September 7, 1998 Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
NYY 3 CHW 7
DET 5 SEA 11
BAL 1 TEX 6
MIN 0 TOR 15
CLE 1 ARI 4
LAD 2 COL 15
FLA 10 HOU 1
CIN 0 NYM 8
ATL 7 MIL 6
@PIT 3 SFG 5
@SDP 4 STL 3
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 12,830

Monday, September 7, 1998, 1:35
Time of Game: 3:13

Brewers

69-75

Won 3

4th, 22 GB

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

W: R Roque (4-1), L: E Dessens (2-3), S: B Wickman (22)

Pirates

65-77

Lost 1

5th, 25 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   2  .308  .812   26    3   0   
M Grissom CF                  4   2   2   0    1   1  .266  .660   20    2   0   2·SB
D Nilsson 1B                  2   1   1   2    2   0  .273  .780   18    6   0   HR
  M Loretta 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .813    1    2   0   SH
J Cirillo 3B                  3   0   1   0    2   1  .326  .860   25    0   2   
J Burnitz RF                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .838   18    1   0   2B
J Valentin SS                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .218  .711   13    2   3   2B
G Jenkins LF                  3   1   0   0    2   1  .236  .680   22    2   0   
B Hughes C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .701   17    8   1   SH
R Roque P                     1   0   0   1    0   0  .100  .200    7    1   3   SH
  B Hamelin PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .690         0   0   
  M Newfield PH               1   1   1   2    0   0  .239  .635    2    0   0   HR
  E Plunk P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Jaha PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .715    5    0   0   
  C Fox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Wickman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   6   8   6    7   7              174   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Burnitz (25, off J Christiansen); J Valentin (20, off E Dessens).

HR: M Newfield (3, off J Tabaka; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out); D Nilsson (11, off E Dessens; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: M Loretta (3, off J McCurry); R Roque (2, off E Dessens); B Hughes (1, off E Dessens).

TB: M Newfield 4; D Nilsson 4; M Grissom 2; J Burnitz 2; J Valentin 2; J Cirillo; B Hughes.

RBI: D Nilsson 2 (49); M Newfield 2 (25); R Roque (1); J Burnitz (110).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Grissom 2 (11, 3rd base off J McCurry/J Kendall, 2nd base off E Dessens/K Osik).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Brown CF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .311  .721   26    1   0   
A Nunez SS                    2   1   0   0    1   1  .077  .327   21    1   2   SB,SH
  D Strange PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .177  .447    6    0   0   
M Martinez LF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .251  .717   20    3   0   
F Garcia 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .936    8   13   1   
J Guillen RF                  3   1   2   2    1   0  .273  .725   16    0   0   HR
A Ramirez 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .249  .686   23    0   1   
K Osik C                      2   0   0   0    1   0  .210  .570   10    5   0   
  T Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .766    3    0   0   
  J McCurry P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
K Polcovich 2B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .185  .498   15    1   3   
E Dessens P                   1   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000    7    1   3   SH
  J Tabaka P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Van Poppel P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .553         0   0   
  T Womack PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .683    8    0   0   
  R Rincon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Kendall C                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .327  .882    6    2   1   2B
Totals                       31   3   6   3    5   9              169   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Kendall (31, off B Wickman).

HR: J Guillen (12, off R Roque; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: E Dessens (2, off R Roque); A Nunez (1, off R Roque).

TB: J Guillen 5; J Kendall 2; A Brown; A Ramirez; F Garcia.

RBI: J Guillen 2 (68); E Dessens (1).

2-out RBI: J Guillen 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: A Ramirez (7); F Garcia (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Nunez (2, 2nd base off R Roque/B Hughes).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Roque, W (4-1)               6     2   3   3    5   4   1   3.51   25  104-58   30· 8·20    9· 6· 1· 0     55    -     1.23   0.05
E Plunk, H (11)                1     0   0   0    0   3   0   4.31    3   17-15    8· 3· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.12   0.08
C Fox, H (17)                  1     3   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    6   22-15    7· 4· 4    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.44   0.09
B Wickman, S (22)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.13    4   25-17   10· 4· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.88   0.04
Totals                         9     6   3   3    5   9   1          38  168-105  55·19·31   14· 9· 1· 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
E Dessens, L (2-3)             6.1   5   4   4    2   2   1   4.55   26   94-55   36· 6·13   11· 5· 6· 0     47    -     1.09   0.01
J Tabaka                       0.1   1   1   1    2   1   1   2.64    4   18-10    9· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.90  -0.27
T Van Poppel                   0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   6.67    2   11-5     4· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.62   0.03
R Rincon                       1     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.55    5   28-19   10· 5· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.67   0.03
J McCurry                      0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   6.57    3    7-3     2· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.44  -0.02
J Christiansen                 0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.21    3   14-10    4· 4· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.44  -0.01
Totals                         9     8   6   6    7   7   2          43  172-102  65·16·21   16· 7· 6· 0          5-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Paul Nauert.

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 12,830.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 5mph out to Centerfield, Overcast, Showers.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. F Vina               2B    1. A Brown              CF 
2. M Grissom            CF    2. A Nunez              SS 
3. D Nilsson            1B    3. M Martinez           LF 
4. J Cirillo            3B    4. F Garcia             1B 
5. J Burnitz            RF    5. J Guillen            RF 
6. J Valentin           SS    6. A Ramirez            3B 
7. G Jenkins            LF    7. K Osik               C  
8. B Hughes             C     8. K Polcovich          2B 
9. R Roque              P     9. E Dessens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  3-3  -2-  2   26%  80% M Newfield      J Tabaka        Home Run (Fly Ball); Jenkins Scores
   b 3   2  3-1  -2-  4  -20%  49% J Guillen       R Roque         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Nunez Scores
   b 8   2  5-3  123  3   16%  92% T Ward          C Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  5   15%  67% D Nilsson       E Dessens       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Grissom Scores
   b 8   2  5-3  12-  6   -7%  77% A Ramirez       C Fox           Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Garcia to 3B; Guillen to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  F Vina          Flyball: LF
          ---  6   50%  M Grissom       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      52%  D Nilsson       Grissom Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  5   67%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Grissom Scores
   O      ---  4   65%  J Cirillo       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   65%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Rafael Roque facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   61%  A Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   63%  A Nunez         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Brown to 2B
          -2-  5   61%  M Martinez      Walk
   O      12-  3   64%  F Garcia        Flyball: CF; Brown to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   O      -23  3   70%  J Guillen       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Elmer Dessens facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   74%  J Valentin      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   71%  G Jenkins       Lineout: 2B
          -2-  3   75%  B Hughes        Single to LF (Line Drive); Valentin to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   77%  R Roque         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Valentin Scores; Hughes to 3B/Adv on E3 (throw)
   O      --3  8   75%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Rafael Roque facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   71%  A Ramirez       Walk
          1--  4   65%  K Osik          Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  5   68%  K Polcovich     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Ramirez to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   68%  E Dessens       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Ramirez Scores; Polcovich to 2B
   O      -2-  2   71%  A Brown         Lineout: P (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Elmer Dessens facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   69%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   68%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   67%  J Cirillo       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Rafael Roque facing 2-3-4
          --- 10   63%  A Nunez         Walk
   O      1--  6   67%  M Martinez      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   70%  F Garcia        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      69%  J Guillen       Nunez Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  4   49%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Nunez Scores
   O      ---  6   50%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 3-3, Elmer Dessens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   47%  J Burnitz       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   44%  G Jenkins       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Rafael Roque facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   47%  K Osik          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  K Polcovich     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  E Dessens       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 3-3, Elmer Dessens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  B Hughes        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  4   45%  R Roque         Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  4   43%  F Vina          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Rafael Roque facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   46%  A Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   48%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  M Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Tied 3-3, Elmer Dessens facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   47%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   50%  D Nilsson       Walk
          1--  4   55%  J Cirillo       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Nilsson to 2B
   O      12-  2   49%  J Burnitz       Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      12-  1   42%  J Valentin      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Rafael Roque facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   46%  F Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   42%  J Guillen       Walk
   O      1--  5   46%  A Ramirez       Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      1--  1   50%  K Osik          Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Tied 3-3, Elmer Dessens facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   56%  G Jenkins       Walk
   O      1--  1   53%  B Hughes        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Jenkins to 2B
                  Jeff Tabaka replaces Elmer Dessens pitching and batting 9th; Marc Newfield pinch hits for Bob Hamelin batting 9th; Bob Hamelin pinch hits for Rafael Roque batting 9th
   RR     -2-  2   80%  M Newfield      Home Run (Fly Ball); Jenkins Scores
   O      ---  3   79%  F Vina          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   79%  M Grissom       Walk
          1--  6   81%  D Nilsson       Walk; Grissom to 2B
                  Todd Van Poppel replaces Jeff Tabaka pitching and batting 9th
          12-  7   83%  J Cirillo       Walk; Grissom to 3B; Nilsson to 2B
   O      123  4   78%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Eric Plunk facing 8-9-1
                  Eric Plunk replaces Marc Newfield pitching and batting 9th; Mark Loretta replaces Dave Nilsson playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---  3   82%  K Polcovich     Strikeout Swinging
                  Tony Womack pinch hits for Todd Van Poppel batting 9th
   O      ---  8   84%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   86%  A Brown         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ricardo Rincon facing 6-7-8
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Tony Womack pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   85%  J Valentin      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  6   86%  G Jenkins       Walk
   O      1-- 11   85%  B Hughes        Strikeout Swinging
                  John Jaha pinch hits for Eric Plunk batting 9th
          1--  5   86%  J Jaha          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Jenkins to 3B
   O      1-3  5   83%  F Vina          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Chad Fox facing 2-3-4
                  Chad Fox replaces John Jaha pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   88%  A Nunez         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  5   91%  M Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   88%  F Garcia        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   84%  J Guillen       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Garcia to 2B
          12-  6   77%  A Ramirez       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Garcia to 3B; Guillen to 2B
                  Turner Ward pinch hits for Keith Osik batting 7th
   O      123  3   92%  T Ward          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jeff McCurry facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff McCurry replaces Turner Ward pitching and batting 7th; Jason Kendall replaces Ricardo Rincon playing C batting 9th
          ---  1   93%  M Grissom       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   93%  M Loretta       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Grissom to 2B
          -2-  5   95%  J Cirillo       Walk, Grissom Steals 3B
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Jeff McCurry pitching and batting 7th
   R      1-3  2   98%  J Burnitz       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Grissom Scores; Cirillo to 3B
   O      -23  8   97%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  4   96%  G Jenkins       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Bob Wickman facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Wickman replaces Chad Fox pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  K Polcovich     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   95%  J Kendall       Double to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  8   98%  A Brown         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  Doug Strange pinch hits for Abraham Nunez batting 2nd
   O      -2-  6  100%  D Strange       Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 6, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation