April 14, 2000 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 13
@BOS 6 CHW 9
ANA 4 TEX 7
@CLE 2 DET 10
TBD 5 MIN 10
BAL 9 NYY 7
KCR 5 SEA 11
@TOR 9 FLA 9
@CHC 4 COL 6
STL 2 LAD 8
CIN 1 ATL 6
@MIL 3 MON 4
@PHI 0 NYM 8
@PIT 5
(12) HOU 10
@SDP 4 ARI 3
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 20,725

Friday, April 14, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 4:10

Mets

5-6

Won 2

4th, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  1   0  1  0   2  0  0   0  0  4    8 20  3
Pirates         0  1  0   0  1  0   0  1  1   0  0  1    5 11  0

W: J Franco (1-0), L: J Silva (2-1)

Pirates

4-6

Lost 1

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   1   0    1   0  .176  .481   25    1   0   CS
  M Mora CF                   2   0   1   2    0   0  .222  .578    4    0   0   
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Bell RF                     7   0   2   0    0   2  .273  .733   23    3   0   
E Alfonzo 2B                  4   2   1   1    2   0  .200  .765   26    2   1   3B,SF
M Piazza C                    6   2   5   4    1   0  .350 1.084   20   10   0   2·HR,2B
R Ventura 3B                  7   1   2   1    0   0  .175  .542   20    1   3   HR
T Zeile 1B                    4   0   3   0    2   0  .250  .784   26   13   2   2B
J Nunnally CF-LF              4   0   1   0    0   2  .294  .871   21    3   0   
  J Payton PH-LF-CF           2   0   0   0    0   0  .348 1.000    7    1   0   CS,GDP
R Ordonez SS                  4   1   3   0    2   0  .143  .494   23    1   6   IW
A Leiter P                    2   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .200   14    0   1   SH
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  A Benitez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Franco PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .182    4    0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Agbayani PH-LF            1   1   1   0    0   0  .444 1.500    3    0   0   2B
Totals                       48   8  20   8    9   7              216   36  14

BATTING

2B: B Agbayani (2, off J Silva); T Zeile (4, off J Schmidt); M Piazza (4, off J Schmidt).

3B: E Alfonzo (1, off J Schmidt).

HR: R Ventura (1, off J Schmidt; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); M Piazza 2 (3, off J Silva, off J Schmidt; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF; 12th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: E Alfonzo (1, off J Schmidt).

SH: A Leiter (1, off J Schmidt).

IBB: R Ordonez (1, by J Schmidt).

TB: M Piazza 12; R Ventura 5; T Zeile 4; R Ordonez 3; E Alfonzo 3; D Bell 2; B Agbayani 2; R Henderson; M Mora; J Nunnally.

GIDP: J Payton (1).

RBI: M Piazza 4 (10); M Mora 2 (3); R Ventura (2); E Alfonzo (6).

2-out RBI: M Piazza 2.

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

E: R Ventura (1); M Piazza (1); R Henderson (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Payton (1, 2nd base by S Sauerbeck/J Kendall); R Henderson (1, 2nd base by M Wilkins/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   5   2   3   0    1   0  .308  .789   19    8   2   2B,SB,CS
P Meares SS                   5   0   1   1    0   2  .279  .791   27    2   4   3B,HBP
B Giles RF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .918   16    5   0   IW
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Silva P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
K Young 1B                    5   2   2   1    1   1  .205  .595   24    9   0   HR,2B
W Cordero LF                  5   1   1   1    1   1  .216  .626   29    3   0   HR
W Morris 2B                   6   0   2   0    0   0  .400  .947   22    7   1   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .559    7    1   2   
  J Vander Wal PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .455 1.637    1    0   0   
  M Benjamin 3B               2   0   2   1    0   0  .538 1.230    3    0   2   2B,SB
C Hermansen CF                3   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .462   11    1   0   
  B Aven PH-RF                3   0   0   0    0   2  .333  .833   14    0   0   
J Schmidt P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  L Sojo PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    4    0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Brown PH-CF               3   0   0   0    0   1  .400 1.000   10    0   1   
Totals                       48   5  11   4    5  10              198   36  12

BATTING

2B: M Benjamin (2, off D Cook); K Young (2, off A Leiter); W Morris (2, off A Leiter); J Kendall (3, off A Benitez).

3B: P Meares (1, off A Benitez).

HR: K Young (1, off A Leiter; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); W Cordero (1, off A Leiter; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: B Giles (1, by A Benitez).

HBP: P Meares (2, by J Franco).

TB: K Young 6; W Cordero 4; J Kendall 4; M Benjamin 3; W Morris 3; P Meares 3.

RBI: K Young (4); M Benjamin (1); P Meares (5); W Cordero (5).

2-out RBI: P Meares.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Young; P Meares-K Young.

PB: J Kendall (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Benjamin (1, 2nd base off J Franco/M Piazza); J Kendall (2, 2nd base off A Leiter/M Piazza).

CS: J Kendall (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Franco).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Leiter                       7.2   6   3   2    3   6   2   1.72   33  116-75   43·15·17   10· 6· 6· 2     60    -     1.25   0.11
T Wendell, H (2)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.35    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.47   0.10
A Benitez, BS (1)              1     2   1   1    1   3   0   2.45    6   23-13    5· 4· 4    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.88  -0.28
J Franco, W (1-0)              2     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.43    8   33-21   11· 4· 6    3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    2.38   0.30
D Cook                         1     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.50    6   19-12    8· 2· 2    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.24   0.02
Totals                        12    11   5   4    5  10   2          54  192-122  68·25·29   14·11·11· 2          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
J Schmidt                      7    12   4   4    4   6   2   4.50   36  139-86   48·13·25    9· 7· 8· 2     39    -     1.30  -0.14
M Wilkins                      1     0   0   0    2   0   0   4.15    4   18-8     4· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.53   0.03
S Sauerbeck                    1     0   0   0    1   0   0  10.13    3    9-3     2· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.74   0.04
M Williams                     1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   11-5     2· 2· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.15   0.15
J Silva, L (2-1)               2     7   4   4    1   0   1   5.40   12   35-25   18· 1· 6    2· 1· 7· 1          0-0    2.25  -0.33
Totals                        12    20   8   8    9   7   3          59  212-127  74·18·35   15· 9·16· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Cook (1).

IBB: A Benitez (1; B Giles); J Schmidt (2; R Ordonez).

PO: J Franco (1; J Kendall, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: J Franco (1; P Meares).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - CB Bucknor.

Time of Game: 4:10.

Attendance: 20,725.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Henderson          LF    1. J Kendall            C  
2. D Bell               RF    2. P Meares             SS 
3. E Alfonzo            2B    3. B Giles              RF 
4. M Piazza             C     4. K Young              1B 
5. R Ventura            3B    5. W Cordero            LF 
6. T Zeile              1B    6. W Morris             2B 
7. J Nunnally           CF    7. A Ramirez            3B 
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. C Hermansen          CF 
9. A Leiter             P     9. J Schmidt            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-3  -2-  5  -48%  37% P Meares        A Benitez       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Kendall Scores
   t11   1  4-4  123  5  -36%  35% J Payton        J Silva         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t12   0  4-4  1--  3   23%  81% B Agbayani      J Silva         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Ordonez to 3B
   t 7   1  2-2  ---  3   20%  66% M Piazza        J Schmidt       Home Run
   b 5   2  2-1  1--  6  -16%  45% B Giles         A Leiter        Reached on E7 (Line Drive); Kendall Scores/unER/No RBI; Giles to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   45%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  J Kendall       Walk
          1--      39%  P Meares        Kendall Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   43%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   47%  B Giles         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   50%  K Young         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   54%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  6   50%  R Ventura       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   47%  T Zeile         Flyball: RF
          1--  5   49%  J Nunnally      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Piazza to 2B
   O      12-  5   45%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Piazza to 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  4   35%  W Cordero       Home Run
   O      ---  2   37%  W Morris        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   38%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   39%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Schmidt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   37%  A Leiter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  9   40%  R Henderson     Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  3   47%  D Bell          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Henderson to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   47%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Henderson Scores
          1--  5   49%  M Piazza        Walk; Bell to 2B
   O      12-  3   44%  R Ventura       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Al Leiter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  J Schmidt       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  3   49%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Jason Schmidt facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   54%  T Zeile         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   50%  J Nunnally      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   47%  R Ordonez       Single to 2B/runner struck by batted ball and is out (Ground Ball); Zeile out at 2B/2B
          1--  6   49%  A Leiter        Walk; Ordonez to 2B
   O      12-  1   44%  R Henderson     Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Al Leiter facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   47%  B Giles         Flyball: CF
          ---  2   42%  K Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  9   39%  W Cordero       Walk
   O      12-  2   45%  W Morris        Lineout: LF
          12-  5   41%  A Ramirez       Walk; Young to 3B; Cordero to 2B
   O      123  5   50%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Jason Schmidt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   47%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   56%  E Alfonzo       Triple (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   R      --3  1   65%  M Piazza        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Alfonzo Scores
   O      -2-  4   62%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Piazza to 3B
          --3  6   63%  T Zeile         Walk
   O      1-3  6   57%  J Nunnally      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Al Leiter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   61%  J Schmidt       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   57%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  3   62%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  6   45%  B Giles         Reached on E7 (Line Drive); Kendall Scores/unER/No RBI; Giles to 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  K Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Jason Schmidt facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   55%  R Ordonez       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   53%  A Leiter        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Ordonez to 2B
          -2-      57%  R Henderson     Passed Ball; Ordonez to 3B
   O      --3  5   48%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  4   42%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Al Leiter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   46%  W Cordero       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   48%  W Morris        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Jason Schmidt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   46%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: RF
   R      ---  3   66%  M Piazza        Home Run
   R      ---  1   79%  R Ventura       Home Run
          ---  5   82%  T Zeile         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   79%  J Nunnally      Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   80%  R Ordonez       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   77%  A Leiter        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Al Leiter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   81%  C Hermansen     Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  Luis Sojo pinch hits for Jason Schmidt batting 9th
   O      ---  4   84%  L Sojo          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   81%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   85%  P Meares        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Marc Wilkins facing 1-2-3
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Luis Sojo pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   87%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      1--      84%  D Bell          Henderson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  3   83%  " "             Flyball: CF
          ---  6   84%  E Alfonzo       Walk
   O      1--  4   82%  M Piazza        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Al Leiter facing 3-4-5
                  Jon Nunnally moves to LF; Melvin Mora replaces Rickey Henderson playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  2   87%  B Giles         Flyball: RF
   R      ---  5   74%  K Young         Home Run
   O      ---  5   79%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   72%  W Morris        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
                  Turk Wendell replaces Al Leiter pitching and batting 9th; John Vander Wal pinch hits for Aramis Ramirez batting 7th
   O      -2-  1   83%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Scott Sauerbeck facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Marc Wilkins pitching and batting 9th; Mike Benjamin replaces John Vander Wal playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---  2   81%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   83%  T Zeile         Walk
                  Jay Payton pinch hits for Jon Nunnally batting 7th
   O      1--  2   80%  J Payton        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   78%  R Ordonez       Payton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Armando Benitez facing 8-9-1
                  Armando Benitez replaces Turk Wendell pitching and batting 9th; Jay Payton moves to LF; Bruce Aven pinch hits for Chad Hermansen batting 8th
   O      ---  4   88%  B Aven          Strikeout Swinging
                  Adrian Brown pinch hits for Scott Sauerbeck batting 9th
   O      ---  5   95%  A Brown         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   85%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   R      -2-  5   37%  P Meares        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Kendall Scores
          --3  4   36%  B Giles         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  4   50%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Williams facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Williams replaces Brian Giles pitching and batting 3rd; Adrian Brown moves to CF; Bruce Aven moves to RF
          ---  4   58%  R Ordonez       Walk
                  Matt Franco pinch hits for Armando Benitez batting 9th
   O      1--  4   50%  M Franco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   46%  M Mora          Groundout: 3B-1B; Ordonez to 2B
   O      -2-  1   35%  D Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Ordonez out at Hm/CF-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, John Franco facing 5-6-7
                  John Franco replaces Matt Franco pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   41%  W Cordero       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  W Morris        Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
          ---  1   43%  M Benjamin      Single (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B)
          1--      37%  B Aven          Benjamin Steals 2B; Benjamin to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3  4   50%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 11th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Jose Silva facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Silva replaces Mike Williams pitching and batting 3rd
   O      ---  2   44%  E Alfonzo       Lineout: 2B
          ---  2   50%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  3   58%  R Ventura       Single to LF (Line Drive); Piazza to 2B
          12-  5   71%  T Zeile         Single to RF (Line Drive); Piazza to 3B; Ventura to 2B
   OO     123  5   35%  J Payton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, John Franco facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   41%  A Brown         Flyball: RF
          ---  5   36%  J Kendall       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      46%  P Meares        Kendall Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-1B)
          ---  6   43%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   50%  J Silva         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 12th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Jose Silva facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   58%  R Ordonez       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Benny Agbayani pinch hits for John Franco batting 9th
          1--  3   81%  B Agbayani      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Ordonez to 3B
   RR     -23  2   93%  M Mora          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Ordonez Scores; Agbayani Scores
   OO     1--  2   90%  D Bell          Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   91%  E Alfonzo       Walk
   RR     1--  2   98%  M Piazza        Home Run; Alfonzo Scores
   O      ---  1   98%  R Ventura       Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 12th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Dennis Cook facing 4-5-6
                  Dennis Cook replaces Melvin Mora pitching and batting 1st; Benny Agbayani moves to LF; Jay Payton moves to CF
          ---  6   95%  K Young         Walk
   O      1--  2   98%  W Cordero       Flyball: RF
          1--      98%  W Morris        Wild Pitch; Young to 2B
          -2-  2   95%  " "             Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Young to 3B
   R      1-3  2   86%  M Benjamin      Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Young Scores; Morris to 3B
   O      -23  3   94%  B Aven          Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  4  100%  A Brown         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 8, Pirates 5.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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