July 8, 1988 Montreal Expos at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 11,548

Friday, July 8, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:19

Expos

43-41

Won 5

4th, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           4  1  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    7 14  0
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  5  1

W: B Smith (6-5), L: R Mahler (8-8)

Braves

30-52

Lost 1

6th, 18 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .240  .633   23    0   0   2B,SB
M Webster LF                  3   2   2   1    1   0  .258  .672   20    2   0   HR,HBP
A Galarraga 1B                5   1   2   1    0   2  .342  .995   17   10   2   
H Brooks RF                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .268  .717   15    2   0   2B,GDP
T Wallach 3B                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .266  .737    9    0   4   2B
T Foley 2B                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .256  .672   19    4   4   
M Fitzgerald C                3   1   3   1    2   0  .288  .855   20    6   0   HR
L Rivera SS                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .230  .595   18    2   2   
B Smith P                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .063  .154   12    1   2   
Totals                       39   7  14   7    4   7              153   27  14

BATTING

2B: O Nixon (2, off C Puleo); T Wallach (20, off R Mahler); H Brooks (16, off R Mahler).

HR: M Webster (2, off C Puleo; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); M Fitzgerald (2, off J Alvarez; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: M Webster (5, by J Alvarez).

TB: M Fitzgerald 6; M Webster 5; O Nixon 3; A Galarraga 2; T Wallach 2; T Foley 2; H Brooks 2; L Rivera.

GIDP: H Brooks (13).

RBI: M Webster (13); A Galarraga (54); M Fitzgerald (9); O Nixon (3); T Wallach (36); T Foley (22); H Brooks (52).

2-out RBI: O Nixon.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 4. L Rivera-T Foley-A Galarraga 2; T Wallach-T Foley-A Galarraga 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Nixon (17, 2nd base off G Jimenez/O Virgil).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Gant 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .720   15    2   2   
K Oberkfell 3B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .672    6    1   2   
G Perry 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .332  .810   11    6   0   GDP
D Murphy RF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .221  .763   14    1   1   
K Griffey LF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .622   12    3   0   
A Thomas SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .639   13    3   1   2·GDP
D James CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .731   13    3   0   
O Virgil C                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .234  .659    9    8   0   HR
R Mahler P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .363         0   0   
  C Puleo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   1   
  P Runge PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .718    3    0   0   GDP
  G Jimenez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  J Royster PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .666    4    0   0   
  J Alvarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .600 1.200         0   0   
  E Olwine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Morrison PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .514    4    0   0   
Totals                       28   1   5   1    0   6              104   27   7

BATTING

HR: O Virgil (8, off B Smith; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: O Virgil 5; K Griffey; K Oberkfell; D Murphy.

GIDP: A Thomas 2 (11); G Perry (8); P Runge (4).

RBI: O Virgil (19).

Team LOB: 0.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Oberkfell-R Gant-G Perry.

E: K Oberkfell (13).

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
B Smith, W (6-5)               9     5   1   1    0   6   1   3.76   28  104-72   46· 8·18   13· 6· 2· 1     79    -     0.29   0.13
Totals                         9     5   1   1    0   6   1          28  104-72   46· 8·18   13· 6· 2· 1           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Mahler, L (8-8)              0.1   5   4   4    1   1   0   3.77    7   23-14   10· 0· 4    1· 1· 3· 0     25    -     0.88  -0.36
C Puleo                        2.2   4   2   2    1   1   1   4.14   13   43-34   26· 3· 5    2· 5· 3· 1          2-0    0.58  -0.02
G Jimenez                      3     4   0   0    1   3   0   9.53   12   37-23   13· 3· 7    4· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.15   0.02
J Alvarez                      2     1   1   1    0   2   1   3.67    8   31-20    9· 3· 8    2· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.03  -0.00
E Olwine                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.68    4   14-7     4· 1· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    14   7   7    4   7   2          44  148-98   62·10·26    9·12· 9· 2          2-0

Balks: R Mahler (6).

WP: G Jimenez (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Alvarez (4; M Webster).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 11,548.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 95° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Atlanta Braves                       
1. O Nixon              CF    1. R Gant               2B 
2. M Webster            LF    2. K Oberkfell          3B 
3. A Galarraga          1B    3. G Perry              1B 
4. H Brooks             RF    4. D Murphy             RF 
5. T Wallach            3B    5. K Griffey            LF 
6. T Foley              2B    6. A Thomas             SS 
7. M Fitzgerald         C     7. D James              CF 
8. L Rivera             SS    8. O Virgil             C  
9. B Smith              P     9. R Mahler             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  -2-  4    9%  72% H Brooks        R Mahler        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Galarraga Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  2    9%  61% A Galarraga     R Mahler        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Webster Scores
   t 1   1  0-2  -2-  2    8%  80% T Wallach       R Mahler        Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Brooks Scores
   t 1   1  0-3  -2-  5    5%  85% T Foley         R Mahler        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Wallach Scores
   t 2   0  0-4  ---  3    5%  91% M Webster       C Puleo         Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   52%  M Webster       Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Webster to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
   R      -2-  2   61%  A Galarraga     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Webster Scores
          1--      62%  H Brooks        Balk; Galarraga to 2B
   R      -2-  4   72%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Galarraga Scores
   R      -2-  2   80%  T Wallach       Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Brooks Scores
   R      -2-  5   85%  T Foley         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Wallach Scores
          1--  4   86%  M Fitzgerald    Walk; Foley to 2B
                  Charlie Puleo replaces Rick Mahler pitching and batting 9th
          12-  5   89%  L Rivera        Walk; Foley to 3B; Fitzgerald to 2B
   O      123  2   86%  B Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      123  2   83%  O Nixon         Flyball: SS
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Bryn Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   84%  R Gant          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  3   86%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   86%  G Perry         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-0, Charlie Puleo facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  3   91%  M Webster       Home Run
   O      ---  5   90%  A Galarraga     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   90%  H Brooks        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   90%  T Wallach       Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Bryn Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   91%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   92%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   92%  A Thomas        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-0, Charlie Puleo facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   93%  T Foley         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   94%  M Fitzgerald    Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Foley to 2B
   O      12-  5   93%  L Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   92%  B Smith         Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   R      12-  8   95%  O Nixon         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Foley Scores; Fitzgerald to 3B
   O      -23  3   94%  M Webster       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Bryn Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   95%  D James         Flyball: RF
          ---  6   94%  O Virgil        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  Paul Runge pinch hits for Charlie Puleo batting 9th
   OO     1--  3   96%  P Runge         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-0, German Jimenez facing 3-4-5
                  German Jimenez replaces Paul Runge pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   97%  A Galarraga     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  3   96%  H Brooks        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  T Wallach       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Bryn Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   96%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: SS
   O      ---  7   97%  G Perry         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-0, German Jimenez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   97%  T Foley         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   97%  M Fitzgerald    Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Fitzgerald out at 2B/RF-SS
          ---  1   97%  L Rivera        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   97%  B Smith         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Bryn Smith facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   95%  D Murphy        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   96%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  3   98%  A Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-0, German Jimenez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   98%  O Nixon         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      98%  M Webster       Nixon Steals 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Wild Pitch; Nixon to 3B
          --3  5   99%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  3   99%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  3   98%  H Brooks        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  1   98%  T Wallach       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Bryn Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   98%  D James         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  O Virgil        Groundout: P-1B
                  Jerry Royster pinch hits for German Jimenez batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  J Royster       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Braves 0.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jose Alvarez facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Alvarez replaces Jerry Royster pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  T Foley         Lineout: 2B
   R      ---  3   99%  M Fitzgerald    Home Run
   O      ---  5   99%  L Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  B Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-7, Bryn Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7  100%  R Gant          Flyball: RF
          ---  2   99%  K Oberkfell     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  2  100%  G Perry         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Braves 0.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jose Alvarez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  100%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2  100%  M Webster       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5  100%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  100%  H Brooks        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-7, Bryn Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6  100%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5  100%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  5  100%  A Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Braves 0.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-0, Ed Olwine facing 5-6-7
                  Ed Olwine replaces Jose Alvarez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  T Wallach       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  T Foley         Flyball: LF
          ---  5  100%  M Fitzgerald    Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  L Rivera        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-7, Bryn Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4  100%  D James         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  1  100%  O Virgil        Home Run
                  Jim Morrison pinch hits for Ed Olwine batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Morrison      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  R Gant          Flyball: LF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Braves 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation