June 28, 1988 San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
TOR 0 BOS 6
CLE 1 MIN 8
@CAL 2 CHW 4
@KCR 3 DET 6
@NYY 1 MIL 4
@OAK 1 TEX 6
@SEA 0 SFG 13
@ATL 7 CHC 6
PHI 4 CIN 4
SDP 3 HOU 4
LAD 3 NYM 5
@PIT 2 STL 5
MON 4

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 8,229

Tuesday, June 28, 1988, 7:40
Time of Game: 2:51

Giants

38-37

Won 2

3rd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  1  4   1  1  3   3  0  0   13 19  0
Braves          0  2  0   1  2  1   0  1  0    7 12  2

W: K Downs (6-7), L: G Jimenez (0-1), S: C Lefferts (6)

Braves

26-47

Lost 3

6th, 16½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .284  .768   16    3   0   SB
  J Youngblood PH-RF          2   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .710    6    1   0   GDP
R Thompson 2B                 4   3   2   2    1   0  .307  .791   28    0   1   2B,SF
W Clark 1B                    4   2   2   3    1   0  .271  .938   17    7   1   2B
  H Spilman 1B                1   0   1   0    0   0  .150  .477    5    2   0   3B
C Maldonado RF                5   3   4   2    0   0  .265  .703   14    2   0   
  C Lefferts P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
M Aldrete LF                  5   0   1   2    0   0  .314  .755   16    4   0   SF
K Mitchell 3B                 5   0   2   2    0   0  .246  .751   11    1   4   SB
B Brenly C                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .181  .550   21    2   1   SF
  K Manwaring C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .647         0   0   
J Uribe SS                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .263  .663   16    0   2   3B
  E Riles PR-SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .660         0   0   
K Downs P                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .254   10    2   0   
  D Nixon PH-CF               1   0   1   0    1   0  .500 1.250    8    3   0   
Totals                       42  13  19  12    5   1              171   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Thompson (13, off P Assenmacher); W Clark (16, off K Coffman).

3B: J Uribe (4, off J Morrison); H Spilman (1, off J Morrison).

SF: R Thompson (2, off G Jimenez); B Brenly (2, off G Jimenez); M Aldrete (2, off G Jimenez).

TB: J Uribe 5; C Maldonado 4; R Thompson 3; H Spilman 3; W Clark 3; K Mitchell 2; M Aldrete; D Nixon; B Butler; K Downs; B Brenly.

GIDP: J Youngblood (4).

RBI: W Clark 3 (61); R Thompson 2 (22); C Maldonado 2 (43); K Mitchell 2 (34); M Aldrete 2 (22); B Brenly (14).

2-out RBI: M Aldrete; W Clark; R Thompson; K Mitchell.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 10 for 19.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Mitchell (3, 2nd base off G Jimenez/O Virgil); B Butler (20, 2nd base off K Coffman/O Virgil).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Gant 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .251  .730   19    2   5   2B
K Oberkfell 3B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .257  .646   13    0   0   2B,SF
D James CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .280  .765   10    4   0   2B
D Murphy RF                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .224  .771   10    3   1   2·HR
  J Royster RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .641         1   0   
K Griffey LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .626   15    3   0   
T Simmons 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .190  .649   15    8   0   
A Thomas SS                   3   2   2   2    0   0  .255  .647   13    5   2   HR,SF
O Virgil C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .234  .659   10    1   0   
G Jimenez P                   1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    1    0   0   
  K Coffman P                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .238  .654    2    0   0   
  J Alvarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .750 1.500         0   0   
  G Roenicke PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .685    2    0   0   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
  J Morrison P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .455    2    0   0   
Totals                       36   7  12   7    0   2              112   27   8

BATTING

2B: R Gant (9, off K Downs); K Oberkfell (10, off C Lefferts); D James (11, off K Downs).

HR: D Murphy 2 (12, 2 off K Downs; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); A Thomas (7, off C Lefferts; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: A Thomas (3, off K Downs); K Oberkfell (7, off K Downs).

TB: D Murphy 8; A Thomas 5; R Gant 2; K Oberkfell 2; D James 2; G Jimenez; K Griffey; O Virgil; K Coffman; T Simmons.

RBI: A Thomas 2 (36); D Murphy 2 (37); K Oberkfell (24); G Jimenez (1); D James (19).

2-out RBI: G Jimenez; A Thomas; D James.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Thomas-R Gant-T Simmons; D Murphy-A Thomas.

E: K Griffey (1); A Thomas (9).

PITCHING

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
K Downs, W (6-7)               6    10   6   6    0   2   2   3.57   27   75-53   41· 5· 7    9·10· 6· 0     30    -     0.91  -0.23
C Lefferts, S (6)              3     2   1   1    0   0   1   2.83   11   32-20   15· 2· 3    3· 7· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9    12   7   7    0   2   3          38  107-73   56· 7·10   12·17· 7· 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
G Jimenez, L (0-1)             4.1   8   7   5    2   0   0  10.38   24   80-45   36· 4· 5    9· 8· 5· 0     21    -     1.03  -0.54
K Coffman                      1.1   3   3   3    2   0   0   6.08    8   34-15    8· 0· 7    1· 1· 4· 0          1-0    0.70  -0.14
J Alvarez                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.94    1    3-3     1· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.18   0.00
P Assenmacher                  0.2   5   3   3    0   0   0   4.19    6   17-11    8· 1· 2    4· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.26  -0.04
J Morrison                     2.1   3   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   11   31-21   15· 3· 3    3· 4· 2· 0          1-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    19  13  11    5   1   0          50  165-95   68· 9·18   17·14·13· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: G Jimenez (1); P Assenmacher (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 8,229.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 85° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Atlanta Braves                       
1. B Butler             CF    1. R Gant               2B 
2. R Thompson           2B    2. K Oberkfell          3B 
3. W Clark              1B    3. D James              CF 
4. C Maldonado          RF    4. D Murphy             RF 
5. M Aldrete            LF    5. K Griffey            LF 
6. K Mitchell           3B    6. T Simmons            1B 
7. B Brenly             C     7. A Thomas             SS 
8. J Uribe              SS    8. O Virgil             C  
9. K Downs              P     9. G Jimenez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  2-1  123  3   21%  71% C Maldonado     G Jimenez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Butler Scores; Thompson Scores; Clark to 3B; Maldonado to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 2   2  1-1  12-  1  -12%  33% G Jimenez       K Downs         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Thomas Scores; Virgil to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 2   0  1-0  ---  2  -12%  45% D Murphy        K Downs         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   b 5   2  7-4  -2-  2   -9%  76% D James         K Downs         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Gant Scores
   t 3   2  2-4  -2-  1    8%  80% K Mitchell      G Jimenez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Maldonado Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, German Jimenez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  B Butler        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   46%  R Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   45%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Kelly Downs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   48%  R Gant          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   49%  K Oberkfell     Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   50%  D James         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, German Jimenez facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   54%  C Maldonado     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   50%  M Aldrete       Flyball: SS
          1--  4   57%  K Mitchell      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Maldonado to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   59%  B Brenly        Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Maldonado Scores/unER
   O      1--  5   57%  J Uribe         Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Kelly Downs facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   45%  D Murphy        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   47%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  7   49%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
          ---  6   48%  A Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   46%  O Virgil        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Thomas to 2B
   R      12-  1   33%  G Jimenez       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Thomas Scores; Virgil to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      1-3  5   38%  R Gant          Baserunner Out Advancing; Virgil out at Hm/C-P
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, German Jimenez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   35%  K Downs         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   38%  B Butler        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      40%  R Thompson      Wild Pitch; Butler to 2B
          -2-  5   43%  " "             Walk
          12-  6   50%  W Clark         Walk; Butler to 3B; Thompson to 2B
   RR     123  3   71%  C Maldonado     Single to CF (Line Drive); Butler Scores; Thompson Scores; Clark to 3B; Maldonado to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23  3   72%  M Aldrete       Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Clark Scores
   R      -2-  1   80%  K Mitchell      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Maldonado Scores
          1--      81%  B Brenly        Mitchell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   79%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Kelly Downs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   81%  R Gant          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   83%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   83%  D James         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 2.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, German Jimenez facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   87%  J Uribe         Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Uribe to 2B/Adv on E7
          -2-  1   90%  K Downs         Single to P (Bunt to Weak 3B); Uribe to 3B
   O      1-3  2   87%  B Butler        Flyball: SS
   RO     1-3  5   89%  R Thompson      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Uribe Scores/unER
   O      1--  3   88%  W Clark         Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Kelly Downs facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   81%  D Murphy        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   83%  K Griffey       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  1   85%  T Simmons       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   86%  A Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-3, German Jimenez facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   87%  C Maldonado     Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   87%  M Aldrete       Groundout: 2B-1B; Maldonado to 2B
   R      -2-  2   91%  K Mitchell      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Maldonado Scores
                  Kevin Coffman replaces German Jimenez pitching and batting 9th
          1--  5   92%  B Brenly        Walk; Mitchell to 2B
   OO     12-  6   90%  J Uribe         Line Drive Double Play: RF-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-7, Kelly Downs facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   92%  O Virgil        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   90%  K Coffman       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   83%  R Gant          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Coffman to 3B
   RO     -23  1   85%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Coffman Scores
   R      -2-  2   76%  D James         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Gant Scores
   O      -2-  2   80%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 5.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-5, Kevin Coffman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   78%  K Downs         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  4   80%  B Butler        Walk
          1--      81%  R Thompson      Butler Steals 2B
          -2-  3   86%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Butler to 3B; Thompson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RR     -23  1   94%  W Clark         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Butler Scores; Thompson Scores
   O      -2-  5   93%  C Maldonado     Lineout: SS
   R      -2-  5   96%  M Aldrete       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Clark Scores
                  Jose Alvarez replaces Kevin Coffman pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   96%  K Mitchell      Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 10, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-10, Kelly Downs facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   94%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   88%  T Simmons       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Griffey to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   92%  A Thomas        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Griffey Scores
   O      1--  4   94%  O Virgil        Strikeout Swinging
                  Gary Roenicke pinch hits for Jose Alvarez batting 9th
   O      1--  2   95%  G Roenicke      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 10, Braves 6.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-6, Paul Assenmacher facing 7-8-9
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Gary Roenicke pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   96%  B Brenly        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   97%  J Uribe         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Brenly to 2B
                  Donell Nixon pinch hits for Kelly Downs batting 9th
          12-  2   98%  D Nixon         Single to 3B (Bunt to P's Right); Brenly to 3B; Uribe to 2B
                  Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Brett Butler batting 1st
   ROO    123  5   97%  J Youngblood    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Brenly Scores; Uribe to 3B
   R      --3  4   99%  R Thompson      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Uribe Scores
          -2-      99%  W Clark         Wild Pitch; Thompson to 3B
   R      --3  2   99%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Thompson Scores
                  Jim Morrison replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching and batting 9th
          1--  1   99%  C Maldonado     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Clark to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  M Aldrete       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 13, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 6-13, Craig Lefferts facing 1-2-3
                  Craig Lefferts replaces Candy Maldonado pitching and batting 4th; Donell Nixon moves to CF; Joel Youngblood moves to RF
   O      ---  1  100%  R Gant          Flyball: LF
          ---  3   99%  K Oberkfell     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   99%  D James         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Oberkfell to 3B
   O      --3  2  100%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 13, Braves 6.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 13-6, Jim Morrison facing 6-7-8
                  Jerry Royster replaces Dale Murphy playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  1  100%  K Mitchell      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  B Brenly        Flyball: LF
          ---  2  100%  J Uribe         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
                  Ernest Riles pinch runs for Jose Uribe batting 8th
          --3  6  100%  D Nixon         Walk
   O      1-3  1  100%  J Youngblood    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 13, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 6-13, Craig Lefferts facing 5-6-7
                  Kirt Manwaring replaces Bob Brenly playing C batting 7th; Harry Spilman replaces Will Clark playing 1B batting 3rd; Ernest Riles moves to SS
   O      ---  6  100%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2  100%  T Simmons       Flyball: LF
   R      ---  3  100%  A Thomas        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  O Virgil        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 13, Braves 7.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 13-7, Jim Morrison facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  100%  R Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  100%  H Spilman       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      --3  3  100%  C Lefferts      Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2  100%  M Aldrete       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 13, Braves 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 7-13, Craig Lefferts facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2  100%  J Morrison      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  R Gant          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 13, Braves 7.

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