June 27, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 10
@CHW 5 HOU 9
@CLE 5
(11) CIN 6
@DET 5
(13) KCR 4
CHC 3
(10) STL 7
@MIN 2 SEA 6
@ARI 4 ATL 2
TOR 0 OAK 8
@COL 6 BOS 9
@FLA 4 LAD 2
PIT 0 MON 3
BAL 1 NYY 7
@NYM 2 TBD 5
@PHI 1 SDP 5
ANA 1 SFG 6
TEX 5
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 48,338

Saturday, June 27, 1998, 7:10
Time of Game: 1:46

Blue Jays

41-40

Lost 1

3rd, 17½ GB

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

W: G Maddux (11-2), L: J Guzman (4-10)

Braves

52-29

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .257  .686   11    4   0   SB
S Green CF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .277  .783   11    1   0   
J Samuel RF                   4   0   0   0    0   4  .182  .575   17    1   0   
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .302  .966    9   11   0   
T Fernandez 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .795   12    1   4   
D Fletcher C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .292  .794   12    3   0   GDP
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .241  .712   15    1   2   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .638    8    2   3   
J Guzman P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   1   
  C Grebeck PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .802    3    0   0   
  R Person P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   0   8   0    0  13              102   24  10

BATTING

TB: S Green 2; S Stewart 2; D Fletcher; C Delgado; E Sprague; T Fernandez.

GIDP: D Fletcher (12).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Fernandez-A Gonzalez-C Delgado.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Stewart (19, 2nd base off G Maddux/E Perez).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Weiss SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .328  .823   14    1   2   
K Lockhart 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .708    8    0   6   
M Tucker RF                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .278  .844    7    0   0   HR
C Jones 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .931    9    0   1   
R Klesko 1B                   2   1   1   1    1   0  .281  .859   12    9   1   HR
C Pride LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .670    9    0   0   GDP
  D Bautista LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .524         0   0   
E Perez C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .312  .819    9   13   0   
A Jones CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .814    5    1   0   
G Maddux P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .667   11    3   0   SH
Totals                       26   2   4   2    1   3               84   27  10

BATTING

HR: M Tucker (11, off J Guzman; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); R Klesko (13, off J Guzman; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SH: G Maddux (2, off J Guzman).

TB: M Tucker 5; R Klesko 4; A Jones.

GIDP: C Pride (1).

RBI: R Klesko (45); M Tucker (35).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Lockhart-W Weiss-R Klesko.

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Guzman, L (4-10)             7     4   2   2    1   3   2   5.25   25   72-49   27· 9·13   10· 9· 2· 0     63    -     0.93   0.08
R Person                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.48    3   12-8     6· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     4   2   2    1   3   2          28   84-57   33· 9·15   13· 9· 2· 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
G Maddux, W (11-2)             9     8   0   0    0  13   0   1.64   34  102-76   31·25·20   12· 3· 6· 0     84    -     1.22   0.60
Totals                         9     8   0   0    0  13   0          34  102-76   31·25·20   12· 3· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 1:46.

Attendance: 48,338.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 94° F, Wind 17mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Atlanta Braves                       
1. S Stewart            LF    1. W Weiss              SS 
2. S Green              CF    2. K Lockhart           2B 
3. J Samuel             RF    3. M Tucker             RF 
4. C Delgado            1B    4. C Jones              3B 
5. T Fernandez          2B    5. R Klesko             1B 
6. D Fletcher           C     6. C Pride              LF 
7. E Sprague            3B    7. E Perez              C  
8. A Gonzalez           SS    8. A Jones              CF 
9. J Guzman             P     9. G Maddux             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  2-0  12-  1   24%  96% D Fletcher      G Maddux        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Delgado to 3B
   b 7   0  0-0  ---  3   20%  79% M Tucker        J Guzman        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 9   0  2-0  1--  3  -12%  73% T Fernandez     G Maddux        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Delgado to 2B
   b 7   1  0-1  ---  3   11%  88% R Klesko        J Guzman        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  3   -8%  51% C Pride         J Guzman        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  S Stewart       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   48%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging, Stewart Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   52%  J Samuel        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   55%  C Delgado       Lineout: P (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Guzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  W Weiss         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   51%  K Lockhart      Flyball: LF
          ---  2   52%  M Tucker        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   50%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  D Fletcher      Lineout: 1B
          ---  4   53%  E Sprague       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   55%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Guzman facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   59%  R Klesko        Walk
   OO     1--  3   51%  C Pride         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   50%  E Perez         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  J Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   54%  S Stewart       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   56%  S Green         Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Guzman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  A Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   51%  G Maddux        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  W Weiss         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   53%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  C Delgado       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   56%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Guzman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   53%  K Lockhart      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   51%  M Tucker        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   50%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  D Fletcher      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   55%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   57%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Guzman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   54%  R Klesko        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   52%  C Pride         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   50%  E Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  J Guzman        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   56%  S Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   54%  S Green         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   58%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Guzman facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   63%  A Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   61%  G Maddux        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Jones to 2B
   O      -2-  2   55%  W Weiss         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  4   50%  K Lockhart      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   54%  C Delgado       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   57%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   55%  D Fletcher      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   59%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Guzman facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   79%  M Tucker        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   77%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  3   88%  R Klesko        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   87%  C Pride         Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  4   86%  E Perez         Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
                  Danny Bautista replaces Curtis Pride playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  3   90%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Craig Grebeck pinch hits for Juan Guzman batting 9th
   O      ---  3   93%  C Grebeck       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   90%  S Stewart       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   87%  S Green         Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Stewart to 2B
   O      12-  4   94%  J Samuel        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Robert Person facing 8-9-1
                  Robert Person replaces Craig Grebeck pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   93%  A Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   93%  G Maddux        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  W Weiss         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   85%  C Delgado       Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right)
          1--  3   73%  T Fernandez     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Delgado to 2B
   OO     12-  1   96%  D Fletcher      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Delgado to 3B
   O      --3  4  100%  E Sprague       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Braves 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation