September 16, 1997 San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 9
@ANA 3 CLE 4
@BAL 2 BAL 7
CLE 2 NYY 2
BOS 0 NYY 4
BOS 3 TEX 4
KCR 2 ATL 6
SFG 4 CHC 5
CIN 0 FLA 9
COL 6 HOU 15
SDP 3 PHI 3
NYM 2 PIT 8
MON 2 LAD 7
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 37,661

Tuesday, September 16, 1997, 1:10
Time of Game: 2:48

Giants

82-69

Lost 4

2nd, 2 GB

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

W: K Millwood (4-3), L: W Alvarez (12-11)

Braves

93-57

Won 2

1st

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .701   16    0   0   
  G Hill PH                   0   0   0   1    0   0  .255  .709    1    0   0   SF
B Mueller 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   2  .289  .801   18    1   1   
B Bonds LF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .288  .986   17    1   0   SB
J Kent 2B-1B                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .248  .793   29    2   2   SB,HBP
J Snow 1B                     2   0   0   1    1   1  .281  .893   16    6   1   SF
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
S Javier RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .761   14    3   0   
J Vizcaino SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .265  .668   17    1   4   
D Berryhill C                 4   0   1   1    0   3  .277  .745   22   10   1   
  D Powell PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .294  .780         0   0   
W Alvarez P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .050  .186    5    0   0   
  R Aurilia PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .845    3    0   0   
  R Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  M Lewis 2B                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .747    2    0   0   
Totals                       31   4   6   3    4  10              160   24   9

BATTING

SF: J Snow (7, off K Millwood); G Hill (7, off M Wohlers).

HBP: J Kent (13, by K Millwood).

TB: M Lewis; B Bonds; J Vizcaino; S Javier; B Mueller; D Berryhill.

RBI: D Berryhill (23); G Hill (59); J Snow (95).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Snow-J Vizcaino-J Snow; J Vizcaino-J Kent-J Snow.

E: J Kent (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Kent (10, 2nd base off K Millwood/E Perez); B Bonds (32, 2nd base off K Millwood/E Perez).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .339  .849   16    3   0   
J Blauser SS                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .310  .884    7    2   1   GDP
C Jones 3B                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .302  .868   14    0   1   2B,GDP
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .273  .798   13    6   0   
  M Wohlers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
A Jones RF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .234  .760   16    0   0   
D Bautista LF                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .250  .707   21    4   0   IW
E Perez C                     3   1   2   4    0   1  .219  .614   14   10   0   HR
T Graffanino 2B               3   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .759   12    1   2   
K Millwood P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .100    6    0   0   
  M Mordecai PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .172  .477    6    0   0   
  A Embree P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Cather P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Simon 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   1   
Totals                       31   6   8   6    2  11              125   27   5

BATTING

2B: C Jones (40, off W Alvarez).

HR: E Perez (6, off W Alvarez; 6th inn, 3 on, 1 out).

IBB: D Bautista (1, by W Alvarez).

TB: E Perez 5; C Jones 3; J Blauser 2; F McGriff; K Lofton.

GIDP: C Jones (19); J Blauser (12).

RBI: E Perez 4 (18); F McGriff 2 (91).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

E: E Perez (5).

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
W Alvarez, L (12-11)           6     7   6   5    2  10   1   3.68   27  107-67   41·13·13    5· 4· 5· 1     44    -     1.09  -0.36
R Rodriguez                    1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.03    4   11-7     5· 0· 2    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
D Henry                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.54    2    7-4     3· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8     8   6   5    2  11   1          33  125-78   49·14·15    9· 5· 5· 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
K Millwood, W (4-3)            6     3   2   1    3   5   0   4.46   25   93-53   30· 8·15    5· 8· 3· 0     62    -     1.29   0.08
A Embree                       1     0   0   0    1   3   0   2.72    4   19-12    4· 5· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.03
M Cather                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.51    3   14-9     3· 2· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.34   0.03
M Wohlers                      1     3   2   2    0   1   0   3.41    6   20-14   10· 2· 2    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.82   0.01
Totals                         9     6   4   3    4  10   0          38  146-88   47·17·24   10· 9· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: K Millwood (1); M Wohlers 2 (6).

IBB: W Alvarez (4; D Bautista).

HBP: K Millwood (1; J Kent).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 37,661.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 90° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Atlanta Braves                       
1. D Hamilton           CF    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. B Mueller            3B    2. J Blauser            SS 
3. B Bonds              LF    3. C Jones              3B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. J Snow               1B    5. A Jones              RF 
6. S Javier             RF    6. D Bautista           LF 
7. J Vizcaino           SS    7. E Perez              C  
8. D Berryhill          C     8. T Graffanino         2B 
9. W Alvarez            P     9. K Millwood           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-2  123  7   24%  95% E Perez         W Alvarez       Home Run; Jones Scores; McGriff Scores/unER; Bautista Scores
   t 6   0  2-0  12-  5  -13%  51% J Kent          K Millwood      Wild Pitch; Mueller Scores; Bonds to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   b 6   0  2-2  1--  1   13%  75% F McGriff       W Alvarez       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B
   b 4   0  0-0  1--  4   12%  72% C Jones         W Alvarez       Double to RF (Line Drive); Blauser to 3B
   b 4   0  0-0  -23  6    9%  81% F McGriff       W Alvarez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Blauser Scores; Jones Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Millwood facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   54%  B Mueller       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   55%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  K Lofton        Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  4   55%  J Blauser       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   52%  C Jones         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   50%  F McGriff       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Millwood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  J Snow          Walk
          1--  3   46%  S Javier        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Snow to 2B
   O      12- 10   51%  J Vizcaino      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      12-  5   55%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  A Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   51%  D Bautista      Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  5   50%  E Perez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Millwood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  W Alvarez       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  7   54%  D Hamilton      Flyball: LF
          ---  4   53%  B Mueller       Walk
          1--  3   50%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mueller to 3B
          1-3      49%  J Kent          Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   56%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  T Graffanino    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   51%  K Millwood      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Millwood facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  J Snow          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   55%  S Javier        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   56%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   60%  J Blauser       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   72%  C Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive); Blauser to 3B
   RR     -23  6   81%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Line Drive); Blauser Scores; Jones Scores
   O      1--  3   79%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   77%  D Bautista      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   78%  E Perez         Single to CF (Line Drive); Bautista to 3B
   O      1-3  7   75%  T Graffanino    Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Millwood facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   78%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   80%  W Alvarez       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   81%  D Hamilton      Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   80%  K Millwood      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          ---  4   81%  K Lofton        Walk
   OO     1--  1   78%  J Blauser       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Millwood facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   72%  B Mueller       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  4   64%  B Bonds         Walk; Mueller to 2B
   R      12-      51%  J Kent          Wild Pitch; Mueller Scores; Bonds to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3  6   46%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   RO     1-3  3   50%  J Snow          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Bonds Scores/unER
          1--      47%  S Javier        Kent Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   52%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  3   58%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Wilson Alvarez facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   63%  C Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   75%  F McGriff       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B
   O      1-3  8   68%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  4   71%  D Bautista      Intentional Walk; McGriff to 2B
   RRRR   123  7   95%  E Perez         Home Run; Jones Scores; McGriff Scores/unER; Bautista Scores
   O      ---  2   94%  T Graffanino    Flyball: RF
                  Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Kevin Millwood batting 9th
   O      ---  6   94%  M Mordecai      Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 6.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-6, Alan Embree facing 8-9-1
                  Alan Embree replaces Mike Mordecai pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   96%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
                  Rich Aurilia pinch hits for Wilson Alvarez batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  R Aurilia       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   96%  D Hamilton      Walk
   O      1--  5   97%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rich Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
                  Rich Rodriguez replaces Rich Aurilia pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   97%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   97%  J Blauser       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   96%  C Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 6.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Cather facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Cather replaces Alan Embree pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   98%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  J Snow          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rich Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   99%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Doug Henry replaces J.T. Snow pitching and batting 5th; Jeff Kent moves to 1B; Mark Lewis replaces Rich Rodriguez playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  A Jones         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   98%  D Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 6.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-6, Mark Wohlers facing 6-7-8
                  Mark Wohlers replaces Fred McGriff pitching and batting 4th; Randall Simon replaces Mike Cather playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  S Javier        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   98%  J Vizcaino      Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
          1--      98%  D Berryhill     Wild Pitch; Vizcaino to 2B
          -2-      98%  " "             Wild Pitch; Vizcaino to 3B
   R      --3  4   96%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball); Vizcaino Scores
                  Dante Powell pinch runs for Damon Berryhill batting 8th
          1--  2   91%  M Lewis         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Powell to 3B
                  Glenallen Hill pinch hits for Darryl Hamilton batting 1st
   RO     1-3  1   96%  G Hill          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Powell Scores
   O      1--  4  100%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Braves 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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