May 7, 1998 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 5
BOS 3 DET 6
@OAK 3 TOR 6
@SEA 0 CLE 7
@TEX 2 ATL 6
SDP 3 LAD 4
@FLA 3 MON 2
COL 1 NYM 4
STL 1 PHI 4
ARI 1 PIT 8
CIN 7

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 8,400

Thursday, May 7, 1998, 8:19
Time of Game: 3:06

Reds

16-17

Lost 1

5th, 4½ GB

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

W: E Dessens (1-1), L: S Belinda (1-5), S: R Loiselle (8)

Pirates

15-18

Won 3

6th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Stynes LF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .291  .793   12    3   0   HR,SF
  J Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
W Greene 3B                   4   1   3   1    1   0  .259  .872   17    1   3   HR,2B
D Young RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .346  .914   18    0   0   GDP
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Harris LF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .365  .830    5    0   0   
E Taubensee C                 5   1   1   0    0   3  .358  .948   19    8   0   
B Boone 2B                    3   1   1   2    2   2  .320  .932   24    1   3   HR
B Larkin SS                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .181  .590   19    4   0   SB
S Casey 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .417 1.033   15    7   1   GDP
R Sanders CF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .214  .637   16    0   0   3B,2B
D Weathers P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .416    7    0   1   SH
  S Sullivan P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  G White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  P Watkins RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .568         0   0   
  M Nieves PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  J Nunnally RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .791         0   0   
Totals                       36   7  13   7    4   8              159   24   8

BATTING

2B: W Greene (4, off E Loaiza); R Sanders (1, off E Loaiza).

3B: R Sanders (1, off E Loaiza).

HR: C Stynes (5, off E Loaiza; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); B Boone (6, off E Loaiza; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); W Greene (6, off C Peters; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SF: C Stynes (1, off E Loaiza).

SH: D Weathers (2, off E Loaiza).

TB: W Greene 7; R Sanders 5; B Boone 4; C Stynes 4; B Larkin 2; E Taubensee; D Young; L Harris; S Casey.

GIDP: S Casey (1); D Young (2).

RBI: C Stynes 2 (9); B Boone 2 (25); R Sanders 2 (8); W Greene (22).

2-out RBI: R Sanders 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Boone-S Casey; S Casey-B Larkin.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Larkin (6, 2nd base off E Loaiza/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   3   3   1   0    2   1  .230  .548   20    2   5   SB
A Martin LF                   3   2   1   2    2   2  .263  .751   34    0   0   HR
J Kendall C                   5   2   3   3    0   0  .348  .911   19    8   2   2B
K Young 1B                    2   0   0   0    3   0  .246  .749   19    7   2   
T Ward CF-RF                  3   0   1   2    0   0  .246  .711   13    4   0   SF
J Guillen RF                  3   0   2   1    1   1  .317  .873   22    1   0   
  E Dessens P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Rincon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Strange 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .594    8    2   0   
K Polcovich SS                4   1   1   0    0   2  .161  .449   15    2   3   2B
E Loaiza P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .237    8    1   0   
  M Martinez PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  C Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Allensworth CF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .362  .878    4    0   0   
Totals                       31   8   9   8    8   9              166   27  12

BATTING

2B: K Polcovich (4, off S Belinda); J Kendall (7, off G White).

HR: A Martin (5, off D Weathers; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: T Ward (3, off S Sullivan).

TB: A Martin 4; J Kendall 4; K Polcovich 2; J Guillen 2; T Womack; T Ward.

RBI: J Kendall 3 (20); A Martin 2 (14); T Ward 2 (13); J Guillen (13).

2-out RBI: J Guillen.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Young-K Polcovich-E Loaiza; T Womack-K Polcovich-K Young.

E: K Polcovich (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Womack (12, 2nd base off D Weathers/E Taubensee).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Weathers                     4.1   3   5   5    6   4   1   5.82   22  101-58   36· 7·15    7· 4· 1· 0     35    -     1.24  -0.24
S Sullivan                     1.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   7.11    6   18-15    8· 3· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          3-2    1.83  -0.01
G White, H (1)                 0.1   1   1   1    1   1   0   6.29    3   17-9     3· 4· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.62  -0.07
S Belinda, H (3), L (1-5)      1     3   2   2    1   1   0   4.44    7   24-15    7· 4· 4    2· 1· 2· 0          2-1    3.58  -0.21
J Shaw, BS (4)                 0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.77    2    3-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          3-2    3.67  -0.28
Totals                         8     9   8   8    8   9   1          40  163-100  56·18·26   11· 7· 5· 0          8-5

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                       6     8   6   6    2   6   2   5.94   27  102-66   41·11·14   12· 5· 2· 0     36    -     1.01  -0.44
C Peters                       1     2   1   1    1   0   1   1.89    5   20-13    7· 2· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.89  -0.09
E Dessens, W (1-1)             1     2   0   0    0   0   0   8.38    5   14-8     7· 1· 0    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.57   0.05
R Rincon, H (5)                0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.77    3   13-7     2· 4· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    4.25  -0.12
R Loiselle, S (8)              0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.12    2    8-6     4· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    5.78   0.28
Totals                         9    13   7   7    4   8   3          42  157-100  61·18·21   17· 9· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Weathers (2); E Loaiza (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Larry Vanover.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 8,400.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 2mph from Left to Right, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. C Stynes             LF    1. T Womack             2B 
2. W Greene             3B    2. A Martin             LF 
3. D Young              RF    3. J Kendall            C  
4. E Taubensee          C     4. K Young              1B 
5. B Boone              2B    5. T Ward               CF 
6. B Larkin             SS    6. J Guillen            RF 
7. S Casey              1B    7. D Strange            3B 
8. R Sanders            CF    8. K Polcovich          SS 
9. D Weathers           P     9. E Loaiza             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  7-6  123  2   33%  89% J Kendall       J Shaw          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Polcovich Scores; Womack Scores; Martin to 2B
   t 6   0  5-4  1--  1  -26%  34% B Boone         E Loaiza        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Taubensee Scores
   t 2   2  2-0  12-  2  -19%  51% R Sanders       E Loaiza        Triple to 1B (Ground Ball); Larkin Scores; Casey Scores
   b 8   0  7-6  ---  4   17%  48% K Polcovich     S Belinda       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   b 5   1  4-2  12-  1   17%  52% J Kendall       D Weathers      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Womack Scores; Martin to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  C Stynes        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  1   50%  W Greene        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  2   55%  D Young         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Weathers facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  T Womack        Walk
   RR     1--  6   73%  A Martin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Womack Scores
   O      ---  6   72%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   70%  K Young         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   70%  T Ward          Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   72%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   74%  B Boone         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   72%  B Larkin        Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
          1--      72%  S Casey         Larkin Steals 2B
          -2-  5   70%  " "             Walk
   RR     12-  2   51%  R Sanders       Triple to 1B (Ground Ball); Larkin Scores; Casey Scores
   O      --3  4   55%  D Weathers      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Weathers facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   59%  J Guillen       Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  D Strange       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   52%  K Polcovich     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   55%  E Loaiza        Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Guillen to 2B; Loaiza to 1B
   O      12-  3   50%  T Womack        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   39%  C Stynes        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   41%  W Greene        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  9   43%  D Young         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   44%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Weathers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   41%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   39%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   41%  K Young         Walk
   O      1--  7   38%  T Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   34%  B Boone         Walk
   O      1--  4   38%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2   43%  S Casey         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Weathers facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   48%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   43%  D Strange       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   36%  K Polcovich     Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   30%  R Sanders       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   31%  D Weathers      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Sanders to 3B
   RO     --3  2   28%  C Stynes        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sanders Scores
          ---  1   26%  W Greene        Double to 2B (Ground Ball)
          -2-      26%  D Young         Wild Pitch; Greene to 3B
   O      --3  2   29%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Dave Weathers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   26%  E Loaiza        Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  7   29%  T Womack        Walk
          1--      31%  A Martin        Womack Steals 2B
          -2-  8   35%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  1   52%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Womack Scores; Martin to 3B
          1-3  5   56%  K Young         Walk; Kendall to 2B
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Dave Weathers pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  1   56%  T Ward          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Martin Scores
   R      12-  4   71%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kendall Scores; Young to 3B
   O      1-3  1   66%  D Strange       Lineout: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   60%  E Taubensee     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  1   34%  B Boone         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Taubensee Scores
   O      ---  6   37%  B Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   39%  S Casey         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  5   37%  R Sanders       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   40%  S Sullivan      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Scott Sullivan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   36%  K Polcovich     Strikeout Swinging
                  Manny Martinez pinch hits for Esteban Loaiza batting 9th
   O      ---  4   33%  M Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   31%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-5, Chris Peters facing 1-2-3
                  Chris Peters replaces Manny Martinez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   34%  C Stynes        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  5   20%  W Greene        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   19%  D Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   20%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Young to 2B
          -2-  7   19%  B Boone         Walk
   O      12-      22%  B Larkin        Baserunner Out Advancing; Young out at 3B/C-2B-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Gabe White facing 2-3-4
                  Gabe White replaces Scott Sullivan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   18%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   25%  J Kendall       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
          -2-  6   30%  K Young         Walk
                  Stan Belinda replaces Dmitri Young pitching and batting 3rd; Pat Watkins replaces Gabe White playing RF batting 9th
   R      12-  1   45%  T Ward          Single to CF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores; Young to 2B
   O      12-  5   35%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   26%  D Strange       Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 7, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-6, Elmer Dessens facing 6-7-8
                  Elmer Dessens replaces Jose Guillen pitching and batting 6th; Jermaine Allensworth replaces Chris Peters playing CF batting 9th; Turner Ward moves to RF
          ---  2   22%  B Larkin        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   17%  S Casey         Single to CF (Line Drive); Larkin to 2B
   O      12-  2   22%  R Sanders       Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Casey to 2B
                  Melvin Nieves pinch hits for Pat Watkins batting 9th
   O      12-  4   27%  M Nieves        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  2   31%  C Stynes        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 7, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-7, Stan Belinda facing 8-9-1
                  Jon Nunnally replaces Melvin Nieves playing RF batting 9th
          ---  4   48%  K Polcovich     Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   37%  J Allensworth   Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  1   49%  T Womack        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Polcovich to 3B
          1-3  6   56%  A Martin        Walk; Womack to 2B
                  Jeff Shaw replaces Chris Stynes pitching and batting 1st; Lenny Harris replaces Stan Belinda playing LF batting 3rd
   RR     123  2   89%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Polcovich Scores; Womack Scores; Martin to 2B
   OO     12-  1   83%  K Young         Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS (Weak 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Pirates 8.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 7-8, Ricardo Rincon facing 2-3-4
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Elmer Dessens pitching and batting 6th
          ---  5   72%  W Greene        Walk
          1--  5   56%  L Harris        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Greene to 2B
   O      12-  3   72%  E Taubensee     Strikeout (missed bunt)
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching and batting 6th
   O      12-  4   86%  B Boone         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4  100%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 7, Pirates 8.

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