May 2, 1993 St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
KCR 3 BOS 4
CAL 3 TOR 6
@CHW 1 CLE 10
OAK 2 MIN 6
@DET 3 NYY 3
SEA 2
(10) TEX 13
MIL 2 ATL 4
STL 3 CHC 4
@CIN 3 COL 2
@FLA 1 PIT 6
@HOU 2 PHI 9
@LAD 1 NYM 3
@SDP 2 SFG 4
MON 3
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 49,077

Sunday, May 2, 1993, 1:06
Time of Game: 2:41

Cardinals

14-11

Lost 1

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: K Mercker (1-0), L: R Murphy (1-3), S: M Stanton (9)

Braves

13-14

Won 1

3rd, 4½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pena 2B                     4   2   2   0    1   0  .241  .665   20    3   1   SB
L Alicea LF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .333  .733   22    3   0   
G Jefferies 1B                4   0   2   2    1   0  .287  .838   31    8   0   2B,SB
T Zeile 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .696   19    1   2   
M Whiten RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .258  .811   11    4   0   IW
R Lankford CF                 4   0   0   0    0   4  .222  .626   19    3   0   
T Pagnozzi C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .564   15    1   0   
J Oquendo SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .533    6    1   3   
R Cormier P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286   10    0   2   
  M Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Murphy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Woodson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .597    3    0   0   
Totals                       36   3   8   3    3   7              156   24   8

BATTING

2B: G Jefferies (1, off S Avery).

IBB: M Whiten (1, by S Avery).

TB: G Jefferies 3; L Alicea 2; G Pena 2; T Zeile; M Whiten.

RBI: G Jefferies 2 (16); L Alicea (5).

2-out RBI: L Alicea.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: T Zeile (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Jefferies (4, 2nd base off S Avery/G Olson); G Pena (5, 2nd base off S Avery/G Olson).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .619   11    0   0   
M Lemke 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .698   13    2   1   
J Blauser SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .307  .742   20    1   3   
R Gant LF                     1   1   0   1    2   0  .196  .642   20    2   0   SF
F Cabrera 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .729   14    6   2   
  D Berryhill PH-C            1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .965    2    1   0   
D Justice RF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .196  .678   14    5   0   HR
G Olson C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .512   10    7   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Pecota 3B                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .500    8    1   1   
S Avery P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .473    7    1   0   SH
  R Belliard PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .578    1    0   0   SH
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  S Bream 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .637         0   0   
Totals                       29   4   7   3    2   1              120   27   7

BATTING

HR: D Justice (5, off R Murphy; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: R Gant (2, off R Cormier).

SH: R Belliard (2, off R Cormier); S Avery (3, off R Cormier).

TB: D Justice 5; B Pecota 2; O Nixon 2; M Lemke.

RBI: D Justice 2 (14); R Gant (9).

2-out RBI: D Justice 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: R Gant (2); J Blauser (4).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Cormier                      7     6   2   1    1   1   0   3.53   29  102-63   42· 6·15   10·13· 4· 0     59    -     1.38   0.25
M Perez, H (4)                 0.1   0   1   1    1   0   0   3.78    2   13-8     5· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.21  -0.01
R Murphy, BS (1), L (1-3)      0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   2.61    3    5-4     3· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          1-1    2.38  -0.52
Totals                         8     7   4   3    2   1   1          34  120-75   50· 7·18   13·14· 4· 0          1-1

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Avery                        7     7   3   3    3   6   0   2.93   31  114-75   46· 6·23   10·10· 2· 0     54    -     1.09   0.00
K Mercker, W (1-0)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.52    4   15-10    4· 1· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.80   0.05
M Stanton, S (9)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    4   15-11    8· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.99   0.16
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3   7   0          39  144-96   58· 8·29   14·13· 2· 0           -

Balks: S Avery (1).

WP: None.

IBB: S Avery (1; M Whiten).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Angel Hernandez.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 49,077.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 14mph from Right to Left, Overcast, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Atlanta Braves                       
1. G Pena               2B    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. L Alicea             LF    2. M Lemke              2B 
3. G Jefferies          1B    3. J Blauser            SS 
4. T Zeile              3B    4. R Gant               LF 
5. M Whiten             RF    5. F Cabrera            1B 
6. R Lankford           CF    6. D Justice            RF 
7. T Pagnozzi           C     7. G Olson              C  
8. J Oquendo            SS    8. B Pecota             3B 
9. R Cormier            P     9. S Avery              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-2  -2-  2   58%  84% D Justice       R Murphy        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Gant Scores
   t 5   1  1-1  -23  8  -15%  23% G Jefferies     S Avery         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Pena Scores; Alicea Scores
   b 5   2  3-1  -2-  1   11%  37% M Lemke         R Cormier       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pecota Scores/unER; Lemke to 1B
   t 3   2  1-0  -2-  5  -10%  53% L Alicea        S Avery         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pena Scores
   t 9   1  4-3  1--  5    9%  92% L Alicea        M Stanton       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  G Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  L Alicea        Popfly: 2B
          ---  5   53%  G Jefferies     Walk
   O      1--  5   55%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Rheal Cormier facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  O Nixon         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   64%  M Lemke         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Nixon to 2B
   O      12-  9   61%  J Blauser       Flyball: RF; Nixon to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   62%  R Gant          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Nixon Scores
   O      1--  5   60%  F Cabrera       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Avery facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   63%  M Whiten        Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
   O      ---  5   65%  R Lankford      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   66%  T Pagnozzi      Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rheal Cormier facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   64%  D Justice       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   62%  G Olson         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   61%  B Pecota        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Avery facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   64%  J Oquendo       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   66%  R Cormier       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   64%  G Pena          Walk
          1--      63%  L Alicea        Pena Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   53%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pena Scores
   O      1--  5   56%  G Jefferies     Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Rheal Cormier facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  S Avery         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   56%  O Nixon         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   53%  M Lemke         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   50%  J Blauser       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   43%  T Zeile         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Zeile to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw)
          -2-  1   35%  M Whiten        Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); Zeile to 3B
   O      1-3  4   42%  R Lankford      Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  2   50%  T Pagnozzi      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1-3  1   56%  J Oquendo       Popfly: 3B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Rheal Cormier facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   60%  R Gant          Walk
   O      1--  5   56%  F Cabrera       Foul Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   53%  D Justice       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   50%  G Olson         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Avery facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   53%  R Cormier       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  2   50%  G Pena          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   45%  L Alicea        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Pena to 2B
          12-      38%  G Jefferies     Balk; Pena to 3B; Alicea to 2B
   RR     -23  8   23%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball); Pena Scores; Alicea Scores
   O      -2-  3   26%  T Zeile         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          -2-  4   25%  M Whiten        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   29%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Rheal Cormier facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   34%  B Pecota        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   31%  S Avery         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Pecota to 2B
   O      -2-  2   26%  O Nixon         Popfly: 1B
   R      -2-  1   37%  M Lemke         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pecota Scores/unER; Lemke to 1B
   O      1--  2   34%  J Blauser       Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Avery facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   36%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   38%  J Oquendo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   39%  R Cormier       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Rheal Cormier facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   35%  R Gant          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   33%  F Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   35%  D Justice       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   31%  G Olson         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   33%  G Pena          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   35%  L Alicea        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   34%  G Jefferies     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      32%  T Zeile         Jefferies Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   36%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Rheal Cormier facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   44%  B Pecota        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Rafael Belliard pinch hits for Steve Avery batting 9th
   O      1--  1   40%  R Belliard      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pecota to 2B
   O      -2-  5   33%  O Nixon         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  7   25%  M Lemke         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kent Mercker facing 5-6-7
                  Kent Mercker replaces Rafael Belliard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   28%  M Whiten        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   29%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   28%  T Pagnozzi      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Pagnozzi to 1B
   O      1--  1   31%  J Oquendo       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Perez facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Perez replaces Rheal Cormier pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   24%  J Blauser       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  9   31%  R Gant          Walk
                  Rob Murphy replaces Mike Perez pitching and batting 9th; Damon Berryhill pinch hits for Francisco Cabrera batting 5th
   O      1--  2   26%  D Berryhill     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Gant to 2B
   RR     -2-  2   84%  D Justice       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Gant Scores
   O      ---  1   84%  G Olson         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Stanton facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Stanton replaces Greg Olson pitching and batting 7th; Damon Berryhill moves to C; Sid Bream replaces Kent Mercker playing 1B batting 9th; Tracy Woodson pinch hits for Rob Murphy batting 9th
   O      ---  3   91%  T Woodson       Groundout: C unassisted/Interference called (Short 1B Line)
          ---  3   83%  G Pena          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   92%  L Alicea        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  4  100%  G Jefferies     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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