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CAL
@BOS		0
2
KCR
@CHW		1
4
OAK
@MIL		0
2
CLE
@MIN		8
4
NYY
@TEX		3
2
BAL
@TOR		1
3
STL
@LAD		3
8
ATL
@MON		4
8
HOU
@NYM		8
3
CIN
@PHI		5
1
CHC
@SDP		1
5
PIT
@SFG		8
3
Wednesday, September 4, 1991
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 8,690, Time of Game: 2:51
Pirates
8
80-52
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Giants
3
62-71
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
W: John Smiley (17-8)
L: Buddy Black (10-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   3  1  0   0  0  3    8 13  0
Giants          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  1  0    3 10  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Redus LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .732 9 6 -0.049 0.67 0.000 -0.049 -0.6 0 0
   Barry Bonds PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .916 9 8 -0.019 0.41 0.000 -0.019 -0.7 0 0
Curt Wilkerson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .185 .479 14 10 -0.049 0.52 0.000 -0.049 -0.6 0 2
   Jose Lind 2B 1 1 1 2 0 0 .261 .637 3 3 0.054 0.48 0.054 0.000 1.9 2 0 2B
Andy Van Slyke CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .257 .793 13 9 0.074 0.31 0.097 -0.023 1.6 4 0 HR
Bobby Bonilla RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .311 .896 14 10 0.005 0.47 0.039 -0.034 -0.4 2 1
Lloyd McClendon 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .292 .871 14 6 0.127 0.65 0.131 -0.004 1.2 11 0
   Roger Mason P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Steve Buechele 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 .268 .785 20 11 0.231 0.88 0.244 -0.013 2.1 0 5 HR
Don Slaught C 4 1 3 0 0 0 .267 .697 13 8 -0.037 0.68 0.055 -0.092 0.3 4 0 2·2B,GDP
Carlos Garcia SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 14 8 -0.037 0.85 0.010 -0.047 -0.9 2 3 GDP
   Jay Bell PH-SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .749 1 1 -0.018 0.32 0.000 -0.018 -0.6 0 1
John Smiley P 3 0 1 1 0 0 .123 .289 10 6 0.009 0.83 0.058 -0.049 0.4 0 1
   Rosario Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Orlando Merced 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .289 .797 5 4 0.009 0.33 0.009 0.000 0.4 2 0
Team Totals 38 8 13 8 2 5 .342 .954 139 90 0.300 0.59 0.697 -0.397 4.0 27 14
2B: D Slaught 2 (13, 1 off J Brantley, 1 off B Black); J Lind (13, off J Brantley).
HR: S Buechele (19, off B Black; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); A Van Slyke (16, off B Black; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
TB: S Buechele 5; D Slaught 5; A Van Slyke 5; L McClendon 2; J Lind 2; J Smiley; B Bonilla; O Merced.
GIDP: D Slaught (5); C Garcia (1).
RBI: S Buechele 3 (71); A Van Slyke 2 (77); J Lind 2 (41); J Smiley (3).
2-out RBI: J Lind 2; J Smiley; A Van Slyke.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Wilkerson-C Garcia-L McClendon.
Outfield Assists: B Bonilla (M Williams at 1st base).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darren Lewis CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .293 .752 23 15 0.031 0.89 0.086 -0.056 0.1 2 0
Kevin Bass RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .652 9 5 -0.116 1.07 0.000 -0.116 -1.1 2 0 GDP
   Rod Beck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Willie McGee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .756 2 1 -0.051 2.57 0.000 -0.051 -0.4
   Jeff Brantley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ted Wood PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
Will Clark 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .311 .927 17 11 -0.102 0.79 0.000 -0.102 -1.1 8 1
   Mark Leonard PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .631 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Kevin Mitchell LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .270 .893 15 10 0.062 0.75 0.088 -0.026 0.5 2 0 HBP
Matt Williams 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .258 .788 10 8 0.108 1.05 0.138 -0.031 1.5 3 1 HR
Robby Thompson 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .278 .838 14 7 0.109 1.20 0.171 -0.062 1.1 2 3 HR
Steve Decker C 4 0 0 1 0 0 .212 .593 21 13 -0.134 1.81 0.000 -0.134 -0.7 5 0
Jose Uribe SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 .642 17 13 -0.064 1.43 0.038 -0.102 -0.7 2 6
Buddy Black P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .400 4 3 -0.027 1.09 0.000 -0.027 -0.2 0 0
   Mike Felder PH-RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .268 .664 11 6 -0.014 1.47 0.071 -0.085 0.2 1 0 2B
Team Totals 36 3 10 3 2 4 .278 .806 147 95 -0.200 1.15 0.592 -0.794 -1.0 27 12
2B: M Felder (9, off J Smiley).
HR: R Thompson (18, off J Smiley; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); M Williams (28, off J Smiley; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
HBP: K Mitchell (5, by J Smiley).
TB: M Williams 6; R Thompson 6; M Felder 2; D Lewis; J Uribe; K Mitchell.
GIDP: K Bass (11).
RBI: S Decker (21); M Williams (79); R Thompson (43).
2-out RBI: M Williams; R Thompson.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. W Clark-J Uribe-W Clark; M Williams-R Thompson-W Clark.
E: K Bass (4).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Smiley, W (17-8) 6.2 7 2 2 2 2 2 3.34 29 110 67 47 8 12 12 12 6 0 52 0.138 1.07 0.6
Rosario Rodriguez, H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.35 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.050 1.88 0.5
Roger Mason, S (2) 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.35 9 36 27 19 3 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 0.012 1.31 -0.1
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 2 4 2 3.00 39 147 95 67 11 17 16 16 7 0 52 2 0 0.200 0.59 1.0

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Buddy Black, L (10-14) 5 8 5 5 2 2 2 4.15 24 83 51 34 9 8 11 9 1 0 31 -0.289 0.81 -2.8
Rod Beck 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.92 6 15 10 8 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.036 0.30 0.9
Jeff Brantley 2 4 3 3 0 2 0 2.68 10 41 29 23 1 5 2 6 1 0 0 0 -0.047 0.26 -2.1
Team Totals 9 13 8 8 2 5 2 8.00 40 139 90 65 11 14 16 17 3 0 31 0 0 -0.300 1.15 -4.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Smiley (3; K Mitchell).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Paul Runge.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 8,690.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Wind 9mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         San Francisco Giants
1 Gary Redus LF 1 Darren Lewis CF
2 Curt Wilkerson 2B 2 Kevin Bass RF
3 Andy Van Slyke CF 3 Will Clark 1B
4 Bobby Bonilla RF 4 Kevin Mitchell LF
5 Lloyd McClendon 1B 5 Matt Williams 3B
6 Steve Buechele 3B 6 Robby Thompson 2B
7 Don Slaught C 7 Steve Decker C
8 Carlos Garcia SS 8 Jose Uribe SS
9 John Smiley P 9 Buddy Black P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 1-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  RR PIT S. Buechele B. Black 19% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); McClendon Scores; Buechele Scores
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT L. McClendon B. Black 10% 64% Single (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); Bonilla to 3B/Adv on E9
t2 1-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT D. Slaught B. Black -9% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B); McClendon to 3B
t5 4-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  R PIT A. Van Slyke B. Black 9% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Van Slyke Scores
b4 1-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  R SFG R. Thompson J. Smiley -9% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Thompson Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT G. Redus B. Black -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT C. Wilkerson B. Black -1% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Van Slyke B. Black -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' John Smiley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  SFG D. Lewis J. Smiley -4% 42% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO SFG K. Bass J. Smiley 7% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG W. Clark J. Smiley 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Buddy Black facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT B. Bonilla B. Black 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT L. McClendon B. Black 10% 64% Single (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); Bonilla to 3B/Adv on E9
t2 0-0 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  R PIT S. Buechele B. Black 6% 70% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Bonilla Scores; McClendon to 2B
t2 1-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT D. Slaught B. Black -9% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B); McClendon to 3B
t2 1-0 2 --3 7,(3-2)  PIT C. Garcia B. Black 1% 62% Walk
t2 1-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Smiley B. Black -4% 57% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' John Smiley facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  SFG K. Mitchell J. Smiley -4% 53% Hit By Pitch
b2 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  SFG M. Williams J. Smiley -7% 46% Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B); Mitchell to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- 6,(3-2)  O SFG R. Thompson J. Smiley 6% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 0-1 1 12- 7,(3-2)  O SFG S. Decker J. Smiley 4% 57% Flyball: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B (Short CF-RF); Mitchell to 3B; Decker to 1B
b2 0-1 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O SFG J. Uribe J. Smiley 5% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT G. Redus B. Black -2% 60% Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT C. Wilkerson B. Black -1% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. Van Slyke B. Black -1% 58% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' John Smiley facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG B. Black J. Smiley 3% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG D. Lewis J. Smiley 2% 62% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
b3 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG K. Bass J. Smiley 1% 64% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Buddy Black facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Bonilla B. Black -2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT L. McClendon B. Black 2% 64% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
t4 1-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  RR PIT S. Buechele B. Black 19% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); McClendon Scores; Buechele Scores
t4 3-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT D. Slaught B. Black 2% 85% Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t4 3-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT C. Garcia B. Black -2% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R PIT J. Smiley B. Black 6% 89% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Slaught Scores
t4 4-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT G. Redus B. Black -1% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Redus to 1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' John Smiley facing 3-4-5
b4 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG W. Clark J. Smiley 2% 90% Flyball: CF
b4 0-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O SFG K. Mitchell J. Smiley 1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R SFG M. Williams J. Smiley -6% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Williams Scores
b4 1-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  R SFG R. Thompson J. Smiley -9% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Thompson Scores
b4 2-4 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O SFG S. Decker J. Smiley 1% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Giants 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Giants' Buddy Black facing 2-3-4
t5 4-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT C. Wilkerson B. Black -2% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 4-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  R PIT A. Van Slyke B. Black 9% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Van Slyke Scores
t5 5-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT B. Bonilla B. Black -1% 84% Flyball: RF
t5 5-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT L. McClendon B. Black 1% 85% Walk
t5 5-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT S. Buechele B. Black -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Buechele to 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Pirates' John Smiley facing 8-9-1
b5 2-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O SFG J. Uribe J. Smiley 2% 86% Lineout: RF (Short CF-RF)
Mike Felder pinch hits for Buddy Black (P) batting 9th
b5 2-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  SFG M. Felder J. Smiley -4% 82% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b5 2-5 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O SFG D. Lewis J. Smiley 3% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Felder to 3B
b5 2-5 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O SFG K. Bass J. Smiley 3% 88% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Giants' Rod Beck facing 7-8-9
Rod Beck replaces Kevin Bass (RF) pitching and batting 2nd
Mike Felder moves from PH to RF
t6 5-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT D. Slaught R. Beck 1% 90% Single (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
t6 5-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO PIT C. Garcia R. Beck -3% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 1B)
t6 5-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Smiley R. Beck -0% 86% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Pirates' John Smiley facing 3-4-5
b6 2-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O SFG W. Clark J. Smiley 2% 89% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 2-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG K. Mitchell J. Smiley 2% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  SFG M. Williams J. Smiley -1% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b6 2-5 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  SFG R. Thompson J. Smiley -2% 86% Single to 2B (Line Drive); Williams to 2B
b6 2-5 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O SFG S. Decker J. Smiley 5% 91% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Giants' Rod Beck facing 1-2-3
Barry Bonds pinch hits for Gary Redus (LF) batting 1st
t7 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Bonds R. Beck -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t7 5-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT C. Wilkerson R. Beck -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. Van Slyke R. Beck -0% 89% Popfly: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Pirates' John Smiley facing 8-9-1
Jose Lind replaces Curt Wilkerson playing 2B batting 2nd
Barry Bonds moves from PH to LF
b7 2-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG J. Uribe J. Smiley 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b7 2-5 1 --- 4,(3-0)  SFG M. Felder J. Smiley -3% 89% Walk
b7 2-5 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  SFG D. Lewis J. Smiley -5% 84% Walk; Felder to 2B
Willie McGee pinch hits for Rod Beck (P) batting 2nd
b7 2-5 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O SFG W. McGee J. Smiley 5% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Felder to 3B; McGee to 1B
Rosario Rodriguez replaces John Smiley pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-5 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O SFG W. Clark R. Rodriguez 5% 94% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 2.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Giants' Jeff Brantley facing 4-5-6
Jeff Brantley replaces Willie McGee (PH) pitching and batting 2nd
t8 5-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Bonilla J. Brantley -1% 94% Foul Popfly: 3B
t8 5-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT L. McClendon J. Brantley -0% 93% Flyball: CF
t8 5-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT S. Buechele J. Brantley -0% 93% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Pirates' Roger Mason facing 4-5-6
Roger Mason replaces Lloyd McClendon (1B) pitching and batting 5th
Orlando Merced replaces Rosario Rodriguez (P) playing 1B batting 9th
b8 2-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  SFG K. Mitchell R. Mason -5% 88% Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b8 2-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O SFG M. Williams R. Mason 3% 91% Flyball: CF; Mitchell to 2B
b8 2-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  SFG R. Thompson R. Mason -6% 86% Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B); Mitchell to 3B
b8 2-5 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  RO SFG S. Decker R. Mason 3% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B; Mitchell Scores; Thompson to 2B
b8 3-5 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  SFG J. Uribe R. Mason -4% 85% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Thompson to 3B
b8 3-5 2 1-3 4,(0-2)  O SFG M. Felder R. Mason 8% 94% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Giants 3.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Giants' Jeff Brantley facing 7-8-9
t9 5-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT D. Slaught J. Brantley 2% 95% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
Jay Bell pinch hits for Carlos Garcia (SS) batting 8th
t9 5-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Bell J. Brantley -2% 94% Fielder's Choice P; Slaught out at 3B/P-3B; Bell to 1B
t9 5-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  PIT O. Merced J. Brantley 1% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Bell to 2B
t9 5-3 1 12- 8,(1-2)  O PIT B. Bonds J. Brantley -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  RR PIT J. Lind J. Brantley 5% 99% Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bell Scores; Merced Scores
t9 7-3 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R PIT A. Van Slyke J. Brantley 1% 99% Single (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Lind Scores
t9 8-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Bonilla J. Brantley -0% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-8, Pirates' Roger Mason facing 1-2-3
Jay Bell moves from PH to SS
b9 3-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG D. Lewis R. Mason 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
Ted Wood pinch hits for Jeff Brantley (P) batting 2nd
b9 3-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG T. Wood R. Mason 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
Mark Leonard pinch hits for Will Clark (1B) batting 3rd
b9 3-8 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O SFG W. Clark R. Mason 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Giants 3.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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