July 31, 2002 Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 2
@ANA 1 TOR 9
@KCR 2 MIN 2
CHW 1
(10) OAK 6
CLE 4 SEA 5
DET 2 BAL 12
@TBD 2 TEX 17
NYY 6 ATL 9
MIL 1 SDP 8
@CHC 6
(11) LAD 11
@CIN 5 FLA 8
STL 5 ARI 5
@MON 1 NYM 10
HOU 0 PHI 8
SFG 6 PIT 7
COL 6

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 18,106

Wednesday, July 31, 2002
Time of Game: 3:01

Rockies

48-59

Lost 8

4th, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rockies         0  0  0   2  0  4   0  0  0    6 10  0
Pirates         1  0  0   0  3  3   0  0  X    7 12  2

W: B Boehringer (3-3), L: R White (2-6), S: M Williams (32)

Pirates

49-58

Won 2

4th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .272  .626   18    1   0   2B
J Uribe SS                    4   1   1   0    0   3  .237  .618   18    4   2   SH
L Walker RF                   5   2   4   0    0   0  .368 1.101   10    2   0   2B
T Helton 1B                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .326 1.014   26    7   1   
T Zeile 3B                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .254  .740   19    0   1   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
S Alomar C                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .292  .804   21    8   0   2B
B Petrick LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .169  .507   13    2   0   
B Butler 2B-3B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .717   11    0   3   IW
D Stark P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .590    6    0   1   
  G Norton PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .196  .654    5    0   0   
  R White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Shumpert 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .687    2    0   0   
Totals                       36   6  10   6    3   7              149   24   8

BATTING

2B: L Walker (28, off S Sauerbeck); S Alomar (11, off B Boehringer); J Pierre (12, off J Fogg).

SH: J Uribe (6, off J Fogg).

IBB: B Butler (3, by B Boehringer).

TB: L Walker 5; S Alomar 3; J Pierre 2; T Zeile; J Uribe; G Norton.

RBI: G Norton 2 (22); S Alomar 2 (27); T Zeile 2 (58).

2-out RBI: G Norton 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Helton-J Uribe.

BASERUNNING

PO: L Walker (1st base by J Fogg).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .292  .727   19    7   0   2B
J Wilson SS                   4   3   2   0    1   0  .269  .681   13    0   1   
B Giles LF                    3   0   2   3    0   1  .303 1.075   16    3   0   2·2B,SB,SF
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .594   25    2   5   
R Mackowiak RF                3   1   2   3    1   1  .237  .725   15    3   1   HR
K Young 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .244  .752   12    9   1   
A Hyzdu CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .379 1.118   15    0   0   2B
P Reese 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .249  .638   22    2   1   2B
J Fogg P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .350    8    1   1   
  B Boehringer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  A Nunez PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .233  .636    5    0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Lowe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154         0   0   
  M Benjamin PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .157  .396    3    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
Totals                       34   7  12   7    3   7              153   27  11

BATTING

2B: P Reese (13, off D Stark); B Giles 2 (24, off D Stark, off K Mercker); J Kendall (16, off D Stark); A Hyzdu (2, off D Stark).

HR: R Mackowiak (12, off D Stark; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

SF: B Giles (2, off D Stark).

TB: R Mackowiak 5; J Kendall 4; B Giles 4; P Reese 3; J Wilson 2; A Hyzdu 2.

RBI: R Mackowiak 3 (35); B Giles 3 (69); J Kendall (30).

2-out RBI: R Mackowiak 3; B Giles 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

E: J Fogg (1); B Giles (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Giles (11, 3rd base off K Mercker/S Alomar).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Stark                        5     9   4   4    1   5   1   3.95   24   89-52   30· 5·17    7· 5· 5· 1     37    -     1.26  -0.27
R White, H (9), L (2-6)        0.2   2   3   3    1   0   0   5.49    5   25-14    9· 1· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.14  -0.14
K Mercker, BS (1)              0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   4.01    4   13-6     2· 3· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          2-2    1.55  -0.30
T Jones                        1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.63    5   22-16    8· 3· 5    3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.64   0.08
Totals                         8    12   7   7    3   7   1          38  149-88   49·12·27   13· 8· 6· 1          3-2

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Fogg                         5     5   5   5    2   2   0   4.10   22   79-52   38· 3·11    8· 6· 4· 0     37    -     1.26  -0.24
B Boehringer, BS (3), W (3-3)  1     2   1   1    1   2   0   3.81    6   27-15    9· 2· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          3-3    2.98  -0.28
S Sauerbeck, H (18)            1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    4   15-9     3· 0· 6    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.97   0.09
S Lowe, H (9)                  1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.92    4   10-7     6· 0· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.63   0.12
M Williams, S (32)             1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.67    4   16-12    6· 3· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.38   0.16
Totals                         9    10   6   6    3   7   0          40  147-95   62· 8·25   14· 8· 8· 0          3-3

J Fogg faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Boehringer (6; B Butler).

PO: J Fogg (2; L Walker, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Brian Gorman.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 18,106.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 88° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Pierre             CF    1. J Kendall            C  
2. J Uribe              SS    2. J Wilson             SS 
3. L Walker             RF    3. B Giles              LF 
4. T Helton             1B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. T Zeile              3B    5. R Mackowiak          RF 
6. S Alomar             C     6. K Young              1B 
7. B Petrick            LF    7. A Hyzdu              CF 
8. B Butler             2B    8. P Reese              2B 
9. D Stark              P     9. J Fogg               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  6-5  1-3  2   33%  73% B Giles         K Mercker       Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Nunez Scores; Wilson Scores
   t 6   1  4-2  123  3  -26%  37% S Alomar        B Boehringer    Double to RF (Line Drive); Uribe Scores; Walker Scores; Helton to 3B
   b 5   2  2-2  1--  2   26%  79% R Mackowiak     D Stark         Home Run (CF-RF); Wilson Scores
   t 6   2  4-4  123  5  -25%  22% G Norton        B Boehringer    Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Helton Scores; Alomar Scores; Butler to 3B
   b 6   1  6-4  12-  5   14%  46% J Kendall       R White         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Reese Scores; Nunez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Fogg facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   54%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  L Walker        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Stark facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  J Kendall       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   55%  J Wilson        Walk
          1--  5   63%  B Giles         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Wilson to 3B
   O      -23  8   56%  A Ramirez       Popfly: SS
   R      -23  5   65%  R Mackowiak     Single (Ground Ball); Wilson Scores; Giles to 3B
   O      1-3  3   60%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Josh Fogg facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   63%  T Helton        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4   65%  T Zeile         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   66%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Stark facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   64%  A Hyzdu         Popfly: SS
          ---  4   67%  P Reese         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   OO     -2-  2   61%  J Fogg          Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Josh Fogg facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   64%  B Petrick       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   66%  B Butler        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   67%  D Stark         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Stark facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   70%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   75%  J Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive); Kendall to 2B
   O      12-  6   70%  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   66%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   62%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Josh Fogg facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   55%  J Pierre        Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   57%  J Uribe         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Pierre to 3B
          --3  2   54%  L Walker        Single (Ground Ball); Pierre stays at 3B
          1-3  5   50%  T Helton        Walk; Walker to 2B
   RRO    123  7   40%  T Zeile         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pierre Scores; Walker Scores; Helton out at 3B/RF-3B
          1--  6   38%  S Alomar        Reached on E7 (Line Drive); Zeile to 2B
   O      12-  1   43%  B Petrick       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rockies 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Dennis Stark facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   40%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   45%  A Hyzdu         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      -2-  6   40%  P Reese         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  6   36%  J Fogg          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Josh Fogg facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   38%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   40%  D Stark         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   41%  J Pierre        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Dennis Stark facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   50%  J Kendall       Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          -2-  1   60%  J Wilson        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Kendall to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   57%  B Giles         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Kendall Scores
   O      1--  7   53%  A Ramirez       Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
   RR     1--  2   79%  R Mackowiak     Home Run (CF-RF); Wilson Scores
   O      ---  4   78%  K Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-4, Josh Fogg facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   73%  J Uribe         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  3   64%  L Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive); Uribe to 2B
          12-      58%  T Helton        Walker Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Uribe to 3B; Walker to 2B
          -23  7   53%  " "             Walk
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Josh Fogg pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  3   63%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  3   37%  S Alomar        Double to RF (Line Drive); Uribe Scores; Walker Scores; Helton to 3B
   O      -23  6   49%  B Petrick       Strikeout Looking
          -23  4   47%  B Butler        Intentional Walk
                  Greg Norton pinch hits for Dennis Stark batting 9th
   RR     123  5   22%  G Norton        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Helton Scores; Alomar Scores; Butler to 3B
   O      1-3  6   26%  J Pierre        Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rockies 6, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Rick White facing 7-8-9
                  Rick White replaces Greg Norton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   22%  A Hyzdu         Flyball: RF
          ---  7   26%  P Reese         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
                  Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Brian Boehringer batting 9th
          1--  5   32%  A Nunez         Walk; Reese to 2B
   R      12-  5   46%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Reese Scores; Nunez to 2B
   O      12-  2   39%  J Wilson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Nunez to 3B
                  Kent Mercker replaces Rick White pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1-3  2   73%  B Giles         Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Nunez Scores; Wilson Scores
          -2-      73%  A Ramirez       Giles Steals 3B
   O      --3  5   69%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Pirates 7.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 6-7, Scott Sauerbeck facing 2-3-4
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Abraham Nunez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   74%  J Uribe         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   66%  L Walker        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   72%  T Helton        Groundout: 2B-1B; Walker to 3B
   O      --3  5   79%  T Zeile         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-6, Kent Mercker facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   82%  R Mackowiak     Walk
   O      1--  2   79%  K Young         Flyball: LF
                  Todd Jones replaces Todd Zeile pitching and batting 5th; Terry Shumpert replaces Kent Mercker playing 2B batting 9th; Brent Butler moves to 3B
   O      1--  4   77%  A Hyzdu         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   75%  P Reese         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 6-7, Sean Lowe facing 6-7-8
                  Sean Lowe replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   66%  S Alomar        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   74%  B Petrick       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  1   81%  B Butler        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   87%  T Shumpert      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-6, Todd Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Benjamin pinch hits for Sean Lowe batting 9th
   O      ---  3   85%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   84%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   84%  J Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 6, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 6-7, Mike Williams facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Williams replaces Mike Benjamin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   91%  J Pierre        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   96%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   92%  L Walker        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  8  100%  T Helton        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 6, Pirates 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation