July 23, 1996 Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 3
@BAL 2 KCR 7
@BOS 5 DET 8
@CAL 3 OAK 8
@CHW 4 NYY 6
TEX 0 MIL 7
@SEA 3 TOR 3
CLE 1 COL 10
NYM 7 COL 11
NYM 10 LAD 7
@FLA 1 SDP 7
@HOU 4 CIN 5
@PHI 3 PIT 5
MON 1 CHC 9
@SFG 6 ATL 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 10,292

Tuesday, July 23, 1996, 7:34
Time of Game: 2:19

Expos

53-45

Lost 1

2nd, 8½ GB

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

W: J Lieber (4-3), L: P Martinez (8-5)

Pirates

44-54

Won 2

5th, 9 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grudzielanek SS             4   0   2   0    0   0  .318  .780   12    1   3   
M Lansing 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .307  .802   11    1   1   
C Floyd LF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .288  .866   18    2   0   3B,SB
M Alou RF                     3   0   0   1    0   1  .260  .751   24    3   0   SF
D Fletcher C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .733   12    6   0   
H Rodriguez 1B                2   0   1   0    2   0  .282  .911   12    7   0   2B,IW
R White CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .828   16    4   0   2B
S Andrews 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .259  .780   13    0   1   
P Martinez P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .276    5    0   0   SH
  Y Benitez PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    1    0   0   
  O Daal P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Santangelo PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .743    2    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   7   1    2   6              126   24   5

BATTING

2B: R White (7, off D Plesac); H Rodriguez (28, off J Lieber).

3B: C Floyd (3, off J Lieber).

SF: M Alou (5, off J Lieber).

SH: P Martinez (14, off J Lieber).

IBB: H Rodriguez (6, by J Lieber).

TB: C Floyd 4; R White 2; H Rodriguez 2; M Grudzielanek 2; S Andrews.

RBI: M Alou (55).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Floyd (4, 2nd base off J Lieber/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Liriano 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .595   12    2   3   
A Martin LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .296  .798   15    3   0   
J King 1B                     3   2   1   0    1   0  .279  .855   14   13   0   SB
O Merced RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .834   15    2   0   
C Hayes 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .254  .723   24    0   2   
J Bell SS                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .218  .636   11    1   8   SB
J Allensworth CF              2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   13    0   0   
  M Kingery PH-CF             2   1   1   4    0   0  .244  .634    7    0   0   HR
J Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .695   11    6   0   
J Lieber P                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .214  .553   18    0   1   
  D Plesac P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   5   7   5    3   6              140   27  14

BATTING

HR: M Kingery (2, off P Martinez; 6th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: M Kingery 4; J King; J Lieber; J Bell; N Liriano; O Merced; C Hayes.

RBI: M Kingery 4 (19); C Hayes (51).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: J King (8, 2nd base off P Martinez/D Fletcher); J Bell (4, 2nd base off P Martinez/D Fletcher).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Martinez, L (8-5)            6     7   5   5    3   6   1   3.93   28  113-67   36·11·20    6·10· 3· 0     41    -     1.19  -0.20
O Daal                         2     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.84    6   21-11    7· 2· 2    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.01
Totals                         8     7   5   5    3   6   1          34  134-78   43·13·22    9·13· 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
J Lieber, W (4-3)              7     6   1   1    2   4   0   4.06   29  102-68   45·11·12   14· 6· 3· 0     63    -     1.03   0.27
D Plesac                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.47    7   24-17    8· 4· 5    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.32   0.04
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   6   0          36  126-85   53·15·17   17· 7· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Lieber (1; H Rodriguez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 10,292.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 7mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Grudzielanek       SS    1. N Liriano            2B 
2. M Lansing            2B    2. A Martin             LF 
3. C Floyd              LF    3. J King               1B 
4. M Alou               RF    4. O Merced             RF 
5. D Fletcher           C     5. C Hayes              3B 
6. H Rodriguez          1B    6. J Bell               SS 
7. R White              CF    7. J Allensworth        CF 
8. S Andrews            3B    8. J Kendall            C  
9. P Martinez           P     9. J Lieber             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  1-1  123  2   24%  94% M Kingery       P Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); King Scores; Hayes Scores; Bell Scores
   b 4   1  1-0  12-  8   15%  64% C Hayes         P Martinez      Single to 2B (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); King Scores; Merced to 3B
   t 4   0  0-0  ---  1  -11%  39% C Floyd         J Lieber        Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 6   1  1-1  12-  2    8%  71% J Bell          P Martinez      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); King to 3B; Hayes to 2B
   b 4   2  1-1  -23  5   -7%  50% J Allensworth   P Martinez      Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  M Lansing       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  8   55%  C Floyd         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  N Liriano       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   51%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   52%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
          ---  6   53%  H Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  O Merced        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   51%  C Hayes         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   52%  J Bell          Walk
          1--      53%  J Allensworth   Bell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   46%  S Andrews       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   48%  P Martinez      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Andrews to 2B
   O      -2-  1   52%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B; Andrews to 3B
   O      --3  3   56%  M Lansing       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   53%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   51%  J Lieber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  N Liriano       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   39%  C Floyd         Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   RO     --3  4   41%  M Alou          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Floyd Scores
   O      ---  3   42%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   40%  H Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   43%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   40%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   44%  J King          Walk
          1--  1   48%  O Merced        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); King to 2B
   R      12-  8   64%  C Hayes         Single to 2B (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); King Scores; Merced to 3B
   O      1-3  1   57%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Hayes to 2B
   O      -23  5   50%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   53%  S Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  P Martinez      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   54%  M Grudzielanek  Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   57%  M Lansing       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   54%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   52%  J Lieber        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   53%  N Liriano       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   50%  A Martin        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Lieber facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   45%  C Floyd         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  8   47%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging, Floyd Steals 2B
   O      -2-  1   53%  D Fletcher      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          -2-  4   51%  H Rodriguez     Intentional Walk
   O      12-  7   58%  R White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Pedro Martinez facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   63%  J King          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   58%  O Merced        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      61%  C Hayes         King Steals 2B
          -2-  7   63%  " "             Walk
          12-  2   71%  J Bell          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); King to 3B; Hayes to 2B
                  Mike Kingery pinch hits for Jermaine Allensworth batting 7th
   RRRR   123  2   94%  M Kingery       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); King Scores; Hayes Scores; Bell Scores
   O      ---  3   94%  J Kendall       Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  6   94%  J Lieber        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   94%  N Liriano       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Kingery moves to CF
   O      ---  5   95%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
                  Yamil Benitez pinch hits for Pedro Martinez batting 9th
   O      ---  1   96%  Y Benitez       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   96%  M Grudzielanek  Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   97%  M Lansing       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Omar Daal facing 2-3-4
                  Omar Daal replaces Yamil Benitez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   96%  A Martin        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   96%  J King          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   96%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Dan Plesac facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Plesac replaces Jon Lieber pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  C Floyd         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   98%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  D Fletcher      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Omar Daal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   99%  C Hayes         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   98%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   98%  M Kingery       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Dan Plesac facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   99%  H Rodriguez     Lineout: 2B
          ---  5   98%  R White         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4  100%  S Andrews       Strikeout Looking
                  F.P. Santangelo pinch hits for Omar Daal batting 9th
   O      -2-  2  100%  F Santangelo    Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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