September 4, 1987 Montreal Expos at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
OAK 2 BOS 5
CLE 2 KCR 6
CHW 2 MIN 2
MIL 1
(12) NYY 8
CAL 4 DET 11
@TEX 2 TOR 6
SEA 5
(10) ATL 7
MON 4 CIN 4
@CHC 3 HOU 2
PIT 0 NYM 5
@LAD 1 SFG 3
PHI 2
(10) STL 4
SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 4,886

Friday, September 4, 1987
Time of Game: 2:48

Expos

74-59

Lost 1

3rd, 6 GB

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

W: R Mahler (8-13), L: N Heaton (12-7)

Braves

58-75

Won 1

4th, 13 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .329  .949    0    1   0   SB
M Webster RF                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .285  .799    0    1   0   GDP
H Brooks SS                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .244  .689    0    3   1   
T Wallach 3B                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .311  .895    0    1   4   
A Galarraga 1B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .317  .850    0    8   1   HBP
T Foley 2B                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .307  .806    0    4   6   
M Fitzgerald C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .663    0    5   1   
H Winningham CF               3   0   1   0    1   0  .238  .663    0    1   0   2B
N Heaton P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .378    0    0   0   
  R St. Claire P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   SH
  J Daugherty PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Parrett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Sebra P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .146  .347         0   0   
  W Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .616    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   8   4    3   2                    24  14

BATTING

2B: H Winningham (16, off R Mahler).

SH: R St. Claire (1, off R Mahler).

HBP: A Galarraga (10, by D Palmer).

TB: H Winningham 2; T Wallach 2; T Foley 2; T Raines; A Galarraga; H Brooks.

GIDP: M Webster (5).

RBI: T Foley 2 (27); T Wallach 2 (110).

2-out RBI: T Wallach 2; T Foley 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Wallach-T Foley-A Galarraga; H Brooks-T Foley-A Galarraga; T Foley-H Brooks.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Raines (43, 2nd base off D Palmer/O Virgil).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Hall CF                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .275  .748    0    1   0   2B,SB
P Runge 3B                    2   1   1   0    2   1  .207  .695    0    1   4   SH
G Perry 1B                    5   2   2   1    0   0  .272  .738    0   12   0   2·SB,CS
D Murphy RF                   1   3   1   1    3   0  .297  .997    0    7   0   HR,SB
G Roenicke LF                 2   0   1   1    2   0  .242  .853    0    0   0   
O Virgil C                    3   0   2   4    1   0  .251  .824    0    2   0   GDP
J Blauser SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .244  .631    0    2   2   SB,GDP
G Hubbard 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .274  .794    0    1   5   IW
D Palmer P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .392    0    0   0   
  R Mahler P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .438    0    1   1   
Totals                       27   7   8   7   11   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: A Hall (15, off J Parrett).

HR: D Murphy (37, off R St. Claire; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: P Runge (2, off J Parrett).

IBB: G Hubbard (17, by R St. Claire).

TB: D Murphy 4; G Perry 2; O Virgil 2; A Hall 2; P Runge; G Roenicke.

GIDP: O Virgil (13); J Blauser (1).

RBI: O Virgil 4 (63); G Roenicke (23); D Murphy (85); G Perry (60).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Hubbard-J Blauser-G Perry.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Murphy (13, 2nd base off J Parrett/M Fitzgerald); A Hall (22, 2nd base off B Sebra/M Fitzgerald); J Blauser (3, 2nd base off R St. Claire/M Fitzgerald); G Perry 2 (33, 2nd base off N Heaton/M Fitzgerald, 2nd base off J Parrett/M Fitzgerald).

CS: G Perry (11, 3rd base by J Parrett/M Fitzgerald).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Heaton, L (12-7)             2.1   4   5   5    5   1   0   4.62   15     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 2· 0     25    -     1.45  -0.47
R St. Claire                   2.2   2   1   1    3   3   1   4.28   12     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 1          2-0    0.89   0.06
J Parrett                      1     2   1   1    1   0   0   4.53    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.50  -0.05
B Sebra                        2     0   0   0    2   1   0   3.90    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.02
Totals                         8     8   7   7   11   5   1          39     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 5· 1          2-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Palmer                       2.2   6   4   4    1   1   0   4.62   15     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 3· 0     30    -     1.22  -0.31
R Mahler, W (8-13)             6.1   2   0   0    2   1   0   4.92   22     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 3· 0          2-0    0.97   0.37
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3   2   0          37     -       ·  ·     16· 9· 6· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: R St. Claire (4); D Palmer (4).

IBB: R St. Claire (3; G Hubbard).

HBP: D Palmer (7; A Galarraga).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - John McSherry.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 4,886.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Atlanta Braves                       
1. T Raines             LF    1. A Hall               CF 
2. M Webster            RF    2. P Runge              3B 
3. H Brooks             SS    3. G Perry              1B 
4. T Wallach            3B    4. D Murphy             RF 
5. A Galarraga          1B    5. G Roenicke           LF 
6. T Foley              2B    6. O Virgil             C  
7. M Fitzgerald         C     7. J Blauser            SS 
8. H Winningham         CF    8. G Hubbard            2B 
9. N Heaton             P     9. D Palmer             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  3-2  123     -19%  40% T Foley         D Palmer        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Webster Scores; Wallach Scores; Galarraga to 2B
   b 3   1  4-3  123      15%  70% O Virgil        N Heaton        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Perry Scores; Murphy Scores; Roenicke to 2B
   t 4   1  5-4  1-3      15%  68% M Webster       R Mahler        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 1   1  1-1  123      11%  76% O Virgil        N Heaton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Perry Scores; Murphy Scores; Roenicke to 2B
   b 5   0  4-5  ---      10%  81% D Murphy        R St. Claire    Home Run (LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, David Palmer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  M Webster       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  H Brooks        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      52%  T Wallach       Wild Pitch; Brooks to 2B
   R      -2-      43%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Brooks Scores
   O      1--      45%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Neal Heaton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      43%  A Hall          Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  P Runge         Walk
          1--      49%  G Perry         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Runge to 2B
          12-      55%  D Murphy        Walk; Runge to 3B; Perry to 2B
   R      123      64%  G Roenicke      Walk; Runge Scores; Perry to 3B; Murphy to 2B
   RR     123      76%  O Virgil        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Perry Scores; Murphy Scores; Roenicke to 2B
   OO     12-      70%  J Blauser       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, David Palmer facing 6-7-8
          ---      66%  T Foley         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      69%  M Fitzgerald    Flyball: CF
   O      1--      74%  H Winningham    Baserunner Out Advancing; Foley out at 2B/1B
   O      ---      75%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Neal Heaton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  G Hubbard       Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  D Palmer        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      71%  A Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, David Palmer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      73%  N Heaton        Strikeout
          ---      71%  T Raines        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      69%  M Webster       Raines Steals 2B
          -2-      67%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      71%  H Brooks        Flyball: RF; Raines to 3B
   R      1-3      62%  T Wallach       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Raines Scores; Webster to 2B
          12-      58%  A Galarraga     Hit By Pitch; Webster to 3B; Wallach to 2B
   RR     123      40%  T Foley         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Webster Scores; Wallach Scores; Galarraga to 2B
                  Rick Mahler replaces David Palmer pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      44%  M Fitzgerald    Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Neal Heaton facing 2-3-4
          ---      48%  P Runge         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      44%  G Perry         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      46%  D Murphy        Perry Steals 2B
          -2-      48%  " "             Walk
          12-      56%  G Roenicke      Walk; Perry to 3B; Murphy to 2B
   RR     123      70%  O Virgil        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Perry Scores; Murphy Scores; Roenicke to 2B
                  Randy St. Claire replaces Neal Heaton pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      66%  J Blauser       Flyball: RF
   O      12-      62%  G Hubbard       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 5.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-5, Rick Mahler facing 8-9-1
          ---      55%  H Winningham    Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      -2-      57%  R St. Claire    Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Winningham to 3B
          --3      54%  T Raines        Walk
   OO     1-3      68%  M Webster       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Randy St. Claire facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  R Mahler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  A Hall          Strikeout Looking
          ---      66%  P Runge         Walk
          1--      67%  G Perry         Wild Pitch; Runge to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 5.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-5, Rick Mahler facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      67%  H Brooks        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      69%  T Wallach       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      71%  A Galarraga     Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Randy St. Claire facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      81%  D Murphy        Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---      83%  G Roenicke      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--      78%  O Virgil        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---      79%  J Blauser       Walk
          1--      80%  G Hubbard       Blauser Steals 2B
          -2-      81%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      78%  R Mahler        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 6.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-6, Rick Mahler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  T Foley         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  M Fitzgerald    Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      81%  H Winningham    Walk
                  Jack Daugherty pinch hits for Randy St. Claire batting 9th
   O      1--      84%  J Daugherty     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jeff Parrett facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Parrett replaces Jack Daugherty pitching and batting 9th
          ---      88%  A Hall          Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-      88%  P Runge         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hall to 3B
   R      --3      91%  G Perry         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Hall Scores
          1--      92%  D Murphy        Perry Steals 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Perry Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          ---      90%  " "             Walk
          1--      90%  G Roenicke      Murphy Steals 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 7.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-7, Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  M Webster       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  H Brooks        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-4, Bob Sebra facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Sebra replaces Jeff Parrett pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  O Virgil        Walk
   OO     1--      93%  J Blauser       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  G Hubbard       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 7.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-7, Rick Mahler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  T Wallach       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  A Galarraga     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      95%  T Foley         Flyball: SS
   O      1--      97%  M Fitzgerald    Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-4, Bob Sebra facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  R Mahler        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  A Hall          Walk
          1--      97%  P Runge         Hall Steals 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      96%  G Perry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 7.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-7, Rick Mahler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  H Winningham    Flyball: RF
                  Wallace Johnson pinch hits for Bob Sebra batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  W Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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