July 26, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 25,962

Saturday, July 26, 1997, 1:05
Time of Game: 3:34

Pirates

51-52

Won 2

2nd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  1  0   0  0  6   1  1  0   10 11  2
Giants          0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3  8  1

W: E Loaiza (8-7), L: D Creek (1-2)

Giants

57-47

Lost 3

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   5   2   1   1    1   1  .271  .674   36    1   4   SB
J Allensworth CF              4   0   1   1    1   1  .245  .672   23    1   0   
A Martin LF                   3   1   1   1    2   2  .275  .832   24    0   0   2B,IW
K Young 1B                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .313  .878   22    8   0   
D Sveum 3B                    4   1   2   3    1   0  .287  .823   17    2   0   HR,2B
M Smith RF                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .287  .875   18    2   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .663    2    0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  P Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
K Osik C                      4   1   1   0    1   1  .254  .697   18   10   0   
K Polcovich SS                5   3   3   0    0   1  .296  .808   17    0   1   3B,2B
E Loaiza P                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .175  .375    2    0   1   
  T Ward PH-RF                2   1   0   1    1   1  .385  .996   20    3   0   
Totals                       37  10  11   9    9   9              199   27   7

BATTING

2B: D Sveum (14, off J Tavarez); K Polcovich (10, off D Creek); A Martin (11, off D Creek).

3B: K Polcovich (1, off D Carlson).

HR: D Sveum (8, off D Carlson; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

IBB: A Martin (6, by J Tavarez).

TB: K Polcovich 6; D Sveum 6; A Martin 2; J Allensworth; K Osik; T Womack; K Young; E Loaiza.

RBI: D Sveum 3 (31); K Young (55); J Allensworth (28); E Loaiza (4); T Womack (36); A Martin (30); T Ward (6).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

E: T Womack 2 (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Womack (39, 2nd base off D Creek/B Johnson).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .297  .788   23    0   0   2B
J Vizcaino SS                 5   0   0   1    0   1  .266  .653   17    1   2   
B Bonds LF                    4   0   1   0    1   2  .294 1.023   19    4   1   2B,SB,IW
J Kent 2B                     5   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .813   18    0   3   SB
J Snow 1B                     3   0   0   0    2   3  .302  .904   30    9   0   
G Hill RF                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .698   12    1   0   HBP
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Carlson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Benard PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .624    2    0   0   
  R Beck P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Lewis PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .283  .780    6    0   0   
B Mueller 3B                  4   0   1   0    1   2  .276  .740   16    2   2   
B Johnson C                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .245  .666    8   10   0   HR
  D Berryhill PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .680    4    0   0   
D Creek P                     1   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    6    0   1   SH
  R Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  S Javier RF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .831    9    0   0   
Totals                       36   3   8   3    6  10              170   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Hamilton (15, off E Loaiza); B Bonds (14, off J Christiansen).

HR: B Johnson (4, off E Loaiza; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: D Creek (2, off E Loaiza).

IBB: B Bonds (24, by E Loaiza).

HBP: G Hill (3, by E Loaiza).

TB: B Johnson 5; B Bonds 2; D Hamilton 2; M Benard; B Mueller; D Creek; J Kent.

RBI: B Johnson (22); J Vizcaino (31); J Kent (81).

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 1 for 14.

FIELDING

E: J Kent (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Kent (8, 2nd base off E Loaiza/K Osik); B Bonds (20, 3rd base off E Loaiza/K Osik).

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
E Loaiza, W (8-7)              5     5   3   3    2   6   1   4.34   24   91-60   37· 4·19    9· 5· 1· 0     49    -     1.35  -0.16
J Christiansen                 2     2   0   0    0   1   0   6.57    8   28-17    8· 2· 7    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.47   0.04
M Wilkins                      1     1   0   0    2   1   0   4.07    6   24-13    8· 2· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.00
P Wagner                       1     0   0   0    2   2   0   1.50    6   24-12    6· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9     8   3   3    6  10   1          44  167-102  59·12·31   15· 9· 3· 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
D Creek, L (1-2)               5     4   4   4    7   6   0   6.75   25  110-65   38· 7·20    3· 6· 3· 0     42    -     0.95  -0.14
R Rodriguez, BS (4)            0     2   3   3    1   0   0   3.00    3   17-10    8· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          2-2    2.84  -0.34
J Tavarez                      1     2   1   1    1   0   0   3.74    6   18-7     6· 0· 1    4· 1· 0· 0          3-3    1.10  -0.12
D Carlson                      2     3   2   2    0   3   1   7.63    9   39-29   19· 4· 6    2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.01
R Beck                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.76    3   15-9     5· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    11  10  10    9   9   1          46  199-120  76·12·32   12·11· 5· 0          5-5

D Creek faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
R Rodriguez faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Tavarez (3; A Martin); E Loaiza (9; B Bonds).

HBP: E Loaiza (8; G Hill).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 3:34.

Attendance: 25,962.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 12mph out to Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            San Francisco Giants                 
1. T Womack             2B    1. D Hamilton           CF 
2. J Allensworth        CF    2. J Vizcaino           SS 
3. A Martin             LF    3. B Bonds              LF 
4. K Young              1B    4. J Kent               2B 
5. D Sveum              3B    5. J Snow               1B 
6. M Smith              RF    6. G Hill               RF 
7. K Osik               C     7. B Mueller            3B 
8. K Polcovich          SS    8. B Johnson            C  
9. E Loaiza             P     9. D Creek              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  2-1  1--  5  -16%  38% D Hamilton      E Loaiza        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Creek to 3B
   b 5   0  2-0  ---  1  -13%  59% B Johnson       E Loaiza        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 6   0  3-2  123  8   12%  73% T Ward          R Rodriguez     Walk; Smith Scores; Osik to 3B; Polcovich to 2B
   t 6   0  3-2  12-  2   12%  60% K Polcovich     R Rodriguez     Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Smith to 3B; Osik to 2B
   t 6   0  3-3  123  7   10%  83% T Womack        R Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Osik Scores; Polcovich to 3B; Ward to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Creek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   53%  T Womack        Walk
   O      1--  7   52%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Looking, Womack Steals 2B
   R      -2-  1   61%  A Martin        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Womack Scores
   O      -2-  2   58%  K Young         Foul Popfly: 3B
          -2-  8   59%  D Sveum         Walk
   O      12-  5   55%  M Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   58%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   59%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doug Creek facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   64%  K Osik          Walk
   O      1--  2   65%  K Polcovich     Double to LF (Fly Ball); Osik out at Hm/LF-SS-C; Polcovich to 3B
   R      --3  1   70%  E Loaiza        Single to CF (Line Drive); Polcovich Scores
   O      1--  8   68%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  7   70%  J Allensworth   Walk; Loaiza to 2B
   O      12-  6   66%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   69%  J Kent          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   70%  J Snow          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   71%  G Hill          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Doug Creek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   70%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   68%  D Sveum         Flyball: LF
          ---  6   69%  M Smith         Walk
   O      1--  2   68%  K Osik          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   70%  B Mueller       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   67%  B Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   70%  D Creek         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-  4   73%  D Hamilton      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Doug Creek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   71%  K Polcovich     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   70%  E Loaiza        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   69%  T Womack        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   72%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   74%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   73%  J Kent          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  5   70%  J Snow          Walk; Kent to 2B
          12-  5   66%  G Hill          Hit By Pitch; Kent to 3B; Snow to 2B
   O      123  3   75%  B Mueller       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Doug Creek facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   74%  J Allensworth   Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
          ---  6   76%  A Martin        Walk
   O      1--  7   73%  K Young         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   71%  D Sveum         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  1   59%  B Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  4   53%  D Creek         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   38%  D Hamilton      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Creek to 3B
   RO     -23  4   37%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Creek Scores; Hamilton to 3B
          --3  4   34%  B Bonds         Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  3   26%  J Kent          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hamilton Scores; Bonds to 2B
          12-      21%  J Snow          Bonds Steals 3B; Kent Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   28%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  2   34%  G Hill          Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Doug Creek facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   40%  M Smith         Walk
          1--  2   49%  K Osik          Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith to 2B
                  Rich Rodriguez replaces Doug Creek pitching and batting 9th
          12-  2   60%  K Polcovich     Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Smith to 3B; Osik to 2B
                  Turner Ward pinch hits for Esteban Loaiza batting 9th
   R      123  8   73%  T Ward          Walk; Smith Scores; Osik to 3B; Polcovich to 2B
   R      123  7   83%  T Womack        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Osik Scores; Polcovich to 3B; Ward to 2B
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Glenallen Hill pitching and batting 6th; Stan Javier replaces Rich Rodriguez playing RF batting 9th
   RO     123  4   85%  J Allensworth   Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Polcovich Scores; Ward to 3B; Womack to 2B
          -23  4   85%  A Martin        Intentional Walk
   R      123  4   91%  K Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ward Scores; Womack to 3B; Martin to 2B
   RR     123  2   97%  D Sveum         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Womack Scores; Martin Scores; Young to 3B
   O      -23  3   96%  M Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23  1   95%  K Osik          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-8, Jason Christiansen facing 7-8-9
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Mark Smith pitching and batting 6th; Turner Ward moves to RF
          ---  3   92%  B Mueller       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   94%  B Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   96%  S Javier        Lineout: P-1B (P's Left); Mueller to 2B
   O      -2-  2   97%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Dan Carlson facing 8-9-1
                  Dan Carlson replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 6th
   R      ---  2   98%  K Polcovich     Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Polcovich Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      ---  7   98%  T Ward          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   98%  T Womack        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   98%  J Allensworth   Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   98%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-9, Jason Christiansen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   99%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: 3B
          ---  4   98%  B Bonds         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   99%  J Kent          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   99%  J Snow          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-3, Dan Carlson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   99%  K Young         Flyball: LF
   R      ---  2  100%  D Sveum         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Mark Johnson pinch hits for Jason Christiansen batting 6th
   O      ---  2  100%  M Johnson       Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  5   99%  K Osik          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-10, Marc Wilkins facing 6-7-8
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Mark Johnson pitching and batting 6th; Marvin Benard pinch hits for Dan Carlson batting 6th
          ---  2   99%  M Benard        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   98%  B Mueller       Walk; Benard to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  B Johnson       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Mueller to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  S Javier        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mueller to 3B; Johnson to 2B
          -23  5   99%  D Hamilton      Walk
   O      123  6  100%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 10, Giants 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-3, Rod Beck facing 8-9-1
                  Rod Beck replaces Marvin Benard pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  5  100%  K Polcovich     Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  5  100%  T Ward          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5  100%  T Womack        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-10, Paul Wagner facing 3-4-5
                  Paul Wagner replaces Marc Wilkins pitching and batting 6th
          ---  1  100%  B Bonds         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5  100%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5  100%  J Snow          Walk; Bonds to 2B
                  Mark Lewis pinch hits for Rod Beck batting 6th
          12-  6   99%  M Lewis         Walk; Bonds to 3B; Snow to 2B
   O      123  3  100%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
                  Damon Berryhill pinch hits for Brian Johnson batting 8th
   O      123  4  100%  D Berryhill     Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 10, Giants 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation