July 19, 1996 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 17,153

Friday, July 19, 1996, 7:36
Time of Game: 3:00

Reds

43-48

Won 1

3rd, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  1  4   2  1  1   0  2  0   11 15  2
Pirates         1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  8  1

W: D Burba (5-9), L: P Wagner (4-8)

Pirates

42-53

Lost 1

5th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Howard LF-CF                4   2   1   0    0   1  .244  .654   24    4   0   SB,HBP
B Larkin SS                   4   4   4   1    1   0  .299  .916   27    3   2   2B,SB
  H Carrasco P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Ruffin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
H Morris 1B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .294  .795   22    8   3   HBP
R Sanders RF                  5   1   2   2    0   1  .276  .865   21    2   0   
W Greene 3B                   2   2   0   1    2   1  .238  .784   21    0   3   SF,GDP
E Davis CF                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .284  .928   15    1   0   
  E Owens LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .568    6    0   0   
E Taubensee C                 4   0   0   1    0   2  .270  .739   19    4   0   SF
J Branson 2B-SS               5   0   3   2    0   0  .237  .683   17    4   5   3B,2B
D Burba P                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .103  .402    9    1   0   HR,SH
  L Harris 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .804    5    0   0   
Totals                       37  11  15  11    3   6              186   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Larkin (17, off S Parris); J Branson (9, off C Peters).

3B: J Branson (3, off S Parris).

HR: D Burba (2, off C Peters; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: E Taubensee (4, off C Peters); W Greene (1, off C Peters).

SH: D Burba (3, off P Wagner).

HBP: T Howard (1, by C Peters); H Morris (3, by P Wagner).

TB: J Branson 6; B Larkin 5; D Burba 4; H Morris 2; E Davis 2; R Sanders 2; T Howard.

GIDP: W Greene (3).

RBI: R Sanders 2 (24); J Branson 2 (24); H Morris 2 (36); E Davis (53); B Larkin (39); D Burba (3); E Taubensee (29); W Greene (31).

2-out RBI: D Burba; J Branson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

E: R Sanders (2); H Morris (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Larkin (24, 2nd base off P Wagner/A Encarnacion); T Howard (6, 2nd base off C Peters/A Encarnacion).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .725   25    3   5   
A Martin CF                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .299  .798   19    3   0   2B
J King 1B                     4   0   0   1    0   1  .276  .842   28   10   1   SF
O Merced RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .852    8    2   0   SB
D Clark LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .826   17    1   1   
C Hayes 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .252  .713   14    0   1   
J Bell SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .637   12    3   4   
A Encarnacion C               4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    5   1   
P Wagner P                    1   0   0   1    0   0  .040  .151    1    0   1   
  C Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  N Liriano PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .598    2    0   0   
  E Dessens P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   0   
  M Kingery PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .602    1    0   0   
  S Parris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Johnson PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .303  .953    2    0   0   HR
Totals                       35   3   8   3    3   4              138   27  14

BATTING

2B: A Martin (21, off D Burba).

HR: M Johnson (10, off J Ruffin; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: J King (4, off D Burba).

TB: M Johnson 4; A Martin 3; D Clark; J Bell; M Kingery; O Merced; C Hayes.

RBI: M Johnson (28); P Wagner (2); J King (70).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Garcia-J Bell-J King.

E: A Encarnacion (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Merced (7, 2nd base off D Burba/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
D Burba, W (5-9)               7     6   2   2    3   1   0   4.10   31  112-72   54· 0·18   15·11· 1· 0     55    -     0.63   0.02
H Carrasco                     1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.40    4   14-11    6· 4· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
J Ruffin                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   6.09    4    9-8     3· 2· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3   4   1          39  135-91   63· 6·22   19·12· 1· 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
P Wagner, L (4-8)              2.1   4   5   5    3   2   0   5.40   15   58-30   18· 5· 7    7· 2· 0· 0     28    -     1.53  -0.29
C Peters                       2.2   4   3   3    0   2   1  10.13   13   45-27   17· 3· 7    1· 8· 1· 0          2-2    0.57  -0.18
E Dessens                      2     3   1   1    0   0   0  12.27    8   31-17   11· 2· 4    8· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.01
S Parris                       2     4   2   2    0   2   0  16.62    9   45-27   19· 3· 5    4· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    15  11  11    3   6   1          45  179-101  65·13·23   20·10· 4· 0          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Peters (1; T Howard); P Wagner (3; H Morris).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 17,153.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 15mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. T Howard             LF    1. C Garcia             2B 
2. B Larkin             SS    2. A Martin             CF 
3. H Morris             1B    3. J King               1B 
4. R Sanders            RF    4. O Merced             RF 
5. W Greene             3B    5. D Clark              LF 
6. E Davis              CF    6. C Hayes              3B 
7. E Taubensee          C     7. J Bell               SS 
8. J Branson            2B    8. A Encarnacion        C  
9. D Burba              P     9. P Wagner             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  2-1  12-  5   10%  60% R Sanders       P Wagner        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Larkin Scores; Morris to 2B
   t 2   1  1-0  12-  1   10%  54% J Branson       P Wagner        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Greene Scores; Davis to 2B
   t 3   2  2-4  --3  4    8%  78% J Branson       C Peters        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Greene Scores
   t 3   0  2-2  12-  5    8%  67% W Greene        P Wagner        Walk; Morris to 3B; Sanders to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  ---  4   -7%  41% A Martin        D Burba         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Martin to 3B/Adv on E9

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wagner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  T Howard        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  4   50%  B Larkin        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      52%  H Morris        Larkin Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   48%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   45%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
   O      --- 10   47%  C Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   41%  A Martin        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Martin to 3B/Adv on E9
   RO     --3  4   39%  J King          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Martin Scores
          ---  2   38%  O Merced        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--      37%  D Clark         Merced Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   40%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Wagner facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   44%  W Greene        Walk
          1--  2   50%  E Davis         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Greene to 2B
   O      12-  3   44%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  1   54%  J Branson       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Greene Scores; Davis to 2B
   O      12-  2   51%  D Burba         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Davis to 3B; Branson to 2B
   O      -23  2   45%  T Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Burba facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   41%  C Hayes         Walk
          1--  2   36%  J Bell          Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Hayes to 2B
   O      12-  1   38%  A Encarnacion   Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Hayes to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   37%  P Wagner        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Hayes Scores
   O      1--  6   39%  C Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Wagner facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   43%  B Larkin        Walk
          1--  3   50%  H Morris        Hit By Pitch; Larkin to 2B
   R      12-  5   60%  R Sanders       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Larkin Scores; Morris to 2B
          12-  5   67%  W Greene        Walk; Morris to 3B; Sanders to 2B
   RO     123  4   69%  E Davis         Groundout: SS-1B; Morris Scores; Sanders to 3B; Greene to 2B
                  Chris Peters replaces Paul Wagner pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23  5   69%  E Taubensee     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Sanders Scores; Greene to 3B
   R      --3  4   78%  J Branson       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Greene Scores
   O      -2-  1   75%  D Burba         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Dave Burba facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   78%  A Martin        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  8   80%  J King          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   81%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Chris Peters facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   83%  T Howard        Hit By Pitch
          1--      86%  B Larkin        Howard Steals 2B; Howard to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  5   88%  " "             Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Howard Scores
          1--  4   92%  H Morris        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Larkin to 3B
   O      1-3  5   90%  R Sanders       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   RO     1-3  2   91%  W Greene        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Larkin Scores
   O      1--  6   90%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Dave Burba facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   92%  D Clark         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   93%  C Hayes         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  6   92%  J Bell          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   93%  A Encarnacion   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-2, Chris Peters facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   93%  E Taubensee     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   92%  J Branson       Lineout: 2B
   R      ---  1   95%  D Burba         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   95%  T Howard        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Dave Burba facing 9-1-2
                  Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Chris Peters batting 9th
   O      ---  2   96%  N Liriano       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  7   95%  C Garcia        Walk
          1--  5   93%  A Martin        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Garcia to 2B
   O      12-  8   95%  J King          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      12-  2   97%  O Merced        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-2, Elmer Dessens facing 2-3-4
                  Elmer Dessens replaces Nelson Liriano pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   97%  B Larkin        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   97%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Larkin to 2B
   R      -2-  3   98%  R Sanders       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Larkin Scores
   OO     1--  3   98%  W Greene        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-9, Dave Burba facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   99%  D Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   98%  C Hayes         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   99%  J Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   99%  A Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-2, Elmer Dessens facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   99%  E Davis         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   99%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   99%  J Branson       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 1B)
   O      1--  5   99%  D Burba         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-9, Dave Burba facing 9-1-2
                  Eric Owens replaces Eric Davis playing LF batting 6th; Thomas Howard moves to CF; Mike Kingery pinch hits for Elmer Dessens batting 9th
          ---  1   98%  M Kingery       Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   99%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  6   98%  A Martin        Walk; Garcia to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  J King          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      12-  1  100%  O Merced        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-2, Steve Parris facing 1-2-3
                  Steve Parris replaces Mike Kingery pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6  100%  T Howard        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3  100%  B Larkin        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Howard to 3B
   RRO    -23  6  100%  H Morris        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Howard Scores; Larkin Scores; Morris out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  3  100%  R Sanders       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5  100%  W Greene        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 11, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-11, Hector Carrasco facing 5-6-7
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Barry Larkin pitching and batting 2nd; Lenny Harris replaces Dave Burba playing 2B batting 9th; Jeff Branson moves to SS
          ---  2  100%  D Clark         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4  100%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  J Bell          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  5  100%  A Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 11-2, Steve Parris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6  100%  E Owens         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7  100%  J Branson       Triple to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      --3  5  100%  L Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-11, Johnny Ruffin facing 9-1-2
                  Johnny Ruffin replaces Hector Carrasco pitching and batting 2nd; Mark Johnson pinch hits for Steve Parris batting 9th
   R      ---  2  100%  M Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1  100%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  A Martin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 11, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation