August 24, 1999 Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 5
@ANA 1 BAL 5
@KCR 3
(10) BOS 7
@MIN 1 OAK 11
CLE 10 SEA 5
DET 0 TBD 6
CHW 5 NYY 10
@TEX 7
(11) ATL 6
CIN 4 SFG 12
@CHC 4 ARI 5
@FLA 4 LAD 5
@MIL 2 MON 8
STL 4 HOU 5
@NYM 1
(10) PHI 18
SDP 2 COL 3
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 13,221

Tuesday, August 24, 1999, 7:27PM
Time of Game: 2:48

Rockies

57-70

Won 2

4th, 17½ GB

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

W: C Leskanic (4-2), L: M Williams (2-4), S: D Veres (25)

Pirates

61-65

Lost 4

4th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Perez SS                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .723   18    2   4   
T Shumpert 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .329  .949   17    3   2   2B
L Walker RF                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .357 1.118    8    0   1   
  L Harris RF                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .615   11    0   0   
  C Leskanic P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.750         0   0   
  E Clemente CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .913         0   0   
D Bichette LF                 4   0   0   1    0   1  .297  .887   11    0   0   
V Castilla 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .285  .831   12    2   1   GDP
T Helton 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .302  .912    8    7   0   
J Barry CF-RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .795   22    2   0   CS
H Blanco C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .249  .733   21   11   0   
B Bohanon P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .140  .341   10    0   0   
  A Echevarria PH-RF          2   0   1   2    0   1  .277  .852    7    0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    3   5              145   27   8

BATTING

2B: T Shumpert (15, off K Benson).

TB: T Shumpert 2; V Castilla; T Helton; N Perez; B Bohanon; J Barry; L Harris; A Echevarria.

GIDP: V Castilla (10).

RBI: A Echevarria 2 (28); D Bichette (108).

2-out RBI: A Echevarria 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: H Blanco (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Barry (3, 2nd base by K Benson/J Oliver).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .277  .846   22    2   0   
M Benjamin SS                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .221  .589   20    0   4   2B
B Giles CF                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .300  .965   16    2   0   SB
K Young 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .923   22   10   0   3B,HBP
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .870   10    1   1   
A Brown RF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .248  .689   18    3   0   
J Oliver C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .619    8    4   2   2B
J Wehner 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .591   10    4   2   
  W Morris 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .818    1    1   4   
K Benson P                    3   0   1   1    0   2  .137  .346   12    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  D Sveum PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .171  .659    4    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    3   9              143   27  14

BATTING

2B: J Oliver (6, off B Bohanon); M Benjamin (16, off B Bohanon).

3B: K Young (5, off C Leskanic).

HBP: K Young (9, by B Bohanon).

TB: K Young 3; M Benjamin 2; J Oliver 2; A Brown 2; K Benson; B Giles.

RBI: A Brown (13); K Benson (5).

2-out RBI: K Benson; A Brown.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Benjamin-J Wehner-K Young; J Oliver-J Wehner.

E: E Sprague (24).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Giles (3, 2nd base off B Bohanon/H Blanco).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Bohanon                      7     6   2   2    3   7   0   6.26   30  116-68   40·11·17    8· 9· 2· 0     61    -     1.01   0.13
C Leskanic, W (4-2)            1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.70    4   14-8     6· 1· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.67   0.04
D Veres, S (25)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.45    3    8-7     2· 4· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.22
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   9   0          37  138-83   48·16·19   11·11· 2· 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
K Benson                       8     6   1   1    1   4   0   4.01   30  119-78   52·13·13   14· 7· 4· 0     69    -     1.36   0.49
M Williams, BS (5), L (2-4)    1     2   2   2    2   1   0   3.04    7   26-15    9· 3· 3    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    4.46  -0.60
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3   5   0          37  145-93   61·16·16   15· 7· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Bohanon (10; K Young).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 13,221.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Night, Showers.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. N Perez              SS    1. A Martin             LF 
2. T Shumpert           2B    2. M Benjamin           SS 
3. L Walker             RF    3. B Giles              CF 
4. D Bichette           LF    4. K Young              1B 
5. V Castilla           3B    5. E Sprague            3B 
6. T Helton             1B    6. A Brown              RF 
7. J Barry              CF    7. J Oliver             C  
8. H Blanco             C     8. J Wehner             2B 
9. B Bohanon            P     9. K Benson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  2-1  123  4   58%  82% A Echevarria    M Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive); Castilla Scores; Helton Scores; Blanco to 2B
   t 9   1  2-1  1-3  8  -21%  17% J Barry         M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   1  2-1  1--  1   20%  38% T Helton        M Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive); Castilla to 3B
   t 6   1  2-1  12-  3  -14%  27% V Castilla      K Benson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   t 5   0  2-0  1--  8  -10%  21% H Blanco        K Benson        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Barry Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  N Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   46%  T Shumpert      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   45%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bohanon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   43%  M Benjamin      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  5   39%  B Giles         Walk, Passed Ball; Benjamin to 3B
          1-3      37%  K Young         Giles Steals 2B
          -23  6   36%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      123  4   43%  E Sprague       Popfly: SS
   RO     123  4   40%  A Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Benjamin Scores; Giles out at Hm/RF-C; Young to 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Kris Benson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   38%  D Bichette      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   40%  V Castilla      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  2   37%  T Helton        Foul Flyball: LF (Deep LF Foul)
   O      1--  6   35%  J Barry         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Bohanon facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   30%  J Oliver        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   33%  J Wehner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  4   36%  K Benson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  9   39%  A Martin        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Kris Benson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   37%  H Blanco        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  8   40%  B Bohanon       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   36%  N Perez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   34%  T Shumpert      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Bohanon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   36%  M Benjamin      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   33%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  5   36%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   38%  E Sprague       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Kris Benson facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   43%  L Walker        Walk
   O      1--  5   39%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   35%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   32%  T Helton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Bohanon facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   29%  A Brown         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   30%  J Oliver        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Brown to 2B
   O      -2-  3   33%  J Wehner        Groundout: SS-1B; Brown to 3B
   R      --3  4   24%  K Benson        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Brown Scores
          1--  7   23%  A Martin        Walk; Benson to 2B
   O      12-  9   26%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Kris Benson facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   31%  J Barry         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  8   21%  H Blanco        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Barry Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  2   20%  B Bohanon       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Bohanon facing 3-4-5
                  Lenny Harris replaces Larry Walker playing RF batting 3rd
          ---  4   17%  B Giles         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   20%  K Young         Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  2   21%  E Sprague       Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   23%  A Brown         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   29%  N Perez         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   24%  T Shumpert      Popfly: RF (Short RF)
          1--  7   32%  L Harris        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Perez to 3B
   R      1-3  1   41%  D Bichette      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Perez Scores; Harris to 2B
   OO     12-  3   27%  V Castilla      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Brian Bohanon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   29%  J Oliver        Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   31%  J Wehner        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   32%  K Benson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
                  Warren Morris replaces John Wehner playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  4   27%  T Helton        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   24%  J Barry         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   22%  H Blanco        Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Brian Bohanon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   24%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   25%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   27%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
                  Angel Echevarria pinch hits for Brian Bohanon batting 9th
   O      ---  3   21%  A Echevarria    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   17%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   22%  T Shumpert      Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   14%  L Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Curt Leskanic facing 4-5-6
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Lenny Harris pitching and batting 3rd; Angel Echevarria moves to RF
          ---  4    8%  K Young         Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      --3  3   10%  E Sprague       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      --3  5   16%  A Brown         Fielder's Choice 2B; Young out at Hm/2B-C; Brown to 1B
   O      1--  2   18%  J Oliver        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Williams facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Williams replaces Kris Benson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   10%  D Bichette      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   18%  V Castilla      Walk
          1--  1   38%  T Helton        Single to CF (Line Drive); Castilla to 3B
   O      1-3  8   17%  J Barry         Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  5   24%  H Blanco        Walk; Helton to 2B
   RR     123  4   82%  A Echevarria    Single to CF (Line Drive); Castilla Scores; Helton Scores; Blanco to 2B
   O      12-  1   78%  N Perez         Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Veres facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Veres replaces Angel Echevarria pitching and batting 9th; Edgard Clemente replaces Curt Leskanic playing CF batting 3rd; Jeff Barry moves to RF
   O      ---  1   88%  W Morris        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Dale Sveum pinch hits for Mike Williams batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  D Sveum         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Pirates 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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