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CLE  6
BOS  5
 DET  4
NYY  3
(11)		 CHW  5
@KCR  1
 MIN  3
CAL  2
 OAK  4
MIL  0
 TEX  7
@SEA  2
 TOR  9
BAL  3
 CHC  8
PIT  4
 CIN  1
ATL  0
 SDP  5
@HOU  1
 SFG  1
@LAD  0
 MON  3
PHI  1
 NYM  7
STL  5
Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 24,173

 Sunday, October 2, 1988, 2:15
Time of Game: 2:09
Braves
0
54-106
Lost 1
6th, 39½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  1
Reds            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    1  6  0
W: Keith Brown (2-1), L: Jim Acker (0-4), S: John Franco (39)
 Reds
1
87-74
Won 1
2nd, 7 GB

Batting Stats

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Gant 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .755              2   1   2B
J Blauser SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .239  .671              3   5   
T Gregg LF-CF                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .295  .788              0   0   
  O Virgil PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .685              0   0   
  A Hall PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .612              0   0   CS
D Murphy RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .734              0   0   GDP
T Simmons 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .601              8   3   
M Lemke 2B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .224  .567              1   3   CS
B Benedict C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .567              6   1   
T Blocker CF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .533              1   0   
  L Smith PH-LF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .638              0   0   SB
J Acker P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .400  .900              2   2   
  E Olwine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   0   
  J Alvarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .819              0   0   
  A Thomas PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .628              0   0   
  C Cary P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       30   0   6   0    2   4                         24  15
Batting Events
2B: R Gant (28, off K Brown).
TB: R Gant 2; T Gregg 2; J Blauser; L Smith; M Lemke.
GIDP: D Murphy (24).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. M Lemke-J Blauser-T Simmons.
E: J Blauser (4).
Baserunning Events
SB: L Smith (4, 2nd base off R Dibble/J Reed).
CS: A Hall (10, 2nd base by J Franco/J Reed); M Lemke (2, 2nd base by J Reed POCS).
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Larkin SS                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .776              0   0   
  L Quinones PR-SS            3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .601              1   4   
L Harris 3B-2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .372  .815              1   1   
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .720              3   0   GDP
N Esasky 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .243  .738             13   0   
V Snider LF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .564              1   0   
H Winningham CF               2   0   1   0    1   0  .232  .574              2   0   CS
J Reed C                      2   0   0   0    1   1  .226  .586              5   2   
R Oester 2B                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .280  .645              1   2   
  M Brown PR-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .485              0   1   
K Brown P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   SH
  D Collins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .579              0   0   
  R Murphy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  R Dibble P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       27   1   6   0    2   4                         27  11
Batting Events
SH: K Brown (1, off J Acker).
TB: R Oester; N Esasky; L Harris; H Winningham; V Snider; B Larkin.
GIDP: P O'Neill (7).
RBI: R Oester (10).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. K Brown-R Oester-N Esasky.
Baserunning Events
CS: H Winningham (8, 2nd base by J Acker POCS).

Pitching Stats

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 Acker, L (0-4)               5     6   1   1    2   3   0   4.71   20     -       ·  ·     12· 3· 3· 0     52    -     1.14   0.10
E Olwine                       1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    5     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.86   0.06
J Alvarez                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.99    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.53   0.02
C Cary                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.48    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     6   1   1    2   4   0          30     -       ·  ·     18· 6· 4· 0           -  
Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Brown, W (2-1)               7     5   0   0    1   1   0   2.76   25     -       ·  ·     12·11· 4· 0     67    -     1.06   0.45
R Murphy                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.08    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.17  -0.09
R Dibble, H (7)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.82    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          1-0    3.00   0.20
J Franco, S (39)               1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.57    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.23   0.15
Totals                         9     6   0   0    2   4   0          32     -       ·  ·     13·13· 6· 0          1-0
R Murphy faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Acker (1; H Winningham, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 24,173.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Cloudy.

Lineups

   Atlanta Braves                            Cincinnati Reds                              
1. Ron Gant                     3B       1. Barry Larkin                 SS
2. Jeff Blauser                 SS       2. Lenny Harris                 3B
3. Tommy Gregg                  LF       3. Paul O'Neill                 RF
4. Dale Murphy                  RF       4. Nick Esasky                  1B
5. Ted Simmons                  1B       5. Van Snider                   LF
6. Mark Lemke                   2B       6. Herm Winningham              CF
7. Bruce Benedict                C       7. Jeff Reed                     C
8. Terry Blocker                CF       8. Ron Oester                   2B
9. Jim Acker                     P       9. Keith Brown                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t9 1 1-- O 13% 97% 0-1 ATL T. Simmons J. Franco Hall Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t9 0 --- -12% 74% 0-1 ATL O. Virgil J. Franco Walk
t9 0 1-- O 10% 84% 0-1 ATL D. Murphy J. Franco Strikeout
t8 0 -2- O 10% 71% 0-1 ATL A. Thomas R. Dibble Lineout: CF
t4 0 1-- OO 10% 68% 0-1 ATL D. Murphy K. Brown Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Keith Brown facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 ATL R. Gant K. Brown Foul Flyball: C
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 ATL J. Blauser K. Brown Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 ATL T. Gregg K. Brown Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Jim Acker facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 CIN B. Larkin J. Acker Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
Luis Quinones pinch runs for Barry Larkin (SS) batting 1st
b1 0 1-- O -2% 57% 0-0 CIN L. Harris J. Acker Groundout: C-1B; Quinones to 2B
b1 1 -2- O -3% 53% 0-0 CIN P. O'Neill J. Acker Strikeout
b1 2 -2- O -3% 50% 0-0 CIN N. Esasky J. Acker Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Quinones out at Hm/SS-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Keith Brown facing 4-5-6
Luis Quinones moves from PR to SS
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 ATL D. Murphy K. Brown Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 ATL T. Simmons K. Brown Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 ATL M. Lemke K. Brown Walk
t2 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 ATL B. Benedict K. Brown Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Jim Acker facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 CIN V. Snider J. Acker Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 0 1-- 6% 64% 0-0 CIN H. Winningham J. Acker Single to CF (Line Drive); Snider to 2B
b2 0 12- 6% 70% 0-0 CIN J. Reed J. Acker Defensive Indifference; Snider to 3B; Winningham to 2B
b2 0 -23 2% 72% 0-0 CIN J. Reed J. Acker Walk
b2 0 123 RO 2% 74% 0-0 CIN R. Oester J. Acker Groundout: 1B unassisted; Snider Scores; Winningham to 3B; Reed to 2B
b2 1 -23 O -8% 67% 1-0 CIN K. Brown J. Acker Fielder's Choice SS; Winningham out at Hm/SS-C; Reed to 3B
b2 2 1-3 O -4% 62% 1-0 CIN L. Quinones J. Acker Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Keith Brown facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 3% 65% 0-1 ATL T. Blocker K. Brown Flyball: SS
t3 1 --- O 2% 67% 0-1 ATL J. Acker K. Brown Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 2 --- -3% 64% 0-1 ATL R. Gant K. Brown Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t3 2 -2- O 4% 68% 0-1 ATL J. Blauser K. Brown Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Jim Acker facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- 3% 71% 1-0 CIN L. Harris J. Acker Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b3 0 1-- OO -6% 64% 1-0 CIN P. O'Neill J. Acker Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b3 2 --- O -1% 64% 1-0 CIN N. Esasky J. Acker Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Keith Brown facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- -5% 59% 0-1 ATL T. Gregg K. Brown Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t4 0 1-- OO 10% 68% 0-1 ATL D. Murphy K. Brown Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 70% 0-1 ATL T. Simmons K. Brown Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Jim Acker facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O -2% 68% 1-0 CIN V. Snider J. Acker Groundout: 1B-P
b4 1 --- 2% 70% 1-0 CIN H. Winningham J. Acker Walk
b4 1 1-- O -4% 66% 1-0 CIN J. Reed J. Acker Winningham Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-SS)
b4 2 --- O -1% 65% 1-0 CIN J. Reed J. Acker Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Keith Brown facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- -5% 60% 0-1 ATL M. Lemke K. Brown Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 0 1-- O 9% 68% 0-1 ATL B. Benedict K. Brown Lemke Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (C-1B)
t5 1 --- O 2% 70% 0-1 ATL B. Benedict K. Brown Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 72% 0-1 ATL T. Blocker K. Brown Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Jim Acker facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- 3% 75% 1-0 CIN R. Oester J. Acker Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
Marty Brown pinch runs for Ron Oester (2B) batting 8th
b5 0 1-- O -1% 74% 1-0 CIN K. Brown J. Acker Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Brown to 2B
b5 1 -2- O -3% 71% 1-0 CIN L. Quinones J. Acker Groundout: 1B-P
b5 2 -2- O -3% 68% 1-0 CIN L. Harris J. Acker Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Keith Brown facing 9-1-2
Lenny Harris moves from 3B to 2B; Marty Brown moves from PR to 3B
t6 0 --- O 4% 71% 0-1 ATL J. Acker K. Brown Strikeout Looking
t6 1 --- O 2% 74% 0-1 ATL R. Gant K. Brown Foul Flyball: LF
t6 2 --- -2% 72% 0-1 ATL J. Blauser K. Brown Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t6 2 1-- -4% 67% 0-1 ATL T. Gregg K. Brown Single to LF (Line Drive); Blauser to 3B
t6 2 1-3 O 8% 75% 0-1 ATL D. Murphy K. Brown Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Ed Olwine facing 3-4-5
Ed Olwine replaces Jim Acker pitching and batting 9th
b6 0 --- O -2% 73% 1-0 CIN P. O'Neill E. Olwine Groundout: 1B-P
b6 1 --- 2% 75% 1-0 CIN N. Esasky E. Olwine Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b6 1 1-- O -2% 73% 1-0 CIN V. Snider E. Olwine Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 2 1-- O -2% 71% 1-0 CIN H. Winningham E. Olwine Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Keith Brown facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- O 4% 75% 0-1 ATL T. Simmons K. Brown Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- O 3% 78% 0-1 ATL M. Lemke K. Brown Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 2 --- O 2% 80% 0-1 ATL B. Benedict K. Brown Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Ed Olwine facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- O -2% 78% 1-0 CIN J. Reed E. Olwine Flyball: 2B
Jose Alvarez replaces Ed Olwine pitching and batting 9th
b7 1 --- O -1% 77% 1-0 CIN M. Brown J. Alvarez Lineout: 3B
Dave Collins pinch hits for Keith Brown (P) batting 9th
b7 2 --- O -1% 76% 1-0 CIN D. Collins J. Alvarez Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Rob Murphy facing 8-9-1
Rob Murphy replaces Dave Collins (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Lonnie Smith pinch hits for Terry Blocker (CF) batting 8th
t8 0 --- -9% 67% 0-1 ATL L. Smith R. Murphy Single to CF (Line Drive)
Rob Dibble replaces Rob Murphy pitching and batting 9th; Andres Thomas pinch hits for Jose Alvarez (P) batting 9th
t8 0 1-- -6% 61% 0-1 ATL A. Thomas R. Dibble Smith Steals 2B
t8 0 -2- O 10% 71% 0-1 ATL A. Thomas R. Dibble Lineout: CF
t8 1 -2- O 8% 80% 0-1 ATL R. Gant R. Dibble Strikeout
t8 2 -2- O 8% 88% 0-1 ATL J. Blauser R. Dibble Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Chuck Cary facing 1-2-3
Chuck Cary replaces Andres Thomas (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Lonnie Smith moves from PH to LF; Tommy Gregg moves from LF to CF
b8 0 --- O -1% 87% 1-0 CIN L. Quinones C. Cary Strikeout Looking
b8 1 --- O -1% 86% 1-0 CIN L. Harris C. Cary Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2 --- O -1% 85% 1-0 CIN P. O'Neill C. Cary Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' John Franco facing 3-4-5
John Franco replaces Rob Dibble pitching and batting 9th; Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Tommy Gregg (CF) batting 3rd
t9 0 --- -12% 74% 0-1 ATL O. Virgil J. Franco Walk
Albert Hall pinch runs for Ozzie Virgil (PH) batting 3rd
t9 0 1-- O 10% 84% 0-1 ATL D. Murphy J. Franco Strikeout
t9 1 1-- O 13% 97% 0-1 ATL T. Simmons J. Franco Hall Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t9 2 --- O 3% 100% 0-1 ATL T. Simmons J. Franco Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 1.

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