May 6, 1991 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
@CAL 0 SEA 4
NYY 2 CHC 4
@HOU 3 MON 10
SFG 4 PIT 3
CIN 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 9,518

Monday, May 6, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:30

Reds

13-11

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: V Palacios (2-0), L: J Rijo (1-2), S: B Landrum (4)

Pirates

16-9

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hatcher LF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .164  .428   15    1   0   
B Larkin SS                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .256  .800   16    3   3   
E Davis CF                    3   1   2   1    1   1  .286  .907   16    1   0   HR,2B
H Morris 1B                   1   0   1   0    3   0  .382 1.006   23    5   0   IW
P O'Neill RF                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .192  .733   11    4   1   
  G Braggs PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .103  .540    6    0   0   
L Quinones 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .523    9    1   2   
M Duncan 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .188  .548   12    2   2   
J Reed C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .478   10    7   0   
J Rijo P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .462    3    0   2   
  H Winningham PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .613    2    0   0   
  D Carman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Doran PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .752    2    0   0   
Totals                       30   1   3   1    7   3              125   24  10

BATTING

2B: E Davis (5, off V Palacios).

HR: E Davis (2, off V Palacios; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: H Morris (1, by V Palacios).

TB: E Davis 6; H Morris.

RBI: E Davis (5).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Quinones-M Duncan-H Morris.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Merced 1B                   4   2   3   0    0   0  .350 1.083   10   10   0   2B
J Bell SS                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .191  .558   10    3   3   HR,SH
A Van Slyke CF                2   0   0   0    2   1  .241  .761   22    0   0   
B Bonilla RF                  3   0   2   2    1   0  .311  .922   16    2   0   
B Bonds LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .156  .471   15    1   0   
C Wilkerson 3B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .653   17    2   3   
M LaValliere C                2   0   1   0    2   0  .246  .620   17    3   0   2B,IW
J Lind 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .602    8    6   5   GDP
V Palacios P                  3   0   1   0    0   2  .125  .250   13    0   1   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Landrum P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       29   3   9   3    6   6              131   27  12

BATTING

2B: M LaValliere (2, off J Rijo); O Merced (3, off J Rijo).

HR: J Bell (2, off J Rijo; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: J Bell (10, off J Rijo).

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

TB: O Merced 4; J Bell 4; M LaValliere 2; B Bonilla 2; C Wilkerson; V Palacios.

GIDP: J Lind (5).

RBI: B Bonilla 2 (20); J Bell (9).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lind-O Merced.

E: J Lind (3).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Bell (1st base by J Rijo).

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, L (1-2)                6     6   2   2    3   5   1   3.00   26   91-57   29· 7·21    5· 7· 6· 0     54    -     0.96   0.02
D Carman                       0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   6.35    4   11-5     4· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.69  -0.04
R Myers                        1.2   1   0   0    2   1   0   3.86    6   24-14    9· 3· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          3-1    0.53   0.01
Totals                         8     9   3   3    6   6   1          36  126-76   42·10·24    8· 9· 7· 0          3-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Palacios, W (2-0)            7     3   1   1    7   3   1   1.52   31  103-57   28· 8·21   11· 8· 2· 0     63    -     1.29   0.29
B Patterson, H (3)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    2    7-5     3· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.32   0.10
B Landrum, S (4)               1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   13-9     6· 0· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.10   0.10
Totals                         9     3   1   1    7   3   1          37  123-71   37· 8·26   14·11· 2· 0          2-0

V Palacios faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: V Palacios 2 (3).

IBB: J Rijo (2; M LaValliere); V Palacios (1; H Morris).

PO: J Rijo (1; J Bell, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 9,518.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 54° F, Wind 20mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Hatcher            LF    1. O Merced             1B 
2. B Larkin             SS    2. J Bell               SS 
3. E Davis              CF    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. H Morris             1B    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. P O'Neill            RF    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. L Quinones           3B    6. C Wilkerson          3B 
7. M Duncan             2B    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. J Reed               C     8. J Lind               2B 
9. J Rijo               P     9. V Palacios           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  0-1  ---  2   11%  86% J Bell          J Rijo          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bell Scores
   t 3   1  1-0  123  3    9%  59% L Quinones      V Palacios      Popfly: 3B
   t 3   2  1-0  123  1    9%  68% M Duncan        V Palacios      Groundout: 3B-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  2   -9%  41% E Davis         V Palacios      Double to 3B (Ground Ball); Larkin to 3B
   t 6   1  1-0  1--  1    8%  75% J Reed          V Palacios      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Vicente Palacios facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   50%  B Larkin        Walk
          1--  2   41%  E Davis         Double to 3B (Ground Ball); Larkin to 3B
          -23  4   40%  H Morris        Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   47%  P O'Neill       Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   O      123  3   55%  L Quinones      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Rijo facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   61%  O Merced        Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   60%  J Bell          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Merced to 3B
          --3  5   61%  A Van Slyke     Walk
   R      1-3  5   68%  B Bonilla       Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B); Merced Scores; Van Slyke to 2B
   O      12-  3   65%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   61%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Vicente Palacios facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   64%  M Duncan        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   65%  J Reed          Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  1   64%  J Rijo          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Rijo to 1B
   O      1--  2   66%  B Hatcher       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hatcher to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Rijo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   64%  M LaValliere    Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   63%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   62%  V Palacios      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Vicente Palacios facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   65%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   62%  E Davis         Walk
          1--      60%  H Morris        Wild Pitch; Davis to 2B
          -2-  4   57%  " "             Walk
          12-  5   50%  P O'Neill       Walk; Davis to 3B; Morris to 2B
   O      123  3   59%  L Quinones      Popfly: 3B
   O      123  1   68%  M Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Rijo facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   71%  O Merced        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   68%  J Bell          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bell to 1B
   O      1--      64%  A Van Slyke     Bell Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  6   63%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Vicente Palacios facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   66%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   68%  J Rijo          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   69%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Rijo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   67%  B Bonilla       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  1   66%  B Bonds         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   65%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Vicente Palacios facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   68%  B Larkin        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   70%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
          --- 10   69%  H Morris        Walk
          1--      67%  P O'Neill       Wild Pitch; Morris to 2B
   O      -2-  3   72%  " "             Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Rijo facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   78%  M LaValliere    Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   77%  J Lind          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line); LaValliere to 3B
   O      --3  5   71%  V Palacios      Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1   67%  O Merced        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Vicente Palacios facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   71%  L Quinones      Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  5   67%  M Duncan        Walk
   OO     1--  1   75%  J Reed          Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Rijo facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  2   86%  J Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bell Scores
   O      ---  2   85%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: RF
          ---  6   86%  B Bonilla       Walk
   O      1--  6   84%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
          1--  4   86%  C Wilkerson     Single to CF (Line Drive); Bonilla to 3B; Wilkerson to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  4   87%  M LaValliere    Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   83%  J Lind          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Vicente Palacios facing 9-1-2
                  Herm Winningham pinch hits for Jose Rijo batting 9th
   O      ---  2   86%  H Winningham    Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1   89%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   90%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Carman facing 9-1-2
                  Don Carman replaces Herm Winningham pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   91%  V Palacios      Single (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
          1--  2   93%  O Merced        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B); Palacios to 2B
   O      12-  1   91%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Merced to 2B; Bell to 1B
          12-  4   94%  A Van Slyke     Walk; Merced to 3B; Bell to 2B
                  Randy Myers replaces Don Carman pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  3   95%  B Bonilla       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Merced Scores; Bell out at Hm/RF-C; Van Slyke to 3B
          1-3  5   95%  B Bonds         Walk; Bonilla to 2B
   O      123  5   94%  C Wilkerson     Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Vicente Palacios facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  4   88%  E Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Davis Scores
          ---  4   81%  H Morris        Single (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
                  Bob Patterson replaces Vicente Palacios pitching and batting 9th; Glenn Braggs pinch hits for Paul O'Neill batting 5th
   O      1--  6   87%  G Braggs        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Braggs to 1B
   O      1--  1   91%  L Quinones      Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  Bill Landrum replaces Bob Patterson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   95%  M Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Randy Myers facing 7-8-9
                  Glenn Braggs moves to RF
          ---  7   95%  M LaValliere    Walk
   OO     1--  1   94%  J Lind          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   93%  B Landrum       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Bill Landrum facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   97%  J Reed          Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  Bill Doran pinch hits for Randy Myers batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  B Doran         Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5  100%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.

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