April 7, 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 2
SEA 1 DET 10
MIL 3 KCR 9
BOS 8 MIN 8
BAL 3 CLE 4
@NYY 2 CHW 7
@OAK 1 TOR 10
@TEX 9 ATL 6
LAD 1 CHC 6
PIT 5 CIN 4
SFG 3
(16) SDP 5
@HOU 3 MON 7
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 31,929

Friday, April 7, 1989, 7:44
Time of Game: 2:36

Dodgers

1-3

Lost 1

5th, 2 GB

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

W: T Glavine (1-0), L: F Valenzuela (0-1)

Braves

3-1

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .347   14    0   2   
A Griffin SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .517    9    0   0   
K Gibson LF                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .250  .875   18    3   1   HBP
E Murray 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .125  .250   12    8   0   
M Hatcher RF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .143   10    0   0   GDP
J Shelby CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .542   12    2   0   
J Hamilton 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .333   15    0   2   
M Scioscia C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .453   12    8   0   
  T Crews P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
F Valenzuela P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    1   2   
  R Dempsey C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    2   0   
Totals                       31   1   4   0    2   1              115   24   7

BATTING

HBP: K Gibson (2, by T Glavine).

TB: E Murray 2; W Randolph; A Griffin.

GIDP: M Hatcher (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Gibson-E Murray.

E: J Hamilton (1); A Griffin (1).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    4   2   3   1    1   0  .286 1.071   13    2   0   2·2B
J Blauser 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .868   17    4   2   
G Perry 1B                    3   2   2   1    1   0  .400 1.071   17   11   0   2B,SB
D Murphy CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .133  .368   22    2   0   
J Davis C                     4   0   2   3    0   1  .250  .669   14    1   0   2B
R Gant 3B                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .071  .521   20    2   4   
A Thomas SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .620   11    1   6   
G Berroa RF                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .125  .347   14    2   0   
  T Gregg RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.500    3    2   0   
T Glavine P                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    0   0   
Totals                       34   6   9   5    4  10              142   27  12

BATTING

2B: L Smith 2 (2, off T Crews, off F Valenzuela); J Davis (2, off F Valenzuela); G Perry (3, off F Valenzuela).

TB: L Smith 5; J Davis 3; G Perry 3; D Murphy; J Blauser.

RBI: J Davis 3 (4); G Perry (3); L Smith (2).

2-out RBI: J Davis 3; L Smith; G Perry.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Thomas-J Blauser-G Perry.

E: A Thomas (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Perry (1, 2nd base off F Valenzuela/M Scioscia).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Valenzuela, L (0-1)          6.2   8   5   5    4   8   0   6.75   32  114-66   31·15·20   10·10· 0· 0     42    -     0.97  -0.26
T Crews                        1.1   1   1   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   21-15    8· 5· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         8     9   6   5    4  10   0          38  135-81   39·20·22   12·12· 0· 0          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
T Glavine, W (1-0)             9     4   1   0    2   1   0   0.00   34  115-67   45· 7·15   16·11· 3· 0     76    -     0.84   0.24
Totals                         9     4   1   0    2   1   0          34  115-67   45· 7·15   16·11· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: F Valenzuela (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Glavine (1; K Gibson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 31,929.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Atlanta Braves                       
1. W Randolph           2B    1. L Smith              LF 
2. A Griffin            SS    2. J Blauser            2B 
3. K Gibson             LF    3. G Perry              1B 
4. E Murray             1B    4. D Murphy             CF 
5. M Hatcher            RF    5. J Davis              C  
6. J Shelby             CF    6. R Gant               3B 
7. J Hamilton           3B    7. A Thomas             SS 
8. M Scioscia           C     8. G Berroa             RF 
9. F Valenzuela         P     9. T Glavine            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-2  123  4   16%  90% J Davis         F Valenzuela    Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Blauser Scores; Perry Scores; Murphy to 3B
   b 5   2  1-1  1-3  4   14%  71% G Perry         F Valenzuela    Wild Pitch; Smith Scores; Blauser to 2B
   t 4   0  1-0  12-  4   14%  65% M Hatcher       T Glavine       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Gibson to 3B
   t 4   2  1-0  1-3  5  -14%  50% J Hamilton      T Glavine       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Gibson Scores/unER/No RBI; Shelby to 3B
   b 3   2  0-0  -2-  1   13%  67% G Perry         F Valenzuela    Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Smith Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   50%  A Griffin       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   52%  K Gibson        Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   55%  E Murray        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  L Smith         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   55%  J Blauser       Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  4   50%  G Perry         Double Play: Flyball: LF-1B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   52%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   54%  J Shelby        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  3   55%  J Hamilton      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  D Murphy        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   55%  J Davis         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Davis to 1B
          1--  5   59%  R Gant          Walk; Davis to 2B
   O      12-  1   54%  A Thomas        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      12-  6   50%  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   52%  M Scioscia      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  F Valenzuela    Foul Bunt Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
          ---  4   53%  W Randolph      Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   55%  A Griffin       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Fernando Valenzuela facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  T Glavine       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   56%  L Smith         Walk
   O      1--  3   54%  J Blauser       Groundout: P-1B; Smith to 2B
   R      -2-  1   67%  G Perry         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Smith Scores
   O      -2-  1   64%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Glavine facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   59%  K Gibson        Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   51%  E Murray        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gibson to 2B
   OO     12-  4   65%  M Hatcher       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Gibson to 3B
          --3  4   63%  J Shelby        Walk
   R      1-3  5   50%  J Hamilton      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Gibson Scores/unER/No RBI; Shelby to 3B
   O      1-3  4   56%  M Scioscia      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Fernando Valenzuela facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  J Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   51%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  A Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  F Valenzuela    Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   55%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   56%  A Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Fernando Valenzuela facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   51%  T Glavine       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   55%  L Smith         Double to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 1B)
          -2-  1   57%  J Blauser       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Smith to 3B
   R      1-3      71%  G Perry         Wild Pitch; Smith Scores; Blauser to 2B
          -2-  7   71%  " "             Walk
          12-  8   74%  D Murphy        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Blauser to 3B; Perry to 2B
   RR     123  4   90%  J Davis         Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Blauser Scores; Perry Scores; Murphy to 3B
   O      1-3  4   88%  R Gant          Foul Popfly: 1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Glavine facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   90%  K Gibson        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   92%  E Murray        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   92%  M Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Fernando Valenzuela facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   92%  A Thomas        Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  3   91%  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   91%  T Glavine       Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Glavine facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   93%  J Shelby        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   94%  J Hamilton      Groundout: 3B-SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   95%  M Scioscia      Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   95%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   94%  J Blauser       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   94%  G Perry         Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
          1--      95%  D Murphy        Perry Steals 2B
          -2-  5   95%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  3   98%  J Davis         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Perry Scores; Murphy to 3B
                  Tim Crews replaces Mike Scioscia pitching and batting 8th; Rick Dempsey replaces Fernando Valenzuela playing C batting 9th
   O      -23  6   97%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 5.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
                  Tommy Gregg replaces Geronimo Berroa playing RF batting 8th
   O      ---  5   98%  R Dempsey       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  8   99%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   99%  A Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tim Crews facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   99%  A Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  T Gregg         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   99%  T Glavine       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  1  100%  L Smith         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Glavine Scores/unER
   O      -2-  3  100%  J Blauser       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 6.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Tom Glavine facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6  100%  K Gibson        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  5  100%  E Murray        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   99%  M Hatcher       Walk; Murray to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  J Shelby        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      12-  2  100%  J Hamilton      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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