April 26, 1988 New York Mets at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 12
SEA 6 DET 6
CAL 0 MIN 4
BAL 2 NYY 5
KCR 4 TEX 3
MIL 1 OAK 6
@TOR 1 NYM 13
@ATL 4 HOU 3
PHI 1 CHC 7
@LAD 3 CIN 5
@MON 2 SDP 1
STL 0 PIT 2
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 10,405

Tuesday, April 26, 1988, 7:40
Time of Game: 2:53

Mets

12-6

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  1  0   1  2  0   2  7  0   13 12  1
Braves          1  0  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    4 10  0

W: D Gooden (5-0), L: J Acker (0-2)

Braves

3-14

Lost 1

6th, 8½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   3   3   1   1    2   1  .295  .922   24    2   0   2B
T Teufel 2B                   3   1   1   1    2   0  .167  .525   19    4   6   
K Hernandez 1B                5   2   2   7    0   0  .177  .558   11   11   1   2·HR
D Strawberry RF               5   0   0   0    0   2  .365 1.120   21    0   0   
K McReynolds LF               4   2   1   0    1   0  .352  .960   19    1   0   2B
G Carter C                    3   2   2   1    1   0  .339 1.199   17    5   0   HR
  B Lyons C                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .600    3    0   0   
H Johnson 3B                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .180  .685   12    2   3   
K Elster SS                   5   2   4   2    0   0  .214  .624   18    1   5   2B
D Gooden P                    2   1   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    9    1   2   2·SH
Totals                       36  13  12  13    6   4              153   27  17

BATTING

2B: M Wilson (4, off J Acker); K McReynolds (3, off T Glavine); K Elster (2, off T Glavine).

HR: G Carter (7, off T Glavine; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); K Hernandez 2 (2, off C Puleo, off T Glavine; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SH: D Gooden 2 (2, off T Glavine, off J Acker).

TB: K Hernandez 8; K Elster 5; G Carter 5; M Wilson 2; K McReynolds 2; T Teufel; H Johnson.

RBI: K Hernandez 7 (11); K Elster 2 (8); H Johnson (9); G Carter (14); T Teufel (4); M Wilson (7).

2-out RBI: K Hernandez 2; G Carter; K Elster.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 7 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Teufel-K Hernandez; T Teufel-K Elster.

E: D Strawberry (2).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D James CF                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .208  .604   17    5   0   SB,GDP
R Gant 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .095  .279   10    3   2   
D Murphy RF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .233  .676   13    3   1   2B
K Griffey LF                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .111  .352    8    1   0   2B
G Perry 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .633    8    5   1   
K Oberkfell 3B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .239  .637   10    3   0   SB
B Benedict C                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .125  .352   11    4   0   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   0   
  G Eave P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Puleo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  A Hall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .765    5    0   0   
  K Coffman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
P Runge SS                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .200  .701   12    2   2   2B
T Glavine P                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .572   11    0   1   
  J Acker P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  T Simmons C                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .886    8    1   0   
Totals                       36   4  10   4    3   5              113   27   8

BATTING

2B: K Griffey (2, off D Gooden); D Murphy (3, off D Gooden); P Runge (2, off D Gooden).

TB: D Murphy 3; P Runge 3; K Griffey 2; T Glavine; K Oberkfell; T Simmons; G Perry; R Gant.

GIDP: D James (1).

RBI: K Griffey 2 (5); D Murphy (5); P Runge (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 16.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Oberkfell (1, 2nd base off D Gooden/G Carter); D James (1, 2nd base off D Gooden/G Carter).

PITCHING

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
D Gooden, W (5-0)              9    10   4   3    3   5   0   2.83   39  111-69   53· 3·13   18· 3·10· 0     55    -     0.85  -0.08
Totals                         9    10   4   3    3   5   0          39  111-69   53· 3·13   18· 3·10· 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
T Glavine                      5     5   4   4    3   3   2   4.44   22   79-47   25· 7·15    4· 5· 5· 2     41    -     1.10  -0.23
J Acker, L (0-2)               1.1   3   2   2    0   0   0   9.31    7   19-12   10· 2· 0    4· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.49  -0.21
P Assenmacher                  0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.27    2    6-4     2· 1· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          2-1    1.35  -0.02
G Eave                         0     3   4   4    1   0   0   9.00    4   16-9     5· 1· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.70  -0.10
C Puleo                        1     1   3   3    2   0   1   4.22    6   25-11    7· 1· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          2-2    0.19  -0.02
K Coffman                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   7.36    3    8-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12  13  13    6   4   3          44  153-89   52·13·24   12· 9·11· 2          4-3

G Eave faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 10,405.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 67° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Atlanta Braves                       
1. M Wilson             CF    1. D James              CF 
2. T Teufel             2B    2. R Gant               2B 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. D Murphy             RF 
4. D Strawberry         RF    4. K Griffey            LF 
5. K McReynolds         LF    5. G Perry              1B 
6. G Carter             C     6. K Oberkfell          3B 
7. H Johnson            3B    7. B Benedict           C  
8. K Elster             SS    8. P Runge              SS 
9. D Gooden             P     9. T Glavine            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  4-2  -2-  3   24%  45% K Hernandez     T Glavine       Home Run; Wilson Scores
   t 7   1  4-4  -2-  4   19%  73% M Wilson        J Acker         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Elster Scores
   b 3   1  1-1  1-3  1  -16%  21% K Griffey       D Gooden        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); James Scores; Murphy Scores
   t 2   2  1-0  ---  4   12%  46% G Carter        T Glavine       Home Run
   b 4   1  2-3  -2-  4  -10%  19% P Runge         D Gooden        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Oberkfell Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  M Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  T Teufel        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   45%  K Hernandez     Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   48%  D James         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  1   40%  R Gant          Reached on E9 (Line Drive); Gant to 3B
   R      --3  2   33%  D Murphy        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Gant Scores/unER
   O      -2-  2   36%  K Griffey       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  1   39%  G Perry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   36%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   35%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   R      ---  4   46%  G Carter        Home Run
   O      ---  5   45%  H Johnson       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Dwight Gooden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   47%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
          ---  5   45%  B Benedict      Walk
   O      1--  3   48%  P Runge         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   50%  T Glavine       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   54%  K Elster        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   52%  D Gooden        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Elster to 2B
   O      -2-  4   48%  M Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  5   49%  T Teufel        Walk
   O      12-  2   45%  K Hernandez     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   41%  D James         Walk
          1--  1   35%  R Gant          Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); James to 2B
   O      12-  2   37%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); James to 3B
   RR     1-3  1   21%  K Griffey       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); James Scores; Murphy Scores
   OO     -2-  1   25%  G Perry         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS (Deep 2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   23%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   27%  K McReynolds    Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  7   30%  G Carter        Walk
   O      12-  1   25%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   RO     12-  5   30%  K Elster        Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); McReynolds Scores; Carter out at Hm/RF-C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dwight Gooden facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   27%  K Oberkfell     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      25%  B Benedict      Oberkfell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   29%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  4   19%  P Runge         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Oberkfell Scores
          -2-  5   15%  T Glavine       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Runge to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   23%  D James         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 4.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   20%  D Gooden        Lineout: 3B
          ---  8   23%  M Wilson        Walk
   O      1--  4   21%  T Teufel        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Wilson to 2B
   RR     -2-  3   45%  K Hernandez     Home Run; Wilson Scores
   O      ---  3   44%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   47%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Jim Acker facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Acker replaces Tom Glavine pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   47%  K McReynolds    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   44%  G Carter        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   43%  H Johnson       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   46%  G Perry         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   48%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  B Benedict      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Jim Acker facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   56%  K Elster        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   54%  D Gooden        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Elster to 2B
   R      -2-  4   73%  M Wilson        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Elster Scores
          -2-  1   78%  T Teufel        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wilson to 3B
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Bruce Benedict pitching and batting 7th; Ted Simmons replaces Jim Acker playing C batting 9th
   RO     1-3  1   82%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Wilson Scores
   O      1--  5   81%  D Strawberry    Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-6, Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   84%  P Runge         Lineout: P-3B-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  T Simmons       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   84%  D James         Walk
          1--      83%  R Gant          James Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   88%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-4, Gary Eave facing 5-6-7
                  Gary Eave replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching and batting 7th
          ---  6   90%  K McReynolds    Walk
          1--  3   92%  G Carter        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); McReynolds to 2B
   R      12-  1   96%  H Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); McReynolds Scores; Carter to 2B
   R      12-  6   98%  K Elster        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Carter Scores; Johnson to 2B
                  Charlie Puleo replaces Gary Eave pitching and batting 7th
   O      12-  3   97%  D Gooden        Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Elster to 2B
          12-  5   98%  M Wilson        Walk; Elster to 3B; Gooden to 2B
   R      123  6   99%  T Teufel        Walk; Elster Scores; Gooden to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   RRRR   123  3  100%  K Hernandez     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Gooden Scores; Wilson Scores; Teufel Scores
   O      ---  3  100%  D Strawberry    Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  K McReynolds    Flyball: RF
                  7 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 13, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-13, Dwight Gooden facing 3-4-5
                  Barry Lyons replaces Gary Carter playing C batting 6th
          ---  1  100%  D Murphy        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3  100%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          1--  4  100%  G Perry         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Murphy to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  K Oberkfell     Foul Flyball: 3B (Short LF Foul)
                  Albert Hall pinch hits for Charlie Puleo batting 7th
   O      12-  5  100%  A Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 13, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 13-4, Kevin Coffman facing 6-7-8
                  Kevin Coffman replaces Albert Hall pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  3  100%  B Lyons         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  H Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2  100%  K Elster        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 13, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-13, Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
          ---  1  100%  P Runge         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5  100%  T Simmons       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Runge to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  D James         Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B (SS-3B Hole); Simmons to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  R Gant          Lineout: CF
   O      12-  3  100%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 13, Braves 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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