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ANA  6
BAL  5

TOR  7
@DET  2

KCR  6
BOS  2

NYY  6
@MIN  5

(12)
OAK  7
MIL  4

SEA  9
CHW  7

TEX  4
CLE  3

(10)
FLA  4
@ATL  3

LAD  6
@CHC  4

SFG  4
@CIN  2

(10)
MON  9
SDP  7

HOU  1
@NYM  0

STL 12
@PHI  3

PIT 15
COL 10

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 11,841

Wednesday, May 14, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:28
Rockies
10
22-15
Lost 1
2nd, 1½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rockies         0  1  5   0  0  0   1  2  1   10 11  2
Pirates         1  2  0   0  2  0   1  9  X   15 13  0
W: M Wilkins (3-0), L: S Reed (0-2)
Pirates
15
20-18
Won 1
1st

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   2   1   1    1   0  .364  .969   20    2   4   HR,GDP
E Burks CF-LF                 5   2   2   1    0   1  .194  .696   23    0   0   
L Walker RF                   5   1   2   1    0   2  .404 1.261   21    0   0   
A Galarraga 1B                5   2   3   2    0   0  .354 1.041   14   10   2   3B,2B
D Bichette LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .806    8    1   0   
  Q McCracken CF              1   0   0   1    0   0  .309  .786    3    0   0   
V Castilla 3B                 3   1   1   2    1   0  .293  .912   13    0   5   2B,SF
K Manwaring C                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .719   16    5   0   
W Weiss SS                    2   1   1   2    2   0  .275  .760   14    6   3   2B
J Wright P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .467    5    0   1   SH
  J Dipoto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Vander Wal PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .422    4    0   0   
  J McCurry P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Munoz P                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    7    0   0   
  S Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Ruffin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35  10  11  10    5   4              148   24  15
BATTING
2B: W Weiss (7, off M Wilkins); A Galarraga (7, off E Loaiza); V Castilla (3, off E Loaiza).
3B: A Galarraga (1, off E Loaiza).
HR: E Young (2, off D Wainhouse; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: V Castilla (1, off E Loaiza).
SH: J Wright (2, off E Loaiza).
TB: A Galarraga 6; E Young 4; L Walker 2; V Castilla 2; W Weiss 2; E Burks 2; K Manwaring.
GIDP: E Young (3).
RBI: V Castilla 2 (29); W Weiss 2 (11); A Galarraga 2 (35); Q McCracken (9); E Young (14); L Walker (40); E Burks (17).
2-out RBI: V Castilla.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. A Galarraga-K Manwaring.
E: J Wright (1); A Galarraga (4).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   4   1   3   2    2   0  .291  .739   25    4   1   SB
J Allensworth CF              4   2   1   0    2   2  .254  .728   27    1   0   2B
A Martin LF                   4   2   2   4    2   0  .325  .894   24    1   0   HR
M Johnson 1B                  4   1   1   1    2   1  .248  .693   31   14   1   
K Elster SS                   5   0   1   1    1   1  .226  .767   30    0   7   
J Kendall C                   4   2   2   2    1   0  .265  .736   18    4   1   
J Guillen RF                  4   2   1   0    0   0  .256  .686    8    2   0   HBP
J Randa 3B                    3   2   1   0    2   0  .250  .694   19    0   4   3B
E Loaiza P                    2   1   0   1    0   0  .158  .316   12    1   0   
  D Sveum PH                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .196  .549    3    0   0   
  D Wainhouse P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Cummings PH               1   1   0   0    0   0  .217  .693    3    0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   1   
  K Young PH                  1   1   1   2    0   0  .304  .741    5    0   0   2B
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37  15  13  14   12   4              205   27  15
BATTING
2B: K Young (3, off S Reed); J Allensworth (8, off J Wright).
3B: J Randa (1, off J Wright).
HR: A Martin (4, off B Ruffin; 8th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).
HBP: J Guillen (3, by J Wright).
TB: A Martin 5; T Womack 3; J Randa 3; K Young 2; J Allensworth 2; J Kendall 2; M Johnson; J Guillen; K Elster.
RBI: A Martin 4 (19); J Kendall 2 (15); T Womack 2 (11); K Young 2 (11); K Elster (23); E Loaiza (2); D Sveum (3); M Johnson (16).
2-out RBI: M Johnson; T Womack; K Elster.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 6 for 19.
FIELDING
DP: 1. K Elster-T Womack-M Johnson.
BASERUNNING
SB: T Womack (14, 2nd base off M Munoz/K Manwaring).
PO: T Womack (1st base by J Wright).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Wright                       4     5   5   4    8   2   0   8.12   26  111-52   30·10·12    9· 3· 3· 0     28    -     1.39  -0.32
J Dipoto                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   8.22    4   12-6     5· 0· 1    4· 0· 0· 0          3-2    2.77   0.07
J McCurry, H (3)               1.2   1   1   1    0   0   0   2.08    6   21-10    8· 2· 0    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.60   0.12
M Munoz, H (5)                 0.1   3   2   2    0   1   0   7.15    4   14-10    5· 1· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          1-1    1.88  -0.21
S Reed, BS (3), L (0-2)        0.1   2   4   4    2   0   0   6.00    5   17-7     4· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          2-2    4.71  -0.68
B Ruffin                       0.2   1   3   3    2   1   1   3.57    5   24-12    5· 2· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    0.44  -0.08
Totals                         8    13  15  14   12   4   1          50  199-97   57·16·24   21· 6· 6· 0          8-7 
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                       5     6   6   6    2   3   0   3.23   23   83-47   30· 5·12    9· 7· 2· 0     32    -     0.97  -0.41
D Wainhouse                    2     1   1   1    1   1   1   9.00    8   29-15    9· 2· 4    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.73  -0.03
M Wilkins, W (3-0)             1     2   2   2    2   0   0   6.41    6   22-9     8· 0· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.01  -0.17
R Loiselle                     1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.66    5   14-11    7· 0· 4    5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.00
Totals                         9    11  10  10    5   4   1          42  148-82   54· 7·21   21· 9· 3· 0           -  
J Wright faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
M Munoz faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J McCurry (1); B Ruffin (2).
IBB: None.
PO: J Wright (2; T Womack, 1st base).
HBP: J Wright (2; J Guillen).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Ron Barnes, 3B - Steve Rippley.
Time of Game: 3:28.
Attendance: 11,841.
Field Condition: Wet.
Weather: 61° F, Wind 15mph in from Rightfield, Night, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. E Young              2B    1. T Womack             2B 
2. E Burks              CF    2. J Allensworth        CF 
3. L Walker             RF    3. A Martin             LF 
4. A Galarraga          1B    4. M Johnson            1B 
5. D Bichette           LF    5. K Elster             SS 
6. V Castilla           3B    6. J Kendall            C  
7. K Manwaring          C     7. J Guillen            RF 
8. W Weiss              SS    8. J Randa              3B 
9. J Wright             P     9. E Loaiza             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  9-8  123  5   36%  92% K Young         S Reed          Double to CF (Fly Ball); Kendall Scores; Guillen Scores; Randa to 3B
   t 3   1  3-3  12-  3  -21%  25% A Galarraga     E Loaiza        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Burks Scores; Walker Scores
   b 8   0  9-6  123  2   19%  55% J Kendall       S Reed          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Martin Scores; Johnson Scores; Elster to 2B
   b 8   1  9-8  12-  4   15%  56% J Randa         S Reed          Walk; Kendall to 3B; Guillen to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3  4  -14%  53% A Martin        J Wright        Double Play: Groundout: 1B; Womack out at Hm/1B-C; Allensworth to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  E Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  E Burks         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   55%  L Walker        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamey Wright facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  T Womack        Walk
          1--      64%  J Allensworth   Womack Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Womack to 3B
          --3  4   67%  " "             Walk
   OO     1-3  4   53%  A Martin        Double Play: Groundout: 1B; Womack out at Hm/1B-C; Allensworth to 2B
          -2-  5   54%  M Johnson       Walk
   R      12-  2   64%  K Elster        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Allensworth Scores; Johnson to 3B
   O      1-3  6   60%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   54%  A Galarraga     Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   56%  D Bichette      Flyball: RF; Galarraga to 3B
   RO     --3  5   54%  V Castilla      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Galarraga Scores
   O      ---  3   55%  K Manwaring     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Jamey Wright facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   53%  J Guillen       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   60%  J Randa         Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   R      --3  5   66%  E Loaiza        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Randa Scores
          1--  4   69%  T Womack        Single to CF (Line Drive); Loaiza to 2B
   O      12-  5   65%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Swinging
          12-  7   67%  A Martin        Walk; Loaiza to 3B; Womack to 2B
   R      123  4   76%  M Johnson       Walk; Loaiza Scores/unER; Womack to 3B; Martin to 2B
   O      123  8   71%  K Elster        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rockies 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-3, Esteban Loaiza facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   67%  W Weiss         Walk
   O      1--  1   69%  J Wright        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Weiss to 2B
          -2-  4   67%  E Young         Walk
   R      12-  6   57%  E Burks         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Weiss Scores; Young to 2B
   R      12-  4   46%  L Walker        Single to LF (Line Drive); Young Scores; Burks to 2B
   RR     12-  3   25%  A Galarraga     Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Burks Scores; Walker Scores
   O      --3  4   30%  D Bichette      Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
   R      --3  1   22%  V Castilla      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Galarraga Scores
   O      -2-  4   24%  K Manwaring     Flyball: RF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Jamey Wright facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   28%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      1--  2   24%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   22%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B; Guillen to 2B
   O      -2-  7   19%  E Loaiza        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Esteban Loaiza facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   20%  W Weiss         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   21%  J Wright        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   22%  E Young         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Jamey Wright facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   19%  T Womack        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  2   24%  J Allensworth   Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  4   27%  A Martin        Walk
   O      12-  8   21%  M Johnson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  6   17%  K Elster        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 6, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Esteban Loaiza facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   18%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   19%  L Walker        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   18%  A Galarraga     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   20%  D Bichette      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Jamey Wright facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   24%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   31%  J Guillen       Hit By Pitch; Kendall to 2B
                  Jerry Dipoto replaces Jamey Wright pitching and batting 9th
          12-  6   41%  J Randa         Walk; Kendall to 3B; Guillen to 2B
                  Dale Sveum pinch hits for Esteban Loaiza batting 9th
   RO     123  3   38%  D Sveum         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Kendall Scores; Guillen to 3B
   R      1-3  3   48%  T Womack        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Guillen Scores; Sveum to 2B
   O      12-  4   42%  J Allensworth   Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Sveum to 3B
   O      1-3  2   34%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 6, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dave Wainhouse facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Wainhouse replaces Dale Sveum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   37%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   39%  K Manwaring     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   37%  W Weiss         Walk
                  John Vander Wal pinch hits for Jerry Dipoto batting 9th
   O      1--  4   40%  J Vander Wal    Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Jeff McCurry facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff McCurry replaces John Vander Wal pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   36%  M Johnson       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   33%  K Elster        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   31%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 6, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dave Wainhouse facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  6   19%  E Young         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   20%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   22%  L Walker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   23%  A Galarraga     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 7, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Jeff McCurry facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   29%  J Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   23%  J Randa         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Midre Cummings pinch hits for Dave Wainhouse batting 9th
   O      1--  3   18%  M Cummings      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 1B)
          1--      19%  T Womack        Wild Pitch; Cummings to 2B
                  Mike Munoz replaces Jeff McCurry pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-  2   31%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Cummings Scores
          1--      33%  J Allensworth   Womack Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   26%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 7, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 7-6, Marc Wilkins facing 5-6-7
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Midre Cummings pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   28%  D Bichette      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  4   26%  V Castilla      Walk
          1--  6   19%  K Manwaring     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Castilla to 3B
   RR     1-3  2    6%  W Weiss         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Castilla Scores; Manwaring Scores; Weiss to 3B
          --3  7    5%  M Munoz         Walk
   OO     1-3  2    9%  E Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 9, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-9, Mike Munoz facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   14%  A Martin        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   23%  M Johnson       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Martin to 2B
                  Steve Reed replaces Mike Munoz pitching and batting 9th; Ellis Burks moves to LF; Quinton McCracken replaces Dante Bichette playing CF batting 5th
          12-  5   36%  K Elster        Walk; Martin to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   RR     123  2   55%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Martin Scores; Johnson Scores; Elster to 2B
   O      12-  1   41%  J Guillen       Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 3B (Short 3B Line); Kendall to 2B
          12-  4   56%  J Randa         Walk; Kendall to 3B; Guillen to 2B
                  Kevin Young pinch hits for Marc Wilkins batting 9th
   RR     123  5   92%  K Young         Double to CF (Fly Ball); Kendall Scores; Guillen Scores; Randa to 3B
                  Bruce Ruffin replaces Steve Reed pitching and batting 9th
   R      -23      95%  T Womack        Wild Pitch; Randa Scores; Young to 3B
          --3  7   96%  " "             Walk
          1-3  5   96%  J Allensworth   Walk; Womack to 2B
   RRRR   123  3  100%  A Martin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Young Scores; Womack Scores; Allensworth Scores
   O      ---  5  100%  M Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  K Elster        Groundout: SS-1B
                  9 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 9, Pirates 15.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 9-15, Rich Loiselle facing 2-3-4
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Kevin Young pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   99%  E Burks         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   99%  L Walker        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Burks to 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  A Galarraga     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Burks to 3B
   RO     1-3  3  100%  Q McCracken     Groundout: 3B-1B; Burks Scores; Galarraga to 2B
   O      -2-  2  100%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 10, Pirates 15.

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