April 12, 1994 San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 5
@CAL 4 CHW 10
NYY 5 BOS 22
@KCR 11 OAK 8
TOR 4 SEA 12
MIN 0 SFG 7
@ATL 5 HOU 7
@FLA 2 CIN 7
@MON 1 PIT 4
SDP 2 LAD 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 48,806

Tuesday, April 12, 1994, 7:39
Time of Game: 2:40

Giants

5-2

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  4    7 12  1
Braves          0  0  3   2  0  0   0  0  0    5 11  0

W: S Frey (1-0), L: J Smoltz (1-1), S: M Jackson (1)

Braves

7-1

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lewis CF                    5   0   3   1    0   0  .286  .676   20    6   0   CS
R Thompson 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .400   16    2   0   
W McGee RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .499   11    1   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .320 1.120    8    0   1   
B Bonds LF                    4   2   3   2    0   0  .304 1.103    7    4   0   HR
T Benzinger 1B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .280  .736   12    5   3   
R Clayton SS                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .318  .878   13    2   1   SH
K Manwaring C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .372   15    7   1   GDP
M Portugal P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  D Martinez PH               1   0   1   3    0   0  .143  .429    2    0   0   2B
  D Burba P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Scarsone PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  S Frey P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Patterson PH              1   1   1   1    0   0  .429 1.214    6    0   0   2B
  M Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       35   7  12   7    1   5              115   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Patterson (2, off M Wohlers); D Martinez (1, off J Smoltz).

HR: B Bonds (3, off J Smoltz; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: R Clayton (1, off M Wohlers).

TB: B Bonds 6; D Lewis 3; J Patterson 2; D Martinez 2; M Williams 2; T Benzinger; R Clayton.

GIDP: K Manwaring (1).

RBI: D Martinez 3 (3); B Bonds 2 (4); J Patterson (1); D Lewis (1).

2-out RBI: D Martinez 3; D Lewis; J Patterson.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Benzinger-R Clayton-T Benzinger.

E: R Clayton (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Lewis (1, 2nd base by M Wohlers/C O'Brien).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Sanders CF                  5   1   3   1    0   1  .333  .857   12    1   0   CS,GDP
J Blauser SS                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .229  .551   23    5   2   
R Klesko LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .345 1.091   13    2   0   
  D Gallagher LF-RF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453    1    0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .241  .730   14    7   2   SF
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .810   18    1   3   
T Tarasco RF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .867   13    1   1   
  M Kelly PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000    2    0   0   
M Lemke 2B                    3   2   2   0    1   0  .296  .811   11    3   2   2B
C O'Brien C                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .286  .661   16    5   1   
J Smoltz P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   11    1   0   SH
  M Wohlers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  B Pecota PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .750 1.800    4    0   0   
Totals                       35   5  11   5    1   7              138   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Lemke (2, off D Burba).

SF: F McGriff (2, off M Portugal).

SH: J Smoltz (1, off M Portugal).

TB: M Lemke 3; D Sanders 3; C O'Brien 2; J Blauser; T Pendleton; T Tarasco; B Pecota.

GIDP: D Sanders (1).

RBI: C O'Brien 2 (2); D Sanders (5); F McGriff (4); J Blauser (5).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Pendleton-M Lemke-F McGriff.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Sanders (1, 2nd base by M Portugal/K Manwaring).

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
M Portugal                     3     4   3   2    1   4   0   3.00   14   53-33   17· 5·11    4· 3· 2· 0     44    -     1.12  -0.15
D Burba                        3     4   2   2    0   1   0   2.84   12   39-26   21· 2· 3    4· 2· 5· 0          0-0    0.77  -0.12
S Frey, W (1-0)                2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7   29-18    8· 2· 8    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.28   0.04
M Jackson, S (1)               1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   15-12    7· 1· 4    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.86   0.10
Totals                         9    11   5   4    1   7   0          38  136-89   53·10·26   11· 8·11· 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
J Smoltz, L (1-1)              8    10   6   6    1   5   1   3.60   33   96-63   37· 9·17   10·10· 7· 0     42    -     1.32  -0.32
M Wohlers                      1     2   1   1    0   0   0   2.70    4   17-11   10· 0· 1    2· 0· 2· 0          1-1    2.50  -0.32
Totals                         9    12   7   7    1   5   1          37  113-74   47· 9·18   12·10· 9· 0          1-1

J Smoltz faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 48,806.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 25mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Atlanta Braves                       
1. D Lewis              CF    1. D Sanders            CF 
2. R Thompson           2B    2. J Blauser            SS 
3. W McGee              RF    3. R Klesko             LF 
4. M Williams           3B    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. B Bonds              LF    5. T Pendleton          3B 
6. T Benzinger          1B    6. T Tarasco            RF 
7. R Clayton            SS    7. M Lemke              2B 
8. K Manwaring          C     8. C O'Brien            C  
9. M Portugal           P     9. J Smoltz             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  5-3  1--  2   35%  50% B Bonds         J Smoltz        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Williams Scores
   t 9   2  5-5  --3  6   34%  82% J Patterson     M Wohlers       Double to LF (Line Drive); Benzinger Scores
   t 4   2  3-0  123  2   22%  44% D Martinez      J Smoltz        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Williams Scores; Bonds Scores; Clayton Scores; Martinez out at 3B/RF-2B-3B
   t 2   1  0-0  1-3  1  -12%  45% K Manwaring     J Smoltz        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   b 4   0  3-3  1--  3  -12%  28% M Lemke         D Burba         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Tarasco to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  D Lewis         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   50%  R Thompson      Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   47%  W McGee         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   45%  M Williams      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  D Sanders       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--      47%  J Blauser       Sanders Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5   49%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  R Klesko        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   54%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  T Benzinger     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   57%  R Clayton       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bonds to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   45%  K Manwaring     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Portugal facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  F McGriff       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   49%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  T Tarasco       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   47%  M Portugal      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   50%  D Lewis         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   47%  R Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   44%  W McGee         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Portugal facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   40%  M Lemke         Walk
          1--  5   35%  C O'Brien       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lemke to 2B
   O      12-  3   35%  J Smoltz        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Lemke to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
   R      -23  2   27%  D Sanders       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Lemke Scores; O'Brien to 3B
   R      1-3  4   21%  J Blauser       Single to CF (Line Drive); O'Brien Scores; Sanders to 2B
          12-  4   17%  R Klesko        Reached on E6 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B to 1B); Sanders to 3B; Blauser to 2B; Klesko to 1B
   RO     123  1   17%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Short LF-CF); Sanders Scores/unER
   O      12-  5   19%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   23%  M Williams      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--  1   29%  B Bonds         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Williams to 2B
   O      12-  1   25%  T Benzinger     Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line); Williams to 3B
          1-3  6   30%  R Clayton       Walk; Bonds to 2B
   O      123  3   22%  K Manwaring     Strikeout Swinging
                  Dave Martinez pinch hits for Mark Portugal batting 9th
   RRRO   123  2   44%  D Martinez      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Williams Scores; Bonds Scores; Clayton Scores; Martinez out at 3B/RF-2B-3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave Burba facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Burba replaces Dave Martinez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   40%  T Tarasco       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   28%  M Lemke         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Tarasco to 3B
   RR     -23  6   19%  C O'Brien       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Tarasco Scores; Lemke Scores
   O      1--  3   22%  J Smoltz        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   OO     1--  1   25%  D Sanders       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   22%  D Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   20%  R Thompson      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   19%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dave Burba facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   20%  J Blauser       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   22%  R Klesko        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   22%  F McGriff       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   19%  M Williams      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   17%  B Bonds         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   16%  T Benzinger     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dave Burba facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   17%  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   18%  T Tarasco       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  1   17%  M Lemke         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   19%  C O'Brien       Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   15%  R Clayton       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  3   13%  K Manwaring     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  Steve Scarsone pinch hits for Dave Burba batting 9th
   O      ---  2   11%  S Scarsone      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Steve Frey facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Frey replaces Steve Scarsone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   13%  J Smoltz        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   13%  D Sanders       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   14%  J Blauser       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Gallagher replaces Ryan Klesko playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---  6   10%  D Lewis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2    8%  R Thompson      Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4    6%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Steve Frey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1    7%  D Gallagher     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6    7%  F McGriff       Lineout: CF
          ---  4    7%  T Pendleton     Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Mike Kelly pinch hits for Tony Tarasco batting 6th
   O      1--  2    8%  M Kelly         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Kelly moves to LF; Dave Gallagher moves to RF
          ---  2   15%  M Williams      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  2   50%  B Bonds         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Williams Scores
          ---  3   58%  T Benzinger     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Mark Wohlers replaces John Smoltz pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  1   56%  R Clayton       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Benzinger to 2B
   O      -2-  8   48%  K Manwaring     Groundout: 1B-P; Benzinger to 3B
                  John Patterson pinch hits for Steve Frey batting 9th
   R      --3  6   82%  J Patterson     Double to LF (Line Drive); Benzinger Scores
   R      -2-  2   91%  D Lewis         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Patterson Scores
   O      1--  2   90%  R Thompson      Lewis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-7, Mike Jackson facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Jackson replaces John Patterson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   95%  M Lemke         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   98%  C O'Brien       Flyball: LF
                  Bill Pecota pinch hits for Mark Wohlers batting 9th
          ---  4   95%  B Pecota        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  1   90%  D Sanders       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pecota to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  J Blauser       Lineout: CF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation