May 24, 1994 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 5
@BOS 3 CHW 5
MIN 3 CAL 8
@DET 5 TEX 2
@KCR 0 BAL 13
@MIL 5 NYY 6
TOR 1 OAK 10
SEA 1 HOU 8
@ATL 0 COL 11
CIN 7 MON 11
@FLA 1 CHC 2
@LAD 0 NYM 4
@PIT 2 SDP 6
SFG 3 PHI 4
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 11,781

Tuesday, May 24, 1994, 9:17
Time of Game: 2:29

Mets

21-22

Won 1

4th, 6½ GB

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

W: B Jones (5-4), L: R White (1-2), S: J Franco (9)

Pirates

19-23

Lost 2

4th, 6 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Vizcaino SS                 4   0   2   1    1   1  .286  .734   18    1   7   
R Parker RF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    9    2   1   SH
  J Orsulak PH-RF             2   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .731    3    0   0   
J Lindeman LF-1B              5   0   0   0    0   2  .308  .862   19    6   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .306  .973   15    1   2   HR
J Kent 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .305  .928   15    1   1   
R Thompson CF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .221  .795   13    4   0   HR
D Segui 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .711   15   10   1   
  J Cangelosi PR-LF           0   1   0   0    0   0  .260  .658         0   0   
K Stinnett C                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .214  .565    5    1   0   
B Jones P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .050  .100   13    1   2   
  J McKnight PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .450    4    0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   4  11   4    1   7              129   27  14

BATTING

HR: R Thompson (8, off R White; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out); B Bonilla (7, off Z Smith; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SH: R Parker (2, off Z Smith).

TB: B Bonilla 5; R Thompson 5; J Vizcaino 2; K Stinnett 2; D Segui; J Kent; J Orsulak.

RBI: J Vizcaino (11); B Bonilla (22); R Thompson (26); J Orsulak (20).

2-out RBI: J Vizcaino; J Orsulak.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .290  .863   19    1   0   2B
J Bell SS                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .205  .635   14    1   5   SH
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   1   2    0   0  .247  .707    9    2   0   
J King 3B                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .699    6    0   0   
  T Foley 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .645    6    0   2   
D Clark RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .800   11    4   0   
O Merced 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .685   13    8   1   2B
D Slaught C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .682    9    7   0   
C Garcia 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .730   12    3   0   
Z Smith P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .728    3    0   2   
  G Varsho PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .429 1.429    3    0   0   2B
  J Hope P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  B Hunter PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .773    5    0   0   
  R White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Ballard P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       30   2   5   2    2   1              110   27  10

BATTING

2B: O Merced (8, off B Jones); G Varsho (2, off B Jones); A Martin (7, off B Jones).

SH: J Bell (3, off B Jones).

TB: G Varsho 2; O Merced 2; A Martin 2; J Bell; A Van Slyke.

RBI: A Van Slyke 2 (14).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

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
B Jones, W (5-4)               8     5   2   2    2   0   0   2.95   30  103-61   42· 7·12   14· 6· 8· 0     62    -     0.96   0.13
J Franco, S (9)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.84    3    7-6     2· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   1   0          33  110-67   44·10·13   15· 7· 8· 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
Z Smith                        6     6   1   1    1   3   1   3.75   25   79-50   37· 5· 8   12· 5· 4· 0     58    -     1.15   0.24
J Hope, H (1)                  2     0   0   0    0   3   0   6.23    6   26-16    6· 6· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.22
R White, BS (2), L (1-2)       0.2   4   3   3    0   1   1   2.78    6   21-15    8· 2· 5    1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    3.22  -0.67
J Ballard                      0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.55    2    3-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    1.11  -0.07
Totals                         9    11   4   4    1   7   2          39  129-83   53·13·17   15·11· 5· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Larry Vanover.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 11,781.

Field Condition: Soaked.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 9mph out to Leftfield, Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Vizcaino           SS    1. A Martin             LF 
2. R Parker             RF    2. J Bell               SS 
3. J Lindeman           LF    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. B Bonilla            3B    4. J King               3B 
5. J Kent               2B    5. D Clark              RF 
6. R Thompson           CF    6. O Merced             1B 
7. D Segui              1B    7. D Slaught            C  
8. K Stinnett           C     8. C Garcia             2B 
9. B Jones              P     9. Z Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  2-2  12-  3   36%  83% J Vizcaino      R White         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cangelosi Scores; Stinnett to 3B
   t 9   1  2-1  ---  2   35%  44% R Thompson      R White         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 4   1  1-0  ---  6   12%  47% B Bonilla       Z Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 9   1  2-2  12-  4  -11%  48% J McKnight      R White         Strikeout Swinging
   b 6   0  1-1  ---  3   -9%  33% G Varsho        B Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   53%  J Vizcaino      Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   52%  R Parker        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Vizcaino to 2B
   O      -2-  5   49%  J Lindeman      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Vizcaino to 3B
   O      --3  2   45%  B Bonilla       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   39%  A Martin        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   41%  J Bell          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Martin to 3B
   RO     --3  1   39%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Martin Scores
   O      ---  6   40%  J King          Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Zane Smith facing 5-6-7
                  Tom Foley replaces Jeff King playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---  3   37%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   36%  R Thompson      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   34%  D Segui         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bobby Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   36%  D Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  1   38%  O Merced        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   39%  D Slaught       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Zane Smith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   36%  K Stinnett      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   34%  B Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   36%  J Vizcaino      Walk
   O      1--  4   33%  R Parker        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bobby Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   35%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   37%  Z Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   38%  A Martin        Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Zane Smith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   35%  J Lindeman      Flyball: CF
   R      ---  6   47%  B Bonilla       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   50%  J Kent          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   47%  R Thompson      Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      1--  2   44%  D Segui         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Bobby Jones facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   47%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   49%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   50%  T Foley         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Zane Smith facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   55%  K Stinnett      Single to P (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   50%  B Jones         Strikeout
   O      1--  2   46%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: RF
   O      1--  4   43%  R Parker        Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Bobby Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   46%  D Clark         Lineout: CF
          ---  5   41%  O Merced        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      -2-  3   45%  D Slaught       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Merced to 3B
   O      --3  4   50%  C Garcia        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Zane Smith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   47%  J Lindeman      Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   50%  B Bonilla       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   46%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Kent to 1B
          1--  3   49%  R Thompson      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Kent to 2B
   O      12-  5   42%  D Segui         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Bobby Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Varsho pinch hits for Zane Smith batting 9th
          ---  3   33%  G Varsho        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      -2-  7   35%  A Martin        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Varsho to 3B
          --3  6   32%  J Bell          Walk
   RO     1-3  6   28%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Varsho Scores; Bell out at 3B/RF-SS-3B; Van Slyke to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  1   31%  T Foley         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, John Hope facing 8-9-1
                  John Hope replaces Gary Varsho pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   27%  K Stinnett      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   23%  B Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   21%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bobby Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   23%  D Clark         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   25%  O Merced        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  1   26%  D Slaught       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, John Hope facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Orsulak pinch hits for Rick Parker batting 2nd
   O      ---  2   20%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   16%  J Lindeman      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   13%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bobby Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Orsulak moves to RF
   O      ---  7   15%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  Brian Hunter pinch hits for John Hope batting 9th
   O      ---  5   16%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   15%  A Martin        Walk
          1--  2   14%  J Bell          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Martin to 2B
   O      12-  1   17%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick White facing 5-6-7
                  Rick White replaces Brian Hunter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7    9%  J Kent          Popfly: SS
   R      ---  2   44%  R Thompson      Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  4   50%  D Segui         Single to RF (Fly Ball)
                  John Cangelosi pinch runs for David Segui batting 7th
          1--  1   58%  K Stinnett      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Cangelosi to 2B
                  Jeff McKnight pinch hits for Bobby Jones batting 9th
   O      12-  4   48%  J McKnight      Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  3   83%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cangelosi Scores; Stinnett to 3B
                  Jeff Ballard replaces Rick White pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  1   92%  J Orsulak       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Stinnett Scores; Vizcaino to 3B
   O      1-3  2   90%  J Lindeman      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, John Franco facing 4-5-6
                  John Franco replaces Jeff McKnight pitching and batting 9th; Jim Lindeman moves to 1B; John Cangelosi moves to LF
   O      ---  2   95%  T Foley         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   98%  D Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2.

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