August 21, 1997 San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 4
@ANA 3
(12) CHW 6
TOR 3 BAL 4
@KCR 3 DET 2
@MIL 1
(12) OAK 13
BOS 6 SEA 7
CLE 6 HOU 10
COL 4 MON 3
STL 2 NYM 3
LAD 1 LAD 4
@NYM 3 SDP 9
@PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 13,129

Thursday, August 21, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:06

Padres

61-66

Won 1

3rd, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          2  0  0   4  1  0   1  1  0    9 13  0
Pirates         2  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    4  6  1

W: S Hitchcock (9-7), L: F Cordova (9-7)

Pirates

63-64

Lost 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Q Veras 2B                    2   1   0   0    4   0  .278  .716   28    5   1   CS
S Finley CF                   6   2   2   3    0   2  .257  .787   22    4   0   HR,3B
T Gwynn RF                    4   1   1   1    1   1  .378  .984   27    3   0   2B,SB,SF
K Caminiti 3B                 5   1   3   1    1   2  .266  .828   29    0   1   HR,2B,CS,IW
M Sweeney 1B                  3   0   0   0    2   1  .277  .723   26    4   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .494         0   0   
  T Hoffman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
G Vaughn LF                   4   2   3   2    1   0  .224  .734   20    1   0   HR
C Shipley SS                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .263  .773   21    0   4   
C Hernandez C                 5   1   2   2    0   1  .329  .839   12    7   1   2B
S Hitchcock P                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .073  .209   15    1   0   
  S Bergman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583    1    0   0   SH
  A Cianfrocco 1B             1   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .673    2    2   0   
Totals                       37   9  13   9   10  10              203   27   7

BATTING

2B: T Gwynn (37, off J Wallace); C Hernandez (6, off F Cordova); K Caminiti (23, off F Cordova).

3B: S Finley (5, off F Cordova).

HR: S Finley (22, off F Cordova; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); G Vaughn (14, off M Ruebel; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); K Caminiti (17, off C Sodowsky; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: T Gwynn (10, off M Ruebel).

SH: S Bergman (3, off C Sodowsky).

IBB: K Caminiti (6, by J Wallace).

TB: K Caminiti 7; S Finley 7; G Vaughn 6; C Hernandez 3; T Gwynn 2; A Cianfrocco; C Shipley.

RBI: S Finley 3 (78); G Vaughn 2 (39); C Hernandez 2 (11); T Gwynn (101); K Caminiti (60).

2-out RBI: G Vaughn.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Gwynn (11, 2nd base off F Cordova/J Kendall).

CS: Q Veras (10, 2nd base by J Wallace/J Kendall); K Caminiti (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Ruebel/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Allensworth CF              2   2   1   0    1   0  .267  .718   15    2   0   2B,SB
  J Wallace P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Womack 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .723    1    1   2   
J Randa 2B-3B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .292  .801   20    1   6   
A Martin LF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .279  .810   13    0   0   3B
E Williams 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .730   18   11   0   
M Smith RF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .277  .840   18    0   0   HR
J Kendall C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .834   15   10   1   
D Sveum 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .282  .835    9    0   2   
  C Sodowsky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   1   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Ward PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .329  .855    5    0   0   
K Polcovich SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .746   10    2   1   
F Cordova P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .082  .233    4    0   0   
  M Ruebel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Guillen PH-CF             3   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .734    9    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   6   4    3   8              137   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Allensworth (15, off S Hitchcock).

3B: A Martin (7, off S Hitchcock).

HR: M Smith (5, off S Hitchcock; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: M Smith 4; A Martin 3; J Allensworth 2; J Guillen; J Randa; E Williams.

RBI: A Martin 2 (40); M Smith (21); E Williams (5).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: M Ruebel (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Allensworth (12, 2nd base off S Hitchcock/C Hernandez).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Hitchcock, W (9-7)           5     5   4   4    2   3   1   4.66   22   87-56   28·11·17    8· 4· 5· 0     42    -     1.15  -0.13
S Bergman, H (1)               2     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.29    6   17-12    6· 2· 4    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.63   0.09
T Worrell                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.55    4   14-9     8· 1· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.44   0.02
T Hoffman                      1     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.88    4   15-9     2· 3· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         9     6   4   4    3   8   1          36  133-86   44·17·25    9·10· 6· 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, L (9-7)             3.1   6   6   6    4   4   1   3.41   20   75-41   24· 6·11    6· 2· 4· 0     24    -     1.12  -0.42
M Ruebel                       1.2   2   1   1    0   0   1   6.88    7   28-18   13· 2· 3    5· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.59  -0.07
J Wallace                      1     1   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    5   21-10    3· 3· 4    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.56   0.03
C Sodowsky                     2     3   2   2    3   1   1   3.89   12   51-30   18· 7· 5    6· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.27  -0.05
J Christiansen                 1     1   0   0    1   3   0   4.43    5   23-14    6· 3· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9    13   9   9   10  10   3          49  198-113  64·21·28   17· 5· 7· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Wallace (1; K Caminiti).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 13,129.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. Q Veras              2B    1. J Allensworth        CF 
2. S Finley             CF    2. J Randa              2B 
3. T Gwynn              RF    3. A Martin             LF 
4. K Caminiti           3B    4. E Williams           1B 
5. M Sweeney            1B    5. M Smith              RF 
6. G Vaughn             LF    6. J Kendall            C  
7. C Shipley            SS    7. D Sveum              3B 
8. C Hernandez          C     8. K Polcovich          SS 
9. S Hitchcock          P     9. F Cordova            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  3-3  12-  6   22%  77% S Finley        F Cordova       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Hernandez Scores; Veras Scores
   t 4   0  3-2  1--  1   15%  57% C Hernandez     F Cordova       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Shipley Scores
   b 1   1  2-0  1--  3  -14%  51% A Martin        S Hitchcock     Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Allensworth Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  2   10%  57% S Finley        F Cordova       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 1   2  0-1  12-  6    9%  68% G Vaughn        F Cordova       Single to CF (Line Drive); Gwynn Scores; Sweeney to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  Q Veras         Lineout: SS
   R      ---  2   57%  S Finley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  4   60%  T Gwynn         Walk
   O      1--  7   58%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging, Gwynn Steals 2B
          -2-  4   59%  M Sweeney       Walk
   R      12-  6   68%  G Vaughn        Single to CF (Line Drive); Gwynn Scores; Sweeney to 3B
   O      1-3  3   64%  C Shipley       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Sterling Hitchcock facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   61%  J Allensworth   Walk
   O      1--  5   64%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  3   51%  A Martin        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Allensworth Scores
   R      --3  5   45%  E Williams      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Martin Scores
   O      1--  5   48%  M Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   50%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Francisco Cordova facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   48%  C Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   46%  S Hitchcock     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   45%  Q Veras         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Sterling Hitchcock facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   47%  D Sveum         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   49%  K Polcovich     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  F Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Francisco Cordova facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   47%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  T Gwynn         Flyball: CF
          ---  6   48%  K Caminiti      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  6   49%  M Sweeney       Walk
   O      12-  1   44%  G Vaughn        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Sterling Hitchcock facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   38%  J Allensworth   Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   39%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Allensworth to 3B
   RO     --3  1   37%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B unassisted (2B-1B); Allensworth Scores
   O      ---  7   38%  E Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-3, Francisco Cordova facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   42%  C Shipley       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  1   57%  C Hernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Shipley Scores
   O      -2-  5   52%  S Hitchcock     Strikeout (foul bunt)
          -2-  4   54%  Q Veras         Walk
   RR     12-  6   77%  S Finley        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Hernandez Scores; Veras Scores
                  Matt Ruebel replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th
   RO     --3  5   79%  T Gwynn         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Finley Scores
          ---  2   79%  K Caminiti      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      80%  M Sweeney       Caminiti Caught Stealing (PO) 2B, safe on E1; Caminiti to 3B
   O      --3  4   78%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Sterling Hitchcock facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  8   68%  M Smith         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   71%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   73%  D Sveum         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   75%  K Polcovich     Lineout: P (P's Right)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 6-4, Matt Ruebel facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  5   83%  G Vaughn        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   82%  C Shipley       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   81%  C Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   80%  S Hitchcock     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Sterling Hitchcock facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Guillen pinch hits for Matt Ruebel batting 9th
          ---  3   76%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   80%  J Allensworth   Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      79%  J Randa         Allensworth Steals 2B
          -2-  5   76%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   80%  A Martin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Allensworth to 3B
   O      1-3  2   86%  E Williams      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 7-4, Jeff Wallace facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Wallace replaces Jermaine Allensworth pitching and batting 1st; Jose Guillen moves to CF
          ---  5   88%  Q Veras         Walk
   O      1--      85%  S Finley        Veras Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   84%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   85%  T Gwynn         Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  4   86%  K Caminiti      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  7   83%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Sean Bergman facing 5-6-7
                  Sean Bergman replaces Sterling Hitchcock pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   86%  M Smith         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  6   88%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   89%  D Sveum         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 7-4, Clint Sodowsky facing 6-7-8
                  Clint Sodowsky replaces Dale Sveum pitching and batting 7th; Tony Womack replaces Jeff Wallace playing 2B batting 1st; Joe Randa moves to 3B
          ---  2   90%  G Vaughn        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   90%  C Shipley       Groundout: 3B-1B; Vaughn to 2B
   R      -2-  3   94%  C Hernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Vaughn Scores
   O      1--  1   93%  S Bergman       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hernandez to 2B
          -2-  5   94%  Q Veras         Walk
   O      12-  2   93%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 8, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Sean Bergman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   94%  K Polcovich     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   96%  J Guillen       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   96%  T Womack        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 8, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 8-4, Clint Sodowsky facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   96%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  6   98%  K Caminiti      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Caminiti Scores
   O      ---  2   98%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   98%  G Vaughn        Walk
          1--  6   98%  C Shipley       Walk; Vaughn to 2B
   O      12-  4   98%  C Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 9, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-9, Tim Worrell facing 2-3-4
                  Tim Worrell replaces Mark Sweeney pitching and batting 5th; Archi Cianfrocco replaces Sean Bergman playing 1B batting 9th
          ---  3   96%  J Randa         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   98%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   99%  E Williams      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   99%  M Smith         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 9, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Ahead 9-4, Jason Christiansen facing 9-1-2
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Clint Sodowsky pitching and batting 7th
          ---  2   99%  A Cianfrocco    Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  8  100%  Q Veras         Walk; Cianfrocco to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   99%  T Gwynn         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   99%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 9, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-9, Trevor Hoffman facing 6-7-8
                  Trevor Hoffman replaces Tim Worrell pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
                  Turner Ward pinch hits for Jason Christiansen batting 7th
          ---  5   99%  T Ward          Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  K Polcovich     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 9, Pirates 4.

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