April 4, 2000 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 5
@ANA 3 MIN 6
TBD 5 OAK 3
DET 1 BOS 2
@SEA 0 TEX 12
CHW 8 TOR 6
KCR 3 ARI 6
PHI 4 COL 5
@ATL 3 MIL 5
@CIN 1 SFG 3
@FLA 0 LAD 10
@MON 4 HOU 5
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 54,399

Tuesday, April 4, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:51

Astros

1-0

Won 1

1st

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

W: S Reynolds (1-0), L: J Schmidt (0-1), S: B Wagner (1)

Pirates

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .200   27    3   2   
B Spiers LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   17    1   1   
  G Barker CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   13    7   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .833   13    1   3   
M Alou RF                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .833   16    3   0   
R Hidalgo CF-LF               4   1   3   5    0   0  .750 2.500   19    2   0   HR,2B
T Eusebio C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   20    7   0   
T Bogar SS                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   17    1   3   GDP
S Reynolds P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   1   SH
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   5   5   5    6   6              155   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Hidalgo (1, off J Schmidt).

HR: R Hidalgo (1, off J Schmidt; 6th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: S Reynolds (1, off M Wilkins).

TB: R Hidalgo 7; M Alou; K Caminiti.

GIDP: T Bogar (1).

RBI: R Hidalgo 5 (5).

2-out RBI: R Hidalgo 4.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: K Caminiti (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250   12    6   0   HBP
P Meares SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   13    0   3   
B Giles RF                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .500 1.250   18    5   0   
K Young 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   13    8   0   
W Cordero LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    1   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    0   3   
C Hermansen CF                3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833   11    3   0   
M Benjamin 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000   18    3   4   
J Schmidt P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    7    1   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Vander Wal PH             1   1   1   2    0   0 1.000 5.000    6    0   0   HR
  J Silva P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Aven PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3   5              127   27  11

BATTING

HR: J Vander Wal (1, off S Reynolds; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: J Kendall (1, by S Reynolds).

TB: J Vander Wal 4; M Benjamin 2; C Hermansen; P Meares; B Giles.

RBI: J Vander Wal 2 (2).

2-out RBI: J Vander Wal 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Meares-M Benjamin-K Young.

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Reynolds, W (1-0)            7     6   2   2    1   4   1   2.57   28   89-59   32· 8·19    9· 8· 4· 1     60    -     0.79   0.31
D Henry, H (1)                 1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   16-11    5· 3· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.06
B Wagner, S (1)                1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   22-12    7· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.86   0.05
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   5   1          36  127-82   44·12·26   11·11· 4· 1           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Schmidt, L (0-1)             6     3   5   5    6   4   1   7.50   26   98-55   37· 7·11    6· 7· 2· 1     44    -     1.07  -0.13
M Wilkins                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   13-10    7· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.20   0.01
J Silva                        1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   26-14    8· 2· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.31   0.02
J Christiansen                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   18-11    5· 3· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     5   5   5    6   6   1          37  155-90   57·13·20   12· 9· 3· 1          1-0

J Schmidt faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Reynolds (1; J Kendall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Mike DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 54,399.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 42° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. C Biggio             2B    1. J Kendall            C  
2. B Spiers             LF    2. P Meares             SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. B Giles              RF 
4. K Caminiti           3B    4. K Young              1B 
5. M Alou               RF    5. W Cordero            LF 
6. R Hidalgo            CF    6. A Ramirez            3B 
7. T Eusebio            C     7. C Hermansen          CF 
8. T Bogar              SS    8. M Benjamin           2B 
9. S Reynolds           P     9. J Schmidt            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  0-1  123  5   27%  94% R Hidalgo       J Schmidt       Home Run; Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores; Alou Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  1--  2   11%  61% R Hidalgo       J Schmidt       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Caminiti Scores
   t 5   0  0-1  1--  1   -8%  59% T Bogar         J Schmidt       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 7   2  5-0  1--  6   -6%  91% J Vander Wal    S Reynolds      Home Run; Benjamin Scores
   b 3   2  1-0  12-  6    5%  62% K Young         S Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   46%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  J Kendall       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   45%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   48%  B Giles         Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  4   50%  K Young         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  K Caminiti      Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  M Alou          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      1--  2   61%  R Hidalgo       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Caminiti Scores
   O      -2-  7   59%  T Eusebio       Flyball: RF; Hidalgo to 3B
   O      --3  5   55%  T Bogar         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   58%  W Cordero       Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   59%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   57%  C Hermansen     Single (Ground Ball); Hermansen to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  2   61%  M Benjamin      Single to LF (Line Drive); Hermansen out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Schmidt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   58%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   57%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   56%  B Spiers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   58%  J Schmidt       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   60%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   59%  P Meares        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  3   57%  B Giles         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Meares to 2B
   O      12-  6   62%  K Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Schmidt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   59%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   62%  K Caminiti      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  6   59%  M Alou          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   56%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   59%  W Cordero       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   62%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   63%  C Hermansen     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Schmidt facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   67%  T Eusebio       Walk
   OO     1--  1   59%  T Bogar         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   57%  S Reynolds      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   61%  M Benjamin      Lineout: SS
   O      ---  4   63%  J Schmidt       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   65%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   69%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  7   65%  B Spiers        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  5   69%  J Bagwell       Walk; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  1   64%  K Caminiti      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          12-  5   67%  M Alou          Walk; Biggio to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
   RRRR   123  5   94%  R Hidalgo       Home Run; Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores; Alou Scores
   O      ---  2   94%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 2B-P
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   95%  P Meares        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   93%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  2   95%  K Young         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   96%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jason Schmidt facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   97%  T Bogar         Walk
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Jason Schmidt pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2   97%  S Reynolds      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bogar to 2B
   O      -2-  7   96%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B; Bogar to 3B
   O      --3  4   96%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
                  Richard Hidalgo moves to LF; Glen Barker replaces Bill Spiers playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   97%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   98%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   97%  M Benjamin      Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  John Vander Wal pinch hits for Marc Wilkins batting 9th
   RR     1--  6   91%  J Vander Wal    Home Run; Benjamin Scores
   O      ---  2   92%  J Kendall       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jose Silva facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Silva replaces John Vander Wal pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   91%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   91%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   91%  M Alou          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  7   92%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Line Drive); Alou to 2B
   O      12-  7   90%  T Eusebio       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Doug Henry facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Henry replaces Shane Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   90%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  1   94%  K Young         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   96%  W Cordero       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jason Christiansen facing 8-9-1
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Jose Silva pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   96%  T Bogar         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Doug Henry batting 9th
   O      ---  7   96%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   95%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Billy Wagner facing 6-7-8
                  Billy Wagner replaces Roger Cedeno pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   95%  C Hermansen     Walk
   O      1--  9   98%  M Benjamin      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Bruce Aven pinch hits for Jason Christiansen batting 9th
   O      1--  4  100%  B Aven          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation