June 21, 1989 Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Wednesday, June 21, 1989, 5:40
Time of Game: 2:27

Reds

37-31

Lost 3

3rd, 5 GB

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

W: M Eichhorn (1-1), L: J Franco (2-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Braves

28-40

Won 1

6th, 13 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Sabo 3B                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .702   19    1   1   
T Benzinger 1B                5   0   4   0    0   0  .250  .675   19    5   0   2B
B Larkin SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .354  .840   12    1   1   
  L Quinones 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .632    2    2   0   
R Roomes CF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .297  .792   17    3   0   
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .277  .813   18    1   0   IW
J Youngblood LF               3   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .714   10    2   0   
  H Winningham PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .664    5    0   0   
  R Dibble P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Griffey PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .794    2    0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
B Diaz C                      4   0   2   1    0   0  .174  .425    9    9   1   
L Harris 2B-SS                4   1   1   0    0   2  .214  .532   15    1   1   
T Browning P                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .156  .362    7    0   1   
  V Snider LF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    5    0   0   
Totals                       40   3  13   2    2   7              140   25   6

BATTING

2B: T Benzinger (12, off J Acker).

IBB: P O'Neill (5, by J Acker).

TB: T Benzinger 5; B Diaz 2; J Youngblood; T Browning; R Roomes; L Harris; C Sabo; V Snider; B Larkin.

RBI: T Browning (2); B Diaz (5).

2-out RBI: T Browning.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    3   1   1   2    1   1  .315 1.004   13    3   0   HR,CS
J Blauser 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .661   20    0   3   
G Perry 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .251  .693    8    9   0   
D Murphy CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .245  .648   14    2   0   
A Thomas SS                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .236  .626   19    1   3   
G Berroa RF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .311  .743    8    3   0   
  T Gregg PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .323  .788    9    0   0   SH
J Davis C                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .173  .478   17    7   0   IW
J Treadway 2B                 3   0   1   2    1   0  .302  .732    8    2   3   
D Lilliquist P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .481    9    0   0   
  J Acker P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Wetherby PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .800 1.800    4    0   0   2B
  M Eichhorn P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   4   7   4    4   9              129   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Wetherby (1, off R Dibble).

HR: L Smith (8, off R Dibble; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SH: T Gregg (2, off J Franco).

IBB: J Davis (3, by J Franco).

TB: L Smith 4; G Perry 2; J Wetherby 2; J Treadway; D Murphy; A Thomas.

RBI: J Treadway 2 (13); L Smith 2 (21).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Smith (4, 2nd base by T Browning/B Diaz).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Browning                     6     2   0   0    3   6   0   3.13   22   82-46   28· 7·11    5· 7· 1· 0     71    -     0.97   0.34
R Dibble, H (11)               2     2   2   2    0   3   1   2.23    8   26-18    9· 4· 5    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.25  -0.00
J Franco, BS (2), L (2-1)      0.1   3   2   2    1   0   0   1.54    5   18-8     6· 1· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    5.86  -0.82
Totals                         8.1   7   4   4    4   9   1          35  126-72   43·12·17    9·10· 3· 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
D Lilliquist                   5.2  10   2   2    0   4   0   3.05   27   82-55   35· 5·15   10· 6· 7· 0     45    -     1.24  -0.03
J Acker                        2.1   3   1   1    1   3   0   3.08   11   42-24   13· 7· 4    4· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.84   0.01
M Eichhorn, W (1-1)            1     0   0   0    1   0   0   7.56    4   13-9     3· 2· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.74   0.03
Totals                         9    13   3   3    2   7   0          42  137-88   51·14·23   16·10· 7· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Franco (4; J Davis); J Acker (6; P O'Neill).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Atlanta Braves                       
1. C Sabo               3B    1. L Smith              LF 
2. T Benzinger          1B    2. J Blauser            3B 
3. B Larkin             SS    3. G Perry              1B 
4. R Roomes             CF    4. D Murphy             CF 
5. P O'Neill            RF    5. A Thomas             SS 
6. J Youngblood         LF    6. G Berroa             RF 
7. B Diaz               C     7. J Davis              C  
8. L Harris             2B    8. J Treadway           2B 
9. T Browning           P     9. D Lilliquist         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  3-2  123  1   48% 100% J Treadway      J Franco        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Thomas Scores; Murphy Scores; Davis to 2B
   b 9   0  3-2  1--  4   19%  50% A Thomas        J Franco        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Murphy to 2B
   b 8   1  3-0  -2-  2   14%  22% L Smith         R Dibble        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Wetherby Scores
   b 9   0  3-2  ---  5   13%  31% D Murphy        J Franco        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   t 6   2  0-1  12-  2  -13%  20% T Browning      D Lilliquist    Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Youngblood Scores; Diaz to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lilliquist facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   46%  C Sabo          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   41%  T Benzinger     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sabo to 2B
   O      12-  4   43%  B Larkin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS); Sabo to 3B
   O      1-3  2   50%  R Roomes        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      1-3  6   55%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Browning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   52%  L Smith         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   55%  J Blauser       Walk
          1--  3   58%  G Perry         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Blauser to 2B
   O      12-  1   56%  D Murphy        Groundout: P-1B; Blauser to 3B; Perry to 2B
   O      -23  5   50%  A Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lilliquist facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   52%  J Youngblood    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  B Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  L Harris        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Browning facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   53%  G Berroa        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  7   51%  J Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  J Treadway      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lilliquist facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   52%  T Browning      Lineout: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   54%  C Sabo          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   53%  T Benzinger     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--  1   50%  B Larkin        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Benzinger to 3B
   O      1-3  1   55%  R Roomes        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Browning facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  D Lilliquist    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   56%  L Smith         Walk
   O      1--      51%  J Blauser       Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   50%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lilliquist facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   55%  J Youngblood    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   53%  B Diaz          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   56%  L Harris        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Browning facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   53%  G Perry         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   51%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  A Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lilliquist facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  T Browning      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   55%  C Sabo          Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  1   53%  T Benzinger     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   56%  B Larkin        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Browning facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  G Berroa        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   51%  J Davis         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
          ---  5   53%  J Treadway      Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  D Lilliquist    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lilliquist facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   45%  R Roomes        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   50%  P O'Neill       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          1--  4   39%  J Youngblood    Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Roomes to 3B
   R      1-3  1   29%  B Diaz          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Roomes Scores; Youngblood to 2B
   O      12-  3   33%  L Harris        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   R      12-  2   20%  T Browning      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Youngblood Scores; Diaz to 2B
                  Jim Acker replaces Derek Lilliquist pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   23%  C Sabo          Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Browning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   20%  L Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   18%  J Blauser       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  1   20%  G Perry         Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   17%  D Murphy        Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Acker facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   13%  T Benzinger     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  5   15%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   17%  R Roomes        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   17%  P O'Neill       Intentional Walk
                  Herm Winningham pinch hits for Joel Youngblood batting 6th
   O      12-  5   19%  H Winningham    Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Rob Dibble facing 5-6-7
                  Rob Dibble replaces Herm Winningham pitching and batting 6th; Van Snider replaces Tom Browning playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  5   16%  A Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  Tommy Gregg pinch hits for Geronimo Berroa batting 6th
   O      ---  5   14%  T Gregg         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   12%  J Davis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Acker facing 7-8-9
                  Tommy Gregg moves to RF
   O      ---  3   13%  B Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   12%  L Harris        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  5    9%  V Snider        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Harris to 3B
   O      1-3  4   12%  C Sabo          Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3       7%  T Benzinger     Defensive Indifference; Harris Scores/No RBI
   O      1--  5    7%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Rob Dibble facing 8-9-1
                  Luis Quinones replaces Barry Larkin playing 2B batting 3rd; Lenny Harris moves to SS
   O      ---  1    5%  J Treadway      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Jeff Wetherby pinch hits for Jim Acker batting 9th
          ---  4    9%  J Wetherby      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   RR     -2-  2   22%  L Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Wetherby Scores
   O      ---  2   18%  J Blauser       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   15%  G Perry         Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mark Eichhorn facing 3-4-5
                  Mark Eichhorn replaces Jeff Wetherby pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   16%  L Quinones      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Deep 1B)
          ---  6   15%  R Roomes        Walk
   O      1--  3   17%  P O'Neill       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Ken Griffey pinch hits for Rob Dibble batting 6th
   O      1--  2   18%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, John Franco facing 4-5-6
                  John Franco replaces Ken Griffey pitching and batting 6th
          ---  5   31%  D Murphy        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   50%  A Thomas        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Murphy to 2B
   O      12-  4   53%  T Gregg         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Murphy to 3B; Thomas to 2B
          -23  4   52%  J Davis         Intentional Walk
   RR     123  1  100%  J Treadway      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Thomas Scores; Murphy Scores; Davis to 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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