April 30, 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 6
OAK 1 TBR 8
@BAL 1 BOS 2
TOR 1 CLE 8
SEA 3 MIN 4
CHW 3 DET 6
@NYY 2 TEX 11
KCR 9 ARI 8
HOU 7 CHC 19
MIL 5 LAD 13
@FLA 1 PIT 13
@NYM 1 SDP 4
@PHI 2 SFG 3
COL 2 STL 5
CIN 2 WSN 3
ATL 2
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 46,788

Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 1:10pm
Time of Game: 2:55

Pirates

11-16

Won 1

5th, 6 GB

John Russell

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  7  0   0  1  5   0  0  0   13 12  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  2  3

W: T Gorzelanny (2-3), L: O Perez (2-2)

Mets

14-12

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

Jerry Manuel

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N McLouth CF                  4   3   3   3    1   0  .342 1.083   23    1   0   2·2B
  N Morgan CF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .120  .401    3    0   0   
F Sanchez 2B                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .232  .537   11    2   1   
  L Rivas 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .459    2    0   1   
J Bay LF                      4   0   0   1    1   1  .253  .838   20    2   0   SF
R Doumit C                    5   2   2   1    0   2  .356  .981   16    9   0   2B
X Nady RF                     3   2   3   3    2   0  .337  .926   18    3   0   2B
  D Mientkiewicz PR-RF        0   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .612         0   0   
A LaRoche 1B                  4   0   1   0    1   2  .174  .504   16    8   0   GDP
J Bautista 3B                 4   1   0   0    1   1  .195  .559   18    0   3   
C Gomez SS                    4   2   0   0    1   0  .268  .612   17    2   1   
T Gorzelanny P                3   1   0   1    0   0  .000  .000   18    0   0   
  B Bixler PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .494    2    0   0   
  J Van Benschote P           1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  E Meek P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       40  13  12  11    7   7              171   27   7

BATTING

2B: N McLouth 2 (12, off N Figueroa, off J Sosa); R Doumit (5, off J Sosa); X Nady (9, off J Sosa).

SF: J Bay (1, off O Perez).

TB: N McLouth 5; X Nady 4; R Doumit 3; F Sanchez 2; A LaRoche; B Bixler.

GIDP: A LaRoche (5).

RBI: X Nady 3 (26); N McLouth 3 (25); F Sanchez 2 (10); T Gorzelanny (1); R Doumit (9); J Bay (10).

2-out RBI: N McLouth 2; X Nady 2; R Doumit; F Sanchez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

PB: R Doumit (3).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .720   24    3   4   
L Castillo 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .646   19    0   4   
D Wright 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .281  .948   16    1   2   
C Beltran CF                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .211  .755   21    4   0   
R Church RF                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .316  .854   22    2   0   2B
C Delgado 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .198  .620   13   10   0   
A Pagan LF                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .278  .751   17    0   0   
G Molina C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .393   19    7   0   
O Perez P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583         0   0   
  N Figueroa P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    4    0   0   
  D Easley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .624    2    0   0   
  J Sosa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  P Feliciano P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Chavez PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .572    2    0   0   
  A Heilman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .447    3    0   0   
Totals                       29   1   2   1    9   8              162   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Church (4, off J Van Benschoten).

TB: R Church 2; C Delgado.

RBI: R Church (19).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Castillo-J Reyes-C Delgado.

E: L Castillo (2); A Pagan (1); D Wright (5).

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
T Gorzelanny, W (2-3)          5     1   0   0    5   4   0   6.91   21   84-46   24· 9·13    4· 5· 3· 0     64    -     0.43   0.10
J Van Benschote                2     1   1   1    1   3   0   7.71    8   39-25   14· 4· 7    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
E Meek                         2     0   0   0    3   1   0   6.92    9   37-17    8· 2· 7    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     2   1   1    9   8   0          38  160-88   46·15·27   10· 7· 4· 0           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Perez, L (2-2)               1.2   2   7   2    5   2   0   4.03   13   55-28   14· 2·12    3· 2· 1· 0     30    -     1.32  -0.35
N Figueroa                     3.1   5   1   1    2   3   0   4.08   17   61-41   21· 5·15    6· 4· 2· 0          2-2    0.15  -0.04
J Sosa                         1     4   5   1    0   1   0   7.02    9   30-22   12· 4· 6    2· 2· 4· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.01
P Feliciano                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.96    3    5-4     3· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
A Heilman                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.51    6   20-13    9· 2· 2    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12  13   4    7   7   0          48  171-108  59·13·36   17· 9· 8· 0          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 46,788.

Weather: 55° F, Wind 18mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. N McLouth            CF    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. F Sanchez            2B    2. L Castillo           2B 
3. J Bay                LF    3. D Wright             3B 
4. R Doumit             C     4. C Beltran            CF 
5. X Nady               RF    5. R Church             RF 
6. A LaRoche            1B    6. C Delgado            1B 
7. J Bautista           3B    7. A Pagan              LF 
8. C Gomez              SS    8. G Molina             C  
9. T Gorzelanny         P     9. O Perez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  123  4    9%  70% T Gorzelanny    O Perez         Reached on E4/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Nady Scores; Bautista to 3B; Gomez to 2B
   t 2   1  0-1  123  9    8%  78% N McLouth       O Perez         Walk; Bautista Scores; Gomez to 3B; Gorzelanny to 2B
   t 2   1  0-2  123  1    6%  84% F Sanchez       O Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gomez Scores/unER; Gorzelanny to 3B; McLouth to 2B
   t 2   1  0-0  12-  6    6%  60% C Gomez         O Perez         Walk; Nady to 3B; Bautista to 2B
   t 2   2  0-4  12-  2    5%  90% R Doumit        O Perez         Single to LF (Ground Ball); McLouth Scores/unER; Sanchez to 3B; Doumit to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  N McLouth       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   46%  F Sanchez       Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  4   47%  J Bay           Walk
   O      1--  6   45%  R Doumit        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gorzelanny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  J Reyes         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   49%  L Castillo      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   48%  D Wright        Walk
          1--  6   46%  C Beltran       Walk; Wright to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Oliver Perez facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   54%  X Nady          Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Looking
          1--  4   54%  J Bautista      Walk; Nady to 2B
          12-  6   60%  C Gomez         Walk; Nady to 3B; Bautista to 2B
   R      123  4   70%  T Gorzelanny    Reached on E4/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Nady Scores; Bautista to 3B; Gomez to 2B
   R      123  9   78%  N McLouth       Walk; Bautista Scores; Gomez to 3B; Gorzelanny to 2B
   R      123  1   84%  F Sanchez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gomez Scores/unER; Gorzelanny to 3B; McLouth to 2B
   RO     123  4   85%  J Bay           Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Gorzelanny Scores/unER
   R      12-  2   90%  R Doumit        Single to LF (Ground Ball); McLouth Scores/unER; Sanchez to 3B; Doumit to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Nelson Figueroa replaces Oliver Perez pitching and batting 9th
   RR     -23  2   95%  X Nady          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Sanchez Scores/unER; Doumit Scores/unER
          1--  5   96%  A LaRoche       Walk; Nady to 2B
   O      12-  2   95%  J Bautista      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  7 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Tom Gorzelanny facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   96%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   95%  A Pagan         Walk
   O      1--  3   96%  G Molina        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   96%  N Figueroa      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Nelson Figueroa facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   96%  C Gomez         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  8   96%  T Gorzelanny    Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  2   96%  N McLouth       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   96%  F Sanchez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Tom Gorzelanny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   97%  J Reyes         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   97%  L Castillo      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   97%  D Wright        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Nelson Figueroa facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   97%  J Bay           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  R Doumit        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   97%  X Nady          Walk
          1--  1   97%  A LaRoche       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Nady to 2B
   O      12-  5   97%  J Bautista      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Tom Gorzelanny facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   97%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   97%  R Church        Walk
          1--  1   95%  C Delgado       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Church to 3B
   O      1-3  3   97%  A Pagan         Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1-3  5   98%  G Molina        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-0, Nelson Figueroa facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   98%  C Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   98%  T Gorzelanny    Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
          ---  5   98%  N McLouth       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  4   99%  F Sanchez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); McLouth Scores
   O      1--  3   99%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-8, Tom Gorzelanny facing 9-1-2
                  Damion Easley pinch hits for Nelson Figueroa batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  D Easley        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   99%  J Reyes         Walk
   O      1--  2   99%  L Castillo      Foul Popfly: C (1B Foul)
   O      1--  4   99%  D Wright        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-0, Jorge Sosa facing 4-5-6
                  Jorge Sosa replaces Damion Easley pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  R Doumit        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  4  100%  X Nady          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Doumit Scores
   O      -2-  5  100%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4  100%  J Bautista      Groundout: 2B-1B; Nady to 3B
   R      --3  5  100%  C Gomez         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Nady Scores/unER/No RBI
                  Brian Bixler pinch hits for Tom Gorzelanny batting 9th
          1--  2  100%  B Bixler        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Gomez to 2B
   RR     12-  4  100%  N McLouth       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gomez Scores/unER; Bixler Scores/unER
   R      -2-  1  100%  F Sanchez       Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF); McLouth Scores/unER/No RBI; Sanchez to 2B
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Bay           Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 13, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-13, John Van Benschoten facing 4-5-6
                  John Van Benschoten replaces Brian Bixler pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4  100%  C Beltran       Walk
   R      1--  8  100%  R Church        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Beltran Scores
   O      -2-  2  100%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B); Church to 3B
   O      --3  5  100%  A Pagan         Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5  100%  G Molina        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 13, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 13-1, Pedro Feliciano facing 4-5-6
                  Pedro Feliciano replaces Jorge Sosa pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  R Doumit        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2  100%  X Nady          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Doug Mientkiewicz pinch runs for Xavier Nady batting 5th
   OO     1--  1  100%  A LaRoche       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 13, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-13, John Van Benschoten facing 9-1-2
                  Luis Rivas replaces Freddy Sanchez playing 2B batting 2nd; Nyjer Morgan replaces Nate McLouth playing CF batting 1st; Doug Mientkiewicz moves to RF; Endy Chavez pinch hits for Pedro Feliciano batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  E Chavez        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6  100%  J Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  100%  L Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 13, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 13-1, Aaron Heilman facing 7-8-9
                  Aaron Heilman replaces Endy Chavez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Bautista      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  1  100%  C Gomez         Foul Lineout: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  7  100%  J Van Benschote Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 13, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-13, Evan Meek facing 3-4-5
                  Evan Meek replaces John Van Benschoten pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5  100%  D Wright        Walk
          1--     100%  C Beltran       Passed Ball; Wright to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  4  100%  R Church        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          -2-  5  100%  C Delgado       Walk
          12-  5  100%  A Pagan         Walk; Wright to 3B; Delgado to 2B
   O      123  6  100%  G Molina        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 13, Mets 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 13-1, Aaron Heilman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3  100%  N Morgan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  L Rivas         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Bay           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 13, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-13, Evan Meek facing 9-1-2
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Aaron Heilman batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  M Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  J Reyes         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  L Castillo      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 13, Mets 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation