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Standings
CHW
@CAL		8
1
BAL
@MIL		6
10
DET
@NYY		9
1
CLE
@OAK		8
10
KCR
@SEA		2
5
MIN
@TEX		0
5
BOS
@TOR		2
6
MON
@CHC		17
15
ATL
@CIN		5
7
LAD
@HOU		7
2
NYM
@PHI		7
1
SFG
@SDP		3
4
PIT
@STL		4
5
Tuesday, September 24, 1985
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 20,054, Time of Game: 2:56
Pirates
4
51-98
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 43 GB
 at Cardinals
5
95-56
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
1st
W: Ricky Horton (3-2)
L: Lee Tunnell (4-10)
S: Ken Dayley (11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   2  0  0   0  1  0    4  9  1
Cardinals       2  0  2   0  1  0   0  0  X    5 10  3

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Almon LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .281 .770 0.120 1.10 0.144 -0.024 1.1 0 0 2B
   Steve Kemp PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .664 -0.021 0.86 0.000 -0.021 -0.1
   Pat Clements P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Sixto Lezcano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .704 -0.074 2.71 0.000 -0.074 -0.2
R.J. Reynolds CF-LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .283 .709 0.047 1.03 0.101 -0.053 0.6 4 0 2B
Johnny Ray 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .269 .676 0.071 1.50 0.109 -0.037 0.6 3 5 SH
Mike Brown RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .296 .789 -0.099 1.71 0.030 -0.128 -0.5 2 0 GDP,IW
Sid Bream 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .230 .746 -0.048 1.32 0.083 -0.131 -0.2 9 1 HR
Tony Pena C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .645 -0.070 1.49 0.057 -0.127 -0.4 3 0 2B
Jim Morrison 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .246 .603 0.033 1.47 0.115 -0.082 -0.4 2 0
   Marvell Wynne PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .519 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Sam Khalifa SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .231 .613 -0.040 1.73 0.091 -0.131 0.4 1 3
Lee Tunnell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .245 -0.045 0.93 0.000 -0.045 -0.4 0 0
   Larry McWilliams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 .329 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Joe Orsulak PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .677 -0.032 1.30 0.000 -0.032 -0.2 0 0
   Lee Mazzilli PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .272 .784 -0.088 3.80 0.000 -0.088 -0.3
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 1 7 .257 .706 -0.246 1.48 0.730 -0.973 -0.1 24 11
2B: B Almon (16, off R Horton); R Reynolds (14, off R Horton); T Pena (25, off R Horton).
HR: S Bream (5, off T Worrell; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
SH: J Ray (5, off R Horton).
IBB: M Brown (4, by R Horton).
TB: S Bream 4; R Reynolds 2; J Ray 2; T Pena 2; B Almon 2; M Brown; J Morrison; S Khalifa.
GIDP: M Brown (14).
RBI: M Brown (46); S Bream (15); S Khalifa (26); B Almon (28).
2-out RBI: S Bream; B Almon.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
E: R Reynolds (5).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .269 .660 0.054 0.69 0.115 -0.061 0.4 3 0 SB
Willie McGee CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .359 .904 0.027 0.66 0.068 -0.041 0.1 3 0 SB
Tom Herr 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 .311 .810 0.102 0.93 0.152 -0.050 1.1 6 4 2B,SB
Darrell Porter C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .209 .724 -0.082 1.12 0.025 -0.107 -0.6 5 1
   Tom Nieto PH-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .587 -0.006 0.76 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 2 0 SH
Andy Van Slyke RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .259 .780 -0.008 1.36 0.039 -0.048 -0.2 1 1
   Cesar Cedeno PH-1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 .792 0.006 0.70 0.006 0.000 0.2 0 0 IW
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 1 1 2 1 0 .237 .582 0.088 1.65 0.188 -0.101 0.5 1 2
Mike Jorgensen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .648 0.105 1.03 0.176 -0.071 0.9 6 0
   Tito Landrum PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .795 -0.023 0.93 0.000 -0.023 -0.4 0 0
Ozzie Smith SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 .271 .702 0.058 0.53 0.067 -0.009 0.7 0 2 2B,IW
Ricky Horton P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .071 .259 -0.029 0.88 0.000 -0.029 -0.6 0 0 SH
   Brian Harper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .628 -0.032 1.17 0.000 -0.032 -0.3
   Matt Keough P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ivan de Jesus PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .595 -0.007 0.27 0.000 -0.007 -0.1
   Todd Worrell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Dayley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 10 3 8 3 .303 .803 0.253 0.95 0.836 -0.585 1.4 27 10
2B: O Smith (22, off L McWilliams); T Herr (38, off L Tunnell).
SH: R Horton (2, off L Tunnell); T Nieto (6, off P Clements).
IBB: O Smith (9, by L Tunnell); C Cedeno (3, by P Clements).
TB: O Smith 3; T Herr 3; W McGee 2; V Coleman 2; D Porter; T Pendleton.
RBI: T Pendleton 2 (67); V Coleman (34).
2-out RBI: T Pendleton 2; V Coleman.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 2 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. O Smith-T Herr-M Jorgensen.
E: T Herr (11); O Smith (14); W McGee (9).
Outfield Assists: A Van Slyke (M Brown at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: T Herr (30, 2nd base off L Tunnell/T Pena); V Coleman (102, 2nd base off P Clements/T Pena); W McGee (52, 2nd base off L Tunnell/T Pena).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lee Tunnell, L (4-10) 3.2 6 4 2 5 2 0 3.92 23 34 -0.312 1.12 -2.9
Larry McWilliams 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 4.89 11 3 0 0.010 0.93 0.6
Pat Clements 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3.31 9 0 0 0.047 0.55 0.9
Team Totals 8 10 5 3 8 3 0 3.38 43 34 3 0 -0.255 1.48 -1.4

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ricky Horton, W (3-2) 5 7 3 3 1 3 0 2.85 23 43 -0.029 1.39 -0.7
Matt Keough, H (1) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.50 6 0 0 0.126 0.85 0.9
Todd Worrell, H (2) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.18 6 0 0 -0.013 1.86 -0.6
Ken Dayley, S (11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.45 2 1 0 0.162 3.25 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 1 7 1 4.00 37 43 1 0 0.246 0.95 0.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: P Clements (3; C Cedeno); L Tunnell (4; O Smith); R Horton (13; M Brown).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 20,054.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Bill Almon LF 1 Vince Coleman LF
2 R.J. Reynolds CF 2 Willie McGee CF
3 Johnny Ray 2B 3 Tom Herr 2B
4 Mike Brown RF 4 Darrell Porter C
5 Sid Bream 1B 5 Andy Van Slyke RF
6 Tony Pena C 6 Terry Pendleton 3B
7 Jim Morrison 3B 7 Mike Jorgensen 1B
8 Sam Khalifa SS 8 Ozzie Smith SS
9 Lee Tunnell P 9 Ricky Horton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 123 RR STL T. Pendleton L. Tunnell 18% 75% Single; McGee Scores; Herr Scores; Van Slyke to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm; Pendleton to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 2-1 2 12- RR STL M. Jorgensen L. Tunnell 18% 85% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Herr Scores/No RBI/unER; Pendleton Scores/No RBI/unER; Jorgensen to 2B
t9 4-5 0 --- PIT J. Morrison T. Worrell -11% 73% Single
t4 2-4 2 --3 R PIT B. Almon R. Horton -11% 65% Double; Khalifa Scores
t5 3-4 0 1-- OO PIT M. Brown R. Horton 11% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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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, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- PIT B. Almon R. Horton -4% 46% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Almon to 1B
t1 0-0 0 1-- PIT R. Reynolds R. Horton -6% 41% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Almon to 2B; Reynolds to 1B
t1 0-0 0 12- O PIT J. Ray R. Horton 0% 41% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Almon to 3B; Reynolds to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -23 PIT M. Brown R. Horton -1% 40% Intentional Walk
t1 0-0 1 123 O PIT S. Bream R. Horton 8% 47% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 123 O PIT T. Pena R. Horton 7% 55% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Lee Tunnell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL V. Coleman L. Tunnell -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- STL W. McGee L. Tunnell 2% 55% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- STL T. Herr L. Tunnell 9% 63% Double; McGee to 3B
b1 0-0 1 -23 O STL D. Porter L. Tunnell -8% 56% Lineout: 3B
b1 0-0 2 -23 STL A. Van Slyke L. Tunnell 1% 57% Walk
b1 0-0 2 123 RR STL T. Pendleton L. Tunnell 18% 75% Single; McGee Scores; Herr Scores; Van Slyke to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm; Pendleton to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b1 2-0 2 -23 O STL M. Jorgensen L. Tunnell -4% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 7-8-9
t2 0-2 0 --- O PIT J. Morrison R. Horton 2% 74% Strikeout
t2 0-2 1 --- O PIT S. Khalifa R. Horton 1% 75% Flyball: LF
t2 0-2 2 --- O PIT L. Tunnell R. Horton 1% 76% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Lee Tunnell facing 8-9-1
b2 2-0 0 --- STL O. Smith L. Tunnell 2% 78% Single
b2 2-0 0 1-- O STL R. Horton L. Tunnell -1% 77% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
b2 2-0 1 -2- O STL V. Coleman L. Tunnell -2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
b2 2-0 2 --3 O STL W. McGee L. Tunnell -3% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 1-2-3
t3 0-2 0 --- O PIT B. Almon R. Horton 2% 75% Strikeout
t3 0-2 1 --- PIT R. Reynolds R. Horton -4% 71% Double
t3 0-2 1 -2- PIT J. Ray R. Horton -6% 65% Single; Reynolds to 3B
t3 0-2 1 1-3 RO PIT M. Brown R. Horton -2% 63% Single to RF; Reynolds Scores; Ray to 3B; Brown out at 2B/RF-3B-2B
t3 1-2 2 --3 O PIT S. Bream R. Horton 4% 68% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Lee Tunnell facing 3-4-5
b3 2-1 0 --- STL T. Herr L. Tunnell 3% 71% Single
b3 2-1 0 1-- O STL D. Porter L. Tunnell -3% 68% Strikeout
b3 2-1 1 1-- STL A. Van Slyke L. Tunnell 2% 70% Herr Steals 2B
b3 2-1 1 -2- O STL A. Van Slyke L. Tunnell -3% 66% Flyball: CF
b3 2-1 2 -2- STL T. Pendleton L. Tunnell 1% 67% Walk
b3 2-1 2 12- RR STL M. Jorgensen L. Tunnell 18% 85% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Herr Scores/No RBI/unER; Pendleton Scores/No RBI/unER; Jorgensen to 2B
b3 4-1 2 -2- STL O. Smith L. Tunnell 0% 85% Intentional Walk
b3 4-1 2 12- O STL R. Horton L. Tunnell -2% 83% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 6-7-8
t4 1-4 0 --- PIT T. Pena R. Horton -6% 78% Double
t4 1-4 0 -2- O PIT J. Morrison R. Horton 4% 82% Flyball: CF
t4 1-4 1 -2- R PIT S. Khalifa R. Horton -9% 73% Single; Pena Scores; Khalifa to 2B/Adv on E8
t4 2-4 1 -2- O PIT L. Tunnell R. Horton 4% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B; Khalifa to 3B
t4 2-4 2 --3 R PIT B. Almon R. Horton -11% 65% Double; Khalifa Scores
t4 3-4 2 -2- O PIT R. Reynolds R. Horton 4% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pirates' Lee Tunnell facing 1-2-3
b4 4-3 0 --- O STL V. Coleman L. Tunnell -2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 4-3 1 --- STL W. McGee L. Tunnell 2% 70% Single
b4 4-3 1 1-- O STL T. Herr L. Tunnell -3% 67% Flyball: CF
b4 4-3 2 1-- STL D. Porter L. Tunnell 1% 68% McGee Steals 2B
b4 4-3 2 -2- STL D. Porter L. Tunnell 1% 69% Walk
b4 4-3 2 12- STL A. Van Slyke L. Tunnell 3% 71% Walk; McGee to 3B; Porter to 2B
Larry McWilliams replaces Lee Tunnell pitching and batting 9th
b4 4-3 2 123 O STL T. Pendleton L. McWilliams -6% 65% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 3-4-5
t5 3-4 0 --- PIT J. Ray R. Horton -5% 60% Single
t5 3-4 0 1-- OO PIT M. Brown R. Horton 11% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 3-4 2 --- O PIT S. Bream R. Horton 1% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pirates' Larry McWilliams facing 7-8-9
b5 4-3 0 --- O STL M. Jorgensen L. McWilliams -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-3 1 --- STL O. Smith L. McWilliams 4% 74% Double
Brian Harper pinch hits for Ricky Horton (P) batting 9th
b5 4-3 1 -2- O STL B. Harper L. McWilliams -3% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 4-3 2 -2- R STL V. Coleman L. McWilliams 10% 81% Single; Smith Scores
b5 5-3 2 1-- STL W. McGee L. McWilliams 1% 82% Walk; Coleman to 2B
b5 5-3 2 12- O STL T. Herr L. McWilliams -3% 80% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Matt Keough facing 6-7-8
Matt Keough replaces Brian Harper (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-5 0 --- O PIT T. Pena M. Keough 3% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 3-5 1 --- O PIT J. Morrison M. Keough 2% 85% Strikeout
t6 3-5 2 --- O PIT S. Khalifa M. Keough 1% 86% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Pirates' Larry McWilliams facing 4-5-6
b6 5-3 0 --- STL D. Porter L. McWilliams 2% 88% Single
b6 5-3 0 1-- O STL A. Van Slyke L. McWilliams -2% 86% Strikeout
b6 5-3 1 1-- O STL T. Pendleton L. McWilliams -1% 85% Flyball: RF
b6 5-3 2 1-- O STL M. Jorgensen L. McWilliams -1% 83% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Matt Keough facing 9-1-2
Joe Orsulak pinch hits for Larry McWilliams (P) batting 9th
t7 3-5 0 --- O PIT J. Orsulak M. Keough 3% 86% Foul Flyball: 3B
Steve Kemp pinch hits for Bill Almon (LF) batting 1st
t7 3-5 1 --- O PIT S. Kemp M. Keough 2% 89% Strikeout
t7 3-5 2 --- O PIT R. Reynolds M. Keough 1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Pirates' Pat Clements facing 8-9-1
Pat Clements replaces Steve Kemp (PH) pitching and batting 1st
R.J. Reynolds moves from CF to LF
Joe Orsulak moves from PH to CF
b7 5-3 0 --- O STL O. Smith P. Clements -1% 89% Flyball: LF
Ivan de Jesus pinch hits for Matt Keough (P) batting 9th
b7 5-3 1 --- O STL I. de Jesus P. Clements -1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 5-3 2 --- STL V. Coleman P. Clements 0% 89% Single
b7 5-3 2 1-- STL W. McGee P. Clements 1% 89% Coleman Steals 2B
b7 5-3 2 -2- O STL W. McGee P. Clements -1% 88% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Todd Worrell facing 3-4-5
Todd Worrell replaces Ivan de Jesus (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-5 0 --- O PIT J. Ray T. Worrell 3% 91% Flyball: LF
t8 3-5 1 --- O PIT M. Brown T. Worrell 2% 93% Flyball: LF
t8 3-5 2 --- R PIT S. Bream T. Worrell -8% 85% Home Run
t8 4-5 2 --- O PIT T. Pena T. Worrell 2% 88% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pirates' Pat Clements facing 3-4-5
b8 5-4 0 --- STL T. Herr P. Clements 2% 89% Walk
Tom Nieto pinch hits for Darrell Porter (C) batting 4th
b8 5-4 0 1-- O STL T. Nieto P. Clements -1% 89% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Herr to 2B
Cesar Cedeno pinch hits for Andy Van Slyke (RF) batting 5th
b8 5-4 1 -2- STL C. Cedeno P. Clements 1% 89% Intentional Walk
b8 5-4 1 12- O STL T. Pendleton P. Clements -2% 87% Flyball: RF
Tito Landrum pinch hits for Mike Jorgensen (1B) batting 7th
b8 5-4 2 12- O STL T. Landrum P. Clements -2% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Cardinals' Todd Worrell facing 7-8-9
Tom Nieto moves from PH to C
Cesar Cedeno moves from PH to 1B
Tito Landrum moves from PH to RF
t9 4-5 0 --- PIT J. Morrison T. Worrell -11% 73% Single
Marvell Wynne pinch runs for Jim Morrison (3B) batting 7th
t9 4-5 0 1-- O PIT S. Khalifa T. Worrell 10% 84% Strikeout
Ken Dayley replaces Todd Worrell pitching and batting 9th
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Joe Orsulak (CF) batting 9th
t9 4-5 1 1-- O PIT L. Mazzilli K. Dayley 9% 93% Strikeout
Sixto Lezcano pinch hits for Pat Clements (P) batting 1st
t9 4-5 2 1-- O PIT S. Lezcano K. Dayley 7% 100% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 5.

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  • 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.

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