April 28, 1996 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 5
@BAL 4
(10) KCR 9
@BOS 7 CHW 10
CAL 1 OAK 6
@DET 3 MIL 16
SEA 9 NYY 6
MIN 3 CLE 17
@TOR 3 MON 21
@COL 9 CHC 3
@LAD 0 NYM 7
@PIT 5 HOU 3
@SDP 2 SFG 10
FLA 4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 27,706

Sunday, April 28, 1996, 1:36
Time of Game: 2:37

Mets

10-13

Won 2

4th, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  1  3   1  1  1    7 12  0
Pirates         0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  3    5  8  0

W: B Jones (1-1), L: P Wagner (3-2), S: J Franco (4)

Pirates

11-14

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .274  .741    8    4   0   2B
J Vizcaino 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .329  .845   29    2   5   
B Gilkey LF                   4   2   2   0    1   1  .347 1.011   31    2   0   SB
K Roberson RF                 4   1   1   1    0   3  .300 1.094   17    2   0   
R Brogna 1B                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .316  .879   22    7   0   
T Hundley C                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .316 1.111   14    7   1   
J Kent 3B                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .291  .765   17    0   2   HR,2B
R Ordonez SS                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .342  .788   12    2   2   
B Jones P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    1   0   2·SH
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   7  12   6    1  10              158   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Kent (4, off P Wagner); L Johnson (4, off P Wagner).

HR: J Kent (3, off P Wagner; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: B Jones 2 (3, off J Boever, off P Wagner).

TB: J Kent 6; L Johnson 3; B Gilkey 2; R Ordonez 2; R Brogna; K Roberson; T Hundley; J Vizcaino.

RBI: R Brogna 2 (14); T Hundley (21); K Roberson (7); L Johnson (12); J Kent (12).

2-out RBI: R Brogna 2; K Roberson; T Hundley; J Kent.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Gilkey (6, 2nd base off L Hancock/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Garcia 2B                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .340  .949   14    5   1   HR
A Martin LF                   5   0   1   0    0   3  .311  .861   19    1   0   
J King 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .829   13    8   0   
O Merced RF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .236  .713   15    1   0   
J Bell SS                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .261  .784    9    0   5   HR
M Kingery CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .382   12    2   0   
C Hayes 3B                    4   2   2   1    0   1  .250  .651   11    0   2   HR
J Kendall C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .678    8   10   0   
  M Johnson PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .280  .859    6    0   0   
P Wagner P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   1   SH
  L Hancock P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  N Liriano PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .682    5    0   0   
  J Boever P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Clark PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .912         0   0   
  J Brumfield PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .571    3    0   0   
Totals                       34   5   8   5    3   7              117   27   9

BATTING

HR: J Bell (4, off B Jones; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); C Hayes (2, off B Jones; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs); C Garcia (3, off B Jones; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: P Wagner (1, off B Jones).

TB: C Garcia 5; C Hayes 5; J Bell 5; A Martin; J Kendall.

RBI: J Bell 2 (16); C Garcia 2 (10); C Hayes (8).

2-out RBI: C Garcia 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Garcia-J King.

PB: J Kendall (2).

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 (1-1)               8.1   7   5   5    2   5   3   7.71   34  101-71   47· 8·15   12·11· 4· 0     52    -     0.71   0.15
D Henry                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.60    1    6-2     2· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.30  -0.06
J Franco, S (4)                0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   5.00    3   10-8     3· 5· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    2.76   0.11
Totals                         9     8   5   5    3   7   3          38  117-81   52·13·15   12·12· 4· 0          3-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Wagner, L (3-2)              6.1   8   5   5    1   9   1   3.09   27  105-65   36·15·14    6· 7· 4· 0     45    -     1.09  -0.27
L Hancock                      1.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   3.09    7   22-15   13· 1· 1    5· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.49  -0.02
J Boever                       1     2   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    5   17-10    7· 0· 3    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
Totals                         9    12   7   7    1  10   1          39  144-90   56·16·18   15· 9· 4· 0          2-1

D Henry faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Wagner (3); J Boever (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 27,706.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 5mph out to Rightfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Johnson            CF    1. C Garcia             2B 
2. J Vizcaino           2B    2. A Martin             LF 
3. B Gilkey             LF    3. J King               1B 
4. K Roberson           RF    4. O Merced             RF 
5. R Brogna             1B    5. J Bell               SS 
6. T Hundley            C     6. M Kingery            CF 
7. J Kent               3B    7. C Hayes              3B 
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. J Kendall            C  
9. B Jones              P     9. P Wagner             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  2-2  -23  5   24%  75% R Brogna        P Wagner        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Gilkey Scores; Roberson Scores
   t 6   2  2-1  1-3  1   17%  51% K Roberson      P Wagner        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Johnson Scores; Gilkey to 3B; Roberson to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 3   0  0-0  ---  1  -11%  33% C Hayes         B Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 5   2  2-0  ---  7   10%  31% J Kent          P Wagner        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 3   2  0-1  ---  4  -10%  27% C Garcia        B Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  L Johnson       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  6   46%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   45%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  C Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  A Martin        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   50%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wagner facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  K Roberson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  R Brogna        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   49%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   50%  M Kingery       Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wagner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   47%  J Kent          Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   46%  R Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   44%  B Jones         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  1   33%  C Hayes         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   35%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   37%  P Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   R      ---  4   27%  C Garcia        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   28%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Paul Wagner facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   32%  L Johnson       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  5   23%  J Vizcaino      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---  5   25%  B Gilkey        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  5   22%  K Roberson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bobby Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   24%  J King          Popfly: CF
   O      ---  4   25%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   24%  J Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   26%  M Kingery       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Paul Wagner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   23%  R Brogna        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   21%  T Hundley       Flyball: CF
   R      ---  7   31%  J Kent          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   30%  R Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bobby Jones facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   32%  C Hayes         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   29%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   31%  P Wagner        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Kendall to 2B
   O      -2-  4   35%  C Garcia        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Wagner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   31%  B Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   37%  L Johnson       Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   32%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Looking
          -2-      32%  B Gilkey        Wild Pitch; Johnson to 3B
          --3  6   34%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  1   51%  K Roberson      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Johnson Scores; Gilkey to 3B; Roberson to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23  5   75%  R Brogna        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Gilkey Scores; Roberson Scores
   O      1--  5   73%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Bobby Jones facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   77%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   79%  J King          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   81%  O Merced        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Paul Wagner facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   85%  J Kent          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  3   89%  R Ordonez       Single to P (Ground Ball); Kent to 3B
   O      1-3  2   87%  B Jones         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ordonez to 2B
                  Lee Hancock replaces Paul Wagner pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23  3   88%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Kent Scores; Ordonez to 3B
   O      --3  3   86%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Bobby Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   89%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   91%  M Kingery       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  6   92%  C Hayes         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, Lee Hancock facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   93%  B Gilkey        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      94%  K Roberson      Gilkey Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   93%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   92%  R Brogna        Flyball: CF; Gilkey to 3B
   R      --3  4   96%  T Hundley       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gilkey Scores
   O      1--  1   95%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Bobby Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   97%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Lee Hancock batting 9th
          ---  5   95%  N Liriano       Walk
   O      1--  2   97%  C Garcia        Flyball: CF
          1--  1   95%  A Martin        Single to CF (Line Drive); Liriano to 3B
   O      1-3  4   98%  J King          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-2, Joe Boever facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Boever replaces Nelson Liriano pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  R Ordonez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   99%  B Jones         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Ordonez to 2B
   O      -2-  2   98%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Ordonez to 3B
   R      --3      99%  J Vizcaino      Wild Pitch; Ordonez Scores
          ---  6   99%  " "             Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--      99%  B Gilkey        Passed Ball; Vizcaino to 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Bobby Jones facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   98%  O Merced        Walk
   RR     1--  1   95%  J Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Merced Scores
   O      ---  1   98%  M Kingery       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   95%  C Hayes         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Doug Henry replaces Bobby Jones pitching and batting 9th; Mark Johnson pinch hits for Jason Kendall batting 8th
          1--  6   89%  M Johnson       Walk; Hayes to 2B
                  John Franco replaces Doug Henry pitching and batting 9th; Dave Clark pinch hits for Joe Boever batting 9th; Jacob Brumfield pinch hits for Dave Clark batting 9th
   O      12-  3   95%  J Brumfield     Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   90%  C Garcia        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Hayes Scores; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Pirates 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation