September 4, 1999 San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 9
@ANA 6 BAL 3
CLE 1 TOR 6
@KCR 3
(9) OAK 2
DET 1 BOS 4
@SEA 0 TBD 11
MIN 3 CHW 12
@TEX 3 ARI 5
@ATL 4 LAD 6
@CHC 0 FLA 6
SDP 4 MIL 4
STL 2 HOU 5
@MON 2
(10) NYM 4
COL 2 CIN 22
@PHI 3 SFG 9
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 19,949

Saturday, September 4, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:31

Giants

75-61

Won 8

2nd, 5 GB

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

W: R Ortiz (16-8), L: K Benson (10-12)

Pirates

67-69

Lost 2

3rd, 13½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Benard CF                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .294  .815   26    1   0   2·SB
B Mueller 3B                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .298  .774   28    0   0   2B,SH
B Bonds LF                    2   1   1   0    3   0  .282 1.080   30    3   0   IW
  C Murray LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .900         0   0   
J Kent 2B                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .301  .900   15    2   0   
  R Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  C Hayes PH-1B               0   1   0   0    1   0  .206  .613    6    1   0   
J Snow 1B                     3   2   1   0    2   2  .277  .827   25    4   0   2B
  F Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.429         0   0   
A Rios RF                     3   1   1   2    2   2  .314  .903   26    7   0   2B
R Aurilia SS                  5   0   1   2    0   0  .270  .747   16    0   0   2B
  W Delgado PR-SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .608         0   0   
B Mayne C                     5   0   1   2    0   1  .309  .813   18    8   3   2B,GDP
R Ortiz P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .496   13    0   0   
  J Spradlin P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Santangelo PH-2B          2   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .837    6    1   2   
Totals                       33   9   9   8   11   7              209   27   5

BATTING

2B: R Aurilia (16, off K Benson); J Snow (23, off K Benson); A Rios (7, off J Silva); B Mayne (30, off S Sauerbeck); B Mueller (17, off M Williams).

SH: B Mueller (6, off J Wallace).

IBB: B Bonds (9, by K Benson).

TB: B Mueller 2; R Aurilia 2; J Snow 2; B Mayne 2; A Rios 2; M Benard; B Bonds; F Santangelo; J Kent.

GIDP: B Mayne (15).

RBI: A Rios 2 (22); J Kent 2 (86); B Mayne 2 (35); R Aurilia 2 (63).

2-out RBI: B Mayne 2; A Rios 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Santangelo-J Snow.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Benard 2 (23, 2nd base off J Wallace/K Osik, 2nd base off K Benson/K Osik).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   5   0   1   0    0   3  .286  .865   25    1   0   SB
M Benjamin SS                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .608   18    2   6   
B Giles CF                    3   0   1   0    2   0  .307 1.008   22    2   0   
K Young 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .297  .910   23    9   0   
E Sprague 3B                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .839   18    1   1   HBP
W Morris 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .304  .833   15    2   3   
B Brown RF                    2   1   1   1    2   0  .241  .764   21    2   0   3B,SB
K Osik C                      3   0   1   1    1   0  .203  .529   22    8   0   
K Benson P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .130  .328    5    0   0   SH
  J Anderson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .777         0   0   
  D Sveum PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .170  .656    5    0   0   
  J Wallace P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Silva P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   0   
  B Clontz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Wehner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .523    2    0   0   GDP
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   2   5   2    7   9              176   27  11

BATTING

3B: B Brown (3, off R Rodriguez).

SH: K Benson (6, off R Ortiz).

HBP: E Sprague (16, by R Ortiz).

TB: B Brown 3; A Martin; K Osik; E Sprague; B Giles.

GIDP: J Wehner (1).

RBI: B Brown (48); K Osik (10).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

SB: B Brown (3, 2nd base off R Ortiz/B Mayne); A Martin (16, 2nd base off R Ortiz/B Mayne).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Ortiz, W (16-8)              6     2   0   0    7   8   0   3.75   28  126-66   31·15·20    3· 6· 3· 0     69    -     1.37   0.35
J Spradlin                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.19    3   20-15   14· 1· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
R Rodriguez                    1     3   2   2    0   1   0   4.86    5   14-9     4· 2· 3    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.43  -0.00
F Rodriguez                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.95    3    8-6     3· 3· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     5   2   2    7   9   0          39  168-96   52·21·23    5·11· 6· 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, L (10-12)            5     3   3   3    7   5   0   4.15   24  116-63   32· 9·22    6· 4· 2· 0     47    -     0.96  -0.07
J Anderson                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.24    3   15-10    7· 3· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.36   0.03
J Wallace                      0.1   1   2   2    1   0   0   4.11    3   11-5     3· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.54  -0.03
J Silva                        0.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   5.96    4   14-7     3· 0· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.46  -0.06
B Clontz                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.53    3    8-5     4· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
M Williams                     0     1   3   3    2   0   0   4.05    3   17-6     4· 0· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
S Sauerbeck                    1     2   0   0    1   1   0   2.18    5   21-9     5· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.05  -0.00
Totals                         9     9   9   9   11   7   0          45  202-105  58·14·33   15· 7· 5· 0          4-4

M Williams faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Ortiz (10); M Williams 2 (4).

IBB: K Benson (5; B Bonds).

HBP: R Ortiz (5; E Sprague).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Ron Kulpa.

Time of Game: 3:31.

Attendance: 19,949.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Benard             CF    1. A Martin             LF 
2. B Mueller            3B    2. M Benjamin           SS 
3. B Bonds              LF    3. B Giles              CF 
4. J Kent               2B    4. K Young              1B 
5. J Snow               1B    5. E Sprague            3B 
6. A Rios               RF    6. W Morris             2B 
7. R Aurilia            SS    7. B Brown              RF 
8. B Mayne              C     8. K Osik               C  
9. R Ortiz              P     9. K Benson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  0-1  12-  4   13%  84% R Aurilia       K Benson        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Snow Scores; Rios Scores
   b 5   2  3-0  123  3    9%  85% W Morris        R Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   b 2   2  1-0  -23  5    7%  61% A Martin        R Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   t 4   0  0-1  ---  3    6%  68% J Snow          K Benson        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  6    6%  56% B Bonds         K Benson        Single to CF (Line Drive); Mueller to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  M Benard        Flyball: CF
          ---  6   50%  B Mueller       Walk
          1--  6   56%  B Bonds         Single to CF (Line Drive); Mueller to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   58%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Mueller Scores; Bonds to 2B
   O      -2-  7   55%  J Snow          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Russ Ortiz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   57%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   59%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   57%  B Giles         Walk
          1--  7   55%  K Young         Walk; Giles to 2B
   O      12-  5   60%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   63%  A Rios          Walk
   O      1--  3   60%  R Aurilia       Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  1   55%  B Mayne         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Russ Ortiz facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   51%  W Morris        Walk
   O      1--  6   53%  B Brown         Groundout: C-1B; Morris to 2B
          -2-  6   51%  K Osik          Walk
   O      12-  1   54%  K Benson        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Morris to 3B; Osik to 2B
   O      -23  5   61%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   58%  R Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   61%  M Benard        Walk
          1--      62%  B Mueller       Benard Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   59%  " "             Lineout: 2B
          -2-  4   60%  B Bonds         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   55%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Russ Ortiz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   58%  M Benjamin      Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  2   55%  B Giles         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   59%  K Young         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  5   62%  E Sprague       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kris Benson facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   68%  J Snow          Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  8   71%  A Rios          Walk
   RR     12-  4   84%  R Aurilia       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Snow Scores; Rios Scores
   O      -2-  3   81%  B Mayne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   79%  R Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Aurilia to 3B
          --3  5   80%  M Benard        Walk
   O      1-3  3   77%  B Mueller       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Russ Ortiz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   80%  W Morris        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   77%  B Brown         Walk
          1--      75%  K Osik          Wild Pitch; Brown to 2B
   O      -2-  6   79%  " "             Lineout: RF; Brown to 3B
   O      --3  4   83%  K Benson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kris Benson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   81%  B Bonds         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   80%  J Kent          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   81%  J Snow          Walk
   O      1--  3   79%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Russ Ortiz facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   75%  A Martin        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--      73%  M Benjamin      Martin Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   78%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          -2-  6   75%  B Giles         Walk
   O      12-  4   80%  K Young         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          12-  5   76%  E Sprague       Hit By Pitch; Martin to 3B; Giles to 2B
   O      123  3   85%  W Morris        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jimmy Anderson facing 7-8-9
                  Jimmy Anderson replaces Kris Benson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   84%  R Aurilia       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   83%  B Mayne         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   82%  R Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Russ Ortiz facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   77%  B Brown         Walk
   O      1--  5   82%  K Osik          Foul Flyball: RF
                  Dale Sveum pinch hits for Jimmy Anderson batting 9th
   O      1--  5   86%  D Sveum         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      85%  A Martin        Brown Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   88%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jeff Wallace facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Wallace replaces Dale Sveum pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   90%  M Benard        Single to 1B (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
          1--      91%  B Mueller       Benard Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   91%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Benard to 3B
          --3  6   91%  B Bonds         Walk
                  Jose Silva replaces Jeff Wallace pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  1   94%  J Kent          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Benard Scores; Bonds to 2B
   O      12-  6   93%  J Snow          Strikeout Looking
   RR     12-  3   98%  A Rios          Double to CF (Line Drive); Bonds Scores; Kent Scores
   O      -2-  4   98%  R Aurilia       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Jerry Spradlin facing 2-3-4
                  Jerry Spradlin replaces Russ Ortiz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   98%  M Benjamin      Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  6   99%  B Giles         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   99%  K Young         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-0, Brad Clontz facing 8-9-1
                  Brad Clontz replaces Jose Silva pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  B Mayne         Flyball: CF
                  F.P. Santangelo pinch hits for Jerry Spradlin batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  F Santangelo    Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   99%  M Benard        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Rich Rodriguez facing 5-6-7
                  Rich Rodriguez replaces Jeff Kent pitching and batting 4th; F.P. Santangelo moves to 2B
          ---  3   98%  E Sprague       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   99%  W Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  4   97%  B Brown         Triple to RF (Line Drive); Sprague Scores
   R      --3  2   95%  K Osik          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Brown Scores
                  John Wehner pinch hits for Brad Clontz batting 9th
   OO     1--  2   98%  J Wehner        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike Williams facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Williams replaces John Wehner pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   99%  B Mueller       Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-      99%  B Bonds         Wild Pitch; Mueller to 3B
          --3  7   99%  " "             Walk
                  Charlie Hayes pinch hits for Rich Rodriguez batting 4th
   R      1-3      99%  C Hayes         Wild Pitch; Mueller Scores/No RBI; Bonds to 2B
          -2-  5  100%  " "             Walk
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Mike Williams pitching and batting 9th
          12-  4  100%  J Snow          Walk; Bonds to 3B; Hayes to 2B
   O      123  5  100%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   99%  R Aurilia       Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Hayes to 3B; Snow to 2B
   RR     123  6  100%  B Mayne         Double to LF (Line Drive); Hayes Scores; Snow Scores; Aurilia to 3B
                  Wilson Delgado pinch runs for Rich Aurilia batting 7th
   O      -23  5  100%  F Santangelo    Single (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Mayne out at 2B/SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 9, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-9, Felix Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
                  Felix Rodriguez replaces J.T. Snow pitching and batting 5th; Charlie Hayes moves to 1B; Wilson Delgado moves to SS; Calvin Murray replaces Barry Bonds playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---  4  100%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  M Benjamin      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3  100%  B Giles         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Pirates 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation