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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BAL		0
4
BOS
@CAL		2
1
MIN
@DET		2
1
WSA
@NYY		2
16
WSA
@NYY		0
10
CLE
@OAK		0
2
HOU
@ATL		6
3		 
(10)
PHI
@CHC		4
2
LAD
@CIN		2
4
NYM
@PIT		4
3
SFG
@STL		5
1
Saturday, September 7, 1968,
, Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 6,429, Time of Game: 3:00
Astros
6
65-78
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Braves
3
72-71
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Danny Coombs (4-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0   3    6 10  1
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  2   0    3 10  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Denis Menke 2B 4 3 2 0 1 1 .247 .675 0.137 0.84 0.159 -0.022 1.0 6 5
Norm Miller RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .230 .663 0.042 1.32 0.087 -0.045 0.7 1 0 SH
Jim Wynn CF 3 2 2 3 0 1 .267 .838 0.434 1.47 0.473 -0.039 2.2 5 0 HR,2B,HBP,SF
Rusty Staub 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 .295 .772 0.001 0.75 0.037 -0.036 0.1 11 1 IW
Doug Rader 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .259 .709 0.033 0.65 0.089 -0.056 0.2 3 2 2B,GDP
Bob Aspromonte LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .230 .566 -0.029 0.62 0.014 -0.043 -0.8 0 1
Dave Adlesh C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .195 .459 -0.069 0.69 0.000 -0.069 -0.8 2 0
   Lee Thomas PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .195 .484 0.032 0.40 0.032 0.000 1.0
   John Bateman C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .648 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Leon McFadden SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .533 -0.035 0.33 0.003 -0.037 -0.6 2 5
Denny Lemaster P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .017 .125 -0.032 0.70 0.000 -0.032 -0.3 0 0
   Steve Shea P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.013 0.27 0.000 -0.013 -0.4 0 0
   Tom Dukes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Danny Coombs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Buzhardt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .343 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 37 6 10 6 4 8 .270 .754 0.501 0.80 0.894 -0.392 2.2 30 14
2B: J Wynn (20, off C Raymond); D Rader (15, off P Niekro).
HR: J Wynn (21, off P Niekro; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SF: J Wynn (3, off P Niekro).
SH: N Miller (5, off C Raymond).
IBB: R Staub (21, by C Raymond).
HBP: J Wynn (5, by C Upshaw).
TB: J Wynn 6; D Rader 3; D Menke 2; N Miller; R Staub; L Thomas; B Aspromonte.
GIDP: D Rader (8).
RBI: J Wynn 3 (59); D Rader (35); R Staub (67); L Thomas (11).
2-out RBI: L Thomas.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
E: D Adlesh (2).
Outfield Assists: B Aspromonte (F Millan at 3rd base).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felipe Alou CF 5 1 2 0 1 0 .312 .794 0.100 1.45 0.198 -0.099 0.1 2 0
Felix Millan 2B 5 0 1 0 1 0 .296 .681 -0.137 1.76 0.062 -0.199 -0.7 3 2
Hank Aaron RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 .283 .845 0.327 2.08 0.406 -0.079 1.3 4 0 2B
Joe Torre 1B-C 4 0 1 0 1 1 .267 .705 -0.152 2.86 0.022 -0.174 -0.6 8 0 IW
Bob Johnson 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .270 .614 -0.035 1.31 0.038 -0.073 -0.3 0 1
   Sonny Jackson PH-SS 2 1 2 1 0 0 .245 .592 0.149 5.10 0.149 0.000 0.6 0 0 2B
Tommie Aaron LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .589 -0.082 1.20 0.000 -0.082 -0.5 3 0
   Mike Lum PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .629 0.016 2.90 0.049 -0.033 0.2 0 0 HBP
Bob Tillman C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .570 -0.029 0.78 0.017 -0.045 -0.2 6 0
   Tito Francona PH-1B 2 0 0 1 0 0 .302 .767 -0.162 3.84 0.000 -0.162 -0.5 1 2
Marty Martinez SS-3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .579 -0.064 0.82 0.026 -0.090 -0.4 3 2 2B
Phil Niekro P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .108 .323 -0.014 1.39 0.019 -0.032 -0.0 0 2
   Dusty Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.020 0.89 0.000 -0.020 -0.1
   Cecil Upshaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .418 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dick Kelley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045 .205 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ralph Garr PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 0.082 1.49 0.082 0.000 0.4
   Claude Raymond P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ron Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .439 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Deron Johnson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 .599 0.021 0.36 0.021 0.000 0.2
Team Totals 39 3 10 3 7 1 .256 .716 -0.000 1.85 1.089 -1.088 -0.8 30 10
2B: H Aaron (30, off T Dukes); S Jackson (8, off S Shea); M Martinez (5, off D Lemaster).
IBB: J Torre (7, by T Dukes).
HBP: M Lum (4, by D Coombs).
TB: S Jackson 3; F Alou 2; H Aaron 2; M Martinez 2; J Torre; F Millan; B Tillman; P Niekro.
RBI: S Jackson (19); T Francona (47); H Aaron (78).
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Martinez-F Millan-J Torre.
E: M Martinez (16).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Denny Lemaster 6.2 7 0 0 3 1 0 2.82 30 58 0.273 1.15 2.0
Steve Shea, H (1) 1.1 1 3 3 2 0 0 3.33 7 3 0 -0.088 2.06 -0.9
Tom Dukes, BS (1) 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.37 4 2 2 -0.312 6.28 -1.0
Danny Coombs, W (4-2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.32 4 2 0 0.093 2.91 0.3
John Buzhardt, S (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.72 2 1 0 0.032 0.66 0.4
Team Totals 10 10 3 3 7 1 0 2.70 47 58 8 2 -0.002 0.80 0.8
S Shea faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Phil Niekro 7 6 2 2 0 4 1 2.76 26 61 0.007 0.75 0.7
Cecil Upshaw 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2.40 4 0 0 -0.039 0.46 -1.0
Dick Kelley 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 2.85 6 3 1 0.003 0.34 0.8
Claude Raymond, L (3-5) 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 0 3.13 5 0 0 -0.453 2.15 -2.4
Ron Reed 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.53 3 2 1 -0.019 0.33 -0.2
Team Totals 10 10 6 6 4 8 1 5.40 44 61 5 2 -0.501 1.85 -2.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Upshaw (4; J Wynn); D Coombs (1; M Lum).
IBB: T Dukes (10; J Torre); C Raymond (9; R Staub).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 6,429.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Atlanta Braves
1 Denis Menke 2B 1 Felipe Alou CF
2 Norm Miller RF 2 Felix Millan 2B
3 Jim Wynn CF 3 Hank Aaron RF
4 Rusty Staub 1B 4 Joe Torre 1B
5 Doug Rader 3B 5 Bob Johnson 3B
6 Bob Aspromonte LF 6 Tommie Aaron LF
7 Dave Adlesh C 7 Bob Tillman C
8 Leon McFadden SS 8 Marty Martinez SS
9 Denny Lemaster P 9 Phil Niekro P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 1-3 1 12- R ATL H. Aaron T. Dukes -34% 49% Double; Garr Scores; Alou to 3B
t10 3-3 1 -2- R HOU J. Wynn C. Raymond 32% 88% Double; Menke Scores
b9 3-3 2 123 O ATL T. Francona D. Coombs 15% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1-3 0 1-- ATL F. Alou S. Shea -14% 71% Walk; Garr to 2B
t6 1-0 1 --- R HOU J. Wynn P. Niekro 13% 81% Home Run

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- HOU D. Menke P. Niekro 7% 57% Single; Menke to 2B/Adv on E6
t1 0-0 0 -2- HOU N. Miller P. Niekro 7% 64% Single; Menke to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 RO HOU J. Wynn P. Niekro -2% 62% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Menke Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- O HOU R. Staub P. Niekro -2% 60% Flyball: 2B
t1 1-0 2 1-- O HOU D. Rader P. Niekro -2% 58% Flyball: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O ATL F. Alou D. Lemaster 2% 60% Flyball: SS
b1 0-1 1 --- ATL F. Millan D. Lemaster -3% 57% Walk
b1 0-1 1 1-- O ATL H. Aaron D. Lemaster 3% 60% Reached on E2 (Ground Ball); Millan out at 3B/LF-2B-3B
b1 0-1 2 1-- ATL J. Torre D. Lemaster -2% 58% Single; Aaron to 2B
b1 0-1 2 12- O ATL B. Johnson D. Lemaster 4% 63% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O HOU B. Aspromonte P. Niekro -2% 61% Flyball: LF
t2 1-0 1 --- O HOU D. Adlesh P. Niekro -1% 59% Flyball: 1B
t2 1-0 2 --- O HOU L. McFadden P. Niekro -1% 59% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- O ATL T. Aaron D. Lemaster 2% 61% Flyball: 3B
b2 0-1 1 --- O ATL B. Tillman D. Lemaster 2% 63% Flyball: 1B
b2 0-1 2 --- ATL M. Martinez D. Lemaster -3% 60% Double
b2 0-1 2 -2- ATL P. Niekro D. Lemaster -2% 58% Single; Martinez to 3B
b2 0-1 2 1-3 O ATL F. Alou D. Lemaster 6% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O HOU D. Lemaster P. Niekro -2% 62% Groundout: P-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- O HOU D. Menke P. Niekro -1% 60% Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 2 --- O HOU N. Miller P. Niekro -1% 60% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 2-3-4
b3 0-1 0 --- O ATL F. Millan D. Lemaster 3% 62% Flyball: CF
b3 0-1 1 --- O ATL H. Aaron D. Lemaster 2% 64% Flyball: CF
b3 0-1 2 --- O ATL J. Torre D. Lemaster 1% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- O HOU J. Wynn P. Niekro -2% 63% Strikeout
t4 1-0 1 --- O HOU R. Staub P. Niekro -1% 62% Flyball: RF
t4 1-0 2 --- HOU D. Rader P. Niekro 2% 64% Double
t4 1-0 2 -2- HOU B. Aspromonte P. Niekro 1% 65% Single; Rader to 3B
t4 1-0 2 1-3 O HOU D. Adlesh P. Niekro -5% 61% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 5-6-7
b4 0-1 0 --- O ATL B. Johnson D. Lemaster 3% 64% Flyball: C
b4 0-1 1 --- O ATL T. Aaron D. Lemaster 2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-1 2 --- ATL B. Tillman D. Lemaster -2% 64% Single
b4 0-1 2 1-- O ATL M. Martinez D. Lemaster 3% 67% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- O HOU L. McFadden P. Niekro -2% 65% Flyball: CF
t5 1-0 1 --- O HOU D. Lemaster P. Niekro -1% 64% Groundout: P-1B
t5 1-0 2 --- O HOU D. Menke P. Niekro -1% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 9-1-2
b5 0-1 0 --- O ATL P. Niekro D. Lemaster 3% 66% Flyball: CF
b5 0-1 1 --- ATL F. Alou D. Lemaster -4% 62% Single
b5 0-1 1 1-- O ATL F. Millan D. Lemaster 4% 66% Flyball: RF
b5 0-1 2 1-- O ATL H. Aaron D. Lemaster 3% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
t6 1-0 0 --- O HOU N. Miller P. Niekro -2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-0 1 --- R HOU J. Wynn P. Niekro 13% 81% Home Run
t6 2-0 1 --- HOU R. Staub P. Niekro 1% 82% Single
t6 2-0 1 1-- OO HOU D. Rader P. Niekro -3% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 4-5-6
b6 0-2 0 --- O ATL J. Torre D. Lemaster 3% 82% Flyball: SS
b6 0-2 1 --- ATL B. Johnson D. Lemaster -4% 78% Walk
b6 0-2 1 1-- O ATL T. Aaron D. Lemaster 4% 82% Flyball: 2B
b6 0-2 2 1-- O ATL B. Tillman D. Lemaster 3% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
t7 2-0 0 --- O HOU B. Aspromonte P. Niekro -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-0 1 --- O HOU D. Adlesh P. Niekro -1% 84% Flyball: LF
t7 2-0 2 --- O HOU L. McFadden P. Niekro -1% 83% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 8-9-1
b7 0-2 0 --- O ATL M. Martinez D. Lemaster 3% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
Dusty Baker pinch hits for Phil Niekro (P) batting 9th
b7 0-2 1 --- O ATL D. Baker D. Lemaster 2% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-2 2 --- ATL F. Alou D. Lemaster -2% 86% Single
b7 0-2 2 1-- ATL F. Millan D. Lemaster -3% 83% Single; Alou to 2B
b7 0-2 2 12- ATL H. Aaron D. Lemaster -6% 77% Walk; Alou to 3B; Millan to 2B
Steve Shea replaces Denny Lemaster pitching and batting 9th
b7 0-2 2 123 O ATL J. Torre S. Shea 13% 90% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Cecil Upshaw facing 9-1-2
Cecil Upshaw replaces Dusty Baker (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-0 0 --- O HOU S. Shea C. Upshaw -1% 89% Strikeout
t8 2-0 1 --- HOU D. Menke C. Upshaw 1% 90% Single
t8 2-0 1 1-- HOU N. Miller C. Upshaw 1% 91% Walk; Menke to 2B
t8 2-0 1 12- HOU J. Wynn C. Upshaw 2% 93% Hit By Pitch; Menke to 3B; Miller to 2B
Dick Kelley replaces Cecil Upshaw pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-0 1 123 RO HOU R. Staub D. Kelley 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Menke Scores; Miller to 3B
t8 3-0 2 1-3 O HOU D. Rader D. Kelley -1% 94% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Steve Shea facing 5-6-7
Sonny Jackson pinch hits for Bob Johnson (3B) batting 5th
b8 0-3 0 --- ATL S. Jackson S. Shea -6% 88% Double
Mike Lum pinch hits for Tommie Aaron (LF) batting 6th
b8 0-3 0 -2- O ATL M. Lum S. Shea 3% 92% Flyball: CF; Jackson to 3B
Tito Francona pinch hits for Bob Tillman (C) batting 7th
b8 0-3 1 --3 RO ATL T. Francona S. Shea 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B; Jackson Scores
b8 1-3 2 --- O ATL M. Martinez S. Shea 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Dick Kelley facing 6-7-8
Joe Torre moves from 1B to C
Tito Francona moves from PH to 1B
Marty Martinez moves from SS to 3B
Sonny Jackson moves from PH to SS
Mike Lum moves from PH to LF
t9 3-1 0 --- O HOU B. Aspromonte D. Kelley -0% 94% Groundout: P-1B
t9 3-1 1 --- O HOU D. Adlesh D. Kelley -0% 94% Strikeout
t9 3-1 2 --- HOU L. McFadden D. Kelley 0% 94% Walk
t9 3-1 2 1-- O HOU S. Shea D. Kelley -1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Steve Shea facing 9-1-2
Ralph Garr pinch hits for Dick Kelley (P) batting 9th
b9 1-3 0 --- ATL R. Garr S. Shea -8% 85% Walk
b9 1-3 0 1-- ATL F. Alou S. Shea -14% 71% Walk; Garr to 2B
Tom Dukes replaces Steve Shea pitching and batting 9th
b9 1-3 0 12- O ATL F. Millan T. Dukes 12% 83% Flyball: 3B
b9 1-3 1 12- R ATL H. Aaron T. Dukes -34% 49% Double; Garr Scores; Alou to 3B
b9 2-3 1 -23 ATL J. Torre T. Dukes 0% 49% Intentional Walk
b9 2-3 1 123 RO ATL S. Jackson T. Dukes -9% 40% Single; Alou Scores; Aaron out at 3B/1B-2B; Torre to 2B
Danny Coombs replaces Tom Dukes pitching and batting 9th
b9 3-3 2 12- ATL M. Lum D. Coombs -5% 35% Hit By Pitch; Torre to 3B; Jackson to 2B
b9 3-3 2 123 O ATL T. Francona D. Coombs 15% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 3.
Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Braves' Claude Raymond facing 1-2-3
Claude Raymond replaces Ralph Garr (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t10 3-3 0 --- HOU D. Menke C. Raymond 8% 58% Walk
t10 3-3 0 1-- O HOU N. Miller C. Raymond -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Menke to 2B
t10 3-3 1 -2- R HOU J. Wynn C. Raymond 32% 88% Double; Menke Scores
t10 4-3 1 -2- HOU R. Staub C. Raymond 1% 89% Intentional Walk
t10 4-3 1 12- R HOU D. Rader C. Raymond 7% 95% Single; Wynn Scores; Staub to 2B
Ron Reed replaces Claude Raymond pitching and batting 9th
t10 5-3 1 12- O HOU B. Aspromonte R. Reed -1% 94% Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Rader to 2B
Lee Thomas pinch hits for Dave Adlesh (C) batting 7th
t10 5-3 2 12- R HOU L. Thomas R. Reed 3% 98% Single; Rader Scores; Aspromonte to 2B
t10 6-3 2 12- O HOU L. McFadden R. Reed -0% 97% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 10th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Astros' Danny Coombs facing 8-9-1
John Bateman replaces Lee Thomas (PH) playing C batting 7th
b10 3-6 0 --- O ATL M. Martinez D. Coombs 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
Deron Johnson pinch hits for Ron Reed (P) batting 9th
b10 3-6 1 --- ATL D. Johnson D. Coombs -2% 97% Walk
John Buzhardt replaces Danny Coombs pitching and batting 9th
b10 3-6 1 1-- O ATL F. Alou J. Buzhardt 2% 99% Flyball: 1B
b10 3-6 2 1-- O ATL F. Millan J. Buzhardt 1% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 3.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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