August 21, 1995 Florida Marlins at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
@CAL 4 CHW 7
@DET 3 MIL 3
KCR 1 KCR 18
@MIL 9 OAK 13
NYY 4 SEA 6
BAL 0 TEX 12
MIN 5 CLE 7
@TOR 3 ATL 5
@HOU 4 LAD 7
@MON 2 NYM 5
SFG 4
(11) PHI 3
SDP 1 PIT 5
FLA 3 STL 8
CIN 6

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 10,202

Monday, August 21, 1995, 7:34
Time of Game: 2:33

Marlins

46-59

Lost 5

4th, 21 GB

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

W: M Dyer (4-2), L: M Gardner (5-5), S: P Wagner (1)

Pirates

46-60

Won 5

4th, 20½ GB

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Q Veras 2B                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .243  .708    0    3   2   SB
K Abbott SS                   5   0   1   2    0   1  .253  .774    0    2   3   
G Colbrunn 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .769    0    8   1   
T Pendleton 3B                4   1   3   1    0   0  .303  .791    0    0   2   HR
A Dawson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .259  .744    0    1   0   
R Morman LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .870    0    0   0   
S Decker C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .685    0    7   1   
J Tavarez CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .580    0    2   0   
W Banks P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .154  .421    0    1   0   
  A Arias PH                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .272  .728    0    0   0   
  M Gardner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .380         0   0   
  J Conine PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .944    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   3  10   3    1   9                    24   9

BATTING

HR: T Pendleton (10, off J Ericks; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: T Pendleton 6; Q Veras 2; W Banks; G Colbrunn; S Decker; K Abbott; J Tavarez.

RBI: K Abbott 2 (49); T Pendleton (57).

2-out RBI: K Abbott 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Q Veras-G Colbrunn.

E: K Abbott (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: Q Veras (38, 2nd base off J Ericks/A Encarnacion).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Brumfield CF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .729    0    4   0   CS
A Martin LF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .265  .742    0    0   0   2·SB
O Merced 1B                   3   2   0   0    1   0  .290  .827    0    8   0   SB,IW
J King 2B                     3   1   0   0    1   2  .255  .786    0    2   3   
C Garcia SS                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .305  .812    0    1   2   2B
M Cummings RF                 3   0   1   1    1   2  .235  .642    0    2   0   
K Young 3B                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .247  .762    0    2   3   2·2B
A Encarnacion C               2   0   0   0    2   1  .235  .619    0    8   1   IW
J Ericks P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .115  .269    0    0   0   
  M Dyer P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  F Garcia PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .450    0    0   0   
  P Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .499         0   0   
Totals                       30   5   7   5    6   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: K Young 2 (6, 2 off W Banks); C Garcia (20, off M Gardner).

IBB: O Merced (6, by M Gardner); A Encarnacion (2, by W Banks).

TB: K Young 4; C Garcia 2; A Martin 2; J Brumfield; M Cummings.

RBI: C Garcia 2 (36); K Young 2 (16); M Cummings (4).

2-out RBI: K Young 2; C Garcia 2; M Cummings.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Merced (6, 2nd base off M Gardner/S Decker); A Martin 2 (14, 3rd base off M Gardner/S Decker, 2nd base off M Gardner/S Decker).

CS: J Brumfield (9, 2nd base by M Gardner/S Decker).

PITCHING

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Banks                        6     4   3   0    5   4   0   6.27   27     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 5· 0     57    -     0.70  -0.09
M Gardner, L (5-5)             2     3   2   2    1   3   0   4.32    9     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 3· 0          0-0    1.51  -0.25
Totals                         8     7   5   2    6   7   0          36     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 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
J Ericks                       6.2   9   3   3    0   4   1   3.67   29     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 6· 1     48    -     1.08  -0.05
M Dyer, W (4-2)                1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.86    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.83   0.12
P Wagner, S (1)                1     0   0   0    1   3   0   4.95    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.15   0.08
Totals                         9    10   3   3    1   9   1          38     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 6· 1          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Ericks (9).

IBB: M Gardner (4; O Merced); W Banks (7; A Encarnacion).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Bonin, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Mark Barron, 3B - Charlie Williams.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 10,202.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 91° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. Q Veras              2B    1. J Brumfield          CF 
2. K Abbott             SS    2. A Martin             LF 
3. G Colbrunn           1B    3. O Merced             1B 
4. T Pendleton          3B    4. J King               2B 
5. A Dawson             RF    5. C Garcia             SS 
6. R Morman             LF    6. M Cummings           RF 
7. S Decker             C     7. K Young              3B 
8. J Tavarez            CF    8. A Encarnacion        C  
9. W Banks              P     9. J Ericks             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  3-3  -23      28%  88% C Garcia        M Gardner       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Martin Scores; Merced Scores
   t 7   2  3-1  -23     -24%  55% K Abbott        J Ericks        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Arias Scores; Veras Scores
   b 1   2  0-1  123      14%  81% K Young         W Banks         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); King Scores/unER; Garcia Scores/unER; Cummings to 3B
   b 7   0  3-3  1--     -10%  55% A Martin        M Gardner       Brumfield Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 1   2  0-0  123       9%  66% M Cummings      W Banks         Walk; Merced Scores/unER; King to 3B; Garcia to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Ericks facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  Q Veras         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  K Abbott        Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  G Colbrunn      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      51%  T Pendleton     Single to LF (Line Drive); Colbrunn to 2B
   O      12-      55%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Banks facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Brumfield     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  A Martin        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  O Merced        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Merced to 1B
          1--      54%  J King          Walk; Merced to 2B
          12-      57%  C Garcia        Walk; Merced to 3B; King to 2B
   R      123      66%  M Cummings      Walk; Merced Scores/unER; King to 3B; Garcia to 2B
   RR     123      81%  K Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); King Scores/unER; Garcia Scores/unER; Cummings to 3B
   O      -23      78%  A Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-3, John Ericks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      80%  R Morman        Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  S Decker        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  J Tavarez       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Willie Banks facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      81%  J Ericks        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      80%  J Brumfield     Flyball: RF
          ---      80%  A Martin        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      79%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-3, John Ericks facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      81%  W Banks         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      83%  Q Veras         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  K Abbott        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Willie Banks facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  C Garcia        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      82%  M Cummings      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      81%  K Young         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-3, John Ericks facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  G Colbrunn      Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  A Dawson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Willie Banks facing 8-9-1
          ---      87%  A Encarnacion   Walk
   OO     1--      84%  J Ericks        Double Play: Popfly: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  J Brumfield     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-3, John Ericks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  R Morman        Strikeout Looking
          ---      83%  S Decker        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      86%  J Tavarez       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      84%  W Banks         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Tavarez to 2B
          12-      80%  Q Veras         Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left); Tavarez to 3B; Banks to 2B
   O      123      88%  K Abbott        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Willie Banks facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  A Martin        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      87%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      86%  J King          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-3, John Ericks facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  G Colbrunn      Lineout: 3B
   R      ---      81%  T Pendleton     Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      83%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  R Morman        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Willie Banks facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  C Garcia        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      82%  M Cummings      Strikeout
          ---      83%  K Young         Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-      84%  A Encarnacion   Intentional Walk
   O      12-      81%  J Ericks        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-3, John Ericks facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  S Decker        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      81%  J Tavarez       Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Alex Arias pinch hits for Willie Banks batting 9th
   O      1--      85%  A Arias         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      84%  Q Veras         Wild Pitch; Arias to 2B
          -2-      81%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Arias to 3B
          1-3      79%  K Abbott        Veras Steals 2B
   RR     -23      55%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball); Arias Scores; Veras Scores
                  Mike Dyer replaces John Ericks pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      59%  G Colbrunn      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Mark Gardner facing 1-2-3
                  Mark Gardner replaces Alex Arias pitching and batting 9th
          ---      65%  J Brumfield     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      55%  A Martin        Brumfield Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      59%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      62%  O Merced        Martin Steals 2B
          -2-      65%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      60%  J King          Strikeout, Martin Steals 3B, Merced Steals 2B
   RR     -23      88%  C Garcia        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Martin Scores; Merced Scores
   O      -2-      86%  M Cummings      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Dyer facing 4-5-6
          ---      79%  T Pendleton     Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      85%  A Dawson        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      89%  R Morman        Groundout: 3B-1B; Pendleton to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  S Decker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mark Gardner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  K Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  A Encarnacion   Strikeout
                  Freddy Garcia pinch hits for Mike Dyer batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  F Garcia        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 3-5, Paul Wagner facing 8-9-1
                  Paul Wagner replaces Freddy Garcia pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  J Tavarez       Strikeout
                  Jeff Conine pinch hits for Mark Gardner batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Conine        Strikeout Looking
          ---      96%  Q Veras         Walk
          1--      96%  K Abbott        Defensive Indifference; Veras to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Pirates 5.

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