September 4, 1998 Atlanta Braves at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 5
@ANA 3 NYY 11
@CHW 6 CLE 10
@DET 2 TBD 5
@OAK 2 BAL 10
@SEA 1 TEX 9
MIN 3 TOR 12
BOS 1 ARI 3
HOU 1 COL 11
SDP 5 MON 8
@FLA 0 LAD 8
SFG 5 PHI 6
@MIL 2 NYM 2
ATL 1 CHC 5
@PIT 2 CIN 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 34,617

Friday, September 4, 1998, 7:41
Time of Game: 2:13

Braves

91-50

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  5  0
Mets            0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  X    2  6  0

W: A Leiter (14-5), L: T Glavine (18-6)

Mets

78-63

Won 2

2nd, 13 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Guillen SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .653    8    2   2   
G Williams RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .756   17    2   0   GDP
C Jones 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .315  .966   19    0   1   
J Lopez C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .898    8    9   0   GDP
A Jones CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .833   13    1   0   
G Colbrunn 1B                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .299  .801   15    7   1   
R Klesko LF                   2   0   1   1    1   0  .280  .837    8    1   0   2B
T Graffanino 2B               2   0   0   0    1   0  .207  .589   13    1   2   GDP
T Glavine P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .568   10    1   3   
  E Perez PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .317  .870    1    0   0   
  G Lombard PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Rocker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   1   5   1    3   2              112   24   9

BATTING

2B: R Klesko (26, off A Leiter).

TB: R Klesko 2; G Colbrunn; O Guillen; E Perez; J Lopez.

GIDP: G Williams (5); J Lopez (17); T Graffanino (7).

RBI: R Klesko (61).

2-out RBI: R Klesko.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Allensworth CF-RF           4   0   0   0    0   3  .274  .731   23    1   0   
E Alfonzo 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .790   19    2   4   
J Olerud 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .341  .961   17   12   0   
M Piazza C                    3   1   3   2    1   0  .323  .944    9    2   0   HR
B Huskey RF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .707    5    1   0   
  B McRae CF                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .849    9    0   0   
J Payton LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800   10    3   0   
L Lopez 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .658    8    5   6   
R Ordonez SS                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .576   10    1   5   
A Leiter P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .106  .371    8    0   0   
Totals                       30   2   6   2    2   8              118   27  15

BATTING

HR: M Piazza (29, off T Glavine; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: M Piazza 6; L Lopez; R Ordonez; J Olerud.

RBI: M Piazza 2 (95).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. E Alfonzo-L Lopez-J Olerud 2; R Ordonez-L Lopez-J Olerud.

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Glavine, L (18-6)            7     5   2   2    2   5   1   2.61   28  102-56   35· 4·17   13· 6· 2· 0     62    -     0.83   0.07
J Rocker                       1     1   0   0    0   3   0   1.69    4   16-11    7· 3· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         8     6   2   2    2   8   1          32  118-67   42· 7·18   13· 6· 3· 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
A Leiter, W (14-5)             9     5   1   1    3   2   0   2.39   32  112-68   47· 8·13   15· 8· 4· 0     72    -     1.38   0.60
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   2   0          32  112-68   47· 8·13   15· 8· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 34,617.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. O Guillen            SS    1. J Allensworth        CF 
2. G Williams           RF    2. E Alfonzo            3B 
3. C Jones              3B    3. J Olerud             1B 
4. J Lopez              C     4. M Piazza             C  
5. A Jones              CF    5. B Huskey             RF 
6. G Colbrunn           1B    6. J Payton             LF 
7. R Klesko             LF    7. L Lopez              2B 
8. T Graffanino         2B    8. R Ordonez            SS 
9. T Glavine            P     9. A Leiter             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  2-1  1--  3   24%  96% J Lopez         A Leiter        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   b 4   1  0-0  1--  1   21%  77% M Piazza        T Glavine       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Olerud Scores
   t 7   2  2-0  1--  1  -13%  73% R Klesko        A Leiter        Double to CF (Line Drive); Colbrunn Scores
   t 8   1  2-1  1--  5   13%  87% G Williams      A Leiter        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 9   0  2-1  ---  7  -12%  72% C Jones         A Leiter        Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   54%  G Williams      Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   55%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   53%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   51%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   50%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  J Lopez         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   54%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  G Colbrunn      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   59%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   57%  B Huskey        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B); Piazza to 2B
   O      -2-  3   54%  J Payton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Piazza to 3B
   O      --3  2   50%  L Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   46%  R Klesko        Walk
   OO     1--  5   54%  T Graffanino    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   56%  T Glavine       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   51%  A Leiter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   50%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   46%  O Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   50%  G Williams      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      1--  1   53%  C Jones         Lineout: LF
          1--  1   50%  J Lopez         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Guillen to 3B
   O      1-3  3   56%  A Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   53%  E Alfonzo       Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   56%  J Olerud        Walk
   RR     1--  1   77%  M Piazza        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Olerud Scores
   O      ---  1   76%  B Huskey        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   75%  J Payton        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   78%  G Colbrunn      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   80%  R Klesko        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   79%  T Graffanino    Walk
   O      1--  4   81%  T Glavine       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Glavine facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   80%  L Lopez         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   81%  R Ordonez       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   80%  A Leiter        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right)
   O      1--  6   78%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
                  Brian McRae replaces Butch Huskey playing CF batting 5th; Jermaine Allensworth moves to RF
   O      ---  2   81%  O Guillen       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   83%  G Williams      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   85%  C Jones         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Glavine facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   83%  E Alfonzo       Foul Popfly: C
          ---  3   85%  J Olerud        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   87%  M Piazza        Walk; Olerud to 2B
   O      12-  5   84%  B McRae         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  5   82%  J Payton        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   85%  J Lopez         Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4   88%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   86%  G Colbrunn      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   R      1--  1   73%  R Klesko        Double to CF (Line Drive); Colbrunn Scores
   O      -2-  2   79%  T Graffanino    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tom Glavine facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   82%  L Lopez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   79%  R Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   77%  A Leiter        Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   75%  J Allensworth   Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Al Leiter facing 9-1-2
                  Eddie Perez pinch hits for Tom Glavine batting 9th
          ---  1   66%  E Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  George Lombard pinch runs for Eddie Perez batting 9th
   O      1--  3   74%  O Guillen       Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  5   87%  G Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Rocker facing 2-3-4
                  John Rocker replaces George Lombard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   85%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   84%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   85%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   84%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Al Leiter facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   72%  C Jones         Walk
   OO     1--  3   96%  J Lopez         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3  100%  A Jones         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation