April 21, 1990 Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 24,091

Saturday, April 21, 1990, 2:17
Time of Game: 2:50

Braves

1-8

Lost 7

6th, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  4
Reds            2  1  0   0  0  3   2  0  X    8 11  0

W: J Armstrong (3-0), L: M Clary (0-1)

Reds

9-0

Won 9

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .660   17    2   0   
J Treadway 2B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .538   16    4   0   
  R Gant PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .495    6    0   0   
  T Castillo P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Valdez P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
L Smith LF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .219  .622   18    2   0   
N Esasky 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .171  .427   16    6   1   
J Presley 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .294  .667   16    3   2   
D Murphy RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .574   17    2   0   
E Whitt C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .150  .620   15    3   1   2B
J Blauser SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .241  .531   16    0   4   
M Clary P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    7    0   1   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Thomas PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167    4    0   0   
  A Infante 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
Totals                       33   1   6   1    2  10              148   24   9

BATTING

2B: E Whitt (2, off J Armstrong).

TB: J Blauser 2; E Whitt 2; J Presley; J Treadway; N Esasky.

RBI: J Presley (2).

2-out RBI: J Presley.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: L Smith (1); D Murphy (1); J Presley (1); N Esasky (5).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Sabo 3B                     4   1   3   1    1   0  .350 1.183   18    0   2   2·2B
B Hatcher LF                  5   1   0   0    0   0  .356  .827   14    2   0   SB
B Larkin SS                   4   0   1   2    1   0  .564 1.267   27    1   5   CS
E Davis CF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .158  .609   14    3   0   3B
  K Gross P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .323  .899   18    1   0   
T Benzinger 1B                4   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .748   18    6   0   
J Oliver C                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .212  .551   15   10   0   
M Duncan 2B                   2   3   1   0    2   0  .448 1.274   19    4   1   
J Armstrong P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   SH
  K Griffey PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .583    2    0   0   
  N Charlton P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Quinones PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.167    5    0   0   
  T Layana P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  H Winningham CF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   8  11   4    7   3              155   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Sabo 2 (3, 2 off M Clary).

3B: E Davis (1, off M Clary).

SH: J Armstrong (3, off M Clary).

TB: C Sabo 5; E Davis 3; K Griffey; L Quinones; M Duncan; T Benzinger; P O'Neill; J Oliver; B Larkin.

RBI: B Larkin 2 (10); L Quinones (1); C Sabo (9).

2-out RBI: B Larkin 2; L Quinones.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 16.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Hatcher (5, 2nd base off M Clary/E Whitt).

CS: B Larkin (2, 2nd base by M Clary/E Whitt).

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
M Clary, L (0-1)               5.1   6   6   4    6   2   0   6.75   28   99-57   32· 9·16   10· 6· 4· 0     32    -     0.87  -0.21
D Henry                        0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   7.20    3    8-5     4· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          2-2    0.48  -0.03
T Castillo                     0.2   3   2   2    0   0   0   9.00    5   18-12    7· 0· 5    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.01
S Valdez                       1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   6.75    7   24-15    7· 4· 4    2· 2· 1· 0          2-1    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    11   8   6    7   3   0          43  149-89   50·13·26   17·11· 5· 0          4-3

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Armstrong, W (3-0)           6     5   1   1    1   7   0   0.95   24  103-67   37·16·14    8· 8· 0· 0     64    -     1.18   0.23
N Charlton                     1     1   0   0    1   3   0   2.57    5   23-12    3· 5· 4    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.79   0.02
T Layana                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    3   10-7     5· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
K Gross                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   12-6     3· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2  10   0          35  148-92   48·22·22   10·12· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Valdez (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 24,091.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 63° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. O McDowell           CF    1. C Sabo               3B 
2. J Treadway           2B    2. B Hatcher            LF 
3. L Smith              LF    3. B Larkin             SS 
4. N Esasky             1B    4. E Davis              CF 
5. J Presley            3B    5. P O'Neill            RF 
6. D Murphy             RF    6. T Benzinger          1B 
7. E Whitt              C     7. J Oliver             C  
8. J Blauser            SS    8. M Duncan             2B 
9. M Clary              P     9. J Armstrong          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  123  3   16%  73% T Benzinger     M Clary         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Hatcher Scores/No RBI/unER; Davis Scores/unER/No RBI; O'Neill to 2B; Benzinger to 1B
   t 5   0  3-1  -2-  4   -9%  59% J Blauser       J Armstrong     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Whitt to 3B
   t 5   0  3-1  1-3  3    8%  67% M Clary         J Armstrong     Strikeout (missed bunt)
   t 5   1  3-1  1-3  5    8%  76% O McDowell      J Armstrong     Strikeout Swinging
   t 4   2  3-0  1-3  6   -8%  74% J Presley       J Armstrong     Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Treadway Scores; Esasky to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Armstrong facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  O McDowell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   54%  J Treadway      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   55%  L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Marty Clary facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  C Sabo          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   55%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      57%  B Larkin        Hatcher Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   54%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Hatcher to 3B
          --3  5   55%  E Davis         Walk
          1-3  4   57%  P O'Neill       Walk; Davis to 2B
   RR     123  3   73%  T Benzinger     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Hatcher Scores/No RBI/unER; Davis Scores/unER/No RBI; O'Neill to 2B; Benzinger to 1B
   O      12-  5   70%  J Oliver        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Armstrong facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   73%  N Esasky        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   74%  J Presley       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  8   75%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Marty Clary facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   78%  M Duncan        Walk
   O      1--  2   77%  J Armstrong     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Duncan to 2B
   R      -2-  4   84%  C Sabo          Double to CF (Line Drive); Duncan Scores
   O      -2-  1   82%  B Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Sabo to 3B
   O      --3  4   80%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Jack Armstrong facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   82%  E Whitt         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   84%  J Blauser       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   84%  M Clary         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Marty Clary facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   89%  E Davis         Triple to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      --3  1   87%  P O'Neill       Groundout: SS-1B
          --3  4   88%  T Benzinger     Walk
   O      1-3  6   84%  J Oliver        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          1-3  5   85%  M Duncan        Walk; Benzinger to 2B
   O      123  3   82%  J Armstrong     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Jack Armstrong facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   84%  O McDowell      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  3   82%  J Treadway      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   84%  L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   82%  N Esasky        Single to RF (Fly Ball); Treadway to 3B
   R      1-3  6   74%  J Presley       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Treadway Scores; Esasky to 2B
   O      12-  1   79%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Marty Clary facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   78%  C Sabo          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   76%  B Hatcher       Flyball: LF
          ---  8   77%  B Larkin        Walk
   O      1--  1   76%  E Davis         Larkin Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Jack Armstrong facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   68%  E Whitt         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  4   59%  J Blauser       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Whitt to 3B
   O      1-3  3   67%  M Clary         Strikeout (missed bunt)
   O      1-3  5   76%  O McDowell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  6   82%  J Treadway      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Marty Clary facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   80%  E Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   79%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   79%  T Benzinger     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Jack Armstrong facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   73%  L Smith         Walk
   O      1--  3   78%  N Esasky        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   82%  J Presley       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   85%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Marty Clary facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   84%  J Oliver        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          ---  7   85%  M Duncan        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Ken Griffey pinch hits for Jack Armstrong batting 9th
   R      1--  2   92%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Duncan Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI
          1--  2   94%  C Sabo          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Griffey to 3B
                  Dwayne Henry replaces Marty Clary pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  4   92%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B
   RR     -23  3   97%  B Larkin        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Griffey Scores; Sabo Scores; Larkin to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-  1   97%  E Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 6.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Norm Charlton facing 7-8-9
                  Norm Charlton replaces Ken Griffey pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   95%  E Whitt         Walk
          1--  4   92%  J Blauser       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Whitt to 2B
                  Andres Thomas pinch hits for Dwayne Henry batting 9th
   O      12-  4   95%  A Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   97%  O McDowell      Strikeout Looking
                  Ron Gant pinch hits for Jeff Treadway batting 2nd
   O      12-  6   99%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tony Castillo facing 5-6-7
                  Tony Castillo replaces Ron Gant pitching and batting 2nd; Alexis Infante replaces Andres Thomas playing 2B batting 9th
          ---  5   99%  P O'Neill       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   99%  T Benzinger     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  1   99%  J Oliver        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); O'Neill to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  M Duncan        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Oliver to 2B
                  Luis Quinones pinch hits for Norm Charlton batting 9th
   R      12-  5   99%  L Quinones      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Oliver Scores; Duncan to 3B
                  Sergio Valdez replaces Tony Castillo pitching and batting 2nd
   R      1-3     100%  C Sabo          Wild Pitch; Duncan Scores; Quinones to 2B
          -2-  5  100%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5  100%  B Hatcher       Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 8.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-8, Tim Layana facing 3-4-5
                  Tim Layana replaces Luis Quinones pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  L Smith         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3  100%  N Esasky        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6  100%  J Presley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-1, Sergio Valdez facing 3-4-5
          ---  3  100%  B Larkin        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4  100%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  P O'Neill       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          1--  4  100%  T Benzinger     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Larkin to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  J Oliver        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 8.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-8, Kip Gross facing 6-7-8
                  Kip Gross replaces Eric Davis pitching and batting 4th; Herm Winningham replaces Tim Layana playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4  100%  E Whitt         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Blauser       Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation