April 18, 1990 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 11,626

Wednesday, April 18, 1990, 7:37
Time of Game: 2:55

Cardinals

5-4

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: J Tudor (2-0), L: B Walk (0-2), S: K Dayley (1)

Pirates

4-5

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W McGee CF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .385  .993   12    2   0   2B,SB
T Jones SS                    3   0   3   2    1   0  .429 1.029   18    0   4   SB,SH
M Thompson LF-RF              5   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .437   22    5   1   
P Guerrero 1B                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .278  .739   18   11   0   IW
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .714   13    1   3   2B,SF
T Brunansky RF                3   0   0   0    1   2  .261  .977   22    0   0   
  V Coleman PR-LF             1   1   0   0    0   0  .212  .454    3    0   0   
T Zeile C                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .212  .691   21    5   0   
J Oquendo 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .739   13    3   4   SH,IW
J Tudor P                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   10    0   1   
  D Walling PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  D Collins PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .762    4    0   0   SB,IW
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   3  10   3    6   7              156   27  13

BATTING

2B: T Pendleton (4, off B Walk); W McGee (5, off B Walk).

SF: T Pendleton (1, off B Walk).

SH: J Oquendo (1, off R Kramer); T Jones (1, off S Ruskin).

IBB: D Collins (1, by B Patterson); J Oquendo (1, by B Walk); P Guerrero (2, by S Ruskin).

TB: T Jones 3; W McGee 3; T Pendleton 2; T Zeile; P Guerrero; M Thompson; J Tudor.

RBI: T Jones 2 (2); T Pendleton (6).

2-out RBI: T Jones 2.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Collins (2, 3rd base off B Patterson/D Slaught); W McGee (1, 3rd base off S Ruskin/D Slaught); T Jones (1, 2nd base off B Patterson/D Slaught).

PO: T Jones (1st base by B Walk).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .586   12    5   0   
J Bell SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .666   12    3   3   
G Redus 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .651   13    6   1   SB
B Bonilla RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .894   14    0   0   2B
J King 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .317   13    0   2   
D Slaught C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .400  .955   11    8   1   
A Van Slyke CF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .188  .695   20    2   1   
J Lind 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .355  .846    8    3   2   
B Walk P                      1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    2    0   0   SH
  S Ruskin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    4    0   0   
  R Kramer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Landrum P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   0   7   0    1   4              109   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Bonilla (3, off J Tudor).

SH: B Walk (1, off J Tudor).

TB: B Bonilla 2; D Slaught 2; J Lind; J Bell; B Walk; G Redus.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: B Walk (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Redus (2, 2nd base off J Tudor/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
J Tudor, W (2-0)               7     6   0   0    1   4   0   0.00   27   90-63   39· 7·17   11· 6· 5· 0     68    -     1.31   0.48
K Dayley, S (1)                2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7   16-12    8· 1· 2    3· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.85   0.08
Totals                         9     7   0   0    1   4   0          34  106-75   47· 8·19   14·10· 5· 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
B Walk, L (0-2)                5.2   6   1   1    3   4   0   2.53   26   96-49   26· 5·18    9· 5· 5· 0     54    -     1.19   0.13
S Ruskin                       1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   1.69    6   15-8     6· 1· 1    4· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.48   0.09
R Kramer                       0.1   1   2   2    1   0   0   7.71    3   14-8     5· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.35  -0.08
B Patterson                    0.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4   15-9     4· 3· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          2-2    1.62  -0.08
B Landrum                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   13-10    4· 3· 3    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         9    10   3   3    6   7   0          43  153-84   45·13·26   15· 7· 8· 0          4-2

Balks: S Ruskin (1).

WP: None.

IBB: B Patterson (1; D Collins); S Ruskin (1; P Guerrero); B Walk (1; J Oquendo).

PO: B Walk (0; T Jones, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 11,626.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 51° F, Wind 0mph, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. W McGee              CF    1. B Bonds              LF 
2. T Jones              SS    2. J Bell               SS 
3. M Thompson           LF    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. D Slaught            C  
7. T Zeile              C     7. A Van Slyke          CF 
8. J Oquendo            2B    8. J Lind               2B 
9. J Tudor              P     9. B Walk               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  0-1  123  3   16%  94% T Jones         B Patterson     Single to LF (Line Drive); Coleman Scores; Zeile Scores; Collins to 2B
   t 7   1  0-1  --3  2   -9%  68% M Thompson      S Ruskin        Fielder's Choice P; McGee out at Hm/P-C
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  5    8%  67% M Thompson      B Walk          Single to LF (Ground Ball); McGee to 3B; Jones to 2B
   b 7   2  1-0  -2-  4    7%  76% J Cangelosi     J Tudor         Strikeout Swinging
   t 1   0  0-0  123  4   -7%  60% P Guerrero      B Walk          Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   56%  W McGee         Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   59%  T Jones         Walk
          12-  5   67%  M Thompson      Single to LF (Ground Ball); McGee to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      123  4   60%  P Guerrero      Flyball: CF
   RO     123  3   60%  T Pendleton     Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); McGee Scores
   O      12-  3   56%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   59%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   60%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-SS-1B
   O      ---  3   61%  G Redus         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Walk facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   59%  T Zeile         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  4   58%  J Oquendo       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   57%  J Tudor         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, John Tudor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   59%  B Bonilla       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  3   61%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   60%  D Slaught       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   62%  A Van Slyke     Popfly: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   60%  W McGee         Flyball: LF
          ---  5   62%  T Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      64%  M Thompson      Jones Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Jones to 2B
   O      -2-  2   61%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones to 3B
   O      --3  6   58%  P Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, John Tudor facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   60%  J Lind          Lineout: 2B
          ---  1   57%  B Walk          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   61%  B Bonds         Flyball: 3B
   O      1--  2   63%  J Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Walk facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   61%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   60%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   61%  T Zeile         Walk
   O      1--  4   59%  J Oquendo       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, John Tudor facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   54%  G Redus         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   58%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
          1--      56%  J King          Redus Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   61%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   65%  D Slaught       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Redus out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Walk facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   69%  J Tudor         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   65%  W McGee         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3   69%  T Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive); McGee to 2B
   O      12-  6   65%  M Thompson      Flyball: LF
   O      12-  1   60%  P Guerrero      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, John Tudor facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   64%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
          ---  3   60%  J Lind          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   62%  B Walk          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Lind to 2B
   O      -2-  3   67%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Walk facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   74%  T Pendleton     Double (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  6   70%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   66%  T Zeile         Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  4   67%  J Oquendo       Intentional Walk
                  Scott Ruskin replaces Bob Walk pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   62%  J Tudor         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, John Tudor facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   66%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   69%  G Redus         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   65%  B Bonilla       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   71%  J King          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Ruskin facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   74%  W McGee         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   73%  T Jones         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; McGee to 2B
          -2-      77%  M Thompson      McGee Steals 3B
   O      --3  2   68%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; McGee out at Hm/P-C
          1--      69%  P Guerrero      Balk; Thompson to 2B
          -2-  4   70%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   66%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, John Tudor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   71%  D Slaught       Flyball: CF
          ---  7   65%  A Van Slyke     Walk
   O      1--  1   69%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B; Van Slyke to 2B
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Scott Ruskin batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   76%  J Cangelosi     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Kramer facing 6-7-8
                  Randy Kramer replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   79%  T Brunansky     Walk
                  Vince Coleman pinch runs for Tom Brunansky batting 6th
          1--  6   84%  T Zeile         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Coleman to 2B
   O      12-  1   84%  J Oquendo       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Coleman to 3B; Zeile to 2B
                  Bob Patterson replaces Randy Kramer pitching and batting 9th; Denny Walling pinch hits for John Tudor batting 9th; Dave Collins pinch hits for Denny Walling batting 9th
          -23  4   85%  D Collins       Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   78%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  3   94%  T Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive); Coleman Scores; Zeile Scores; Collins to 2B
          12-      94%  M Thompson      Collins Steals 3B; Jones Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   93%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Dayley facing 1-2-3
                  Ken Dayley replaces Dave Collins pitching and batting 9th; Vince Coleman moves to LF; Milt Thompson moves to RF
   O      ---  1   95%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   92%  J Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   95%  G Redus         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   97%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Landrum facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Landrum replaces Bob Patterson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   98%  P Guerrero      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   97%  T Pendleton     Lineout: CF-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   97%  V Coleman       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   97%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Dayley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   99%  J King          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  1  100%  D Slaught       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation