September 7, 1988 Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 4,910

Wednesday, September 7, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:45

Braves

48-89

Won 2

6th, 31 GB

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

W: T Glavine (6-15), L: J Brantley (0-1)

Giants

70-69

Lost 6

5th, 10 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Gant 3B                     3   1   3   2    2   0  .256  .751   22    0   2   HR,SB
  J Royster 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .449         0   0   
J Blauser 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .833   31    2   5   HBP
G Perry 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .320  .772   15   14   1   SB,GDP
D Murphy RF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .223  .748   17    2   0   SB
A Thomas SS                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .255  .639   27    1   3   IW
D James LF                    3   1   1   0    2   1  .265  .724   25    1   0   CS,IW
B Benedict C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .588   11    5   0   
T Blocker CF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .194  .473   16    2   0   
T Glavine P                   2   0   1   2    1   1  .216  .494   28    0   2   SH
Totals                       32   4   9   4    8   6              192   27  13

BATTING

HR: R Gant (16, off J Brantley; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SH: T Glavine (7, off J Brantley).

IBB: A Thomas (5, by C Lefferts); D James (3, by J Brantley).

HBP: J Blauser (1, by J Brantley).

TB: R Gant 6; T Blocker 2; T Glavine; B Benedict; A Thomas; D James.

GIDP: G Perry (17).

RBI: T Glavine 2 (5); R Gant 2 (52).

2-out RBI: T Glavine 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Perry-A Thomas.

E: A Thomas (26).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gant (16, 2nd base off J Price/B Melvin); D Murphy (2, 3rd base off C Lefferts/B Melvin); G Perry (28, 2nd base off J Brantley/B Melvin).

CS: D James (8, 2nd base by R Davis/B Melvin).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .289  .784   16    3   0   HBP
T Perezchica 2B               2   0   1   1    1   1  .500 1.000   11    3   1   SF
W Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .882   20    8   0   
K Mitchell LF-3B              4   0   0   0    0   3  .252  .766   17    0   0   
C Maldonado RF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .692   14    2   1   
B Melvin C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .662   16    6   1   
M Williams 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .705    6    4   4   
  C Lefferts P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Uribe SS                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .248  .611    5    1   3   2B
J Brantley P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    4    0   1   
  P Garner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    6    0   0   
  J Price P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111         0   0   
  R Davis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Youngblood LF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .598    2    0   0   
Totals                       29   1   3   1    2   5              117   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Uribe (9, off T Glavine).

SF: T Perezchica (1, off T Glavine).

HBP: B Butler (2, by T Glavine).

TB: J Uribe 2; C Maldonado; T Perezchica.

RBI: T Perezchica (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Williams-W Clark; B Melvin.

PB: B Melvin (5).

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, W (6-15)            9     3   1   1    2   5   0   4.62   33  117-67   42· 6·19   15· 7· 3· 0     80    -     0.80   0.29
Totals                         9     3   1   1    2   5   0          33  117-67   42· 6·19   15· 7· 3· 0           -

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Brantley, L (0-1)            5     5   4   4    4   2   1   5.82   24   83-45   25· 9·11   11· 4· 1· 1     39    -     1.03  -0.23
J Price                        1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   3.51    6   25-16   12· 3· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.00
R Davis                        1.1   3   0   0    2   0   0   4.11    7   34-19   12· 0· 7    2· 1· 2· 0          2-0    0.26   0.01
C Lefferts                     1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   3.29    5   23-12    6· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   4    8   6   1          42  165-92   55·16·21   15· 8· 3· 1          5-0

Balks: J Brantley (1).

WP: C Lefferts (3).

IBB: J Brantley (1; D James); C Lefferts (5; A Thomas).

HBP: T Glavine (7; B Butler); J Brantley (1; J Blauser).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 4,910.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Francisco Giants                 
1. R Gant               3B    1. B Butler             CF 
2. J Blauser            2B    2. T Perezchica         2B 
3. G Perry              1B    3. W Clark              1B 
4. D Murphy             RF    4. K Mitchell           LF 
5. A Thomas             SS    5. C Maldonado          RF 
6. D James              LF    6. B Melvin             C  
7. B Benedict           C     7. M Williams           3B 
8. T Blocker            CF    8. J Uribe              SS 
9. T Glavine            P     9. J Brantley           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  -23  3   19%  71% T Glavine       J Brantley      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Thomas Scores; James Scores
   t 4   1  0-2  -2-  6   12%  90% R Gant          J Brantley      Home Run; Blocker Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  3  -11%  49% G Perry         J Brantley      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Blauser to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  5   11%  47% W Clark         T Glavine       Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  4    6%  60% D James         J Brantley      Walk; Thomas to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Brantley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   54%  R Gant          Walk
          1--      56%  J Blauser       Balk; Gant to 2B
          -2-  4   60%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-  3   49%  G Perry         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Blauser to 2B
   O      -2-  4   46%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  B Butler        Walk
          1--  4   36%  T Perezchica    Walk; Butler to 2B
   OO     12-  5   47%  W Clark         Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
   O      -2-  3   50%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Brantley facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   54%  A Thomas        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  4   60%  D James         Walk; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  3   54%  B Benedict      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   52%  T Blocker       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Thomas to 3B; James to 2B
   RR     -23  3   71%  T Glavine       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Thomas Scores; James Scores
          1--  1   72%  R Gant          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Glavine to 2B
   O      12-  2   69%  J Blauser       Groundout: 3B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Glavine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   72%  C Maldonado     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   73%  B Melvin        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   72%  M Williams      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   74%  J Uribe         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Brantley facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   77%  G Perry         Walk
   O      1--  4   74%  D Murphy        Popfly: 2B
          1--      76%  A Thomas        Perry Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   73%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
          -2-  4   74%  D James         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   71%  B Benedict      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   73%  J Brantley      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   75%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   73%  T Perezchica    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   76%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Brantley facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   78%  T Blocker       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   78%  T Glavine       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Blocker to 2B
   RR     -2-  6   90%  R Gant          Home Run; Blocker Scores
   O      ---  4   89%  J Blauser       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   89%  G Perry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   91%  K Mitchell      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   89%  C Maldonado     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   91%  B Melvin        Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  1   92%  M Williams      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff Brantley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   91%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   91%  A Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   91%  D James         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   92%  J Uribe         Flyball: RF
                  Phil Garner pinch hits for Jeff Brantley batting 9th
   O      ---  6   93%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   94%  B Butler        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joe Price facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Price replaces Phil Garner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   93%  B Benedict      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   93%  T Blocker       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   93%  T Glavine       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Glavine facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   94%  T Perezchica    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   95%  W Clark         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   96%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joe Price facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   96%  R Gant          Single to C (Ground Ball)
          1--      97%  J Blauser       Gant Steals 2B
          -2-  9   97%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   96%  G Perry         Popfly: 3B
                  Ron Davis replaces Joe Price pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   96%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  5   95%  A Thomas        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Glavine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   96%  C Maldonado     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  3   97%  B Melvin        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  M Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ron Davis facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   98%  D James         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      97%  B Benedict      James Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  3   97%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  3   97%  T Blocker       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Benedict out at 2B/RF-SS-3B
          1--      97%  T Glavine       Passed Ball; Blocker to 2B
          -2- 11   97%  " "             Walk
          12-  7   98%  R Gant          Walk; Blocker to 3B; Glavine to 2B
                  Craig Lefferts replaces Matt Williams pitching and batting 7th; Kevin Mitchell moves to 3B; Joel Youngblood replaces Ron Davis playing LF batting 9th
   O      123  2   97%  J Blauser       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
                  Jerry Royster replaces Ron Gant playing 3B batting 1st
          ---  1   94%  J Uribe         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   96%  J Youngblood    Groundout: 2B-1B; Uribe to 3B
          --3  1   93%  B Butler        Hit By Pitch
   RO     1-3  1   95%  T Perezchica    Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Uribe Scores; Butler to 2B
   O      -2-  7   97%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Craig Lefferts facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   97%  G Perry         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   98%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Murphy to 2B
          -2-  4   98%  A Thomas        Intentional Walk
          12-      98%  D James         Murphy Steals 3B
   OO     1-3  7   97%  " "             Double Play: Strikeout Swinging/Interference called; Thomas out at 2B/C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   99%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  C Maldonado     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  B Melvin        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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