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BOS  3
@CHW  1

SEA  4
@MIL  2

(13)
MIN  5
BAL  2

NYY  8
KCR  4

OAK  6
DET  3

CLE  6
@TEX  3

CAL 10
@TOR  3

ATL  4
PIT  3

COL  7
PHI  3

LAD  4
@FLA  2

(10)
HOU 11
SFG  4

MON  4
CHC  0

STL  8
NYM  6

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 31,661

Thursday, July 20, 1995, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:30
Pirates
3
33-40
Lost 2
4th, 14 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  2
Braves          0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  2    4  7  0
W: B Clontz (4-1), L: D Plesac (3-1)
Winning Run scored with 1 out
Braves
4
49-28
Won 2
1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Brumfield CF                5   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .680   24    2   0   
J Bell SS                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .238  .688   13    1   2   HR
O Merced RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .301  .832   12    2   0   
J King 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .823   16    8   0   
S Pegues LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .713   12    2   0   
D Slaught C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .778   10    8   0   
N Liriano 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .267  .702   12    2   2   
K Young 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .186  .480   13    0   5   
D Neagle P                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .128  .397   10    0   1   2B
  D Clark PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .324  .819    4    0   0   IW
  D Plesac P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   3   9   3    1   5              126   25  10
BATTING
2B: D Neagle (2, off T Glavine).
HR: J Bell (8, off T Glavine; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
IBB: D Clark (1, by B Clontz).
TB: J Bell 5; D Neagle 3; D Slaught 2; N Liriano; K Young; O Merced.
RBI: K Young (3); N Liriano (12); J Bell (25).
2-out RBI: N Liriano; K Young.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Bell-J King.
E: J Bell (5); K Young (1).
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .722   20    5   0   
J Blauser SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .215  .671   19    0   2   
C Jones 3B                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .255  .810   12    2   2   
F McGriff 1B                  4   2   2   1    0   1  .278  .858   10    9   1   HR
D Justice RF                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .262  .923   20    1   0   HR
J Lopez C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .773    4    5   0   
  D Smith PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .793    2    0   0   
R Klesko LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .351 1.056   16    2   0   IW
M Lemke 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .670   17    1   1   
  M Kelly PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .605         0   0   SB
  B Clontz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C O'Brien PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .283  .937    2    0   0   
T Glavine P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .592   10    1   0   
  M Mordecai PH-2B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .821    3    1   1   
Totals                       32   4   7   3    3   7              135   27   7
BATTING
HR: F McGriff (14, off D Neagle; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); D Justice (11, off D Neagle; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
IBB: R Klesko (6, by D Miceli).
TB: F McGriff 5; D Justice 4; J Blauser; D Smith; M Lemke; C O'Brien.
RBI: D Justice (40); F McGriff (53); C O'Brien (16).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
BASERUNNING
SB: M Kelly (7, 2nd base off D Neagle/D Slaught).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Neagle                       8     4   2   2    2   6   2   3.18   29  113-68   41· 8·19   11· 6· 4· 0     70    -     1.47   0.43
D Plesac, H (7), L (3-1)       0.1   1   2   1    0   1   0   2.70    3   13-8     3· 3· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    4.99  -0.13
D Miceli, BS (4)               0     2   0   0    1   0   0   3.60    3    8-3     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    5.52  -0.66
Totals                         8.1   7   4   3    3   7   2          35  134-79   47·11·21   13· 7· 5· 0          2-2 
Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Glavine                      8     8   3   3    0   5   1   3.40   32  108-72   47·11·14    8·11· 8· 0     59    -     0.99   0.10
B Clontz, W (4-1)              1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.62    5   18-9     7· 2· 0    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.04
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1   5   1          37  126-81   54·13·14   11·12· 8· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: B Clontz (2; D Clark); D Miceli (3; R Klesko).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Mark Hirschbeck, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 31,661.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 91° F, Wind 0mph, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Atlanta Braves                       
1. J Brumfield          CF    1. M Grissom            CF 
2. J Bell               SS    2. J Blauser            SS 
3. O Merced             RF    3. C Jones              3B 
4. J King               1B    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. S Pegues             LF    5. D Justice            RF 
6. D Slaught            C     6. J Lopez              C  
7. N Liriano            2B    7. R Klesko             LF 
8. K Young              3B    8. M Lemke              2B 
9. D Neagle             P     9. T Glavine            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  3-2  12-  2   50%  85% D Smith         D Miceli        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Jones Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER; McGriff to 3B; Smith to 2B
   b 9   0  3-2  12-  6  -19%  34% D Justice       D Plesac        Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   0  3-2  1--  3   18%  53% F McGriff       D Plesac        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Jones to 2B
   b 9   1  3-3  123  2   16% 100% C O'Brien       D Miceli        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); McGriff Scores; Smith to 3B; Klesko to 2B
   b 9   0  3-2  ---  4   13%  35% C Jones         D Plesac        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Jones to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  J Brumfield     Flyball: CF
   R      ---  1   43%  J Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   44%  O Merced        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   45%  J King          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Denny Neagle facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   49%  M Grissom       Walk
   O      1--  5   45%  J Blauser       Fielder's Choice SS; Grissom out at 2B/SS-2B
   O      1--  1   42%  C Jones         Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
   O      1--  4   40%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Glavine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   42%  S Pegues        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   44%  D Slaught       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  N Liriano       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Denny Neagle facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  5   55%  D Justice       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   53%  J Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  R Klesko        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   50%  M Lemke         Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  K Young         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  2   48%  D Neagle        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  8   52%  J Brumfield     Lineout: RF
   O      -2-  4   56%  J Bell          Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Denny Neagle facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   53%  T Glavine       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  M Grissom       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   50%  J Blauser       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Glavine facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   46%  O Merced        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  J King          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   53%  S Pegues        Flyball: CF
          1--  3   50%  D Slaught       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Merced to 3B
   R      1-3  6   39%  N Liriano       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Merced Scores; Slaught to 2B
   R      12-  1   28%  K Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Slaught Scores; Liriano to 3B
   O      1-3  5   32%  D Neagle        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Denny Neagle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   29%  C Jones         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   R      ---  2   40%  F McGriff       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   38%  D Justice       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   36%  J Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   39%  J Brumfield     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  7   41%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   42%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Denny Neagle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   39%  R Klesko        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   36%  M Lemke         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   34%  T Glavine       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   37%  J King          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   39%  S Pegues        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   40%  D Slaught       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Denny Neagle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   36%  M Grissom       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   41%  J Blauser       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  5   31%  C Jones         Line Drive Double Play: SS; Blauser out at 1B/SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Glavine facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   34%  N Liriano       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   36%  K Young         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   34%  D Neagle        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   37%  J Brumfield     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Denny Neagle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   32%  F McGriff       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   37%  D Justice       Walk
   O      1--  1   31%  J Lopez         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   26%  R Klesko        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Glavine facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   22%  J Bell          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   26%  O Merced        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  4   29%  J King          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   32%  S Pegues        Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Denny Neagle facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   41%  M Lemke         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
                  Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Tom Glavine batting 9th; Mike Kelly pinch runs for Mark Lemke batting 8th
   O      1--  3   32%  M Mordecai      Bunt Groundout: C unassisted (Front of Home); Kelly stays at 1B
   O      1--  4   24%  M Grissom       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          1--      27%  J Blauser       Kelly Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   17%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brad Clontz facing 6-7-8
                  Brad Clontz replaces Mike Kelly pitching and batting 8th; Mike Mordecai moves to 2B
          ---  3   14%  D Slaught       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   17%  N Liriano       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  8   18%  K Young         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Slaught to 2B
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Denny Neagle batting 9th
          -2-  4   18%  D Clark         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   21%  J Brumfield     Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Dan Plesac facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Plesac replaces Dave Clark pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   35%  C Jones         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Jones to 1B
          1--  3   53%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Jones to 2B
   O      12-  6   34%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
                  Dan Miceli replaces Dan Plesac pitching and batting 9th; Dwight Smith pinch hits for Javy Lopez batting 6th
   R      12-  2   85%  D Smith         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Jones Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER; McGriff to 3B; Smith to 2B
          -23  4   84%  R Klesko        Intentional Walk
                  Charlie O'Brien pinch hits for Brad Clontz batting 8th
   R      123  2  100%  C O'Brien       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); McGriff Scores; Smith to 3B; Klesko to 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4.

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