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SEA 10
@CLE  3

DET  6
@NYY  2

MIN 15
@TEX 12

LAD  7
CIN  4

PIT  7
NYM  2

HOU 12
@SFG  6

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 24,907

Thursday, June 4, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 2:51
Mets
2
27-25
Lost 1
3rd, 2 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    2  6  2
Pirates         0  2  0   1  1  1   0  2  X    7  9  1
W: D Drabek (4-4), L: D Gooden (4-6), S: B Patterson (2)
Pirates
7
29-23
Won 3
1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .382  .888    7    2   1   
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .664   16    3   2   
H Johnson CF                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .211  .678   19    2   0   
E Murray 1B                   3   0   1   1    0   2  .263  .771   15    8   0   SF
B Bonilla RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .759   15    1   0   
D Magadan 3B                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .317  .785   18    1   2   
M Sasser C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .569    8    6   2   
  B Pecota PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .451    1    0   0   
D Schofield SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .225  .650   10    1   1   
D Gooden P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .560    8    0   0   
  P Gibson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Boston PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .699    2    0   0   
  M Dewey P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    2   8              119   24   8
BATTING
SF: E Murray (4, off B Patterson).
TB: D Magadan; W Randolph; H Johnson; D Schofield; V Coleman; E Murray.
RBI: E Murray (37); D Magadan (15).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 2. V Coleman-W Randolph; D Magadan-W Randolph-E Murray.
E: W Randolph (3); D Gooden (4).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Espy RF                     3   0   0   0    2   1  .311  .773   31    4   0   SB
J Bell SS                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .241  .646   26    4   3   
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .343  .918   12    1   0   
B Bonds LF                    3   3   2   1    1   1  .313 1.071   14    3   0   HR,2B
O Merced 1B                   4   2   3   0    0   0  .256  .738   16    7   2   2B,SB
S Buechele 3B                 3   1   2   3    1   1  .276  .818   16    0   0   HR
M LaValliere C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .644   11    8   1   GDP
J Lind 2B                     3   1   1   2    1   0  .248  .564   16    0   1   SB
D Drabek P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .074  .185   13    0   0   2B,SH
  B Patterson P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .400 1.100    4    0   1   
Totals                       31   7   9   6    6   7              159   27   8
BATTING
2B: O Merced (11, off D Gooden); D Drabek (1, off P Gibson); B Bonds (12, off D Gooden).
HR: S Buechele (7, off M Dewey; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); B Bonds (14, off D Gooden; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SH: D Drabek (4, off D Gooden).
TB: B Bonds 6; S Buechele 5; O Merced 4; D Drabek 2; J Lind.
GIDP: M LaValliere (5).
RBI: S Buechele 3 (34); J Lind 2 (21); B Bonds (41).
2-out RBI: J Lind 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. O Merced-J Bell.
E: S Buechele (8).
BASERUNNING
SB: C Espy (3, 2nd base off D Gooden/M Sasser); O Merced (3, 2nd base off D Gooden/M Sasser); J Lind (3, 2nd base off D Gooden/M Sasser).
PO: D Drabek (2nd base by M Sasser).

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
D Gooden, L (4-6)              5.1   6   5   4    4   5   1   3.95   24   92-49   30·11· 8    7· 4· 4· 0     39    -     0.81  -0.28
P Gibson                       1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   4.56    7   29-15    6· 4· 5    1· 3· 1· 0          2-0    0.24   0.02
M Dewey                        1     2   2   2    1   1   1   6.52    7   30-18   14· 0· 4    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.02
Totals                         8     9   7   6    6   7   2          38  151-82   50·15·17   11· 8· 7· 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
D Drabek, W (4-4)              7.1   6   2   2    2   8   0   2.94   30  103-62   38· 8·16    9· 5· 6· 0     64    -     1.02   0.13
B Patterson, S (2)             1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.95    5   14-11    8· 0· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          3-1    1.05   0.09
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   8   0          35  117-73   46· 8·19   12· 7· 6· 0          3-1 
Balks: None.
WP: B Patterson (1).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Scott Potter, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Randy Marsh.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 24,907.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 61° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. V Coleman            LF    1. C Espy               RF 
2. W Randolph           2B    2. J Bell               SS 
3. H Johnson            CF    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. E Murray             1B    4. B Bonds              LF 
5. B Bonilla            RF    5. O Merced             1B 
6. D Magadan            3B    6. S Buechele           3B 
7. M Sasser             C     7. M LaValliere         C  
8. D Schofield          SS    8. J Lind               2B 
9. D Gooden             P     9. D Drabek             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  -23  4   19%  75% J Lind          D Gooden        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Bonds Scores; Merced Scores
   t 4   1  2-1  12-  4   11%  70% M Sasser        D Drabek        Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  3   10%  69% O Merced        D Gooden        Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Bonds to 3B
   t 4   1  2-0  1-3  2   -9%  59% D Magadan       D Drabek        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Johnson Scores; Bonilla to 2B
   t 4   0  2-0  1--  1   -7%  63% E Murray        D Drabek        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Johnson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  V Coleman       Bunt Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
          ---  3   50%  W Randolph      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Randolph to 1B
   O      1--  6   52%  H Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   55%  E Murray        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   52%  C Espy          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   51%  J Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   50%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   50%  D Magadan       Walk
   O      1--  2   53%  M Sasser        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   55%  D Schofield     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   59%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--  3   69%  O Merced        Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Bonds to 3B
   O      1-3  5   62%  S Buechele      Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  2   55%  M LaValliere    Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          1-3      56%  J Lind          Merced Steals 2B
   RR     -23  4   75%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Bonds Scores; Merced Scores
   O      1--  4   74%  D Drabek        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   76%  D Gooden        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   77%  V Coleman       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   78%  W Randolph      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   77%  C Espy          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   76%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   75%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   71%  H Johnson       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  1   63%  E Murray        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  2   67%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Johnson to 3B; Bonilla to 1B
   R      1-3  2   59%  D Magadan       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Johnson Scores; Bonilla to 2B
   OO     12-  4   70%  M Sasser        Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   76%  B Bonds         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   75%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bonds to 3B
   R      --3  2   81%  S Buechele      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Bonds Scores
   OO     1--  2   78%  M LaValliere    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   73%  D Schofield     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   77%  D Gooden        Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gooden to 1B
   O      1--  3   81%  V Coleman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   83%  W Randolph      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   85%  J Lind          Walk
          1--      87%  D Drabek        Lind Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   92%  " "             Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Lind Scores/No RBI/unER; Drabek to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  C Espy          Drabek Picked off 2B (C-SS)
          ---  8   90%  " "             Walk
          1--      91%  J Bell          Espy Steals 2B
   OO     -2-  5   89%  " "             Line Drive Double Play: LF-2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   91%  H Johnson       Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   92%  E Murray        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   93%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dwight Gooden facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   92%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  3   96%  B Bonds         Home Run (Fly Ball); Bonds Scores
          ---  5   96%  O Merced        Double (Line Drive)
          -2-  4   97%  S Buechele      Walk
                  Paul Gibson replaces Dwight Gooden pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   96%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
   O      12-  2   95%  J Lind          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   97%  D Magadan       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   97%  M Sasser        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   98%  D Schofield     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Paul Gibson facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   98%  D Drabek        Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   98%  C Espy          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Drabek stays at 2B
          -2-  6   98%  J Bell          Walk
   O      12-  4   98%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
   O      12-  6   97%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
                  Daryl Boston pinch hits for Paul Gibson batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  D Boston        Lineout: RF
          ---  1   97%  V Coleman       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  4   95%  W Randolph      Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Coleman to 2B
          12-  6   90%  H Johnson       Walk; Coleman to 3B; Randolph to 2B
                  Bob Patterson replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  3   94%  E Murray        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); Coleman Scores
          12-      93%  B Bonilla       Wild Pitch; Randolph to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      -23  3   98%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mark Dewey facing 5-6-7
                  Mark Dewey replaces Daryl Boston pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   98%  O Merced        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  5  100%  S Buechele      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Merced Scores; Buechele Scores
          ---  2  100%  M LaValliere    Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); LaValliere to 1B
   O      1--  3  100%  J Lind          Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  4  100%  B Patterson     Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--  7  100%  C Espy          Walk; LaValliere to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  J Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-7, Bob Patterson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5  100%  D Magadan       Groundout: P-1B
                  Bill Pecota pinch hits for Mackey Sasser batting 7th
   O      ---  1  100%  B Pecota        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2  100%  D Schofield     Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 7.

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