May 18, 1997 Florida Marlins at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 28,702

Sunday, May 18, 1997, 1:36
Time of Game: 3:05

Marlins

26-16

Won 7

2nd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Marlins         0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  1   2    5 12  2
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2   0    3  8  0

W: R Nen (3-1), L: R Loiselle (1-1), S: R Stanifer (1)

Pirates

21-21

Lost 3

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Abbott 2B                   6   1   3   1    0   1  .309  .842   22    2   3   2·2B
E Renteria SS                 4   1   1   1    2   0  .231  .563   22    0   4   2B,IW
T Dunwoody LF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .308 1.169   13    0   0   
  J Cangelosi PH-LF           1   0   1   1    0   0  .220  .511    6    1   0   
M Alou CF                     5   0   2   1    0   1  .322  .997   10    1   0   2B
J Eisenreich RF               3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .547   10    2   1   
  J Wehner PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    5    0   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .304  .809   19    0   4   2B
J Conine 1B                   3   1   0   0    2   2  .231  .731   20   12   0   
C Johnson C                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .248  .780   17   12   0   2B,HBP
  G Zaun PH-C                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .270  .881    6    0   0   
T Saunders P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .063  .368    7    0   0   
  R Helling P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Arias PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .662    1    0   0   
  R Nen P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B McMillon PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.500    3    0   0   
  R Stanifer P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       41   5  12   5    5   7              161   30  12

BATTING

2B: K Abbott 2 (5, off R Rincon, off J Schmidt); E Renteria (6, off J Schmidt); B Bonilla (15, off R Loiselle); M Alou (10, off J Schmidt); C Johnson (8, off J Schmidt).

IBB: E Renteria (1, by R Rincon).

HBP: C Johnson (2, by J Schmidt).

TB: K Abbott 5; C Johnson 3; M Alou 3; B Bonilla 2; E Renteria 2; G Zaun; J Cangelosi; J Eisenreich.

RBI: K Abbott (7); G Zaun (10); J Cangelosi (4); E Renteria (17); M Alou (39).

2-out RBI: J Cangelosi; K Abbott.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Eisenreich-J Conine; B Bonilla-K Abbott-J Conine.

E: T Saunders (2); B Bonilla (6).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B-SS                5   1   1   0    0   2  .277  .700   20    2   3   
A Brown CF                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .154  .368   22    4   0   
E Brown LF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .239  .647   23    1   0   SB,HBP
K Young 1B-3B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .314  .778   12    9   1   2B,HBP,GDP
J Randa 3B-2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .681   11    1   4   
J Kendall C                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .254  .713   32    8   0   
J Guillen RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .688   15    2   0   
K Polcovich SS                3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .200   10    2   2   
  M Cummings PH               1   1   1   2    0   0  .245  .792    2    0   0   HR
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Schmidt P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .467    8    0   0   
  D Sveum PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .592    6    0   0   
  R Rincon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Johnson PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .733    4    1   0   
Totals                       37   3   8   3    1  12              165   30  10

BATTING

2B: K Young (4, off T Saunders).

HR: M Cummings (1, off R Nen; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: K Young (1, by R Helling); E Brown (2, by T Saunders).

TB: M Cummings 4; K Young 3; J Kendall; A Brown; T Womack; J Randa; E Brown.

GIDP: K Young (1).

RBI: M Cummings 2 (5); A Brown (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Polcovich-T Womack.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Brown (3, 3rd base off T Saunders/C Johnson).

PO: T Womack (1st base by T Saunders).

PITCHING

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Saunders                     5     6   1   1    0   6   0   4.38   22   88-56   28·17·11   10· 3· 2· 0     57    -     1.41   0.20
R Helling, H (5)               3     1   0   0    0   4   0   1.78   10   41-26   14· 5· 7    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.73   0.35
R Nen, BS (2), W (3-1)         1     1   2   2    1   2   1   4.95    5   23-15    7· 1· 7    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.34  -0.40
R Stanifer, S (1)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    3    6-5     4· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                        10     8   3   3    1  12   1          40  158-102  53·23·26   17· 6· 2· 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 Schmidt                      7     6   2   2    3   4   0   5.18   30   98-60   49· 5· 6    7· 9· 6· 0     58    -     1.09   0.16
R Rincon                       2     3   1   1    1   2   0   1.80   10   38-21   14· 1· 6    5· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.00  -0.02
R Loiselle, L (1-1)            1     3   2   2    1   1   0   4.22    7   25-16    9· 2· 5    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.25  -0.40
Totals                        10    12   5   5    5   7   0          47  161-97   72· 8·17   15· 9·10· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Rincon (2; E Renteria).

PO: T Saunders (0; T Womack, 1st base).

HBP: R Helling (4; K Young); T Saunders (2; E Brown); J Schmidt (3; C Johnson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Ron Barnes, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 28,702.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 2mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. K Abbott             2B    1. T Womack             2B 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. A Brown              CF 
3. T Dunwoody           LF    3. E Brown              LF 
4. M Alou               CF    4. K Young              1B 
5. J Eisenreich         RF    5. J Randa              3B 
6. B Bonilla            3B    6. J Kendall            C  
7. J Conine             1B    7. J Guillen            RF 
8. C Johnson            C     8. K Polcovich          SS 
9. T Saunders           P     9. J Schmidt            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  3-1  1--  2  -47%  42% M Cummings      R Nen           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Kendall Scores; Cummings Scores
   t10   1  3-3  12-  6   30%  88% G Zaun          R Loiselle      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bonilla Scores; Conine to 3B
   b 5   1  2-1  1-3  4   17%  66% K Young         T Saunders      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 6   0  2-1  1--  7   13%  67% J Kendall       R Helling       Double Play: Flyball: RF (Short RF Line); Randa out at 1B/RF-1B
   t10   1  3-3  ---  4   12%  56% B Bonilla       R Loiselle      Double to RF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  K Abbott        Groundout: C unassisted
          ---  5   50%  E Renteria      Walk
   O      1--  2   47%  T Dunwoody      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   45%  M Alou          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Saunders facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  T Womack        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      36%  A Brown         Womack Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Womack to 3B
   RO     --3  5   37%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Womack Scores
          ---  4   35%  E Brown         Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   32%  K Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Brown to 2B
   O      12-  3   36%  J Randa         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          12-      36%  J Kendall       Brown Steals 3B
   O      1-3  7   40%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Schmidt facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   44%  J Eisenreich    Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  1   40%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
          1--  4   44%  J Conine        Walk; Eisenreich to 2B
   OO     12-  2   34%  C Johnson       Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tony Saunders facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   37%  J Guillen       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   38%  K Polcovich     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   39%  J Schmidt       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Schmidt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   36%  T Saunders      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  4   41%  K Abbott        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
   R      -2-  4   52%  E Renteria      Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Abbott Scores
          -2-  6   54%  T Dunwoody      Walk
   R      12-  1   65%  M Alou          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Renteria Scores; Dunwoody to 2B
   O      12-  1   61%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Dunwoody to 3B
   O      1-3  3   56%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Tony Saunders facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   59%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   61%  A Brown         Popfly: 1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  8   62%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jason Schmidt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   60%  J Conine        Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   64%  C Johnson       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   60%  T Saunders      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   57%  K Abbott        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Tony Saunders facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   49%  K Young         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   55%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B
          -2-  4   52%  J Kendall       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Young stays at 2B
          12-  4   44%  J Guillen       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Young to 3B; Kendall to 2B; Guillen to 1B
   O      123  3   54%  K Polcovich     Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   64%  J Schmidt       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jason Schmidt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   61%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   59%  T Dunwoody      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
          ---  2   62%  M Alou          Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   58%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Tony Saunders facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   62%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   58%  A Brown         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
          1--  4   48%  E Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Brown to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   66%  K Young         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jason Schmidt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   63%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   61%  J Conine        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  3   63%  C Johnson       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   60%  T Saunders      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Helling facing 5-6-7
                  Rick Helling replaces Tony Saunders pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   54%  J Randa         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  7   67%  J Kendall       Double Play: Flyball: RF (Short RF Line); Randa out at 1B/RF-1B
   O      ---  2   69%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   66%  K Abbott        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   64%  E Renteria      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   63%  T Dunwoody      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Helling facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   68%  K Polcovich     Strikeout Swinging
                  Dale Sveum pinch hits for Jason Schmidt batting 9th
   O      ---  6   72%  D Sveum         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   74%  T Womack        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ricardo Rincon facing 4-5-6
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Dale Sveum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   72%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
                  John Wehner pinch hits for Jim Eisenreich batting 5th
   O      ---  4   70%  J Wehner        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   69%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Helling facing 2-3-4
                  John Wehner moves to RF
   O      ---  4   75%  A Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   80%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   76%  K Young         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   83%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ricardo Rincon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   81%  J Conine        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   83%  C Johnson       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Alex Arias pinch hits for Rick Helling batting 9th
   O      1--  1   81%  A Arias         Lineout: RF
          1--  3   84%  K Abbott        Double to RF (Line Drive); Johnson to 3B
          -23  4   84%  E Renteria      Intentional Walk
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Todd Dunwoody batting 3rd
   R      123  6   93%  J Cangelosi     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Johnson Scores; Abbott to 3B; Renteria to 2B
   O      123  1   90%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marlins 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Robb Nen facing 6-7-8
                  Robb Nen replaces Alex Arias pitching and batting 9th; John Cangelosi moves to LF
          ---  8   81%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      1--  7   89%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  Midre Cummings pinch hits for Kevin Polcovich batting 8th
   RR     1--  2   42%  M Cummings      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Kendall Scores; Cummings Scores
                  Mark Johnson pinch hits for Ricardo Rincon batting 9th
   O      ---  4   46%  M Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   50%  T Womack        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 10th, Marlins Batting, Tied 3-3, Rich Loiselle facing 5-6-7
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Midre Cummings pitching and batting 8th; Mark Johnson moves to 1B; Joe Randa moves to 2B; Kevin Young moves to 3B; Tony Womack moves to SS
   O      ---  1   44%  J Wehner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   56%  B Bonilla       Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  7   58%  J Conine        Walk
                  Gregg Zaun pinch hits for Charles Johnson batting 8th
   R      12-  6   88%  G Zaun          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bonilla Scores; Conine to 3B
                  Billy McMillon pinch hits for Robb Nen batting 9th
   O      1-3  3   83%  B McMillon      Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3  1   92%  K Abbott        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Conine Scores; Zaun to 2B
   O      12-  3   90%  E Renteria      Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Rob Stanifer facing 2-3-4
                  Rob Stanifer replaces Billy McMillon pitching and batting 9th; Gregg Zaun moves to C
   O      ---  4   95%  A Brown         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   98%  E Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  K Young         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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