September 3, 1989 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 3
@BOS 2 CHW 4
BAL 2 DET 12
CLE 3 OAK 5
@MIL 0 NYY 5
CAL 2 KCR 13
@TEX 2 MIN 9
@TOR 4 ATL 8
CHC 5 MON 4
@LAD 0 PIT 3
CIN 1 SDP 9
PHI 5 SFG 4
NYM 0 STL 4
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 24,175

Sunday, September 3, 1989, 1:49
Time of Game: 2:39

Reds

66-70

Lost 1

4th, 12 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  5  0
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  0   1  1  X    3  8  0

W: D Drabek (12-10), L: S Scudder (3-6), S: B Landrum (21)

Pirates

59-76

Won 1

5th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .260  .634   20    1   0   SB
L Quinones 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .267  .784   17    1   1   3B
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .813   10    2   0   
T Benzinger 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .673    9    3   0   
C Sabo 3B                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .262  .717   12    0   1   HR
H Winningham CF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .652   18    7   0   
M Duncan SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .678    9    3   0   
J Reed C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .613    7    7   0   
S Scudder P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .056  .283    7    0   1   
  N Charlton P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Larkin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .339  .810    3    0   0   
  R Dibble P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    1   2              112   24   4

BATTING

3B: L Quinones (3, off D Drabek).

HR: C Sabo (6, off D Drabek; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: L Quinones 4; C Sabo 4; D Collins; P O'Neill.

RBI: C Sabo (27).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Collins (3, 2nd base off D Drabek/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Reynolds RF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .288  .732   15    1   0   SB
J Bell SS                     4   0   2   1    1   1  .226  .581   35    0   0   
A Van Slyke CF                4   1   1   1    0   1  .237  .673   13    4   0   HR
B Bonilla 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .264  .800   17    1   0   
B Bonds LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .248  .787   17    6   0   3·SB
J King 1B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .189  .646   15   10   0   
M LaValliere C                3   0   2   0    1   0  .338  .801   24    3   0   IW
J Lind 2B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .220  .553   15    1   5   SH,IW
D Drabek P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .091  .234   10    1   2   
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347         0   0   
  B Distefano PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .633    4    0   0   IW
  B Landrum P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   3   8   2    6   6              165   27   7

BATTING

HR: A Van Slyke (8, off S Scudder; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SH: J Lind (12, off R Dibble).

IBB: M LaValliere (5, by S Scudder); B Distefano (3, by R Dibble); J Lind (5, by S Scudder).

TB: A Van Slyke 4; J Bell 2; M LaValliere 2; R Reynolds; J King; B Bonds.

RBI: A Van Slyke (45); J Bell (16).

2-out RBI: A Van Slyke.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds 3 (25, 3rd base off S Scudder/J Reed, 2nd base off S Scudder/J Reed 2); R Reynolds (20, 2nd base off S Scudder/J Reed).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Scudder, L (3-6)             6.2   6   2   2    5   4   1   3.96   31  131-67   39·14·14    5·14· 2· 1     53    -     1.06  -0.08
N Charlton                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    1    5-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.78   0.02
R Dibble                       1     2   1   1    1   2   0   2.23    6   19-11    6· 4· 1    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.01  -0.06
Totals                         8     8   3   3    6   6   1          38  155-80   46·18·16    6·15· 4· 1          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
D Drabek, W (12-10)            7.2   5   1   1    1   2   1   2.82   29   97-65   42· 4·19   10·11· 4· 1     66    -     1.23   0.26
B Kipper, H (9)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.06   0.05
B Landrum, S (21)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.02    3   11-6     4· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.06
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   2   1          33  110-72   47· 4·21   11·14· 4· 1          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Dibble (6).

IBB: R Dibble (9; B Distefano); S Scudder 2 (10; J Lind, M LaValliere).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 24,175.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Collins            LF    1. R Reynolds           RF 
2. L Quinones           2B    2. J Bell               SS 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. T Benzinger          1B    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. C Sabo               3B    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. H Winningham         CF    6. J King               1B 
7. M Duncan             SS    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. J Reed               C     8. J Lind               2B 
9. S Scudder            P     9. D Drabek             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  1-1  ---  2   26%  78% A Van Slyke     S Scudder       Home Run (Deep RF)
   t 7   0  1-0  ---  4  -22%  50% C Sabo          D Drabek        Home Run
   b 3   1  0-0  -2-  6   11%  68% J Bell          S Scudder       Single to CF (Line Drive); Reynolds Scores
   t 6   1  1-0  -2-  2    7%  72% P O'Neill       D Drabek        Fielder's Choice P; Collins out at 3B/P-3B; O'Neill to 1B
   t 6   0  1-0  -2-  3    7%  65% L Quinones      D Drabek        Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   46%  D Collins       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   50%  L Quinones      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          1--  3   46%  P O'Neill       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Collins to 2B
   O      12-  1   50%  T Benzinger     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      12-  3   54%  C Sabo          Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Scudder facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   52%  R Reynolds      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  7   55%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--  5   52%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   50%  B Bonilla       Flyball: SS (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   52%  H Winningham    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   54%  M Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   55%  J Reed          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Scudder facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   51%  J King          Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  5   52%  M LaValliere    Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   50%  J Lind          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   52%  S Scudder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  D Collins       Groundout: C unassisted
          ---  5   51%  L Quinones      Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      --3  3   55%  P O'Neill       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Scudder facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  D Drabek        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   56%  R Reynolds      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--      58%  J Bell          Reynolds Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   68%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Reynolds Scores
   O      1--  1   66%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   64%  B Bonilla       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   67%  T Benzinger     Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  1   69%  C Sabo          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   70%  H Winningham    Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Scudder facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   73%  B Bonds         Walk
   O      1--  4   70%  J King          Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          1--      72%  M LaValliere    Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -2- 10   69%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Bonds to 3B
          --3  4   70%  J Lind          Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  3   66%  D Drabek        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   69%  M Duncan        Foul Popfly: P
   O      ---  1   71%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   72%  S Scudder       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Scudder facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   71%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  3   73%  J Bell          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   70%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   68%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   62%  D Collins       Walk
          1--      58%  L Quinones      Collins Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   65%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   72%  P O'Neill       Fielder's Choice P; Collins out at 3B/P-3B; O'Neill to 1B
   O      1--  5   76%  T Benzinger     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Scudder facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   79%  B Bonds         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      81%  J King          Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   78%  " "             Flyball: RF
          -2-  4   79%  M LaValliere    Intentional Walk
          12-      82%  J Lind          Bonds Steals 3B
   O      1-3  4   76%  " "             Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1-3  3   72%  D Drabek        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  4   50%  C Sabo          Home Run
   O      ---  4   54%  H Winningham    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   56%  M Duncan        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  5   58%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Scudder facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   54%  R Reynolds      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  8   52%  J Bell          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      ---  2   78%  A Van Slyke     Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---  5   79%  B Bonilla       Walk
                  Norm Charlton replaces Scott Scudder pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5   77%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
                  Barry Larkin pinch hits for Norm Charlton batting 9th
   O      ---  3   82%  B Larkin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   86%  D Collins       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  4   83%  L Quinones      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Bob Kipper replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2   88%  P O'Neill       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rob Dibble facing 6-7-8
                  Rob Dibble replaces Barry Larkin pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   90%  J King          Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   92%  M LaValliere    Single to LF (Line Drive); King to 2B
   O      12-  1   93%  J Lind          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; King to 3B; LaValliere to 2B
                  Benny Distefano pinch hits for Bob Kipper batting 9th
          -23  4   93%  B Distefano     Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   89%  R Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
   R      123      95%  J Bell          Wild Pitch; King Scores; LaValliere to 3B; Distefano to 2B
   O      -23  4   94%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Bill Landrum facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Landrum replaces Benny Distefano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   97%  T Benzinger     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   99%  C Sabo          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  H Winningham    Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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