April 10, 1996 Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
CLE 2
(10) DET 7
SEA 3 CAL 2
@TOR 1 CIN 9
NYM 7 COL 10
CHC 9 SFG 11
@HOU 5 LAD 9
ATL 2 PHI 7
@PIT 6 SDP 3
FLA 0 STL 4
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 7,075

Wednesday, April 10, 1996, 3:05
Time of Game: 2:45

Phillies

4-3

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: M Grace (2-0), L: J Christiansen (1-1), S: R Bottalico (3)

Pirates

4-3

Lost 2

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Dykstra CF                  3   1   1   0    2   1  .370 1.278   21    3   0   2B,SB,CS
M Morandini 2B                4   2   1   0    1   2  .286  .858   25    1   6   2·SB
J Eisenreich LF               4   1   2   1    1   0  .417  .879   30    2   0   
T Zeile 3B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .160  .513   18    0   1   
M Whiten RF                   4   1   2   0    1   1  .273  .862   19    4   0   SB
B Santiago C                  5   1   1   3    0   2  .280  .933   19    5   0   HR
G Schall 1B                   2   0   1   2    1   1  .333  .917   21   10   2   2B,HBP
K Stocker SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .050  .359   15    1   1   2·GDP
M Grace P                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .533   19    1   1   
  T Borland P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Jordan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.762    5    0   0   
  D Leiper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Bottalico P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   7  10   6    6  10              192   27  11

BATTING

2B: L Dykstra (3, off J Ericks); G Schall (1, off J Ericks).

HR: B Santiago (2, off F Cordova; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

HBP: G Schall (1, by L Hancock).

TB: B Santiago 4; G Schall 2; J Eisenreich 2; L Dykstra 2; M Whiten 2; M Morandini; T Zeile; M Grace.

GIDP: K Stocker 2 (2).

RBI: B Santiago 3 (7); G Schall 2 (2); J Eisenreich (2).

2-out RBI: G Schall 2; J Eisenreich.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Schall-K Stocker.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Whiten (2, 2nd base off D Plesac/K Osik); L Dykstra (3, 2nd base off J Ericks/J Kendall); M Morandini 2 (5, 2nd base off J Ericks/J Kendall 2).

CS: L Dykstra (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Christiansen).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kingery CF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .390    9    1   0   
A Martin LF                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .226  .725   15    0   0   GDP
O Merced RF                   4   3   4   0    0   0  .182  .560    9    1   0   2B
J King 1B                     4   2   3   5    0   0  .208  .907   15    9   3   2·HR,2B
C Hayes 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .185  .466   15    0   1   
J Bell SS                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .385 1.083   16    2   7   IW
C Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .304  .925   13    3   4   
J Kendall C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .586    6    9   1   
  D Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .200 1.029    3    0   0   
  K Osik C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         1   0   
J Ericks P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  L Hancock P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  N Liriano PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .714 1.571    1    0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  F Cordova P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    1    0   0   
  D Plesac P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Brumfield PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .421    2    0   0   
Totals                       36   6  10   6    2   5              106   27  17

BATTING

2B: J King (2, off R Springer); O Merced (1, off M Grace).

HR: J King 2 (3, 2 off M Grace; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

IBB: J Bell (1, by R Springer).

TB: J King 10; O Merced 5; J Bell; J Kendall; M Kingery.

GIDP: A Martin (1).

RBI: J King 5 (7); J Bell (5).

2-out RBI: J King 4; J Bell.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Bell-J King; J Bell-C Garcia-J King.

E: C Hayes (1); J Kendall (1).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Grace, W (2-0)               6     8   5   5    0   2   2   3.86   25   65-42   32· 2· 8   13· 9· 1· 0     38    -     0.94  -0.21
T Borland, H (1)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   9.82    3    6-6     4· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.12   0.09
D Leiper                       0     1   1   1    1   0   0   7.71    2    6-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.43  -0.20
R Springer, H (2)              1     1   0   0    1   3   0   2.16    5   24-13    7· 4· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    5.07   0.20
R Bottalico, S (3)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    3    5-4     3· 0· 1    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.22
Totals                         9    10   6   6    2   5   2          38  106-67   47· 6·14   17·13· 1· 0          2-1

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                       3.2   6   4   2    2   5   0   5.19   20   87-52   26· 6·20    8· 1· 4· 0     40    -     1.13  -0.22
L Hancock                      1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    6   18-9     5· 3· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          2-0    2.08   0.12
J Christiansen, L (1-1)        1.1   2   2   2    1   2   0   9.00    6   28-15    6· 1· 8    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.43   0.01
F Cordova, BS (1)              0.2   1   1   1    1   0   1   2.45    3   15-9     6· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    1.68  -0.38
D Plesac                       2     0   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    7   31-21   11· 6· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.08
Totals                         9    10   7   5    6  10   1          42  179-106  54·17·35   14· 4· 7· 0          4-2

D Leiper faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Springer (1; J Bell).

PO: J Christiansen (1; L Dykstra, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: L Hancock (2; G Schall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 7,075.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 49° F, Wind 14mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Dykstra            CF    1. M Kingery            CF 
2. M Morandini          2B    2. A Martin             LF 
3. J Eisenreich         LF    3. O Merced             RF 
4. T Zeile              3B    4. J King               1B 
5. M Whiten             RF    5. C Hayes              3B 
6. B Santiago           C     6. J Bell               SS 
7. G Schall             1B    7. C Garcia             2B 
8. K Stocker            SS    8. J Kendall            C  
9. M Grace              P     9. J Ericks             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  5-4  12-  4   40%  79% B Santiago      F Cordova       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Zeile Scores; Whiten Scores
   b 8   0  7-5  12-  6  -31%  31% J King          R Springer      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Martin Scores; Merced to 3B
   b 3   2  4-2  1--  1  -21%  49% J King          M Grace         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Merced Scores
   b 8   2  7-6  123  3   20%  83% D Clark         R Springer      Strikeout Looking
   b 8   1  7-6  123  5   19%  63% C Garcia        R Springer      Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, John Ericks facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  L Dykstra       Walk
          1--      56%  M Morandini     Dykstra Steals 2B
          -2-  3   62%  " "             Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B); Dykstra to 3B
   R      1-3      65%  J Eisenreich    Morandini Steals 2B; Dykstra Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)
          -2-  2   70%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Morandini to 3B
          1-3  4   73%  T Zeile         Fielder's Choice 1B; Morandini stays at 3B/Safe on E5 (catch); Eisenreich to 2B
   O      123  3   68%  M Whiten        Strikeout Looking
   O      123  5   61%  B Santiago      Strikeout Looking
   RR     123  6   76%  G Schall        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Morandini Scores/unER; Eisenreich Scores/unER; Zeile to 3B
   O      -23  7   72%  K Stocker       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Grace facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   75%  M Kingery       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   76%  A Martin        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   75%  O Merced        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   RR     1--  5   59%  J King          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Merced Scores
   O      ---  3   60%  C Hayes         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-2, John Ericks facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   63%  M Grace         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   60%  L Dykstra       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   57%  M Morandini     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
          1--      58%  J Eisenreich    Morandini Steals 2B
   R      -2-  8   67%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Morandini Scores
   O      1--  3   65%  T Zeile         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Grace facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   68%  J Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   69%  C Garcia        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   68%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   71%  J Ericks        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Ericks facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   69%  M Whiten        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   67%  B Santiago      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   66%  G Schall        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Grace facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   69%  M Kingery       Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      ---  1   71%  A Martin        Flyball: RF
          ---  3   69%  O Merced        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  1   49%  J King          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Merced Scores
   O      ---  4   50%  C Hayes         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 4-4, John Ericks facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   47%  K Stocker       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   45%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  3   48%  L Dykstra       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          -2-  8   49%  M Morandini     Walk
                  Lee Hancock replaces John Ericks pitching and batting 9th
          12-  6   53%  J Eisenreich    Walk; Dykstra to 3B; Morandini to 2B
   O      123  3   44%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Grace facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   47%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   49%  C Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   50%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 4-4, Lee Hancock facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   55%  M Whiten        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   52%  B Santiago      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Whiten to 2B
          -2-  1   55%  G Schall        Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-  1   43%  K Stocker       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Grace facing 9-1-2
                  Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Lee Hancock batting 9th
   O      ---  1   46%  N Liriano       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   43%  M Kingery       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   50%  A Martin        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 4-4, Jason Christiansen facing 9-1-2
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Nelson Liriano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   47%  M Grace         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   50%  L Dykstra       Walk
   O      1--      44%  M Morandini     Dykstra Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-1B)
   O      ---  7   42%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Grace facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   33%  O Merced        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   35%  J King          Groundout: 2B-1B; Merced to 3B
   O      --3  2   44%  C Hayes         Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   R      --3  6   29%  J Bell          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Merced Scores
   O      1--  2   31%  C Garcia        Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-5, Jason Christiansen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   27%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   32%  T Zeile         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   39%  M Whiten        Single to CF (Line Drive); Zeile to 2B
                  Francisco Cordova replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    12-  4   79%  B Santiago      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Zeile Scores; Whiten Scores
          --- 10   81%  G Schall        Walk
   OO     1--  1   77%  K Stocker       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 7, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Toby Borland facing 8-9-1
                  Toby Borland replaces Mike Grace pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   81%  J Kendall       Foul Flyball: LF
                  Mark Johnson pinch hits for Francisco Cordova batting 9th
   O      ---  1   84%  M Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  2   86%  M Kingery       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 7, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dan Plesac facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Plesac replaces Mark Johnson pitching and batting 9th; Kevin Jordan pinch hits for Toby Borland batting 9th
   O      ---  5   84%  K Jordan        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   83%  L Dykstra       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   82%  M Morandini     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 7, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave Leiper facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Leiper replaces Kevin Jordan pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   74%  A Martin        Walk
          1--  2   62%  O Merced        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Martin to 2B
                  Russ Springer replaces Dave Leiper pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-  6   31%  J King          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Martin Scores; Merced to 3B
   O      -23  6   44%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   44%  J Bell          Intentional Walk
   O      123  5   63%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Jason Kendall batting 8th
   O      123  3   83%  D Clark         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 7, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-6, Dan Plesac facing 3-4-5
                  Keith Osik replaces Dave Clark playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  4   81%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   80%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF
          ---  7   81%  M Whiten        Walk
          1--      82%  B Santiago      Whiten Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   78%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 7, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-7, Ricky Bottalico facing 9-1-2
                  Ricky Bottalico replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 9th; Jacob Brumfield pinch hits for Dan Plesac batting 9th
   O      ---  2   88%  J Brumfield     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   95%  M Kingery       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 7, Pirates 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation