July 2, 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
@CHW 0 CLE 10
SEA 7 DET 6
CAL 1 KCR 3
BOS 1 MIN 8
@MIL 2 BAL 7
@TEX 4 OAK 11
@TOR 3 LAD 8
CHC 1 ATL 5
@MON 4
(15) NYM 7
HOU 2 PHI 5
CIN 3 SDP 7
STL 5 SFG 2
PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 22,355

Saturday, July 2, 1988, 1:07
Time of Game: 3:01

Pirates

44-35

Lost 1

2nd, 6½ GB

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

W: M LaCoss (6-6), L: D Rucker (0-1), S: S Garrelts (6)

Giants

40-38

Won 1

2nd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Reynolds LF                 5   0   1   0    0   2  .252  .667   17    0   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .601   15    1   1   
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .291  .864    9    3   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .308  .945   20    0   5   
D Coles RF                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .229  .697   20    1   0   HR
S Bream 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .297  .839   12    8   0   2B
J Ortiz C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .788   24    9   0   GDP
R Belliard SS                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .260  .630   11    2   1   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .160  .500    7    0   0   
D Drabek P                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .150  .390   12    0   0   
  D Rucker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Bonds PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .876    6    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   8   1    3   9              153   24   8

BATTING

2B: S Bream (24, off M LaCoss).

HR: D Coles (5, off M LaCoss; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: D Coles 4; S Bream 2; D Drabek 2; R Reynolds; J Lind; A Van Slyke; B Bonilla.

GIDP: J Ortiz (4).

RBI: D Coles (28).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Belliard-S Bream.

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .277  .757   14    1   0   
R Thompson 2B                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .300  .793   19    2   5   SH
W Clark 1B                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .266  .935   17    9   1   GDP,IW
C Maldonado RF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .261  .693   21    2   0   
M Aldrete LF                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .313  .759   15    1   0   
  D Nixon PR-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .933    2    1   0   
K Mitchell 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .742    5    0   2   HBP,SH
B Melvin C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .552   13    9   0   
J Uribe SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .652   14    1   1   
M LaCoss P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .633   10    0   0   
  E Riles PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .668    2    0   0   
  S Garrelts P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         1   0   
Totals                       24   2   3   0    5   7              132   27   9

BATTING

SH: K Mitchell (1, off D Drabek); R Thompson (5, off B Jones).

IBB: W Clark (7, by B Jones).

HBP: K Mitchell (4, by D Drabek).

TB: M Aldrete; M LaCoss; E Riles.

GIDP: W Clark (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Thompson-J Uribe-W Clark.

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drabek                       7     3   1   1    3   6   0   4.04   27  112-73   49·10·14    9· 6· 2· 0     70    -     1.29   0.31
D Rucker, L (0-1)              0     0   1   1    1   0   0   4.76    1    5-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.84  -0.15
B Jones, BS (2)                1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.08    4   12-6     5· 1· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          2-2    3.31  -0.34
Totals                         8     3   2   2    5   7   0          32  129-80   55·11·14   11· 6· 2· 0          3-2

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M LaCoss, W (6-6)              8     8   1   1    3   8   1   3.41   34  132-87   47· 9·31   11· 5· 6· 1     67    -     1.45   0.17
S Garrelts, S (6)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.89    3   15-8     3· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.14
Totals                         9     8   1   1    3   9   1          37  147-95   50·10·35   13· 5· 6· 1           -

D Drabek faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
D Rucker faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Jones (4); M LaCoss (6).

IBB: B Jones (2; W Clark).

HBP: D Drabek (5; K Mitchell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 22,355.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 68° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            San Francisco Giants                 
1. R Reynolds           LF    1. B Butler             CF 
2. J Lind               2B    2. R Thompson           2B 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. W Clark              1B 
4. B Bonilla            3B    4. C Maldonado          RF 
5. D Coles              RF    5. M Aldrete            LF 
6. S Bream              1B    6. K Mitchell           3B 
7. J Ortiz              C     7. B Melvin             C  
8. R Belliard           SS    8. J Uribe              SS 
9. D Drabek             P     9. M LaCoss             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  1-0  123  3   38%  92% C Maldonado     B Jones         Wild Pitch; Riles Scores; Butler Scores; Clark to 3B
   t 8   1  0-0  ---  5  -30%  24% D Coles         M LaCoss        Home Run
   b 8   0  1-0  1--  5   15%  51% B Butler        D Rucker        Walk; Riles to 2B
   b 6   0  0-0  1--  4  -11%  52% W Clark         D Drabek        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 6   2  0-0  123  5   11%  57% J Ortiz         M LaCoss        Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  R Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   53%  J Lind          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   52%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   51%  R Thompson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  B Bonilla       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  5   40%  D Coles         Walk; Bonilla to 2B
   O      12-  4   46%  S Bream         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  4   55%  J Ortiz         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  C Maldonado     Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
          ---  6   55%  M Aldrete       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   59%  K Mitchell      Hit By Pitch; Aldrete to 2B
   O      12-  4   54%  B Melvin        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  8   50%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   52%  R Belliard      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   50%  D Drabek        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   53%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          1--  2   50%  J Lind          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B); Drabek to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
          ---  9   59%  M LaCoss        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   55%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   54%  R Thompson      Groundout: 3B-1B; Butler to 2B
          -2-  4   55%  W Clark         Walk
   O      12-  8   50%  C Maldonado     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   54%  D Coles         Flyball: RF
          ---  3   51%  S Bream         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          -2-      51%  J Ortiz         Wild Pitch; Bream to 3B
   O      --3  8   56%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  M Aldrete       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  K Mitchell      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  7   50%  B Melvin        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  D Drabek        Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   56%  R Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  J Uribe         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  1   51%  M LaCoss        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   50%  A Van Slyke     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  9   44%  B Bonilla       Walk; Van Slyke to 2B
   O      12-  6   51%  D Coles         Strikeout Swinging
          12-  4   46%  S Bream         Walk; Van Slyke to 3B; Bonilla to 2B
   O      123  5   57%  J Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
          --- 11   62%  R Thompson      Walk
   OO     1--  4   52%  W Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   54%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   49%  D Drabek        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  1   44%  R Reynolds      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Drabek to 2B
   O      12-  6   51%  J Lind          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      12-  1   58%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   64%  M Aldrete       Walk
                  Donell Nixon pinch runs for Mike Aldrete batting 5th
   O      1--  1   62%  K Mitchell      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Nixon to 2B
   O      -2-  2   56%  B Melvin        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   50%  J Uribe         Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 4-5-6
                  Donell Nixon moves to LF
   O      ---  5   54%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  5   24%  D Coles         Home Run
   O      ---  1   26%  S Bream         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   27%  J Ortiz         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
                  Ernest Riles pinch hits for Mike LaCoss batting 9th
          ---  2   37%  E Riles         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Dave Rucker replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
          1--  5   51%  B Butler        Walk; Riles to 2B
                  Barry Jones replaces Dave Rucker pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  1   53%  R Thompson      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Riles to 3B; Butler to 2B
          -23  4   53%  W Clark         Intentional Walk
   RR     123      92%  C Maldonado     Wild Pitch; Riles Scores; Butler Scores; Clark to 3B
   O      --3  5   88%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   86%  D Nixon         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Scott Garrelts facing 8-9-1
                  Scott Garrelts replaces Ernest Riles pitching and batting 9th; John Cangelosi pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 8th
   O      ---  7   92%  J Cangelosi     Strikeout Looking
                  Barry Bonds pinch hits for Barry Jones batting 9th
   O      ---  6   97%  B Bonds         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2  100%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation