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Series Summary

1990 NL Championship Series

Game 1, October 4
PIT 4 Final
CIN 3
Game 2, October 5
PIT 1 Final
CIN 2
Game 3, October 8
CIN 6 Final
PIT 3
Game 4, October 9
CIN 5 Final
PIT 3
Game 5, October 10
CIN 2 Final
PIT 3
Game 6, October 12
PIT 1 Final
CIN 2

Series Summary

Game Summary

Tuesday, October 9, 1990
Start Time: 8:30 p.m. Local
Attendance: 50,461
Venue: Three Rivers Stadium
Game Duration: 3:00
Night Game, on turf

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 5 10 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
WP: Jose Rijo (1-0) • LP: Bob Walk (1-1) • SV: Rob Dibble (1)

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Barry Larkin SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.133 0.278 0.133 0.411 0.000 0.000
Billy Hatcher CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.273 0.273 0.636 0.909 0.000 0.000
Paul O’Neill RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 4 0.545 0.545 1.091 1.636 0.100 1.000
Eric Davis LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 0.133 0.188 0.200 0.388 0.100 0.333
Hal Morris 1B 4 2 3 0 0 0 4 0.556 0.636 0.667 1.303 0.350 1.167
Chris Sabo 3B 3 1 2 3 0 0 4 0.267 0.250 0.467 0.717 0.350 2.167
Jeff Reed C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Joe Oliver C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.500 0.000 0.000
Mariano Duncan 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 0.286 0.286 0.500 0.786 0.000 0.000
   Todd Benzinger PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.400 0.500 0.400 0.900 0.000 0.000
   Ron Oester 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Jose Rijo P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Randy Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Luis Quinones PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.100 0.333
   Rob Dibble P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 34 5 10 5 1 5 37 0.294 0.297 0.529 0.827 1.000 5.000

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Wally Backman 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 0.143 0.250 0.286 0.536 0.000 0.333
Jay Bell SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 0.333 0.412 0.600 1.012 0.000 1.333
Andy Van Slyke CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 0.188 0.235 0.250 0.485 0.000 0.833
Bobby Bonilla RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.267 0.313 0.333 0.646 0.000 0.000
Barry Bonds LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.214 0.313 0.214 0.527 0.000 0.000
Sid Bream 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 4 0.429 0.556 1.000 1.556 0.000 0.500
Mike LaValliere C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.000 0.333 0.000 0.333 0.000 0.000
Jose Lind 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 0.333 0.375 0.733 1.108 0.000 0.000
Bob Walk P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   R.J. Reynolds PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000 0.167 0.000 0.167 0.000 0.000
   Ted Power P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jeff King PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.125 0.222 0.125 0.347 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 32 3 8 3 4 10 36 0.250 0.333 0.438 0.771 0.000 3.000

Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Jose Rijo, W (1-0) 7 6 3 3 4 7 1 4.38 29 116 68 42 9 17 6 12 4 0 56 0.001 1.17 -0.43% 35.68 0.2
Randy Myers, H (1) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 25 15 10 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.133 2.26 2.63% 68.87 0.5
Rob Dibble, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 9 8 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.080 1.09 1.58% 33.19 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 4 10 1 3.00 36 150 91 54 12 25 7 15 4 0 56 0 0 0.214 1.30 3.78% 39.64 1.1

Jose Rijo faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Bob Walk, L (1-1) 7 7 4 4 0 3 2 4.85 27 77 53 32 8 13 12 12 8 0 50 -0.239 0.97 -5.17% 29.57 -0.8
Ted Power 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 3.38 10 37 22 15 2 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 -0.047 0.69 -0.93% 20.92 -0.1
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 1 5 2 5.00 37 114 75 47 10 18 15 16 10 0 50 0 0 -0.286 0.89 -6.10% 27.23 -0.9

Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: Jose Rijo (1; Mike LaValliere); Ted Power (1; Todd Benzinger).
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 3,(1-1) BFX O CIN Barry Larkin Bob Walk -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 6,(2-2) SFBBFX O CIN Billy Hatcher Bob Walk -1% 46% Lineout: 2B 0.0
t1 0-0 2 — 2,(1-0) BX CIN Paul O’Neill Bob Walk 1% 48% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B) 0.0
t1 0-0 2 1– 2,(1-0) BX O CIN Eric Davis Bob Walk -2% 45% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds’ Jose Rijo facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 2,(1-0) BX PIT Wally Backman Jose Rijo -6% 39% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF) 0.3334
b1 0-0 0 -2- 5,(1-2) CBLFX O PIT Jay Bell Jose Rijo 1% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B; Backman to 3B 0.3333
b1 0-0 1 –3 4,(1-2) BCCX RO PIT Andy Van Slyke Jose Rijo -3% 38% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Backman Scores 0.3333
b1 1-0 2 — 4,(3-0) BBBB PIT Bobby Bonilla Jose Rijo -1% 37% Walk 0.0
b1 1-0 2 1– 4,(1-2) CCBB O PIT Barry Bonds Jose Rijo 2% 39% Bonilla Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) 0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates’ Bob Walk facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 — 1,(0-0) X O CIN Hal Morris Bob Walk -2% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
t2 0-1 1 — 4,(1-2) CSBX O CIN Chris Sabo Bob Walk -2% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
t2 0-1 2 — 3,(0-2) CCS O CIN Jeff Reed Bob Walk -1% 34% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds’ Jose Rijo facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 — 6,(3-2) CBFBBS O PIT Barry Bonds Jose Rijo 2% 36% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b2 1-0 1 — 7,(3-2) FBBBCFB PIT Sid Bream Jose Rijo -2% 33% Walk 0.0
b2 1-0 1 1– 2,(1-0) B1X OO PIT Mike LaValliere Jose Rijo 4% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates’ Bob Walk facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 — 5,(1-2) CSBFS O CIN Mariano Duncan Bob Walk -3% 35% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t3 0-1 1 — 5,(2-2) SBFBX O CIN Jose Rijo Bob Walk -2% 33% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B) 0.0
t3 0-1 2 — 5,(2-2) CCBBX O CIN Barry Larkin Bob Walk -1% 32% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds’ Jose Rijo facing 8-9-1
b3 1-0 0 — 3,(0-2) CFX PIT Jose Lind Jose Rijo -3% 29% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B) 0.0
b3 1-0 0 1– 5,(2-2) L1B1CB1L O PIT Bob Walk Jose Rijo 3% 32% Strikeout (foul bunt) 0.0
b3 1-0 1 1– 2,(1-0) B1X O PIT Wally Backman Jose Rijo 2% 35% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B 0.0
b3 1-0 2 1– 2,(0-1) CB PIT Jay Bell Jose Rijo -1% 34% Backman Steals 2B 0.0
b3 1-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2) CB.FBC O PIT Jay Bell Jose Rijo 3% 37% Strikeout Looking 0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates’ Bob Walk facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 — 4,(1-2) CFBX O CIN Billy Hatcher Bob Walk -3% 34% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t4 0-1 1 — 5,(3-1) BBBCX R CIN Paul O’Neill Bob Walk 14% 47% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF) 1.0001
t4 1-1 1 — 4,(1-2) CFBX CIN Eric Davis Bob Walk 3% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole) 0.3333
t4 1-1 1 1– 1,(0-0) X CIN Hal Morris Bob Walk 8% 59% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Davis to 3B 0.3333
t4 1-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0) X RO CIN Chris Sabo Bob Walk 2% 61% Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Davis Scores 0.3333
t4 2-1 2 1– 2,(0-1) 1F>X O CIN Jeff Reed Bob Walk -2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B) 0.0
  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds’ Jose Rijo facing 3-4-5
b4 1-2 0 — 6,(2-2) BBFFFX PIT Andy Van Slyke Jose Rijo -5% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole) 0.5
b4 1-2 0 1– 4,(2-1) BBSX O PIT Bobby Bonilla Jose Rijo 5% 58% Lineout: SS (Deep SS) 0.0
b4 1-2 1 1– 1,(0-0) 1C PIT Barry Bonds Jose Rijo -2% 56% Van Slyke Steals 2B -0.0
b4 1-2 1 -2- 3,(0-2) 1C.SC O PIT Barry Bonds Jose Rijo 5% 61% Strikeout Looking 0
b4 1-2 2 -2- 4,(2-1) BCBX R PIT Sid Bream Jose Rijo -15% 46% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Van Slyke Scores 0.5
b4 2-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0) IIII PIT Mike LaValliere Jose Rijo -1% 45% Intentional Walk -0.0
b4 2-2 2 12- 5,(3-1) BBFBX O PIT Jose Lind Jose Rijo 5% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bream out at Hm/CF-C; LaValliere to 2B -0.0
  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Pirates’ Bob Walk facing 8-9-1
t5 2-2 0 — 1,(0-0) X CIN Mariano Duncan Bob Walk 5% 55% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole) 0.0
t5 2-2 0 1– 2,(1-0) 1B11X OO CIN Jose Rijo Bob Walk -10% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B) 0.0
t5 2-2 2 — 2,(0-1) CX O CIN Barry Larkin Bob Walk -1% 44% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Reds’ Jose Rijo facing 9-1-2
b5 2-2 0 — 3,(0-2) CSS O PIT Bob Walk Jose Rijo 3% 47% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b5 2-2 1 — 6,(1-2) BFCFFS O PIT Wally Backman Jose Rijo 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b5 2-2 2 — 1,(0-0) X O PIT Jay Bell Jose Rijo 1% 50% Flyball: RF (RF Line) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Pirates’ Bob Walk facing 2-3-4
t6 2-2 0 — 1,(0-0) X O CIN Billy Hatcher Bob Walk -3% 47% Flyball: LF 0.0
t6 2-2 1 — 2,(1-0) BX O CIN Paul O’Neill Bob Walk -2% 44% Lineout: 1B 0.0
t6 2-2 2 — 2,(1-0) BX O CIN Eric Davis Bob Walk -2% 43% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Reds’ Jose Rijo facing 3-4-5
b6 2-2 0 — 4,(0-2) FSFS O PIT Andy Van Slyke Jose Rijo 3% 46% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b6 2-2 1 — 4,(2-1) BSBX PIT Bobby Bonilla Jose Rijo -4% 42% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B) 0.0
b6 2-2 1 1– 1,(0-0) X O PIT Barry Bonds Jose Rijo 4% 47% Popfly: SS 0.0
b6 2-2 2 1– 7,(3-2) BBFBF>F>X O PIT Sid Bream Jose Rijo 3% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 2.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Pirates’ Bob Walk facing 5-6-7
t7 2-2 0 — 4,(2-1) BCBX CIN Hal Morris Bob Walk 6% 56% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF) 0.5
t7 2-2 0 1– 2,(1-0) BX RR CIN Chris Sabo Bob Walk 27% 83% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Morris Scores 1.5
t7 4-2 0 — 2,(1-0) BX O CIN Jeff Reed Bob Walk -1% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t7 4-2 1 — 4,(1-2) BSSC O CIN Mariano Duncan Bob Walk -1% 81% Strikeout Looking -0.0
t7 4-2 2 — 2,(0-1) CX O CIN Jose Rijo Bob Walk -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Reds’ Jose Rijo facing 7-8-9
b7 2-4 0 — 4,(1-2) FBFX O PIT Mike LaValliere Jose Rijo 4% 84% Flyball: CF 0.0
b7 2-4 1 — 1,(0-0) X O PIT Jose Lind Jose Rijo 2% 86% Popfly: RF (Short RF) 0.0
  R.J. Reynolds pinch hits for Bob Walk (P) batting 9th
b7 2-4 2 — 5,(3-1) .BFBBB PIT R.J. Reynolds Jose Rijo -2% 84% Walk 0.0
b7 2-4 2 1– 2,(1-0) BX O PIT Wally Backman Jose Rijo 4% 88% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates’ Ted Power facing 1-2-3
  Ted Power replaces R.J. Reynolds (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-2 0 — 5,(2-2) .CBCBS O CIN Barry Larkin Ted Power -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t8 4-2 1 — 5,(2-2) CBBFX O CIN Billy Hatcher Ted Power -1% 86% Flyball: LF (Deep LF) 0.0
t8 4-2 2 — 4,(2-1) BFBX CIN Paul O’Neill Ted Power 1% 87% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole) 0.0
t8 4-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2) BCBSC O CIN Eric Davis Ted Power -2% 85% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Reds’ Jose Rijo facing 2-3-4
b8 2-4 0 — 3,(1-1) BCX R PIT Jay Bell Jose Rijo -14% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF) 1.0
  Randy Myers replaces Jose Rijo pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-4 0 — 4,(2-1) .BBFX O PIT Andy Van Slyke Randy Myers 6% 78% Flyball: LF 0.0
b8 3-4 1 — 11,(3-2) CBFBFFFBFFX O PIT Bobby Bonilla Randy Myers 4% 82% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Bonilla out at 3B/LF-3B 0.0
b8 3-4 2 — 4,(2-1) CBBX PIT Barry Bonds Randy Myers -4% 78% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B) -0.0
  Joe Oliver replaces Jeff Reed playing C batting 7th
b8 3-4 2 1– 5,(2-2) .CC1B11BB PIT Sid Bream Randy Myers -3% 75% Bonds Steals 2B -0.0
b8 3-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2) .CC1B11BB.S O PIT Sid Bream Randy Myers 10% 85% Strikeout Swinging 0
  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Pirates 3.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pirates’ Ted Power facing 5-6-7
t9 4-3 0 — 4,(0-2) FFFX CIN Hal Morris Ted Power 4% 89% Double to RF (Ground Ball) 0.3334
t9 4-3 0 -2- 6,(2-2) FBFBFX CIN Chris Sabo Ted Power 4% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Morris to 3B 0.3333
t9 4-3 0 1-3 1,(0-0) X O CIN Joe Oliver Ted Power -2% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sabo to 2B 0.0
  Todd Benzinger pinch hits for Mariano Duncan (2B) batting 8th
t9 4-3 1 -23 4,(3-0) .IIII CIN Todd Benzinger Ted Power 0% 91% Intentional Walk -0.0
  Luis Quinones pinch hits for Randy Myers (P) batting 9th
t9 4-3 1 123 2,(1-0) .BX RO CIN Luis Quinones Ted Power 2% 93% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Morris Scores 0.3333
t9 5-3 2 12- 1,(0-0) X O CIN Barry Larkin Ted Power -1% 92% Groundout: P-1B -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Reds’ Rob Dibble facing 7-8-9
  Rob Dibble replaces Luis Quinones (PH) pitching and batting 9thRon Oester replaces Todd Benzinger (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
b9 3-5 0 — 2,(0-1) ..CX O PIT Mike LaValliere Rob Dibble 4% 96% Flyball: LF 0.0
b9 3-5 1 — 4,(1-2) CFBS O PIT Jose Lind Rob Dibble 3% 99% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  Jeff King pinch hits for Ted Power (P) batting 9th
b9 3-5 2 — 3,(0-2) .CSC O PIT Jeff King Rob Dibble 1% 100% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Pirates 3.