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TEX
@BAL		6
4
CLE
@BOS		4
3
DET
@CHW		4
5
CAL
@MIL		6
2
KCR
@MIN		1
5
OAK
@SEA		5
3
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@TOR		1
2
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@CIN		4
5		 
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@LAD		3
6
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@NYM		5
11
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@PIT		3
2
HOU
@SFG		2
4
PHI
@STL		3
6
Friday, August 4, 1989 6:36
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 32,531, Time of Game: 2:50
Braves
4
43-66
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
6th, 20 GB
 at Reds
5
51-57
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
4th, 11½ GB
W: John Franco (3-4)
L: Joe Boever (4-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Braves          1  0  0   1  2  0   0  0  0   0    4 11  0
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  2   1    5  8  4
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Oddibe McDowell CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .248 .644 12 10 -0.005 0.85 0.061 -0.066 -0.6 7 0 SB
Jeff Treadway 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .280 .680 19 9 0.041 0.74 0.081 -0.039 0.5 1 3
Lonnie Smith LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .334 1.018 17 12 -0.069 0.84 0.032 -0.101 -1.1 2 0 2B,GDP
Dale Murphy RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 .234 .663 18 10 0.144 0.63 0.172 -0.028 1.9 1 0 HR
Darrell Evans 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .177 .604 10 5 -0.014 0.56 0.032 -0.046 -0.3 6 1 2B
   Joe Boever P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Andres Thomas SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .585 18 12 -0.093 0.73 0.000 -0.093 -1.4 1 3
Jeff Blauser 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .258 .697 10 7 0.012 0.86 0.068 -0.056 1.0 0 1
John Russell C 5 0 2 1 0 1 .171 .373 19 10 0.130 1.10 0.180 -0.050 1.2 8 1
Pete Smith P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .348 10 6 -0.153 1.16 0.000 -0.153 -1.9 0 0 GDP
   Mark Eichhorn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jeff Wetherby PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .539 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Geronimo Berroa PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 .668 4 0 0.006 0.62 0.006 0.000 0.2 IW
   Jim Acker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Tommy Gregg 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .639 4 3 -0.031 1.25 0.000 -0.031 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 41 4 11 3 4 4 .268 .724 141 84 -0.032 0.82 0.632 -0.663 -0.6 27 10
2B: D Evans (4, off R Mahler); L Smith (22, off R Mahler).
HR: D Murphy (12, off R Mahler; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
IBB: G Berroa (1, by N Charlton).
TB: D Murphy 5; L Smith 3; J Russell 2; D Evans 2; J Blauser 2; J Treadway; O McDowell.
GIDP: L Smith (6); P Smith (1).
RBI: D Murphy 2 (58); J Russell (3).
2-out RBI: D Murphy 2; J Russell.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Thomas-J Treadway-D Evans.
Baserunning
SB: O McDowell (18, 2nd base off R Mahler/J Reed).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mariano Duncan SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 .248 .632 13 12 0.315 1.15 0.391 -0.077 -0.3 3 3 HR
Luis Quinones 3B-2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .197 .639 15 11 -0.070 0.72 0.000 -0.070 -0.7 0 2
Eric Davis CF 3 2 1 2 1 0 .278 .885 12 7 0.314 1.94 0.336 -0.022 2.8 5 0 HR,2·SB
Ken Griffey LF 2 1 1 0 2 1 .287 .834 21 9 0.153 1.33 0.177 -0.025 0.6 3 0 SB
Rolando Roomes RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .299 .805 15 12 -0.230 2.02 0.000 -0.230 -1.3 3 0
Todd Benzinger 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .249 .677 11 9 0.118 2.67 0.387 -0.270 0.1 8 0 CS
Jeff Reed C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .248 .645 11 10 0.174 1.69 0.237 -0.063 0.4 2 0
   Jeff Richardson PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .437 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ron Oester 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .533 10 5 -0.137 1.24 0.000 -0.137 -1.2 4 4 GDP
   Norm Charlton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rob Dibble P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Herm Winningham PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 .613 4 0 0.010 5.43 0.010 0.000 0.4 IW
   John Franco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rick Mahler P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .193 .461 1 1 -0.012 0.48 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 0 1
   Dave Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .476 4 3 -0.017 0.68 0.000 -0.017 -0.2
   Tim Birtsas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2.500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Sebra P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .154 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Scotti Madison 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .531 11 5 -0.147 2.96 0.000 -0.147 -0.6 0 0
   Joe Oliver C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .536 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Team Totals 33 5 8 5 4 7 .242 .749 128 84 0.471 1.75 1.538 -1.070 -0.1 30 11
HR: M Duncan (1, off J Boever; 10th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); E Davis (20, off P Smith; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
IBB: H Winningham (1, by J Boever).
TB: M Duncan 5; E Davis 4; J Reed 2; T Benzinger 2; K Griffey.
GIDP: R Oester (7).
RBI: T Benzinger 2 (50); E Davis 2 (62); M Duncan (13).
2-out RBI: E Davis 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Duncan-R Oester-T Benzinger 2.
E: B Sebra (2); R Oester 2 (4); M Duncan (8).
Baserunning
SB: K Griffey (3, 2nd base off J Boever/J Russell); E Davis 2 (11, 3rd base off J Boever/J Russell, 2nd base off J Boever/J Russell).
CS: T Benzinger (5, Home by J Boever/J Russell).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pete Smith 6 5 2 2 1 4 1 4.78 23 77 53 34 9 10 6 12 4 0 57 0.166 0.88 0.7
Mark Eichhorn, H (3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 3 8 7 5 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.075 1.02 0.5
Jim Acker, H (7) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.79 3 11 8 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.081 1.09 0.5
Joe Boever, BS (5), L (4-4) 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 3.03 8 32 16 7 4 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 -0.791 3.96 -1.5
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 4 7 2 5.00 37 128 84 49 17 17 8 18 7 0 57 0 0 -0.469 0.82 0.1

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Mahler 6 10 4 3 1 0 1 3.43 28 79 49 36 1 12 11 16 7 0 37 -0.166 0.80 -1.3
Tim Birtsas 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.80 4 19 10 5 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.001 0.71 -0.0
Bob Sebra 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.84 3 7 5 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0.020 0.76 0.3
Norm Charlton 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3.47 3 13 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.002 0.80 -0.1
Rob Dibble 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.43 4 11 9 7 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0.048 0.49 1.2
John Franco, W (3-4) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.48 3 12 7 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.128 1.74 0.5
Team Totals 10 11 4 3 4 4 1 2.70 45 141 84 54 11 19 16 21 9 0 37 6 0 0.031 1.75 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Boever (2; H Winningham); N Charlton (4; G Berroa).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Bill Hohn.
Time of Game: 2:50.
Attendance: 32,531.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 85° F.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Cincinnati Reds
1 Oddibe McDowell CF 1 Mariano Duncan SS
2 Jeff Treadway 2B 2 Luis Quinones 3B
3 Lonnie Smith LF 3 Eric Davis CF
4 Dale Murphy RF 4 Ken Griffey LF
5 Darrell Evans 1B 5 Rolando Roomes RF
6 Andres Thomas SS 6 Todd Benzinger 1B
7 Jeff Blauser 3B 7 Jeff Reed C
8 John Russell C 8 Ron Oester 2B
9 Pete Smith P 9 Rick Mahler P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b10 4-4 0 --- 4,(0-2)  R CIN M. Duncan J. Boever 37% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b9 2-4 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RR CIN T. Benzinger J. Boever 35% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Davis Scores; Griffey Scores
b9 4-4 1 123 4,(2-1)  O CIN S. Madison J. Boever -22% 61% Benzinger Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-C)
b9 4-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN J. Reed J. Boever 19% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Benzinger to 3B
b9 2-4 0 -23 3,(0-2)  O CIN R. Roomes J. Boever -15% 27% Strikeout Swinging

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  ATL O. McDowell R. Mahler -4% 46% Single to P (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  ATL J. Treadway R. Mahler -3% 44% McDowell Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  ATL J. Treadway R. Mahler -7% 37% Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); McDowell to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  ROO ATL L. Smith R. Mahler 6% 43% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; McDowell Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  ATL D. Murphy R. Mahler -1% 42% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
t1 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL D. Evans R. Mahler 2% 44% Lineout: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Pete Smith facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN M. Duncan P. Smith -2% 41% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b1 0-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CIN L. Quinones P. Smith -2% 40% Flyball: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN E. Davis P. Smith -1% 39% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Rick Mahler facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL A. Thomas R. Mahler 2% 41% Groundout: P-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL J. Blauser R. Mahler -2% 39% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t2 1-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  ATL J. Russell R. Mahler -6% 32% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Blauser to 3B
t2 1-0 1 1-3 7,(3-2)  OO ATL P. Smith R. Mahler 11% 43% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Pete Smith facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN K. Griffey P. Smith -2% 41% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN R. Roomes P. Smith -2% 39% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN T. Benzinger P. Smith -1% 38% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL O. McDowell R. Mahler 2% 40% Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B)
t3 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL J. Treadway R. Mahler 1% 41% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t3 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL L. Smith R. Mahler 1% 42% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Pete Smith facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CIN J. Reed P. Smith 5% 47% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
b3 0-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO CIN R. Oester P. Smith -9% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN R. Mahler P. Smith -1% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Rick Mahler facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL D. Murphy R. Mahler 2% 39% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
t4 1-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  ATL D. Evans R. Mahler -2% 36% Walk
t4 1-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O ATL A. Thomas R. Mahler 3% 39% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t4 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  ATL J. Blauser R. Mahler -2% 37% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Evans to 2B; Blauser to 1B
t4 1-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R ATL J. Russell R. Mahler -12% 25% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Evans Scores/unER; Blauser to 3B
t4 2-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O ATL P. Smith R. Mahler 4% 29% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Pete Smith facing 1-2-3
b4 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN M. Duncan P. Smith -3% 26% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 0-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN L. Quinones P. Smith -2% 24% Flyball: CF
b4 0-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN E. Davis P. Smith -1% 23% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
t5 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL O. McDowell R. Mahler 2% 25% Lineout: RF
t5 2-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL J. Treadway R. Mahler 1% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL L. Smith R. Mahler -2% 24% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
t5 2-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR ATL D. Murphy R. Mahler -14% 10% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Smith Scores
t5 4-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL D. Evans R. Mahler -1% 9% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t5 4-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O ATL A. Thomas R. Mahler 1% 10% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Pete Smith facing 4-5-6
b5 0-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  CIN K. Griffey P. Smith 3% 14% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b5 0-4 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O CIN R. Roomes P. Smith -3% 11% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN T. Benzinger P. Smith 3% 14% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Griffey to 2B
b5 0-4 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O CIN J. Reed P. Smith -4% 10% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-4 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O CIN R. Oester P. Smith -3% 7% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Rick Mahler facing 7-8-9
t6 4-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL J. Blauser R. Mahler -1% 6% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 4-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O ATL J. Russell R. Mahler 0% 6% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Russell to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
t6 4-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O ATL P. Smith R. Mahler 1% 7% Flyball: CF
t6 4-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O ATL O. McDowell R. Mahler 1% 8% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Pete Smith facing 9-1-2
Dave Collins pinch hits for Rick Mahler (P) batting 9th
b6 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN D. Collins P. Smith -2% 7% Flyball: LF
b6 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN M. Duncan P. Smith 2% 9% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b6 0-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CIN L. Quinones P. Smith -2% 6% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 0-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR CIN E. Davis P. Smith 12% 18% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Duncan Scores
b6 2-4 2 --- 4,(3-0)  CIN K. Griffey P. Smith 2% 20% Walk
b6 2-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CIN R. Roomes P. Smith -3% 17% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 2.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Reds' Tim Birtsas facing 2-3-4
Tim Birtsas replaces Dave Collins (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL J. Treadway T. Birtsas 1% 18% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 4-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  ATL L. Smith T. Birtsas -1% 17% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t7 4-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  ATL D. Murphy T. Birtsas -2% 15% Walk; Smith to 2B
t7 4-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O ATL D. Evans T. Birtsas 2% 17% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Smith to 3B; Evans to 1B
Bob Sebra replaces Tim Birtsas pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O ATL A. Thomas B. Sebra 3% 20% Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Mark Eichhorn facing 6-7-8
Mark Eichhorn replaces Pete Smith pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-4 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O CIN T. Benzinger M. Eichhorn -4% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN J. Reed M. Eichhorn -2% 14% Lineout: P-1B
b7 2-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CIN R. Oester M. Eichhorn -1% 12% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 2.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Reds' Bob Sebra facing 7-8-9
t8 4-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL J. Blauser B. Sebra -2% 11% Reached on E1 (throw) (Bunt Popup to Short 1B Line); Blauser to 1B
t8 4-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O ATL J. Russell B. Sebra 1% 11% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home); Russell to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
Norm Charlton replaces Ron Oester (2B) pitching and batting 8th
Luis Quinones moves from 3B to 2B
Scotti Madison replaces Bob Sebra (P) playing 3B batting 9th
Geronimo Berroa pinch hits for Jeff Wetherby batting 9th
Jeff Wetherby pinch hits for Mark Eichhorn (P) batting 9th
t8 4-2 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  ATL G. Berroa N. Charlton -1% 11% Intentional Walk
t8 4-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O ATL O. McDowell N. Charlton 2% 13% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-2 2 12- 5,(3-1)  ATL J. Treadway N. Charlton -1% 11% Walk; Russell to 3B; Berroa to 2B
Rob Dibble replaces Norm Charlton pitching and batting 8th
t8 4-2 2 123 4,(1-2)  O ATL L. Smith R. Dibble 3% 15% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Jim Acker facing 9-1-2
Jim Acker replaces Geronimo Berroa (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CIN S. Madison J. Acker -4% 11% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b8 2-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN M. Duncan J. Acker -3% 8% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN L. Quinones J. Acker -1% 7% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 2.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Reds' Rob Dibble facing 4-5-6
t9 4-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL D. Murphy R. Dibble 1% 7% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL D. Evans R. Dibble 0% 8% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
t9 4-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL A. Thomas R. Dibble 0% 8% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Joe Boever facing 3-4-5
Joe Boever replaces Darrell Evans (1B) pitching and batting 5th
Tommy Gregg replaces Jim Acker (P) playing 1B batting 9th
b9 2-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CIN E. Davis J. Boever 9% 17% Walk
b9 2-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CIN K. Griffey J. Boever 1% 18% Davis Steals 2B
b9 2-4 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  CIN K. Griffey J. Boever 13% 31% Walk
b9 2-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  CIN R. Roomes J. Boever 12% 42% Davis Steals 3B; Griffey Steals 2B
b9 2-4 0 -23 3,(0-2)  O CIN R. Roomes J. Boever -15% 27% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-4 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RR CIN T. Benzinger J. Boever 35% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Davis Scores; Griffey Scores
b9 4-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN J. Reed J. Boever 19% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Benzinger to 3B
Herm Winningham pinch hits for Rob Dibble (P) batting 8th
b9 4-4 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  CIN H. Winningham J. Boever 1% 83% Intentional Walk; Reed to 2B
b9 4-4 1 123 4,(2-1)  O CIN S. Madison J. Boever -22% 61% Benzinger Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-C)
Jeff Richardson pinch runs for Jeff Reed (C) batting 7th
b9 4-4 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O CIN S. Madison J. Boever -11% 50% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 4.
Top of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Reds' John Franco facing 7-8-9
John Franco replaces Herm Winningham (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Joe Oliver replaces Scotti Madison (3B) playing C batting 9th
Jeff Richardson moves from PR to 3B
t10 4-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL J. Blauser J. Franco 6% 56% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t10 4-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL J. Russell J. Franco 4% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t10 4-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL T. Gregg J. Franco 3% 63% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Braves' Joe Boever facing 1-2-3
b10 4-4 0 --- 4,(0-2)  R CIN M. Duncan J. Boever 37% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 5.

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