September 16, 1997 Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 9
@ANA 3 CLE 4
@BAL 2 BAL 7
CLE 2 NYY 2
BOS 0 NYY 4
BOS 3 TEX 4
KCR 2 ATL 6
SFG 4 CHC 5
CIN 0 FLA 9
COL 6 HOU 15
SDP 3 PHI 3
NYM 2 PIT 8
MON 2 LAD 7
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 8,010

Tuesday, September 16, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:12

Expos

74-76

Lost 4

4th, 19 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    2  6  0
Pirates         1  0  0   4  1  0   0  2  X    8 11  1

W: J Lieber (10-14), L: M Johnson (2-5)

Pirates

73-78

Won 2

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grudzielanek SS             4   1   1   0    0   1  .275  .701   13    2   3   2B
  O Cabrera SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         1   0   
M Lansing 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .287  .827    9    1   3   
  A Stankiewicz 2B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .626         0   1   
J Vidro 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .713   11    0   1   2B
D Segui 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .306  .875   17    7   1   
  R DeHart P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
H Rodriguez LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .794   13    3   0   
R White CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .779   10    1   0   
R McGuire RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .726    5    4   1   
  H Meulens PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .486    1    0   0   
R Chavez C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .130   11    3   0   
M Johnson P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    2    0   0   
  J Paniagua P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    1   0   
  B Fullmer PH-1B             1   1   1   1    0   0  .385 1.308    2    1   0   HR
Totals                       34   2   6   1    0   8               97   24  10

BATTING

2B: M Grudzielanek (52, off J Lieber); J Vidro (10, off J Lieber).

HR: B Fullmer (2, off J Lieber; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: B Fullmer 4; J Vidro 3; M Grudzielanek 2; R White; D Segui.

RBI: B Fullmer (4).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Lansing-M Grudzielanek-D Segui.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   5   2   4   0    0   0  .281  .711   14    2   2   2·2B,SB
  A Nunez 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .760         1   0   
T Ward CF                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .346  .957   20    1   0   
A Martin LF                   2   1   1   4    0   0  .287  .810    7    2   0   HR,2·SF
K Young 1B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .318  .931   14    7   4   HR
J Randa 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .790   11    0   0   HBP
S Dunston SS                  4   2   2   1    0   1  .293  .756   15    1   4   HR,SB
  R Rincon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
J Guillen RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .707    8    0   0   2B
J Kendall C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .821   13    9   0   
J Lieber P                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .109  .300    8    3   0   GDP
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Smith PH                  1   1   1   2    0   0  .288  .891    6    0   0   HR
  L Collier SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .115  .230         0   0   
Totals                       31   8  11   8    3   3              116   27  10

BATTING

2B: T Womack 2 (26, 2 off J Paniagua); J Guillen (20, off J Paniagua).

HR: S Dunston (14, off M Johnson; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); K Young (18, off M Johnson; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); M Smith (9, off R DeHart; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); A Martin (11, off M Johnson; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

SF: A Martin 2 (4, off J Paniagua, off M Johnson).

HBP: J Randa (6, by J Paniagua).

TB: T Womack 6; S Dunston 5; M Smith 4; K Young 4; A Martin 4; J Guillen 2; J Kendall.

GIDP: J Lieber (4).

RBI: A Martin 4 (53); M Smith 2 (29); S Dunston (52); K Young (70).

2-out RBI: M Smith 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: T Womack (20).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Womack (53, 2nd base off M Johnson/R Chavez); S Dunston (31, 2nd base off R DeHart/R Chavez).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Johnson, L (2-5)             3.1   4   5   5    1   1   3   6.75   15   53-31   24· 0· 7    3· 9· 1· 0     32    -     0.74  -0.22
J Paniagua                     3.2   4   1   1    2   2   0  13.15   17   43-25   18· 4· 3    7· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.14   0.00
R DeHart                       1     3   2   2    0   0   1   7.52    5   17-11    5· 2· 4    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
Totals                         8    11   8   8    3   3   4          37  113-67   47· 6·14   12·15· 3· 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
J Lieber, W (10-14)            7.2   6   2   2    0   7   1   4.64   30   84-61   31·19·11   14· 6· 3· 0     66    -     0.68   0.27
J Christiansen                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.23    1    5-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.33   0.01
R Rincon                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.65    3    7-4     3· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   2    0   8   1          34   96-68   34·20·14   15· 8· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Lieber (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Paniagua (2; J Randa).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 8,010.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 3mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Grudzielanek       SS    1. T Womack             2B 
2. M Lansing            2B    2. T Ward               CF 
3. J Vidro              3B    3. A Martin             LF 
4. D Segui              1B    4. K Young              1B 
5. H Rodriguez          LF    5. J Randa              3B 
6. R White              CF    6. S Dunston            SS 
7. R McGuire            RF    7. J Guillen            RF 
8. R Chavez             C     8. J Kendall            C  
9. M Johnson            P     9. J Lieber             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  0-1  1--  2   14%  86% A Martin        M Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Ward Scores
   t 4   0  1-0  ---  2   -7%  55% J Vidro         J Lieber        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   t 4   1  1-0  --3  3    7%  64% H Rodriguez     J Lieber        Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   0  0-3  ---  3    5%  91% K Young         M Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3  3    5%  55% H Rodriguez     J Lieber        Foul Popfly: C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   54%  M Lansing       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   53%  J Vidro         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   50%  D Segui         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Vidro to 3B
   O      1-3  3   55%  H Rodriguez     Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Johnson facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  T Womack        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--      61%  T Ward          Womack Steals 2B
   O      -2- 10   59%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B); Womack to 3B
   RO     --3  1   61%  A Martin        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Womack Scores
   O      ---  1   60%  K Young         Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Lieber facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   63%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   64%  R McGuire       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   66%  R Chavez        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Johnson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   63%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   62%  S Dunston       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   61%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Lieber facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   64%  M Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   66%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   67%  M Lansing       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Johnson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   65%  J Kendall       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   63%  J Lieber        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   62%  T Womack        Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Lieber facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   55%  J Vidro         Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   57%  D Segui         Groundout: 1B-P; Vidro to 3B
   O      --3  3   64%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   68%  R White         Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Johnson facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   72%  T Ward          Walk
   RR     1--  2   86%  A Martin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Ward Scores
   R      ---  3   91%  K Young         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   90%  J Randa         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  6   94%  S Dunston       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
                  Jose Paniagua replaces Mike Johnson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   95%  J Guillen       Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  2   96%  J Kendall       Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Guillen to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   93%  J Lieber        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Jon Lieber facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   95%  R McGuire       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   95%  R Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  J Paniagua      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jose Paniagua facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   97%  T Womack        Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   97%  T Ward          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Womack to 3B
   RO     --3  1   97%  A Martin        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Short LF); Womack Scores
          ---  4   97%  K Young         Walk
          1--  3   98%  J Randa         Hit By Pitch; Young to 2B
   O      12-  4   97%  S Dunston       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 6.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   96%  M Grudzielanek  Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  1   97%  M Lansing       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   98%  J Vidro         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Grudzielanek to 3B
   R      --3      97%  D Segui         Wild Pitch; Grudzielanek Scores
   O      ---  6   97%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jose Paniagua facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   97%  J Guillen       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   97%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   97%  J Lieber        Walk
          1--  2   97%  T Womack        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Lieber to 3B
   O      -23  2   97%  T Ward          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   98%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  1   97%  R White         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   98%  R McGuire       Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   99%  R Chavez        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jose Paniagua facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   98%  A Martin        Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   98%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   98%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Jon Lieber facing 9-1-2
                  Brad Fullmer pinch hits for Jose Paniagua batting 9th
   R      ---  2   96%  B Fullmer       Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Fly Ball)
          ---  2   94%  M Grudzielanek  Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   96%  M Lansing       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   98%  J Vidro         Lineout: 1B
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Jon Lieber pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5   99%  D Segui         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rick DeHart facing 6-7-8
                  Rick DeHart replaces David Segui pitching and batting 4th; Brad Fullmer moves to 1B; Andy Stankiewicz replaces Mike Lansing playing 2B batting 2nd; Orlando Cabrera replaces Mark Grudzielanek playing SS batting 1st
          ---  3   99%  S Dunston       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   99%  J Guillen       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1--      99%  J Kendall       Dunston Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Dunston to 3B
                  Mark Smith pinch hits for Jason Christiansen batting 9th
   RR     --3  6  100%  M Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Dunston Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  T Womack        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Womack out at 2B/RF-SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 8.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-8, Ricardo Rincon facing 5-6-7
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Shawon Dunston pitching and batting 6th; Abraham Nunez replaces Tony Womack playing 2B batting 1st; Lou Collier replaces Mark Smith playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2  100%  R White         Foul Flyball: 1B (Short RF Foul)
                  Hensley Meulens pinch hits for Ryan McGuire batting 7th
   O      ---  1  100%  H Meulens       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 8.

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