July 17, 1999 Cleveland Indians at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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LAD 13
@ANA 3 BAL 2
MON 1 PHI 11
@BOS 3 NYY 11
ATL 4 SFG 7
@OAK 2 SEA 9
SDP 1 TBD 3
NYM 2 ARI 8
@TEX 6
(10) TOR 6
FLA 1 MIN 8
@CHC 0 CIN 3
COL 2 HOU 3
DET 2
(10) MIL 11
KCR 3 PIT 13
CLE 10 STL 8
CHW 6

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 43,299

Saturday, July 17, 1999, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 3:41

Indians

57-33

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   2  0  4   1  3  0   10 16  2
Pirates         0  0  3   4  0  4   1  1  X   13 16  1

W: K Benson (7-7), L: C Nagy (11-5), S: M Williams (14)

Pirates

45-45

Won 2

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   6   2   3   0    0   1  .305  .848   16    1   0   2B,CS
O Vizquel SS                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .328  .818   21    2   2   
R Alomar 2B                   2   2   1   0    3   1  .322  .936   30    3   2   2·SB
M Ramirez RF                  4   2   3   2    0   1  .338 1.056   20    2   0   2B,SF
J Thome 1B                    5   1   1   3    0   4  .280  .939   31    5   2   HR
D Justice LF                  5   1   3   3    0   1  .313  .957   18    1   0   HR,2B
E Wilson 3B                   4   1   0   0    1   2  .299  .761   22    2   1   GDP
P Borders C                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .294  .706   23    8   0   
C Nagy P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  A Ramirez PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .833    6    0   0   
  T Candiotti P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .843    5    0   0   
  R Rincon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Gooden P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.667         0   0   
  R Sexson PH                 0   0   0   1    0   0  .244  .785    4    0   0   SF
  P Shuey P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J McDonald PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .364  .728    2    0   0   
Totals                       40  10  16   9    4  12              201   24   8

BATTING

2B: M Ramirez (15, off K Benson); K Lofton (18, off B Clontz); D Justice (11, off K Benson).

HR: J Thome (15, off S Sauerbeck; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); D Justice (18, off S Sauerbeck; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: R Sexson (5, off B Clontz); M Ramirez (5, off M Williams).

TB: D Justice 7; J Thome 4; K Lofton 4; M Ramirez 4; P Borders 2; R Alomar; A Ramirez; O Vizquel; J McDonald.

GIDP: E Wilson (7).

RBI: D Justice 3 (70); J Thome 3 (53); M Ramirez 2 (98); R Sexson (55).

2-out RBI: D Justice 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Vizquel-R Alomar-J Thome.

E: E Wilson (6); O Vizquel (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Alomar 2 (23, 2nd base off K Benson/C Tremie, 2nd base off M Williams/C Tremie).

CS: K Lofton (6, 2nd base by K Benson/C Tremie).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   6   3   3   3    0   1  .307  .914   27    0   0   2·HR
A Brown RF                    4   2   3   0    0   1  .274  .746   18    0   0   
  J Wehner RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    1    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
B Giles CF                    3   1   1   0    2   0  .311  .981   20    4   0   
K Young 1B                    5   3   3   5    0   0  .318  .949   18    7   1   2·HR,GDP
E Sprague 3B                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .305  .953   13    0   0   
W Morris 2B                   3   2   2   2    2   1  .306  .821   27    0   2   
M Benjamin SS                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .221  .591   21    3   3   SH
C Tremie C                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .250  .650   12   12   1   
K Benson P                    2   1   1   0    0   1  .176  .435    5    0   2   SH
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Hansell P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Clontz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Brown RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .720    2    0   0   
Totals                       39  13  16  12    5   8              170   27   9

BATTING

HR: K Young 2 (13, off C Nagy, off S Reed; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF); A Martin 2 (13, off C Nagy, off D Gooden; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: M Benjamin (4, off P Shuey); K Benson (4, off C Nagy).

TB: A Martin 9; K Young 9; A Brown 3; W Morris 2; C Tremie; M Benjamin; K Benson; E Sprague; B Giles.

GIDP: K Young (6).

RBI: K Young 5 (56); A Martin 3 (40); W Morris 2 (49); E Sprague (57); C Tremie (1).

2-out RBI: K Young 2; W Morris 2; C Tremie; E Sprague.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Morris-M Benjamin-K Young.

E: W Morris (8).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Nagy, L (11-5)               4    10   7   4    1   3   2   4.60   23   78-47   36· 5· 6   10· 7· 2· 0     22    -     1.16  -0.39
T Candiotti                    1     0   0   0    1   3   0   6.41    4   22-12    3· 5· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
R Rincon                       0.1   2   2   2    0   0   0   5.59    3   15-10    6· 1· 3    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.23  -0.06
S Reed                         0.2   3   2   2    1   2   1   3.55    6   24-15    6· 4· 5    0· 1· 2· 0          2-2    0.46  -0.17
D Gooden                       1     1   1   1    1   0   1   5.84    5   18-10    7· 0· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.01
P Shuey                        1     0   1   0    1   0   0   3.91    5   13-7     4· 1· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.27  -0.03
Totals                         8    16  13   9    5   8   4          46  170-101  62·16·23   14·12· 7· 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
K Benson, W (7-7)              5     7   4   4    2   5   0   4.97   22  102-67   38· 8·21    8· 5· 2· 0     40    -     0.86  -0.00
S Sauerbeck                    0     2   2   2    0   0   2   2.21    2    8-5     2· 1· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          2-2    1.27  -0.23
G Hansell, H (2)               1     2   1   1    0   2   0   1.80    5   18-13    6· 2· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.86   0.02
J Christiansen                 1     1   0   0    0   3   0   2.76    4   19-10    5· 5· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    1.19   0.07
B Clontz                       0.1   2   3   1    1   0   0   1.88    4   18-12    8· 0· 4    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.67  -0.07
M Wilkins                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.31    2    9-4     2· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.86  -0.12
M Williams, S (14)             1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   2.48    7   21-15    6· 3· 6    1· 3· 1· 0          3-1    1.67   0.18
Totals                         9    16  10   8    4  12   2          46  195-126  67·20·39   12·14· 4· 0          9-5

K Benson faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
S Sauerbeck faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
G Hansell faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
M Wilkins faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 3:41.

Attendance: 43,299.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 93° F, Wind 2mph out to Centerfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. K Lofton             CF    1. A Martin             LF 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. A Brown              RF 
3. R Alomar             2B    3. B Giles              CF 
4. M Ramirez            RF    4. K Young              1B 
5. J Thome              1B    5. E Sprague            3B 
6. D Justice            LF    6. W Morris             2B 
7. E Wilson             3B    7. M Benjamin           SS 
8. P Borders            C     8. C Tremie             C  
9. C Nagy               P     9. K Benson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  3-0  -23  5  -15%  64% D Justice       K Benson        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Alomar Scores; Ramirez Scores
   b 6   1  6-7  1-3  5   14%  94% K Young         S Reed          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martin Scores; Brown Scores
   b 3   2  0-1  123  4   14%  83% W Morris        C Nagy          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brown Scores; Young Scores; Sprague to 2B
   b 4   1  2-3  -2-  3   14%  84% A Martin        C Nagy          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Tremie Scores/unER
   t 6   0  7-5  ---  4  -12%  65% D Justice       S Sauerbeck     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      52%  O Vizquel       Lofton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   54%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  5   53%  R Alomar        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   55%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   55%  A Brown         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  1   59%  B Giles         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brown to 2B
   OO     12-  3   50%  K Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Kris Benson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   52%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  D Justice       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  8   55%  E Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  E Sprague       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   56%  W Morris        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   52%  M Benjamin      Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
   O      1--  1   50%  C Tremie        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Kris Benson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   53%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  C Nagy          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   56%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   60%  K Benson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   56%  A Martin        Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
          1--  4   60%  A Brown         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Benson to 2B
   O      12-  4   55%  B Giles         Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
          12-  4   58%  K Young         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Benson to 3B; Brown to 2B
   R      123  5   68%  E Sprague       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Benson Scores; Brown to 3B; Young to 2B
   RR     123  4   83%  W Morris        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brown Scores; Young Scores; Sprague to 2B
   O      12-  8   80%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Kris Benson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   83%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   80%  R Alomar        Walk
          1--  2   72%  M Ramirez       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Alomar to 3B
   O      -23  7   79%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23  5   64%  D Justice       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Alomar Scores; Ramirez Scores
   O      -2-  1   68%  E Wilson        Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Charles Nagy facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   71%  C Tremie        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   70%  K Benson        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Tremie to 2B
   RR     -2-  3   84%  A Martin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Tremie Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   83%  A Brown         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   84%  B Giles         Walk
   RR     1--  1   93%  K Young         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Giles Scores/unER; Young Scores/unER
   O      ---  2   93%  E Sprague       Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Pirates 7.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Kris Benson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   94%  P Borders       Flyball: CF
                  Alex Ramirez pinch hits for Charles Nagy batting 9th
          ---  6   93%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--  6   94%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   96%  O Vizquel       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tom Candiotti facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Candiotti replaces Alex Ramirez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   95%  W Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   95%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   95%  C Tremie        Walk
   O      1--  3   95%  K Benson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Pirates 7.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Kris Benson facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   93%  R Alomar        Walk
          1--      92%  M Ramirez       Alomar Steals 2B
          -2-  6   88%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Alomar to 3B
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Kris Benson pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    1-3  4   77%  J Thome         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Alomar Scores; Ramirez Scores
   R      ---  4   65%  D Justice       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Greg Hansell replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   69%  E Wilson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   72%  P Borders       Strikeout Swinging
                  Jacob Cruz pinch hits for Tom Candiotti batting 9th
   O      ---  5   73%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-6, Ricardo Rincon facing 1-2-3
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Jacob Cruz pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   77%  A Martin        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
          1--  8   81%  A Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive to P's Right); Martin to 2B
   O      12-  2   80%  B Giles         Flyball: CF; Martin to 3B
                  Steve Reed replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    1-3  5   94%  K Young         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martin Scores; Brown Scores
   O      ---  3   94%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   94%  W Morris        Walk
          1--  3   94%  M Benjamin      Single to CF (Line Drive); Morris to 2B
   R      12-  1   97%  C Tremie        Single to CF (Line Drive); Morris Scores; Benjamin to 2B
   O      12-  6   96%  G Hansell       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Pirates 11.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 6-11, Greg Hansell facing 1-2-3
                  John Wehner replaces Adrian Brown playing RF batting 2nd
          ---  2   95%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   90%  O Vizquel       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lofton to 3B
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Greg Hansell pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  6   94%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  3   90%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lofton Scores; Vizquel to 2B
   O      12-  6   94%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   97%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Pirates 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-7, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
                  Dwight Gooden replaces Steve Reed pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  5   98%  A Martin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   98%  J Wehner        Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---  6   98%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  5   98%  K Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Giles to 2B
   O      -2-  1   98%  E Sprague       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Pirates 12.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 7-12, Brad Clontz facing 7-8-9
                  Brad Clontz replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   97%  E Wilson        Walk
          1--  8   93%  P Borders       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Wilson to 3B
                  Richie Sexson pinch hits for Dwight Gooden batting 9th
   RO     1-3  4   96%  R Sexson        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
          1--  1   91%  K Lofton        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Borders to 3B
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Brad Clontz pitching and batting 9th
   R      -23  2   87%  O Vizquel       Reached on E4 (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); Borders Scores/unER/No RBI
          12-  7   79%  R Alomar        Walk; Lofton to 3B; Vizquel to 2B
                  Mike Williams replaces John Wehner pitching and batting 2nd; Brant Brown replaces Marc Wilkins playing RF batting 9th
   RO     123  3   85%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lofton Scores/unER; Vizquel to 3B
          1-3      83%  J Thome         Alomar Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   93%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 10, Pirates 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 12-10, Paul Shuey facing 6-7-8
                  Paul Shuey replaces Richie Sexson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   94%  W Morris        Walk
   O      1--  2   94%  M Benjamin      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Morris to 2B
   R      -2-  2   97%  C Tremie        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Morris Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  2   97%  B Brown         Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  1   96%  A Martin        Groundout: 1B-2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 10, Pirates 13.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 10-13, Mike Williams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   98%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4  100%  E Wilson        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   99%  P Borders       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  John McDonald pinch hits for Paul Shuey batting 9th
          1--  2   96%  J McDonald      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Borders to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 10, Pirates 13.

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