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OAK
@BAL		0
8
TEX
@BOS		12
2
ANA
@CHW		5
8
DET
@CLE		4
7
KCR
@NYY		6
4
MIL
@SEA		5
3
MIN
@TOR		1
9
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@ATL		5
2
PHI
@COL		5
0
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@HOU		2
13
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@LAD		4
2
MON
@SDP		4
6
CIN
@SFG		3
7
NYM
@STL		2
5
Tuesday, August 12, 1997 12:38, 3Com Park
Attendance: 15,890, Time of Game: 3:05

Reds
3
51-66
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 12½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    3  8  4
Giants          0  0  3   0  2  0   2  0  X    7 10  1
W: Wilson Alvarez (11-9), L: Brett Tomko (7-4), S: Roberto Hernandez (28)
 Giants
7
67-53
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st

Cincinnati Reds

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Deion Sanders CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 .280 .710 18 14 -.086 1.03 .022 -.108 -0.9 3 0
Pokey Reese SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 .235 .589 23 14 -.030 0.87 .033 -.064 -0.4 1 0
Chris Stynes 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .625 1.625 9 7 .151 1.24 .195 -.045 1.3 0 1
Eduardo Perez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .271 .835 21 12 -.039 0.83 .031 -.070 -0.5 4 1
Reggie Sanders RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .255 .903 11 9 .054 0.88 .102 -.048 0.6 4 0 2B
Mike Kelly LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .275 .836 16 9 -.093 1.14 .000 -.093 -1.0 3 0
Joe Oliver C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .773 14 6 -.038 1.08 .028 -.067 -0.6 4 0 IW
   Felix Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
Bret Boone 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .222 .625 14 7 -.069 1.18 .028 -.097 -0.5 2 1
   Pedro Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 1 0
   Ed Taubensee C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .258 .786 1 1 .018 0.34 .018 .000 0.4 2 0
   Brook Fordyce PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .585 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
Brett Tomko P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .150 .390 10 7 .085 1.80 .117 -.032 0.6 0 0
   Scott Sullivan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
   Lenny Harris 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .638 2 1 -.052 1.04 .000 -.052 -0.6 0 2
Team Totals 35 3 8 2 3 11 .229 .547 139 87 -.099 1.05 .574 -.676 -1.5 24 5
2B: R Sanders (10, off W Alvarez).
IBB: J Oliver (1, by W Alvarez).
TB: R Sanders 3; P Reese; D Sanders; E Taubensee; B Tomko; E Perez; C Stynes.
RBI: C Stynes (3); B Tomko (2).
2-out RBI: B Tomko; C Stynes.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Boone.
E: B Boone (2); R Sanders 2 (4); B Tomko (1).

San Francisco Giants

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darryl Hamilton CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .283 .738 25 16 .016 0.85 .075 -.060 0.2 5 0 SF
Jose Vizcaino SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .262 .646 14 8 .013 0.91 .074 -.061 -0.3 1 1 SH
Barry Bonds LF 3 2 1 1 2 1 .291 1.003 22 10 .203 0.84 .205 -.001 1.7 1 0 2B,SB
Jeff Kent 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .254 .812 16 7 .035 1.02 .120 -.085 0.5 1 2 2B,SB,SF
J.T. Snow 1B 4 0 1 1 1 2 .305 .941 20 11 .062 1.10 .113 -.050 0.0 5 0 IW
Stan Javier RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .289 .787 24 14 .030 1.02 .064 -.034 -0.5 2 0 SF
Bill Mueller 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .275 .752 17 5 .072 1.17 .108 -.036 0.8 0 1 2B
Damon Berryhill C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .248 .667 15 9 .044 1.46 .129 -.085 0.9 11 0
Wilson Alvarez P 4 0 1 1 0 1 .100 .282 13 9 -.075 1.30 .039 -.114 -0.4 1 0
   Roberto Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 31 7 10 6 7 5 .323 .834 166 89 .400 1.05 .927 -.526 3.0 27 5
2B: B Bonds (20, off B Tomko); J Kent (28, off B Tomko); B Mueller (14, off B Tomko).
SF: J Kent (10, off B Tomko); D Hamilton (2, off P Martinez); S Javier (5, off B Tomko).
SH: J Vizcaino (10, off B Tomko).
IBB: J Snow (10, by B Tomko).
TB: J Kent 3; B Mueller 2; B Bonds 2; D Hamilton; S Javier; J Vizcaino; W Alvarez; J Snow; D Berryhill.
RBI: B Bonds (72); D Hamilton (25); J Kent (92); J Snow (75); S Javier (35); W Alvarez (1).
2-out RBI: J Snow.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
Fielding
E: J Vizcaino (15).
Baserunning
SB: B Bonds (23, 2nd base off P Martinez/J Oliver); J Kent (9, 2nd base off F Rodriguez/E Taubensee).

Cincinnati Reds

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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
Brett Tomko, L (7-4) 4.2 7 5 4 5 1 0 3.54 25 103 56 39 1 16 4 15 5 0 28 -.304 1.41 -2.3
Scott Sullivan 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.44 2 4 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 -.053 2.21 -0.2
Pedro Martinez 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 9.00 11 39 19 11 3 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 -.047 0.51 -1.0
Felix Rodriguez 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.81 4 20 11 7 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .003 0.06 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 7 6 7 5 0 6.75 42 166 89 59 6 24 10 20 7 0 28 3 1 -.401 1.05 -3.0

San Francisco Giants

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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
Wilson Alvarez, W (11-9) 7.1 7 3 2 3 9 0 3.22 32 121 73 37 13 24 11 9 3 0 60 .035 1.13 0.1
Roberto Hernandez, S (28) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.70 6 18 14 9 2 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 .065 0.62 1.4
Team Totals 9 8 3 2 3 11 0 2.00 38 139 87 46 15 27 14 10 3 0 60 2 0 .100 1.05 1.5
Balks: None.
WP: B Tomko (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Tomko (2; J Snow); W Alvarez (2; J Oliver).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Ron Barnes, 3B - Steve Rippley.
Time of Game: 3:05.
Attendance: 15,890.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         San Francisco Giants
1 Deion Sanders CF 1 Darryl Hamilton CF
2 Pokey Reese SS 2 Jose Vizcaino SS
3 Chris Stynes 3B 3 Barry Bonds LF
4 Eduardo Perez 1B 4 Jeff Kent 2B
5 Reggie Sanders RF 5 J.T. Snow 1B
6 Mike Kelly LF 6 Stan Javier RF
7 Joe Oliver C 7 Bill Mueller 3B
8 Bret Boone 2B 8 Damon Berryhill C
9 Brett Tomko P 9 Wilson Alvarez P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR CIN C. Stynes W. Alvarez -20% 28% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Boone Scores; Sanders Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Reese to 3B; Stynes to 2B
b3 0-2 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  R SFG B. Bonds B. Tomko 14% 54% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hamilton Scores; Vizcaino to 3B
t4 2-3 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  R CIN B. Tomko W. Alvarez -12% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Sanders Scores; Oliver to 2B
b5 3-3 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  SFG J. Kent B. Tomko 11% 68% Double to LF (Line Drive); Bonds to 3B
b3 2-2 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R SFG J. Snow B. Tomko 10% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bonds 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, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN D. Sanders W. Alvarez 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN P. Reese W. Alvarez 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN C. Stynes W. Alvarez 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Brett Tomko facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  SFG D. Hamilton B. Tomko 4% 58% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Vizcaino B. Tomko -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Hamilton to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  SFG B. Bonds B. Tomko 2% 59% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO SFG J. Kent B. Tomko -9% 50% Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Wilson Alvarez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN E. Perez W. Alvarez 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN R. Sanders W. Alvarez 2% 54% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O CIN M. Kelly W. Alvarez 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG J. Snow B. Tomko -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  SFG S. Javier B. Tomko 4% 57% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Javier to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
b2 0-0 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O SFG B. Mueller B. Tomko -4% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b2 0-0 2 -2- 8,(2-2)  O SFG D. Berryhill B. Tomko -3% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Wilson Alvarez facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CIN J. Oliver W. Alvarez 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CIN B. Boone W. Alvarez -3% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CIN B. Tomko W. Alvarez 3% 53% Bunt Popfly: P
t3 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  CIN D. Sanders W. Alvarez -2% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive); Boone to 2B
t3 0-0 2 12- 3,(2-0)  CIN P. Reese W. Alvarez -3% 47% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left); Boone to 3B; Sanders to 2B
t3 0-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR CIN C. Stynes W. Alvarez -20% 28% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Boone Scores; Sanders Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Reese to 3B; Stynes to 2B
t3 2-0 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O CIN E. Perez W. Alvarez 5% 32% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Brett Tomko facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O SFG W. Alvarez B. Tomko -3% 30% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  SFG D. Hamilton B. Tomko 3% 33% Walk
b3 0-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  SFG J. Vizcaino B. Tomko 7% 40% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hamilton to 3B
b3 0-2 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  R SFG B. Bonds B. Tomko 14% 54% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hamilton Scores; Vizcaino to 3B
b3 1-2 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RO SFG J. Kent B. Tomko 0% 54% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Vizcaino Scores; Bonds to 3B
b3 2-2 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R SFG J. Snow B. Tomko 10% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bonds Scores
b3 3-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O SFG S. Javier B. Tomko -2% 62% Popfly: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Giants 3.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Giants' Wilson Alvarez facing 5-6-7
t4 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN R. Sanders W. Alvarez -8% 55% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t4 2-3 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O CIN M. Kelly W. Alvarez 2% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sanders to 3B
t4 2-3 1 --3 4,(3-0)  CIN J. Oliver W. Alvarez -3% 54% Intentional Walk
t4 2-3 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O CIN B. Boone W. Alvarez 8% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-3 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  R CIN B. Tomko W. Alvarez -12% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Sanders Scores; Oliver to 2B
t4 3-3 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CIN D. Sanders W. Alvarez 5% 56% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Reds' Brett Tomko facing 7-8-9
b4 3-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  SFG B. Mueller B. Tomko 7% 63% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
b4 3-3 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O SFG D. Berryhill B. Tomko -5% 58% Popfly: LF (Short LF)
b4 3-3 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O SFG W. Alvarez B. Tomko -4% 54% Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
b4 3-3 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  SFG D. Hamilton B. Tomko 1% 55% Wild Pitch; Mueller to 3B
b4 3-3 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O SFG D. Hamilton B. Tomko -5% 50% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 3.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Giants' Wilson Alvarez facing 2-3-4
t5 3-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CIN P. Reese W. Alvarez 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN C. Stynes W. Alvarez 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 3-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CIN E. Perez W. Alvarez -2% 54% Walk
t5 3-3 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CIN R. Sanders W. Alvarez 3% 57% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Reds' Brett Tomko facing 2-3-4
b5 3-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG J. Vizcaino B. Tomko -3% 54% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 3-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  SFG B. Bonds B. Tomko 3% 57% Walk
b5 3-3 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  SFG J. Kent B. Tomko 11% 68% Double to LF (Line Drive); Bonds to 3B
b5 3-3 1 -23 4,(3-0)  SFG J. Snow B. Tomko 1% 69% Intentional Walk
b5 3-3 1 123 4,(2-1)  RO SFG S. Javier B. Tomko 2% 71% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bonds Scores; Kent to 3B
b5 4-3 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  SFG B. Mueller B. Tomko 2% 73% Walk; Snow to 2B
Scott Sullivan replaces Brett Tomko pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  R SFG D. Berryhill S. Sullivan 10% 83% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Kent Scores/No RBI/unER; Snow to 3B; Mueller to 2B
b5 5-3 2 123 3,(1-1)  O SFG W. Alvarez S. Sullivan -4% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 5.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Giants' Wilson Alvarez facing 6-7-8
t6 3-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN M. Kelly W. Alvarez 3% 81% Strikeout Looking
t6 3-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Oliver W. Alvarez 2% 83% Flyball: RF
t6 3-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN B. Boone W. Alvarez 1% 85% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-3, Reds' Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
Pedro Martinez replaces Bret Boone (2B) pitching and batting 8th
Lenny Harris replaces Scott Sullivan (P) playing 2B batting 9th
b6 5-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O SFG D. Hamilton P. Martinez -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O SFG J. Vizcaino P. Martinez -1% 83% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 5-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG B. Bonds P. Martinez 1% 83% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball)
b6 5-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  SFG J. Kent P. Martinez 1% 84% Bonds Steals 2B
b6 5-3 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  SFG J. Kent P. Martinez 0% 84% Walk
b6 5-3 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O SFG J. Snow P. Martinez -3% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 5.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Giants' Wilson Alvarez facing 9-1-2
t7 3-5 0 --- O CIN L. Harris W. Alvarez 3% 85% Flyball: LF
t7 3-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN D. Sanders W. Alvarez 2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN P. Reese W. Alvarez 1% 89% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-3, Reds' Pedro Martinez facing 6-7-8
b7 5-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O SFG S. Javier P. Martinez -1% 88% Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
b7 5-3 1 --- 4,(3-0)  SFG B. Mueller P. Martinez 1% 89% Walk
b7 5-3 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  SFG D. Berryhill P. Martinez 3% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive); Mueller to 3B
b7 5-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R SFG W. Alvarez P. Martinez 4% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Mueller Scores; Berryhill to 3B
b7 6-3 1 1-3 7,(3-2)  RO SFG D. Hamilton P. Martinez 1% 97% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Berryhill Scores; Alvarez to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
b7 7-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O SFG J. Vizcaino P. Martinez -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 7.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-7, Giants' Wilson Alvarez facing 3-4-5
t8 3-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN C. Stynes W. Alvarez 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t8 3-7 1 --- 7,(2-2)  CIN E. Perez W. Alvarez -1% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 3-7 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN R. Sanders W. Alvarez -3% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Perez to 2B
Roberto Hernandez replaces Wilson Alvarez pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-7 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O CIN M. Kelly R. Hernandez 3% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-7 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CIN J. Oliver R. Hernandez 2% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-3, Reds' Felix Rodriguez facing 3-4-5
Felix Rodriguez replaces Joe Oliver (C) pitching and batting 7th
Ed Taubensee replaces Pedro Martinez (P) playing C batting 8th
b8 7-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O SFG B. Bonds F. Rodriguez -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 7-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  SFG J. Kent F. Rodriguez 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b8 7-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  SFG J. Snow F. Rodriguez 0% 99% Kent Steals 2B
b8 7-3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O SFG J. Snow F. Rodriguez -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 7-3 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O SFG S. Javier F. Rodriguez -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 7.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-7, Giants' Roberto Hernandez facing 8-9-1
t9 3-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN E. Taubensee R. Hernandez -2% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Brook Fordyce pinch runs for Ed Taubensee (C) batting 8th
t9 3-7 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CIN L. Harris R. Hernandez 2% 99% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right)
t9 3-7 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CIN D. Sanders R. Hernandez 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CIN P. Reese R. Hernandez 0% 100% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Giants 7.

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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • 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.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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