September 6, 1989 San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 9
@BAL 0 MIL 7
@CAL 4 TOR 4
@CHW 2 DET 11
KCR 5 OAK 7
BOS 5 NYY 5
@SEA 3 TEX 3
MIN 2 SFG 7
@ATL 2 CIN 9
LAD 5 SDP 3
@HOU 2 MON 11
PIT 6 STL 3
@NYM 2 PHI 9
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 2,735

Wednesday, September 6, 1989, 7:42
Time of Game: 2:14

Giants

80-59

Won 1

1st

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

W: S Garrelts (12-3), L: D Lilliquist (8-9)

Braves

55-84

Lost 3

6th, 25 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .692    0    5   0   
R Thompson 2B                 5   1   3   1    0   2  .249  .743    0    4   6   2B
W Clark 1B                    4   2   2   2    0   1  .340  .971    0    8   0   HR,2B,HBP
K Mitchell LF                 5   1   0   0    0   0  .287 1.029    0    1   0   
  P Sheridan RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .623         1   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .217  .753    0    2   1   
D Nixon RF-LF                 4   1   2   2    0   1  .264  .613    0    1   0   HR
B Brenly C                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .172  .521    0    3   1   2B
J Uribe SS                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .217  .546    0    2   2   
S Garrelts P                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .138  .387    0    0   2   
Totals                       39   7  12   7    0   9                    27  12

BATTING

2B: R Thompson (24, off D Lilliquist); B Brenly (5, off S Valdez); W Clark (34, off D Lilliquist).

HR: D Nixon (1, off S Valdez; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out); W Clark (22, off D Lilliquist; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out).

HBP: W Clark (5, by D Lilliquist).

TB: W Clark 6; D Nixon 5; R Thompson 4; J Uribe 2; B Brenly 2; M Williams; B Butler.

RBI: W Clark 2 (100); D Nixon 2 (15); J Uribe (29); R Thompson (40); M Williams (38).

2-out RBI: M Williams; D Nixon.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Thompson-J Uribe; R Thompson-J Uribe-W Clark.

PB: B Brenly (2).

E: D Nixon (3).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .258  .696    0    1   0   
J Treadway 2B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .708    0    1   1   SF
L Smith LF                    4   0   0   1    0   2  .325  .971    0    2   0   
D Murphy RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .660    0    0   0   
T Gregg 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .253  .637    0    7   1   
J Blauser 3B-SS               4   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .723    0    3   4   GDP
A Thomas SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .548    0    1   1   
  S Valdez P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         1   0   
  J Wetherby PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .740    0    0   0   
J Russell C                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .176  .431    0   10   0   
D Lilliquist P                2   1   0   0    0   0  .190  .397    0    1   0   
  E Whited 3B                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .613    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   8   2    0   4                    27   7

BATTING

SF: J Treadway (4, off S Garrelts).

TB: T Gregg 2; O McDowell 2; J Treadway; D Murphy; E Whited; J Russell.

GIDP: J Blauser (6).

RBI: L Smith (69); J Treadway (36).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Blauser-J Treadway.

E: A Thomas (28).

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
S Garrelts, W (12-3)           9     8   2   1    0   4   0   2.19   34     -       ·  ·      9·12· 9· 0     69    -     0.81   0.25
Totals                         9     8   2   1    0   4   0          34     -       ·  ·      9·12· 9· 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, L (8-9)          7     9   5   3    0   7   1   4.02   31     -       ·  ·      7· 5·10· 1     50    -     0.60  -0.23
S Valdez                       2     3   2   2    0   2   1   5.65    9     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.07  -0.02
Totals                         9    12   7   5    0   9   2          40     -       ·  ·     12· 6·10· 2           -

Balks: S Garrelts (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Lilliquist (2; W Clark).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Bonin, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 2,735.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Atlanta Braves                       
1. B Butler             CF    1. O McDowell           CF 
2. R Thompson           2B    2. J Treadway           2B 
3. W Clark              1B    3. L Smith              LF 
4. K Mitchell           LF    4. D Murphy             RF 
5. M Williams           3B    5. T Gregg              1B 
6. D Nixon              RF    6. J Blauser            3B 
7. B Brenly             C     7. A Thomas             SS 
8. J Uribe              SS    8. J Russell            C  
9. S Garrelts           P     9. D Lilliquist         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  1--      18%  69% W Clark         D Lilliquist    Home Run; Thompson Scores
   b 1   0  2-0  -2-      10%  71% J Treadway      S Garrelts      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   t 3   2  0-2  1-3       8%  81% M Williams      D Lilliquist    Single to RF (Line Drive); Clark Scores/unER; Mitchell to 2B
   t 3   2  0-3  12-       6%  88% D Nixon         D Lilliquist    Single to CF (Line Drive); Mitchell Scores/unER; Williams to 2B
   b 4   1  4-1  1--       5%  86% J Blauser       S Garrelts      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lilliquist facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Butler        Strikeout
          ---      50%  R Thompson      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--      69%  W Clark         Home Run; Thompson Scores
   O      ---      68%  K Mitchell      Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      67%  M Williams      Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Garrelts facing 1-2-3
          ---      63%  O McDowell      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      60%  J Treadway      Passed Ball; McDowell to 2B
   OO     -2-      71%  " "             Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   O      ---      71%  L Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Derek Lilliquist facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      70%  D Nixon         Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  B Brenly        Strikeout
          ---      70%  J Uribe         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      68%  S Garrelts      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Garrelts facing 4-5-6
          ---      64%  D Murphy        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      68%  T Gregg         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      66%  J Blauser       Balk; Gregg to 2B
   O      -2-      70%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      73%  A Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Derek Lilliquist facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      71%  B Butler        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---      70%  R Thompson      Strikeout
          ---      72%  W Clark         Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-      73%  K Mitchell      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Clark to 3B
   R      1-3      81%  M Williams      Single to RF (Line Drive); Clark Scores/unER; Mitchell to 2B
   R      12-      88%  D Nixon         Single to CF (Line Drive); Mitchell Scores/unER; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      86%  B Brenly        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Scott Garrelts facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  J Russell       Flyball: CF
          ---      85%  D Lilliquist    Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Lilliquist to 2B
          -2-      81%  O McDowell      Single to RF (Line Drive); Lilliquist to 3B
   RO     1-3      81%  J Treadway      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lilliquist Scores/unER
   O      1--      83%  L Smith         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Derek Lilliquist facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  J Uribe         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  S Garrelts      Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  B Butler        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Scott Garrelts facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
          ---      81%  T Gregg         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      86%  J Blauser       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Derek Lilliquist facing 2-3-4
          ---      87%  R Thompson      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      86%  W Clark         Strikeout
   O      1--      85%  K Mitchell      Groundout: 3B-1B; Thompson to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  M Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Scott Garrelts facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  A Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  J Russell       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  D Lilliquist    Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Derek Lilliquist facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  D Nixon         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---      87%  B Brenly        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  J Uribe         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Scott Garrelts facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  O McDowell      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      90%  J Treadway      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  L Smith         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Derek Lilliquist facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  S Garrelts      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  B Butler        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   R      1--      96%  R Thompson      Double to LF (Line Drive); Butler Scores
          -2-      96%  W Clark         Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-      94%  K Mitchell      Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Scott Garrelts facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  T Gregg         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      96%  J Blauser       Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      97%  A Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 1.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Sergio Valdez facing 5-6-7
                  Sergio Valdez replaces Andres Thomas pitching and batting 7th; Ed Whited replaces Derek Lilliquist playing 3B batting 9th; Jeff Blauser moves to SS
   O      ---      97%  M Williams      Flyball: SS
   R      ---      98%  D Nixon         Home Run
          ---      99%  B Brenly        Double (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-      99%  J Uribe         Single (Ground Ball); Brenly Scores
   O      1--      99%  S Garrelts      Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  B Butler        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-7, Scott Garrelts facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  J Russell       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      97%  E Whited        Single to LF (Line Drive); Russell to 2B
   O      12-      99%  O McDowell      Flyball: 3B
          12-      97%  J Treadway      Single to LF (Line Drive); Russell to 3B; Whited to 2B
   RO     123      98%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Russell Scores; Whited to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  D Murphy        Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-2, Sergio Valdez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  R Thompson      Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  W Clark         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      99%  K Mitchell      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-7, Scott Garrelts facing 5-6-7
                  Donell Nixon moves to LF; Pat Sheridan replaces Kevin Mitchell playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  T Gregg         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Blauser       Flyball: RF
                  Jeff Wetherby pinch hits for Sergio Valdez batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  J Wetherby      Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation