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BAL 10
NYY  2

CLE  4
CAL  3

CLE  6
CAL  2

BOS  6
@DET  1

SEA  8
@KCR  0

MIL  4
TOR  1

MIN  5
OAK  3

TEX  6
CHW  4

CIN 11
@ATL  5

CHC  3
PIT  2

SDP  7
@LAD  1

NYM 13
MON  6

SFG  3
HOU  1

STL 11
PHI  5

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 7,674

Saturday, September 23, 1989, 7:10
Time of Game: 2:46
Reds
11
72-83
Won 2
5th, 18 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            3  0  0   0  0  1   1  4  2   11 12  0
Braves          2  1  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    5  9  1
W: N Charlton (7-3), L: J Aldrich (2-1)
Braves
5
60-95
Lost 2
6th, 30 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Winningham LF               2   2   0   0    2   0  .258  .689   20    2   1   SB
  R Roomes PH-LF              2   0   1   1    0   1  .266  .715    5    1   0   2B
L Quinones 3B-2B              3   2   1   1    2   0  .254  .745   33    1   3   3B,SH
E Davis CF                    4   2   1   1    1   0  .286  .921   14    4   0   SB,SF,IW
P O'Neill RF                  5   0   2   4    0   1  .279  .801   21    1   0   2B
T Benzinger 1B                4   0   0   0    1   1  .244  .673   20   10   0   IW
J Reed C                      1   0   0   0    2   0  .225  .596   11    5   0   IW
  J Oliver PH-C               2   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .699    8    2   0   
R Oester 2B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .236  .602   12    1   2   2B
  M Brown PR-3B               1   1   0   0    0   1  .167  .435    4    0   2   
J Richardson SS               4   1   1   0    1   1  .184  .535   19    0   1   
T Browning P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .091  .227    6    0   1   
  K Griffey PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .267  .782    1    0   0   2B
  B Sebra P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .154         0   1   
  N Charlton P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Larkin PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .343  .821    2    0   0   
  J Franco P                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    1    0   1   
Totals                       37  11  12  10    9   6              177   27  12
BATTING
2B: K Griffey (8, off M Clary); P O'Neill (22, off M Clary); R Roomes (17, off S Valdez); R Oester (13, off J Aldrich).
3B: L Quinones (4, off M Stanton).
SF: E Davis (11, off M Clary).
SH: L Quinones (8, off M Clary).
IBB: J Reed (4, by M Clary); E Davis (12, by M Stanton); T Benzinger (11, by T Castillo).
TB: L Quinones 3; R Oester 3; P O'Neill 3; K Griffey 2; R Roomes 2; J Franco; T Browning; E Davis; J Richardson; B Larkin.
RBI: P O'Neill 4 (73); E Davis (100); R Oester (14); R Roomes (34); L Quinones (33); B Larkin (35); K Griffey (30).
2-out RBI: P O'Neill 2; K Griffey; L Quinones; R Roomes.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 7 for 17.
BASERUNNING
SB: H Winningham (12, 2nd base off M Clary/F Cabrera); E Davis (21, 2nd base off M Stanton/J Mizerock).
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Gant CF                     3   2   1   1    2   0  .167  .552   22    3   0   HR
J Blauser SS                  5   1   3   0    0   1  .265  .714   18    2   1   
L Smith LF                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .317  .955   19    6   0   2B,SF
D Murphy RF                   4   0   1   1    1   0  .233  .675   22    0   1   2B,IW
D Denson 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .250  .600   20    8   4   
M Lemke 2B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .182  .735   14    0   4   HR
F Cabrera C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .343    9    3   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Russell C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .424         0   2   
E Whited 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .519   16    1   1   
M Clary P                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .161  .396   11    2   1   
  T Castillo P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Aldrich P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Mizerock C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         2   0   
  G Berroa PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .639    5    0   0   
  S Valdez P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       33   5   9   5    6   6              156   27  14
BATTING
2B: L Smith (34, off T Browning); D Murphy (16, off T Browning).
HR: R Gant (8, off T Browning; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF); M Lemke (2, off T Browning; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: L Smith (7, off T Browning).
IBB: D Murphy (9, by T Browning).
TB: M Lemke 5; R Gant 4; L Smith 3; J Blauser 3; D Murphy 2.
RBI: M Lemke 2 (9); L Smith (79); D Murphy (84); R Gant (23).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
FIELDING
E: F Cabrera (1).
BASERUNNING
PO: R Gant (1st base by B Sebra).

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                     5     7   5   5    5   4   2   3.38   26  102-55   27·13·15    4· 8· 5· 0     32    -     1.12  -0.33
B Sebra                        1     2   0   0    1   0   0   5.30    5   14-7     5· 1· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.93   0.04
N Charlton, W (7-3)            1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.12    3   15-9     4· 4· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.18   0.08
J Franco                       2     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.17    6   21-10    6· 0· 4    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.03
Totals                         9     9   5   5    6   6   2          40  152-81   42·18·21   10·12· 6· 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
M Clary                        6.1   6   5   5    5   1   0   3.15   30  100-48   31· 7·10   11· 8· 5· 0     37    -     1.29  -0.39
T Castillo                     0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   5.88    2    9-5     2· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.48   0.10
J Aldrich, L (2-1)             0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   3.48    2    6-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          2-0    2.50  -0.05
D Henry                        0.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   7.04    2    7-7     5· 2· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-1    2.36  -0.15
M Stanton                      0.2   2   2   2    1   1   0   1.83    5   22-9     5· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    1.02  -0.18
S Valdez                       1     2   2   2    2   2   0   6.06    7   25-15    7· 4· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.01
Totals                         9    12  11  11    9   6   0          48  169-87   52·16·19   14·11· 8· 0          5-2 
J Aldrich faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Clary (5); S Valdez (2).
IBB: T Browning (9; D Murphy); T Castillo (6; T Benzinger); M Clary (3; J Reed); M Stanton (1; E Davis).
PO: B Sebra (1; R Gant, 1st base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Gary Darling.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 7,674.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 66° F.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Atlanta Braves                       
1. H Winningham         LF    1. R Gant               CF 
2. L Quinones           3B    2. J Blauser            SS 
3. E Davis              CF    3. L Smith              LF 
4. P O'Neill            RF    4. D Murphy             RF 
5. T Benzinger          1B    5. D Denson             1B 
6. J Reed               C     6. M Lemke              2B 
7. R Oester             2B    7. F Cabrera            C  
8. J Richardson         SS    8. E Whited             3B 
9. T Browning           P     9. M Clary              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  5-5  -2-  2   24%  78% B Larkin        D Henry         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brown Scores; Larkin to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 8   0  5-5  ---  3   14%  64% R Oester        J Aldrich       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   t 1   0  0-0  123  2   14%  81% P O'Neill       M Clary         Double to RF (Line Drive); Winningham Scores; Quinones Scores; Davis to 3B
   b 3   0  3-3  ---  7  -13%  32% R Gant          T Browning      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   t 8   2  5-6  -2-  5   13%  88% L Quinones      M Stanton       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Larkin Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Marty Clary facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   54%  H Winningham    Walk
          1--  4   59%  L Quinones      Walk; Winningham to 2B
          12-  2   67%  E Davis         Single to LF (Line Drive); Winningham to 3B; Quinones to 2B
   RR     123  2   81%  P O'Neill       Double to RF (Line Drive); Winningham Scores; Quinones Scores; Davis to 3B
   O      -23  5   77%  T Benzinger     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          -23  4   77%  J Reed          Intentional Walk
   RO     123  5   78%  R Oester        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Davis Scores; O'Neill to 3B
   O      1-3  2   76%  J Richardson    Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Browning facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   72%  R Gant          Walk
          1--  4   63%  J Blauser       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gant to 3B
          1-3      62%  L Smith         Defensive Indifference; Blauser to 2B
   RO     -23  5   62%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gant Scores; Blauser to 3B
   RO     --3  8   60%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B; Blauser Scores
   O      ---  4   61%  D Denson        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Marty Clary facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   65%  T Browning      Single to C/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home)
   O      1--  3   62%  H Winningham    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      63%  L Quinones      Winningham Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   60%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  1   57%  E Davis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Browning facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2   45%  M Lemke         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   47%  F Cabrera       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2   49%  E Whited        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  M Clary         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Marty Clary facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  T Benzinger     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   47%  J Reed          Walk
   O      1--  1   45%  R Oester        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Tom Browning facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  7   32%  R Gant          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          ---  5   29%  J Blauser       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   27%  L Smith         Double to LF (Line Drive); Blauser out at Hm/LF-SS-C; Smith to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
          --3  4   26%  D Murphy        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  4   32%  D Denson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   36%  M Lemke         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Marty Clary facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   34%  J Richardson    Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   32%  T Browning      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Interference called (P's Left)
   O      ---  6   30%  H Winningham    Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tom Browning facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   32%  F Cabrera       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  8   34%  E Whited        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   33%  M Clary         Walk
   O      1--  3   35%  R Gant          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Marty Clary facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   32%  L Quinones      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   30%  E Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   28%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tom Browning facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   30%  J Blauser       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   28%  L Smith         Walk
          1--  1   20%  D Murphy        Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Smith to 3B
          -23  6   19%  D Denson        Walk
   R      123  3   12%  M Lemke         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Smith Scores; Murphy to 3B; Denson to 2B
   O      123  1   16%  F Cabrera       Flyball: RF
   O      123  4   20%  E Whited        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Marty Clary facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   17%  T Benzinger     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   15%  J Reed          Flyball: LF
          ---  3   17%  R Oester        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  2   20%  J Richardson    Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Oester to 3B
                  Ken Griffey pinch hits for Tom Browning batting 9th
   RO     1-3  1   25%  K Griffey       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Oester Scores; Richardson out at Hm/RF-1B-C; Griffey to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bob Sebra facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Sebra replaces Ken Griffey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   27%  M Clary         Flyball: LF
          ---  6   25%  R Gant          Walk
   O      1--      28%  J Blauser       Gant Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  1   27%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  1   25%  L Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Blauser to 2B
   O      12-  4   29%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Braves 5.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Marty Clary facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   36%  H Winningham    Walk
          1--  1   47%  L Quinones      Reached on E2/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home); Winningham to 2B
          12-      58%  E Davis         Wild Pitch; Winningham to 3B; Quinones to 2B
   RO     -23  3   60%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Winningham Scores; Quinones to 3B
                  Tony Castillo replaces Marty Clary pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  5   49%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Looking
          --3  4   50%  T Benzinger     Intentional Walk
                  Jay Aldrich replaces Tony Castillo pitching and batting 9th; Joe Oliver pinch hits for Jeff Reed batting 6th
   O      1-3  3   42%  J Oliver        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Norm Charlton facing 5-6-7
                  Norm Charlton replaces Bob Sebra pitching and batting 9th; Joe Oliver moves to C
   O      ---  6   45%  D Denson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   48%  M Lemke         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  F Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Braves 5.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Jay Aldrich facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   64%  R Oester        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Dwayne Henry replaces Francisco Cabrera pitching and batting 7th; John Mizerock replaces Jay Aldrich playing C batting 9th; Marty Brown pinch runs for Ron Oester batting 7th
   O      -2-  5   55%  J Richardson    Strikeout Swinging
                  Barry Larkin pinch hits for Norm Charlton batting 9th
   R      -2-  2   78%  B Larkin        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brown Scores; Larkin to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Mike Stanton replaces Dwayne Henry pitching and batting 7th; Rolando Roomes pinch hits for Herm Winningham batting 1st
   O      -2-  4   75%  R Roomes        Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  5   88%  L Quinones      Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Larkin Scores
          --3  4   88%  E Davis         Intentional Walk
          1-3      88%  P O'Neill       Davis Steals 2B
   RR     -23  5   97%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Quinones Scores; Davis Scores
   O      1--  4   96%  T Benzinger     Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-9, John Franco facing 8-9-1
                  John Franco replaces Barry Larkin pitching and batting 9th; Luis Quinones moves to 2B; Marty Brown moves to 3B; Rolando Roomes moves to LF
   O      ---  2   98%  E Whited        Flyball: LF
                  Geronimo Berroa pinch hits for John Mizerock batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  G Berroa        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  R Gant          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Braves 5.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-5, Sergio Valdez facing 6-7-8
                  Sergio Valdez replaces Geronimo Berroa pitching and batting 9th; John Russell replaces Mike Stanton playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  5   99%  J Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  M Brown         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   99%  J Richardson    Walk
          1--  1   99%  J Franco        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Richardson to 2B
   R      12-  1  100%  R Roomes        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Richardson Scores; Franco to 3B
   R      -23     100%  L Quinones      Wild Pitch; Franco Scores/No RBI; Roomes to 3B
          --3  6  100%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  1  100%  E Davis         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 11, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-11, John Franco facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4  100%  J Blauser       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  L Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 11, Braves 5.

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