May 15, 1995 Colorado Rockies at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 9
CAL 6 TEX 12
TOR 4 ATL 4
COL 0 FLA 9
PHI 1 LAD 4
PIT 0 NYM 5
MON 3 SDP 7
STL 5 CHC 6
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 27,009

Monday, May 15, 1995, 7:45
Time of Game: 2:24

Rockies

12-6

Lost 1

1st

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

W: K Mercker (1-1), L: O Olivares (1-2)

Braves

10-9

Won 1

3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Burks CF                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .138  .478   17    1   0   
J Bates 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .311  .958    9    2   4   
L Walker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .370 1.184   11    2   0   
A Galarraga 1B                4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .673    9   12   0   
D Bichette LF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .372 1.077   10    1   0   
J Girardi C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .409  .981    9    4   1   
V Castilla 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .356 1.038    5    0   3   
W Weiss SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .557    9    1   3   
O Olivares P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .750    3    1   0   
  L Painter P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Young PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .508    5    0   0   
  M Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  M Munoz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Tatum PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .875    1    0   0   GDP
  R Bailey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       31   0   5   0    2   8               88   24  13

BATTING

TB: D Bichette 2; J Girardi; A Galarraga; W Weiss.

GIDP: J Tatum (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Weiss-J Bates-A Galarraga; J Bates-W Weiss-A Galarraga.

E: E Burks (1).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  3   2   2   0    1   0  .215  .605   17    2   0   
J Blauser SS                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .239  .699   15    2   3   GDP
C Jones LF                    2   0   1   1    2   0  .235  .844   20    1   0   2B
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   0   1    0   2  .232  .745   13    9   1   SF
D Smith RF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .375 1.085   12    0   0   
  M Kelly PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .129  .400    1    1   1   
J Oliva 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .688   10    1   3   
J Lopez C                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .283  .878   15    8   0   HR
M Lemke 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .218  .699   19    3   3   2B,GDP
K Mercker P                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .125  .250   10    0   3   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Wohlers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   4   7   4    6   4              132   27  14

BATTING

2B: C Jones (4, off M Thompson); M Lemke (4, off O Olivares).

HR: J Lopez (3, off O Olivares; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: F McGriff (3, off O Olivares).

TB: J Lopez 4; M Lemke 2; M Grissom 2; C Jones 2; K Mercker; D Smith.

GIDP: M Lemke (3); J Blauser (2).

RBI: F McGriff (14); J Lopez (9); C Jones (12); K Mercker (1).

2-out RBI: J Lopez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Mercker-M Lemke-J Blauser-F McGriff.

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Olivares, L (1-2)            4     4   3   3    5   2   1   4.76   20   76-38   27· 4· 7    7· 4· 2· 0     39    -     0.93  -0.12
L Painter                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0  23.14    4   20-13    8· 2· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.33   0.02
M Thompson                     1.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   7.71    6   26-17    8· 2· 7    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.32  -0.01
M Munoz                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    2    2-2     2· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.19   0.01
R Bailey                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    3    6-5     4· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     7   4   4    6   4   1          35  130-75   49· 8·18   13· 6· 6· 0          1-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Mercker, W (1-1)             8     4   0   0    2   8   0   2.53   29   85-64   40· 9·15   10· 5· 4· 0     80    -     0.81   0.39
P Borbon                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.76    1    0-0     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.39   0.01
M Wohlers                      0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   7.04    3    3-3     4· 0· 0    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     5   0   0    2   8   0          33   88-67   45· 9·15   14· 5· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Barron, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 27,009.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 70° F, Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              Atlanta Braves                       
1. E Burks              CF    1. M Grissom            CF 
2. J Bates              2B    2. J Blauser            SS 
3. L Walker             RF    3. C Jones              LF 
4. A Galarraga          1B    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. D Bichette           LF    5. D Smith              RF 
6. J Girardi            C     6. J Oliva              3B 
7. V Castilla           3B    7. J Lopez              C  
8. W Weiss              SS    8. M Lemke              2B 
9. O Olivares           P     9. K Mercker            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  ---  6   11%  62% J Lopez         O Olivares      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 3   0  0-1  123  1    6%  87% F McGriff       O Olivares      Reached on E8/Sacrifice Fly; Grissom Scores; Blauser to 3B; Jones to 2B; McGriff to 1B
   b 3   0  0-1  12-  6    6%  81% C Jones         O Olivares      Walk; Grissom to 3B; Blauser to 2B
   b 3   1  0-2  123  1   -5%  78% J Oliva         O Olivares      Lineout: 1B
   t 4   2  2-0  12-  2    5%  78% D Bichette      K Mercker       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  E Burks         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   54%  J Bates         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  L Walker        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   51%  J Blauser       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   52%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Mercker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  D Bichette      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   55%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  D Smith         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   51%  J Oliva         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  6   62%  J Lopez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   63%  M Lemke         Walk
   O      1--  3   61%  K Mercker       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Kent Mercker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   64%  V Castilla      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   66%  W Weiss         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  3   67%  O Olivares      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   70%  M Grissom       Walk
          1--  5   75%  J Blauser       Walk; Grissom to 2B
          12-  6   81%  C Jones         Walk; Grissom to 3B; Blauser to 2B
   R      123  1   87%  F McGriff       Reached on E8/Sacrifice Fly; Grissom Scores; Blauser to 3B; Jones to 2B; McGriff to 1B
   O      123  6   83%  D Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      123  1   78%  J Oliva         Lineout: 1B
   O      123  1   73%  J Lopez         Fielder's Choice 2B unassisted; McGriff out at 2B/2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   68%  E Burks         Walk
   O      1--  1   72%  J Bates         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  2   76%  L Walker        Fielder's Choice 1B; Burks out at 2B/1B-SS
          1--  3   73%  A Galarraga     Single to CF (Line Drive); Walker to 2B
   O      12-  2   78%  D Bichette      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Omar Olivares facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   83%  M Lemke         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   R      -2-  3   87%  K Mercker       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lemke Scores
          1--  3   90%  M Grissom       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mercker to 2B
   OO     12-  5   85%  J Blauser       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Mercker to 3B
   O      --3  2   83%  C Jones         Baserunner Out Advancing; Mercker out at Hm/C-P
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-3, Kent Mercker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   86%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   87%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   88%  W Weiss         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Lance Painter facing 3-4-5
                  Lance Painter replaces Omar Olivares pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   87%  C Jones         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   86%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   87%  D Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   86%  J Oliva         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-3, Kent Mercker facing 9-1-2
                  Eric Young pinch hits for Lance Painter batting 9th
   O      ---  5   88%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   90%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   91%  J Bates         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Thompson facing 7-8-9
                  Mark Thompson replaces Eric Young pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   92%  J Lopez         Walk
   OO     1--  5   89%  M Lemke         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   89%  K Mercker       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-3, Kent Mercker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   91%  L Walker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   93%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   92%  D Bichette      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   90%  J Girardi       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bichette to 2B
   O      12-  1   94%  V Castilla      Fielder's Choice 3B; Girardi out at 2B/3B-2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Thompson facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   95%  M Grissom       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   94%  J Blauser       Strikeout Looking
   R      1--  2   97%  C Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Grissom Scores
                  Mike Munoz replaces Mark Thompson pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   97%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Jones to 3B
                  Mike Kelly pinch hits for Dwight Smith batting 5th
   O      --3  1   96%  M Kelly         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-4, Kent Mercker facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Kelly moves to RF
          ---  3   94%  W Weiss         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
                  Jim Tatum pinch hits for Mike Munoz batting 9th
   OO     1--  1   98%  J Tatum         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-SS-1B (P's Left)
          ---  4   98%  E Burks         Walk
   O      1--  1   99%  J Bates         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Roger Bailey facing 6-7-8
                  Roger Bailey replaces Jim Tatum pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  J Oliva         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  J Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  M Lemke         Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-4, Pedro Borbon facing 3-4-5
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  L Walker        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  Mark Wohlers replaces Pedro Borbon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2  100%  D Bichette      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1  100%  J Girardi       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Braves 4.

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