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MIN  3

SEA  4
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KCR  7
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NYY  8
TEX  6

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@OAK  0

CHW  7
@TBD  1

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COL  7
CIN  5

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STL  5

FLA 11
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Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 10,290

Wednesday, April 12, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:58
Expos
4
5-4
Lost 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   1  2  1   0  0  0    4  7  1
Pirates         0  0  1   0  2  3   0  0  X    6 10  1
W: J Silva (1-0), L: M Batista (0-1), S: M Williams (1)
Pirates
6
3-5
Won 1
5th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Bergeron CF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .641   15    3   0   
J Vidro 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .459 1.230   21    1   3   
R White LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .265  .741   20    2   0   2B
V Guerrero RF                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .452 1.380   11    1   0   IW
L Stevens 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .303  .846   19    5   1   
M Barrett 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .083  .381   22    0   0   
C Widger C                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .755   13    9   1   
O Cabrera SS                  3   0   1   2    0   0  .212  .606   11    0   1   2B
  A Telford P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Guerrero PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393    4    0   0   
C Pavano P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    7    0   0   
  M Batista P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  G Blum SS                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .300  .800   12    3   1   
Totals                       34   4   7   4    2   8              155   24   7
BATTING
2B: O Cabrera (3, off F Cordova); R White (4, off F Cordova).
IBB: V Guerrero (3, by F Cordova).
TB: R White 2; L Stevens 2; O Cabrera 2; V Guerrero; C Widger; P Bergeron.
RBI: O Cabrera 2 (8); L Stevens (10); V Guerrero (12).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 1. L Stevens-G Blum-J Vidro.
E: R White (1).
BASERUNNING
PO: V Guerrero (1st base by F Cordova).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .226  .623   17    9   0   2B
P Meares SS                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .324  .861   14    1   4   
B Giles RF                    3   0   1   2    0   1  .344 1.121   19    0   0   2B,SF
K Young 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .200  .483   21   12   0   
W Cordero LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .226  .563    9    1   0   CS
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
W Morris 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .783   25    2   5   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .240  .576   19    1   1   GDP
C Hermansen CF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .211  .529   18    0   0   
F Cordova P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .167   12    1   1   
  C Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Silva P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Vander Wal PH             1   1   1   3    0   0  .667 2.500    2    0   0   HR
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  A Brown LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .875         0   0   
Totals                       31   6  10   5    3   9              156   27  12
BATTING
2B: B Giles (2, off C Pavano); J Kendall (2, off M Batista).
HR: J Vander Wal (2, off M Batista; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
SF: B Giles (1, off C Pavano).
TB: J Vander Wal 4; J Kendall 3; P Meares 3; B Giles 2; W Morris; C Hermansen; W Cordero.
GIDP: A Ramirez (2).
RBI: J Vander Wal 3 (5); B Giles 2 (9).
2-out RBI: J Vander Wal 3.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
FIELDING
E: F Cordova (1).
BASERUNNING
CS: W Cordero (1, 2nd base by A Telford/C Widger).

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
C Pavano                       5     6   3   2    1   6   0   2.08   22   96-61   36·14·11    3· 6· 6· 0     50    -     1.11  -0.09
M Batista, BS (1), L (0-1)     0.2   3   3   3    1   2   1  12.15    6   28-18    9· 5· 4    0· 0· 2· 1          0-0    1.36  -0.42
A Telford                      2.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   8.44    7   30-20   12· 2· 6    3· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.39   0.07
Totals                         8    10   6   5    3   9   1          35  154-99   57·21·21    6· 7· 9· 1          1-0 
Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Cordova                      5.1   5   4   3    1   2   0   2.70   22  101-54   32· 7·15   11· 3· 5· 0     45    -     1.26  -0.14
C Peters                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-2     1· 1· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    2.78  -0.17
J Silva, W (1-0)               0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3    8-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.55   0.13
J Christiansen, H (1)          1.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   2.08    6   25-15    7· 2· 6    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.25   0.12
M Williams, S (1)              1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    4   17-11    1· 6· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.10   0.12
Totals                         9     7   4   3    2   8   0          36  153-86   44·16·26   14· 5· 7· 0          5-1 
C Peters faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: F Cordova (1).
IBB: F Cordova (1; V Guerrero).
PO: F Cordova (1; V Guerrero, 1st base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Greg Gibson.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 10,290.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 42° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

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. C Pavano             P     9. F Cordova            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  4-3  12-  2   42%  81% J Vander Wal    M Batista       Home Run (LF-CF); Ramirez Scores; Hermansen Scores
   b 5   1  3-1  1--  2   19%  49% P Meares        C Pavano        Single to LF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores/Adv on E7; Meares to 3B
   t 5   1  1-1  1-3  3  -17%  24% O Cabrera       F Cordova       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Stevens Scores; Widger Scores
   t 6   1  3-3  12-  2  -17%  28% L Stevens       C Peters        Single to RF (Line Drive); White Scores; Guerrero to 3B
   b 3   1  0-0  12-  5   15%  74% B Giles         C Pavano        Double to RF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores; Meares to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  P Bergeron      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   54%  J Vidro         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  R White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Pavano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   55%  P Meares        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   52%  B Giles         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  8   50%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  L Stevens       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  M Barrett       Popfly: C (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Pavano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  W Cordero       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   56%  W Morris        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   54%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B; Morris to 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  C Hermansen     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   53%  C Widger        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  O Cabrera       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   56%  C Pavano        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Pavano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   53%  F Cordova       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   56%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  2   60%  P Meares        Single to LF (Line Drive); Kendall to 2B
   R      12-  5   74%  B Giles         Double to RF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores; Meares to 3B
   O      -23  4   67%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   62%  W Cordero       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   57%  P Bergeron      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   50%  J Vidro         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Left); Bergeron to 2B
   O      12-  5   54%  R White         Flyball: LF; Bergeron to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   53%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bergeron Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   56%  L Stevens       Guerrero Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Carl Pavano facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  W Morris        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   51%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   50%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   45%  L Stevens       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   50%  M Barrett       Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--  3   45%  C Widger        Single to RF (Line Drive); Stevens to 2B
          12-      42%  O Cabrera       Wild Pitch; Stevens to 3B
   RR     1-3  3   24%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Stevens Scores; Widger Scores
   O      -2-  5   27%  C Pavano        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   30%  P Bergeron      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Carl Pavano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   27%  F Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   31%  J Kendall       Walk
   R      1--  2   49%  P Meares        Single to LF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores/Adv on E7; Meares to 3B
   RO     --3  4   52%  B Giles         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Meares Scores/unER
   O      ---  5   50%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 3-3, Francisco Cordova facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   54%  J Vidro         Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  6   47%  R White         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  4   45%  V Guerrero      Intentional Walk
                  Chris Peters replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-  2   28%  L Stevens       Single to RF (Line Drive); White Scores; Guerrero to 3B
                  Jose Silva replaces Chris Peters pitching and batting 9th
          1-3  6   25%  M Barrett       Walk; Stevens to 2B
   O      123  1   33%  C Widger        Popfly: 2B
   O      123  1   41%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Miguel Batista facing 5-6-7
                  Miguel Batista replaces Carl Pavano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   37%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   34%  W Morris        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   36%  A Ramirez       Walk
          1--  6   39%  C Hermansen     Single to CF (Line Drive); Ramirez to 2B
                  John Vander Wal pinch hits for Jose Silva batting 9th
   RRR    12-  2   81%  J Vander Wal    Home Run (LF-CF); Ramirez Scores; Hermansen Scores
          ---  3   83%  J Kendall       Double to CF (Line Drive)
                  Anthony Telford replaces Orlando Cabrera pitching and batting 8th; Geoff Blum replaces Miguel Batista playing SS batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   81%  P Meares        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-6, Jason Christiansen facing 9-1-2
                  Jason Christiansen replaces John Vander Wal pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   84%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   87%  P Bergeron      Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   88%  J Vidro         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Anthony Telford facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   87%  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   86%  K Young         Popfly: SS
          ---  1   87%  W Cordero       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   85%  W Morris        Cordero Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-6, Jason Christiansen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   89%  R White         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   85%  V Guerrero      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   90%  L Stevens       Popfly: 3B
                  Mike Williams replaces Wil Cordero pitching and batting 5th; Adrian Brown replaces Jason Christiansen playing LF batting 9th
   O      1--  4   94%  M Barrett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Anthony Telford facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   95%  W Morris        Walk
   OO     1--  4   92%  A Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 1B-SS-2B
   O      ---  3   92%  C Hermansen     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-6, Mike Williams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   96%  C Widger        Strikeout Swinging
                  Wilton Guerrero pinch hits for Anthony Telford batting 8th
   O      ---  4   99%  W Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Pirates 6.

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