October 9, 1990 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 4 at Three Rivers Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1990 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 4
1990 postseason: WS: CIN-OAK / ALCS: OAK-BOS / NLCS: CIN-PIT

Game 1
PIT  4
@CIN  3
Game 2
CIN  2
PIT  1
Game 3
CIN  6
@PIT  3
Game 4
CIN  5
@PIT  3
Game 5
PIT  3
CIN  2
Game 6
CIN  2
PIT  1

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 50,461

Tuesday, October 9, 1990, 8:30
Time of Game: 3:00

Reds

Lou Piniella

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

W: J Rijo (1-0), L: B Walk (1-1), S: R Dibble (1)

Pirates

Jim Leyland

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Larkin SS                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .411   16    5   1   
B Hatcher CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .909   16    2   1   
P O'Neill RF                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .545 1.636   13    2   0   HR,2B
E Davis LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .133  .388   13    2   1   
H Morris 1B                   4   2   3   0    0   0  .556 1.303   10    3   0   2B
C Sabo 3B                     3   1   2   3    0   0  .267  .717   13    2   0   HR,SF
J Reed C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    8   1   
  J Oliver C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    1    3   0   
M Duncan 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .786   10    0   2   
  T Benzinger PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .400  .900    4    0   0   IW
  R Oester 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Rijo P                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    9    0   0   GDP
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Quinones PH               0   0   0   1    0   0                2    0   0   SF
  R Dibble P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   5  10   5    1   5              114   27   6

BATTING

2B: P O'Neill (3, off T Power); H Morris (1, off T Power).

HR: P O'Neill (1, off B Walk; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); C Sabo (1, off B Walk; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: L Quinones (1, off T Power); C Sabo (1, off B Walk).

IBB: T Benzinger (1, by T Power).

TB: P O'Neill 7; C Sabo 5; H Morris 4; M Duncan; E Davis.

GIDP: J Rijo (1).

RBI: C Sabo 3 (3); L Quinones (1); P O'Neill (4).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Larkin-H Morris.

E: B Larkin (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Backman 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .143  .536   12    0   2   2B,SB
J Bell SS                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .333 1.012   16    0   6   HR
A Van Slyke CF                4   1   1   1    0   1  .188  .485   18    1   0   SB
B Bonilla RF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .267  .646   23    2   0   2B,CS
B Bonds LF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .214  .527   19    2   0   SB
S Bream 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .429 1.556   29   15   0   2B
M LaValliere C                3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333   12    5   0   GDP,IW
J Lind 2B                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .333 1.108   13    2   3   
B Walk P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  R Reynolds PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .167    5    0   0   
  T Power P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J King PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .347    3    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   8   3    4  10              158   27  12

BATTING

2B: S Bream (1, off J Rijo); B Bonilla (1, off R Myers); W Backman (1, off J Rijo).

HR: J Bell (1, off J Rijo; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

IBB: M LaValliere (1, by J Rijo).

TB: J Bell 4; S Bream 2; B Bonilla 2; W Backman 2; J Lind 2; A Van Slyke; B Bonds.

GIDP: M LaValliere (2).

RBI: A Van Slyke (2); S Bream (3); J Bell (1).

2-out RBI: S Bream.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lind-S Bream.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds (1, 2nd base off R Myers/J Oliver); W Backman (1, 2nd base off J Rijo/J Reed); A Van Slyke (1, 2nd base off J Rijo/J Reed).

CS: B Bonilla (1, 2nd base by J Rijo/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
J Rijo, W (1-0)                7     6   3   3    4   7   1   4.38   29  112-66   42· 9·15    7· 8· 4· 0     56    -     1.17  -0.01
R Myers, H (1)                 1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   25-15   10· 1· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.33   0.13
R Dibble, S (1)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3    9-8     2· 2· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.08
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4  10   1          36  146-89   54·12·23    8·11· 4· 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 (1-1)                7     7   4   4    0   3   2   4.85   27   77-53   32· 8·13   12· 4· 8· 0     50    -     0.97  -0.26
T Power                        2     3   1   1    1   2   0   3.38   10   37-22   15· 2· 5    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.80  -0.05
Totals                         9    10   5   5    1   5   2          37  114-75   47·10·18   15· 6·10· 0           -

J Rijo faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Rijo (1; M LaValliere); T Power (1; T Benzinger).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 50,461.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 8mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Larkin             SS    1. W Backman            3B 
2. B Hatcher            CF    2. J Bell               SS 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. E Davis              LF    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. H Morris             1B    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. C Sabo               3B    6. S Bream              1B 
7. J Reed               C     7. M LaValliere         C  
8. M Duncan             2B    8. J Lind               2B 
9. J Rijo               P     9. B Walk               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  2-2  1--  2   28%  84% C Sabo          B Walk          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Morris Scores
   b 4   2  2-1  -2-  4  -15%  46% S Bream         J Rijo          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Van Slyke Scores
   t 4   1  1-0  ---  5   14%  47% P O'Neill       B Walk          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 8   0  4-2  ---  3  -14%  72% J Bell          J Rijo          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 5   0  2-2  1--  2  -10%  45% J Rijo          B Walk          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  B Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   46%  B Hatcher       Lineout: 2B
          ---  2   48%  P O'Neill       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   45%  E Davis         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rijo facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   39%  W Backman       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   40%  J Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B; Backman to 3B
   RO     --3  4   38%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Backman Scores
          ---  4   37%  B Bonilla       Walk
   O      1--  4   38%  B Bonds         Bonilla Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Walk facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   36%  H Morris        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   34%  C Sabo          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   33%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Rijo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   35%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   33%  S Bream         Walk
   OO     1--  2   37%  M LaValliere    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Walk facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   35%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   33%  J Rijo          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   32%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Rijo facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   29%  J Lind          Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   32%  B Walk          Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  2   34%  W Backman       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      33%  J Bell          Backman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   36%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Walk facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   33%  B Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  5   47%  P O'Neill       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  4   50%  E Davis         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   59%  H Morris        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Davis to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   61%  C Sabo          Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Davis Scores
   O      1--  2   59%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose Rijo facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   54%  A Van Slyke     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   59%  B Bonilla       Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
          1--      56%  B Bonds         Van Slyke Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   61%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  4   46%  S Bream         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Van Slyke Scores
          -2-  4   45%  M LaValliere    Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   50%  J Lind          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bream out at Hm/CF-C; LaValliere to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Walk facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   55%  M Duncan        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  2   45%  J Rijo          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   44%  B Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Jose Rijo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   47%  B Walk          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   49%  W Backman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Walk facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   47%  B Hatcher       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   44%  P O'Neill       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  2   43%  E Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Jose Rijo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   46%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   43%  B Bonilla       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   47%  B Bonds         Popfly: SS
   O      1--  7   50%  S Bream         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Walk facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   56%  H Morris        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   RR     1--  2   84%  C Sabo          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Morris Scores
   O      ---  2   83%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   82%  M Duncan        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   81%  J Rijo          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Jose Rijo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   85%  M LaValliere    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   87%  J Lind          Popfly: RF (Short RF)
                  R.J. Reynolds pinch hits for Bob Walk batting 9th
          ---  5   85%  R Reynolds      Walk
   O      1--  2   88%  W Backman       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ted Power facing 1-2-3
                  Ted Power replaces R.J. Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   87%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   87%  B Hatcher       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   88%  P O'Neill       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  5   86%  E Davis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Jose Rijo facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  3   72%  J Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Randy Myers replaces Jose Rijo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   78%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
   O      --- 11   82%  B Bonilla       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Bonilla out at 3B/LF-3B
          ---  4   79%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Joe Oliver replaces Jeff Reed playing C batting 7th
          1--      76%  S Bream         Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   85%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ted Power facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   90%  H Morris        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  6   93%  C Sabo          Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Morris to 3B
   O      1-3  1   91%  J Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sabo to 2B
                  Todd Benzinger pinch hits for Mariano Duncan batting 8th
          -23  4   91%  T Benzinger     Intentional Walk
                  Luis Quinones pinch hits for Randy Myers batting 9th
   RO     123  2   94%  L Quinones      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Morris Scores
   O      12-  1   92%  B Larkin        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Rob Dibble facing 7-8-9
                  Rob Dibble replaces Luis Quinones pitching and batting 9th; Ron Oester replaces Todd Benzinger playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  2   96%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   99%  J Lind          Strikeout Swinging
                  Jeff King pinch hits for Ted Power batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  J King          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT199010090

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BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation