September 20, 1993 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 10
@CAL 2 CLE 6
BAL 4 DET 6
MIL 3 OAK 2
KCR 1 TEX 2
@SEA 1
(10) CHC 6
STL 5 LAD 5
@CIN 2 SDP 11
@COL 7 SFG 7
@HOU 2 PHI 7
FLA 1 PIT 6
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 9,069

Monday, September 20, 1993, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:31

Mets

50-100

Lost 2

7th, 41 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  9  1
Pirates         0  1  1   0  0  0   0  4  X    6 13  2

W: P Wagner (7-7), L: E Hillman (1-8), S: J Johnston (1)

Pirates

70-80

Won 1

5th, 21 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Thompson CF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .250  .756   15    4   0   2B
D Saunders 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .220  .470    8    1   1   
  T Navarro PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142    4    0   0   GDP
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Innis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
E Murray 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .283  .787   21   11   2   
J Orsulak LF                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .279  .726   12    2   1   
B Huskey 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .095  .268    8    0   4   2B
J Burnitz RF                  3   0   1   0    1   2  .241  .796   15    0   0   
T Hundley C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .228  .630   12    3   0   GDP
K Baez SS                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .497    4    1   6   
  J McKnight PH-SS            2   0   2   0    0   0  .258  .622    3    0   0   
E Hillman P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .128  .304    5    1   0   
  C Walker PH-2B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .627    6    1   1   
Totals                       35   2   9   2    1   7              113   24  15

BATTING

2B: B Huskey (1, off P Wagner); R Thompson (15, off P Wagner).

TB: R Thompson 3; E Murray 2; B Huskey 2; J McKnight 2; T Hundley; J Burnitz.

GIDP: T Hundley (10); T Navarro (1).

RBI: B Huskey (3); T Hundley (51).

2-out RBI: T Hundley.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Murray-K Baez-E Murray; E Murray.

E: E Hillman (4).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Garcia 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .717   19    2   1   SB,SH
J Bell SS                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .310  .823   23    3   5   SB
A Van Slyke CF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .309  .816   13    5   0   SB,GDP
J King 3B                     3   2   2   2    1   0  .288  .746   18    1   0   2B
L McClendon RF                4   1   3   2    0   0  .213  .615   16    2   0   2B
A Martin LF                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .282  .815   14    1   0   SF
R Aude 1B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .637    9    8   1   
T Prince C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .190  .556   19    5   2   2B
P Wagner P                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .184  .389   17    0   1   
  J Johnston P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       33   6  13   6    2   2              148   27  10

BATTING

2B: J King (32, off E Hillman); L McClendon (9, off J Franco); T Prince (11, off E Hillman).

SF: A Martin (3, off E Hillman).

SH: C Garcia (6, off E Hillman).

TB: L McClendon 4; J King 3; T Prince 2; J Bell 2; P Wagner 2; C Garcia; A Van Slyke; R Aude.

GIDP: A Van Slyke (10).

RBI: J King 2 (89); L McClendon 2 (18); R Aude (4); A Martin (54).

2-out RBI: L McClendon.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Wagner-J Bell-R Aude; C Garcia-J Bell-R Aude.

E: L McClendon (3); J Bell (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Bell (16, 3rd base off J Franco/T Hundley); A Van Slyke (11, 2nd base off J Franco/T Hundley); C Garcia (16, 2nd base off E Hillman/T Hundley).

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
E Hillman, L (1-8)             7     8   2   1    1   1   0   4.19   28  109-58   36· 6·16   14· 5· 7· 0     55    -     0.94   0.04
J Franco                       0.2   5   4   4    1   1   0   4.72    8   31-18    9· 5· 4    2· 0· 4· 0          0-0    0.17  -0.06
J Innis                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.52    1    5-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    13   6   5    2   2   0          37  145-78   46·11·21   17· 5·11· 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
P Wagner, W (7-7)              8.2   9   2   2    1   7   0   4.45   35  101-67   43·12·12   12·10· 5· 0     64    -     1.06   0.47
J Johnston, S (1)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.45    1    5-3     3· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.44   0.01
Totals                         9     9   2   2    1   7   0          36  106-70   46·12·12   12·10· 6· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: P Wagner 2 (12).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 9,069.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Thompson           CF    1. C Garcia             2B 
2. D Saunders           2B    2. J Bell               SS 
3. E Murray             1B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. J Orsulak            LF    4. J King               3B 
5. B Huskey             3B    5. L McClendon          RF 
6. J Burnitz            RF    6. A Martin             LF 
7. T Hundley            C     7. R Aude               1B 
8. K Baez               SS    8. T Prince             C  
9. E Hillman            P     9. P Wagner             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-0  12-  4   15%  94% T Navarro       P Wagner        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
   b 3   0  0-1  123  1  -13%  68% A Van Slyke     E Hillman       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Bell out at 1B/1B
   b 3   2  0-1  123  5    9%  78% L McClendon     E Hillman       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Wagner Scores/unER; Garcia to 3B; King to 2B
   t 7   1  2-0  1--  1    8%  89% T Hundley       P Wagner        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 8   1  2-0  1--  3   -7%  79% R Thompson      P Wagner        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McKnight to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wagner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   46%  R Thompson      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Thompson to 1B
   O      1--  2   50%  D Saunders      Flyball: CF
          1--      48%  E Murray        Wild Pitch; Thompson to 2B
          -2-      45%  " "             Wild Pitch; Thompson to 3B
   O      --3  5   51%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  2   55%  J Orsulak       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Hillman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   55%  J Bell          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   50%  A Van Slyke     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wagner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  B Huskey        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   54%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   55%  T Hundley       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Hillman facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   61%  J King          Double to CF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  6   68%  L McClendon     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); King to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   66%  A Martin        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); King Scores
   O      1--  3   64%  R Aude          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   61%  T Prince        Double to LF (Line Drive); Aude out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Wagner facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   64%  K Baez          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   66%  E Hillman       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   63%  R Thompson      Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   67%  D Saunders      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eric Hillman facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   70%  P Wagner        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  1   75%  C Garcia        Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Wagner to 2B; Garcia to 1B
          12-  5   81%  J Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Wagner to 3B; Garcia to 2B
   OO     123  1   68%  A Van Slyke     Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Bell out at 1B/1B
          -23  5   69%  J King          Walk
   R      123  5   78%  L McClendon     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Wagner Scores/unER; Garcia to 3B; King to 2B
   O      123  3   73%  A Martin        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Paul Wagner facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   69%  E Murray        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   73%  J Orsulak       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   76%  B Huskey        Flyball: CF
          1--  4   74%  J Burnitz       Walk; Murray to 2B
   O      12-  4   79%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Eric Hillman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   77%  R Aude          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   76%  T Prince        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   76%  P Wagner        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Paul Wagner facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   78%  K Baez          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   80%  E Hillman       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  5   82%  R Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Eric Hillman facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   84%  C Garcia        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      86%  J Bell          Garcia Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   83%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  5   81%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      -2-  4   78%  J King          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Paul Wagner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   81%  D Saunders      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   84%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   85%  J Orsulak       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Eric Hillman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   84%  L McClendon     Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   83%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   82%  R Aude          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Paul Wagner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   85%  B Huskey        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   81%  J Burnitz       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  1   89%  T Hundley       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Eric Hillman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   88%  T Prince        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   87%  P Wagner        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   87%  C Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Paul Wagner facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff McKnight pinch hits for Kevin Baez batting 8th
          ---  2   80%  J McKnight      Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Chico Walker pinch hits for Eric Hillman batting 9th
   O      1--  1   86%  C Walker        Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
          1--  3   79%  R Thompson      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McKnight to 2B
                  Tito Navarro pinch hits for Doug Saunders batting 2nd
   OO     12-  4   94%  T Navarro       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Franco facing 2-3-4
                  John Franco replaces Tito Navarro pitching and batting 2nd; Chico Walker moves to 2B; Jeff McKnight moves to SS
          ---  5   95%  J Bell          Walk
          1--  3   96%  A Van Slyke     Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Bell to 2B
          12-      98%  J King          Bell Steals 3B; Van Slyke Steals 2B
   RR     -23  2   99%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Bell Scores; Van Slyke Scores; King to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-  2  100%  L McClendon     Double to RF (Line Drive); King Scores
   O      -2-  4  100%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B; McClendon to 3B
   R      --3  3  100%  R Aude          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McClendon Scores
   O      1--  7  100%  T Prince        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5  100%  P Wagner        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Aude to 3B
                  Jeff Innis replaces John Franco pitching and batting 2nd
   O      1-3  5  100%  C Garcia        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Paul Wagner facing 3-4-5
          ---  1  100%  E Murray        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6  100%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--  3   99%  B Huskey        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Orsulak Scores; Huskey to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      --3  4  100%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  1  100%  T Hundley       Single to CF (Line Drive); Huskey Scores
          1--  1   99%  J McKnight      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hundley to 3B
                  Joel Johnston replaces Paul Wagner pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  5  100%  C Walker        Lineout: CF
        2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation