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CAL
@BAL		1
5
TOR
@CHW		3
5
OAK
@CLE		6
11
MIN
@DET		8
1
MIL
@KCR		7
5		 
(10)
SEA
@NYY		1
0
BOS
@TEX		4
6
PIT
@ATL		3
9
SDP
@CIN		3
7
NYM
@LAD		4
2
CHC
@PHI		0
1		 
(16)
MON
@SFG		3
0
HOU
@STL		5
4
Friday, May 17, 1991 (null)
, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Attendance: 32,824, Time of Game: 2:43
Pirates
3
22-12
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Braves
9
17-14
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Steve Avery (5-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    3  7  1
Braves          3  0  1   0  1  0   4  0  X    9 12  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Redus 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .210 .532 13 8 -0.006 0.99 0.059 -0.065 0.1 5 1 SB
Jay Bell SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .246 .700 19 11 0.037 0.77 0.078 -0.040 0.1 0 2
Mitch Webster CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .150 .359 19 13 -0.126 0.80 0.003 -0.129 -0.8 4 0 GDP
Bobby Bonilla 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .312 .924 20 11 0.085 0.51 0.111 -0.026 0.5 1 0 HR,CS,GDP
   Bob Kipper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Barry Bonds LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .182 .521 16 6 -0.019 0.73 0.028 -0.047 -0.5 1 0
Don Slaught C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .775 20 14 -0.089 0.88 0.000 -0.089 -0.9 6 2
Lloyd McClendon RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .320 1.113 5 4 0.009 0.48 0.019 -0.010 0.1 1 0 SB
   Gary Varsho PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .735 8 5 -0.033 0.67 0.000 -0.033 -0.3 2 0
Jose Lind 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .258 .652 21 15 0.035 0.94 0.082 -0.046 0.6 3 1 2B
Vicente Palacios P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .182 5 3 -0.017 0.66 0.000 -0.017 -0.2 1 0
   Curt Wilkerson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .609 5 2 -0.038 1.33 0.000 -0.038 -0.3
   Bob Walk P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1.250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Andy Van Slyke PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 .703 6 2 0.019 0.52 0.019 0.000 0.1
   Bob Patterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Richardson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 7 3 3 4 .226 .649 157 94 -0.143 0.77 0.399 -0.540 -1.4 24 6
2B: J Lind (4, off S Avery).
HR: B Bonilla (5, off S Avery; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: B Bonilla 5; J Lind 2; J Bell; L McClendon; M Webster; G Redus.
GIDP: B Bonilla (2); M Webster (2).
RBI: J Lind (9); J Bell (18); B Bonilla (24).
2-out RBI: J Lind.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Slaught-G Redus; J Bell-J Lind-G Redus.
PB: D Slaught (2).
E: B Bonilla (1).
Baserunning
SB: G Redus (5, 2nd base off S Avery/G Olson); L McClendon (1, 2nd base off S Avery/G Olson).
CS: B Bonilla (1, 2nd base by S Avery/G Olson).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lonnie Smith LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 .259 .799 17 9 0.077 0.65 0.107 -0.030 0.8 1 0 HR
   Kent Mercker P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 3 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.4 0 0
Jeff Treadway 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .365 .906 9 6 0.032 0.76 0.073 -0.042 0.6 2 3
   Otis Nixon PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313 .746 3 1 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.4 1 0
Ron Gant CF 4 1 1 2 1 1 .179 .644 21 12 0.156 0.61 0.191 -0.035 1.2 1 0 HR,SB
David Justice RF 2 2 2 1 1 0 .306 .860 15 6 0.088 0.71 0.088 0.000 1.5 3 0 2·2B,HBP,IW
Sid Bream 1B 4 1 1 4 0 0 .253 .784 10 7 0.021 0.86 0.093 -0.072 1.8 12 1 HR,GDP
Terry Pendleton 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .295 .919 15 8 0.027 0.49 0.071 -0.044 0.2 0 3 CS
Greg Olson C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .834 12 6 -0.011 0.34 0.014 -0.025 0.0 4 1
Rafael Belliard SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .546 12 9 -0.048 0.36 0.000 -0.048 -1.3 1 2
Steve Avery P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .301 10 6 0.003 0.24 0.009 -0.005 0.0 1 1
   Doug Sisk P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Lemke PH-2B 2 1 2 0 0 0 .345 .860 5 4 0.015 0.20 0.015 0.000 1.0 1 2 2B
Team Totals 34 9 12 9 4 4 .353 1.142 134 77 0.360 0.54 0.661 -0.301 5.1 27 13
2B: D Justice 2 (10, 2 off V Palacios); M Lemke (3, off B Kipper).
HR: L Smith (1, off B Walk; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); R Gant (5, off V Palacios; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); S Bream (5, off B Patterson; 7th inn, 3 on, 2 outs).
IBB: D Justice (3, by B Patterson).
HBP: D Justice (1, by B Walk).
TB: L Smith 5; S Bream 4; R Gant 4; D Justice 4; M Lemke 3; J Treadway 2; T Pendleton; G Olson.
GIDP: S Bream (1).
RBI: S Bream 4 (22); R Gant 2 (17); T Pendleton (12); D Justice (26); L Smith (3).
2-out RBI: S Bream 4; T Pendleton.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Pendleton-M Lemke-S Bream; R Belliard-J Treadway-S Bream.
Baserunning
SB: R Gant (8, 2nd base off B Walk/D Slaught).
CS: T Pendleton (1, 2nd base by V Palacios/D Slaught).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vicente Palacios, L (2-2) 4 6 4 4 0 3 1 2.95 18 67 42 27 5 10 4 11 2 0 37 -0.234 0.69 -2.1
Bob Walk 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 3.95 8 24 10 6 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 -0.024 0.49 -0.0
Bob Patterson 1 4 4 4 2 0 1 8.03 9 30 15 10 2 3 1 6 3 0 0 0 -0.101 0.50 -3.5
Bob Kipper 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9.22 4 16 10 7 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 8 12 9 9 4 4 3 10.12 39 137 77 50 10 17 7 23 6 0 37 0 0 -0.359 0.77 -5.1

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Avery, W (5-1) 5.2 6 3 3 2 3 1 3.02 23 109 67 40 10 17 8 10 2 0 46 0.007 0.83 -0.5
Doug Sisk, H (4) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.97 5 20 11 7 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0.127 1.23 0.9
Kent Mercker 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.47 6 32 18 9 2 7 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.008 0.09 1.0
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 3 4 1 3.00 34 161 96 56 13 27 13 14 3 0 46 2 0 0.142 0.54 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: V Palacios (4).
HBP: B Walk (1; D Justice).
IBB: B Patterson (1; D Justice).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Randy Marsh.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 32,824.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 5mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Atlanta Braves
1 Gary Redus 1B 1 Lonnie Smith LF
2 Jay Bell SS 2 Jeff Treadway 2B
3 Mitch Webster CF 3 Ron Gant CF
4 Bobby Bonilla 3B 4 David Justice RF
5 Barry Bonds LF 5 Sid Bream 1B
6 Don Slaught C 6 Terry Pendleton 3B
7 Lloyd McClendon RF 7 Greg Olson C
8 Jose Lind 2B 8 Rafael Belliard SS
9 Vicente Palacios P 9 Steve Avery P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR ATL R. Gant V. Palacios 17% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Smith Scores; Gant Scores
t6 3-5 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO PIT M. Webster S. Avery 10% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7 5-3 2 123 3,(1-1)  RRRR ATL S. Bream B. Patterson 9% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball); Lemke Scores; Nixon Scores; Justice Scores; Bream Scores
t5 1-4 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R PIT J. Lind S. Avery -8% 78% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); McClendon Scores
t2 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R PIT B. Bonilla S. Avery -8% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bonilla Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT G. Redus S. Avery 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Bell S. Avery 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O PIT M. Webster S. Avery 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Vicente Palacios facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL L. Smith V. Palacios 4% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O ATL J. Treadway V. Palacios -3% 55% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR ATL R. Gant V. Palacios 17% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Smith Scores; Gant Scores
b1 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL D. Justice V. Palacios 3% 75% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b1 2-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O ATL S. Bream V. Palacios -2% 73% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b1 2-0 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  R ATL T. Pendleton V. Palacios 7% 80% Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Justice Scores
b1 3-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O ATL G. Olson V. Palacios -1% 79% Pendleton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 3.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R PIT B. Bonilla S. Avery -8% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bonilla Scores
t2 1-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Bonds S. Avery 2% 73% Foul Flyball: LF
t2 1-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Slaught S. Avery 2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT L. McClendon S. Avery 1% 75% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pirates' Vicente Palacios facing 7-8-9
b2 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL G. Olson V. Palacios -2% 74% Flyball: RF
b2 3-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O ATL R. Belliard V. Palacios -1% 73% Strikeout Swinging
b2 3-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  ATL S. Avery V. Palacios 1% 74% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Avery to 1B
b2 3-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O ATL L. Smith V. Palacios -2% 72% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Steve Avery facing 8-9-1
t3 1-3 0 --- 13,(3-2)  O PIT J. Lind S. Avery 2% 74% Flyball: RF
t3 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT V. Palacios S. Avery 2% 76% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT G. Redus S. Avery 1% 77% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pirates' Vicente Palacios facing 2-3-4
b3 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL J. Treadway V. Palacios 2% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 3-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O ATL R. Gant V. Palacios -2% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-1 1 1-- ATL D. Justice V. Palacios 1% 78% Wild Pitch; Treadway to 2B
b3 3-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  ATL D. Justice V. Palacios 2% 81% Passed Ball; Treadway to 3B
b3 3-1 1 --3 5,(2-2)  R ATL D. Justice V. Palacios 5% 86% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Treadway Scores
b3 4-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O ATL S. Bream V. Palacios -1% 84% Flyball: CF; Justice to 3B
b3 4-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O ATL T. Pendleton V. Palacios -2% 82% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Steve Avery facing 2-3-4
t4 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Bell S. Avery 2% 84% Popfly: 2B
t4 1-4 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT M. Webster S. Avery 1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-4 2 --- 8,(3-2)  PIT B. Bonilla S. Avery -1% 85% Walk
t4 1-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Bonds S. Avery 2% 87% Bonilla Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Vicente Palacios facing 7-8-9
b4 4-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL G. Olson V. Palacios -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b4 4-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL R. Belliard V. Palacios -1% 85% Flyball: CF
b4 4-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL S. Avery V. Palacios -1% 84% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Steve Avery facing 5-6-7
t5 1-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT B. Bonds S. Avery 2% 87% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 1-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT D. Slaught S. Avery 1% 88% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t5 1-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT L. McClendon S. Avery -1% 87% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t5 1-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Lind S. Avery -1% 86% McClendon Steals 2B
t5 1-4 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R PIT J. Lind S. Avery -8% 78% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); McClendon Scores
Curt Wilkerson pinch hits for Vicente Palacios (P) batting 9th
t5 2-4 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O PIT C. Wilkerson S. Avery 4% 82% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
Bob Walk replaces Curt Wilkerson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R ATL L. Smith B. Walk 7% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball); Smith Scores
b5 5-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL J. Treadway B. Walk -1% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 5-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  ATL R. Gant B. Walk 1% 89% Walk
b5 5-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL D. Justice B. Walk 1% 90% Gant Steals 2B
b5 5-2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  ATL D. Justice B. Walk 1% 90% Hit By Pitch
b5 5-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO ATL S. Bream B. Walk -3% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 5.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Braves' Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
t6 2-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT G. Redus S. Avery -4% 83% Single to 2B (Fly Ball to Deep 2B)
t6 2-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Bell S. Avery -2% 81% Redus Steals 2B
t6 2-5 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  R PIT J. Bell S. Avery -8% 73% Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B); Redus Scores
t6 3-5 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO PIT M. Webster S. Avery 10% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 3-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT B. Bonilla S. Avery -2% 82% Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
t6 3-5 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  PIT B. Bonds S. Avery -3% 79% Walk; Bonilla to 2B
Doug Sisk replaces Steve Avery pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-5 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Slaught D. Sisk 6% 85% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Pirates' Bob Walk facing 6-7-8
b6 5-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL T. Pendleton B. Walk -1% 84% Foul Popfly: C
b6 5-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL G. Olson B. Walk 1% 85% Walk
b6 5-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO ATL R. Belliard B. Walk -3% 82% Double Play: Popfly: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 5.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Braves' Doug Sisk facing 7-8-9
Gary Varsho pinch hits for Lloyd McClendon (RF) batting 7th
t7 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT G. Varsho D. Sisk 3% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Lind D. Sisk 2% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
Andy Van Slyke pinch hits for Bob Walk (P) batting 9th
t7 3-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT A. Van Slyke D. Sisk -2% 86% Walk
t7 3-5 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O PIT G. Redus D. Sisk 3% 89% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Pirates' Bob Patterson facing 9-1-2
Bob Patterson replaces Andy Van Slyke (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Gary Varsho moves from PH to RF
Mark Lemke pinch hits for Doug Sisk (P) batting 9th
b7 5-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL M. Lemke B. Patterson 1% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 5-3 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O ATL L. Smith B. Patterson -1% 89% Flyball: RF
b7 5-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL J. Treadway B. Patterson 1% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive); Lemke to 2B
Otis Nixon pinch runs for Jeff Treadway (2B) batting 2nd
b7 5-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O ATL R. Gant B. Patterson -1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Lemke to 3B; Nixon to 2B
b7 5-3 2 -23 4,(3-0)  ATL D. Justice B. Patterson 0% 90% Intentional Walk
b7 5-3 2 123 3,(1-1)  RRRR ATL S. Bream B. Patterson 9% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball); Lemke Scores; Nixon Scores; Justice Scores; Bream Scores
b7 9-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL T. Pendleton B. Patterson 0% 99% Walk
b7 9-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL G. Olson B. Patterson 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive); Pendleton to 2B
b7 9-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O ATL R. Belliard B. Patterson -0% 99% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 9.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-9, Braves' Kent Mercker facing 2-3-4
Kent Mercker replaces Lonnie Smith (LF) pitching and batting 1st
Mark Lemke moves from PH to 2B
Otis Nixon moves from PR to LF
t8 3-9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Bell K. Mercker 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 3-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT M. Webster K. Mercker -0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t8 3-9 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO PIT B. Bonilla K. Mercker 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-3, Pirates' Bob Kipper facing 9-1-2
Bob Kipper replaces Bobby Bonilla (3B) pitching and batting 4th
Jeff Richardson replaces Bob Patterson (P) playing 3B batting 9th
b8 9-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  ATL M. Lemke B. Kipper 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b8 9-3 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O ATL K. Mercker B. Kipper -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 9-3 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O ATL O. Nixon B. Kipper -0% 100% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
b8 9-3 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O ATL R. Gant B. Kipper -0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 9.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-9, Braves' Kent Mercker facing 5-6-7
t9 3-9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT B. Bonds K. Mercker 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-9 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT D. Slaught K. Mercker 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-9 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT G. Varsho K. Mercker 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 9.

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