August 25, 1995 Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 11
@CAL 2 CLE 6
DET 5
(11) KCR 9
TEX 4 MIL 6
MIN 3 OAK 6
BOS 1 SEA 7
NYY 4 CHW 8
@TOR 7 ATL 7
@CHC 3 STL 8
@COL 3 FLA 5
HOU 4 MON 12
SFG 1 NYM 10
SDP 5 PHI 17
LAD 4 CIN 19
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 31,419

Friday, August 25, 1995, 2:19
Time of Game: 2:50

Braves

71-39

Won 5

1st

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

W: J Smoltz (10-5), L: F Castillo (8-7)

Cubs

55-55

Lost 1

3rd, 13½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .257  .683   16    1   0   2B
M Lemke 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .234  .634   15    1   2   
C Jones 3B                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .271  .817   29    1   1   
F McGriff 1B                  5   1   3   2    0   1  .273  .828   18    7   0   2·2B
D Justice RF                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .271  .920   18    2   0   HR,IW
R Klesko LF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .316  .987   16    2   0   IW
J Lopez C                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .305  .824    8   11   0   3B
R Belliard SS                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .228  .510   12    1   2   3B
J Smoltz P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .045  .205   15    1   0   
  G McMichael P               0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .143    6    0   0   
  M Wohlers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       38   7  10   7    3   5              153   27   5

BATTING

2B: M Grissom (20, off A Young); F McGriff 2 (22, 2 off F Castillo).

3B: R Belliard (1, off T Adams); J Lopez (3, off T Adams).

HR: D Justice (19, off F Castillo; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

IBB: D Justice (5, by L Casian); R Klesko (10, by T Adams).

TB: F McGriff 5; R Belliard 4; D Justice 4; J Lopez 3; M Grissom 2; M Lemke; C Jones.

RBI: J Lopez 2 (45); F McGriff 2 (73); D Justice (61); C Jones (64); R Belliard (5).

2-out RBI: J Lopez 2; F McGriff 2; R Belliard; C Jones.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

E: J Smoltz (1).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    5   0   2   2    0   0  .302  .828   17    1   0   2B
R Sanchez 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .296  .697   17    3   4   
M Grace 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .319  .916   15   10   1   
S Sosa RF                     2   0   0   0    2   2  .276  .848   16    3   0   IW
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .781   17    2   0   
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   0   
S Dunston SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .856   20    2   4   
T Zeile 3B                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .255  .725   12    0   2   
S Servais C                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .277  .889   11    5   0   HR
F Castillo P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .089  .217    4    0   2   2·SH
  L Casian P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Young P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   0   
  S Bullett PH-LF             2   0   0   0    0   2  .248  .693    6    1   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    3   9              135   27  13

BATTING

2B: B McRae (30, off G McMichael).

HR: S Servais (10, off J Smoltz; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: F Castillo 2 (7, 2 off J Smoltz).

IBB: S Sosa (6, by G McMichael).

TB: S Servais 5; B McRae 3; T Zeile 2; L Gonzalez; R Sanchez.

RBI: B McRae 2 (40); S Servais (31).

2-out RBI: B McRae.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: T Wendell (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: B McRae (1st base by J Smoltz).

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
J Smoltz, W (10-5)             6     6   3   3    2   6   1   3.24   26   91-61   38·13·10    9· 5· 4· 0     52    -     1.33   0.03
G McMichael, H (17)            2     2   0   0    1   1   0   2.81    9   34-18   12· 3· 3    1· 4· 2· 0          0-0    2.35   0.14
M Wohlers                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.79    3    9-8     3· 2· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3   9   1          38  134-87   53·18·16   11· 9· 6· 0           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Castillo, L (8-7)            5.1   6   4   4    0   3   1   2.86   22   88-59   36· 6·17    7· 4· 8· 0     43    -     0.73  -0.19
L Casian                       0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   1.10    2    7-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.22   0.01
A Young                        1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.70    5   12-9     6· 1· 2    4· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.78   0.07
T Adams                        1     3   3   3    2   1   0   9.82    8   33-19    8· 3· 8    1· 0· 4· 0          0-0    0.92  -0.21
T Wendell                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.23    4   13-9     5· 0· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9    10   7   7    3   5   1          41  153-98   56·10·32   14· 7·12· 0          3-0

J Smoltz faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Casian (4; D Justice); G McMichael (5; S Sosa); T Adams (1; R Klesko).

PO: J Smoltz (1; B McRae, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Bonin, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Mark Barron, 3B - Charlie Williams.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 31,419.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 9mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Grissom            CF    1. B McRae              CF 
2. M Lemke              2B    2. R Sanchez            2B 
3. C Jones              3B    3. M Grace              1B 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. S Sosa               RF 
5. D Justice            RF    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. R Klesko             LF    6. S Dunston            SS 
7. J Lopez              C     7. T Zeile              3B 
8. R Belliard           SS    8. S Servais            C  
9. J Smoltz             P     9. F Castillo           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  3-4  12-  2   19%  93% J Lopez         T Adams         Triple to RF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; Klesko Scores
   b 7   2  4-3  123  3   15%  75% L Gonzalez      G McMichael     Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   b 7   0  4-2  ---  3  -14%  64% S Servais       J Smoltz        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 3   2  0-2  1-3  5   14%  85% F McGriff       F Castillo      Double to LF (Line Drive); Lemke Scores; Jones Scores
   b 7   1  4-3  1-3  4   12%  62% M Grace         G McMichael     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sanchez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  M Lemke         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   45%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Castillo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   48%  F McGriff       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  4   58%  D Justice       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  5   57%  R Klesko        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   56%  J Lopez         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   58%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   60%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   61%  S Dunston       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Castillo facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   65%  R Belliard      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   62%  J Smoltz        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   59%  M Grissom       Lineout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left); Grissom to 1B
          1--  4   61%  M Lemke         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Grissom to 3B
   R      1-3  3   71%  C Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive); Grissom Scores; Lemke to 3B
   RR     1-3  5   85%  F McGriff       Double to LF (Line Drive); Lemke Scores; Jones Scores
   O      -2-  4   84%  D Justice       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   81%  T Zeile         Single to P (Bunt to P's Right)
          1--  1   75%  S Servais       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Zeile to 2B
   O      12-  2   77%  F Castillo      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Zeile to 3B; Servais to 2B
   RO     -23  7   78%  B McRae         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Zeile Scores; Servais to 3B
   O      --3  1   82%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Frank Castillo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   80%  R Klesko        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   79%  J Lopez         Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   79%  R Belliard      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, John Smoltz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   81%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   83%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   82%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   84%  S Dunston       Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Frank Castillo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   83%  J Smoltz        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  5   82%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   81%  M Lemke         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   77%  T Zeile         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  1   81%  S Servais       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   83%  F Castillo      Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice (P's Left); Zeile to 2B
   R      -2-  2   75%  B McRae         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Zeile Scores
          1--      74%  R Sanchez       McRae Picked off 1B, safe on E1; McRae to 2B
   O      -2-  4   78%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Frank Castillo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   76%  C Jones         Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
          ---  4   80%  F McGriff       Double to CF (Line Drive)
                  Larry Casian replaces Frank Castillo pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  4   81%  D Justice       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   78%  R Klesko        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); McGriff to 3B; Klesko to 1B
                  Anthony Young replaces Larry Casian pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  2   74%  J Lopez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, John Smoltz facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   68%  M Grace         Walk
          1--  4   59%  S Sosa          Walk; Grace to 2B
   O      12-  4   68%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  7   75%  S Dunston       Foul Popfly: C
   O      12-  7   82%  T Zeile         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Anthony Young facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   80%  R Belliard      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   79%  J Smoltz        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  1   81%  M Grissom       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   78%  M Lemke         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  3   64%  S Servais       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
                  Greg McMichael replaces John Smoltz pitching and batting 9th; Scott Bullett pinch hits for Anthony Young batting 9th
   O      ---  3   69%  S Bullett       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   60%  B McRae         Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  4   49%  R Sanchez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); McRae to 3B
   O      1-3  4   62%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sanchez to 2B
          -23  4   59%  S Sosa          Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   75%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Terry Adams facing 3-4-5
                  Terry Adams replaces Luis Gonzalez pitching and batting 5th; Scott Bullett moves to LF
   O      ---  6   72%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   75%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   73%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B unassisted; McGriff to 2B
          -2-  4   74%  R Klesko        Intentional Walk
   RR     12-  2   93%  J Lopez         Triple to RF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; Klesko Scores
   R      --3  4   96%  R Belliard      Triple to RF (Line Drive); Lopez Scores
          --3  6   96%  G McMichael     Walk
   O      1-3  2   96%  M Grissom       Lineout: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-7, Greg McMichael facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   97%  S Dunston       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   98%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   99%  S Servais       Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-3, Turk Wendell facing 2-3-4
                  Turk Wendell replaces Terry Adams pitching and batting 5th
          ---  3   99%  M Lemke         Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Lemke to 1B
   O      1--  5   99%  C Jones         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  4   98%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   98%  D Justice       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-7, Mark Wohlers facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Wohlers replaces Greg McMichael pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  S Bullett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  B McRae         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3  100%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation