May 14, 1998 Montreal Expos at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 5
@BAL 4 CHW 5
SEA 3 DET 8
OAK 3 MIN 2
BOS 1
(12) TEX 7
@NYY 5
(13) KCR 10
@TBD 2 TOR 5
ANA 4 ARI 4
MIL 1 CIN 11
FLA 8 CHC 9
@COL 7 PIT 7
@HOU 2 PHI 4
@LAD 0 SDP 3
NYM 1 SDP 6
NYM 2 SFG 6
MON 1 SFG 2
MON 0 ATL 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Candlestick Park, Attendance: Not Given

Thursday, May 14, 1998, 12:07
Time of Game: 2:52

Expos

14-24

Lost 1

4th, 15 GB

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

W: S Estes (3-5), L: D Hermanson (3-4), S: J Tavarez (1)

Giants

22-18

Won 1

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Mordecai 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .094  .215    0    2   2   
M Grudzielanek SS             4   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .710    0    2   2   
V Guerrero RF                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .304  .864    0    0   0   
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Livingstone PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .536    0    0   0   
  A Telford P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
R White CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .259  .715    0    3   0   2B
C Widger C                    3   0   0   0    1   3  .273  .817    0    5   1   
R Perez LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .209  .581    0    1   0   GDP
S Andrews 3B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .232  .797    0    0   2   
R McGuire 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .311  .773    0   10   1   2B
D Hermanson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .118         0   0   
  S Bennett P                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  D Stovall RF                2   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .614    0    1   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   0    5   8                    24   9

BATTING

2B: R White (7, off S Estes); R McGuire (4, off J Tavarez).

TB: R White 3; R McGuire 2; V Guerrero; R Perez; M Mordecai.

GIDP: R Perez (2).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

E: S Kline (1); S Andrews (7).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 4   2   1   0    1   1  .261  .656    0    2   0   2·SB
B Mueller 3B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .362  .943    0    0   4   2B
B Bonds LF                    4   2   2   2    1   1  .290 1.006    0    1   0   HR
J Kent 2B                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .258  .761    0    2   3   2B,HBP
J Snow 1B                     4   0   2   2    0   0  .200  .565    0   12   0   CS
S Javier RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .224  .629    0    2   0   
B Mayne C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .284  .754    0    7   1   
R Sanchez SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .366  .791    0    1   5   
S Estes P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .686    0    0   0   SH
  J Tavarez P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   6  11   6    4   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Kent (14, off D Hermanson); B Mueller (12, off D Hermanson).

HR: B Bonds (10, off D Hermanson; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SH: S Estes (4, off S Bennett).

HBP: J Kent (2, by S Bennett).

TB: B Bonds 5; B Mueller 3; R Sanchez 2; J Snow 2; J Kent 2; D Hamilton; S Javier.

RBI: B Bonds 2 (29); J Snow 2 (17); S Javier (19); B Mueller (14).

2-out RBI: J Snow 2; S Javier.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sanchez-J Kent-J Snow.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Hamilton 2 (4, 3rd base off S Bennett/C Widger, 2nd base off S Bennett/C Widger).

CS: J Snow (1, 2nd base by S Bennett/C Widger).

PO: B Bonds (1st base by S Kline).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Hermanson, L (3-4)           1     3   3   2    1   0   1   3.94    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 2· 0     36    -     0.83  -0.24
S Bennett                      3.2   6   3   3    2   4   0   4.18   19     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 4· 0          0-0    0.43  -0.10
S Kline                        1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.86    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.16   0.01
A Telford                      2     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.97    7     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8    11   6   5    4   5   1          40     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 8· 0          1-0

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
S Estes, W (3-5)               6     5   1   1    5   6   0   4.55   27     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 4· 0     59    -     0.69   0.14
J Tavarez, S (1)               3     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.10   10     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.18   0.03
Totals                         9     6   1   1    5   8   0          37     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Kline (0; B Bonds, 1st base).

HBP: S Bennett (3; J Kent).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Bonin, 1B - Pat Connors, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 58° F, Wind 15mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                San Francisco Giants                 
1. M Mordecai           2B    1. D Hamilton           CF 
2. M Grudzielanek       SS    2. B Mueller            3B 
3. V Guerrero           RF    3. B Bonds              LF 
4. R White              CF    4. J Kent               2B 
5. C Widger             C     5. J Snow               1B 
6. R Perez              LF    6. S Javier             RF 
7. S Andrews            3B    7. B Mayne              C  
8. R McGuire            1B    8. R Sanchez            SS 
9. D Hermanson          P     9. S Estes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-1  -2-      11%  81% B Bonds         D Hermanson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Mueller Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-       9%  70% B Mueller       D Hermanson     Double to LF (Line Drive); Hamilton Scores/unER
   b 2   2  0-3  123       9%  92% J Snow          S Bennett       Single to CF (Line Drive); Hamilton Scores; Bonds Scores; Kent to 3B
   t 4   0  6-0  123       6%  94% R Perez         S Estes         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Guerrero Scores/No RBI; White to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  61% D Hamilton      D Hermanson     Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Hamilton to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Estes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Mordecai      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin Hermanson facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  D Hamilton      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Hamilton to 2B
   R      -2-      70%  B Mueller       Double to LF (Line Drive); Hamilton Scores/unER
   RR     -2-      81%  B Bonds         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Mueller Scores
          ---      85%  J Kent          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      82%  J Snow          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-      81%  S Javier        Groundout: 2B-1B; Kent to 3B
          --3      81%  B Mayne         Walk
   O      1-3      79%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Shawn Estes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  C Widger        Strikeout Swinging
          ---      81%  R Perez         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          1--      79%  S Andrews       Walk; Perez to 2B
   O      12-      83%  R McGuire       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Shayne Bennett facing 9-1-2
                  Shayne Bennett replaces Dustin Hermanson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  S Estes         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      83%  D Hamilton      Single to 1B (Pop Fly to Short RF)
          1--      84%  B Mueller       Hamilton Steals 2B
          -2-      86%  " "             Hamilton Steals 3B
   O      --3      82%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          --3      83%  B Bonds         Walk
          1-3      84%  J Kent          Hit By Pitch; Bonds to 2B
   RR     123      92%  J Snow          Single to CF (Line Drive); Hamilton Scores; Bonds Scores; Kent to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  S Javier        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Kent Scores; Snow to 2B
   O      12-      94%  B Mayne         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 6.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Shawn Estes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  S Bennett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  M Mordecai      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-0, Shayne Bennett facing 8-9-1
          ---      97%  R Sanchez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      96%  S Estes         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Sanchez to 2B
          -2-      97%  D Hamilton      Walk
   O      12-      96%  B Mueller       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sanchez to 3B; Hamilton to 2B
   O      -23      96%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Giants 6.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Shawn Estes facing 3-4-5
          ---      94%  V Guerrero      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      90%  R White         Single to CF (Line Drive); Guerrero to 3B; White to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      87%  C Widger        Walk
   ROO    123      94%  R Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Guerrero Scores/No RBI; White to 3B
   O      --3      95%  S Andrews       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Shayne Bennett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  J Kent          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---      95%  J Snow          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      94%  S Javier        Snow Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      94%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Shawn Estes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  R McGuire       Strikeout Looking
          ---      94%  S Bennett       Walk
          1--      92%  M Mordecai      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Bennett to 2B
   O      12-      94%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Bennett to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Shayne Bennett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  B Mayne         Strikeout Swinging
          ---      96%  R Sanchez       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      96%  S Estes         Strikeout Swinging
                  Steve Kline replaces Vladimir Guerrero pitching and batting 3rd; Da Rond Stovall replaces Shayne Bennett playing RF batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  D Hamilton      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Shawn Estes facing 4-5-6
          ---      93%  R White         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      95%  C Widger        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-      97%  R Perez         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      96%  S Andrews       Walk
          12-      94%  R McGuire       Walk; White to 3B; Andrews to 2B
   O      123      98%  D Stovall       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Steve Kline facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  B Mueller       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---      98%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--      98%  J Kent          Bonds Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Bonds to 2B
          -2-      98%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      98%  J Snow          Groundout: 3B-1B; Bonds to 3B; Kent to 2B
   O      -23      97%  S Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Shawn Estes pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  M Mordecai      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
                  Scott Livingstone pinch hits for Steve Kline batting 3rd
   O      ---      99%  S Livingstone   Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Anthony Telford facing 7-8-9
                  Anthony Telford replaces Scott Livingstone pitching and batting 3rd
   O      ---      99%  B Mayne         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---      98%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---      98%  J Tavarez       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Julian Tavarez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---      99%  C Widger        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---     100%  R Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Anthony Telford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  D Hamilton      Lineout: 2B
          ---     100%  B Mueller       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--      99%  J Kent          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Julian Tavarez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  S Andrews       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---      99%  R McGuire       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-     100%  D Stovall       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-     100%  M Mordecai      Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Giants 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation