September 6, 1990 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
@DET 0
(5) CAL 12
@NYY 6
(11) TEX 12
KCR 1 LAD 5
ATL 0 CHC 5
@PHI 2 PIT 7
NYM 1 SDP 3
HOU 0
(10) SFG 6
CIN 2 STL 4
MON 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 32,528

Thursday, September 6, 1990, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:40

Mets

77-59

Lost 4

2nd, 3½ GB

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

W: R Tomlin (2-2), L: J Valera (1-1)

Pirates

81-56

Won 6

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Miller CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .661   17    2   0   
D Magadan 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .330  .860   19    0   1   GDP
T Herr 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .675   14    2   4   
K McReynolds LF               3   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .790    9    1   0   
D Strawberry RF               3   0   0   0    0   2  .279  .890   11    4   0   
T Teufel 1B                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .254  .811   14    9   2   2B
H Johnson SS                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .245  .752   13    1   4   
C O'Brien C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .499    7    3   0   
  G Jefferies PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .801    2    0   0   
  T Hundley C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .530         0   0   
J Valera P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  J Musselman P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  P Tabler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .690    3    0   0   
  J Innis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
  D Reed PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .263    6    0   0   
  W Whitehurst P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   1   
Totals                       30   1   3   1    0   6              123   24  13

BATTING

2B: T Teufel (8, off R Tomlin).

TB: T Teufel 2; H Johnson; K Miller.

GIDP: D Magadan (5).

RBI: H Johnson (83).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 3. H Johnson-T Herr-T Teufel; W Whitehurst-T Herr-T Teufel; T Herr-H Johnson-T Teufel.

E: T Hundley (2); T Herr (6).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Backman 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .286  .760   15    1   2   
  R Belliard 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .603         1   0   
  R Reynolds PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .308  .731    6    0   0   
  J Lind 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .657         1   0   
J Bell SS                     3   2   0   0    2   0  .265  .692   26    2   4   GDP
A Van Slyke CF                4   1   2   0    0   0  .283  .811   13    4   0   2B
B Bonilla RF                  3   1   2   2    0   0  .288  .884   14    1   0   2B,SF,GDP
B Bonds LF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .307  .967   11    2   0   GDP
S Bream 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .279  .816   17    9   0   
J King 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .253  .712   11    0   4   
M LaValliere C                4   1   1   0    0   0  .253  .721   17    6   0   
R Tomlin P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    0   2   SH
Totals                       32   7  11   5    4   3              141   27  12

BATTING

2B: A Van Slyke (19, off J Valera); B Bonilla (33, off J Valera).

SF: B Bonilla (12, off J Musselman).

SH: R Tomlin (1, off W Whitehurst).

TB: B Bonilla 3; A Van Slyke 3; B Bonds 2; W Backman 2; J King; M LaValliere; S Bream.

GIDP: B Bonds (7); B Bonilla (9); J Bell (14).

RBI: B Bonilla 2 (101); S Bream (58); J King (48); B Bonds (101).

2-out RBI: B Bonds.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Backman-J Bell-S Bream.

E: J Bell (19).

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
J Valera, L (1-1)              2     8   5   4    2   1   0   7.88   16   57-31   17· 6· 8    7· 5· 1· 0     21    -     0.87  -0.32
J Musselman                    2     1   1   1    1   1   0   5.34    8   31-20   12· 0· 7    4· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.29   0.01
J Innis                        3     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.79    9   33-22   15· 2· 5    7· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
W Whitehurst                   1     1   1   0    1   0   0   3.58    5   20-11    8· 0· 3    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    11   7   5    4   3   0          38  141-84   52· 8·23   20· 8· 3· 0          2-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Tomlin, W (2-2)              9     3   1   1    0   6   0   2.20   30  123-75   38·12·25   12· 7· 5· 0     83    -     0.41   0.20
Totals                         9     3   1   1    0   6   0          30  123-75   38·12·25   12· 7· 5· 0           -

J Valera faced 5 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 32,528.

Field Condition: Soaked.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. K Miller             CF    1. W Backman            2B 
2. D Magadan            3B    2. J Bell               SS 
3. T Herr               2B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. K McReynolds         LF    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. D Strawberry         RF    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. T Teufel             1B    6. S Bream              1B 
7. H Johnson            SS    7. J King               3B 
8. C O'Brien            C     8. M LaValliere         C  
9. J Valera             P     9. R Tomlin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  --3  3    8%  73% B Bonds         J Valera        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Bell Scores/unER
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  2    7%  71% A Van Slyke     J Valera        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Backman to 3B; Bell to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  123  5   -7%  64% B Bonilla       J Valera        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Backman Scores; Bell to 3B
   b 3   0  0-2  -2-  1    6%  88% B Bonilla       J Valera        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Van Slyke Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  5    5%  64% J Bell          J Valera        Walk; Backman to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Tomlin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  K Miller        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   54%  D Magadan       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   55%  T Herr          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Julio Valera facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  W Backman       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  5   64%  J Bell          Walk; Backman to 2B
          12-  2   71%  A Van Slyke     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Backman to 3B; Bell to 2B
   ROO    123  5   64%  B Bonilla       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Backman Scores; Bell to 3B
   R      --3  3   73%  B Bonds         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Bell Scores/unER
          1--  6   74%  S Bream         Walk; Bonds to 2B
   O      12-  2   71%  J King          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Tomlin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   74%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   75%  D Strawberry    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   76%  T Teufel        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Julio Valera facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   75%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   74%  R Tomlin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   74%  W Backman       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   73%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Tomlin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   75%  H Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   77%  C O'Brien       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  8   78%  J Valera        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Julio Valera facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   82%  A Van Slyke     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  1   88%  B Bonilla       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Van Slyke Scores
          -2-  2   91%  B Bonds         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Bonilla to 3B
   R      1-3  1   95%  S Bream         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bonilla Scores; Bonds to 3B
   R      1-3  3   96%  J King          Single to LF (Line Drive); Bonds Scores; Bream to 2B
                  Jeff Musselman replaces Julio Valera pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   96%  M LaValliere    Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Bream to 3B; King to 2B
   O      -23  1   95%  R Tomlin        Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      -23  4   93%  W Backman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Randy Tomlin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   95%  K Miller        Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  7   95%  D Magadan       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   95%  T Herr          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   96%  K McReynolds    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jeff Musselman facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   96%  J Bell          Walk
          1--  4   98%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bell to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   98%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bell Scores; Van Slyke to 2B
   O      -2-  3   97%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   97%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Randy Tomlin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   98%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   97%  T Teufel        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   R      -2-  1   95%  H Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Teufel Scores
   O      1--  3   96%  C O'Brien       Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
                  Pat Tabler pinch hits for Jeff Musselman batting 9th
   O      1--  3   97%  P Tabler        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jeff Innis facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Innis replaces Pat Tabler pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  J King          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   96%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   96%  R Tomlin        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Randy Tomlin facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   94%  K Miller        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  2   98%  D Magadan       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   98%  T Herr          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jeff Innis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   98%  W Backman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   98%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   97%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Randy Tomlin facing 4-5-6
                  Rafael Belliard replaces Wally Backman playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  6   98%  K McReynolds    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  T Teufel        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jeff Innis facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   99%  B Bonilla       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   99%  B Bonds         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Randy Tomlin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   99%  H Johnson       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  Gregg Jefferies pinch hits for Charlie O'Brien batting 8th
   O      ---  2   99%  G Jefferies     Popfly: 2B
                  Darren Reed pinch hits for Jeff Innis batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  D Reed          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Wally Whitehurst facing 7-8-9
                  Wally Whitehurst replaces Darren Reed pitching and batting 9th; Todd Hundley replaces Gregg Jefferies playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  1  100%  J King          Lineout: RF
          ---  4  100%  M LaValliere    Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   R      1--  2  100%  R Tomlin        Reached on E2 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home); LaValliere Scores/unER/No RBI; Tomlin to 3B
                  R.J. Reynolds pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 1st
          --3  6  100%  R Reynolds      Walk
   OO     1-3  7  100%  J Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, Randy Tomlin facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Lind replaces R.J. Reynolds playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  1  100%  K Miller        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3  100%  D Magadan       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3  100%  T Herr          Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation