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CLE
@ANA		10
4
KCR
@BAL		3
7
TEX
@MIL		7
1
DET
@MIN		0
2
NYY
@OAK		7
8
BOS
@SEA		9
5
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@TOR		2
13
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@ATL		6
4		 
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@CHC		4
3
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@COL		5
7
SFG
@NYM		6
15
SDP
@PHI		6
7		 
(12)
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@PIT		9
5
MON
@STL		3
4
Wednesday, August 27, 1997 1:34
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 48,032, Time of Game: 2:36
Dodgers
9
75-59
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Pirates
5
67-67
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 4 GB
W: Dennys Reyes (2-2)
L: Steve Cooke (9-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         3  3  0   0  0  0   1  0  2    9 18  1
Pirates         0  3  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    5 10  2

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young 2B 6 2 4 1 0 0 .292 .789 18 11 0.123 0.49 0.136 -0.013 1.8 1 3 2B
Otis Nixon CF 6 3 5 0 0 0 .255 .629 16 11 0.107 0.57 0.120 -0.014 1.8 0 0 SB
Mike Piazza C 5 3 3 6 1 0 .356 1.056 20 9 0.160 0.80 0.189 -0.029 3.6 5 0 2·HR,IW
Eric Karros 1B 6 0 1 0 0 1 .266 .785 20 12 -0.071 0.56 0.008 -0.079 -1.4 13 0 CS
Raul Mondesi RF 3 0 0 1 1 2 .309 .899 22 10 -0.010 0.58 0.018 -0.028 -0.4 3 0 SF
Todd Zeile 3B 3 0 2 0 2 0 .248 .774 20 8 0.023 0.42 0.047 -0.023 0.5 0 2 CS
Garey Ingram LF 4 1 3 1 1 1 .750 1.550 16 8 0.097 0.61 0.114 -0.017 1.8 1 0
Juan Castro SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .133 .412 20 10 -0.045 0.64 0.013 -0.058 -1.5 4 5
Dennys Reyes P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .100 10 9 -0.086 0.85 0.000 -0.086 -1.7 0 4
   Darren Hall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Billy Ashley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .726 5 3 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
   Todd Worrell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 42 9 18 9 6 7 .429 1.085 167 91 0.294 0.60 0.645 -0.351 4.2 27 15
2B: E Young (31, off S Cooke).
HR: M Piazza 2 (31, 1 off M Ruebel, 1 off J Johnson; 2nd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
SF: R Mondesi (3, off S Cooke).
IBB: M Piazza (11, by J Christiansen).
TB: M Piazza 9; O Nixon 5; E Young 5; G Ingram 3; T Zeile 2; E Karros.
RBI: M Piazza 6 (94); G Ingram (1); R Mondesi (73); E Young (48).
2-out RBI: M Piazza 2; E Young; G Ingram.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
Fielding
E: T Zeile (23).
Baserunning
SB: O Nixon (49, 3rd base off J Christiansen/J Kendall).
CS: T Zeile (5, 2nd base by J Christiansen/J Kendall); E Karros (7, 2nd base by J Johnson/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Abraham Nunez SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 .400 1.200 13 11 0.085 0.56 0.123 -0.038 1.5 1 2 3B
Jermaine Allensworth CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .267 .709 16 9 0.029 0.68 0.058 -0.028 0.3 4 1
Mark Smith LF-1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .275 .869 19 11 -0.039 1.18 0.054 -0.093 -0.1 3 0
Eddie Williams 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .747 14 8 -0.108 1.01 0.000 -0.108 -1.1 5 0
   Matt Ruebel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Joe Randa 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 .801 16 10 -0.042 0.82 0.027 -0.069 -0.5 1 4
Jason Kendall C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 .821 19 10 -0.045 0.75 0.021 -0.066 -0.3 7 2 SB
Jose Guillen RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .270 .720 12 7 0.001 0.69 0.043 -0.042 0.4 0 0 2B
   Jeff Wallace P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Al Martin LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .817 4 3 -0.009 0.34 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 2 0
Kevin Polcovich 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .277 .755 15 10 -0.010 0.72 0.040 -0.050 0.0 4 0
Steve Cooke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .068 .159 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Emil Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .174 .557 6 4 -0.043 1.29 0.000 -0.043 -0.7
   Jason Christiansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dale Sveum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .809 3 2 -0.017 0.67 0.000 -0.017 -0.2
   Marc Wilkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Turner Ward RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 .340 .937 9 6 -0.007 0.24 0.005 -0.012 0.8 0 0 HR
Team Totals 37 5 10 5 1 5 .270 .722 146 91 -0.205 0.76 0.371 -0.575 0.2 27 10
2B: J Guillen (19, off D Reyes).
3B: A Nunez (1, off D Reyes).
HR: T Ward (3, off T Worrell; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
TB: T Ward 4; A Nunez 4; J Guillen 2; J Allensworth 2; M Smith; J Kendall; J Randa; K Polcovich.
RBI: A Nunez 2 (2); K Polcovich (21); T Ward (17); M Smith (24).
2-out RBI: A Nunez 2; M Smith.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Kendall-E Williams; J Kendall-K Polcovich.
E: J Randa (15); J Christiansen (1).
Outfield Assists: J Allensworth (E Young at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: J Kendall (12, 2nd base off D Reyes/M Piazza).

Los Angeles Dodgers

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
Dennys Reyes, W (2-2) 6.2 8 4 4 1 4 0 4.31 29 112 67 43 9 15 13 11 1 0 45 0.144 0.80 0.2
Darren Hall, H (13) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.28 5 16 10 6 2 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 0.054 1.07 0.0
Todd Worrell 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 5.08 4 18 14 8 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.009 0.14 -0.5
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 1 5 1 5.00 38 146 91 57 15 19 20 12 1 0 45 2 1 0.207 0.60 -0.2

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, L (9-13) 1 5 5 4 2 0 0 4.04 11 31 14 10 1 3 4 5 2 0 23 -0.282 1.18 -3.5
Jason Johnson 1 4 1 1 0 1 1 9.00 6 20 12 8 1 3 1 4 3 0 2 2 -0.084 0.38 -1.5
Jason Christiansen 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 3.75 8 33 15 5 5 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.062 0.61 1.1
Marc Wilkins 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.90 7 26 15 11 1 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0.056 0.38 1.1
Jeff Wallace 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 3.38 7 20 12 9 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 -0.035 0.60 -0.5
Matt Ruebel 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 6.75 10 37 23 14 6 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 -0.010 0.22 -0.9
Team Totals 9 18 9 8 6 7 2 8.00 49 167 91 57 15 19 15 21 7 0 23 2 2 -0.293 0.76 -4.2
S Cooke faced 2 batters in the 2nd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Christiansen (2; M Piazza).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Bill Hohn.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 48,032.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Eric Young 2B 1 Abraham Nunez SS
2 Otis Nixon CF 2 Jermaine Allenswor CF
3 Mike Piazza C 3 Mark Smith LF
4 Eric Karros 1B 4 Eddie Williams 1B
5 Raul Mondesi RF 5 Joe Randa 3B
6 Todd Zeile 3B 6 Jason Kendall C
7 Garey Ingram LF 7 Jose Guillen RF
8 Juan Castro SS 8 Kevin Polcovich 2B
9 Dennys Reyes P 9 Steve Cooke P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-6 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  RR PIT A. Nunez D. Reyes -11% 76% Triple to RF (Fly Ball); Guillen Scores; Polcovich Scores
t2 3-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR LAD M. Piazza J. Johnson 10% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Young Scores/unER; Nixon Scores
t1 2-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R LAD G. Ingram S. Cooke 8% 76% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Piazza Scores; Zeile to 3B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  LAD O. Nixon S. Cooke 6% 62% Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Young to 3B
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  LAD E. Young S. Cooke 6% 56% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)

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, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  LAD E. Young S. Cooke 6% 56% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  LAD O. Nixon S. Cooke 6% 62% Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Young to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  R LAD M. Piazza S. Cooke 5% 67% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Young Scores; Nixon to 2B
t1 1-0 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O LAD E. Karros S. Cooke -2% 65% Flyball: CF; Nixon to 3B
t1 1-0 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  RO LAD R. Mondesi S. Cooke 1% 66% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Nixon Scores
t1 2-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  LAD T. Zeile S. Cooke 1% 68% Walk; Piazza to 2B
t1 2-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R LAD G. Ingram S. Cooke 8% 76% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Piazza Scores; Zeile to 3B
t1 3-0 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  LAD J. Castro S. Cooke 1% 77% Walk; Ingram to 2B
t1 3-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  O LAD D. Reyes S. Cooke -4% 73% Lineout: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Dennys Reyes facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Nunez D. Reyes 2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Allensworth D. Reyes -2% 73% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. Smith D. Reyes 3% 75% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT E. Williams D. Reyes 2% 77% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Steve Cooke facing 1-2-3
t2 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  LAD E. Young S. Cooke 2% 80% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t2 3-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  LAD O. Nixon S. Cooke 3% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Young to 2B
Jason Johnson replaces Steve Cooke pitching and batting 9th
t2 3-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR LAD M. Piazza J. Johnson 10% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Young Scores/unER; Nixon Scores
t2 6-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  LAD E. Karros J. Johnson 1% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t2 6-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO LAD R. Mondesi J. Johnson -2% 91% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Karros Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 6-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  LAD T. Zeile J. Johnson 0% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 6-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  LAD G. Ingram J. Johnson 0% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Zeile to 2B
t2 6-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O LAD J. Castro J. Johnson -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Dodgers' Dennys Reyes facing 5-6-7
b2 0-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Randa D. Reyes 1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Kendall D. Reyes -1% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-6 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  PIT J. Guillen D. Reyes -4% 87% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Kendall to 3B
b2 0-6 1 -23 3,(1-1)  R PIT K. Polcovich D. Reyes -4% 83% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Kendall Scores; Guillen to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw)
Emil Brown pinch hits for Jason Johnson (P) batting 9th
b2 1-6 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  O PIT E. Brown D. Reyes 4% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-6 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  RR PIT A. Nunez D. Reyes -11% 76% Triple to RF (Fly Ball); Guillen Scores; Polcovich Scores
b2 3-6 2 --3 4,(3-0)  PIT J. Allensworth D. Reyes -1% 74% Walk
b2 3-6 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. Smith D. Reyes 5% 79% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 3.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Pirates' Jason Christiansen facing 9-1-2
Jason Christiansen replaces Emil Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t3 6-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD D. Reyes J. Christiansen -1% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t3 6-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O LAD E. Young J. Christiansen -1% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Young out at 2B/CF-2B
t3 6-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  LAD O. Nixon J. Christiansen 1% 78% Single to P (Bunt); Nixon to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
t3 6-3 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  LAD M. Piazza J. Christiansen 0% 78% Nixon Steals 3B
t3 6-3 2 --3 4,(3-0)  LAD M. Piazza J. Christiansen 1% 79% Intentional Walk
t3 6-3 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O LAD E. Karros J. Christiansen -3% 76% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Dodgers' Dennys Reyes facing 4-5-6
b3 3-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT E. Williams D. Reyes 2% 78% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b3 3-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Randa D. Reyes -3% 76% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b3 3-6 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O PIT J. Kendall D. Reyes 3% 79% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
b3 3-6 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Guillen D. Reyes -1% 78% Kendall Steals 2B
b3 3-6 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Guillen D. Reyes 3% 81% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 3.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Pirates' Jason Christiansen facing 5-6-7
t4 6-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD R. Mondesi J. Christiansen -1% 80% Flyball: CF
t4 6-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  LAD T. Zeile J. Christiansen 1% 81% Walk
t4 6-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO LAD G. Ingram J. Christiansen -3% 78% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Zeile Caught Stealing 2B (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Dodgers' Dennys Reyes facing 8-9-1
b4 3-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT K. Polcovich D. Reyes 3% 81% Flyball: RF
Dale Sveum pinch hits for Jason Christiansen (P) batting 9th
b4 3-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT D. Sveum D. Reyes 2% 82% Flyball: LF
b4 3-6 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. Nunez D. Reyes 1% 83% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 3.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Pirates' Marc Wilkins facing 8-9-1
Marc Wilkins replaces Dale Sveum (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 6-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O LAD J. Castro M. Wilkins -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 6-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD D. Reyes M. Wilkins -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t5 6-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  LAD E. Young M. Wilkins 1% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t5 6-3 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O LAD O. Nixon M. Wilkins -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Dodgers' Dennys Reyes facing 2-3-4
b5 3-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Allensworth D. Reyes 3% 83% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b5 3-6 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT M. Smith D. Reyes 2% 85% Strikeout Looking
b5 3-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT E. Williams D. Reyes 1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 3.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Pirates' Marc Wilkins facing 3-4-5
t6 6-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O LAD M. Piazza M. Wilkins -1% 85% Flyball: CF
t6 6-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD E. Karros M. Wilkins -1% 84% Flyball: LF
t6 6-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O LAD R. Mondesi M. Wilkins -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Dodgers' Dennys Reyes facing 5-6-7
b6 3-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT J. Randa D. Reyes 3% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
b6 3-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Kendall D. Reyes 2% 88% Groundout: P-SS-1B (SS-2B)
b6 3-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Guillen D. Reyes 1% 89% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Pirates 3.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Pirates' Jeff Wallace facing 6-7-8
Jeff Wallace replaces Jose Guillen (RF) pitching and batting 7th
Turner Ward replaces Marc Wilkins (P) playing RF batting 9th
t7 6-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  LAD T. Zeile J. Wallace 1% 90% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t7 6-3 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  LAD G. Ingram J. Wallace 2% 93% Walk; Zeile to 2B
t7 6-3 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O LAD J. Castro J. Wallace -2% 91% Strikeout Looking
t7 6-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O LAD D. Reyes J. Wallace -2% 89% Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Ingram to 2B
t7 6-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R LAD E. Young J. Wallace 5% 94% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Ingram Scores; Reyes to 2B
t7 7-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  LAD O. Nixon J. Wallace 1% 94% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Reyes to 3B; Young to 2B
t7 7-3 2 123 3,(2-0)  O LAD M. Piazza J. Wallace -2% 93% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 7, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Dodgers' Dennys Reyes facing 8-9-1
b7 3-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT K. Polcovich D. Reyes 2% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b7 3-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT T. Ward D. Reyes 1% 96% Flyball: RF
b7 3-7 2 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT A. Nunez D. Reyes -1% 95% Single to 3B (Bunt)
b7 3-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Allensworth D. Reyes -2% 93% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Nunez to 3B
Darren Hall replaces Dennys Reyes pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-7 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R PIT M. Smith D. Hall -5% 87% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Nunez Scores; Allensworth to 2B
b7 4-7 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O PIT E. Williams D. Hall 5% 93% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Pirates 4.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Pirates' Matt Ruebel facing 4-5-6
Matt Ruebel replaces Eddie Williams (1B) pitching and batting 4th
Mark Smith moves from LF to 1B
Al Martin replaces Jeff Wallace (P) playing LF batting 7th
t8 7-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD E. Karros M. Ruebel -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 7-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  LAD R. Mondesi M. Ruebel 1% 93% Walk
t8 7-4 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O LAD T. Zeile M. Ruebel -1% 92% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t8 7-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  LAD G. Ingram M. Ruebel 1% 92% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Mondesi to 2B
t8 7-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O LAD J. Castro M. Ruebel -1% 91% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Dodgers' Darren Hall facing 5-6-7
b8 4-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Randa D. Hall 3% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b8 4-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Kendall D. Hall 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b8 4-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Martin D. Hall 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Pirates 4.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Pirates' Matt Ruebel facing 9-1-2
Billy Ashley pinch hits for Darren Hall (P) batting 9th
t9 7-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O LAD B. Ashley M. Ruebel -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t9 7-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O LAD E. Young M. Ruebel -0% 96% Flyball: SS (Short LF-CF)
t9 7-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  LAD O. Nixon M. Ruebel 0% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 7-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR LAD M. Piazza M. Ruebel 3% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Nixon Scores
t9 9-4 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O LAD E. Karros M. Ruebel -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 9, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-9, Dodgers' Todd Worrell facing 8-9-1
Todd Worrell replaces Billy Ashley (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 4-9 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT K. Polcovich T. Worrell 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 4-9 1 --- 5,(1-2)  R PIT T. Ward T. Worrell -0% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b9 5-9 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. Nunez T. Worrell 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 5-9 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Allensworth T. Worrell 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 9, Pirates 5.

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