September 10, 2000 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 2
BAL 1 NYY 6
@BOS 2 KCR 13
TEX 8 OAK 11
TBD 0 SEA 8
MIN 1 TOR 6
DET 2 MON 4
@ATL 0 HOU 7
@CHC 6 LAD 12
@COL 1 FLA 4
ARI 3
(12) MIL 4
STL 3
(10) NYM 3
PHI 0 CIN 6
@PIT 4 SFG 10
SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 35,046

Sunday, September 10, 2000, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Reds

73-70

Won 2

2nd, 9 GB

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

W: E Dessens (8-5), L: J Anderson (5-9), S: D Graves (27)

Pirates

61-81

Lost 2

5th, 20½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Reese 2B                    4   2   2   0    1   0  .260  .715   17    1   5   
A Ochoa RF-LF                 3   1   2   5    1   0  .287  .869   23    2   0   HR,2B,HBP
K Griffey CF                  4   1   1   1    1   2  .268  .936   20    3   1   HR
D Young LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .302  .837   12    1   0   
  M Tucker RF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .918    7    0   0   
S Casey 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .849   17   11   2   
C Stynes 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .332  .841   13    2   2   
J Castro SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .588    8    0   1   GDP
J LaRue C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .171  .551   16    5   0   
E Dessens P                   1   2   0   0    2   1  .094  .331   18    2   1   
  H Mercado P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Sullivan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  D Cromer PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .994    4    0   0   
  D Graves P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.667         0   1   
Totals                       34   6   8   6    5   7              155   27  13

BATTING

2B: A Ochoa (14, off S Sauerbeck).

HR: A Ochoa (7, off J Anderson; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF); K Griffey (39, off J Anderson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

HBP: A Ochoa (2, by M Wilkins).

TB: A Ochoa 6; K Griffey 4; P Reese 2; J Castro; J LaRue; S Casey.

GIDP: J Castro (6).

RBI: A Ochoa 5 (38); K Griffey (117).

2-out RBI: K Griffey.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: J LaRue (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Brown CF                    2   2   0   0    2   0  .329  .837   17    0   0   
J Kendall C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .320  .890   15    8   0   
B Giles LF                    2   1   1   2    1   0  .314 1.027   16    1   0   SF
J Vander Wal 1B-RF            3   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .940   18   11   0   SF
E Wilson 3B-2B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .295  .771   11    0   4   
W Morris 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .673    8    0   2   
  K Osik PH-3B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .321  .906    3    0   0   
A Ramirez RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .736    9    3   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  J Wehner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .714    3    0   0   
A Nunez SS                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .211  .501   12    2   5   2B
J Anderson P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .326    4    0   0   
  A Hernandez 1B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .421    4    2   0   
Totals                       30   4   6   4    4   5              120   27  11

BATTING

2B: A Nunez (1, off E Dessens).

SF: B Giles (7, off E Dessens); J Vander Wal (2, off E Dessens).

TB: J Kendall 2; A Nunez 2; E Wilson; J Vander Wal; B Giles.

RBI: B Giles 2 (115); J Vander Wal (75); E Wilson (26).

2-out RBI: E Wilson.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Morris-A Nunez-J Vander Wal.

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
E Dessens, W (8-5)             7     6   4   3    4   2   0   4.58   30   95-57   35· 5·17   12· 6· 6· 0     49    -     1.11  -0.11
H Mercado, H (1)               0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.26    2   12-8     3· 1· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.76   0.13
S Sullivan, H (20)             0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.35    1    3-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.57   0.05
D Graves, S (27)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.36    3    8-6     3· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     6   4   3    4   5   0          36  118-74   42· 7·25   14· 7· 6· 0          2-0

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, L (5-9)            6.1   6   6   6    4   4   2   4.51   28   99-58   32·10·16    9· 5· 4· 2     37    -     1.18  -0.18
S Sauerbeck                    1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.36    4   20-12    6· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    1.39  -0.19
M Wilkins                      1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   4.68    8   35-21   13· 4· 4    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.38   0.04
Totals                         9     8   6   6    5   7   2          40  154-91   51·18·22   12· 8· 5· 2          2-2

E Dessens faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Anderson (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Wilkins (5; A Ochoa).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Brian Gorman.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 35,046.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 3mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. P Reese              2B    1. A Brown              CF 
2. A Ochoa              RF    2. J Kendall            C  
3. K Griffey            CF    3. B Giles              LF 
4. D Young              LF    4. J Vander Wal         1B 
5. S Casey              1B    5. E Wilson             3B 
6. C Stynes             3B    6. W Morris             2B 
7. J Castro             SS    7. A Ramirez            RF 
8. J LaRue              C     8. A Nunez              SS 
9. E Dessens            P     9. J Anderson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  3-1  12-  2   30%  61% A Ochoa         J Anderson      Home Run; Dessens Scores; Reese Scores
   t 7   1  4-4  12-  5   26%  82% A Ochoa         S Sauerbeck     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Dessens Scores; Reese Scores
   t 3   2  1-0  ---  3   11%  45% K Griffey       J Anderson      Home Run
   b 5   1  4-3  1--  5   -9%  48% J Kendall       E Dessens       Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Brown to 3B
   b 8   0  6-4  ---  4   -8%  74% B Giles         E Dessens       Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  P Reese         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  5   59%  A Ochoa         Walk; Reese to 2B
   O      12-  5   54%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   49%  D Young         Flyball: RF
   O      12-  2   45%  S Casey         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  A Brown         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   49%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   48%  B Giles         Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  5   46%  J Vander Wal    Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Giles to 2B
   RO     12-  1   40%  E Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Giles Scores; Vander Wal out at 3B/CF-3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Jimmy Anderson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   38%  C Stynes        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   36%  J Castro        Flyball: RF
          ---  5   37%  J LaRue         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   35%  E Dessens       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Elmer Dessens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   37%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   38%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   36%  A Nunez         Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   39%  J Anderson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   37%  P Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   35%  A Ochoa         Flyball: RF
   R      ---  3   45%  K Griffey       Home Run
   O      ---  1   44%  D Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   40%  A Brown         Walk
          1--  4   35%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Brown to 2B
          12-      30%  B Giles         Passed Ball; Brown to 3B; Kendall to 2B
   RO     -23  5   29%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brown Scores; Kendall to 3B
   RO     --3  3   27%  J Vander Wal    Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Kendall Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   28%  E Wilson        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Jimmy Anderson facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   32%  S Casey         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   28%  C Stynes        Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   OO     1--  2   22%  J Castro        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Elmer Dessens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   24%  W Morris        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  1   25%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   26%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Jimmy Anderson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   23%  J LaRue         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   26%  E Dessens       Walk
          1--  2   31%  P Reese         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Dessens to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   61%  A Ochoa         Home Run; Dessens Scores; Reese Scores
   O      ---  4   59%  K Griffey       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   57%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Elmer Dessens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   61%  J Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   57%  A Brown         Walk
          1--  5   48%  J Kendall       Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Brown to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   47%  B Giles         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Brown Scores
   O      1--  4   50%  J Vander Wal    Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Jimmy Anderson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   46%  S Casey         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   44%  C Stynes        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   42%  J Castro        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Elmer Dessens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   46%  E Wilson        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   42%  W Morris        Walk
   O      1--  4   46%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   50%  A Nunez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Jimmy Anderson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   46%  J LaRue         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   50%  E Dessens       Walk
          1--      53%  P Reese         Wild Pitch; Dessens to 2B
          -2-  5   56%  " "             Walk
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Alex Ramirez pitching and batting 7th; Alex Hernandez replaces Jimmy Anderson playing 1B batting 9th; John Vander Wal moves to RF
   RR     12-  5   82%  A Ochoa         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Dessens Scores; Reese Scores
   O      -2-  4   79%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   77%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Elmer Dessens facing 9-1-2
                  Alex Ochoa moves to LF; Michael Tucker replaces Dmitri Young playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  3   81%  A Hernandez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   84%  A Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   85%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Scott Sauerbeck facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   84%  S Casey         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  6   83%  C Stynes        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   84%  J Castro        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   82%  J LaRue         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Elmer Dessens facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   74%  B Giles         Walk
                  Hector Mercado replaces Elmer Dessens pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  6   81%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   87%  E Wilson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Hector Mercado pitching and batting 9th; Keith Osik pinch hits for Warren Morris batting 6th
   O      1--  3   92%  K Osik          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Marc Wilkins facing 9-1-2
                  Enrique Wilson moves to 2B; Keith Osik moves to 3B; D.T. Cromer pinch hits for Scott Sullivan batting 9th
   O      ---  4   91%  D Cromer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   90%  P Reese         Flyball: LF
          ---  5   91%  A Ochoa         Hit By Pitch
          1--  4   91%  K Griffey       Walk; Ochoa to 2B
   O      12-  7   90%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Danny Graves facing 7-8-9
                  Danny Graves replaces D.T. Cromer pitching and batting 9th; John Wehner pinch hits for Marc Wilkins batting 7th
   O      ---  3   95%  J Wehner        Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  A Nunez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  A Hernandez     Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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