April 15, 2000 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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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

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: J Anderson (1-0), L: G Rusch (0-1), S: M Williams (2)

Pirates

5-6

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .184  .484   10    3   0   
D Bell RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .715   16    4   0   SB,CS
E Alfonzo 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .729   16    3   2   SB,HBP,GDP
T Zeile 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .708   19    6   0   
J Payton CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .885    7    2   0   
  J Nunnally PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .825    3    0   0   
R Ventura 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .205  .581   14    0   2   
T Pratt C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.067   11    5   0   
R Ordonez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .129  .454   10    1   2   
G Rusch P                     2   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .333   16    0   2   
Totals                       31   0   5   0    1   7              122   24   8

BATTING

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

DP: 1. R Ordonez-E Alfonzo-T Zeile.

BASERUNNING

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   PO   A  Details
C Hermansen CF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .154  .395   12    3   0   
M Benjamin SS                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.125   13    3   6   
B Giles RF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .900    5    2   0   GDP
K Young 1B                    3   1   1   2    0   1  .214  .672   18    9   0   HR
W Cordero LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .581    9    0   0   
W Morris 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .370  .899   16    3   4   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .506    8    0   0   
K Osik C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    9    7   1   
J Anderson P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   2   SH
  B Aven PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .770    5    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       26   2   4   2    1   5              101   27  13

BATTING

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

DP: 1. W Morris-M Benjamin-K Young.

E: W Morris (1).

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
G Rusch, L (0-1)               8     4   2   2    1   5   1   2.25   28  101-63   33· 9·21    8· 9· 4· 1     70    -     0.87   0.13
Totals                         8     4   2   2    1   5   1          28  101-63   33· 9·21    8· 9· 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· 4· 6· 0     76    -     1.25   0.54
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· 5· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Anderson (1; E Alfonzo).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 1:57.

Attendance: 19,592.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 2mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Henderson          LF    1. C Hermansen          CF 
2. D Bell               RF    2. M Benjamin           SS 
3. E Alfonzo            2B    3. B Giles              RF 
4. T Zeile              1B    4. K Young              1B 
5. J Payton             CF    5. W Cordero            LF 
6. R Ventura            3B    6. W Morris             2B 
7. T Pratt              C     7. A Ramirez            3B 
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. K Osik               C  
9. G Rusch              P     9. J Anderson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  0-0  1--  7   23%  88% K Young         G Rusch         Home Run; Giles Scores
   t 5   1  0-0  1-3  3   15%  57% E Alfonzo       J Anderson      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  -23  7    7%  49% T Zeile         J Anderson      Lineout: SS
   t 5   0  0-0  1--  3   -7%  38% R Henderson     J Anderson      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rusch to 2B
   t 1   2  0-0  -23  4    6%  55% J Payton        J Anderson      Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  R Henderson     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   50%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   46%  E Alfonzo       Hit By Pitch; Bell to 2B
          12-      42%  T Zeile         Bell Steals 3B; Alfonzo Steals 2B
   O      -23  7   49%  " "             Lineout: SS
   O      -23  4   55%  J Payton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   55%  M Benjamin      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   50%  B Giles         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, Jimmy Anderson facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   46%  R Ventura       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   48%  T Pratt         Groundout: P-1B; Ventura to 2B
   O      -2-  3   51%  R Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B; Ventura to 3B
   O      --3  5   55%  G Rusch         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Glendon Rusch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  K Young         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   51%  W Cordero       Lineout: CF
          ---  5   52%  W Morris        Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  A Ramirez       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, Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
          ---  5   50%  D Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   53%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   56%  T Zeile         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, Glendon Rusch facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   60%  K Osik          Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   58%  J Anderson      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Osik to 2B
   O      -2-  2   54%  C Hermansen     Flyball: RF; Osik to 3B
   O      --3  5   50%  M Benjamin      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Anderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  T Zeile         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   55%  J Payton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   53%  R Ventura       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  2   51%  T Pratt         Single to LF (Line Drive); Ventura to 2B
   O      12-  2   56%  R Ordonez       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Glendon Rusch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   53%  B Giles         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   51%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   50%  W Cordero       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Anderson facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   45%  G Rusch         Walk
          1--  3   38%  R Henderson     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rusch to 2B
   O      12-  1   42%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rusch to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   57%  E Alfonzo       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, Glendon Rusch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   54%  W Morris        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   52%  A Ramirez       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  K Osik          Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Anderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   54%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   56%  J Payton        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   58%  R Ventura       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Glendon Rusch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   54%  J Anderson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   52%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Anderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   54%  T Pratt         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   57%  R Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   59%  G Rusch         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Glendon Rusch facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   65%  B Giles         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   RR     1--  7   88%  K Young         Home Run; Giles Scores
   O      ---  1   87%  W Cordero       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   86%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   89%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   92%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   94%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Glendon Rusch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   93%  K Osik          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Bruce Aven pinch hits for Jimmy Anderson batting 9th
   O      ---  5   92%  B Aven          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   92%  C Hermansen     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Williams facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Williams replaces Bruce Aven pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   96%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF
                  Jon Nunnally pinch hits for Jay Payton batting 5th
   O      ---  3   99%  J Nunnally      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  R Ventura       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation