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TOR  3
@BAL  2

BOS  8
DET  6

MIL  3
@KCR  2

CHW  6
@MIN  4

NYY 11
CLE 10

OAK  7
TEX  5

SEA  3
ANA  2

ATL  6
PHI  5

HOU 10
@CHC  8

STL  6
@CIN  5

(12)
SFG  7
@COL  4

FLA  5
MON  3

LAD 10
SDP  4

NYM 10
@PIT  8

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 26,499

Sunday, June 29, 1997, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:47
Mets
10
45-34
Won 2
3rd, 6½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  1  0   0  0  0   3  4  2   10 12  1
Pirates         2  0  3   0  0  1   1  0  1    8 15  1
W: R Jordan (1-2), L: C Peters (2-2), S: J Franco (19)
Pirates
8
36-43
Lost 2
3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Gilkey LF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .209  .662   24    0   0   2B
E Alfonzo 3B                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .315  .823   14    0   5   
J Olerud 1B                   5   2   2   4    0   0  .322  .954   25   12   1   2·HR
T Hundley C                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .291 1.033   17    6   1   HR
C Everett CF                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .267  .790    6    2   0   HBP
C Baerga 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .677    7    2   1   HBP,SH,GDP
B Huskey RF                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .286  .806   11    3   0   HR,SF
L Lopez SS                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .268  .706    5    1   5   2B
R Reed P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .486    4    0   0   
  C Lidle P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    1   1   
  M Franco PH                 1   1   1   2    0   0  .325  .848    1    0   0   HR
  R Jordan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .767    2    0   0   
  G McMichael P               0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   1   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36  10  12  10    1   4              121   27  15
BATTING
2B: L Lopez (3, off R Loiselle); B Gilkey (12, off F Cordova).
HR: T Hundley (19, off C Peters; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); J Olerud 2 (13, off R Loiselle, off C Peters; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); B Huskey (10, off F Cordova; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); M Franco (3, off F Cordova; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SF: B Huskey (7, off F Cordova).
SH: C Baerga (3, off C Peters).
HBP: C Baerga (2, by F Cordova); C Everett (6, by C Peters).
TB: J Olerud 8; T Hundley 4; L Lopez 4; M Franco 4; B Huskey 4; B Gilkey 2; C Everett 2; E Alfonzo.
GIDP: C Baerga (6).
RBI: J Olerud 4 (58); B Huskey 2 (39); M Franco 2 (11); T Hundley (50); L Lopez (5).
2-out RBI: M Franco 2; L Lopez; B Huskey.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 1. L Lopez-C Baerga-J Olerud.
E: R Reed (1).
BASERUNNING
PO: C Everett (1st base by F Cordova).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .265  .654   26    1   3   
J Allensworth CF              5   2   2   0    0   0  .267  .741   18    3   0   
A Martin LF                   4   2   2   2    1   2  .318  .938   23    1   0   HR
K Young 1B                    5   3   4   1    0   0  .305  .868    9   16   0   HR,2B
D Sveum 3B                    5   0   3   1    0   0  .283  .819    9    0   3   CS,GDP
J Kendall C                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .270  .775   18    3   0   SB
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .795    5    0   0   
J Guillen RF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .256  .691   12    1   0   
L Collier SS                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .400  .800   10    1   6   
F Cordova P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .065  .236   11    0   0   SH
  C Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   1   
  K Osik C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .662    5    1   0   
Totals                       39   8  15   7    2   6              146   27  13
BATTING
2B: K Young (13, off R Reed).
HR: K Young (7, off R Jordan; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); A Martin (7, off R Reed; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SH: F Cordova (4, off C Lidle).
TB: K Young 8; A Martin 5; D Sveum 3; J Allensworth 2; L Collier; J Kendall; T Womack; J Guillen.
GIDP: D Sveum (2).
RBI: A Martin 2 (25); D Sveum (18); L Collier (1); J Kendall (25); K Young (38); T Womack (24).
2-out RBI: A Martin; L Collier; J Kendall; T Womack.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. T Womack-L Collier-K Young.
E: F Cordova (3).
BASERUNNING
SB: J Kendall (6, 2nd base off R Jordan/T Hundley).
CS: D Sveum (2, 2nd base by C Lidle/T Hundley).
PO: J Allensworth (1st base by R Reed).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Reed                         3     9   5   5    0   3   1   2.92   18   46-36   20· 7· 9    3· 6· 6· 0     24    -     0.81  -0.31
C Lidle                        3     3   1   1    0   2   0   4.32   11   37-23   12· 4· 7    8· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
R Jordan, W (1-2)              1     1   1   1    1   1   1   5.59    5   19-10    7· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.29  -0.04
G McMichael, H (10)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.33    3   15-10    7· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.15
J Franco, S (19)               1     2   1   1    1   0   0   2.93    5   19-9     5· 0· 4    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.63   0.05
Totals                         9    15   8   8    2   6   2          42  136-88   51·13·24   17· 9· 8· 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
F Cordova                      7     7   5   4    1   3   2   2.58   29   85-53   32· 8·13   14· 6· 4· 0     47    -     0.70   0.05
C Peters, BS (1), L (2-2)      0.1   2   3   3    0   0   2   5.96    4    8-6     4· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          1-1    2.13  -0.43
R Loiselle                     1     3   2   2    0   1   1   3.27    6   23-19   15· 3· 1    3· 2· 0· 0          1-1    1.57  -0.27
J Christiansen                 0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    2    5-3     2· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         9    12  10   9    1   4   5          41  121-81   53·12·16   18·12· 4· 0          2-2 
F Cordova faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
PO: R Reed (0; J Allensworth, 1st base); F Cordova (2; C Everett, 1st base).
HBP: C Peters (1; C Everett); F Cordova (7; C Baerga).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Mark Hirschbeck, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Jerry Meals.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 26,499.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 89° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Gilkey             LF    1. T Womack             2B 
2. E Alfonzo            3B    2. J Allensworth        CF 
3. J Olerud             1B    3. A Martin             LF 
4. T Hundley            C     4. K Young              1B 
5. C Everett            CF    5. D Sveum              3B 
6. C Baerga             2B    6. J Kendall            C  
7. B Huskey             RF    7. J Guillen            RF 
8. L Lopez              SS    8. L Collier            SS 
9. R Reed               P     9. F Cordova            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0 10-7  123  2   28%  95% D Sveum         J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Allensworth Scores/No RBI; Martin to 3B
   t 8   2  7-7  --3  1   24%  72% L Lopez         R Loiselle      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Everett Scores
   t 8   0  7-6  ---  4   24%  50% T Hundley       C Peters        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 8   0  7-4  1--  1   14%  26% J Olerud        C Peters        Home Run (Fly Ball); Alfonzo Scores
   b 9   0 10-7  12-  2  -14%  67% K Young         J Franco        Single to LF (Line Drive); Allensworth to 3B; Martin to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  B Gilkey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   49%  J Allensworth   Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      ---  4   39%  A Martin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   38%  K Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  1   36%  D Sveum         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Young to 2B
   R      12-  2   27%  J Kendall       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Young Scores; Sveum to 3B
   O      1-3  1   31%  J Guillen       Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   28%  T Hundley       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   31%  C Everett       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      35%  C Baerga        Everett Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Everett to 3B
          --3  2   37%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   RO     1-3  1   37%  B Huskey        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Everett Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   34%  L Lopez         Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Reed facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   37%  L Collier       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   38%  F Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   39%  T Womack        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Francisco Cordova facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   36%  R Reed          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   34%  B Gilkey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   33%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Reed facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   30%  J Allensworth   Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--      25%  A Martin        Allensworth Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Allensworth to 3B
   R      --3  1   21%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Allensworth Scores
          1--  3   14%  K Young         Double to LF (Line Drive); Martin to 3B
   R      -23  1   10%  D Sveum         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Martin Scores; Young to 3B
   O      1-3  4   13%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
   O      1-3  1   16%  J Guillen       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   R      1-3  1   11%  L Collier       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Young Scores; Sveum to 2B
   O      12-  4   13%  F Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Francisco Cordova facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   11%  J Olerud        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   10%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1    9%  C Everett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cory Lidle facing 1-2-3
                  Cory Lidle replaces Rick Reed pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   10%  T Womack        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   10%  J Allensworth   Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   11%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Francisco Cordova facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2    9%  C Baerga        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5    8%  B Huskey        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
          ---  2    9%  L Lopez         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5    7%  C Lidle         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cory Lidle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1    8%  K Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2    7%  D Sveum         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--       8%  J Kendall       Sveum Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
   O      ---  4    8%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   13%  B Gilkey        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3    9%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  7    7%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gilkey to 3B
   O      --3  1    5%  T Hundley       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cory Lidle facing 7-8-9
          ---  1    4%  J Guillen       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3    5%  L Collier       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3    5%  F Cordova       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Guillen to 2B
   R      -2-  6    3%  T Womack        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Guillen Scores
   O      1--  6    3%  J Allensworth   Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
          ---  1    5%  C Everett       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2    2%  C Baerga        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Deep 2B)
   R      ---  1    4%  B Huskey        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  1    4%  L Lopez         Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Matt Franco pinch hits for Cory Lidle batting 9th
   RR     1--  1   13%  M Franco        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lopez Scores
   O      ---  5   11%  B Gilkey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Ricardo Jordan facing 3-4-5
                  Ricardo Jordan replaces Matt Franco pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   13%  A Martin        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2    7%  K Young         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3    7%  D Sveum         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5    7%  J Kendall       Walk
          1--       6%  J Guillen       Kendall Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5    7%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-7, Francisco Cordova facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   12%  E Alfonzo       Walk
                  Chris Peters replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1--  1   26%  J Olerud        Home Run (Fly Ball); Alfonzo Scores
   R      ---  4   50%  T Hundley       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   57%  C Everett       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   54%  C Baerga        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Everett to 2B
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Jason Kendall pitching and batting 6th; Keith Osik replaces Chris Peters playing C batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   48%  B Huskey        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Everett to 3B
   R      --3  1   72%  L Lopez         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Everett Scores
                  Lance Johnson pinch hits for Ricardo Jordan batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   69%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-8, Greg McMichael facing 8-9-1
                  Greg McMichael replaces Lance Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   75%  L Collier       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   80%  K Osik          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  6   83%  T Womack        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-7, Rich Loiselle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   81%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   83%  E Alfonzo       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   RR     1--  9   96%  J Olerud        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Alfonzo Scores
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Rich Loiselle pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  4   96%  T Hundley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   96%  C Everett       Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 10, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-10, John Franco facing 2-3-4
                  John Franco replaces Greg McMichael pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   91%  J Allensworth   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      90%  A Martin        Defensive Indifference; Allensworth to 2B
          -2-  5   81%  " "             Walk
          12-  2   67%  K Young         Single to LF (Line Drive); Allensworth to 3B; Martin to 2B
   ROO    123  2   95%  D Sveum         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Allensworth Scores/No RBI; Martin to 3B
                  Mark Smith pinch hits for Jason Christiansen batting 6th
   O      --3  5  100%  M Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Pirates 8.

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