September 19, 2001 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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TBD 12
@BOS 2 NYY 6
@CHW 3 CLE 11
KCR 3 DET 6
@MIN 2 SEA 5
ANA 0 TEX 10
OAK 4 TOR 4
BAL 1 CHC 10
@CIN 0 COL 8
ARI 2 SDP 4
@LAD 3
(10) MON 5
FLA 2 PHI 5
ATL 2 NYM 9
@PIT 2 HOU 10
@SFG 3 STL 8
MIL 2

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 20,371

Wednesday, September 19, 2001, 1:37PM
Time of Game: 2:51

Mets

74-73

Won 3

3rd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  1   3  0  2   0  1  2    9 15  0
Pirates         1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2 11  3

W: D Gonzalez (3-2), L: T McKnight (3-4)

Pirates

55-91

Lost 4

6th, 31½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Lawton RF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .280  .812   19    5   0   2B,SB,GDP
E Alfonzo 2B                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .248  .734   27    2   2   
M Piazza C                    5   2   2   1    0   0  .291  .934   21    5   0   HR,GDP
  J Phillips C                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Ventura 3B                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .230  .763   15    0   0   HR
T Shinjo LF                   4   3   3   0    0   0  .273  .752   13    2   0   2B
  L Harris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .508    1    0   0   
  T Perez LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .625         0   0   
T Zeile 1B                    4   1   1   3    0   0  .267  .733   16    7   0   HR
J Payton CF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .252  .663   16    6   0   CS
R Ordonez SS                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .251  .650   23    0   4   
G Rusch P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .061  .141         0   0   
  D Gonzalez P                4   0   1   0    0   1  .100  .243   12    0   0   
  T Martin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Nitkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       40   9  15   7    1   3              163   27   6

BATTING

2B: T Shinjo (22, off T McKnight); M Lawton (34, off R Loiselle).

HR: R Ventura (20, off R Loiselle; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); M Piazza (33, off T McKnight; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); T Zeile (9, off T McKnight; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: M Piazza 5; T Zeile 4; R Ventura 4; T Shinjo 4; M Lawton 2; R Ordonez 2; E Alfonzo 2; J Payton 2; D Gonzalez.

GIDP: M Piazza (19); M Lawton (16).

RBI: T Zeile 3 (58); R Ordonez (43); J Payton (31); M Piazza (82); R Ventura (55).

2-out RBI: R Ventura; J Payton; R Ordonez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ordonez-E Alfonzo-T Zeile.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Lawton (27, 2nd base off T McKnight/C Wilson).

CS: J Payton (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by C Wilson).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Hermansen RF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .107  .250   11    3   0   
  M Lincoln P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  W Morris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .603    1    0   0   
J Wilson SS                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .228  .569   17    3   5   
B Giles LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .319 1.009   19    4   0   HBP
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .305  .903   10    0   0   2B
C Wilson C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .270  .917    9    3   1   
K Young 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .726   15    9   0   
G Matthews CF                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .232  .697    7    2   0   2B
P Meares 2B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .216  .560    9    2   2   2B,GDP
T McKnight P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .091    9    0   1   
  R Mackowiak PH-RF           2   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .779    9    1   0   
Totals                       37   2  11   2    1   5              116   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (36, off G Rusch); G Matthews (15, off G Rusch); P Meares (11, off G Rusch).

HBP: B Giles (4, by G Rusch).

TB: G Matthews 4; A Ramirez 3; P Meares 3; C Wilson 2; J Wilson; B Giles.

GIDP: P Meares (9).

RBI: A Ramirez (103); P Meares (25).

2-out RBI: A Ramirez.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Meares-J Wilson-K Young; J Wilson-P Meares-K Young.

E: K Young (7); C Wilson (3); B Giles (10).

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
G Rusch                        1.2   5   2   2    1   1   0   4.69   12   40-23   12· 4· 7    3· 3· 3· 0     37    -     0.98  -0.15
D Gonzalez, W (3-2)            6.2   6   0   0    0   4   0   4.91   25   66-50   27· 7·16    8· 8· 5· 0          3-0    0.83   0.33
T Martin                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  10.93    1    4-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
C Nitkowski                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.36    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    11   2   2    1   5   0          39  114-78   42·11·25   11·13· 8· 0          3-0

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 McKnight, L (3-4)            6     9   6   5    1   2   2   4.04   27  105-69   45· 9·15   12·10· 0· 2     33    -     0.96  -0.32
M Lincoln                      2     3   1   0    0   1   0   2.06    9   37-23   13· 3· 7    0· 4· 4· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.00
R Loiselle                     1     3   2   2    0   0   1  13.20    5   15-11    8· 2· 1    2· 0· 2· 1          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         9    15   9   7    1   3   3          41  157-103  66·14·23   14·14· 6· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Gonzalez (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: G Rusch (7; B Giles).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 20,371.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Lawton             RF    1. C Hermansen          RF 
2. E Alfonzo            2B    2. J Wilson             SS 
3. M Piazza             C     3. B Giles              LF 
4. R Ventura            3B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. T Shinjo             LF    5. C Wilson             C  
6. T Zeile              1B    6. K Young              1B 
7. J Payton             CF    7. G Matthews           CF 
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. P Meares             2B 
9. G Rusch              P     9. T McKnight           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  2-1  12-  3   28%  70% T Zeile         T McKnight      Home Run; Piazza Scores; Shinjo Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  5  -10%  37% A Ramirez       G Rusch         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Wilson Scores
   t 6   0  2-4  ---  5    8%  86% M Piazza        T McKnight      Home Run (CF-RF)
   t 3   2  2-0  1-3  2    8%  37% E Alfonzo       T McKnight      Lawton Steals 2B; Payton Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)/unER; Lawton to 3B
   b 2   0  0-1  -2-  3   -8%  21% P Meares        G Rusch         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Matthews Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony McKnight facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   46%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   45%  M Piazza        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  C Hermansen     Flyball: RF
          ---  2   45%  J Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  5   47%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wilson to 2B
   R      -2-  5   37%  A Ramirez       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Wilson Scores
          -2-  3   36%  C Wilson        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Ramirez to 3B
   O      1-3  5   40%  K Young         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Tony McKnight facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   38%  R Ventura       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   36%  T Shinjo        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   35%  T Zeile         Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Glendon Rusch facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   29%  G Matthews      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  3   21%  P Meares        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Matthews Scores
   O      -2-  6   24%  T McKnight      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   27%  C Hermansen     Flyball: CF
          -2-  4   26%  J Wilson        Walk
          12-  2   24%  B Giles         Hit By Pitch; Meares to 3B; Wilson to 2B
                  Dicky Gonzalez replaces Glendon Rusch pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  3   29%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Tony McKnight facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   33%  J Payton        Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      36%  R Ordonez       Payton Caught Stealing (PO) 2B, safe on E3; Payton to 2B
   O      -2-  6   31%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   28%  D Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B; Payton to 3B
          --3  5   29%  M Lawton        Walk
   R      1-3      37%  E Alfonzo       Lawton Steals 2B; Payton Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)/unER; Lawton to 3B
   O      --3  6   33%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dicky Gonzalez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   35%  C Wilson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   37%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   36%  G Matthews      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   38%  P Meares        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Tony McKnight facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   43%  M Piazza        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  2   38%  R Ventura       Flyball: LF
          1--  1   43%  T Shinjo        Single to 3B (Bunt); Piazza to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   70%  T Zeile         Home Run; Piazza Scores; Shinjo Scores
   O      ---  2   69%  J Payton        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1   68%  R Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Dicky Gonzalez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   71%  T McKnight      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   73%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   74%  J Wilson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tony McKnight facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   77%  D Gonzalez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   OO     1--  3   71%  M Lawton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  6   70%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Dicky Gonzalez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   73%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   70%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  3   74%  C Wilson        Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  2   77%  K Young         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tony McKnight facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  5   86%  M Piazza        Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   84%  R Ventura       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   87%  T Shinjo        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      -2-  5   85%  T Zeile         Flyball: RF; Shinjo to 3B
   R      --3  6   90%  J Payton        Single (Ground Ball); Shinjo Scores
          1--  6   91%  R Ordonez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Payton to 2B
   O      12-  4   90%  D Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Dicky Gonzalez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   92%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   89%  P Meares        Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Rob Mackowiak pinch hits for Tony McKnight batting 9th
          1--      88%  R Mackowiak     Wild Pitch; Meares to 2B
   O      -2-  3   91%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  4   94%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike Lincoln facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Lincoln replaces Chad Hermansen pitching and batting 1st; Rob Mackowiak moves to RF
   O      ---  2   93%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   94%  E Alfonzo       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  7   93%  M Piazza        Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  2   92%  R Ventura       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Dicky Gonzalez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   94%  J Wilson        Flyball: CF
          ---  6   92%  B Giles         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   95%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          1--  2   93%  C Wilson        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Giles to 3B
   O      1-3  4   96%  K Young         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike Lincoln facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   97%  T Shinjo        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   96%  T Zeile         Popfly: SS
   O      1--  5   96%  J Payton        Flyball: LF; Shinjo to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw)
   R      --3  6   98%  R Ordonez       Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Shinjo Scores/unER
   O      1--  3   98%  D Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Dicky Gonzalez facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   96%  G Matthews      Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  2   99%  P Meares        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Rich Loiselle facing 1-2-3
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Mike Lincoln pitching and batting 1st
          ---  3  100%  M Lawton        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  5  100%  E Alfonzo       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lawton to 3B
   ROO    1-3  1  100%  M Piazza        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Lawton Scores
   R      ---  5  100%  R Ventura       Home Run
                  Lenny Harris pinch hits for Tsuyoshi Shinjo batting 5th
   O      ---  1  100%  L Harris        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-9, Dicky Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
                  Jason Phillips replaces Mike Piazza playing C batting 3rd; Timo Perez replaces Lenny Harris playing LF batting 5th; Warren Morris pinch hits for Rich Loiselle batting 1st
   O      ---  1  100%  W Morris        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Tom Martin replaces Dicky Gonzalez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Wilson        Flyball: CF
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Tom Martin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  B Giles         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Pirates 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation