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ANA  9
TOR  4

DET 12
@BAL  2

KCR  7
MIN  3

CHW  3
@OAK  0

SEA  5
NYY  3

BOS  8
@TBD  0

CLE 12
@TEX  1

CIN  4
@ATL  2

CHC  7
SDP  6

(13)
FLA  3
STL  1

LAD  7
@MIL  2

ARI  8
@MON  7

HOU 11
@NYM  1

COL  2
@PHI  1

PIT  8
SFG  0

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 14,306

Tuesday, August 29, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:34
Giants
0
74-56
Lost 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  0
Pirates         3  0  4   0  1  0   0  0  X    8 10  0
W: K Benson (9-11), L: L Hernandez (13-10)
Pirates
8
53-77
Won 1
6th, 20 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Benard CF-LF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .726   15    3   0   
B Mueller 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .269  .715   18    1   4   
B Bonds LF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .302 1.106   18    0   0   
  C Murray CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .653         0   0   
J Kent 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.014   10    3   4   
  F Crespo 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .727    1    0   1   
J Snow 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .291  .833   21   11   0   
R Aurilia SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .772   16    1   1   
A Rios RF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .871   17    1   0   
B Estalella C                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .868    7    4   2   
L Hernandez P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .630    1    0   1   
  J Nathan P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .621    7    0   1   
  A Fultz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   1   
Totals                       28   0   1   0    6   7              131   24  15
BATTING
TB: B Bonds.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 1. B Mueller-J Kent-J Snow.
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Brown CF                    4   2   2   0    0   1  .347  .887   14    5   0   2B
J Kendall C                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .321  .894   14    7   0   3B
B Giles LF                    2   2   1   1    2   0  .313 1.037   21    3   0   2B
J Vander Wal 1B               3   2   1   2    1   0  .280  .929   18    8   1   HR
E Wilson 3B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .308  .802   13    0   0   2·2B,GDP
W Morris 2B                   4   0   2   2    0   1  .251  .666   14    0   7   CS
A Ramirez RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .720   14    1   0   
A Nunez SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .470   14    2   2   
K Benson P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .115  .347   10    0   0   SH
  J Manzanillo P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       31   8  10   8    3   4              132   27  10
BATTING
2B: A Brown (13, off L Hernandez); B Giles (35, off L Hernandez); E Wilson 2 (12, off L Hernandez, off J Nathan).
3B: J Kendall (6, off L Hernandez).
HR: J Vander Wal (18, off L Hernandez; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
SH: K Benson (8, off J Nathan).
TB: J Vander Wal 4; E Wilson 4; A Brown 3; J Kendall 3; B Giles 2; W Morris 2; A Nunez.
GIDP: E Wilson (4).
RBI: J Vander Wal 2 (66); E Wilson 2 (24); W Morris 2 (27); B Giles (107); J Kendall (46).
2-out RBI: W Morris 2; E Wilson 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 6 for 11.
BASERUNNING
CS: W Morris (7, 2nd base by L Hernandez/B Estalella).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Hernandez, L (13-10)         2     7   7   7    1   1   1   3.85   13   57-31   19· 3· 9    4· 0· 6· 1     14    -     0.80  -0.33
J Nathan                       4     3   1   1    2   2   0   4.58   16   44-26   16· 5· 5    7· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
A Fultz                        2     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.49    6   25-14    5· 5· 4    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    10   8   8    3   4   1          35  126-71   40·13·18   15· 4· 8· 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
K Benson, W (9-11)             8     1   0   0    5   7   0   3.54   30  119-69   38·14·17    7·10· 1· 0     82    -     0.50   0.18
J Manzanillo                   1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.93    4   12-7     4· 2· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     1   0   0    6   7   0          34  131-76   42·16·18   10·10· 1· 0           -  
L Hernandez faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: L Hernandez (3); J Nathan (5).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 14,306.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 77° F, Wind 5mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Benard             CF    1. A Brown              CF 
2. B Mueller            3B    2. J Kendall            C  
3. B Bonds              LF    3. B Giles              LF 
4. J Kent               2B    4. J Vander Wal         1B 
5. J Snow               1B    5. E Wilson             3B 
6. R Aurilia            SS    6. W Morris             2B 
7. A Rios               RF    7. A Ramirez            RF 
8. B Estalella          C     8. A Nunez              SS 
9. L Hernandez          P     9. K Benson             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3  5   17%  71% E Wilson        L Hernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Brown Scores; Vander Wal Scores
   b 1   2  0-2  --3  5    6%  78% W Morris        L Hernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores
   b 3   0  0-3  -2-  6    6%  92% J Kendall       L Hernandez     Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); Brown Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  6    4%  51% J Kent          K Benson        Strikeout Swinging
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  5    4%  55% J Snow          K Benson        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  M Benard        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   46%  B Bonds         Single to LF (Line Drive); Benard to 2B
   O      12-  6   51%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   55%  J Snow          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  A Brown         Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   57%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B; Brown to 2B
          -2-  5   58%  B Giles         Walk
   O      12-  4   55%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Brown to 3B
   RR     1-3  5   71%  E Wilson        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Brown Scores; Vander Wal Scores
          -2-      72%  W Morris        Wild Pitch; Wilson to 3B
   R      --3  5   78%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores
   O      1--  3   77%  A Ramirez       Morris Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   79%  R Aurilia       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   77%  A Rios          Walk
   O      1--  1   79%  B Estalella     Popfly: SS
   O      1--  1   81%  L Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Livan Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   80%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   79%  A Nunez         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   78%  K Benson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   81%  M Benard        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   82%  B Mueller       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   81%  B Bonds         Walk
   O      1--  2   83%  J Kent          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   86%  A Brown         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   R      -2-  6   92%  J Kendall       Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); Brown Scores
   R      --3  5   94%  B Giles         Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Kendall Scores
   RR     -2-  7   97%  J Vander Wal    Home Run (CF-RF); Giles Scores
                  Joe Nathan replaces Livan Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   98%  E Wilson        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   97%  W Morris        Fielder's Choice 2B; Wilson out at 3B/2B-3B; Morris to 1B
   O      1--  3   97%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   97%  A Nunez         Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 7.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-7, Kris Benson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   97%  J Snow          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   98%  R Aurilia       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  A Rios          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Joe Nathan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   98%  K Benson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  A Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 7.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-7, Kris Benson facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   97%  B Estalella     Walk
   O      1--  4   97%  J Nathan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   98%  M Benard        Groundout: 2B-1B; Estalella to 2B
          -2-  6   98%  B Mueller       Walk
   O      12-  5   99%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Joe Nathan facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   99%  B Giles         Walk
          1--      99%  J Vander Wal    Wild Pitch; Giles to 2B
          -2-  5   99%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-  1   99%  E Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Giles to 3B
   R      --3  1   99%  W Morris        Single to LF (Line Drive); Giles Scores
   O      1--  2   99%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-8, Kris Benson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   99%  J Kent          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Snow          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  R Aurilia       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-0, Joe Nathan facing 8-9-1
          ---  2  100%  A Nunez         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  1  100%  K Benson        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Nunez to 2B
   O      -2-  1  100%  A Brown         Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  3  100%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-8, Kris Benson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3  100%  A Rios          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1  100%  B Estalella     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  J Nathan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-0, Aaron Fultz facing 3-4-5
                  Aaron Fultz replaces Joe Nathan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1  100%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  E Wilson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-8, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  100%  M Benard        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  B Mueller       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-0, Aaron Fultz facing 6-7-8
                  Felipe Crespo replaces Jeff Kent playing 2B batting 4th; Marvin Benard moves to LF; Calvin Murray replaces Barry Bonds playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---  4  100%  W Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-8, Josias Manzanillo facing 4-5-6
                  Josias Manzanillo replaces Kris Benson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  F Crespo        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6  100%  J Snow          Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  R Aurilia       Groundout: 2B-1B; Snow to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  A Rios          Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Pirates 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT200008290

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