April 8, 2003 Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
@CLE 3
(10) NYY 7
MIN 3 SEA 5
ANA 0 TBD 8
BAL 7
(10) OAK 2
@TEX 1 TOR 8
BOS 4 CHC 6
MON 1 STL 15
@COL 12
(13) NYM 4
@FLA 2 CIN 2
@HOU 1
(10) LAD 5
ARI 3 PHI 4
ATL 3
(10) MIL 5
@PIT 3 SDP 9
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 36,003

Tuesday, April 8, 2003, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:49

Brewers

1-6

Won 1

6th, 4 GB

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

W: G Rusch (1-1), L: K Wells (0-1), S: M DeJean (1)

Pirates

5-2

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Sanchez CF                  3   0   0   1    1   1  .267  .614   19    0   0   SH
E Young 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .355 1.071   25    2   1   2B
R Sexson 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .269 1.009   15    4   0   
J Vander Wal LF               3   1   1   0    2   1  .182  .644   25    5   0   
  L Vizcaino P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  V de los Santos P           0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M DeJean P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
W Helms 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .261  .737    9    2   1   HBP
S Podsednik RF                4   1   1   2    1   0  .400  .855   16    2   0   
K Osik C                      4   1   2   0    1   0  .167  .536   16   10   0   2B
R Clayton SS                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .962   17    1   3   CS
G Rusch P                     1   0   0   1    2   1  .000  .500   19    0   0   SH
  J Conti LF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167    4    1   0   
Totals                       34   5   8   5    8   4              165   27   5

BATTING

2B: K Osik (1, off D Reyes); E Young (2, off S Torres).

SH: G Rusch (1, off S Torres); A Sanchez (1, off K Wells).

HBP: W Helms (1, by S Torres).

TB: K Osik 3; E Young 2; W Helms 2; J Vander Wal; R Clayton; S Podsednik.

RBI: S Podsednik 2 (2); A Sanchez (2); G Rusch (1); R Clayton (7).

2-out RBI: A Sanchez.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Clayton (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D Reyes).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .286  .703   11    1   0   
J Kendall C                   4   1   1   3    0   0  .400 1.224   20    4   0   HR
B Giles LF                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .250  .813   19    4   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .185  .577   19    1   4   
R Sanders RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .364 1.300   14    1   0   
K Young 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .308  .923   16   12   2   
P Reese 2B                    3   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .644   13    2   4   
  M Stairs PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .522    6    0   0   
J Wilson SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .356    8    1   5   
K Wells P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    7    1   0   
  S Torres P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  A Nunez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .572    3    0   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Mackowiak PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .364  .962    5    0   0   
  D Reyes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   3   5   3    2  10              141   27  17

BATTING

HR: J Kendall (3, off L Vizcaino; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: J Kendall 4; K Young 2; P Reese; K Lofton.

RBI: J Kendall 3 (6).

2-out RBI: J Kendall 3.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

FIELDING

E: A Ramirez (2); P Reese (4).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Rusch, W (1-1)               7     1   0   0    2   7   0   5.25   24  107-72   44·11·17    6· 6· 3· 0     80    -     0.69   0.32
L Vizcaino                     0.2   3   3   3    0   1   1  27.00    5   18-10    5· 2· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.45  -0.07
V de los Santos, H (1)         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.69   0.02
M DeJean, S (1)                1     1   0   0    0   2   0  13.50    4   14-10    5· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.40   0.10
Totals                         9     5   3   3    2  10   1          34  141-93   55·14·24   10· 9· 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
K Wells, L (0-1)               4     2   3   1    7   2   0   4.50   23   92-40   23· 4·13    9· 2· 3· 0     45    -     1.18  -0.03
S Torres                       2     3   2   2    1   0   0   3.00   11   32-19   17· 0· 2    7· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.78  -0.13
J Tavarez                      2     2   0   0    0   1   0   5.06    8   30-18   11· 1· 6    5· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
D Reyes                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   11-6     2· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.02
Totals                         9     8   5   3    8   4   0          45  165-83   53· 7·23   22· 5· 6· 0          2-2

K Wells faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Reyes (1; R Clayton, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: S Torres (1; W Helms).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 36,003.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 50° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. A Sanchez            CF    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. E Young              2B    2. J Kendall            C  
3. R Sexson             1B    3. B Giles              LF 
4. J Vander Wal         LF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. W Helms              3B    5. R Sanders            RF 
6. S Podsednik          RF    6. K Young              1B 
7. K Osik               C     7. P Reese              2B 
8. R Clayton            SS    8. J Wilson             SS 
9. G Rusch              P     9. K Wells              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  123  4   10%  62% A Sanchez       K Wells         Walk; Osik Scores/unER; Clayton to 3B; Rusch to 2B
   t 5   0  0-1  1--  1    9%  77% W Helms         K Wells         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Vander Wal to 3B
   b 8   2  5-0  12-  3   -8%  90% J Kendall       L Vizcaino      Home Run (Fly Ball); Reese Scores; Lofton Scores
   t 3   2  0-1  123  6   -7%  56% R Clayton       K Wells         Groundout: 3B-1B
   t 5   1  0-2  1-3  3    7%  87% R Clayton       S Torres        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Helms Scores/unER; Podsednik to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  A Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   46%  E Young         Lineout: P
          ---  6   47%  R Sexson        Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   49%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   48%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kip Wells facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   48%  W Helms         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   46%  S Podsednik     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   47%  K Osik          Walk
          1--  2   49%  R Clayton       Fielder's Choice SS; Osik to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch); Clayton to 1B
          12-  5   52%  G Rusch         Walk; Osik to 3B; Clayton to 2B
   R      123  4   62%  A Sanchez       Walk; Osik Scores/unER; Clayton to 3B; Rusch to 2B
   O      123  4   56%  E Young         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Brewers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Glendon Rusch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   58%  R Sanders       Flyball: LF
          ---  1   55%  K Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   58%  P Reese         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   61%  J Wilson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kip Wells facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   59%  R Sexson        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  8   57%  J Vander Wal    Flyball: LF
          ---  3   58%  W Helms         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   60%  S Podsednik     Walk; Helms to 2B
          12-  4   63%  K Osik          Single to SS (Ground Ball); Helms to 3B; Podsednik to 2B
   O      123  6   56%  R Clayton       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Glendon Rusch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   59%  K Wells         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   61%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   62%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kip Wells facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   66%  G Rusch         Walk
   O      1--  2   64%  A Sanchez       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Rusch to 2B
   O      -2-  4   60%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  1   57%  R Sexson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Glendon Rusch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   60%  B Giles         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   62%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   64%  R Sanders       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kip Wells facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   67%  J Vander Wal    Walk
          1--  1   77%  W Helms         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Vander Wal to 3B
                  Salomon Torres replaces Kip Wells pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  3   82%  S Podsednik     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Vander Wal Scores; Helms to 2B
   O      12-  2   80%  K Osik          Flyball: CF; Helms to 3B
   R      1-3  3   87%  R Clayton       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Helms Scores/unER; Podsednik to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   89%  G Rusch         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Podsednik Scores/Team unER; Clayton to 2B
   O      -2-  1   87%  A Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Glendon Rusch facing 6-7-8
   O      --- 12   89%  K Young         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   91%  P Reese         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   92%  J Wilson        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Salomon Torres facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   94%  E Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   93%  R Sexson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Young to 3B
          --3  7   94%  J Vander Wal    Walk
          1-3  1   94%  W Helms         Hit By Pitch; Vander Wal to 2B
   RO     123  2   95%  S Podsednik     Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Young Scores; Vander Wal to 3B
   O      1-3  3   94%  K Osik          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Glendon Rusch facing 9-1-2
                  Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Salomon Torres batting 9th
   O      ---  3   95%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --- 10   97%  J Kendall       Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Julian Tavarez facing 8-9-1
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Abraham Nunez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   96%  R Clayton       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   96%  G Rusch         Strikeout (missed bunt)
   O      ---  6   96%  A Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Glendon Rusch facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   94%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  2   96%  A Ramirez       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   97%  R Sanders       Lineout: 3B
   O      1--  2   98%  K Young         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Julian Tavarez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   98%  E Young         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   98%  R Sexson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   98%  J Vander Wal    Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   98%  W Helms         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Vander Wal to 2B
   O      12-  3   98%  S Podsednik     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Luis Vizcaino facing 7-8-9
                  Luis Vizcaino replaces John Vander Wal pitching and batting 4th; Jason Conti replaces Glendon Rusch playing LF batting 9th
          ---  5   96%  P Reese         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   98%  J Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  Rob Mackowiak pinch hits for Julian Tavarez batting 9th
   O      1--  5   99%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   98%  K Lofton        Single to P (Ground Ball); Reese to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   90%  J Kendall       Home Run (Fly Ball); Reese Scores; Lofton Scores
                  Valerio de los Santos replaces Luis Vizcaino pitching and batting 4th
   O      ---  2   92%  B Giles         Popfly: 3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dennys Reyes facing 7-8-9
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Rob Mackowiak pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   95%  K Osik          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   92%  R Clayton       Fielder's Choice 1B; Osik out at 3B/1B-3B
   O      1--  4   91%  J Conti         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      90%  A Sanchez       Clayton Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike DeJean facing 4-5-6
                  Mike DeJean replaces Valerio de los Santos pitching and batting 4th
   O      ---  4   95%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   95%  K Young         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
                  Matt Stairs pinch hits for Pokey Reese batting 7th
   O      1--  6  100%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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