September 15, 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Busch Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Tuesday, September 15, 1998, 5:12
Time of Game: 2:55

Pirates

68-82

Won 1

6th, 28 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  2  2   0  3  0   0  1  0    8  9  0
Cardinals       0  1  3   0  1  0   0  0  1    6  9  0

W: S Lawrence (2-1), L: D Osborne (4-4), S: R Loiselle (19)

Cardinals

74-77

Lost 1

3rd, 21½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Brown CF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .695   16    4   0   
K Polcovich 2B                5   1   1   0    0   0  .188  .503   22    2   4   
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Kendall C                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .330  .891   15    9   0   SB,HBP
K Young 1B                    4   2   1   3    1   1  .277  .823   22    9   1   HR,GDP
J Guillen RF                  5   2   2   2    0   1  .277  .733   15    2   0   HR
M Martinez LF                 2   1   1   0    1   0  .251  .727    9    0   0   3B,SH
F Garcia 3B                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .266  .862   20    0   1   IW
L Collier SS                  3   0   1   2    0   1  .245  .647    7    1   3   3B
  T Ward PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .763    6    0   0   
  A Nunez SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .754         0   0   
J Lieber P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .404    4    0   0   
  T Laker PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .913    4    0   0   
  J Tabaka P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Lawrence P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  R Rincon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Strange PH                0   0   0   1    0   0  .176  .438    2    0   0   SF
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  T Womack 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .677         0   0   
Totals                       33   8   9   8    5   8              146   27   9

BATTING

3B: L Collier (6, off D Osborne); M Martinez (2, off D Osborne).

HR: K Young (25, off D Osborne; 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); J Guillen (13, off D Osborne; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: D Strange (2, off J Brantley).

SH: M Martinez (3, off J Brantley).

IBB: F Garcia (3, by J Brantley).

HBP: J Kendall (29, by D Osborne).

TB: J Guillen 5; K Young 4; J Kendall 3; M Martinez 3; L Collier 3; K Polcovich.

GIDP: K Young (20).

RBI: K Young 3 (104); J Guillen 2 (76); L Collier 2 (33); D Strange (13).

2-out RBI: J Guillen 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Young-L Collier-K Young; L Collier-K Polcovich-K Young.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Kendall (24, 2nd base off J Brantley/E Marrero).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .298  .823   16    5   2   
  M McGwire PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .294 1.204    2    0   0   HR
J Drew RF                     5   2   2   2    0   0  .313 1.243   12    2   0   2·HR,2·GDP
R Gant LF                     4   1   1   0    1   2  .237  .808   16    0   0   
R Lankford CF                 4   2   2   2    0   1  .287  .921   14    2   0   HR,3B
  J Brantley P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
F Tatis 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .729   18    0   1   
J Mabry 1B                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .253  .689   19    7   2   
L Ordaz SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .176  .415   19    1   4   2B
D Osborne P                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .043  .197    9    0   0   
  C King P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   0   
  E Marrero C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .709    5    2   0   
T Lampkin C                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .236  .718    8    7   0   
  B Jordan PH-CF              2   0   1   0    0   0  .309  .889    7    0   0   
Totals                       34   6   9   6    5   7              149   27   9

BATTING

2B: L Ordaz (2, off M Williams).

3B: R Lankford (1, off J Lieber).

HR: R Lankford (29, off J Lieber; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); M McGwire (63, off J Christiansen; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out); J Drew 2 (3, off S Lawrence, off J Lieber; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: J Drew 8; R Lankford 7; M McGwire 4; L Ordaz 2; D DeShields; R Gant; B Jordan.

GIDP: J Drew 2 (2).

RBI: R Lankford 2 (98); J Drew 2 (6); M McGwire (132); J Mabry (44).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Ordaz-D DeShields-J Mabry.

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
J Lieber                       3     5   4   4    2   1   2   4.05   15   57-32   19· 3·10    5· 5· 2· 0     32    -     0.95  -0.26
J Tabaka                       0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.44    3   12-5     3· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.80   0.03
S Lawrence, W (2-1)            2.1   2   1   1    1   1   1   7.13   10   40-21    9· 2·10    3· 5· 0· 0          1-0    1.20  -0.10
R Rincon, H (11)               1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.47    3   13-7     1· 4· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.88   0.25
M Williams, H (7)              1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.05    5   22-15    4· 2· 9    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.85   0.08
J Christiansen                 0.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   2.43    2    5-3     2· 1· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.94   0.00
R Loiselle, S (19)             0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.35    1    0-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.63   0.01
Totals                         9     9   6   6    5   7   4          39  149-83   38·12·33   10·14· 3· 0          3-0

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Osborne, L (4-4)             4     6   7   7    3   4   2   4.06   22   73-45   23· 5·17    4· 8· 2· 0     23    -     0.95  -0.54
C King                         3     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.61    9   36-28   15· 5· 8    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.54   0.10
J Brantley                     2     2   1   1    2   1   0   4.53   10   34-20   13· 2· 5    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.56  -0.04
Totals                         9     9   8   8    5   8   2          41  143-93   51·12·30   11·11· 5· 0           -

S Lawrence faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
D Osborne faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Brantley (3; F Garcia).

HBP: D Osborne (1; J Kendall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Bill Hohn.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 6mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. A Brown              CF    1. D DeShields          2B 
2. K Polcovich          2B    2. J Drew               RF 
3. J Kendall            C     3. R Gant               LF 
4. K Young              1B    4. R Lankford           CF 
5. J Guillen            RF    5. F Tatis              3B 
6. M Martinez           LF    6. J Mabry              1B 
7. F Garcia             3B    7. L Ordaz              SS 
8. L Collier            SS    8. D Osborne            P  
9. J Lieber             P     9. T Lampkin            C

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  4-4  12-  1   22%  84% K Young         D Osborne       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Polcovich Scores; Kendall Scores
   b 3   1  4-2  1--  5  -20%  47% R Lankford      J Lieber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Gant Scores
   b 7   0  7-5  12-  4   20%  81% J Drew          R Rincon        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B; Jordan to 3B
   t 3   2  1-2  1--  5   19%  77% J Guillen       D Osborne       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Young Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  1-3  3   17%  74% L Collier       D Osborne       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Martinez Scores; Garcia Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  A Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   46%  K Polcovich     Popfly: SS
          ---  1   47%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   45%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  D DeShields     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   49%  J Drew          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Donovan Osborne facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   48%  J Guillen       Popfly: CF
          ---  1   55%  M Martinez      Triple (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          --3  5   57%  F Garcia        Walk
   RR     1-3  3   74%  L Collier       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Martinez Scores; Garcia Scores
   O      --3  4   69%  J Lieber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   66%  A Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   56%  R Lankford      Triple to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      --3  5   61%  F Tatis         Popfly: 1B
   RO     --3  4   60%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B; Lankford Scores
          ---  6   59%  L Ordaz         Walk
          1--  5   56%  D Osborne       Walk; Ordaz to 2B
   O      12-  4   61%  T Lampkin       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Donovan Osborne facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   59%  K Polcovich     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   57%  J Kendall       Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  7   59%  K Young         Walk
   RR     1--  5   77%  J Guillen       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Young Scores
          ---  4   78%  M Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  4   77%  F Garcia        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   79%  D DeShields     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  2   70%  J Drew          Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  3   67%  R Gant          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  5   47%  R Lankford      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Gant Scores
   O      ---  4   49%  F Tatis         Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  5   50%  J Mabry         Lineout: 1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Donovan Osborne facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  L Collier       Strikeout Swinging
                  Tim Laker pinch hits for Jon Lieber batting 9th
   O      ---  4   45%  T Laker         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   44%  A Brown         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Jeff Tabaka facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Tabaka replaces Tim Laker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   47%  L Ordaz         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   49%  D Osborne       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   47%  T Lampkin       Walk
                  Sean Lawrence replaces Jeff Tabaka pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   50%  D DeShields     Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Donovan Osborne facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   55%  K Polcovich     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   62%  J Kendall       Hit By Pitch; Polcovich to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   84%  K Young         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Polcovich Scores; Kendall Scores
                  Curtis King replaces Donovan Osborne pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  3   82%  J Guillen       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   82%  M Martinez      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  7   81%  F Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Sean Lawrence facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  2   71%  J Drew          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   74%  R Gant          Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  2   77%  R Lankford      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   78%  F Tatis         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Curtis King facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   76%  L Collier       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   75%  S Lawrence      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   74%  A Brown         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Sean Lawrence facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   78%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   80%  L Ordaz         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   82%  C King          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Curtis King facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   80%  K Polcovich     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   82%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   78%  K Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Sean Lawrence facing 9-1-2
                  Brian Jordan pinch hits for Tom Lampkin batting 9th
          ---  4   71%  B Jordan        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
          1--  5   61%  D DeShields     Walk; Jordan to 2B
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Sean Lawrence pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-  4   81%  J Drew          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B; Jordan to 3B
          --3  5   78%  R Gant          Walk
   O      1-3  4   86%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Jeff Brantley facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Brantley replaces Ray Lankford pitching and batting 4th; Eli Marrero replaces Curtis King playing C batting 8th; Brian Jordan moves to CF
          ---  3   88%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   88%  M Martinez      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Guillen to 2B
          -2-  4   88%  F Garcia        Intentional Walk
                  Turner Ward pinch hits for Lou Collier batting 8th
          12-  6   91%  T Ward          Walk; Guillen to 3B; Garcia to 2B
                  Doug Strange pinch hits for Ricardo Rincon batting 9th
   RO     123  2   93%  D Strange       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Guillen Scores; Garcia to 3B
   O      1-3  5   91%  A Brown         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-8, Mike Williams facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Williams replaces Doug Strange pitching and batting 9th; Abraham Nunez replaces Turner Ward playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  4   94%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   96%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   94%  L Ordaz         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   97%  E Marrero       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-5, Jeff Brantley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   96%  K Polcovich     Foul Popfly: C
          ---  2   97%  J Kendall       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      97%  K Young         Kendall Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   96%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Kendall to 3B
   O      --3  1   96%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-8, Mike Williams facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   98%  B Jordan        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Mike Williams pitching and batting 9th; Mark McGwire pinch hits for Delino DeShields batting 1st
   R      ---  2   95%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   98%  J Drew          Flyball: CF
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Kevin Polcovich pitching and batting 2nd; Tony Womack replaces Jason Christiansen playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Cardinals 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation