April 11, 1989 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 7
OAK 1 MIN 14
@DET 0 KCR 6
BAL 5 TOR 11
@NYY 6
(10) CHW 8
@SEA 6 CHC 5
STL 4 HOU 5
CIN 3 PHI 6
MON 2 PIT 4
NYM 3
(11) SDP 3
ATL 2 SFG 8
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 42,910

Tuesday, April 11, 1989, 7:10
Time of Game: 3:23

Mets

2-4

Lost 1

5th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0   0  0    3  6  0
Pirates         1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1   0  1    4 11  0

W: J Robinson (1-1), L: R Myers (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Pirates

2-5

Won 1

6th, 3 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Dykstra CF                  4   0   2   1    1   0  .333  .888   17    2   0   
G Jefferies 2B                5   0   0   1    0   1  .200  .511   16    4   4   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   0   0    1   1  .174  .486   16   11   0   
D Strawberry RF               4   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .656   18    2   0   SB,CS
K McReynolds LF               4   0   0   0    1   0  .174  .486   30    3   0   
G Carter C                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .105  .295   18    5   2   
D Magadan 3B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .143  .536   23    0   3   2B
K Elster SS                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .455 1.205   14    5   2   
B Ojeda P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    5    0   1   2·SH
  S Fernandez P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   1   
  L Mazzilli PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    4    0   0   
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   3   6   3    5   3              165   32  13

BATTING

2B: D Magadan (1, off D Drabek).

SH: B Ojeda 2 (2, 2 off D Drabek).

TB: L Dykstra 2; K Elster 2; D Magadan 2; G Carter.

RBI: G Jefferies (3); K Elster (4); L Dykstra (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Strawberry (3, 2nd base off D Drabek/J Ortiz).

CS: D Strawberry (1, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by S Medvin).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    4   1   0   0    2   1  .286  .962   26    0   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   2   3   0    2   0  .300  .794   19    4   6   2B,SB
A Van Slyke CF                4   1   1   0    2   1  .261  .699   30    3   0   2B
B Bonilla 3B                  5   0   2   2    0   0  .286  .586   15    0   3   SF
G Wilson RF                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .217  .631   10    5   0   SF
S Bream 1B                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .200  .606   15   14   1   CS
J Ortiz C                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .222   18    5   2   
R Belliard SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .417  .917    5    1   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Reynolds PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  J Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Drabek P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167   13    1   4   SH
  S Medvin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  G Redus PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  J Bell SS                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .091    5    0   0   
Totals                       39   4  11   4    7   5              167   33  18

BATTING

2B: A Van Slyke (3, off B Ojeda); J Lind (1, off S Fernandez).

SF: G Wilson (1, off R Myers); B Bonilla (1, off B Ojeda).

SH: D Drabek (1, off B Ojeda).

TB: J Lind 4; B Bonilla 2; G Wilson 2; A Van Slyke 2; J Ortiz; R Belliard; S Bream.

RBI: B Bonilla 2 (6); G Wilson 2 (4).

2-out RBI: B Bonilla.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Lind (2, 2nd base off R Myers/G Carter).

CS: S Bream (2, 2nd base by B Ojeda/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
B Ojeda                        5     7   2   2    5   0   0   3.09   26   78-41   24· 4·13   13· 5· 3· 0     40    -     1.35  -0.02
S Fernandez, H (1)             3     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   11   44-23   15· 3· 5    2· 4· 3· 0          0-0    1.68   0.31
R Myers, BS (1), L (0-1)       2.2   3   2   2    1   4   0   3.38   12   41-26   14· 3· 9    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    3.38  -0.59
Totals                        10.2  11   4   4    7   5   0          49  163-90   53·10·27   18·11· 8· 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
D Drabek                       7.1   5   3   3    4   1   0   1.65   32  110-64   40· 5·19   16· 5· 6· 0     53    -     1.11  -0.14
S Medvin                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.67   0.07
B Kipper                       2     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.08    8   31-21   12· 3· 6    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.18   0.15
J Robinson, W (1-1)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.36    3   11-7     3· 1· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.89   0.12
Totals                        11     6   3   3    5   3   0          44  156-94   56· 9·29   20· 9· 7· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Medvin (1; D Strawberry, 3rd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - John Kibler.

Time of Game: 3:23.

Attendance: 42,910.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 43° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Dykstra            CF    1. B Bonds              LF 
2. G Jefferies          2B    2. J Lind               2B 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. D Strawberry         RF    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. K McReynolds         LF    5. G Wilson             RF 
6. G Carter             C     6. S Bream              1B 
7. D Magadan            3B    7. J Ortiz              C  
8. K Elster             SS    8. R Belliard           SS 
9. B Ojeda              P     9. D Drabek             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b11   2  3-3  --3  1   38% 100% B Bonilla       R Myers         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Lind Scores
   b 9   1  3-2  1--  1   25%  44% B Bonilla       R Myers         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lind to 3B
   t 5   0  1-0  1--  5  -17%  44% D Magadan       D Drabek        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Carter to 3B
   b 9   0  3-2  ---  5   13%  30% J Lind          R Myers         Walk
   b 9   0  3-2  1--  3  -12%  19% A Van Slyke     R Myers         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  L Dykstra       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  G Jefferies     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   52%  K Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--  3   54%  D Strawberry    Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Ojeda facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--  5   64%  J Lind          Walk; Bonds to 2B
   O      12-  5   62%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bonds to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   64%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bonds Scores
   O      1--  1   62%  G Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   64%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   66%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   67%  D Magadan       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Ojeda facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   70%  S Bream         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      65%  J Ortiz         Bream Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  5   67%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      1--  1   65%  R Belliard      Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      1--  3   63%  D Drabek        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   58%  K Elster        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   60%  B Ojeda         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Elster to 2B
   O      -2-  5   64%  L Dykstra       Groundout: 1B-P; Elster to 3B
   O      --3  2   68%  G Jefferies     Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Ojeda facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   66%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   68%  J Lind          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   72%  A Van Slyke     Walk; Lind to 2B
   O      12-  4   68%  B Bonilla       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          12-  1   70%  G Wilson        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Lind to 3B; Van Slyke to 2B
   O      123  2   64%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   67%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   69%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   70%  K McReynolds    Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Ojeda facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   68%  J Ortiz         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   70%  R Belliard      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  4   69%  D Drabek        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Belliard to 2B
          -2-  4   70%  B Bonds         Walk
   O      12-  3   66%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   60%  G Carter        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   44%  D Magadan       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Carter to 3B
   R      -23  2   32%  K Elster        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Carter Scores; Magadan to 3B
   O      1-3  1   37%  B Ojeda         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Elster to 2B
   R      -23  3   27%  L Dykstra       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Magadan Scores; Elster to 3B
   R      1-3  4   19%  G Jefferies     Fielder's Choice 1B; Elster Scores; Dykstra to 2B; Jefferies to 1B
   O      12-  2   22%  K Hernandez     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left); Dykstra to 3B; Hernandez to 1B
   O      1-3  3   25%  D Strawberry    Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Ojeda facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   34%  A Van Slyke     Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   31%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-1B; Van Slyke to 3B
   R      --3  4   39%  G Wilson        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Van Slyke Scores
          1--  4   45%  S Bream         Walk; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  3   39%  J Ortiz         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Wilson to 3B; Ortiz to 1B
   O      1-3  2   32%  R Belliard      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   34%  K McReynolds    Flyball: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   35%  G Carter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   36%  D Magadan       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Sid Fernandez facing 9-1-2
                  Sid Fernandez replaces Bob Ojeda pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   33%  D Drabek        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  6   30%  B Bonds         Popfly: SS
          ---  2   34%  J Lind          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-  7   36%  A Van Slyke     Walk
   O      12-  2   28%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   30%  K Elster        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   32%  S Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   31%  L Dykstra       Walk
   O      1--  2   33%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Sid Fernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   28%  G Wilson        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   25%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  2   23%  J Ortiz         Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   25%  K Hernandez     Lineout: CF
          ---  5   23%  D Strawberry    Walk
          1--      21%  K McReynolds    Strawberry Steals 2B
          -2-  7   20%  " "             Walk
                  Scott Medvin replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      24%  G Carter        Strawberry Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-3B-2B-C); McReynolds to 2B
   O      -2-  4   27%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Sid Fernandez facing 8-9-1
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 8th
   O      ---  4   21%  J Cangelosi     Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  Gary Redus pinch hits for Scott Medvin batting 9th
   O      ---  5   17%  G Redus         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   14%  B Bonds         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Kipper facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Kipper replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 8th; Jay Bell replaces Gary Redus playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  3   16%  D Magadan       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   17%  K Elster        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Sid Fernandez batting 9th
          ---  4   16%  L Mazzilli      Walk
          1--  1   15%  L Dykstra       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Mazzilli to 2B
   O      12-  4   17%  G Jefferies     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Randy Myers facing 2-3-4
                  Randy Myers replaces Lee Mazzilli pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   30%  J Lind          Walk
   O      1--  3   19%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   44%  B Bonilla       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lind to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   56%  G Wilson        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Lind Scores
   O      1--  4   50%  S Bream         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Kipper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   55%  K Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   59%  D Strawberry    Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   62%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Randy Myers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   57%  J Ortiz         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  R.J. Reynolds pinch hits for Bob Kipper batting 8th
   O      ---  2   53%  R Reynolds      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  5   50%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 11th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Jeff Robinson facing 6-7-8
                  Jeff Robinson replaces R.J. Reynolds pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  3   55%  G Carter        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   59%  D Magadan       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   62%  K Elster        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Randy Myers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   57%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   62%  J Lind          Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          1--      69%  A Van Slyke     Lind Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   62%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B); Lind to 3B
   R      --3  1  100%  B Bonilla       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Lind Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 4.

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