April 7, 1993 Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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TEX 3
@BAL 1
(11) MIL 3
@CAL 2 CLE 4
NYY 2 BOS 3
@KCR 2 MIN 6
CHW 1 OAK 12
DET 7 TOR 2
@SEA 0 ATL 5
@CHC 4
(10) MON 5
@CIN 1 LAD 4
@FLA 2 PHI 6
@HOU 3
(10) NYM 6
COL 1 STL 6
SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 20,775

Wednesday, April 7, 1993, 1:22
Time of Game: 2:57

Braves

2-1

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  1   0  0  0   0  1  0   2    5 12  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  1   1    4 13  0

W: J Howell (1-0), L: B Scanlan (0-1)

Cubs

1-2

Lost 1

6th, 2 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    5   0   1   1    0   2  .154  .308   20    2   1   
J Blauser SS                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .250  .481   19    0   4   SF
R Gant LF                     5   1   1   2    0   2  .167  .584   21    0   0   HR,GDP
T Pendleton 3B                5   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .833   22    1   0   
D Justice RF                  5   1   1   1    0   2  .200  .833   26    4   0   HR
B Hunter 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200   16   14   1   GDP,IW
G Olson C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .286   17    7   1   
M Lemke 2B                    3   2   2   0    1   0  .250  .830   14    1   5   2B
S Avery P                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    3    0   1   GDP
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Cabrera PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  S Bedrosian P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Howell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       38   5  12   5    2   7              161   30  14

BATTING

2B: M Lemke (1, off G Hibbard).

HR: R Gant (1, off B Scanlan; 10th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); D Justice (1, off G Hibbard; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SF: J Blauser (1, off G Hibbard).

IBB: B Hunter (1, by R Myers).

TB: R Gant 4; D Justice 4; M Lemke 3; J Blauser 3; T Pendleton 2; O Nixon; S Avery; G Olson.

GIDP: S Avery (1); B Hunter (1); R Gant (1).

RBI: R Gant 2 (2); D Justice (2); J Blauser (1); O Nixon (1).

2-out RBI: O Nixon.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Blauser-M Lemke-B Hunter.

E: M Lemke (2).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   1   4   0    0   0  .538 1.307   16    2   0   2·2B
R Sanchez SS                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .273  .637   15    2   3   SH
M Grace 1B                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .273  .749   20   12   0   
C Maldonado LF                4   0   0   0    0   4  .000  .000   21    2   0   
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Wilkins C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    2   0   
S Sosa RF                     5   1   3   1    0   1  .417 1.045   15    2   0   2B
S Buechele 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .384   22    0   3   SH,GDP
J Vizcaino 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200   10    2   2   
  D May PH-LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    5    0   0   
M Walbeck C                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500   16    6   0   
  B Scanlan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Hibbard P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   2   
  E Yelding PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  S Boskie P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Shields PH-LF-2B          2   1   2   0    0   0  .667 1.334    9    0   0   
Totals                       40   4  13   4    0   7              161   30  10

BATTING

2B: W Wilson 2 (3, 2 off S Avery); S Sosa (2, off S Bedrosian).

SH: R Sanchez (2, off S Avery); S Buechele (1, off S Bedrosian).

TB: W Wilson 6; S Sosa 4; R Sanchez 2; T Shields 2; M Grace; M Walbeck.

GIDP: S Buechele (1).

RBI: M Grace (2); M Walbeck (1); S Sosa (1); R Sanchez (1).

2-out RBI: S Sosa; R Sanchez; M Grace; M Walbeck.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Sanchez-M Grace 2; S Buechele-J Vizcaino-M Grace.

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Avery                        7.2   8   2   2    0   5   0   2.35   29  109-69   44· 5·20   13· 6· 5· 0     60    -     1.05   0.36
M Stanton, H (1)               0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2   12-9     5· 2· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    4.06   0.00
S Bedrosian, H (1)             0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0  27.00    2    5-3     3· 0· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.95  -0.21
K Mercker, BS (1)              0.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   17-11    8· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    4.73  -0.20
J Howell, W (1-0)              1.1   1   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    6   18-13    8· 2· 3    5· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.65   0.20
Totals                        10    13   4   3    0   7   0          42  161-105  68·10·27   21· 7· 7· 0          5-2

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Hibbard                      6     4   2   2    0   3   1   3.00   21   72-46   25· 9·12    7· 7· 4· 0     59    -     0.75   0.04
S Boskie                       2     5   1   1    0   1   0   4.50    9   29-17   14· 0· 3    4· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.72  -0.02
R Myers                        1     1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    6   35-18   13· 2· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.26   0.04
B Scanlan, L (0-1)             1     2   2   2    0   2   1  10.80    5   24-16    9· 1· 6    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.57  -0.41
Totals                        10    12   5   5    2   7   2          41  160-97   61·12·24   14· 9· 9· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Myers (1).

IBB: R Myers (1; B Hunter).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 20,775.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 44° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Overcast, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Chicago Cubs                         
1. O Nixon              CF    1. W Wilson             CF 
2. J Blauser            SS    2. R Sanchez            SS 
3. R Gant               LF    3. M Grace              1B 
4. T Pendleton          3B    4. C Maldonado          LF 
5. D Justice            RF    5. S Sosa               RF 
6. B Hunter             1B    6. S Buechele           3B 
7. G Olson              C     7. J Vizcaino           2B 
8. M Lemke              2B    8. M Walbeck            C  
9. S Avery              P     9. G Hibbard            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   1  3-3  1--  4   42%  92% R Gant          B Scanlan       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Blauser Scores
   b 9   2  3-2  --3  9  -40%  44% M Walbeck       K Mercker       Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Sosa Scores
   b 9   1  3-2  --3  5   25%  84% D May           K Mercker       Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   0  3-2  ---  4  -24%  56% S Sosa          S Bedrosian     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   b 8   2  3-2  12-  4   12%  84% C Maldonado     M Stanton       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Hibbard facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  J Blauser       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  6   45%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   39%  W Wilson        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   41%  R Sanchez       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Wilson to 3B
   O      --3  5   46%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3  7   50%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Hibbard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      ---  4   59%  D Justice       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   57%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   56%  G Olson         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Avery facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   59%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   60%  S Buechele      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   62%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Hibbard facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   67%  M Lemke         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  1   74%  S Avery         Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Lemke to 3B
   O      1-3  3   68%  O Nixon         Flyball: C/Interference called
   RO     1-3  2   70%  J Blauser       Foul Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (RF Foul); Lemke Scores
   O      1--  4   68%  R Gant          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Avery facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   71%  M Walbeck       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   72%  G Hibbard       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   74%  W Wilson        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Wilson out at 3B/CF-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Greg Hibbard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   72%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   71%  D Justice       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   70%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Avery facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   73%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   74%  M Grace         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   76%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Greg Hibbard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   74%  G Olson         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  3   73%  M Lemke         Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   72%  S Avery         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Avery facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   67%  S Sosa          Single to P (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   77%  S Buechele      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   79%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Greg Hibbard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   77%  O Nixon         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  3   79%  J Blauser       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  1   75%  R Gant          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Avery facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   78%  M Walbeck       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  Eric Yelding pinch hits for Greg Hibbard batting 9th
   O      ---  4   81%  E Yelding       Flyball: RF
          ---  5   79%  W Wilson        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   76%  R Sanchez       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  2   82%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shawn Boskie facing 4-5-6
                  Shawn Boskie replaces Eric Yelding pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   84%  T Pendleton     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   82%  D Justice       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   OO     1--  3   79%  B Hunter        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   83%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   85%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   87%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shawn Boskie facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   89%  G Olson         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   91%  M Lemke         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Olson to 2B
   OO     12-  1   86%  S Avery         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS); Lemke to 2B
   R      -2-  2   92%  O Nixon         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lemke Scores
          1--  4   93%  J Blauser       Single to CF (Line Drive); Nixon to 2B
   O      12-  6   92%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Avery facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   94%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  M Walbeck       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  Tommy Shields pinch hits for Shawn Boskie batting 9th
          ---  6   95%  T Shields       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  2   92%  W Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Shields to 3B
   R      1-3  1   84%  R Sanchez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Shields Scores; Wilson to 3B
                  Mike Stanton replaces Steve Avery pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  8   72%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Wilson Scores; Sanchez to 2B
   O      12-  4   84%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Randy Myers facing 4-5-6
                  Randy Myers replaces Candy Maldonado pitching and batting 4th; Tommy Shields moves to LF
          ---  7   86%  T Pendleton     Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      89%  D Justice       Wild Pitch; Pendleton to 2B
   O      -2-  9   85%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   86%  B Hunter        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6   84%  G Olson         Groundout: 2B-1B; Pendleton to 3B; Hunter to 2B
          -23  6   85%  M Lemke         Walk
                  Francisco Cabrera pinch hits for Mike Stanton batting 9th
   O      123  3   80%  F Cabrera       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Bedrosian facing 5-6-7
                  Steve Bedrosian replaces Francisco Cabrera pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   56%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   59%  S Buechele      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Sosa to 3B
                  Kent Mercker replaces Steve Bedrosian pitching and batting 9th; Derrick May pinch hits for Jose Vizcaino batting 7th
   O      --3  5   84%  D May           Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  9   44%  M Walbeck       Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Sosa Scores
          1--  3   39%  T Shields       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Walbeck to 2B
                  Jay Howell replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   50%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Scanlan facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Scanlan replaces Matt Walbeck pitching and batting 8th; Rick Wilkins replaces Randy Myers playing C batting 4th; Tommy Shields moves to 2B; Derrick May moves to LF
   O      ---  4   44%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   50%  J Blauser       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   RR     1--  4   92%  R Gant          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Blauser Scores
   O      ---  5   91%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   91%  D Justice       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Jay Howell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   96%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   90%  M Grace         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Grace to 1B
   O      1--  2   95%  R Wilkins       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B); Grace to 2B
   R      -2-  1   90%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Grace Scores/unER
   O      1--  3  100%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation