July 26, 1996 Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 14
@BAL 9 CAL 6
MIL 5 CHW 6
TEX 2 MIN 5
BOS 1 NYY 15
KCR 1 SEA 6
DET 4 OAK 5
@TOR 3 CIN 7
NYM 4 CHC 17
@COL 4 SDP 3
@FLA 0
(11) HOU 4
LAD 3 PIT 7
PHI 4 ATL 2
@SFG 1 MON 5
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 17,239

Friday, July 26, 1996, 7:36
Time of Game: 2:34

Phillies

41-62

Lost 6

5th, 23½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   0  2  1   0  1  0    4 13  0
Pirates         2  0  0   0  1  1   0  3  X    7  7  0

W: J Ericks (2-3), L: R Bottalico (2-5), S: D Plesac (8)

Pirates

47-54

Won 5

5th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Otero CF                    5   0   1   2    0   0  .284  .701    0    2   0   
M Morandini 2B                5   0   2   0    0   1  .265  .696    0    2   3   2B
G Jefferies 1B                5   0   2   0    0   0  .284  .724    0    8   1   CS
T Zeile 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .783    0    2   0   GDP
B Santiago C                  3   2   2   1    1   0  .254  .809    0    3   0   HR,2B
P Incaviglia LF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .786    0    4   0   
M Martinez RF                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .320  .894    0    1   0   
K Stocker SS                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .205  .653    0    1   2   
C Schilling P                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .538    0    1   1   SH
  M Lieberthal PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .752    0    0   0   
  R Bottalico P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         0   1   
Totals                       36   4  13   4    2   4                    24   8

BATTING

2B: B Santiago (15, off D Neagle); M Morandini (16, off D Neagle).

HR: B Santiago (18, off D Neagle; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: C Schilling (3, off D Neagle).

TB: B Santiago 6; M Martinez 3; M Morandini 3; G Jefferies 2; K Stocker; R Otero; C Schilling; P Incaviglia.

GIDP: T Zeile (9).

RBI: R Otero 2 (21); B Santiago (54); K Stocker (27).

2-out RBI: R Otero 2; K Stocker; B Santiago.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Morandini-K Stocker-G Jefferies.

BASERUNNING

CS: G Jefferies (4, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D Neagle).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Allensworth CF              3   0   1   1    2   1  .385  .991    0    1   0   2B
A Martin LF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .804    0    0   0   
J King 2B-1B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .281  .857    0    3   2   
O Merced RF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .289  .859    0    3   0   HR,GDP
M Johnson 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .905    0   12   1   
  J Wehner PR-2B              0   1   0   0    0   0  .195  .556         0   0   
C Hayes 3B                    3   2   1   0    0   0  .249  .706    0    0   3   SH
J Bell SS                     1   1   1   1    2   0  .216  .635    0    1   4   2B,SH
J Kendall C                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .286  .705    0    6   1   2B,IW
D Neagle P                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .205  .444    0    1   4   
  J Ericks P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Kingery PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .637    0    0   0   
  D Plesac P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   7   7   7    7   3                    27  15

BATTING

2B: J Bell (18, off C Schilling); J Allensworth (1, off R Bottalico); J Kendall (13, off R Bottalico).

HR: O Merced (15, off C Schilling; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: J Bell (5, off R Bottalico); C Hayes (1, off R Bottalico).

IBB: J Kendall (6, by C Schilling).

TB: O Merced 4; J Bell 2; J Allensworth 2; J Kendall 2; J King; D Neagle; C Hayes.

GIDP: O Merced (5).

RBI: O Merced 2 (48); J Kendall 2 (28); J Bell (39); J Allensworth (3); D Neagle (2).

2-out RBI: O Merced 2; J Allensworth; J Bell.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Neagle-M Johnson; J Bell-J King-M Johnson.

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
C Schilling                    7     5   4   4    6   3   1   3.53   31     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 6· 1     48    -     0.96  -0.17
R Bottalico, L (2-5)           1     2   3   3    1   0   0   3.78    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.60  -0.35
Totals                         8     7   7   7    7   3   1          38     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 8· 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
D Neagle                       7    11   3   3    1   2   1   3.01   30     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 9· 1     44    -     1.26   0.06
J Ericks, BS (1), W (2-3)      1     2   1   1    1   1   0   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.77  -0.12
D Plesac, S (8)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.31    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9    13   4   4    2   4   1          39     -       ·  ·     14· 8·10· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Schilling (5; J Kendall).

PO: D Neagle (6; G Jefferies, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Mark Barron, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 17,239.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Otero              CF    1. J Allensworth        CF 
2. M Morandini          2B    2. A Martin             LF 
3. G Jefferies          1B    3. J King               2B 
4. T Zeile              3B    4. O Merced             RF 
5. B Santiago           C     5. M Johnson            1B 
6. P Incaviglia         LF    6. C Hayes              3B 
7. M Martinez           RF    7. J Bell               SS 
8. K Stocker            SS    8. J Kendall            C  
9. C Schilling          P     9. D Neagle             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  4-3  12-     -25%  50% K Stocker       J Ericks        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Santiago Scores; Martinez to 3B
   t 5   2  2-0  -23     -19%  54% R Otero         D Neagle        Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Stocker Scores
   b 6   2  3-3  1--      18%  72% J Bell          C Schilling     Double to LF (Line Drive); Hayes Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  1--      18%  70% O Merced        C Schilling     Home Run (Deep CF-RF); King Scores
   b 8   1  4-4  -23      16%  94% J Kendall       R Bottalico     Double to LF (Line Drive); Wehner Scores; Hayes Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Neagle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Otero         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      48%  M Morandini     Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      44%  G Jefferies     Single to LF (Line Drive); Morandini to 3B
   OO     1-3      55%  T Zeile         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Allensworth   Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  J King          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--      70%  O Merced        Home Run (Deep CF-RF); King Scores
   O      ---      69%  M Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Neagle facing 5-6-7
          ---      63%  B Santiago      Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-      68%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      71%  M Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B; Santiago to 3B
   O      --3      74%  K Stocker       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Curt Schilling facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      73%  C Hayes         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      74%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--      72%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      71%  D Neagle        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Neagle facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      73%  C Schilling     Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  R Otero         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  M Morandini     Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      74%  J Allensworth   Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      73%  A Martin        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      72%  J King          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Neagle facing 3-4-5
          ---      68%  G Jefferies     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      75%  T Zeile         Jefferies Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      77%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  B Santiago      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Curt Schilling facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      76%  O Merced        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      75%  M Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  C Hayes         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Neagle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      77%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      74%  M Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      69%  K Stocker       Walk; Martinez to 2B
   O      12-      73%  C Schilling     Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Martinez to 3B; Stocker to 2B
   RR     -23      54%  R Otero         Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Stocker Scores
   O      1--      57%  M Morandini     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Curt Schilling facing 7-8-9
          ---      61%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--      59%  J Kendall       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bell to 2B
   R      -2-      71%  D Neagle        Single to CF (Line Drive); Bell Scores
          1--      74%  J Allensworth   Walk; Neagle to 2B
   O      12-      71%  A Martin        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Neagle to 3B; Allensworth to 2B
   O      -23      65%  J King          Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Denny Neagle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      69%  G Jefferies     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      72%  T Zeile         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      56%  B Santiago      Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---      54%  P Incaviglia    Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      51%  M Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive); Incaviglia to 2B
   O      12-      58%  K Stocker       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Curt Schilling facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  O Merced        Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      52%  M Johnson       Flyball: LF
          ---      54%  C Hayes         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--      72%  J Bell          Double to LF (Line Drive); Hayes Scores
          -2-      73%  J Kendall       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      69%  D Neagle        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-4, Denny Neagle facing 9-1-2
          ---      62%  C Schilling     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      76%  R Otero         Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
          ---      74%  M Morandini     Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      78%  G Jefferies     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
          ---      81%  J Allensworth   Walk
   O      1--      80%  A Martin        Groundout: P-1B; Allensworth to 2B
          -2-      81%  J King          Walk
   OO     12-      74%  O Merced        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-4, John Ericks facing 4-5-6
                  John Ericks replaces Denny Neagle pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      79%  T Zeile         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      73%  B Santiago      Walk
   O      1--      80%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout
          1--      76%  M Martinez      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Santiago to 2B
   R      12-      50%  K Stocker       Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Santiago Scores; Martinez to 3B
                  Mike Lieberthal pinch hits for Curt Schilling batting 9th
   O      1-3      61%  M Lieberthal    Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Ricky Bottalico facing 5-6-7
                  Ricky Bottalico replaces Mike Lieberthal pitching and batting 9th
          ---      68%  M Johnson       Walk
                  John Wehner pinch runs for Mark Johnson batting 5th
          1--      76%  C Hayes         Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Wehner to 2B; Hayes to 1B
   O      12-      78%  J Bell          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Wehner to 3B; Hayes to 2B
   RR     -23      94%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Line Drive); Wehner Scores; Hayes Scores
                  Mike Kingery pinch hits for John Ericks batting 9th
   O      -2-      93%  M Kingery       Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      -2-      97%  J Allensworth   Double to LF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores
   O      -2-      96%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 4-7, Dan Plesac facing 1-2-3
                  Dan Plesac replaces Mike Kingery pitching and batting 9th; Jeff King moves to 1B; John Wehner moves to 2B
   O      ---      98%  R Otero         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---     100%  M Morandini     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Jefferies     Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Pirates 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation