April 11, 2000 Montreal Expos at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 5
TOR 4 BOS 13
MIN 4 DET 5
SEA 2 KCR 7
BAL 5
(12) CLE 5
@OAK 1 CHW 13
@TBD 6 CIN 10
@COL 3 STL 10
@HOU 6 MON 7
@PIT 3 SDP 3
ARI 2
(13) LAD 6
@SFG 5

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 11,335

Tuesday, April 11, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:15

Expos

5-3

Won 3

1st

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

W: J Vazquez (1-0), L: K Benson (0-2), S: S Kline (1)

Pirates

2-5

Lost 3

5th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Bergeron CF                 5   2   3   1    0   1  .250  .658   21    0   0   3B,SB
J Vidro 2B                    5   2   3   4    0   0  .515 1.374   14    2   3   2·HR
R White LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .267  .738   11    2   1   
V Guerrero RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .464 1.438   10    5   0   
L Stevens 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   3  .276  .827   17    9   0   HR
M Barrett 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .095  .398   14    0   0   
C Widger C                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .190  .799   21    7   0   
O Cabrera SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .567    7    2   6   GDP
J Vazquez P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .200    9    0   2   
  W Guerrero PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .453    1    0   0   
  S Kline P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   2   
Totals                       35   7   9   7    3  10              127   27  14

BATTING

3B: P Bergeron (1, off K Benson).

HR: L Stevens (2, off K Benson; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); J Vidro 2 (2, 2 off K Benson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: J Vidro 9; P Bergeron 5; L Stevens 4; V Guerrero; W Guerrero.

GIDP: O Cabrera (2).

RBI: J Vidro 4 (6); L Stevens 2 (9); P Bergeron (1).

2-out RBI: J Vidro 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. S Kline-O Cabrera-L Stevens; R White-O Cabrera-L Stevens; J Vidro-O Cabrera-L Stevens.

E: J Vazquez (1); O Cabrera 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Bergeron (1, 2nd base off K Benson/J Kendall).

PO: R White (1st base by K Benson).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .179  .495   25   10   0   GDP
P Meares SS                   4   0   1   2    0   2  .267  .780   13    2   3   2B
B Giles RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .345 1.146   13    3   0   
K Young 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .555    9    8   1   
W Cordero LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .572   13    0   0   
W Morris 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .333  .771   15    1   4   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .622   10    0   2   
C Hermansen CF                2   2   1   0    1   0  .200  .533    9    2   0   GDP
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
K Benson P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   1   2·SH
  B Aven CF                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .375 1.000    2    0   0   
Totals                       27   3   4   2    3   7              113   27  11

BATTING

2B: P Meares (3, off J Vazquez).

SH: K Benson 2 (3, 2 off J Vazquez).

TB: P Meares 2; B Aven; C Hermansen; A Ramirez.

GIDP: J Kendall (1); C Hermansen (2).

RBI: P Meares 2 (4).

2-out RBI: P Meares 2.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Ramirez-W Morris-K Young.

E: K Young (2).

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, W (1-0)             6     2   3   2    3   5   0   2.77   23   86-55   25· 9·21    8· 6· 1· 0     60    -     1.10   0.05
S Kline, S (1)                 3     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    9   24-17   10· 3· 4    5· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.58   0.09
Totals                         9     4   3   2    3   7   0          32  110-72   35·12·25   13· 6· 3· 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 (0-2)              7     9   7   7    2   9   3   6.23   32  103-68   36·19·13    9· 4· 5· 3     38    -     0.87  -0.37
M Wilkins                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.40    3   10-4     3· 1· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
S Sauerbeck                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0  13.50    3   11-8     3· 3· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     9   7   7    3  10   3          38  124-80   42·23·15   13· 4· 5· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: K Benson (1; R White, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 11,335.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 42° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. P Bergeron           CF    1. J Kendall            C  
2. J Vidro              2B    2. P Meares             SS 
3. R White              LF    3. B Giles              RF 
4. V Guerrero           RF    4. K Young              1B 
5. L Stevens            1B    5. W Cordero            LF 
6. M Barrett            3B    6. W Morris             2B 
7. C Widger             C     7. A Ramirez            3B 
8. O Cabrera            SS    8. C Hermansen          CF 
9. J Vazquez            P     9. K Benson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  2-0  12-  3  -21%  46% P Meares        J Vazquez       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Hermansen Scores; Kendall Scores; Meares to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw to Hm)
   t 3   2  0-0  -2-  2   19%  67% J Vidro         K Benson        Home Run; Bergeron Scores
   t 4   0  2-2  1--  1   18%  72% L Stevens       K Benson        Home Run; Guerrero Scores
   t 7   0  3-4  1--  4   15%  88% P Bergeron      K Benson        Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Guerrero Scores
   b 5   1  4-2  -2-  5  -10%  57% J Kendall       J Vazquez       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hermansen Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  P Bergeron      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   50%  J Vidro         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   47%  R White         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   45%  V Guerrero      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  J Kendall       E1 on Foul Ball
   O      ---  6   47%  " "             Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   49%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  B Giles         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Kris Benson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   48%  L Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  M Barrett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  C Widger        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Javier Vazquez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  K Young         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   49%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Kris Benson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   47%  O Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   45%  J Vazquez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   47%  P Bergeron      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      48%  J Vidro         Bergeron Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  2   67%  " "             Home Run; Bergeron Scores
          ---  4   68%  R White         Walk
   O      1--  2   66%  V Guerrero      White Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Javier Vazquez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   69%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   66%  C Hermansen     Walk
   O      1--  1   68%  K Benson        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hermansen to 2B
          -2-  6   67%  J Kendall       Walk
   RR     12-  3   46%  P Meares        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Hermansen Scores; Kendall Scores; Meares to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw to Hm)
   O      --3  2   50%  B Giles         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 2-2, Kris Benson facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   54%  V Guerrero      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  1   72%  L Stevens       Home Run; Guerrero Scores
   O      ---  5   70%  M Barrett       Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   72%  C Widger        Walk
   O      1--  4   70%  O Cabrera       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   68%  J Vazquez       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Javier Vazquez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   71%  K Young         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   73%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   71%  W Morris        Walk
   O      1--  3   74%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-2, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   77%  P Bergeron      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  2   81%  J Vidro         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Bergeron to 2B
   O      12-  2   77%  R White         Lineout: SS
   O      12-  1   73%  V Guerrero      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      12-  7   70%  L Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Javier Vazquez facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   65%  C Hermansen     Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   68%  K Benson        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hermansen to 2B
   R      -2-  5   57%  J Kendall       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hermansen Scores/unER
   OO     1--  3   65%  P Meares        Fly Ball Double Play: LF-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-3, Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   63%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   61%  C Widger        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   59%  O Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Javier Vazquez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   63%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   66%  K Young         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   68%  W Cordero       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-3, Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
                  Wilton Guerrero pinch hits for Javier Vazquez batting 9th
          ---  1   72%  W Guerrero      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   R      1--  4   88%  P Bergeron      Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Guerrero Scores
   RR     --3  3   93%  J Vidro         Home Run; Bergeron Scores
   O      ---  2   93%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   92%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   92%  L Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Steve Kline facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Kline replaces Wilton Guerrero pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   94%  W Morris        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   92%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   96%  C Hermansen     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-3, Marc Wilkins facing 6-7-8
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Chad Hermansen pitching and batting 8th; Bruce Aven replaces Kris Benson playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   96%  C Widger        Walk
   OO     1--  1   95%  O Cabrera       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Steve Kline facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   92%  B Aven          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--  5   98%  J Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-3, Scott Sauerbeck facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Marc Wilkins pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2   98%  S Kline         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   98%  P Bergeron      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   98%  J Vidro         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Steve Kline facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   99%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  K Young         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  W Cordero       Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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