April 29, 2000 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 28,731

Saturday, April 29, 2000, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Reds

11-12

Won 1

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: S Williamson (2-2), L: J Christiansen (1-2), S: D Graves (4)

Pirates

9-14

Lost 1

4th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Reese 2B                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .375  .905   16    3   4   2B
S Casey 1B                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .206  .635   21   10   0   
K Griffey CF                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .216  .762   27    6   0   SF
D Bichette RF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .211  .580   16    0   0   SH
E Taubensee C                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .313  .906   16    5   0   2B
A Boone 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .282  .902   16    0   0   
M Tucker LF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .985    6    3   0   
  A Ochoa PH-LF               0   0   0   1    1   0  .286  .950    9    0   0   SF,IW
T Dawkins SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .471    4    0   2   
  D Young PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .274  .755    2    0   0   2B
  J Castro SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   1   
R Villone P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    5    0   0   SH
  H Morris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .694    4    0   0   
  E Dessens P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Stynes PH                 0   0   0   1    0   0  .471 1.112    2    0   0   SF
  S Williamson P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Neagle PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .349    4    0   0   
  D Graves P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   6   8   4    4   5              149   27   8

BATTING

2B: E Taubensee (5, off F Cordova); P Reese (7, off F Cordova); D Young (5, off M Garcia).

SF: C Stynes (1, off M Garcia); A Ochoa (1, off S Sauerbeck); K Griffey (4, off F Cordova).

SH: D Bichette (1, off J Silva); R Villone (1, off F Cordova).

IBB: A Ochoa (1, by J Silva).

TB: E Taubensee 2; P Reese 2; D Young 2; K Griffey 2; T Dawkins; D Bichette; S Casey.

RBI: D Young (12); A Ochoa (7); K Griffey (21); C Stynes (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

E: R Villone (2).

BASERUNNING

PO: P Reese (1st base by F Cordova).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Hermansen CF                3   0   1   1    0   1  .228  .607   13    5   0   2B,SF
  J Vander Wal PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .323 1.110    5    0   0   
W Morris 2B                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .288  .794   13    0   5   HR,2B
J Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .321  .825   19    6   0   
B Giles RF                    2   0   0   1    1   0  .353 1.090   16    0   0   SF
K Young 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .670   14   12   0   
W Cordero LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .524   14    3   0   
P Meares SS                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .237  .678    9    0   2   HR
M Benjamin 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .357  .864   13    0   2   SB
F Cordova P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .071   23    0   1   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Garcia P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Silva P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   1   
  A Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .710    3    0   0   
Totals                       32   5   8   5    3   5              142   27  11

BATTING

2B: W Morris (3, off R Villone); C Hermansen (1, off R Villone).

HR: W Morris (1, off S Williamson; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); P Meares (3, off R Villone; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: B Giles (3, off R Villone); C Hermansen (1, off R Villone).

TB: W Morris 6; P Meares 5; C Hermansen 2; M Benjamin; K Young; W Cordero.

RBI: P Meares 2 (13); B Giles (20); W Morris (5); C Hermansen (7).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

E: F Cordova (2); W Morris (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Benjamin (2, 3rd base off R Villone/E Taubensee).

PO: K Young (1st base by S Williamson); M Benjamin (1st base by R Villone).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Villone                      5     6   4   4    3   1   1   5.26   24   92-52   38· 2·12    7· 8· 4· 1     37    -     1.04  -0.19
E Dessens                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   10-8     5· 2· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.26   0.02
S Williamson, W (2-2)          2     2   1   1    0   3   1   3.18    7   25-19    9· 3· 7    2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.66   0.01
D Graves, S (4)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.56    3    9-5     3· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.78   0.22
Totals                         9     8   5   5    3   5   2          37  136-84   55· 7·22   11·10· 6· 2           -

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                      6     4   4   4    2   3   0   4.80   24   89-55   36· 6·13   11· 5· 3· 0     49    -     0.97  -0.00
S Sauerbeck, H (1)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.85    1    5-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    3.55   0.08
M Garcia, BS (1)               0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   6.35    3    7-5     3· 0· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          2-2    2.80  -0.15
J Christiansen, L (1-2)        0     1   2   1    1   0   0   1.86    2    9-3     2· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.78  -0.21
J Silva, BS (1)                2     2   0   0    1   2   0   3.38   10   32-19   16· 2· 1    4· 1· 2· 0          2-2    2.06  -0.16
Totals                         9     8   6   5    4   5   0          40  142-85   59· 9·17   16· 9· 6· 0          7-5

F Cordova faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
J Christiansen faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Silva (2).

IBB: J Silva (1; A Ochoa).

PO: S Williamson (1; K Young, 1st base); R Villone (2; M Benjamin, 1st base); F Cordova (2; P Reese, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 28,731.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 2mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. P Reese              2B    1. C Hermansen          CF 
2. S Casey              1B    2. W Morris             2B 
3. K Griffey            CF    3. J Kendall            C  
4. D Bichette           RF    4. B Giles              RF 
5. E Taubensee          C     5. K Young              1B 
6. A Boone              3B    6. W Cordero            LF 
7. M Tucker             LF    7. P Meares             SS 
8. T Dawkins            SS    8. M Benjamin           3B 
9. R Villone            P     9. F Cordova            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  5-5  --3  3   24%  72% A Boone         J Silva         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Griffey Scores/No RBI/unER; Boone to 2B
   t 7   1  4-2  12-  2   22%  48% D Young         M Garcia        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Taubensee Scores; Boone to 3B
   b 7   1  4-4  ---  5  -21%  24% W Morris        S Williamson    Home Run
   t 8   2  5-4  -23  1   19%  48% A Boone         J Silva         Wild Pitch; Casey Scores; Griffey to 3B
   t 8   1  5-4  -23  8  -18%  29% E Taubensee     J Silva         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   56%  P Reese         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   54%  S Casey         Flyball: CF; Reese to 3B
   RO     --3  4   56%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Reese Scores
   O      ---  5   55%  D Bichette      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Villone facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   49%  C Hermansen     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   50%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B; Hermansen to 3B
   O      --3  4   56%  J Kendall       Popfly: 2B
          --3  5   55%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1-3  4   60%  K Young         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   58%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   56%  A Boone         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   55%  M Tucker        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Villone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   58%  W Cordero       Lineout: LF
          ---  1   55%  P Meares        Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   51%  M Benjamin      Walk; Meares to 2B
   O      12-  7   56%  F Cordova       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   61%  C Hermansen     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Francisco Cordova facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   64%  T Dawkins       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  5   62%  R Villone       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Dawkins to 2B
   O      -2-  2   59%  P Reese         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  3   56%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Villone facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   49%  W Morris        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  6   51%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B; Morris to 3B
   RO     --3  4   49%  B Giles         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Morris Scores
   O      ---  5   50%  K Young         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Francisco Cordova facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   47%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   45%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   44%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Ron Villone facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   40%  W Cordero       Single (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  3   22%  P Meares        Home Run; Cordero Scores
          ---  3   20%  M Benjamin      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      18%  F Cordova       Benjamin Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Benjamin to 2B
          -2-      16%  " "             Benjamin Steals 3B
   O      --3  7   19%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   RO     --3  5   17%  C Hermansen     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Benjamin Scores
   O      ---  1   17%  W Morris        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Francisco Cordova facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   15%  A Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   13%  M Tucker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   12%  T Dawkins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ron Villone facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   11%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      1--  6   11%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B; Kendall to 2B
   O      -2-  2   13%  K Young         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      -2-  1   15%  W Cordero       Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Francisco Cordova facing 9-1-2
                  Hal Morris pinch hits for Ron Villone batting 9th
   O      ---  4   12%  H Morris        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   15%  P Reese         Walk
   O      1--  3   12%  S Casey         Flyball: CF
          1--      13%  K Griffey       Reese Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Reese to 3B
   O      --3  7    9%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Elmer Dessens facing 7-8-9
                  Elmer Dessens replaces Hal Morris pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   10%  P Meares        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   11%  M Benjamin      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   11%  F Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   16%  D Bichette      Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  2   28%  E Taubensee     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Bichette to 3B
          -23  5   33%  A Boone         Walk
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th; Alex Ochoa pinch hits for Michael Tucker batting 7th
   RO     123  5   26%  A Ochoa         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bichette Scores
                  Mike Garcia replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th; Dmitri Young pinch hits for Travis Dawkins batting 8th
   R      12-  2   48%  D Young         Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Taubensee Scores; Boone to 3B
                  Chris Stynes pinch hits for Elmer Dessens batting 9th
   RO     -23  2   48%  C Stynes        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Boone Scores; Young to 3B
   O      --3  3   41%  P Reese         Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Scott Williamson facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Williamson replaces Chris Stynes pitching and batting 9th; Juan Castro replaces Dmitri Young playing SS batting 8th; Alex Ochoa moves to LF
   O      ---  3   45%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  5   24%  W Morris        Home Run
   O      ---  4   25%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   27%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Jason Christiansen facing 2-3-4
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Mike Garcia pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   35%  S Casey         Walk
          1--  4   47%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Casey to 2B
                  Jose Silva replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  1   47%  D Bichette      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Casey to 3B; Griffey to 2B
   O      -23  8   29%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
   R      -23      48%  A Boone         Wild Pitch; Casey Scores; Griffey to 3B
   R      --3  3   72%  " "             Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Griffey Scores/No RBI/unER; Boone to 2B
          -2-  4   72%  A Ochoa         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   68%  J Castro        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Scott Williamson facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   58%  K Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--      74%  W Cordero       Young Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  5   79%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   83%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-5, Jose Silva facing 9-1-2
                  Denny Neagle pinch hits for Scott Williamson batting 9th
   O      ---  4   81%  D Neagle        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   79%  P Reese         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   80%  S Casey         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  1   82%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Line Drive); Casey to 2B
   O      12-  1   78%  D Bichette      Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Danny Graves facing 8-9-1
                  Danny Graves replaces Denny Neagle pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   88%  M Benjamin      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Adrian Brown pinch hits for Jose Silva batting 9th
   O      ---  3   95%  A Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  John Vander Wal pinch hits for Chad Hermansen batting 1st
   O      ---  5  100%  J Vander Wal    Lineout: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation