July 3, 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 4
NYY 3
(10) SEA 7
@CLE 6 CAL 10
@DET 4 KCR 3
BOS 2 MIL 4
MIN 3 TEX 13
BAL 1 OAK 9
@TOR 8
(16) CHC 2
@LAD 1 MON 9
ATL 2 NYM 5
HOU 0 CIN 3
@PHI 2 STL 5
@SDP 4 SFG 4
PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 25,463

Sunday, July 3, 1988, 1:08
Time of Game: 2:30

Pirates

44-36

Lost 2

2nd, 7½ GB

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

W: K Downs (7-7), L: M Dunne (5-7)

Giants

41-38

Won 2

2nd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi LF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .151  .486   18    3   0   
J Lind 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .593   18    1   6   
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .287  .853   21    1   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .305  .936    3    0   0   
D Coles RF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .696   10    3   0   
S Bream 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .837    7   12   1   GDP
M LaValliere C                2   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .700   14    2   1   
R Belliard SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .622    8    0   3   
  R Reynolds PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .664    2    0   0   GDP
  D Gonzalez SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .639         0   0   
M Dunne P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .279    3    1   1   
  B Kipper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Destrade PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    5    0   0   
  J Gott P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       28   0   3   0    2   4              109   24  12

BATTING

TB: D Coles; M Dunne; S Bream.

GIDP: S Bream (6); R Reynolds (5).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

PB: M LaValliere (2).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   2   2   1   0    2   0  .279  .763   16    1   0   
R Thompson 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .301  .794   22    1   5   
W Clark 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .267  .938   24   11   2   2B,IW
K Mitchell LF                 3   0   2   3    0   0  .246  .748   13    1   0   SF
  D Nixon PR-LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .933         0   0   
M Aldrete RF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .311  .753   13    3   0   
E Riles 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .269  .661   16    1   3   IW
B Melvin C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .534   16    4   0   
J Uribe SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .641   12    3   3   
K Downs P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .229    8    2   1   
Totals                       29   4   6   4    5   3              140   27  14

BATTING

2B: W Clark (17, off M Dunne).

SF: K Mitchell (5, off M Dunne).

IBB: E Riles (1, by M Dunne); W Clark (8, by M Dunne).

TB: W Clark 2; K Mitchell 2; M Aldrete; B Butler; R Thompson.

RBI: K Mitchell 3 (39); M Aldrete (24).

2-out RBI: K Mitchell 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Thompson-J Uribe-W Clark; K Downs-J Uribe-W Clark.

PB: B Melvin (2).

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
M Dunne, L (5-7)               6.2   6   4   4    5   2   0   4.10   31  116-67   42· 7·18    9· 9· 6· 0     43    -     0.81  -0.10
B Kipper                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.31    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.26   0.00
J Gott                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.77    3   13-8     4· 2· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     6   4   4    5   3   0          35  130-76   47· 9·20   11· 9· 7· 0          2-0

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
K Downs, W (7-7)               9     3   0   0    2   4   0   3.27   30  108-74   39·14·21   14· 8· 2· 0     83    -     0.91   0.40
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2   4   0          30  108-74   39·14·21   14· 8· 2· 0           -

Balks: M Dunne 2 (5).

WP: None.

IBB: M Dunne 2 (2; E Riles, W Clark).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 25,463.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            San Francisco Giants                 
1. J Cangelosi          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. K Mitchell           LF 
5. D Coles              RF    5. M Aldrete            RF 
6. S Bream              1B    6. E Riles              3B 
7. M LaValliere         C     7. B Melvin             C  
8. R Belliard           SS    8. J Uribe              SS 
9. M Dunne              P     9. K Downs              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-1  -2-  2    9%  81% M Aldrete       M Dunne         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Clark Scores
   t 6   2  2-0  -23  2    8%  87% J Lind          K Downs         Flyball: RF
   t 8   0  4-0  12-  2    7%  98% R Reynolds      K Downs         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Bream to 3B
   b 7   2  0-2  123  5    6%  98% K Mitchell      M Dunne         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Butler Scores; Thompson Scores; Clark to 3B
   t 5   1  2-0  1--  2    6%  84% S Bream         K Downs         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kelly Downs facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      --- 10   53%  J Lind          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  8   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, Mike Dunne facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  B Butler        Walk
          1--      61%  R Thompson      Passed Ball; Butler to 2B
          -2-  6   64%  " "             Walk
          12-      69%  W Clark         Balk; Butler to 3B; Thompson to 2B
   O      -23  6   64%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RO     -23  3   65%  K Mitchell      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Butler Scores; Thompson to 3B
   O      --3  4   62%  M Aldrete       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Kelly Downs facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   64%  B Bonilla       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   66%  D Coles         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   67%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Dunne facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   65%  E Riles         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   64%  B Melvin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   63%  J Uribe         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Kelly Downs facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   65%  M LaValliere    Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   67%  R Belliard      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   68%  M Dunne         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Dunne facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   66%  K Downs         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   65%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   64%  R Thompson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Kelly Downs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   67%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   69%  J Lind          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   70%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Dunne facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   76%  W Clark         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   72%  K Mitchell      Lineout: 2B
   R      -2-  2   81%  M Aldrete       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Clark Scores
   O      1--  2   80%  E Riles         Groundout: 2B-1B; Aldrete to 2B
   O      -2-  1   78%  B Melvin        Lineout: P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Kelly Downs facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   81%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   78%  D Coles         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  2   84%  S Bream         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Dunne facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   82%  J Uribe         Popfly: LF
   O      ---  4   82%  K Downs         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   82%  B Butler        Single to LF (Pop Fly to LF Line)
          1--      83%  R Thompson      Balk; Butler to 2B
   O      -2-  6   81%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Kelly Downs facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   84%  M LaValliere    Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  4   86%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   84%  M Dunne         Single to C (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
          1--  7   81%  J Cangelosi     Walk; Dunne to 2B
          12-      79%  J Lind          Passed Ball; Dunne to 3B; Cangelosi to 2B
   O      -23  2   87%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Dunne facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   86%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   87%  K Mitchell      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  6   86%  M Aldrete       Groundout: P-2B-1B; Mitchell to 2B
          -2-  4   86%  E Riles         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  8   84%  B Melvin        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Kelly Downs facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   87%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   89%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   91%  D Coles         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Dunne facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   90%  J Uribe         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   89%  K Downs         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  6   90%  B Butler        Walk
          1--  1   91%  R Thompson      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Butler to 3B; Thompson to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
          -23  4   91%  W Clark         Intentional Walk
   RR     123  5   98%  K Mitchell      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Butler Scores; Thompson Scores; Clark to 3B
                  Bob Kipper replaces Mike Dunne pitching and batting 9th; Donell Nixon pinch runs for Kevin Mitchell batting 4th
   O      1-3  1   97%  M Aldrete       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Kelly Downs facing 6-7-8
                  Donell Nixon moves to LF
          ---  2   95%  S Bream         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
          1--  5   91%  M LaValliere    Walk; Bream to 2B
                  R.J. Reynolds pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 8th
   OO     12-  2   98%  R Reynolds      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Bream to 3B
                  Orestes Destrade pinch hits for Bob Kipper batting 9th
   O      --3  5   99%  O Destrade      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Gott facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Gott replaces Orestes Destrade pitching and batting 9th; Denny Gonzalez replaces R.J. Reynolds playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  5   99%  E Riles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  B Melvin        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  6   99%  J Uribe         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Kelly Downs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  100%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3  100%  J Lind          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2  100%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation