June 2, 1998 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
SEA 8
(10) CLE 8
@DET 3 ANA 7
@KCR 5 MIN 10
OAK 3 NYY 6
CHW 3 TEX 7
@TBD 3 BOS 11
@TOR 3 CHC 2
FLA 1 ARI 9
@COL 3 STL 7
@LAD 4 ATL 9
@MIL 0 MON 4
@PHI 3 PIT 5
NYM 2 HOU 4
@SDP 3 SFG 4
CIN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 9,040

Tuesday, June 2, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:34

Mets

31-22

Lost 2

2nd, 7 GB

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

W: C Peters (1-3), L: B Bohanon (2-2), S: R Rincon (5)

Pirates

28-30

Won 4

5th, 7 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .738   10    0   0   
B Gilkey LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .799   16    1   0   2B
M Piazza C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .301  .829   20    7   0   
J Olerud 1B                   2   0   2   0    2   0  .370 1.005   19   11   0   SB
E Alfonzo 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .782   15    1   1   GDP
C Baerga 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .781   24    1   2   
B Huskey RF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .243  .712   12    2   1   HR
R Ordonez SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .557    7    1   2   
  L Lopez PH-SS               2   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .653    6    0   0   
M Yoshii P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .309    4    0   0   
  B Bohanon P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.083    3    0   1   
  J Hudek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Franco PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .712    4    0   0   
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  G McMichael P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    2   6              140   24   8

BATTING

2B: B Gilkey (11, off E Dessens).

HR: B Huskey (7, off C Peters; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: B Huskey 4; B Gilkey 2; J Olerud 2; B McRae; L Lopez; M Piazza.

GIDP: E Alfonzo (3).

RBI: B Huskey (32); M Piazza (39).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Alfonzo-C Baerga-J Olerud.

E: B Gilkey (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Olerud (1, 2nd base off C Peters/K Osik).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .252  .615   15    4   3   
A Martin LF                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .269  .723   17    1   0   CS,HBP
  R Rincon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
T Ward CF-RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .728   18    4   0   2B
K Young 1B                    4   0   1   4    0   1  .261  .819   14    7   1   3B
J Guillen RF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .337  .882    6    2   0   2B
  E Dessens P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Martinez LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .379 1.143    6    0   0   
D Strange 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .198  .498   16    1   2   
K Osik C                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .179  .517   11    6   0   
K Polcovich SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .451   14    1   4   GDP
C Peters P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  J Allensworth PH-CF         1   1   0   0    1   1  .307  .794   10    0   0   
Totals                       30   5   7   5    2   7              129   27  11

BATTING

2B: T Ward (7, off G McMichael); J Guillen (16, off B Bohanon).

3B: K Young (1, off B Bohanon).

HBP: A Martin (4, by B Bohanon).

TB: K Young 3; J Guillen 2; T Ward 2; A Martin; D Strange; K Osik; T Womack.

GIDP: K Polcovich (3).

RBI: K Young 4 (38); D Strange (8).

2-out RBI: K Young 3; D Strange.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Polcovich-K Young.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Martin (2, 2nd base by B Bohanon/M Piazza).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Yoshii                       2     1   1   0    1   0   0   2.25    8   24-12    9· 0· 3    3· 3· 1· 0     51    -     1.17   0.00
B Bohanon, L (2-2)             3     5   4   4    1   1   0   2.30   15   55-34   21· 4· 9    6· 5· 1· 0          0-0    1.36  -0.31
J Hudek                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.06    3   15-8     4· 3· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.02
D Cook                         1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.12    3   14-9     5· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
G McMichael                    1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.32    4   21-11    5· 3· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         8     7   5   4    2   7   0          33  129-74   44·11·19   11· 8· 4· 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
C Peters, W (1-3)              5     4   2   2    1   2   1   2.70   20   75-42   24· 4·14    9· 8· 0· 0     52    -     0.92   0.06
E Dessens, H (2)               2.1   3   0   0    0   2   0   5.52   10   36-23   13· 3· 7    5· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.98   0.09
R Rincon, S (5)                1.2   0   0   0    1   2   0   0.70    5   24-13    9· 0· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.01   0.09
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   6   1          35  135-78   46· 7·25   16· 9· 2· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: C Peters (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Bohanon (4; A Martin).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Bonin, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 9,040.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 2mph out to Rightfield, Overcast, Showers.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B McRae              CF    1. T Womack             2B 
2. B Gilkey             LF    2. A Martin             LF 
3. M Piazza             C     3. T Ward               CF 
4. J Olerud             1B    4. K Young              1B 
5. E Alfonzo            3B    5. J Guillen            RF 
6. C Baerga             2B    6. D Strange            3B 
7. B Huskey             RF    7. K Osik               C  
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. K Polcovich          SS 
9. M Yoshii             P     9. C Peters             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-2  123  4   28%  88% K Young         B Bohanon       Triple to LF (Ground Ball); Allensworth Scores; Womack Scores; Martin Scores
   b 4   2  2-1  -2-  5   12%  53% D Strange       B Bohanon       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B); Guillen Scores
   t 2   0  1-1  ---  1  -10%  40% B Huskey        C Peters        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 5   1  2-2  123  8   -9%  59% T Ward          B Bohanon       Strikeout Looking
   t 8   1  5-2  12-  4    9%  97% E Alfonzo       R Rincon        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Peters facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  B McRae         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   50%  B Gilkey        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--      48%  M Piazza        Wild Pitch; Gilkey to 2B
   R      -2-  5   40%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gilkey Scores
          1--  6   37%  J Olerud        Walk; Piazza to 2B
   O      12-  5   41%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Piazza to 3B
   O      1-3  4   45%  C Baerga        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Masato Yoshii facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   49%  T Womack        Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  A Martin        Popfly: SS
          1--  3   54%  T Ward          Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Womack to 3B; Ward to 2B
   RO     -23  2   54%  K Young         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Womack Scores/unER; Ward to 3B
   O      --3  1   50%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Chris Peters facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  1   40%  B Huskey        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   42%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   43%  M Yoshii        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   44%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Masato Yoshii facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   42%  D Strange       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   45%  K Osik          Single to 3B (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
   OO     1--  2   39%  K Polcovich     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chris Peters facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   41%  B Gilkey        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   43%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   41%  J Olerud        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      40%  E Alfonzo       Olerud Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   44%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Bohanon facing 9-1-2
                  Brian Bohanon replaces Masato Yoshii pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   41%  C Peters        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   39%  T Womack        Flyball: LF
          ---  4   41%  A Martin        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--      38%  T Ward          Martin Caught Stealing 2B (Unknown)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chris Peters facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   40%  C Baerga        Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   42%  B Huskey        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   43%  R Ordonez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Bohanon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   40%  T Ward          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   38%  K Young         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   41%  J Guillen       Double to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 1B)
   R      -2-  5   53%  D Strange       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B); Guillen Scores
   O      1--  1   50%  K Osik          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Chris Peters facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  B Bohanon       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   55%  B McRae         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   57%  B Gilkey        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Bohanon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   54%  K Polcovich     Flyball: RF
                  Jermaine Allensworth pinch hits for Chris Peters batting 9th
          ---  5   57%  J Allensworth   Walk
          1--  6   61%  T Womack        Single to 3B (Pop Fly to Deep 3B); Allensworth to 2B
          12-  4   69%  A Martin        Hit By Pitch; Allensworth to 3B; Womack to 2B
   O      123  8   59%  T Ward          Strikeout Looking
   RRR    123  4   88%  K Young         Triple to LF (Ground Ball); Allensworth Scores; Womack Scores; Martin Scores
   O      --3  2   86%  J Guillen       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Elmer Dessens facing 3-4-5
                  Elmer Dessens replaces Jose Guillen pitching and batting 5th; Jermaine Allensworth moves to CF; Turner Ward moves to RF
   O      ---  4   89%  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   86%  J Olerud        Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   89%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   91%  C Baerga        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, John Hudek facing 6-7-8
                  John Hudek replaces Brian Bohanon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   90%  D Strange       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  6   90%  K Osik          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   89%  K Polcovich     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Elmer Dessens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   92%  B Huskey        Strikeout Swinging
                  Luis Lopez pinch hits for Rey Ordonez batting 8th
          ---  1   89%  L Lopez         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
                  Matt Franco pinch hits for John Hudek batting 9th
   O      1--  4   92%  M Franco        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   94%  B McRae         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dennis Cook facing 9-1-2
                  Dennis Cook replaces Matt Franco pitching and batting 9th; Luis Lopez moves to SS
   O      ---  5   94%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   93%  T Womack        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  6   93%  A Martin        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Elmer Dessens facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   87%  B Gilkey        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   92%  M Piazza        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Al Martin pitching and batting 2nd; Manny Martinez replaces Elmer Dessens playing LF batting 5th
          -2-  4   88%  J Olerud        Walk
   OO     12-  4   97%  E Alfonzo       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Greg McMichael facing 3-4-5
                  Greg McMichael replaces Dennis Cook pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   98%  T Ward          Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   97%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   97%  M Martinez      Lineout: 3B
   O      -2-  5   97%  D Strange       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Ricardo Rincon facing 6-7-8
   O      --- 10   99%  C Baerga        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  B Huskey        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5  100%  L Lopez         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation