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CAL  7
BAL  5
 DET  9
@CHW  3
 KCR  1
CLE  0
 MIL  4
TOR  2
 OAK  7
BOS  2
 NYY  4
@SEA  1
 MIN 10
@TEX  1
 STL  6
@ATL  4
 CIN  4
PIT  1
 CHC  3
@HOU  1
 MON  4
LAD  3
 SDP  6
@NYM  3
 SFG  3
@PHI  2
(11)
Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 6,358

 Wednesday, August 31, 1988, 7:40
Time of Game: 2:44
Cardinals
6
62-71
Won 4
5th, 16½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   3  1  0   0  0  1    6 11  2
Braves          0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    4  8  1
W: Scott Terry (6-3), L: Pete Smith (7-13), S: Todd Worrell (27)
 Braves
4
45-88
Lost 3
6th, 32½ GB

Batting Stats

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
V Coleman CF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .666   17   12    3   0   
T Jones SS                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .333  .739   14    9    1   5   SB
P Guerrero 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .801   26   15   14   0   
T Brunansky RF                5   1   1   1    0   2  .251  .785   22   15    2   0   HR
T Pendleton 3B                5   1   2   0    0   0  .251  .642   17   13    0   1   
J Oquendo 2B                  3   2   2   0    1   0  .284  .711    9    5    3   5   2B
C Ford LF                     4   1   3   2    0   0  .198  .482   10    8    3   1   2·2B
T Pena C                      3   1   1   2    1   0  .253  .658   14    7    1   1   IW
S Terry P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250   15    9    0   4   SH
  M Laga PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .330    5    3    0   0   
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143              0   0   
Totals                       38   6  11   0    2   6              149   96   27  17
Batting Events
2B: C Ford 2 (2, 2 off P Smith); J Oquendo (7, off P Smith).
HR: T Brunansky (21, off J Acker; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SH: S Terry (4, off P Smith).
IBB: T Pena (9, by P Smith).
TB: C Ford 5; T Brunansky 4; J Oquendo 3; T Pendleton 2; T Jones 2; T Pena.
RBI: C Ford 2 (18); T Pena 2 (42); T Jones (2); T Brunansky (81).
2-out RBI: C Ford; T Jones; T Brunansky.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding Events
DP: 4. S Terry-J Oquendo-P Guerrero; C Ford-T Pena; J Oquendo-T Jones-P Guerrero; T Jones-J Oquendo-P Guerrero.
PB: T Pena (7).
E: V Coleman (7); T Jones (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: T Jones (3, 2nd base off P Smith/B Benedict).
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Gant 2B                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .253  .738   13    5    2   0   GDP
  C Puleo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364              0   0   
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500              0   0   
  J Morrison PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .178  .458    4         0   0   
  J Acker P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.417              0   0   
D James LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .714   11    6    2   0   GDP
  L Smith PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .571    3    2    0   0   
G Perry 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .766   12    9    7   2   GDP
D Murphy RF                   4   2   3   1    0   1  .230  .770   11    8    0   0   HR,2B
A Thomas SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .257  .642    7    6    1   4   
P Runge 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .229  .653   16    5    1   3   
B Benedict C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .597    6    5    7   0   
  O Virgil PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .672    7    4    0   0   
T Blocker CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .458   16   10    6   0   
P Smith P                     0   0   0   0    1   0  .128  .295    5    1    1   1   
  J Royster PH-2B             2   0   1   0    0   0  .186  .450    5    2    0   0   
  T Simmons PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .722    6    3    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   8   0    4   1              122   66   27  10
Batting Events
2B: D Murphy (32, off S Terry).
HR: D Murphy (23, off K Dayley; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
TB: D Murphy 7; B Benedict; P Runge; A Thomas; J Royster; R Gant.
GIDP: R Gant (6); D James (12); G Perry (16).
RBI: P Runge (7); D Murphy (67).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding Events
E: A Thomas (25).

Pitching Stats

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Terry, W (6-3)               7     7   2   2    2   1   0   2.74   27   81-46   33· 4· 9   16· 8· 2· 0     54    -     1.04   0.10
K Dayley, H (11)               1     1   1   1    1   0   1   3.40    4   15-7     4· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.30   0.03
T Worrell, S (27)              1     0   1   0    1   0   0   3.20    5   22-11    7· 1· 3    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.18   0.03
Totals                         9     8   4   3    4   1   1          36  118-64   44· 5·15   18·13· 3· 0           -
K Dayley faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Smith, L (7-13)              5     9   5   4    2   4   0   3.94   27   95-62   40· 7·15    8·13· 6· 0     33    -     1.13  -0.38
C Puleo                        2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.45    7   17-11    8· 1· 2    2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.39   0.04
B Sutter                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.10    3   14-10    4· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
J Acker                        1     1   1   1    0   0   1   5.33    4   17-11    7· 2· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.01
Totals                         9    11   6   5    2   6   1          41  143-94   59·14·21   13·20· 6· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: T Worrell (6); P Smith (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: P Smith (3; T Pena).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Charlie Williams.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 6,358.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   St. Louis Cardinals                       Atlanta Braves                               
1. Vince Coleman                CF       1. Ron Gant                     2B
2. Tim Jones                    SS       2. Dion James                   LF
3. Pedro Guerrero               1B       3. Gerald Perry                 1B
4. Tom Brunansky                RF       4. Dale Murphy                  RF
5. Terry Pendleton              3B       5. Andres Thomas                SS
6. Jose Oquendo                 2B       6. Paul Runge                   3B
7. Curt Ford                    LF       7. Bruce Benedict                C
8. Tony Pena                     C       8. Terry Blocker                CF
9. Scott Terry                   P       9. Pete Smith                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t4 1 -23 RR 3,(2-0)  16% 64% 1-2 STL T. Pena P. Smith Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Oquendo Scores; Ford Scores
b2 0 1-- R 1,(0-0)  -14% 38% 0-1 ATL A. Thomas S. Terry Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Murphy Scores/Adv on E8; Thomas to 2B
b2 0 1-3 OO 1,(0-0)  13% 36% 2-1 ATL T. Blocker S. Terry Double Play: Flyball: LF-C
t4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  12% 48% 1-2 STL C. Ford P. Smith Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Oquendo to 3B
t4 2 1-3 R 2,(1-0)  11% 74% 3-2 STL T. Jones P. Smith Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Pena Scores/unER; Coleman to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Pete Smith facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 48% 0-0 STL V. Coleman P. Smith Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  2% 50% 0-0 STL T. Jones P. Smith Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  2% 52% 0-0 STL P. Guerrero P. Smith Jones Steals 2B
t1 1 -2- O 5,(2-2)  -3% 49% 0-0 STL P. Guerrero P. Smith Strikeout Looking
t1 2 -2- O 5,(2-2)  -3% 45% 0-0 STL T. Brunansky P. Smith Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  -4% 42% 0-0 ATL R. Gant S. Terry Single to 3B (Line Drive)
b1 0 1-- OO 3,(2-0)  7% 49% 0-0 ATL D. James S. Terry Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  1% 50% 0-0 ATL G. Perry S. Terry Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Pete Smith facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- 9,(2-2)  4% 54% 0-0 STL T. Pendleton P. Smith Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  6% 60% 0-0 STL J. Oquendo P. Smith Walk; Pendleton to 2B
t2 0 12- R 4,(0-2)  10% 70% 0-0 STL C. Ford P. Smith Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pendleton Scores; Oquendo to 2B
t2 0 12- O 3,(0-2)  -5% 65% 1-0 STL T. Pena P. Smith Flyball: 2B
t2 1 12- O 3,(0-2)  -4% 61% 1-0 STL S. Terry P. Smith Strikeout (missed bunt)
t2 2 12- O 6,(2-2)  -4% 57% 1-0 STL V. Coleman P. Smith Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -4% 53% 0-1 ATL D. Murphy S. Terry Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 0 1-- R 1,(0-0)  -14% 38% 0-1 ATL A. Thomas S. Terry Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Murphy Scores/Adv on E8; Thomas to 2B
b2 0 -2- R 4,(3-0)  -8% 31% 1-1 ATL P. Runge S. Terry Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Thomas Scores
b2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  -8% 22% 2-1 ATL B. Benedict S. Terry Single to RF (Ground Ball); Runge to 3B
b2 0 1-3 OO 1,(0-0)  13% 36% 2-1 ATL T. Blocker S. Terry Double Play: Flyball: LF-C
b2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  -2% 34% 2-1 ATL P. Smith S. Terry Walk; Benedict to 2B
b2 2 12- 4,(3-0)  -2% 31% 2-1 ATL R. Gant S. Terry Walk; Benedict to 3B; Smith to 2B
b2 2 123 O 6,(3-2)  6% 38% 2-1 ATL D. James S. Terry Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Pete Smith facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -3% 35% 1-2 STL T. Jones P. Smith Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O 4,(0-2)  -2% 33% 1-2 STL P. Guerrero P. Smith Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 32% 1-2 STL T. Brunansky P. Smith Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 3-4-5
b3 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  2% 34% 2-1 ATL G. Perry S. Terry Groundout: P-1B
b3 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 36% 2-1 ATL D. Murphy S. Terry Strikeout Swinging
b3 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 36% 2-1 ATL A. Thomas S. Terry Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Pete Smith facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O 3,(2-0)  -3% 34% 1-2 STL T. Pendleton P. Smith Flyball: CF
t4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  3% 37% 1-2 STL J. Oquendo P. Smith Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  12% 48% 1-2 STL C. Ford P. Smith Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Oquendo to 3B
t4 1 -23 RR 3,(2-0)  16% 64% 1-2 STL T. Pena P. Smith Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Oquendo Scores; Ford Scores
t4 1 1-- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 62% 3-2 STL S. Terry P. Smith Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pena to 2B
t4 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  2% 64% 3-2 STL V. Coleman P. Smith Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Pena to 3B
t4 2 1-3 R 2,(1-0)  11% 74% 3-2 STL T. Jones P. Smith Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Pena Scores/unER; Coleman to 2B
t4 2 12- O 4,(2-1)  -3% 71% 4-2 STL P. Guerrero P. Smith Flyball: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  3% 74% 2-4 ATL P. Runge S. Terry Groundout: P-1B
b4 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 76% 2-4 ATL B. Benedict S. Terry Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  1% 77% 2-4 ATL T. Blocker S. Terry Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Braves 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Braves' Pete Smith facing 4-5-6
t5 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 75% 4-2 STL T. Brunansky P. Smith Flyball: LF
t5 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 74% 4-2 STL T. Pendleton P. Smith Groundout: 1B-P
t5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  2% 76% 4-2 STL J. Oquendo P. Smith Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
t5 2 -2- R 4,(2-1)  9% 85% 4-2 STL C. Ford P. Smith Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Oquendo Scores
t5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  0% 85% 5-2 STL T. Pena P. Smith Intentional Walk
t5 2 12- 4,(2-1)  1% 86% 5-2 STL S. Terry P. Smith Wild Pitch; Ford to 3B; Pena to 2B
t5 2 -23 O 5,(3-1)  -3% 83% 5-2 STL S. Terry P. Smith Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 9-1-2
Jerry Royster pinch hits for Pete Smith (P) batting 9th
b5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  -4% 79% 2-5 ATL J. Royster S. Terry Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 0 1-- OO 6,(2-2)  8% 87% 2-5 ATL R. Gant S. Terry Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
b5 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 88% 2-5 ATL D. James S. Terry Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves' Charlie Puleo facing 1-2-3
Charlie Puleo replaces Ron Gant (2B) pitching and batting 1st; Jerry Royster moves from PH to 2B
t6 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 87% 5-2 STL V. Coleman C. Puleo Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 86% 5-2 STL T. Jones C. Puleo Foul Flyball: LF
t6 2 --- O 5,(3-1)  -0% 86% 5-2 STL P. Guerrero C. Puleo Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 88% 2-5 ATL G. Perry S. Terry Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  -4% 84% 2-5 ATL D. Murphy S. Terry Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b6 1 -2- O 2,(0-1)  4% 88% 2-5 ATL A. Thomas S. Terry Groundout: P-1B
b6 2 -2- O 5,(3-1)  3% 91% 2-5 ATL P. Runge S. Terry Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves' Charlie Puleo facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 90% 5-2 STL T. Brunansky C. Puleo Strikeout Swinging
t7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  1% 91% 5-2 STL T. Pendleton C. Puleo Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
t7 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 90% 5-2 STL J. Oquendo C. Puleo Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 89% 5-2 STL C. Ford C. Puleo Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 92% 2-5 ATL B. Benedict S. Terry Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- O 3,(2-0)  2% 93% 2-5 ATL T. Blocker S. Terry Flyball: CF
b7 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  1% 94% 2-5 ATL J. Royster S. Terry Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves' Bruce Sutter facing 8-9-1
Bruce Sutter replaces Charlie Puleo pitching and batting 1st
t8 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 94% 5-2 STL T. Pena B. Sutter Flyball: 3B
Mike Laga pinch hits for Scott Terry (P) batting 9th
t8 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -0% 93% 5-2 STL M. Laga B. Sutter Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  -0% 93% 5-2 STL V. Coleman B. Sutter Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Ken Dayley facing 1-2-3
Ken Dayley replaces Mike Laga (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Jim Morrison pinch hits for Bruce Sutter (P) batting 1st
b8 0 --- 4,(3-0)  -5% 88% 2-5 ATL J. Morrison K. Dayley Walk
Lonnie Smith pinch hits for Dion James (LF) batting 2nd
b8 0 1-- O 3,(1-1)  4% 92% 2-5 ATL L. Smith K. Dayley Flyball: RF
b8 1 1-- OO 4,(1-2)  5% 97% 2-5 ATL G. Perry K. Dayley Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves' Jim Acker facing 2-3-4
Jim Acker replaces Jim Morrison (PH) pitching and batting 1st; Lonnie Smith moves from PH to LF
t9 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 97% 5-2 STL T. Jones J. Acker Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  -0% 97% 5-2 STL P. Guerrero J. Acker Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2 --- R 6,(2-2)  2% 99% 5-2 STL T. Brunansky J. Acker Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t9 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 99% 6-2 STL T. Pendleton J. Acker Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Ken Dayley facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- R 4,(2-1)  -2% 97% 2-6 ATL D. Murphy K. Dayley Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
Todd Worrell replaces Ken Dayley pitching and batting 9th
b9 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 99% 3-6 ATL A. Thomas T. Worrell Lineout: 2B
b9 1 --- 5,(3-1)  -2% 96% 3-6 ATL P. Runge T. Worrell Walk
Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Bruce Benedict (C) batting 7th
b9 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  -1% 96% 3-6 ATL O. Virgil T. Worrell Passed Ball; Runge to 2B
b9 1 -2- O 5,(2-2)  3% 99% 3-6 ATL O. Virgil T. Worrell Flyball: RF
b9 2 -2- R 7,(3-2)  -3% 96% 3-6 ATL T. Blocker T. Worrell Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Runge Scores/unER
Ted Simmons pinch hits for Jerry Royster (2B) batting 9th
b9 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  -0% 96% 4-6 ATL T. Simmons T. Worrell Wild Pitch; Blocker to 2B
b9 2 -2- O 4,(2-1)  4% 100% 4-6 ATL T. Simmons T. Worrell Flyball: LF
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 4.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • 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.
  • 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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