July 2, 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 7
OAK 4 BAL 5
KCR 2 CHW 6
CLE 5
(10) MIN 7
DET 0 NYY 18
TEX 7 SEA 4
TOR 2 TBR 7
BOS 6 MIL 4
@ARI 3 PHI 7
@ATL 3 PIT 9
@CIN 5 COL 8
SDP 1 FLA 4
WSN 2 LAD 4
@HOU 1 CHC 6
@SFG 5 STL 8
NYM 7

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 16,890

Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 3:02

Pirates

40-44

Won 2

4th, 10½ GB

John Russell

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         4  0  1   0  2  0   1  0  1    9 13  0
Reds            1  4  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  7  0

W: D Bautista (1-1), L: D Thompson (0-2)

Reds

39-47

Lost 2

6th, 12½ GB

Dusty Baker

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N McLouth CF                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .281  .885   17    5   0   2B
L Rivas 2B                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .239  .646   21    3   1   2B
J Bay LF                      5   1   2   1    0   1  .282  .909   20    1   0   
R Doumit C                    4   3   2   0    0   1  .341  .989   21    7   1   HBP
X Nady RF                     5   2   3   3    0   2  .323  .928   18    2   0   2·HR
A LaRoche 1B                  5   0   2   2    0   0  .238  .704   22    6   0   3B
J Bautista 3B                 5   1   1   2    0   0  .257  .768   18    2   1   HR
J Van Benschote P             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  D Bautista P                2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  S Burnett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Mientkiewicz PH           0   0   0   0    1   0  .268  .721    6    0   0   
  J Grabow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Pearce PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  T Yates P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Wilson SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .725   10    1   5   HBP
Totals                       40   9  13   9    2   7              169   27   8

BATTING

2B: N McLouth (28, off D Thompson); L Rivas (4, off D Thompson).

3B: A LaRoche (2, off J Affeldt).

HR: J Bautista (10, off B Bray; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); X Nady 2 (12, 2 off D Thompson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

HBP: R Doumit (3, by J Affeldt); J Wilson (3, by D Thompson).

TB: X Nady 9; J Bautista 4; A LaRoche 4; L Rivas 3; R Doumit 2; J Bay 2; N McLouth 2.

RBI: X Nady 3 (52); J Bautista 2 (38); A LaRoche 2 (37); J Bay (44); L Rivas (16).

2-out RBI: J Bautista.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Wilson-L Rivas-A LaRoche.

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Bruce CF                    3   2   2   4    1   0  .292  .838   18    5   0   2·HR
J Keppinger SS-1B             4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .783   16    0   3   
K Griffey RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .746   12    1   0   
B Phillips 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .283  .819   20    4   3   2B,SB
A Dunn LF                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .223  .900   10    2   0   HR
E Encarnacion 3B              3   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .787   17    1   0   HBP,GDP
J Votto 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .826   11    5   0   
  G Majewski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Bray P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Valentin PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .581    1    0   0   2B
P Bako C                      4   1   0   0    0   2  .218  .660   16    7   0   
D Thompson P                  2   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  J Affeldt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Hairston SS               2   0   0   0    0   1  .327  .850    8    2   1   
Totals                       33   5   7   5    2   6              133   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Valentin (5, off T Yates); B Phillips (17, off J Van Benschoten).

HR: J Bruce 2 (6, 2 off J Van Benschoten; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); A Dunn (21, off J Van Benschoten; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: E Encarnacion (5, by J Van Benschoten).

TB: J Bruce 8; A Dunn 4; B Phillips 2; J Valentin 2; K Griffey; J Votto.

GIDP: E Encarnacion (6).

RBI: J Bruce 4 (19); A Dunn (49).

2-out RBI: J Bruce 3.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Phillips (17, 3rd base off D Bautista/R Doumit).

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 Van Benschote                2.1   5   5   5    0   0   3  10.64   13   45-30   20· 3· 7    3· 4· 5· 0     27    -     1.06  -0.40
D Bautista, W (1-1)            3.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   2.70   11   44-26   16· 5· 5    3· 3· 2· 0          1-0    1.18   0.27
S Burnett, H (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.18    1    3-3     3· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.02
J Grabow, H (8)                2     0   0   0    1   3   0   3.38    7   28-17    6· 5· 6    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.78   0.11
T Yates                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.67    4   12-9     5· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.38   0.02
Totals                         9     7   5   5    2   6   3          36  132-85   50·15·20    8·10· 9· 0          1-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Thompson, L (0-2)            4.1   8   7   7    1   2   2   6.91   23   90-63   34· 7·22    5· 8· 6· 0     20    -     0.92  -0.49
J Affeldt                      2     3   1   1    0   3   0   4.15   10   37-27   15· 3· 9    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.71  -0.04
G Majewski                     1.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   5.02    7   25-16   10· 0· 6    3· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.45   0.06
B Bray                         1     1   1   1    0   2   1   2.77    4   14-11    4· 5· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.01
Totals                         9    13   9   9    2   7   3          44  166-117  63·15·39   11·13· 9· 0          1-0

Balks: D Thompson (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Thompson (1; J Wilson); J Van Benschote (2; E Encarnacion); J Affeldt (1; R Doumit).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Mark Wegner.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 16,890.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 26mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. N McLouth            CF    1. J Bruce              CF 
2. L Rivas              2B    2. J Keppinger          SS 
3. J Bay                LF    3. K Griffey            RF 
4. R Doumit             C     4. B Phillips           2B 
5. X Nady               RF    5. A Dunn               LF 
6. A LaRoche            1B    6. E Encarnacion        3B 
7. J Bautista           3B    7. J Votto              1B 
8. J Van Benschoten     P     8. P Bako               C  
9. J Wilson             SS    9. D Thompson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  4-2  12-  3  -28%  38% J Bruce         J Van Benschote Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bako Scores; Thompson Scores
   t 5   1  5-5  1--  3   23%  73% X Nady          D Thompson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Doumit Scores
   b 6   0  7-5  1--  5   12%  80% E Encarnacion   D Bautista      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 3   1  5-4  ---  4   11%  47% X Nady          D Thompson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 7   1  5-7  1--  3   10%  91% A LaRoche       J Affeldt       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Doumit Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Daryl Thompson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   56%  N McLouth       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-      59%  L Rivas         Balk; McLouth to 3B
   R      --3  4   65%  " "             Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); McLouth Scores
   R      -2-  4   71%  J Bay           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Rivas Scores
          1--  6   75%  R Doumit        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bay to 2B
          12-  2   80%  X Nady          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Bay to 3B; Doumit to 2B
   RO     123  5   81%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Bay Scores; Doumit to 3B; Nady to 2B
   RO     -23  7   82%  J Bautista      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Doumit Scores
   O      -2-  5   80%  J Van Benschote Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, John Van Benschoten facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  8   73%  J Bruce         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   75%  J Keppinger     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2   77%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   78%  B Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Daryl Thompson facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   80%  J Wilson        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   78%  N McLouth       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   76%  L Rivas         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   74%  J Bay           Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, John Van Benschoten facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  1   66%  A Dunn          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  4   62%  E Encarnacion   Hit By Pitch
          1--  4   52%  J Votto         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Encarnacion to 3B
   O      1-3  4   61%  P Bako          Fielder's Choice 3B; Encarnacion out at Hm/3B-C; Votto to 2B
   O      12-  1   66%  D Thompson      Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B (Short 1B Line); Bako to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   38%  J Bruce         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bako Scores; Thompson Scores
   O      ---  2   39%  J Keppinger     Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Reds 5.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Daryl Thompson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   36%  R Doumit        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   47%  X Nady          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   46%  A LaRoche       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   44%  J Bautista      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, John Van Benschoten facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   47%  K Griffey       Lineout: CF
          ---  7   42%  B Phillips      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
                  Denny Bautista replaces John Van Benschoten pitching and batting 8th
          -2-      39%  A Dunn          Phillips Steals 3B
   O      --3  2   46%  " "             Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      --3  6   50%  E Encarnacion   Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 5.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Daryl Thompson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  D Bautista      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   45%  J Wilson        Popfly: 2B
          ---  5   47%  N McLouth       Walk
   O      1--  2   44%  L Rivas         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Denny Bautista facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  J Votto         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   49%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  D Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Reds 5.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Daryl Thompson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   47%  J Bay           Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  6   50%  R Doumit        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   RR     1--  3   73%  X Nady          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Doumit Scores
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Daryl Thompson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   75%  A LaRoche       Single to 3B (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   73%  J Bautista      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   71%  D Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-7, Denny Bautista facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   74%  J Bruce         Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   76%  J Keppinger     Flyball: CF
          ---  3   75%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  6   78%  B Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 5.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Jeremy Affeldt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   76%  J Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   75%  N McLouth       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   76%  L Rivas         Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  5   74%  J Bay           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-7, Denny Bautista facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   68%  A Dunn          Walk
   OO     1--  5   80%  E Encarnacion   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  Sean Burnett replaces Denny Bautista pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  3   81%  J Votto         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Jeremy Affeldt facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   84%  R Doumit        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   81%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  3   91%  A LaRoche       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Doumit Scores
                  Gary Majewski replaces Joey Votto pitching and batting 7th; Jeff Keppinger moves to 1B; Jerry Hairston replaces Jeremy Affeldt playing SS batting 9th
   O      --3  3   89%  J Bautista      Groundout: 2B unassisted (Weak 2B)
                  Doug Mientkiewicz pinch hits for Sean Burnett batting 8th
          --3  6   89%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk
   O      1-3  1   87%  J Wilson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-8, John Grabow facing 8-9-1
                  John Grabow replaces Doug Mientkiewicz pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  4   90%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   92%  J Hairston      Flyball: CF
          ---  5   90%  J Bruce         Walk
   O      1--  5   93%  J Keppinger     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-5, Gary Majewski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   92%  N McLouth       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   91%  L Rivas         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   92%  J Bay           Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   91%  R Doumit        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-8, John Grabow facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   94%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   96%  B Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  A Dunn          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-5, Bill Bray facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Bray replaces Gary Majewski pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  4   96%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   96%  A LaRoche       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   R      ---  2   98%  J Bautista      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Steven Pearce pinch hits for John Grabow batting 8th
   O      ---  4   98%  S Pearce        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-9, Tyler Yates facing 6-7-8
                  Tyler Yates replaces Steven Pearce pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2   99%  E Encarnacion   Flyball: LF
                  Javier Valentin pinch hits for Bill Bray batting 7th
          ---  1   98%  J Valentin      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   99%  P Bako          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Valentin to 3B
   O      --3  6  100%  J Hairston      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Reds 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation