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

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CHW 8
MIN 3 CLE 9
KCR 1 BOS 8
@DET 3 NYY 9
BAL 3 BAL 10
@NYY 9 SEA 7
TEX 6 MON 5
@ATL 1 NYM 7
@PHI 2 PIT 6
CIN 4 LAD 7
@SDP 0 SFG 11
COL 4 STL 5
CHC 4
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 10,188

Thursday, September 19, 1996, 7:04
Time of Game: 2:48

Reds

74-78

Lost 5

4th, 8½ GB

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

W: C Peters (2-4), L: T Pugh (1-2), S: J Ericks (7)

Pirates

67-85

Won 8

5th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Goodwin CF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .243  .590   26    2   0   SB
B Boone 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .237  .640   25    4   1   
B Larkin SS                   3   2   3   2    1   0  .299  .968   18    2   1   HR,2·2B
E Davis LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .937   12    0   0   SB
H Morris 1B                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .311  .846   21    8   1   
W Greene 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .238  .772   17    1   4   
C Mottola RF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .652    5    2   0   
  T Howard PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .740    5    1   0   
J Oliver C                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .253  .743   10    4   1   2B,GDP
  E Taubensee PH-C            1   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .814    4    0   0   
C Lyons P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   1   
  E Perez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .997    4    0   0   GDP
  T Pugh P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   
  S Sullivan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Brantley P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Harris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .720    2    0   0   
Totals                       34   4   9   3    4   8              158   24   9

BATTING

2B: J Oliver (12, off E Loaiza); B Larkin 2 (31, 2 off E Loaiza).

HR: B Larkin (29, off E Loaiza; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: B Larkin 8; J Oliver 3; H Morris; E Davis; C Goodwin; C Mottola.

GIDP: J Oliver (8); E Perez (1).

RBI: B Larkin 2 (81); H Morris (74).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. W Greene-H Morris; J Oliver-B Boone; B Boone-H Morris.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Davis (22, 2nd base off E Loaiza/K Osik); C Goodwin (9, 2nd base off E Loaiza/K Osik).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Allensworth CF              3   1   1   1    1   1  .264  .703   17    2   0   SB
A Martin LF                   2   1   1   1    2   0  .305  .809   23    2   0   SB,CS,GDP
J King 2B                     2   1   0   0    2   1  .271  .837   30    3   3   
O Merced RF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .296  .848   13    0   0   
M Johnson 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .843   10   10   0   2·HBP
C Garcia 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .285  .715   10    1   4   2B
J Bell SS                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .243  .682   21    1   2   2B
K Osik C                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .291  .760   19    8   0   
E Loaiza P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .364    5    0   2   
  C Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  N Liriano PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .256  .675    2    0   0   
  E Dessens P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800         0   0   
  M Ruebel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .606         0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .522         0   0   
  T Beamon PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .425    3    0   0   
  J Ericks P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   6   9   6    5   4              153   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Bell (26, off C Lyons); C Garcia (14, off C Lyons).

HBP: M Johnson 2 (5, by C Lyons, by M Remlinger).

TB: J Bell 3; C Garcia 2; O Merced 2; J Allensworth; A Martin; N Liriano; K Osik.

GIDP: A Martin (6).

RBI: N Liriano (26); A Martin (69); J Allensworth (28); J Bell (59); O Merced (72); C Garcia (36).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Garcia-J King-M Johnson 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Allensworth (11, 2nd base off C Lyons/J Oliver); A Martin (35, 2nd base off C Lyons/J Oliver).

CS: A Martin (11, 2nd base by C Lyons/J Oliver).

PO: A Martin (1st base by C Lyons).

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
C Lyons                        5     5   4   4    4   4   0   7.20   23   97-55   35· 9·11    7· 3· 4· 0     41    -     1.02  -0.13
T Pugh, L (1-2)                0.1   4   2   2    0   0   0   7.27    5   16-10    8· 2· 0    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.68  -0.28
M Remlinger                    1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.19    4   19-9     5· 2· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.62   0.07
S Sullivan                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    1    3-3     1· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.44   0.01
J Brantley                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.63    3   14-7     4· 3· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         8     9   6   6    5   4   0          36  149-84   53·16·15   12· 7· 6· 0          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
E Loaiza                       4.1   8   4   4    3   3   1   6.05   23   89-50   37· 6· 7    9· 3· 5· 0     31    -     1.27  -0.20
C Peters, W (2-4)              1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   5.86    5   24-14    9· 1· 4    3· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.35   0.15
E Dessens, H (2)               0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   8.75    3   11-5     2· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.39   0.04
M Ruebel, H (4)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.80    2    5-3     2· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.35   0.07
M Wilkins, H (4)               0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.21    2    9-7     2· 4· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.80   0.04
J Ericks, S (7)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.53    3   13-8     2· 2· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   8   1          38  151-87   54·14·19   14· 6· 6· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: C Lyons (1; A Martin, 1st base).

HBP: C Lyons (1; M Johnson); M Remlinger (3; M Johnson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 10,188.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. C Goodwin            CF    1. J Allensworth        CF 
2. B Boone              2B    2. A Martin             LF 
3. B Larkin             SS    3. J King               2B 
4. E Davis              LF    4. O Merced             RF 
5. H Morris             1B    5. M Johnson            1B 
6. W Greene             3B    6. C Garcia             3B 
7. C Mottola            RF    7. J Bell               SS 
8. J Oliver             C     8. K Osik               C  
9. C Lyons              P     9. E Loaiza             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  3-1  -2-  2  -16%  53% B Larkin        E Loaiza        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Goodwin Scores
   b 6   1  4-4  1-3  2   12%  80% N Liriano       T Pugh          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Bell Scores; Osik to 3B
   t 5   1  4-3  -2-  2  -11%  50% H Morris        E Loaiza        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Larkin Scores
   t 6   0  4-4  1--  4   11%  56% E Perez         C Peters        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 4   0  3-3  -2-  2   11%  74% J Bell          C Lyons         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Garcia Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  C Goodwin       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   54%  B Boone         Lineout: CF
          ---  6   52%  B Larkin        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   55%  E Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Lyons facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  J Allensworth   Walk
          1--      61%  A Martin        Allensworth Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   67%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Allensworth Scores
          1--      69%  J King          Martin Steals 2B
          -2-  7   72%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  1   79%  O Merced        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Martin Scores; King to 2B
          12-  2   83%  M Johnson       Hit By Pitch; King to 3B; Merced to 2B
   RO     123  2   82%  C Garcia        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); King Scores
   O      12-  8   79%  J Bell          Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      12-  7   77%  K Osik          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Esteban Loaiza facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   74%  H Morris        Walk
          1--  6   68%  W Greene        Walk; Morris to 2B
          12-  1   61%  C Mottola       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Morris to 3B; Greene to 2B
   ROO    123  2   71%  J Oliver        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Morris Scores; Greene to 3B
   O      --3  4   74%  C Lyons         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Curt Lyons facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   73%  E Loaiza        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   71%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   72%  A Martin        Walk
   O      1--      71%  J King          Martin Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   67%  C Goodwin       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   70%  B Boone         Flyball: CF
          1--      69%  B Larkin        Goodwin Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  2   53%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Goodwin Scores
          ---  4   50%  E Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--      48%  H Morris        Davis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   52%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   56%  W Greene        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Curt Lyons facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   53%  J King          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  O Merced        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   50%  M Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Esteban Loaiza facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  C Mottola       Popfly: 3B
          ---  1   48%  J Oliver        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   52%  C Lyons         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  7   51%  C Goodwin       Walk
   O      12-  9   56%  B Boone         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Curt Lyons facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   63%  C Garcia        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  2   74%  J Bell          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Garcia Scores
   O      -2-  3   73%  K Osik          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Bell to 3B
   O      --3  4   67%  E Loaiza        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      --3  6   63%  J Allensworth   Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Esteban Loaiza facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   55%  B Larkin        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   61%  E Davis         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      -2-  2   50%  H Morris        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Larkin Scores
                  Chris Peters replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5   54%  W Greene        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   57%  C Mottola       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Curt Lyons facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   61%  A Martin        Walk
   OO     1--  7   52%  J King          Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Martin Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  5   53%  O Merced        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   50%  M Johnson       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Chris Peters facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   45%  J Oliver        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
                  Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Curt Lyons batting 9th
   OO     1--  4   56%  E Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  6   58%  C Goodwin       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Tim Pugh facing 6-7-8
                  Tim Pugh replaces Eduardo Perez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   54%  C Garcia        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   58%  J Bell          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  4   67%  K Osik          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Bell to 3B
                  Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Chris Peters batting 9th
   R      1-3  2   80%  N Liriano       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Bell Scores; Osik to 3B
   R      1-3  1   86%  J Allensworth   Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Osik Scores; Liriano to 2B
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Tim Pugh pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-  7   81%  A Martin        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-6, Elmer Dessens facing 2-3-4
                  Elmer Dessens replaces Nelson Liriano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   84%  B Boone         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   80%  B Larkin        Walk
   O      1--  3   85%  E Davis         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  Matt Ruebel replaces Elmer Dessens pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  1   88%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Mike Remlinger facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   90%  J King          Walk
   OO     1--  4   86%  O Merced        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
          ---  3   87%  M Johnson       Hit By Pitch
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Mike Remlinger pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   86%  C Garcia        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-6, Matt Ruebel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   89%  W Greene        Flyball: LF
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Matt Ruebel pitching and batting 9th; Thomas Howard pinch hits for Chad Mottola batting 7th
   O      ---  5   92%  T Howard        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Eddie Taubensee pinch hits for Joe Oliver batting 8th
   O      ---  4   94%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jeff Brantley facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Brantley replaces Scott Sullivan pitching and batting 9th; Eddie Taubensee moves to C; Thomas Howard moves to RF
   O      ---  6   93%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   92%  K Osik          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  Trey Beamon pinch hits for Marc Wilkins batting 9th
   O      ---  3   92%  T Beamon        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-6, John Ericks facing 9-1-2
                  John Ericks replaces Trey Beamon pitching and batting 9th; Lenny Harris pinch hits for Jeff Brantley batting 9th
   O      ---  2   96%  L Harris        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   99%  C Goodwin       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7  100%  B Boone         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation