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OAK 12
SFG  3
 SDP  6
@SEA  5
 TEX  5
LAD  2
 DET 12
@ATL  4
 CHC 10
MIN  6
 CIN  6
KCR  3
 FLA  7
BAL  6
 HOU  4
MIL  0
 MON  1
BOS  0
 NYM  4
TOR  2
 PHI  5
NYY  4
 CLE  7
@PIT  3
 STL  4
CHW  2
Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 37,513

 Wednesday, September 3, 1997, 7:10
Time of Game: 3:00
Indians
7
72-63
Won 1
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   5  0  1   0  1  0    7  7  3
Pirates         1  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    3  8  1
W: Orel Hershiser (13-5), L: Esteban Loaiza (10-10)
 Pirates
3
69-71
Lost 1
2nd, 2½ GB

Batting Stats

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   3  .308  .724   20   15    3   3   
O Vizquel SS                  3   2   1   2    1   0  .280  .707   16    9    4   2   HR,2·SB
M Ramirez RF                  4   1   1   1    0   3  .326  .972   19   11    1   0   HR
J Thome 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .289 1.029   25   14    6   2   
D Justice LF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .337 1.061   22   12    0   0   2B
  B Giles LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .844              1   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .257  .779    9    8    2   3   HR
M Grissom CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .719   12    8    3   0   
P Borders C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .801   17   11    6   0   2B
O Hershiser P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    7    5    1   0   HBP
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  M Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  K Seitzer PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .693    3    2    0   0   
  J Mesa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       35   7   7   0    1   8              150   95   27  10
Batting Events
2B: P Borders (5, off M Ruebel); D Justice (26, off E Loaiza).
HR: M Williams (29, off E Loaiza; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); M Ramirez (24, off E Loaiza; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); O Vizquel (3, off E Loaiza; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
HBP: O Hershiser (1, by J Christiansen).
TB: O Vizquel 4; M Ramirez 4; M Williams 4; P Borders 2; D Justice 2; J Thome; B Roberts.
RBI: M Williams 2 (90); O Vizquel 2 (38); D Justice (88); M Ramirez (75).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. B Roberts-O Vizquel-J Thome; B Roberts-J Thome.
E: O Hershiser (1); B Roberts (4); M Williams (12).
Baserunning Events
SB: O Vizquel 2 (39, 2nd base off M Ruebel/J Kendall, 3rd base off M Ruebel/J Kendall).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   5   2   3   0    0   1  .282  .709   23   13    1   5   2B
J Allensworth CF              5   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .691   24   14    3   0   
A Martin LF                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .287  .822   15   14    1   0   GDP
E Williams 1B                 3   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .760   12    6    9   0   HBP
  M Ruebel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  M Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .906    3    2    0   0   
D Sveum 3B-1B                 3   1   0   0    2   1  .262  .775   27   11    1   1   
S Dunston SS                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .725   15   12    2   1   
T Ward RF                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .346  .950   11    6    1   0   HBP
  R Rincon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Randa 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .791    2    2    0   0   
J Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .802   20   11    8   0   HBP,GDP
E Loaiza P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .163  .364    4    4    0   1   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  A Brown RF                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .194  .530    5    1    1   0   
Totals                       35   3   8   0    3   6              161   96   27   8
Batting Events
2B: T Womack (21, off O Hershiser).
HBP: T Ward (2, by O Hershiser); J Kendall (29, by M Jackson); E Williams (2, by O Hershiser).
TB: T Womack 4; E Williams 2; J Allensworth; A Martin; S Dunston.
GIDP: A Martin (7); J Kendall (9).
RBI: A Martin (48); E Williams (10).
2-out RBI: A Martin; E Williams.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding Events
E: A Martin (6).

Pitching Stats

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Hershiser, W (13-5)          6     8   2   2    2   3   0   4.54   28  102-60   34·13·13   13· 8· 4· 0     49    -     1.03  -0.04
P Assenmacher, H (16)          0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.07    2   11-8     5· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.84   0.12
M Jackson, H (10)              1.1   0   1   0    1   2   0   3.17    7   29-16    8· 2· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.68   0.05
J Mesa                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.65    4   19-12    7· 2· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.02
Totals                         9     8   3   2    3   6   0          41  161-96   54·19·23   16·13· 4· 0          4-0
O Hershiser faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Loaiza, L (10-10)            6     6   6   6    0   5   3   4.55   24   86-58   35· 4·19    9·10· 1· 0     41    -     0.69  -0.35
J Christiansen                 0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.55    3   17-10    7· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
R Rincon                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.78    1    3-3     0· 3· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.23   0.01
M Ruebel                       2     1   1   0    1   2   0   6.42    9   38-21    9· 3· 9    1· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.01
Totals                         9     7   7   6    1   8   3          37  144-92   51·12·29   10·17· 2· 0          1-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: O Hershiser 2 (10; T Ward, E Williams); M Jackson (4; J Kendall); J Christiansen (2; O Hershiser).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Barron, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Wally Bell.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 37,513.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 62° F, Wind 20mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Cleveland Indians                         Pittsburgh Pirates                           
1. Bip Roberts                  2B       1. Tony Womack                  2B
2. Omar Vizquel                 SS       2. Jermaine Allenswor           CF
3. Manny Ramirez                RF       3. Al Martin                    LF
4. Jim Thome                    1B       4. Eddie Williams               1B
5. David Justice                LF       5. Dale Sveum                   3B
6. Matt Williams                3B       6. Shawon Dunston               SS
7. Marquis Grissom              CF       7. Turner Ward                  RF
8. Pat Borders                   C       8. Jason Kendall                 C
9. Orel Hershiser                P       9. Esteban Loaiza                P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t4 0 1-- RR 3,(0-2)  18% 50% 0-2 CLE O. Vizquel E. Loaiza Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Roberts Scores
t4 1 -2- RR 5,(1-2)  16% 80% 3-2 CLE M. Williams E. Loaiza Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Justice Scores
t4 1 1-- R 6,(3-2)  14% 64% 2-2 CLE D. Justice E. Loaiza Double to CF (Fly Ball); Thome Scores
b1 0 12- OO 1,(0-0)  10% 46% 0-0 PIT A. Martin O. Hershiser Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Womack to 3B
b7 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  -9% 80% 2-6 PIT T. Womack O. Hershiser Double to CF (Line Drive); Brown to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 CLE B. Roberts E. Loaiza Strikeout Swinging
t1 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 46% 0-0 CLE O. Vizquel E. Loaiza Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  -1% 45% 0-0 CLE M. Ramirez E. Loaiza Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  -3% 42% 0-0 PIT T. Womack O. Hershiser Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  -5% 36% 0-0 PIT J. Allensworth O. Hershiser Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Womack to 2B
b1 0 12- OO 1,(0-0)  10% 46% 0-0 PIT A. Martin O. Hershiser Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Womack to 3B
b1 2 --3 R 4,(2-1)  -9% 38% 0-0 PIT E. Williams O. Hershiser Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Womack Scores
b1 2 1-- O 6,(2-2)  2% 40% 1-0 PIT D. Sveum O. Hershiser Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 37% 0-1 CLE J. Thome E. Loaiza Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t2 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 36% 0-1 CLE D. Justice E. Loaiza Strikeout Looking
t2 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 35% 0-1 CLE M. Williams E. Loaiza Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 37% 1-0 PIT S. Dunston O. Hershiser Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  -2% 34% 1-0 PIT T. Ward O. Hershiser Hit By Pitch
b2 1 1-- OO 7,(3-2)  5% 39% 1-0 PIT J. Kendall O. Hershiser Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 36% 0-1 CLE M. Grissom E. Loaiza Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t3 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 34% 0-1 CLE P. Borders E. Loaiza Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t3 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 33% 0-1 CLE O. Hershiser E. Loaiza Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 35% 1-0 PIT E. Loaiza O. Hershiser Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  -4% 32% 1-0 PIT T. Womack O. Hershiser Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Womack to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
b3 1 -2- O 3,(1-1)  3% 35% 1-0 PIT J. Allensworth O. Hershiser Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b3 2 -2- R 2,(0-1)  -9% 26% 1-0 PIT A. Martin O. Hershiser Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Womack Scores
b3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  -1% 24% 2-0 PIT E. Williams O. Hershiser Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Martin to 2B
b3 2 12- 4,(3-0)  -2% 22% 2-0 PIT D. Sveum O. Hershiser Walk; Martin to 3B; Williams to 2B
b3 2 123 O 4,(1-2)  5% 27% 2-0 PIT S. Dunston O. Hershiser Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  4% 32% 0-2 CLE B. Roberts E. Loaiza Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t4 0 1-- RR 3,(0-2)  18% 50% 0-2 CLE O. Vizquel E. Loaiza Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Roberts Scores
t4 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -3% 47% 2-2 CLE M. Ramirez E. Loaiza Strikeout Looking
t4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  3% 50% 2-2 CLE J. Thome E. Loaiza Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t4 1 1-- R 6,(3-2)  14% 64% 2-2 CLE D. Justice E. Loaiza Double to CF (Fly Ball); Thome Scores
t4 1 -2- RR 5,(1-2)  16% 80% 3-2 CLE M. Williams E. Loaiza Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Justice Scores
t4 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 79% 5-2 CLE M. Grissom E. Loaiza Foul Popfly: 1B
t4 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 78% 5-2 CLE P. Borders E. Loaiza Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  3% 81% 2-5 PIT T. Ward O. Hershiser Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b4 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  2% 82% 2-5 PIT J. Kendall O. Hershiser Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  1% 83% 2-5 PIT E. Loaiza O. Hershiser Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Pirates 2.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 82% 5-2 CLE O. Hershiser E. Loaiza Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 --- O 6,(1-2)  -1% 81% 5-2 CLE B. Roberts E. Loaiza Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2 --- O 5,(3-1)  -1% 80% 5-2 CLE O. Vizquel E. Loaiza Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  3% 83% 2-5 PIT T. Womack O. Hershiser Lineout: SS
b5 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 85% 2-5 PIT J. Allensworth O. Hershiser Lineout: 3B
b5 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  1% 86% 2-5 PIT A. Martin O. Hershiser Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Pirates 2.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pirates' Esteban Loaiza facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- R 1,(0-0)  6% 91% 5-2 CLE M. Ramirez E. Loaiza Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t6 0 --- O 7,(3-2)  -1% 91% 6-2 CLE J. Thome E. Loaiza Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  -1% 90% 6-2 CLE D. Justice E. Loaiza Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 90% 6-2 CLE M. Williams E. Loaiza Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
b6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  -4% 86% 2-6 PIT E. Williams O. Hershiser Hit By Pitch
b6 0 1-- O 6,(3-2)  3% 90% 2-6 PIT D. Sveum O. Hershiser Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  -4% 86% 2-6 PIT S. Dunston O. Hershiser Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Williams to 2B
b6 1 12- O 1,(0-0)  4% 90% 2-6 PIT T. Ward O. Hershiser Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Williams to 3B
b6 2 1-3 O 4,(1-2)  4% 94% 2-6 PIT J. Kendall O. Hershiser Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Pirates 2.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-2, Pirates' Jason Christiansen facing 7-8-9
Jason Christiansen replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 93% 6-2 CLE M. Grissom J. Christiansen Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t7 1 --- O 10,(3-2)  -0% 93% 6-2 CLE P. Borders J. Christiansen Flyball: CF
t7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  0% 93% 6-2 CLE O. Hershiser J. Christiansen Hit By Pitch
Ricardo Rincon replaces Turner Ward (RF) pitching and batting 7th; Adrian Brown replaces Jason Christiansen (P) playing RF batting 9th
t7 2 1-- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 92% 6-2 CLE B. Roberts R. Rincon Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
b7 0 --- 4,(3-0)  -3% 89% 2-6 PIT A. Brown O. Hershiser Walk
b7 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  -9% 80% 2-6 PIT T. Womack O. Hershiser Double to CF (Line Drive); Brown to 3B
Paul Assenmacher replaces Orel Hershiser pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 -23 O 7,(3-2)  6% 86% 2-6 PIT J. Allensworth P. Assenmacher Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b7 1 -23 O 4,(0-2)  6% 92% 2-6 PIT A. Martin P. Assenmacher Strikeout Swinging
Mike Jackson replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching and batting 9th
b7 2 -23 O 3,(2-0)  4% 96% 2-6 PIT E. Williams M. Jackson Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-2, Pirates' Matt Ruebel facing 2-3-4
Matt Ruebel replaces Eddie Williams (1B) pitching and batting 4th; Dale Sveum moves from 3B to 1B; Joe Randa replaces Ricardo Rincon (P) playing 3B batting 7th
t8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  0% 97% 6-2 CLE O. Vizquel M. Ruebel Walk
t8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  1% 97% 6-2 CLE M. Ramirez M. Ruebel Vizquel Steals 2B
t8 0 -2- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 97% 6-2 CLE M. Ramirez M. Ruebel Strikeout Looking
t8 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  1% 97% 6-2 CLE J. Thome M. Ruebel Vizquel Steals 3B
t8 1 --3 O 6,(3-2)  -1% 96% 6-2 CLE J. Thome M. Ruebel Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 2 --3 R 5,(3-1)  2% 98% 6-2 CLE D. Justice M. Ruebel Reached on E7 (Line Drive); Vizquel Scores/unER/No RBI
t8 2 1-- O 2,(0-1)  -0% 98% 7-2 CLE M. Williams M. Ruebel Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Indians' Mike Jackson facing 5-6-7
Brian Giles replaces David Justice playing LF batting 5th
b8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  -2% 96% 2-7 PIT D. Sveum M. Jackson Walk
b8 0 1-- O 8,(2-2)  2% 98% 2-7 PIT S. Dunston M. Jackson Strikeout Looking
b8 1 1-- O 2,(0-1)  1% 99% 2-7 PIT J. Randa M. Jackson Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b8 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  -1% 98% 2-7 PIT J. Kendall M. Jackson Hit By Pitch; Sveum to 2B
b8 2 12- R 1,(0-0)  -2% 96% 2-7 PIT A. Brown M. Jackson Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Sveum Scores/unER/No RBI; Kendall to 3B
b8 2 1-3 O 5,(2-2)  3% 98% 3-7 PIT T. Womack M. Jackson Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Pirates 3.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-3, Pirates' Matt Ruebel facing 7-8-9
t9 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -0% 98% 7-3 CLE M. Grissom M. Ruebel Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- 2,(1-0)  0% 99% 7-3 CLE P. Borders M. Ruebel Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
Kevin Seitzer pinch hits for Mike Jackson (P) batting 9th
t9 1 -2- O 3,(1-1)  -0% 98% 7-3 CLE K. Seitzer M. Ruebel Flyball: RF
t9 2 -2- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 98% 7-3 CLE B. Roberts M. Ruebel Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Indians' Jose Mesa facing 2-3-4
Jose Mesa replaces Kevin Seitzer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 0 --- 7,(3-2)  -2% 96% 3-7 PIT J. Allensworth J. Mesa Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
b9 0 1-- O 3,(0-2)  2% 98% 3-7 PIT A. Martin J. Mesa Flyball: SS (Short LF Line)
Mark Smith pinch hits for Matt Ruebel (P) batting 4th
b9 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  1% 99% 3-7 PIT M. Smith J. Mesa Flyball: CF
b9 2 1-- O 6,(3-2)  1% 100% 3-7 PIT D. Sveum J. Mesa Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Pirates 3.

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