September 17, 2001 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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ARI 7
@COL 3 SDP 6
@LAD 4 FLA 10
@MON 6 PHI 5
ATL 2 NYM 4
@PIT 1 STL 2
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 25,902

Monday, September 17, 2001, 7:19PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Mets

72-73

Won 1

3rd, 7 GB

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

W: J Franco (6-2), L: M Fetters (3-2), S: A Benitez (39)

Pirates

55-89

Lost 2

6th, 29½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Lawton RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .804   23    2   0   SB,HBP
D Relaford 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   2  .301  .814   27    3   2   
M Piazza C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .290  .927   19    7   1   IW
T Shinjo LF                   2   1   0   1    1   2  .265  .739   19    1   0   SB,HBP
R Ventura 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .759   22    1   4   
T Zeile 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .725   16    9   0   
J Payton CF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .248  .657   11    1   0   2B
R Ordonez SS                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .249  .646   13    2   6   
A Leiter P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .055  .179   11    1   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Johnson PH                1   0   1   2    0   0  .243  .770    3    0   0   2B
  A Escobar PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .580         0   0   
  A Benitez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   4   6   4    3   9              164   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Payton (13, off T Ritchie); M Johnson (4, off M Fetters).

IBB: M Piazza (19, by T Ritchie).

HBP: T Shinjo (7, by M Fetters); M Lawton (10, by T Ritchie).

TB: M Johnson 2; D Relaford 2; R Ordonez 2; J Payton 2.

RBI: M Johnson 2 (18); T Shinjo (51); R Ordonez (42).

2-out RBI: M Johnson 2; T Shinjo; R Ordonez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ordonez-D Relaford-T Zeile.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Shinjo (3, 2nd base off M Fetters/J Kendall); M Lawton (26, 2nd base off T Ritchie/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Hermansen RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .130  .304   10    0   0   
J Wilson SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .573   16    0   4   
B Giles LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .998   14    3   1   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .305  .906   21    1   1   
J Kendall C                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .270  .711   18    9   1   SB
K Young 1B                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .237  .735   33   10   1   GDP
G Matthews CF                 4   1   0   0    0   2  .228  .689   22    3   0   
W Morris 2B                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .234  .640    9    0   2   2B
T Ritchie P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .164  .407    1    1   1   
  C Wilson PH                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .265  .923    2    0   0   
  J Manzanillo P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  H Cota PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000    4    0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Fetters P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .530         0   0   
Totals                       31   1   5   1    3   6              150   27  11

BATTING

2B: W Morris (6, off A Leiter).

TB: W Morris 3; J Kendall; C Hermansen; J Wilson.

GIDP: K Young (16).

RBI: C Wilson (22).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Kendall (13, 2nd base off A Benitez/M Piazza).

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
A Leiter                       7     4   1   1    3   3   0   3.18   27  104-63   40· 6·17    8· 7· 6· 0     65    -     1.43   0.32
J Franco, W (6-2)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.68    3   13-8     4· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.11
A Benitez, S (39)              1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.12    4   22-15    8· 2· 5    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.96   0.05
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   6   0          34  139-86   52·10·24   11· 7· 7· 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
T Ritchie                      5     4   1   1    2   5   0   4.31   21   84-50   28·15· 7    7· 2· 4· 0     58    -     1.21   0.15
J Manzanillo                   2     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.22    6   22-14    8· 2· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.09   0.17
S Sauerbeck                    0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.04    2    6-4     2· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.65   0.09
M Fetters, L (3-2)             1     2   3   3    1   1   0   6.12    7   34-20   12· 3· 5    0· 2· 1· 1          0-0    2.81  -0.43
J Beimel                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.27    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.24   0.01
Totals                         9     6   4   4    3   9   0          37  148-90   51·21·18   10· 7· 5· 1          1-0

Balks: A Leiter (2).

WP: T Ritchie (6).

IBB: T Ritchie (6; M Piazza).

HBP: T Ritchie (7; M Lawton); M Fetters (4; T Shinjo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 25,902.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 2mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Lawton             RF    1. C Hermansen          RF 
2. D Relaford           2B    2. J Wilson             SS 
3. M Piazza             C     3. B Giles              LF 
4. T Shinjo             LF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. R Ventura            3B    5. J Kendall            C  
6. T Zeile              1B    6. K Young              1B 
7. J Payton             CF    7. G Matthews           CF 
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. W Morris             2B 
9. A Leiter             P     9. T Ritchie            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  1-1  12-  2   36%  83% R Ordonez       M Fetters       Single to LF (Line Drive); Shinjo Scores; Payton to 3B; Ordonez to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 9   2  1-2  -23  3   13%  96% M Johnson       M Fetters       Double to RF (Deep RF); Payton Scores; Ordonez Scores
   b 5   1  1-0  1--  2  -12%  45% W Morris        A Leiter        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Matthews to 3B
   b 4   0  1-0  1--  6  -11%  40% J Wilson        A Leiter        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Hermansen to 3B
   t 9   0  1-1  -2-  5  -11%  56% R Ventura       M Fetters       Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF
          ---  1   50%  D Relaford      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   48%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B; Relaford to 2B
   O      -2-  3   45%  T Shinjo        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  C Hermansen     Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  2   49%  J Wilson        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   50%  B Giles         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Ritchie facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   48%  R Ventura       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  T Zeile         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  J Payton        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Payton out at 3B/LF-SS-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   47%  A Ramirez       Lineout: SS
          ---  6   45%  J Kendall       Walk
   OO     1--  7   50%  K Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Ritchie facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   54%  R Ordonez       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   52%  A Leiter        Groundout: 2B-1B; Ordonez to 2B
          -2-      55%  M Lawton        Wild Pitch; Ordonez to 3B
          --3  5   57%  " "             Hit By Pitch
          1-3      59%  D Relaford      Lawton Steals 2B
   O      -23 10   51%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   52%  M Piazza        Intentional Walk
   R      123  5   63%  T Shinjo        Walk; Ordonez Scores; Lawton to 3B; Piazza to 2B
   O      123  5   56%  R Ventura       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Leiter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   59%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   61%  W Morris        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   62%  T Ritchie       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Todd Ritchie facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   59%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   58%  J Payton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   57%  R Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   52%  C Hermansen     Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  6   40%  J Wilson        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Hermansen to 3B
   O      1-3  2   52%  B Giles         Fielder's Choice SS; Hermansen out at Hm/SS-C-3B-P; Wilson to 2B; Giles to 1B
   O      12-  5   57%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF; Wilson to 3B
   O      1-3  4   63%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Todd Ritchie facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   61%  A Leiter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   59%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   60%  D Relaford      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   58%  M Piazza        Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Leiter facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   52%  K Young         Walk
          1--      49%  G Matthews      Balk; Young to 2B
   O      -2-  5   57%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Young out at 3B/SS-2B; Matthews to 1B
          1--  2   45%  W Morris        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Matthews to 3B
                  Craig Wilson pinch hits for Todd Ritchie batting 9th
   RO     -23  2   45%  C Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B; Matthews Scores
   O      -2-  2   50%  C Hermansen     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Josias Manzanillo facing 4-5-6
                  Josias Manzanillo replaces Craig Wilson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   47%  T Shinjo        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   44%  R Ventura       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   42%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Al Leiter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   46%  J Wilson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   48%  B Giles         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  A Ramirez       Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Josias Manzanillo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   46%  J Payton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   43%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   41%  A Leiter        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Al Leiter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   45%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   41%  K Young         Walk
   O      1--  4   46%  G Matthews      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   41%  W Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Young to 3B
                  Humberto Cota pinch hits for Josias Manzanillo batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   50%  H Cota          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Sauerbeck facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Humberto Cota pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   45%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   42%  D Relaford      Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Fetters replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   39%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, John Franco facing 1-2-3
                  John Franco replaces Al Leiter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   44%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   47%  J Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  B Giles         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Fetters facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   58%  T Shinjo        Hit By Pitch
          1--      67%  R Ventura       Shinjo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   56%  " "             Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   O      -2-  8   46%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF
          -2-  5   47%  J Payton        Walk
   R      12-  2   83%  R Ordonez       Single to LF (Line Drive); Shinjo Scores; Payton to 3B; Ordonez to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Mark Johnson pinch hits for John Franco batting 9th
   RR     -23  3   96%  M Johnson       Double to RF (Deep RF); Payton Scores; Ordonez Scores
                  Joe Beimel replaces Mike Fetters pitching and batting 9th; Alex Escobar pinch runs for Mark Johnson batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   95%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Armando Benitez facing 4-5-6
                  Armando Benitez replaces Alex Escobar pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   98%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   95%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      95%  K Young         Kendall Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6  100%  G Matthews      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation