August 25, 1995 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 11
@CAL 2 CLE 6
DET 5
(11) KCR 9
TEX 4 MIL 6
MIN 3 OAK 6
BOS 1 SEA 7
NYY 4 CHW 8
@TOR 7 ATL 7
@CHC 3 STL 8
@COL 3 FLA 5
HOU 4 MON 12
SFG 1 NYM 10
SDP 5 PHI 17
LAD 4 CIN 19
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 13,828

Friday, August 25, 1995, 8:07
Time of Game: 2:47

Reds

68-41

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            3  0  0   0  2  1   5  4  4   19 19  0
Pirates         1  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    3  7  2

W: M Portugal (8-8), L: S Parris (6-5)

Pirates

47-63

Lost 3

4th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Howard LF                   5   3   4   0    1   0  .330  .813   20    3   0   2·2B
H Morris 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .729   19    6   0   
  M Duncan 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .697    3    3   0   
B Larkin SS                   4   3   2   1    0   0  .325  .894   19    2   2   
  M Lewis 3B-SS               1   2   1   2    1   0  .353  .939    8    0   2   
R Sanders RF                  4   4   3   6    1   0  .318 1.020   29    3   0   2·HR,2B
  H Carrasco P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Harris PH-3B              1   1   1   0    0   0  .196  .524    1    0   1   
E Taubensee C                 5   1   3   3    1   1  .276  .805   16    6   0   2·2B
B Boone 2B                    5   2   2   2    0   1  .271  .771   31    0   0   3B,HBP
J Branson 3B-SS               5   1   1   5    0   0  .260  .792   16    0   2   HR,HBP
  J Brantley P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Lewis CF                    6   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .614   14    4   0   
M Portugal P                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .156  .458    7    0   0   2B
  J Walton RF                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .285  .866    3    0   0   
Totals                       47  19  19  19    4   5              186   27   7

BATTING

2B: E Taubensee 2 (11, off J McCurry, off S Parris); T Howard 2 (10, off J Christiansen, off S Parris); R Sanders (32, off J McCurry); M Portugal (5, off J McCurry).

3B: B Boone (2, off S Parris).

HR: J Branson (10, off J McCurry; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); R Sanders 2 (24, 2 off S Parris; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: B Boone (4, by J McCurry); J Branson (2, by J Christiansen).

TB: R Sanders 10; T Howard 6; E Taubensee 5; J Branson 4; B Boone 4; M Portugal 2; B Larkin 2; M Lewis; J Walton; L Harris.

RBI: R Sanders 6 (86); J Branson 5 (33); E Taubensee 3 (32); B Boone 2 (56); M Lewis 2 (23); B Larkin (57).

2-out RBI: J Branson 4; R Sanders 4; M Lewis 2; E Taubensee.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 8 for 19.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Brumfield CF                4   2   2   0    0   1  .282  .743    9    3   0   SB
A Martin LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .750   23    0   0   SB
O Merced RF                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .296  .842   16    2   0   SF
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
J King 1B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .799   16   12   1   SB
C Garcia 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .301  .802   12    1   1   2B
J Bell SS                     4   0   0   1    0   1  .248  .717   23    3   6   
K Young 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .711   16    0   3   
A Encarnacion C               3   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .594    5    4   0   
S Parris P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .571    7    1   1   
  J McCurry P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Cummings PH-RF            1   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .640    1    1   0   2B
Totals                       33   3   7   3    0   6              128   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Cummings (4, off H Carrasco); C Garcia (21, off M Portugal).

SF: O Merced (4, off M Portugal).

TB: C Garcia 3; J Brumfield 2; M Cummings 2; J King; A Martin.

RBI: O Merced (64); J King (71); J Bell (46).

2-out RBI: J King.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bell.

E: K Young (7); A Martin (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: J King (5, 2nd base off M Portugal/E Taubensee); J Brumfield (16, 2nd base off M Portugal/E Taubensee); A Martin (15, 2nd base off M Portugal/E Taubensee).

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
M Portugal, W (8-8)            7     5   3   3    0   4   0   4.48   26   86-56   38·10· 8    6·13· 3· 0     59    -     0.79   0.13
H Carrasco                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.01    4   13-10    6· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
J Brantley                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.60    4   14-12    8· 2· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     7   3   3    0   6   0          34  113-78   52·13·13    9·16· 3· 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
S Parris, L (6-5)              6.2   9   9   9    3   2   2   4.76   32  124-72   45· 6·21   14· 6· 7· 0     19    -     0.73  -0.35
J McCurry                      1.1   5   6   6    1   1   1   5.07   11   33-17   12· 2· 3    5· 2· 1· 0          1-1    0.03  -0.02
J Christiansen                 1     5   4   3    0   2   0   3.86   10   28-20   10· 6· 4    3· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    19  19  18    4   5   3          53  185-109  67·14·28   22· 9·11· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: M Portugal (5); H Carrasco (14); J Christiansen (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: J McCurry (4; B Boone); J Christiansen (3; J Branson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Wally Bell.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 13,828.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 5mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. T Howard             LF    1. J Brumfield          CF 
2. H Morris             1B    2. A Martin             LF 
3. B Larkin             SS    3. O Merced             RF 
4. R Sanders            RF    4. J King               1B 
5. E Taubensee          C     5. C Garcia             2B 
6. B Boone              2B    6. J Bell               SS 
7. J Branson            3B    7. K Young              3B 
8. D Lewis              CF    8. A Encarnacion        C  
9. M Portugal           P     9. S Parris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  2-3  1--  6   20%  81% R Sanders       S Parris        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Larkin Scores
   t 1   1  0-1  123  6   10%  78% B Boone         S Parris        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Larkin Scores; Sanders Scores; Taubensee to 2B
   b 1   2  3-0  -2-  6   -7%  67% J King          M Portugal      Single to CF (Line Drive); Brumfield Scores
   b 3   1  3-1  1--  5   -7%  59% A Martin        M Portugal      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Brumfield to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  4    6%  56% T Howard        S Parris        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Parris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   56%  T Howard        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  7   54%  H Morris        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Howard to 3B
   R      --3  3   60%  B Larkin        Single to LF (Line Drive); Howard Scores
          1--  5   63%  R Sanders       Walk; Larkin to 2B
          12-  4   68%  E Taubensee     Walk; Larkin to 3B; Sanders to 2B
   RR     123  6   78%  B Boone         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Larkin Scores; Sanders Scores; Taubensee to 2B
   OO     12-  2   73%  J Branson       Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted (SS-2B); Taubensee out at 2B/SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   69%  J Brumfield     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      67%  A Martin        Brumfield Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   71%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   75%  O Merced        Popfly: SS
   R      -2-  6   67%  J King          Single to CF (Line Drive); Brumfield Scores
          1--      66%  C Garcia        King Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   70%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Parris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   68%  D Lewis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   66%  M Portugal      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  2   67%  T Howard        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   66%  H Morris        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Portugal facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   68%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   70%  K Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   71%  A Encarnacion   Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Parris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   69%  B Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   68%  R Sanders       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   67%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Portugal facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   70%  S Parris        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   67%  J Brumfield     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   59%  A Martin        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Brumfield to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   59%  O Merced        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Brumfield Scores
          1--      58%  J King          Martin Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   62%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Parris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   60%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   64%  J Branson       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Branson to 2B
   O      -2-  4   61%  D Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B; Branson to 3B
   O      --3  4   57%  M Portugal      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Mark Portugal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   60%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   62%  J Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   64%  K Young         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Parris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   61%  T Howard        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   59%  H Morris        Flyball: CF
          ---  6   61%  B Larkin        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   RR     1--  6   81%  R Sanders       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Larkin Scores
   O      ---  2   80%  E Taubensee     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Mark Portugal facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   83%  A Encarnacion   Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   85%  S Parris        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   86%  J Brumfield     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Steve Parris facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   91%  B Boone         Triple to LF (Ground Ball)
   RO     --3  2   91%  J Branson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Boone Scores
   O      ---  4   90%  D Lewis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   90%  M Portugal      Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Mark Portugal facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   92%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   93%  O Merced        Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   94%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-2, Steve Parris facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   95%  T Howard        Walk
   O      1--  4   94%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Morris to 1B
   O      1--  7   93%  B Larkin        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Larkin to 1B
   RR     1--  7   98%  R Sanders       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Larkin Scores
          ---  4   98%  E Taubensee     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
                  Jeff McCurry replaces Steve Parris pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  3   98%  B Boone         Hit By Pitch
   RRR    12-  3  100%  J Branson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Taubensee Scores; Boone Scores
   O      ---  1  100%  D Lewis         Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 11, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-11, Mark Portugal facing 5-6-7
                  Mark Lewis replaces Barry Larkin playing 3B batting 3rd; Jeff Branson moves to SS
          ---  1   99%  C Garcia        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-      99%  J Bell          Wild Pitch; Garcia to 3B
   RO     --3  5  100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole); Garcia Scores
   O      ---  6  100%  K Young         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1  100%  A Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 11, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 11-3, Jeff McCurry facing 9-1-2
          ---  1  100%  M Portugal      Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          -2-  3  100%  T Howard        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Portugal to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  H Morris        Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  5  100%  M Lewis         Walk; Howard to 2B
   RR     123  4  100%  R Sanders       Double to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Portugal Scores; Howard Scores; Lewis to 3B
   RR     -23  1  100%  E Taubensee     Double to RF (Ground Ball); Lewis Scores; Sanders Scores
   O      -2-  5  100%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  3  100%  J Branson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 15, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-15, Hector Carrasco facing 9-1-2
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Reggie Sanders pitching and batting 4th; Mariano Duncan replaces Hal Morris playing 1B batting 2nd; Jerome Walton replaces Mark Portugal playing RF batting 9th; Midre Cummings pinch hits for Jeff McCurry batting 9th
          ---  1  100%  M Cummings      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4  100%  J Brumfield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2  100%  A Martin        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          -2-     100%  O Merced        Wild Pitch; Cummings to 3B
   O      --3  6  100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 15, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 15-3, Jason Christiansen facing 8-9-1
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 3rd; Midre Cummings moves to RF
   O      ---  2  100%  D Lewis         Flyball: RF
          ---  3  100%  J Walton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5  100%  T Howard        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Walton to 3B
   O      -23  3  100%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  3  100%  M Lewis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Walton Scores; Howard Scores
                  Lenny Harris pinch hits for Hector Carrasco batting 4th
          1--  1  100%  L Harris        Single to CF (Line Drive); Lewis to 3B
   R      1-3  1  100%  E Taubensee     Single to CF (Line Drive); Lewis Scores; Harris to 2B
          12-     100%  B Boone         E7 on Foul Ball
          12-  6  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Harris to 3B; Taubensee to 2B; Boone to 1B
   R      123  3  100%  J Branson       Hit By Pitch; Harris Scores/unER; Taubensee to 3B; Boone to 2B
   O      123  1  100%  D Lewis         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 19, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-19, Jeff Brantley facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Brantley replaces Jeff Branson pitching and batting 7th; Lenny Harris moves to 3B; Mark Lewis moves to SS
   O      ---  2  100%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2  100%  C Garcia        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  6  100%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Garcia to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 19, Pirates 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation