July 15, 1997 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 6
TEX 2 BAL 8
TOR 4 DET 7
@BOS 5
(12) MIL 5
@KCR 2 MIN 8
CHW 4 NYY 12
CLE 6 OAK 8
SEA 5 PHI 8
@ATL 1 HOU 5
@CHC 3 STL 7
@CIN 4 LAD 6
@COL 5 MON 5
@FLA 0 PIT 4
NYM 3 SFG 16
@SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 12,244

Tuesday, July 15, 1997, 7:36
Time of Game: 2:45

Mets

51-41

Lost 2

3rd, 7½ GB

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

W: J Christiansen (1-0), L: J Acevedo (1-1), S: R Loiselle (13)

Pirates

47-45

Won 4

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .306  .788   11    0   0   3B
E Alfonzo 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .327  .849   18    2   0   CS
J Olerud 1B                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .293  .873   25    6   0   
T Hundley C                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .292 1.028   19    8   0   
C Everett RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .790   17    3   1   
C Baerga 2B                   3   1   2   2    1   0  .286  .712   12    2   3   HR,2B
  A Ochoa PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .606         0   0   
B Huskey LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .813   12    1   0   
R Ordonez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .578    9    2   3   
  M Franco PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .807    4    0   0   
D Mlicki P                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .207  .502    7    0   0   2B
  J Acevedo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Gilkey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .663    3    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   7   3    4   5              137   24   8

BATTING

2B: C Baerga (15, off J Schmidt); D Mlicki (2, off J Schmidt).

3B: L Johnson (4, off J Schmidt).

HR: C Baerga (5, off J Schmidt; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

TB: C Baerga 6; L Johnson 4; D Mlicki 2; T Hundley; E Alfonzo.

RBI: C Baerga 2 (30); T Hundley (55).

2-out RBI: T Hundley.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ordonez-C Baerga.

PB: T Hundley (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: E Alfonzo (5, 2nd base by J Christiansen/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .274  .678   19    3   2   2B,3·SB
J Allensworth CF              3   0   1   1    1   1  .247  .688   17    2   0   SB
A Martin LF                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .286  .864   16    3   1   IW
K Young 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .288  .833   22    6   1   
D Sveum 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .832   12    1   1   2B
J Kendall C                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .790   20    6   1   HBP
J Guillen RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .701   12    2   0   
K Polcovich SS                4   2   1   0    0   0  .301  .783    7    3   5   SB
J Schmidt P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .300    4    1   0   
  M Johnson PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .218  .681    5    0   0   2B
  E Brown PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .184  .592         0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Ward PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .458 1.147    2    0   0   
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   4   9   4    4   7              136   27  11

BATTING

2B: T Womack (9, off J Acevedo); D Sveum (13, off J Acevedo); M Johnson (9, off D Mlicki).

IBB: A Martin (5, by J Acevedo).

HBP: J Kendall (22, by J Acevedo).

TB: T Womack 3; M Johnson 2; D Sveum 2; J Allensworth; J Kendall; J Guillen; T Ward; K Polcovich.

RBI: J Allensworth (22); T Womack (32); M Johnson (27); T Ward (4).

2-out RBI: J Allensworth; T Ward.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

PB: J Kendall (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Womack 3 (36, 3rd base off J Acevedo/T Hundley, 3rd base off D Mlicki/T Hundley, 2nd base off D Mlicki/T Hundley); J Allensworth (9, 2nd base off D Mlicki/T Hundley); K Polcovich (2, 2nd base off D Mlicki/T Hundley).

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
D Mlicki                       6.1   6   3   3    3   5   0   4.82   27   95-62   39·10·13    7· 6· 6· 0     51    -     1.29   0.07
J Acevedo, BS (2), L (1-1)     1.2   3   1   1    1   2   0   4.42   10   33-23   17· 2· 4    2· 1· 3· 0          1-1    2.54  -0.31
Totals                         8     9   4   4    4   7   0          37  128-85   56·12·17    9· 7· 9· 0          1-1

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   3   3    2   3   1   4.41   28  100-67   44· 8·15    7·13· 3· 0     54    -     0.82  -0.02
J Christiansen, W (1-0)        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.50    4   18-12    7· 1· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.07   0.11
R Loiselle, S (13)             1     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.27    4   14-7     4· 2· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.58   0.17
Totals                         9     7   3   3    4   5   1          36  132-86   55·11·20   10·13· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Acevedo (1; A Martin).

HBP: J Acevedo (2; J Kendall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - Rich Rieker, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 12,244.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 88° F, Wind 8mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Johnson            CF    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            RF    5. D Sveum              3B 
6. C Baerga             2B    6. J Kendall            C  
7. B Huskey             LF    7. J Guillen            RF 
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. K Polcovich          SS 
9. D Mlicki             P     9. J Schmidt            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-3  1-3  2   25%  86% T Ward          J Acevedo       Single to LF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores; Polcovich to 2B
   b 7   1  3-2  -2-  6   21%  62% T Womack        J Acevedo       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Brown Scores
   t 4   1  1-1  1--  1  -20%  29% C Baerga        J Schmidt       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Hundley Scores
   b 8   0  3-3  ---  3   13%  74% D Sveum         J Acevedo       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   b 7   1  3-1  --3  5   13%  41% M Johnson       D Mlicki        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Polcovich Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   54%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  7   53%  J Olerud        Walk
   R      1--  2   43%  T Hundley       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Olerud Scores
   O      1--  5   45%  C Everett       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   43%  T Womack        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   41%  J Allensworth   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   40%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Schmidt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   42%  C Baerga        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   44%  B Huskey        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  2   45%  R Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Mlicki facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   49%  K Young         Walk
   O      1--  1   45%  D Sveum         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          1--      46%  J Kendall       Passed Ball; Young to 2B
   O      -2-  5   43%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  5   39%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Schmidt facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   33%  D Mlicki        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   37%  L Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Mlicki out at Hm/LF-C; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-  4   40%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: CF; Johnson to 3B
   O      --3  5   44%  J Olerud        Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Mlicki facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   48%  K Polcovich     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   46%  J Schmidt       Strikeout Swinging, Polcovich Steals 2B
   O      -2-  1   42%  T Womack        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Polcovich to 3B
   R      --3  3   53%  J Allensworth   Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Polcovich Scores
          1--      54%  A Martin        Allensworth Steals 2B
          -2-  6   55%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   50%  K Young         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
          --- 11   46%  T Hundley       Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  1   29%  C Baerga        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Hundley Scores
   O      ---  2   31%  B Huskey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   32%  R Ordonez       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Mlicki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   29%  D Sveum         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   32%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  4   25%  J Guillen       Line Drive Double Play: SS; Kendall out at 1B/SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jason Schmidt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   27%  D Mlicki        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   21%  L Johnson       Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   O      --3  6   26%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1   29%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Mlicki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   26%  K Polcovich     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   24%  J Schmidt       Foul Popfly: C
          ---  5   26%  T Womack        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      27%  J Allensworth   Womack Steals 2B
          -2-  5   29%  " "             Walk, Womack Steals 3B
   O      1-3  2   22%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   24%  T Hundley       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   26%  C Everett       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  4   24%  C Baerga        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          -2-      23%  B Huskey        Passed Ball; Baerga to 3B
   O      --3  2   26%  " "             Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Mlicki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   23%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   20%  D Sveum         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   19%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jason Schmidt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   20%  R Ordonez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   22%  D Mlicki        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   23%  L Johnson       Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Mlicki facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   29%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   28%  K Polcovich     Lineout: RF-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep CF-RF); Polcovich to 3B
                  Mark Johnson pinch hits for Jason Schmidt batting 9th
   R      --3  5   41%  M Johnson       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Polcovich Scores
                  Juan Acevedo replaces Dave Mlicki pitching and batting 9th; Emil Brown pinch runs for Mark Johnson batting 9th
   R      -2-  6   62%  T Womack        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Brown Scores
   O      -2-  5   56%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   57%  A Martin        Intentional Walk
          12-      59%  K Young         Womack Steals 3B
   O      1-3  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Jason Christiansen facing 2-3-4
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Emil Brown pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   43%  E Alfonzo       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      55%  J Olerud        Alfonzo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  8   50%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  2   56%  T Hundley       Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  4   61%  C Everett       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Juan Acevedo facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   74%  D Sveum         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  1   76%  J Kendall       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  1   67%  J Guillen       Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Kendall to 2B
   O      12-  2   61%  K Polcovich     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Kendall to 3B
                  Turner Ward pinch hits for Jason Christiansen batting 9th
   R      1-3  2   86%  T Ward          Single to LF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores; Polcovich to 2B
   O      12-  3   83%  T Womack        Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Rich Loiselle facing 6-7-8
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Turner Ward pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   72%  C Baerga        Walk
                  Alex Ochoa pinch runs for Carlos Baerga batting 6th
   O      1--  3   82%  B Huskey        Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt Franco pinch hits for Rey Ordonez batting 8th
   O      1--  4   92%  M Franco        Strikeout Swinging
                  Bernard Gilkey pinch hits for Juan Acevedo batting 9th
   O      1--  3  100%  B Gilkey        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 4.

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