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San Francisco Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1998-04-23 · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 9899 · 64°F, overcast, dry · Wind 5 mph to RF · 2:30

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated San Francisco Giants 7–0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 2nd. Francisco Cordova earned the win. Jason Kendall went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
PIT	0	4	0	1	0	2	0	0		7	10

W: Francisco Cordova L: Shawn Estes SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Vanover · 1B: Mark Hirschbeck · 2B: Bruce Froemming · 3B: Eric Gregg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Alex Diaz	4	0	0	0
Bill Mueller	3	0	0	0
Barry Bonds	3	1	1	0
Jeff Kent	4	0	0	3
J. T. Snow	4	0	0	1
Stan Javier	3	1	0	1
Brian Johnson	3	1	0	1
Rich Aurilia	3	1	0	1
Shawn Estes	2	1	0	0
Charlie Hayes	1	0	0	0
Marvin Benard	1	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kevin Polcovich	4	2	2	0	0	0
Turner Ward	3	2	1	1	2	0
Jason Kendall	3	0	2	3	1	0
Kevin Young	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jermaine Allensworth	4	1	3	1	0	0
Mark Smith	3	1	0	0	1	1
Freddy Garcia	4	0	1	0	0	3
Lou Collier	3	1	1	1	1	2
Francisco Cordova	4	0	0	0	0	2

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Shawn Estes	5.1	9	5	8
Russ Ortiz	1.2	1	0	2
Robb Nen	1.0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Francisco Cordova	9.0	5	1	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alex Diaz: 63/G6
Bill Mueller: 31/G3
Barry Bonds: 43/G4M

Bot 1

Kevin Polcovich: D8/F8LD
Turner Ward: 3/G3.2-3
Jason Kendall: W
Kevin Young: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 2

Jeff Kent: K
J. T. Snow: K
Stan Javier: S4/G4MS
Brian Johnson: S4/G4.1-3
Rich Aurilia: 13/G15

Bot 2

Jermaine Allensworth: S4/L4D
Mark Smith: W.1-2
Freddy Garcia: K
Lou Collier: D8/F78D.2-H;1-3
Francisco Cordova: K
Kevin Polcovich: HP
Turner Ward: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jason Kendall: D9/F9LS.3-H;2-H;1-3
Kevin Young: 53/G56

Top 3

Shawn Estes: S8/L89S
Alex Diaz: 53/G56S.1-2
Bill Mueller: 43/G4S.2-3
Barry Bonds: 8/F8RXD

Bot 3

Jermaine Allensworth: D7/G5L
Mark Smith: K
Freddy Garcia: K
Lou Collier: IW
Francisco Cordova: K

Top 4

Jeff Kent: K
J. T. Snow: 43/G4M
Stan Javier: 8/F78M

Bot 4

Kevin Polcovich: 3/L3
Turner Ward: W
Jason Kendall: S9/P9S.1-3;B-2(TH)
Kevin Young: K
Jermaine Allensworth: S4/G4M.3-H;2-3
Mark Smith: 9/F9M

Top 5

Brian Johnson: K
Rich Aurilia: K
Shawn Estes: 43/G4

Bot 5

Freddy Garcia: K
Lou Collier: K
Francisco Cordova: 43/G4

Top 6

Alex Diaz: 3/G3
Bill Mueller: 3/G34S
Barry Bonds: D8/F8RXD
Jeff Kent: 6/P8LS

Bot 6

Kevin Polcovich: S7/L7LS
Turner Ward: D9/F9LM.1-3
Jason Kendall: 9/SF/F9M.3-H;2-3
Kevin Young: K
Jermaine Allensworth: PB.3-H(UR)
Jermaine Allensworth: 4/P3

Top 7

J. T. Snow: 43/G4
Stan Javier: K
Brian Johnson: 9/F9M

Bot 7

Mark Smith: 43/G4
Freddy Garcia: D5/G5L
Lou Collier: K
Francisco Cordova: 43/G4M

Top 8

Rich Aurilia: S4/G34
Charlie Hayes: 9/P9S
Alex Diaz: 7/F7S
Marvin Benard: K

Bot 8

Kevin Polcovich: 7/F78D
Turner Ward: 7/L78S
Jason Kendall: 31/G4S

Top 9

Barry Bonds: W
Jeff Kent: K
J. T. Snow: 9(B)3(1)/LDP/L9S