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BOS 14
OAK  2
 ANA  3
@CHW  1
 TEX  6
@CLE  4
 TBD  7
@DET  0
 BAL  6
@MIN  4
 NYY  7
KCR  1
 SEA 17
@TOR  6
 CHC  4
FLA  2
 CIN  5
@LAD  4
 MIL  6
ATL  3
 PIT  2
NYM  0
 SDP  5
HOU  3
 ARI  7
@SFG  4
Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 19,592

 Saturday, April 15, 2000, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 1:57
Mets
0
5-7
Lost 1
4th, 1½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  X    2  4  1
W: Jimmy Anderson (1-0), L: Glendon Rusch (0-1), S: Mike Williams (2)
 Pirates
2
5-6
Won 1
3rd, 2 GB

Batting Stats

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .184  .483   10    6    3   0   
D Bell RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .715   16    8    4   0   SB,CS
E Alfonzo 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .729   16   10    3   2   SB,HBP,GDP
T Zeile 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .708   19   13    6   0   
J Payton CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .885    7    6    2   0   
  J Nunnally PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .825    3    3    0   0   
R Ventura 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .205  .581   14    8    0   2   
T Pratt C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.067   11    6    5   0   
R Ordonez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .129  .454   10    7    1   2   
G Rusch P                     2   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .333   16    9    0   2   
Totals                       31   0   5   0    1   7              122   76   24   8
Batting Events
HBP: E Alfonzo (1, by J Anderson).
TB: R Ventura 2; R Henderson; T Pratt; D Bell.
GIDP: E Alfonzo (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Ordonez-E Alfonzo-T Zeile.
Baserunning Events
SB: D Bell (3, 3rd base off J Anderson/K Osik); E Alfonzo (1, 2nd base off J Anderson/K Osik).
CS: D Bell (1, 2nd base by J Anderson/K Osik).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Hermansen CF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .154  .395   12    8    3   0   
M Benjamin SS                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.125   13    7    3   6   
B Giles RF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .901    5    4    2   0   GDP
K Young 1B                    3   1   1   2    0   1  .214  .671   18   12    9   0   HR
W Cordero LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .581    9    6    0   0   
W Morris 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .370  .899   16    7    3   4   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .506    8    6    0   0   
K Osik C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .667    9    6    7   1   
J Anderson P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    4    0   2   SH
  B Aven PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .769    5    3    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       26   2   4   0    1   5              101   63   27  13
Batting Events
HR: K Young (2, off G Rusch; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: J Anderson (1, off G Rusch).
TB: K Young 4; M Benjamin; K Osik; B Giles.
GIDP: B Giles (1).
RBI: K Young 2 (6).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. W Morris-M Benjamin-K Young.
E: W Morris (1).

Pitching Stats

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
G Rusch, L (0-1)               8     4   2   2    1   5   1   2.25   28  101-63   33· 9·21    8·13· 4· 1     70    -     0.87   0.13
Totals                         8     4   2   2    1   5   1          28  101-63   33· 9·21    8·13· 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 Anderson, W (1-0)            8     5   0   0    1   5   0   3.65   30  109-66   36· 9·21   13·10· 6· 0     76    -     1.25   0.55
M Williams, S (2)              1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3    9-8     1· 4· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   7   0          33  118-74   37·13·24   13·11· 6· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Anderson (1; E Alfonzo).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Al Clark.
Time of Game: 1:57.
Attendance: 19,592.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 2mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

Lineups

   New York Mets                             Pittsburgh Pirates                           
1. Rickey Henderson             LF       1. Chad Hermansen               CF
2. Derek Bell                   RF       2. Mike Benjamin                SS
3. Edgardo Alfonzo              2B       3. Brian Giles                  RF
4. Todd Zeile                   1B       4. Kevin Young                  1B
5. Jay Payton                   CF       5. Wil Cordero                  LF
6. Robin Ventura                3B       6. Warren Morris                2B
7. Todd Pratt                    C       7. Aramis Ramirez               3B
8. Rey Ordonez                  SS       8. Keith Osik                    C
9. Glendon Rusch                 P       9. Jimmy Anderson                P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b7 0 1-- RR 7,(3-2)  23% 88% 0-0 PIT K. Young G. Rusch Home Run; Giles Scores
t5 1 1-3 OO 3,(0-2)  15% 57% 0-0 NYM E. Alfonzo J. Anderson Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 1 -23 O 7,(2-2)  7% 49% 0-0 NYM T. Zeile J. Anderson Lineout: SS
t5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  -7% 38% 0-0 NYM R. Henderson J. Anderson Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rusch to 2B
t1 2 -23 O 4,(1-2)  6% 55% 0-0 NYM J. Payton J. Anderson Strikeout Swinging

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  -3% 47% 0-0 NYM R. Henderson J. Anderson Single to LF (Line Drive)
t1 0 1-- O 5,(3-1)  3% 50% 0-0 NYM D. Bell J. Anderson Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  -4% 46% 0-0 NYM E. Alfonzo J. Anderson Hit By Pitch; Bell to 2B
t1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  -4% 42% 0-0 NYM T. Zeile J. Anderson Bell Steals 3B; Alfonzo Steals 2B
t1 1 -23 O 7,(2-2)  7% 49% 0-0 NYM T. Zeile J. Anderson Lineout: SS
t1 2 -23 O 4,(1-2)  6% 55% 0-0 NYM J. Payton J. Anderson Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 53% 0-0 PIT C. Hermansen G. Rusch Strikeout Looking
b1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  2% 55% 0-0 PIT M. Benjamin G. Rusch Single to LF (Line Drive)
b1 1 1-- OO 2,(1-0)  -5% 50% 0-0 PIT B. Giles G. Rusch Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  -4% 46% 0-0 NYM R. Ventura J. Anderson Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t2 0 1-- O 5,(3-1)  2% 48% 0-0 NYM T. Pratt J. Anderson Groundout: P-1B; Ventura to 2B
t2 1 -2- O 3,(1-1)  3% 51% 0-0 NYM R. Ordonez J. Anderson Groundout: SS-1B; Ventura to 3B
t2 2 --3 O 5,(1-2)  4% 55% 0-0 NYM G. Rusch J. Anderson Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Glendon Rusch facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  -2% 53% 0-0 PIT K. Young G. Rusch Popfly: SS
b2 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 51% 0-0 PIT W. Cordero G. Rusch Lineout: CF
b2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  1% 52% 0-0 PIT W. Morris G. Rusch Walk
b2 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 50% 0-0 PIT A. Ramirez G. Rusch Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  3% 53% 0-0 NYM R. Henderson J. Anderson Flyball: CF
t3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  -3% 50% 0-0 NYM D. Bell J. Anderson Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  3% 53% 0-0 NYM E. Alfonzo J. Anderson Strikeout Swinging
t3 2 1-- O 2,(1-0)  3% 56% 0-0 NYM T. Zeile J. Anderson Bell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Glendon Rusch facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  4% 60% 0-0 PIT K. Osik G. Rusch Single (Ground Ball)
b3 0 1-- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 58% 0-0 PIT J. Anderson G. Rusch Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Osik to 2B
b3 1 -2- O 2,(1-0)  -3% 54% 0-0 PIT C. Hermansen G. Rusch Flyball: RF; Osik to 3B
b3 2 --3 O 5,(3-1)  -4% 50% 0-0 PIT M. Benjamin G. Rusch Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  3% 53% 0-0 NYM T. Zeile J. Anderson Flyball: RF
t4 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 55% 0-0 NYM J. Payton J. Anderson Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  -2% 53% 0-0 NYM R. Ventura J. Anderson Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
t4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  -2% 51% 0-0 NYM T. Pratt J. Anderson Single to LF (Line Drive); Ventura to 2B
t4 2 12- O 2,(1-0)  5% 56% 0-0 NYM R. Ordonez J. Anderson Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Glendon Rusch facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -3% 53% 0-0 PIT B. Giles G. Rusch Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 1 --- O 5,(1-2)  -2% 51% 0-0 PIT K. Young G. Rusch Strikeout Looking
b4 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  -1% 50% 0-0 PIT W. Cordero G. Rusch Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -5% 45% 0-0 NYM G. Rusch J. Anderson Walk
t5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  -7% 38% 0-0 NYM R. Henderson J. Anderson Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rusch to 2B
t5 0 12- O 1,(0-0)  3% 42% 0-0 NYM D. Bell J. Anderson Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rusch to 3B
t5 1 1-3 OO 3,(0-2)  15% 57% 0-0 NYM E. Alfonzo J. Anderson Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Glendon Rusch facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -3% 54% 0-0 PIT W. Morris G. Rusch Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b5 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 52% 0-0 PIT A. Ramirez G. Rusch Groundout: P-1B
b5 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 50% 0-0 PIT K. Osik G. Rusch Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  4% 54% 0-0 NYM T. Zeile J. Anderson Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  3% 56% 0-0 NYM J. Payton J. Anderson Groundout: P-1B
t6 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 58% 0-0 NYM R. Ventura J. Anderson Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Glendon Rusch facing 9-1-2
b6 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 54% 0-0 PIT J. Anderson G. Rusch Flyball: RF
b6 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 52% 0-0 PIT C. Hermansen G. Rusch Strikeout Swinging
b6 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 50% 0-0 PIT M. Benjamin G. Rusch Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  4% 54% 0-0 NYM T. Pratt J. Anderson Lineout: 2B
t7 1 --- O 5,(1-2)  3% 57% 0-0 NYM R. Ordonez J. Anderson Strikeout Swinging
t7 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 59% 0-0 NYM G. Rusch J. Anderson Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Glendon Rusch facing 3-4-5
b7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  6% 65% 0-0 PIT B. Giles G. Rusch Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b7 0 1-- RR 7,(3-2)  23% 88% 0-0 PIT K. Young G. Rusch Home Run; Giles Scores
b7 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 87% 2-0 PIT W. Cordero G. Rusch Flyball: LF
b7 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 86% 2-0 PIT W. Morris G. Rusch Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 85% 2-0 PIT A. Ramirez G. Rusch Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  4% 89% 0-2 NYM R. Henderson J. Anderson Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- O 5,(3-1)  3% 92% 0-2 NYM D. Bell J. Anderson Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2 --- O 5,(3-1)  1% 94% 0-2 NYM E. Alfonzo J. Anderson Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Glendon Rusch facing 8-9-1
b8 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 93% 2-0 PIT K. Osik G. Rusch Groundout: 3B-1B
Bruce Aven pinch hits for Jimmy Anderson (P) batting 9th
b8 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 92% 2-0 PIT B. Aven G. Rusch Strikeout Swinging
b8 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -0% 92% 2-0 PIT C. Hermansen G. Rusch Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Mike Williams facing 4-5-6
Mike Williams replaces Bruce Aven (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  4% 96% 0-2 NYM T. Zeile M. Williams Flyball: CF
Jon Nunnally pinch hits for Jay Payton (CF) batting 5th
t9 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  3% 99% 0-2 NYM J. Nunnally M. Williams Strikeout Swinging
t9 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 100% 0-2 NYM R. Ventura M. Williams Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

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