May 31, 2000 Florida Marlins at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 17,731

Wednesday, May 31, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:34

Marlins

24-30

Lost 3

4th, 12½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Marlins         0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2 12  1
Pirates         2  0  1   2  0  0   0  0  X    5  5  0

W: F Cordova (3-4), L: J Sanchez (4-4), S: M Williams (8)

Pirates

23-28

Won 3

3rd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 5   0   2   0    0   2  .353  .904   15    2   3   SB
M Kotsay RF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .269  .762   21    3   0   2B
C Floyd LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .274  .890   13    0   0   
P Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .836   17    2   0   GDP
M Lowell 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .237  .724    9    0   2   2B
D Lee 1B                      3   1   2   1    1   1  .260  .804   23    9   1   HR
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   1   1    0   2  .162  .419   23    0   3   
P Bako C                      4   0   2   0    0   0  .284  .697   10    7   0   
J Sanchez P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .380    8    1   0   
  B Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .604    6    0   0   GDP
  R Bones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Millar PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .808    4    0   0   
Totals                       35   2  12   2    2   7              149   24   9

BATTING

2B: M Lowell (11, off F Cordova); M Kotsay (9, off F Cordova).

HR: D Lee (8, off F Cordova; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: D Lee 5; M Kotsay 3; P Bako 2; C Floyd 2; M Lowell 2; L Castillo 2; A Gonzalez.

GIDP: B Brown (1); P Wilson (4).

RBI: D Lee (14); A Gonzalez (10).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: L Castillo (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Castillo (23, 2nd base off S Sauerbeck/J Kendall).

PO: L Castillo (1st base by F Cordova).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Morris 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .247  .658   17    2   5   
J Kendall C                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .352  .964   14    7   0   HR
W Cordero LF                  4   1   2   2    0   2  .290  .839   10    1   0   HR
  J Silva P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Giles CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .344 1.106   18    4   0   
K Young 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .249  .711   17   11   0   
B Aven RF                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .232  .723   10    0   0   
P Meares SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .670    9    0   0   2B
M Benjamin 3B                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .353  .872    6    0   5   SF
F Cordova P                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .045  .132    5    0   3   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Brown LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .762         2   1   
Totals                       29   5   5   5    3   7              106   27  14

BATTING

2B: P Meares (9, off J Sanchez).

HR: W Cordero (7, off J Sanchez; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF); J Kendall (4, off J Sanchez; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: M Benjamin (1, off J Sanchez).

TB: W Cordero 5; J Kendall 4; P Meares 2; W Morris.

RBI: W Cordero 2 (23); M Benjamin (8); F Cordova (2); J Kendall (17).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Benjamin-W Morris-K Young 2; A Brown-W Morris-K Young.

PITCHING

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Sanchez, L (4-4)             6     5   5   4    3   4   2   5.94   27   79-49   32· 8· 9   12· 4· 2· 2     45    -     0.73  -0.25
R Bones                        2     0   0   0    0   3   0   1.32    6   24-19    7· 3· 9    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.02
Totals                         8     5   5   4    3   7   2          33  103-68   39·11·18   14· 5· 2· 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, W (3-4)             6.2  10   2   2    1   5   1   4.53   28   94-63   32·15·16   12· 4· 5· 1     50    -     1.03   0.17
S Sauerbeck, H (3)             0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.68    1    6-3     0· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.85   0.02
J Silva, H (1)                 1.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.06    6   33-23   16· 3· 4    1· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.74   0.07
M Williams, S (8)              0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   1.59    2    9-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.88   0.01
Totals                         9    12   2   2    2   7   1          37  142-92   48·21·23   13· 7· 7· 1          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Sanchez (2).

IBB: None.

PO: F Cordova (4; L Castillo, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Rieker, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Jim Joyce.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 17,731.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Castillo           2B    1. W Morris             2B 
2. M Kotsay             RF    2. J Kendall            C  
3. C Floyd              LF    3. W Cordero            LF 
4. P Wilson             CF    4. B Giles              CF 
5. M Lowell             3B    5. K Young              1B 
6. D Lee                1B    6. B Aven               RF 
7. A Gonzalez           SS    7. P Meares             SS 
8. P Bako               C     8. M Benjamin           3B 
9. J Sanchez            P     9. F Cordova            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  3   16%  71% W Cordero       J Sanchez       Home Run (LF-CF); Morris Scores
   t 4   1  3-1  12-  2  -10%  57% A Gonzalez      F Cordova       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Lowell Scores; Lee to 2B
   b 3   1  1-2  ---  1   10%  74% J Kendall       J Sanchez       Home Run
   t 2   1  2-0  ---  5   -9%  62% D Lee           F Cordova       Home Run
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  4    9%  55% P Wilson        F Cordova       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      52%  M Kotsay        Castillo Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  5   50%  " "             Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   46%  C Floyd         Single to RF (Line Drive); Kotsay to 2B
   OO     12-  4   55%  P Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesus Sanchez facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  W Morris        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  4   55%  J Kendall       Lineout: 2B
   RR     1--  3   71%  W Cordero       Home Run (LF-CF); Morris Scores
          ---  6   73%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  3   71%  K Young         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  1   69%  B Aven          Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-2, Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   71%  M Lowell        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  5   62%  D Lee           Home Run
   O      ---  5   64%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   65%  P Bako          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jesus Sanchez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   63%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   62%  M Benjamin      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   61%  F Cordova       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-2, Francisco Cordova facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   63%  J Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   65%  L Castillo      Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   63%  M Kotsay        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   67%  C Floyd         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jesus Sanchez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   64%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  1   74%  J Kendall       Home Run
   O      ---  3   73%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   72%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-3, Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   75%  P Wilson        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   70%  M Lowell        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  6   67%  D Lee           Walk
   R      12-  2   57%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Lowell Scores; Lee to 2B
   O      12-  1   63%  P Bako          Flyball: LF
   O      12-  4   68%  J Sanchez       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jesus Sanchez facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   71%  K Young         Walk
          1--  4   76%  B Aven          Walk; Young to 2B
          12-  2   82%  P Meares        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Young to 3B; Aven to 2B
   RO     123  2   82%  M Benjamin      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Young Scores; Aven to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   84%  F Cordova       Groundout: 2B-1B; Aven Scores/unER; Meares to 2B
          -2-      85%  W Morris        Wild Pitch; Meares to 3B
   O      --3  4   83%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-5, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   85%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   87%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   85%  C Floyd         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   88%  P Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jesus Sanchez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   87%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   88%  W Cordero       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  6   86%  B Giles         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   85%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-5, Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   88%  M Lowell        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   90%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   91%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jesus Sanchez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   90%  B Aven          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   91%  P Meares        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   90%  M Benjamin      Groundout: 2B-1B; Meares to 3B
   O      --3  1   89%  F Cordova       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-5, Francisco Cordova facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   84%  P Bako          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
                  Brant Brown pinch hits for Jesus Sanchez batting 9th
   OO     1--  6   93%  B Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  2   91%  L Castillo      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th
          1--      91%  M Kotsay        Castillo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   94%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ricky Bones facing 1-2-3
                  Ricky Bones replaces Brant Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  W Morris        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   93%  J Kendall       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   92%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-5, Jose Silva facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Silva replaces Wil Cordero pitching and batting 3rd; Adrian Brown replaces Scott Sauerbeck playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  C Floyd         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   96%  P Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  M Lowell        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ricky Bones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   97%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   96%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   96%  B Aven          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-5, Jose Silva facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   92%  D Lee           Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1-- 11  100%  A Gonzalez      Fly Ball Double Play: LF-2B-1B (Deep LF)
          ---  3   99%  P Bako          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  Mike Williams replaces Jose Silva pitching and batting 3rd; Kevin Millar pinch hits for Ricky Bones batting 9th
          1--  4   96%  K Millar        Walk; Bako to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  L Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 2, Pirates 5.

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