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TEX
@ANA		5
6
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@BAL		5
9
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@BOS		4
18
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@KCR		1
2		 
(14)
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@MIN		3
5
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@NYY		3
2		 
(10)
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2
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@ATL		6
10
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7		 
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4
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@COL		14
12		 
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@FLA		4
5		 
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@PIT		4
5
SFG
@SDP		3
5
Monday, July 14, 1997 7:34
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 12,794, Time of Game: 2:30
Mets
4
51-40
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 7½ GB
 at Pirates
5
46-45
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  1   1  2  0    4 10  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  1   2  2  X    5 15  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lance Johnson CF 4 1 3 0 1 0 .302 .773 22 15 0.183 1.08 0.208 -0.026 1.3 3 0 3B
Manny Alexander 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .261 .713 11 8 -0.003 1.45 0.089 -0.092 -0.6 3 2 SH,GDP
   Carlos Baerga 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .689 3 3 -0.073 2.85 0.000 -0.073 -0.8 2 1
Bernard Gilkey LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .216 .664 18 11 0.034 1.34 0.127 -0.093 -0.2 1 1
Butch Huskey 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .286 .826 11 6 0.161 1.99 0.303 -0.142 1.0 10 1 HR
Todd Pratt C 5 1 1 1 0 3 .368 1.191 21 14 -0.040 2.02 0.166 -0.206 -0.2 2 1 HR
Alex Ochoa RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .223 .606 14 10 -0.050 1.14 0.047 -0.097 -0.3 2 1 2B
   Todd Hundley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 1.031 5 3 -0.082 2.84 0.000 -0.082 -0.2
Luis Lopez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .280 .730 7 5 -0.049 1.17 0.052 -0.102 -0.7 1 5 2B
Rey Ordonez SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 .255 .588 13 5 0.199 1.43 0.269 -0.070 0.5 0 6 2B
Rick Reed P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .439 11 8 -0.086 1.09 0.000 -0.086 -0.7 0 1
   Takashi Kashiwada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carl Everett PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 .802 4 0 0.007 1.36 0.007 0.000 0.1 IW
   Greg McMichael P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Cory Lidle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 4 10 4 5 8 .278 .949 140 88 0.201 1.50 1.268 -1.069 -0.8 24 19
2B: R Ordonez (2, off C Sodowsky); L Lopez (6, off C Sodowsky); A Ochoa (9, off S Cooke).
3B: L Johnson (3, off S Cooke).
HR: T Pratt (2, off S Cooke; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); B Huskey (13, off C Sodowsky; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: M Alexander (1, off S Cooke).
IBB: C Everett (3, by C Sodowsky).
TB: L Johnson 5; B Huskey 5; T Pratt 4; A Ochoa 2; R Ordonez 2; L Lopez 2; M Alexander.
GIDP: M Alexander (3).
RBI: B Huskey (47); M Alexander (15); T Pratt (6); R Ordonez (19).
2-out RBI: R Ordonez.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 3. R Ordonez-M Alexander-B Huskey 2; L Lopez-C Baerga-B Huskey.
E: R Reed (2).
Outfield Assists: A Ochoa (A Martin at 3rd base); B Gilkey (T Womack at 3rd base).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Womack 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .273 .674 18 13 0.125 1.76 0.206 -0.081 0.3 3 4
Turner Ward CF-RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .435 1.111 12 8 0.263 1.27 0.275 -0.012 1.4 1 0 2B
Al Martin LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .289 .867 8 5 -0.006 1.74 0.147 -0.153 -0.2 0 0 2·2B
Kevin Young 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .292 .841 11 7 0.190 1.59 0.242 -0.052 0.7 11 0 2B
Dale Sveum 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .289 .834 6 4 0.073 1.91 0.286 -0.212 -0.6 0 2 GDP
   Lou Collier PR-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 .115 .231 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jason Kendall C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .277 .789 15 9 0.251 1.57 0.299 -0.048 1.0 8 1 2B
Mark Smith RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .313 .906 11 4 -0.163 1.28 0.021 -0.183 -0.6 3 0 GDP,IW
   Rich Loiselle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Kevin Polcovich SS-3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .303 .793 9 7 -0.033 0.88 0.044 -0.078 -0.9 0 6 GDP
Steve Cooke P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .094 .219 5 4 -0.057 1.05 0.000 -0.057 -0.5 0 0
   Jose Guillen PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263 .704 4 2 0.057 1.83 0.057 0.000 0.3
   Clint Sodowsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ricardo Rincon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jermaine Allensworth CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .685 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 34 5 15 5 1 2 .441 1.045 99 63 0.700 1.48 1.577 -0.876 0.8 27 13
2B: K Young (15, off G McMichael); T Ward (2, off R Reed); J Kendall (21, off C Lidle); A Martin 2 (9, 1 off R Reed, 1 off G McMichael).
IBB: M Smith (1, by C Lidle).
TB: A Martin 4; T Ward 4; J Kendall 3; K Young 3; K Polcovich 2; M Smith; D Sveum; T Womack; J Guillen.
GIDP: K Polcovich (3); D Sveum (4); M Smith (3).
RBI: D Sveum (23); J Kendall (28); K Young (44); T Ward (3); T Womack (31).
2-out RBI: T Womack; T Ward.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Polcovich-T Womack-K Young.
E: K Polcovich (10).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Reed 6.2 9 3 3 0 2 0 2.99 27 77 49 32 3 14 18 7 1 0 46 0.188 1.22 2.2
Takashi Kashiwada, BS (1) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.56 2 7 5 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 2 -0.372 3.38 -1.5
Greg McMichael, BS (6), L (6-7) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 2.66 3 5 5 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.339 2.62 -1.2
Cory Lidle 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.79 3 10 4 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 -0.178 1.47 -0.3
Team Totals 8 15 5 5 1 2 0 5.62 35 99 63 43 3 17 20 12 3 0 46 3 3 -0.701 1.50 -0.8

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Cooke 7 7 2 2 2 5 1 3.06 30 91 62 33 12 17 14 9 1 0 58 0.057 1.13 1.7
Clint Sodowsky, BS (1) 0.2 3 2 2 1 2 1 4.15 6 24 12 4 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 -0.473 1.76 -1.9
Ricardo Rincon, W (4-4) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.78 2 10 6 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.046 2.31 0.5
Rich Loiselle, S (12) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.35 4 15 8 3 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.169 3.56 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 5 8 2 4.00 42 140 88 44 20 24 15 14 1 0 58 2 0 -0.201 1.48 0.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: C Lidle (2; M Smith); C Sodowsky (3; C Everett).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Rich Rieker, 3B - Randy Marsh.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 12,794.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 90° F, Wind 13mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Lance Johnson CF 1 Tony Womack 2B
2 Manny Alexander 2B 2 Turner Ward CF
3 Bernard Gilkey LF 3 Al Martin LF
4 Butch Huskey 1B 4 Kevin Young 1B
5 Todd Pratt C 5 Dale Sveum 3B
6 Alex Ochoa RF 6 Jason Kendall C
7 Luis Lopez 3B 7 Mark Smith RF
8 Rey Ordonez SS 8 Kevin Polcovich SS
9 Rick Reed P 9 Steve Cooke P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 3-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R PIT D. Sveum G. McMichael 29% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Young Scores; Sveum to 2B
t8 3-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R NYM R. Ordonez C. Sodowsky -26% 28% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lopez Scores
t8 2-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R NYM B. Huskey C. Sodowsky -24% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b8 4-4 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R PIT J. Kendall C. Lidle 22% 88% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Collier Scores
b7 1-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R PIT T. Womack T. Kashiwada 21% 58% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep 3B); Polcovich Scores; Guillen to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  NYM L. Johnson S. Cooke -3% 47% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO NYM M. Alexander S. Cooke 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM B. Gilkey S. Cooke -1% 53% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  NYM B. Huskey S. Cooke -2% 51% Walk; Gilkey to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYM T. Pratt S. Cooke 4% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT T. Womack R. Reed -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT T. Ward R. Reed 4% 57% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 1,(1-0)  PIT A. Martin R. Reed 3% 59% Ward Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Ward to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 3,(2-0)  O PIT A. Martin R. Reed -6% 53% Fielder's Choice 1B; Ward out at Hm/1B-C; Martin to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O PIT K. Young R. Reed -3% 50% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM A. Ochoa S. Cooke 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM L. Lopez S. Cooke 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  NYM R. Ordonez S. Cooke -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Reed S. Cooke 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Rick Reed facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT D. Sveum R. Reed -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Kendall R. Reed -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT M. Smith R. Reed 1% 52% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT K. Polcovich R. Reed -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O NYM L. Johnson S. Cooke 3% 53% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM M. Alexander S. Cooke 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM B. Gilkey S. Cooke 1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Rick Reed facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT S. Cooke R. Reed -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b3 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT T. Womack R. Reed -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT T. Ward R. Reed -1% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM B. Huskey S. Cooke -4% 46% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t4 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM T. Pratt S. Cooke 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; Huskey to 2B
t4 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O NYM A. Ochoa S. Cooke 4% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Huskey to 3B
t4 0-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O NYM L. Lopez S. Cooke 5% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Rick Reed facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. Martin R. Reed -3% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b4 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT K. Young R. Reed -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT D. Sveum R. Reed -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Ordonez S. Cooke 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM R. Reed S. Cooke 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM L. Johnson S. Cooke -2% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  NYM M. Alexander S. Cooke -4% 50% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Johnson to 3B
t5 0-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O NYM B. Gilkey S. Cooke 7% 57% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Rick Reed facing 6-7-8
b5 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Kendall R. Reed -3% 54% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b5 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Smith R. Reed -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT K. Polcovich R. Reed 2% 53% Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
b5 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT S. Cooke R. Reed -3% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 4-5-6
t6 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM B. Huskey S. Cooke 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t6 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  R NYM T. Pratt S. Cooke -17% 37% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t6 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM A. Ochoa S. Cooke -5% 32% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t6 1-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O NYM L. Lopez S. Cooke 4% 36% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t6 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O NYM R. Ordonez S. Cooke 4% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
b6 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT T. Womack R. Reed -4% 36% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b6 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT T. Ward R. Reed 4% 40% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b6 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Martin R. Reed 15% 55% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Ward to 3B
b6 0-1 1 -23 3,(1-1)  R PIT K. Young R. Reed 12% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ward Scores; Martin to 3B
b6 1-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO PIT D. Sveum R. Reed -17% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 9-1-2
t7 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM R. Reed S. Cooke 4% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM L. Johnson S. Cooke -13% 41% Triple to RF (Fly Ball)
t7 1-1 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RO NYM M. Alexander S. Cooke -5% 36% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Johnson Scores
t7 2-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM B. Gilkey S. Cooke 1% 37% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Mets' Rick Reed facing 6-7-8
b7 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Kendall R. Reed 8% 45% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b7 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT M. Smith R. Reed -16% 28% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT K. Polcovich R. Reed 3% 31% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
Jose Guillen pinch hits for Steve Cooke (P) batting 9th
b7 1-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  PIT J. Guillen R. Reed 6% 37% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Polcovich to 3B
Takashi Kashiwada replaces Rick Reed pitching and batting 9th
Carlos Baerga replaces Manny Alexander playing 2B batting 2nd
b7 1-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R PIT T. Womack T. Kashiwada 21% 58% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep 3B); Polcovich Scores; Guillen to 2B
b7 2-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RO PIT T. Ward T. Kashiwada 17% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Guillen Scores; Womack out at 3B/LF-SS-3B-2B
2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 3.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Clint Sodowsky facing 4-5-6
Clint Sodowsky replaces Jose Guillen (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R NYM B. Huskey C. Sodowsky -24% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t8 3-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM T. Pratt C. Sodowsky 5% 55% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYM A. Ochoa C. Sodowsky 4% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM L. Lopez C. Sodowsky -5% 53% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t8 3-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R NYM R. Ordonez C. Sodowsky -26% 28% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lopez Scores
Carl Everett pinch hits for Takashi Kashiwada (P) batting 9th
t8 4-3 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  NYM C. Everett C. Sodowsky -1% 27% Intentional Walk
Ricardo Rincon replaces Clint Sodowsky pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-3 2 12- 7,(3-2)  NYM L. Johnson R. Rincon -3% 24% Walk; Ordonez to 3B; Everett to 2B
t8 4-3 2 123 3,(0-2)  O NYM C. Baerga R. Rincon 7% 31% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Mets' Greg McMichael facing 3-4-5
Greg McMichael replaces Carl Everett (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Martin G. McMichael -6% 25% Double to RF (Fly Ball); Martin out at 3B/RF-SS-3B
b8 3-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT K. Young G. McMichael 12% 37% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b8 3-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R PIT D. Sveum G. McMichael 29% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Young Scores; Sveum to 2B
Cory Lidle replaces Greg McMichael pitching and batting 9th
Lou Collier pinch runs for Dale Sveum (3B) batting 5th
b8 4-4 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R PIT J. Kendall C. Lidle 22% 88% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Collier Scores
b8 5-4 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT M. Smith C. Lidle 1% 88% Intentional Walk
b8 5-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO PIT K. Polcovich C. Lidle -5% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 5.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Rich Loiselle facing 3-4-5
Rich Loiselle replaces Mark Smith (RF) pitching and batting 7th
Kevin Polcovich moves from SS to 3B
Lou Collier moves from PR to SS
Jermaine Allensworth replaces Ricardo Rincon (P) playing CF batting 9th
Turner Ward moves from CF to RF
t9 4-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM B. Gilkey R. Loiselle -12% 72% Walk
t9 4-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM B. Huskey R. Loiselle 11% 82% Flyball: RF
t9 4-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM T. Pratt R. Loiselle 9% 92% Strikeout Swinging
Todd Hundley pinch hits for Alex Ochoa (RF) batting 6th
t9 4-5 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYM T. Hundley R. Loiselle 8% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 5.

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