April 7, 1999 Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 11,377

Wednesday, April 7, 1999, 1:36PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Expos

2-1

Won 1

1st

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

W: U Urbina (1-0), L: R Loiselle (0-1)

Pirates

1-2

Lost 1

5th, ½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Guerrero 2B                 5   1   1   1    0   0  .308  .895   10    3   4   2B
O Cabrera SS                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .308  .616   12    2   0   
R White LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .200  .550   16    1   0   2B
V Guerrero RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .693   18    2   0   GDP
J Vidro 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .833   21    1   0   2B
  U Urbina P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Andrews 3B                  2   1   1   0    2   1  .500 1.750   20    2   1   2B,SB
M Barrett C                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .182  .364   11    5   0   
  A Telford P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Merced 1B                 0   0   0   0    1   0 1.000 5.000    4    3   0   
M Martinez CF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .182  .432   20    2   0   
J Vazquez P                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    7    0   0   
  C Widger C                  2   0   0   1    0   0  .300  .900    5    6   0   
Totals                       33   4   7   4    5   7              144   27   5

BATTING

2B: R White (1, off P Schourek); W Guerrero (3, off P Schourek); S Andrews (1, off R Loiselle); J Vidro (1, off P Schourek).

TB: R White 2; S Andrews 2; W Guerrero 2; J Vidro 2; M Barrett; J Vazquez; O Cabrera.

GIDP: V Guerrero (1).

RBI: W Guerrero (2); O Cabrera (1); M Barrett (1); C Widger (2).

2-out RBI: O Cabrera; W Guerrero.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Guerrero-O Cabrera.

E: W Guerrero (2); S Andrews (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Andrews (1, 2nd base off C Peters/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .333  .846   19    7   0   2B
W Morris 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .357   19    1   3   
B Giles CF                    4   0   1   1    1   2  .455 1.480   20    3   0   2B
K Young 1B                    5   1   0   0    0   3  .231  .671   26   14   0   
A Martin LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .400 1.000   11    1   0   
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   3   1    0   1  .417  .834   11    0   4   
  A Nunez PR-SS               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
J Guillen RF                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .273  .697   19    1   0   2B
M Benjamin SS-3B              4   0   1   0    0   0  .091  .182   13    0   4   
P Schourek P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  J Wallace P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Brown PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .444    3    0   0   
  C Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Ward PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    5    0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       38   3  11   3    2  11              154   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Giles (2, off J Vazquez); J Kendall (1, off J Vazquez); J Guillen (1, off A Telford).

TB: J Kendall 3; E Sprague 3; B Giles 2; J Guillen 2; W Morris; B Brown; M Benjamin; A Martin.

RBI: B Giles (4); J Guillen (1); E Sprague (2).

2-out RBI: B Giles.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Young; M Benjamin-W Morris-K Young.

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
J Vazquez                      5     6   3   2    1   5   0   3.60   23   96-59   36· 9·14    7· 5· 5· 0     49    -     1.31   0.01
A Telford, BS (1)              1     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.00    5   20-12    6· 2· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    2.33  -0.03
S Kline                        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   12-8     2· 3· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.82   0.09
U Urbina, W (1-0)              2     2   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    8   24-18    8· 4· 6    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.77   0.33
Totals                         9    11   3   2    2  11   0          40  152-97   52·18·27   11· 7· 9· 0          2-2

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Schourek                     3     6   3   3    1   4   0   9.00   16   69-42   25· 4·13    5· 3· 3· 0     38    -     0.90  -0.26
J Wallace                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   11-10    6· 3· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.76   0.19
C Peters                       1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4   21-12    8· 1· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.66   0.04
J Christiansen                 2     0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    7   25-14    9· 1· 4    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.96   0.21
R Loiselle, L (0-1)            1     1   1   1    1   0   0   9.00    6   16-7     7· 0· 0    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.59  -0.28
Totals                         9     7   4   4    5   7   0          38  142-85   55· 9·21   15· 6· 5· 0          2-0

J Vazquez faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
P Schourek faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Vazquez (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 11,377.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. W Guerrero           2B    1. J Kendall            C  
2. O Cabrera            SS    2. W Morris             2B 
3. R White              LF    3. B Giles              CF 
4. V Guerrero           RF    4. K Young              1B 
5. J Vidro              1B    5. A Martin             LF 
6. S Andrews            3B    6. E Sprague            3B 
7. M Barrett            C     7. J Guillen            RF 
8. M Martinez           CF    8. M Benjamin           SS 
9. J Vazquez            P     9. P Schourek           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  3-3  -23  5   21%  44% M Benjamin      A Telford       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   t 9   0  3-3  ---  2   17%  67% S Andrews       R Loiselle      Double to RF (Line Drive)
   t 8   0  3-3  1--  1  -15%  41% V Guerrero      J Christiansen  Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 6   0  3-2  1-3  4  -15%  23% J Guillen       A Telford       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Martin Scores; Sprague to 3B
   b 6   0  3-1  1-3  2  -15%  38% E Sprague       A Telford       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Young Scores/unER; Martin to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Schourek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  W Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   46%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   45%  R White         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   42%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   45%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B)
          1--  4   41%  B Giles         Walk; Morris to 2B
   O      12-  9   46%  K Young         Popfly: 3B
   O      12-  1   50%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Schourek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  V Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  J Vidro         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   45%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Javier Vazquez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   47%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  J Guillen       Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   50%  M Benjamin      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Schourek facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   47%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   45%  M Martinez      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   47%  J Vazquez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   R      1--  3   59%  W Guerrero      Double to RF (Fly Ball); Vazquez Scores; Guerrero to 3B
   R      --3  2   68%  O Cabrera       Single to CF (Line Drive); Guerrero Scores
          1--  5   71%  R White         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Cabrera to 3B
   O      -23  6   66%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Javier Vazquez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   69%  P Schourek      Lineout: LF
          ---  3   64%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   68%  W Morris        Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  3   58%  B Giles         Double to RF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores
   O      -2-  6   62%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pete Schourek facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   68%  J Vidro         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  7   71%  S Andrews       Walk
   R      12-  4   83%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Line Drive); Vidro Scores; Andrews to 3B; Barrett to 2B
                  Jeff Wallace replaces Pete Schourek pitching and batting 9th
   OO     -23  3   71%  M Martinez      Double Play: Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Andrews stays at 3B; Barrett out at 3B/1B
   O      --3  3   67%  J Vazquez       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Javier Vazquez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   70%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   67%  E Sprague       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      66%  J Guillen       Wild Pitch; Sprague to 2B
   O      -2-  6   70%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   74%  M Benjamin      Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jeff Wallace facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   72%  W Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   71%  O Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   70%  R White         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Javier Vazquez facing 9-1-2
                  Brant Brown pinch hits for Jeff Wallace batting 9th
          ---  3   64%  B Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   67%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Kendall to 2B/Adv on E4
   O      -2-  6   72%  W Morris        Flyball: CF; Kendall to 3B
   O      --3  7   77%  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Chris Peters facing 4-5-6
                  Chris Peters replaces Brant Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   75%  V Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   73%  J Vidro         Flyball: CF
          ---  6   74%  S Andrews       Walk
          1--      75%  M Barrett       Andrews Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   72%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Javier Vazquez facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   67%  K Young         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   53%  A Martin        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Young to 3B
                  Anthony Telford replaces Michael Barrett pitching and batting 7th; Chris Widger replaces Javier Vazquez playing C batting 9th
   R      1-3  2   38%  E Sprague       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Young Scores/unER; Martin to 3B
   R      1-3  4   23%  J Guillen       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Martin Scores; Sprague to 3B
   OO     -23  5   44%  M Benjamin      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  Turner Ward pinch hits for Chris Peters batting 9th
          --3  5   42%  T Ward          Walk
   O      1-3  4   50%  J Kendall       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Tied 3-3, Jason Christiansen facing 8-9-1
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Turner Ward pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   56%  M Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  C Widger        Lineout: RF
   O      1--  4   47%  W Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Martinez to 2B
   O      -2-  2   41%  O Cabrera       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve Kline facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Kline replaces Anthony Telford pitching and batting 7th
          ---  2   35%  W Morris        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   41%  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   46%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   50%  A Martin        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Tied 3-3, Jason Christiansen facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   57%  R White         Walk
   OO     1--  1   41%  V Guerrero      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   39%  J Vidro         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Ugueth Urbina facing 6-7-8
                  Ugueth Urbina replaces Jose Vidro pitching and batting 5th; Orlando Merced replaces Steve Kline playing 1B batting 7th
          ---  1   32%  E Sprague       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Abraham Nunez pinch runs for Ed Sprague batting 6th
   O      1--  3   39%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   33%  M Benjamin      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Nunez to 2B
                  Adrian Brown pinch hits for Jason Christiansen batting 9th
   O      12-  3   41%  A Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   50%  J Kendall       Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Tied 3-3, Rich Loiselle facing 6-7-8
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Adrian Brown pitching and batting 9th; Mike Benjamin moves to 3B; Abraham Nunez moves to SS
          ---  2   67%  S Andrews       Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  4   70%  O Merced        Walk
   O      12-  5   71%  M Martinez      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Andrews to 3B; Merced to 2B
   R      -23  3   85%  C Widger        Fielder's Choice ; Andrews Scores
   O      12-  1   83%  W Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Merced to 3B; Widger to 2B
   O      -23  1   78%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Ugueth Urbina facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   88%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   95%  B Giles         Foul Lineout: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6  100%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation