April 17, 1990 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 7
@CAL 5
(12) CHW 2
BOS 1 NYY 4
@DET 1 KCR 4
CLE 2 MIN 6
@SEA 5 TEX 6
MIL 2 TOR 8
BAL 2 CIN 2
SDP 1 HOU 5
ATL 3 MON 2
PHI 1 CHC 8
@NYM 6
(13) PIT 7
STL 2 LAD 10
@SFG 5

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 3,981

Tuesday, April 17, 1990, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:22

Cardinals

4-4

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: N Heaton (2-0), L: G Mathews (0-2)

Pirates

4-4

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .469   12    1   0   
W McGee CF                    4   1   2   0    0   2  .382  .991   15    4   0   2B
T Zeile C                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .207  .695   13    7   0   
P Guerrero 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .281  .749   13    8   0   2B
  K Hill P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .718   14    0   5   
T Brunansky RF                3   0   0   1    0   0  .300 1.083   13    0   0   SF
J Oquendo 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .772   17    2   3   
T Jones SS                    1   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .333   14    1   2   
G Mathews P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    1    0   1   SH
  C Carpenter P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  D Collins PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    1    1   0   
Totals                       30   2   5   2    2   6              116   24  11

BATTING

2B: P Guerrero (1, off N Heaton); W McGee (4, off N Heaton).

SF: T Brunansky (1, off N Heaton).

SH: G Mathews (1, off N Heaton).

TB: W McGee 3; P Guerrero 2; T Zeile; J Oquendo.

RBI: T Brunansky (2); T Zeile (5).

2-out RBI: T Zeile.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Jones-D Collins; T Pendleton-J Oquendo-P Guerrero.

E: C Carpenter (1); T Brunansky (1); G Mathews (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    3   2   1   0    1   1  .231  .669   14    1   0   3B,SB
J Bell SS                     2   1   0   0    1   1  .281  .687   18    1   3   SH
G Redus 1B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .143  .690   19    8   0   SB
  A Van Slyke CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .741         1   0   
B Bonilla RF                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .294  .912   12    4   0   GDP
  S Bream 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .517         2   0   
J King 3B                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .125  .388   18    0   2   
R Reynolds CF-RF              4   1   2   0    0   0  .308  .742   10    3   0   
D Slaught C                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .333  .929   10    6   1   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .357  .864   14    1   2   GDP
N Heaton P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200    7    0   1   
  T Power P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       29   7   6   5    6   6              125   27   9

BATTING

3B: B Bonds (1, off G Mathews).

SH: J Bell (2, off G Mathews).

TB: B Bonds 3; R Reynolds 2; J Lind; B Bonilla; D Slaught.

GIDP: J Lind (1); B Bonilla (1).

RBI: B Bonilla 2 (10); J Lind 2 (4); D Slaught (1).

2-out RBI: J Lind 2; D Slaught.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Redus (1, 3rd base off G Mathews/T Zeile); B Bonds (4, 2nd base off G Mathews/T Zeile).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Mathews, L (0-2)             2.2   2   7   5    6   0   0  11.57   16   49-20   14· 1· 5    8· 1· 1· 0     24    -     1.29  -0.33
C Carpenter                    4.1   2   0   0    0   5   0   4.50   16   59-42   20· 9·13    4· 4· 3· 0          3-3    0.16  -0.09
K Hill                         1     2   0   0    0   1   0  20.25    4   13-10    6· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8     6   7   5    6   6   0          36  121-72   40·11·21   14· 5· 5· 0          3-3

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Heaton, W (2-0)              7.2   5   2   2    2   4   0   1.42   30  100-59   34· 6·19   13· 5· 6· 0     63    -     0.49   0.08
T Power                        1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   16-11    4· 4· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   6   0          34  116-70   38·10·22   13· 7· 6· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Fred Brocklander.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 3,981.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 42° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. V Coleman            LF    1. B Bonds              LF 
2. W McGee              CF    2. J Bell               SS 
3. T Zeile              C     3. G Redus              1B 
4. P Guerrero           1B    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. T Pendleton          3B    5. J King               3B 
6. T Brunansky          RF    6. R Reynolds           CF 
7. J Oquendo            2B    7. D Slaught            C  
8. T Jones              SS    8. J Lind               2B 
9. G Mathews            P     9. N Heaton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-1  123  2   14%  80% B Bonilla       G Mathews       Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Bonds Scores; Bell Scores; Redus to 2B
   b 3   2  1-4  123  5   10%  97% J Lind          C Carpenter     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); King Scores; Reynolds Scores; Slaught Scores/No RBI/unER/Adv on E9; Lind to 3B
   b 1   0  0-1  12-  2   -9%  64% B Bonilla       G Mathews       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Bell to 3B
   b 3   1  1-1  ---  2    8%  61% B Bonds         G Mathews       Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-  2    7%  68% J Bell          G Mathews       Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Bonds Scores/No RBI/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Neal Heaton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  V Coleman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   55%  T Zeile         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   58%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--      61%  J Bell          Bonds Steals 2B
   R      -2-  2   68%  " "             Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Bonds Scores/No RBI/unER
          1--  5   73%  G Redus         Walk; Bell to 2B
   OO     12-  2   64%  B Bonilla       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Bell to 3B
   O      --3  3   61%  J King          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Neal Heaton facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   55%  P Guerrero      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   56%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Guerrero to 3B
   RO     --3  4   54%  T Brunansky     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Guerrero Scores
   O      ---  4   55%  J Oquendo       Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Mathews facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   53%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  D Slaught       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  J Lind          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Neal Heaton facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   46%  T Jones         Walk
   O      1--  1   48%  G Mathews       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Jones to 2B
   O      -2-  1   52%  V Coleman       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      -2-  5   55%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Mathews facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   53%  N Heaton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   61%  B Bonds         Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
          --3  4   63%  J Bell          Walk
          1-3  6   66%  G Redus         Walk; Bell to 2B
   RR     123  2   80%  B Bonilla       Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Bonds Scores; Bell Scores; Redus to 2B
          12-      83%  J King          Redus Steals 3B
          1-3  5   84%  " "             Walk; Bonilla to 2B
   O      123  1   79%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (SS-3B Hole); Bonilla to 3B; King to 2B
   R      123  4   86%  D Slaught       Walk; Bonilla Scores; King to 3B; Reynolds to 2B
                  Cris Carpenter replaces Greg Mathews pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    123  5   97%  J Lind          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); King Scores; Reynolds Scores; Slaught Scores/No RBI/unER/Adv on E9; Lind to 3B
   O      --3  4   96%  N Heaton        Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Neal Heaton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   97%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  P Guerrero      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   98%  T Pendleton     Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Cris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   97%  B Bonds         Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   97%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  G Redus         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Neal Heaton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   98%  T Brunansky     Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  3   98%  J Oquendo       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   98%  T Jones         Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  C Carpenter     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Cris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   98%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   98%  J King          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   98%  R Reynolds      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   98%  D Slaught       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Neal Heaton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   98%  V Coleman       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   98%  W McGee         Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   99%  T Zeile         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   99%  P Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Cris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   99%  J Lind          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   99%  N Heaton        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   99%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Neal Heaton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   99%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   99%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   99%  J Oquendo       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   99%  T Jones         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Cris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   99%  J Bell          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   99%  G Redus         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  5   99%  B Bonilla       Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   99%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Neal Heaton facing 9-1-2
                  Sid Bream replaces Bobby Bonilla playing 1B batting 4th; Andy Van Slyke replaces Gary Redus playing CF batting 3rd; R.J. Reynolds moves to RF; Dave Collins pinch hits for Cris Carpenter batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  D Collins       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  6  100%  V Coleman       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2  100%  W McGee         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  2   99%  T Zeile         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McGee Scores
                  Ted Power replaces Neal Heaton pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  1  100%  P Guerrero      Popfly: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Ken Hill facing 6-7-8
                  Ken Hill replaces Pedro Guerrero pitching and batting 4th; Dave Collins moves to 1B
          ---  6  100%  R Reynolds      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2  100%  D Slaught       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Reynolds to 2B
   OO     12-  2  100%  J Lind          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B); Reynolds to 3B
   O      --3  3   99%  T Power         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Ted Power facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7  100%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  T Brunansky     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Oquendo       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 7.

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