55 0.055 1.12 0.7
Dave Rucker, H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.05 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.043 1.61 0.2
Jim Gott, BS (4), L (5-4) 0.2 1 3 3 3 1 0 3.10 7 28 14 8 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.655 2.42 -3.0
Jeff Robinson 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.85 5 20 11 6 3 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 0.032 0.42 0.8
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 5 4 1 5.00 40 146 82 47 16 19 12 19 10 0 55 3 0 -0.525 1.13 -1.2
Balks: J Gott 3 (5).
WP: D Drabek (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: D Drabek (5; W Backman, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Greg Bonin, 3B - Fred Brocklander.
Time of Game: 3:12.
Attendance: 48,272.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Lenny Dykstra CF 1 Barry Bonds LF
2 Wally Backman 2B 2 Jose Lind 2B
3 Dave Magadan 1B 3 Andy Van Slyke CF
4 Darryl Strawberry RF 4 Bobby Bonilla 3B
5 Kevin McReynolds LF 5 Sid Bream 1B
6 Gary Carter C 6 R.J. Reynolds RF
7 Howard Johnson 3B 7 Mike LaValliere C
8 Kevin Elster SS 8 Rafael Belliard SS
9 Dwight Gooden P 9 Doug Drabek P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-1 1 -2- 10,(3-2)  RR PIT B. Bonds D. Gooden -34% 26% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Drabek Scores
b9 3-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT T. Prince R. McDowell 26% 96% Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-3B-2B; Reynolds to 2B
t8 3-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYM K. McReynolds J. Gott 18% 69% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Strawberry to 3B
t5 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R NYM H. Johnson D. Drabek 17% 64% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t7 1-3 0 12- 1,(0-1)  O NYM K. Elster D. Drabek -15% 17% Carter Picked off 2B (C-SS)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM L. Dykstra D. Drabek -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM W. Backman D. Drabek 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O NYM D. Magadan D. Drabek -3% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O NYM D. Strawberry D. Drabek -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT B. Bonds D. Gooden -4% 42% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Lind D. Gooden 6% 48% Bonds Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Lind D. Gooden 1% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. Van Slyke D. Gooden -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Bonilla D. Gooden 2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM K. McReynolds D. Drabek -2% 48% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM G. Carter D. Drabek -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM H. Johnson D. Drabek -1% 45% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT S. Bream D. Gooden 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT R. Reynolds D. Gooden 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT M. LaValliere D. Gooden 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYM K. Elster D. Drabek -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYM D. Gooden D. Drabek -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t3 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM L. Dykstra D. Drabek -1% 45% Popfly: P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT R. Belliard D. Gooden 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT D. Drabek D. Gooden 2% 49% Popfly: 1B
b3 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT B. Bonds D. Gooden 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM W. Backman D. Drabek -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  NYM D. Magadan D. Drabek 3% 50% Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Magadan to 1B
t4 0-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O NYM D. Strawberry D. Drabek -3% 47% Lineout: LF
t4 0-0 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O NYM K. McReynolds D. Drabek -3% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Lind D. Gooden 3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT A. Van Slyke D. Gooden 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  O PIT B. Bonilla D. Gooden 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM G. Carter D. Drabek -3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R NYM H. Johnson D. Drabek 17% 64% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t5 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM K. Elster D. Drabek 2% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t5 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM D. Gooden D. Drabek -2% 65% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Elster to 2B
t5 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O NYM L. Dykstra D. Drabek -3% 61% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
b5 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT S. Bream D. Gooden 3% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT R. Reynolds D. Gooden 2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT M. LaValliere D. Gooden 1% 68% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
t6 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM W. Backman D. Drabek 4% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
t6 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-1)  O NYM D. Magadan D. Drabek -6% 66% Backman Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t6 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  NYM D. Magadan D. Drabek 2% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t6 1-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM D. Strawberry D. Drabek -3% 66% Flyball: LF
t6 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYM K. McReynolds D. Drabek -2% 64% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
b6 0-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT R. Belliard D. Gooden 4% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT D. Drabek D. Gooden -8% 60% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b6 0-1 1 -2- 10,(3-2)  RR PIT B. Bonds D. Gooden -34% 26% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Drabek Scores
b6 2-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Lind D. Gooden 1% 27% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT A. Van Slyke D. Gooden -1% 26% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b6 2-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT B. Bonilla D. Gooden -2% 25% Van Slyke Steals 2B; Van Slyke to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b6 2-1 2 --3 5,(3-1)  PIT B. Bonilla D. Gooden -1% 24% Walk
b6 2-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R PIT S. Bream D. Gooden -11% 13% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Van Slyke Scores; Bonilla to 3B
b6 3-1 2 1-3 4,(0-2)  O PIT R. Reynolds D. Gooden 2% 16% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
t7 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM G. Carter D. Drabek 6% 22% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
t7 1-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYM H. Johnson D. Drabek 10% 31% Walk; Carter to 2B
t7 1-3 0 12- 1,(0-1)  O NYM K. Elster D. Drabek -15% 17% Carter Picked off 2B (C-SS)
t7 1-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O NYM K. Elster D. Drabek -4% 13% Popfly: 1B
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Dwight Gooden (P) batting 9th
t7 1-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYM L. Mazzilli D. Drabek 1% 14% Wild Pitch; Johnson to 2B
t7 1-3 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  R NYM L. Mazzilli D. Drabek 10% 24% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Johnson Scores
Dave Rucker replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
Mookie Wilson pinch hits for Lenny Dykstra (CF) batting 1st
t7 2-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM M. Wilson D. Rucker -4% 19% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mets' Bob McClure facing 7-8-9
Bob McClure replaces Lee Mazzilli (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Mookie Wilson moves from PH to CF
b7 3-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT M. LaValliere B. McClure 2% 21% Flyball: CF
b7 3-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT R. Belliard B. McClure 1% 22% Flyball: RF
b7 3-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT D. Rucker B. McClure 1% 23% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Jim Gott facing 2-3-4
Jim Gott replaces Dave Rucker pitching and batting 9th
Tim Teufel pinch hits for Wally Backman (2B) batting 2nd
t8 2-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  NYM T. Teufel J. Gott 9% 32% Walk
t8 2-3 0 1-- NYM D. Magadan J. Gott 7% 38% Balk; Teufel to 2B
t8 2-3 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O NYM D. Magadan J. Gott -3% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B; Teufel to 3B
t8 2-3 1 --3 3,(1-1)  R NYM D. Strawberry J. Gott 15% 50% Fielder's Choice 2B; Teufel Scores; Strawberry to 1B
t8 3-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYM K. McReynolds J. Gott 18% 69% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Strawberry to 3B
t8 3-3 1 -23 R NYM G. Carter J. Gott 14% 83% Balk; Strawberry Scores; McReynolds to 3B
t8 4-3 1 --3 5,(3-1)  NYM G. Carter J. Gott 1% 84% Walk
t8 4-3 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  O NYM H. Johnson J. Gott -6% 77% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-3 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R NYM K. Elster J. Gott 11% 88% Balk; McReynolds Scores; Carter to 2B
t8 5-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  NYM K. Elster J. Gott 0% 88% Walk
Jeff Robinson replaces Jim Gott pitching and batting 9th
Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Bob McClure (P) batting 9th
t8 5-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O NYM M. Sasser J. Robinson -2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Mets' Randy Myers facing 1-2-3
Randy Myers replaces Mackey Sasser (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Tim Teufel moves from PH to 2B
b8 3-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT B. Bonds R. Myers 4% 90% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Lind R. Myers 2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-5 2 --- 7,(2-2)  PIT A. Van Slyke R. Myers -2% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b8 3-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Bonilla R. Myers 4% 94% Popfly: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Pirates' Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
t9 5-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  NYM M. Wilson J. Robinson 1% 95% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t9 5-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYM T. Teufel J. Robinson -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B; Wilson to 2B
t9 5-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O NYM D. Magadan J. Robinson -1% 94% Flyball: RF
t9 5-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O NYM D. Strawberry J. Robinson -1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Mets' Randy Myers facing 5-6-7
b9 3-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT S. Bream R. Myers -8% 84% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
b9 3-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT R. Reynolds R. Myers -14% 70% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Bream to 2B
Roger McDowell replaces Randy Myers pitching and batting 9th
Tom Prince pinch hits for Mike LaValliere (C) batting 7th
b9 3-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT T. Prince R. McDowell 26% 96% Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-3B-2B; Reynolds to 2B
Mike Diaz pinch hits for Rafael Belliard (SS) batting 8th
b9 3-5 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. Diaz R. McDowell 4% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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