April 17, 2003 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
TBD 0 CHW 8
KCR 2 BAL 6
@CLE 4
(12) MIN 6
DET 0 NYY 4
TOR 0 SEA 4
OAK 3
(10) TEX 9
ANA 7 ARI 11
COL 2 CHC 16
CIN 3 LAD 4
SDP 3 MIL 4
HOU 2 ATL 14
@MON 8
(10) FLA 7
@PHI 3 NYM 7
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 11,299

Thursday, April 17, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:52

Mets

6-10

Won 1

5th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  1  1   0  0  0   3  0  1    7 13  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    2  9  2

W: J Seo (1-1), L: J D'Amico (1-2)

Pirates

8-7

Lost 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Alomar 2B                   3   2   1   0    2   0  .283  .751   23    4   2   SB,GDP
T Perez CF-LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .588   18    6   0   SH
C Floyd LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .235  .728   26    2   0   
  T Shinjo LF-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .445    1    0   0   
M Piazza C                    5   2   3   1    0   0  .209  .610   16    4   0   HR
M Vaughn 1B                   5   0   4   4    0   0  .244  .772   20    5   0   2·2B
  J Middlebrook P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Wigginton 3B                5   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .915   19    2   3   GDP
J Burnitz RF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .268  .853   15    2   0   HR
R Sanchez SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .290    5    1   3   
J Seo P                       3   0   1   0    0   2  .143  .286   15    0   0   
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .432    2    0   0   
  S Strickland P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Lloyd P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Clark 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .751         1   0   
Totals                       39   7  13   6    2   5              160   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Vaughn 2 (2, off J Tavarez, off J D'Amico).

HR: J Burnitz (3, off J D'Amico; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); M Piazza (2, off S Torres; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

SH: T Perez (1, off D Reyes).

TB: M Piazza 6; M Vaughn 6; J Burnitz 4; R Alomar; C Floyd; T Perez; J Seo; T Wigginton.

GIDP: T Wigginton (1); R Alomar (3).

RBI: M Vaughn 4 (8); M Piazza (2); J Burnitz (6).

2-out RBI: M Vaughn.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Sanchez-R Alomar-M Vaughn 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Alomar (2, 3rd base off J D'Amico/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .575   17    3   0   
J Kendall C                   3   0   2   1    0   0  .296  .868   13    4   1   HBP
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .681   15    0   2   GDP
R Simon 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .318  .893   11    8   0   
R Sanders LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .310 1.002    9    2   0   2B
M Stairs RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .509   18    2   0   GDP
P Reese 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .239  .586   21    6   4   
J Wilson SS                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .152  .362   13    2   4   
J D'Amico P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    5    0   0   
  R Mackowiak PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .724    6    0   0   
  D Reyes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Nunez PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .494    9    0   0   
  S Torres P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Wilson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143   11    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   9   2    1   4              148   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Sanders (1, off J Middlebrook).

HBP: J Kendall (1, by J Seo).

TB: R Simon 2; J Kendall 2; R Sanders 2; P Reese; M Stairs; J Wilson; K Lofton.

GIDP: A Ramirez (2); M Stairs (1).

RBI: J Kendall (8); J Wilson (2).

2-out RBI: J Wilson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Wilson-P Reese-R Simon; A Ramirez-P Reese-R Simon.

E: D Reyes (1); A Ramirez (7).

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
J Seo, W (1-1)                 7     5   0   0    0   2   0   3.12   26  104-68   40· 7·21    9·11· 3· 0     69    -     0.88   0.34
S Strickland                   0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   2.89    4   17-10    7· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.67  -0.00
G Lloyd                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    1    3-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.27   0.01
J Middlebrook                  1     2   1   1    0   2   0   9.00    5   19-14    6· 4· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9     9   2   2    1   4   0          36  143-95   55·11·29   13·13· 4· 0          1-0

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 D'Amico, L (1-2)             5     9   3   2    1   2   1   5.02   24   86-55   37· 4·14   11· 7· 3· 0     40    -     0.85  -0.10
D Reyes                        1.1   0   2   1    1   2   0   2.45    6   28-17    9· 5· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.47   0.01
J Tavarez                      1.2   3   1   1    0   0   0   4.70    8   30-18   11· 2· 5    4· 3· 1· 0          2-2    0.29  -0.07
S Torres                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   3.00    4   14-9     3· 2· 4    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         9    13   7   5    2   5   2          42  158-99   60·13·26   16·13· 6· 0          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: J Middlebrook (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Seo (1; J Kendall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Doug Eddings.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 11,299.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 54° F, Wind 17mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Alomar             2B    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. T Perez              CF    2. J Kendall            C  
3. C Floyd              LF    3. A Ramirez            3B 
4. M Piazza             C     4. R Simon              1B 
5. M Vaughn             1B    5. R Sanders            LF 
6. T Wigginton          3B    6. M Stairs             RF 
7. J Burnitz            RF    7. P Reese              2B 
8. R Sanchez            SS    8. J Wilson             SS 
9. J Seo                P     9. J D'Amico            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  5   11%  60% M Vaughn        J D'Amico       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Alomar Scores; Piazza to 3B
   t 2   0  0-1  ---  2    9%  69% J Burnitz       J D'Amico       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 3   2  0-2  1-3  3    8%  79% T Wigginton     J D'Amico       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Floyd Scores/unER/No RBI; Vaughn to 2B
   t 7   1  0-3  123  4    6%  98% M Vaughn        J Tavarez       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Alomar Scores; Perez Scores/unER; Piazza Scores
   b 8   0  6-1  12-  2    6%  99% A Ramirez       S Strickland    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Lofton to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff D'Amico facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  R Alomar        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  T Perez         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   47%  C Floyd         Flyball: LF
          1--  6   49%  M Piazza        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Alomar to 2B
   R      12-  5   60%  M Vaughn        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Alomar Scores; Piazza to 3B
   O      -23  6   55%  T Wigginton     Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jae Weong Seo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   57%  K Lofton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   59%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   60%  A Ramirez       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff D'Amico facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   69%  J Burnitz       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   68%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   70%  J Seo           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   66%  R Alomar        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jae Weong Seo facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   62%  R Simon         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   65%  R Sanders       Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  5   71%  M Stairs        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff D'Amico facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   69%  T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   71%  C Floyd         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   69%  M Piazza        Popfly: 2B
          1--  2   71%  M Vaughn        Single to RF (Line Drive); Floyd to 3B
   R      1-3  3   79%  T Wigginton     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Floyd Scores/unER/No RBI; Vaughn to 2B
   O      12-  2   76%  J Burnitz       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Jae Weong Seo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   78%  P Reese         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   80%  J Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   81%  J D'Amico       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jeff D'Amico facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   80%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   79%  J Seo           Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   79%  R Alomar        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
          1--  1   81%  T Perez         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Alomar to 2B
          12-      81%  C Floyd         Alomar Steals 3B
   O      1-3  8   78%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Jae Weong Seo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   81%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   78%  J Kendall       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   81%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
          1--  2   78%  R Simon         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Kendall to 3B
   O      1-3  4   83%  R Sanders       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jeff D'Amico facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   82%  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   83%  M Vaughn        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   80%  T Wigginton     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Jae Weong Seo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   83%  M Stairs        Lineout: 3B
          ---  8   80%  P Reese         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   83%  J Wilson        Flyball: CF
                  Rob Mackowiak pinch hits for Jeff D'Amico batting 9th
   O      1--  6   86%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dennys Reyes facing 7-8-9
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Rob Mackowiak pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   85%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   84%  R Sanchez       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   83%  J Seo           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Jae Weong Seo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   86%  K Lofton        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  1   83%  J Kendall       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   86%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   89%  R Simon         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dennys Reyes facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   91%  R Alomar        Walk
          1--  2   93%  T Perez         Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Alomar to 2B
   O      12- 10   91%  C Floyd         Lineout: 1B
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Dennys Reyes pitching and batting 9th
          12-  4   93%  M Piazza        Single to RF (Fly Ball); Alomar to 3B; Perez to 2B
   RRR    123  4   98%  M Vaughn        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Alomar Scores; Perez Scores/unER; Piazza Scores
          -2-  1   98%  T Wigginton     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Vaughn stays at 2B
   O      12-  6   98%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Vaughn to 3B; Burnitz to 1B
   O      1-3  2   98%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Jae Weong Seo facing 5-6-7
                  Tsuyoshi Shinjo replaces Cliff Floyd playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---  1   99%  R Sanders       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  7   98%  M Stairs        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   99%  P Reese         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   99%  J Wilson        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-0, Julian Tavarez facing 9-1-2
                  Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Jae Weong Seo batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  R Cedeno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   99%  R Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  T Perez         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Scott Strickland facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Strickland replaces Roger Cedeno pitching and batting 9th; Timo Perez moves to LF; Tsuyoshi Shinjo moves to CF; Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Julian Tavarez batting 9th
          ---  9   98%  A Nunez         Walk
          1--  1   96%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Nunez to 2B
   R      12-  5   93%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Nunez Scores; Lofton to 2B
   OO     12-  2   99%  A Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Lofton to 3B
                  Graeme Lloyd replaces Scott Strickland pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  3   99%  R Simon         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Salomon Torres facing 3-4-5
                  Salomon Torres replaces Abraham Nunez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  T Shinjo        Popfly: SS
   R      ---  3  100%  M Piazza        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5  100%  M Vaughn        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5  100%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Jason Middlebrook facing 5-6-7
                  Jason Middlebrook replaces Mo Vaughn pitching and batting 5th; Tony Clark replaces Graeme Lloyd playing 1B batting 9th
          ---  2   99%  R Sanders       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3  100%  M Stairs        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  4  100%  P Reese         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4  100%  J Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive); Sanders Scores
                  Craig Wilson pinch hits for Salomon Torres batting 9th
          1--     100%  C Wilson        Wild Pitch; Wilson to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Pirates 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation