September 16, 1995 Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 37,821

Saturday, September 16, 1995, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:45

Braves

83-48

Won 3

1st

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

W: G Maddux (17-2), L: M Portugal (9-10)

Reds

78-52

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  4   3   3   1    0   0  .258  .684    7    1   0   HR,HBP
M Lemke 2B                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .249  .664   21    0   3   2B
C Jones 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .780   18    1   1   
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   0   0    2   1  .283  .863   20    8   2   
D Justice RF                  4   1   3   3    1   0  .259  .871   20    3   0   HR
R Klesko LF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .312 1.007   20    0   0   HR
  M Devereaux LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .812    4    0   0   
C O'Brien C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .767   16   11   1   
R Belliard SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .500   10    2   1   GDP
G Maddux P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .121  .280    5    1   3   
  B Clontz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .794    6    0   0   
  M Wohlers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37   6  10   6    4   5              147   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Lemke (14, off H Carrasco).

HR: M Grissom (11, off M Portugal; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); D Justice (23, off K Jarvis; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); R Klesko (20, off C McElroy; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

HBP: M Grissom (3, by H Carrasco).

TB: D Justice 6; M Grissom 6; R Klesko 4; M Lemke 3; C O'Brien.

GIDP: R Belliard (4).

RBI: D Justice 3 (75); R Klesko (64); M Lemke (35); M Grissom (39).

2-out RBI: D Justice 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C O'Brien-C Jones.

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Howard CF                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .315  .784   14    1   0   CS
B Larkin SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .890   13    4   1   HBP
  M Lewis PR-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .338  .914    3    0   0   
R Gant LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .288  .982   20    1   0   
R Sanders RF                  3   0   1   0    1   2  .311 1.004   20    2   0   CS
H Morris 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .282  .779   23    9   2   
E Taubensee C                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .283  .840   14    5   0   
M Duncan 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .729   12    1   4   
J Branson 3B-SS               4   1   2   0    0   2  .271  .800   19    2   1   2B
M Portugal P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .135  .413    2    1   1   
  E Anthony PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .790    3    0   0   
  K Jarvis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .372         1   0   
  C McElroy P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Harris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .199  .527    5    0   0   
  H Carrasco P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  N Wilson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
Totals                       33   1   8   1    2  11              153   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Branson (17, off B Clontz).

HBP: B Larkin (2, by G Maddux).

TB: J Branson 3; T Howard 3; E Taubensee; M Duncan; R Sanders.

RBI: T Howard (25).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Duncan-B Larkin-H Morris.

E: M Duncan (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Howard (6, 3rd base by G Maddux/C O'Brien); R Sanders (11, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by G Maddux).

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
G Maddux, W (17-2)             7     4   0   0    1   8   0   1.75   25  104-68   38· 9·21    7· 2· 6· 0     76    -     1.19   0.41
B Clontz                       1     2   1   1    0   1   0   3.53    5   23-12    7· 1· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.01   0.01
M Wohlers                      1     2   0   0    1   2   0   2.29    6   26-13    6· 6· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.59   0.01
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2  11   0          36  153-93   51·16·26   10· 4· 8· 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
M Portugal, L (9-10)           5     4   2   2    3   2   1   4.29   22   81-51   29· 6·16    9· 8· 0· 0     50    -     1.10   0.02
K Jarvis                       1.2   3   1   1    0   0   1   5.92    8   20-14    9· 1· 4    5· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.48  -0.05
C McElroy                      1.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   5.73    5   20-11    7· 2· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.30  -0.01
H Carrasco                     1     2   2   2    1   2   0   3.40    7   26-14    7· 3· 4    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.13  -0.03
Totals                         9    10   6   6    4   5   3          42  147-90   52·12·26   15·14· 3· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: G Maddux (2; R Sanders, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: G Maddux (3; B Larkin); H Carrasco (2; M Grissom).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 37,821.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Overcast, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. M Grissom            CF    1. T Howard             CF 
2. M Lemke              2B    2. B Larkin             SS 
3. C Jones              3B    3. R Gant               LF 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. R Sanders            RF 
5. D Justice            RF    5. H Morris             1B 
6. R Klesko             LF    6. E Taubensee          C  
7. C O'Brien            C     7. M Duncan             2B 
8. R Belliard           SS    8. J Branson            3B 
9. G Maddux             P     9. M Portugal           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  3-0  12-  6   15%  86% R Gant          G Maddux        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Howard Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Lewis to 2B
   t 5   0  0-1  ---  1   11%  75% M Grissom       M Portugal      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3  5    9%  59% D Justice       M Portugal      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Grissom Scores; McGriff to 2B
   t 6   0  0-2  ---  2    8%  86% D Justice       K Jarvis        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 6   0  3-0  1--  5   -8%  71% B Larkin        G Maddux        Hit By Pitch; Howard to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   53%  M Grissom       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   52%  M Lemke         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Grissom to 2B
   O      -2-  2   49%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Grissom to 3B
          --3  6   50%  F McGriff       Walk
   R      1-3  5   59%  D Justice       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Grissom Scores; McGriff to 2B
   O      12-  6   55%  R Klesko        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   58%  T Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   59%  B Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  R Gant          Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Portugal facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   64%  C O'Brien       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  2   57%  R Belliard      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   56%  G Maddux        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   52%  R Sanders       Walk
   O      1--  5   55%  H Morris        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      60%  E Taubensee     Sanders Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-1B)
   O      ---  7   61%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   59%  M Grissom       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  7   61%  M Lemke         Walk
          1--  5   65%  C Jones         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Lemke to 2B
   O      12-  2   62%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Lemke to 3B; Jones to 2B
          -23  6   63%  D Justice       Walk
   O      123  7   56%  R Klesko        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   59%  M Duncan        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   61%  J Branson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   62%  M Portugal      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Portugal facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   60%  C O'Brien       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1   58%  R Belliard      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   57%  G Maddux        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   52%  T Howard        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   57%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   61%  R Gant          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  4   64%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  1   75%  M Grissom       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   73%  M Lemke         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   72%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   71%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   74%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   71%  E Taubensee     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   75%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   72%  J Branson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Taubensee to 2B
                  Eric Anthony pinch hits for Mark Portugal batting 9th
   O      12-  3   78%  E Anthony       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kevin Jarvis facing 5-6-7
                  Kevin Jarvis replaces Eric Anthony pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  2   86%  D Justice       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   85%  R Klesko        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   84%  C O'Brien       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   84%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   79%  T Howard        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   71%  B Larkin        Hit By Pitch; Howard to 2B
                  Mark Lewis pinch runs for Barry Larkin batting 2nd
   OO     12-  6   86%  R Gant          Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Howard Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Lewis to 2B
   O      -2-  3   89%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kevin Jarvis facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Lewis moves to 3B; Jeff Branson moves to SS
   O      ---  3   88%  G Maddux        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   89%  M Grissom       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  2   91%  M Lemke         Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Grissom to 2B
   O      12-  2   89%  C Jones         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Kevin Jarvis pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   87%  F McGriff       Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   90%  H Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   92%  E Taubensee     Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   93%  M Duncan        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chuck McElroy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   92%  D Justice       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  4   96%  R Klesko        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   96%  C O'Brien       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   96%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Brad Clontz facing 8-9-1
                  Brad Clontz replaces Greg Maddux pitching and batting 9th; Mike Devereaux replaces Ryan Klesko playing LF batting 6th
          ---  5   92%  J Branson       Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Lenny Harris pinch hits for Chuck McElroy batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   94%  L Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B; Branson to 3B
   R      --3  5   91%  T Howard        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Branson Scores
   O      1--  3   94%  M Lewis         Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   97%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Hector Carrasco facing 9-1-2
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Lenny Harris pitching and batting 9th; Dwight Smith pinch hits for Brad Clontz batting 9th
   O      ---  6   96%  D Smith         Flyball: CF
          ---  2   97%  M Grissom       Hit By Pitch
   R      1--  2   99%  M Lemke         Double to CF (Line Drive); Grissom Scores
   O      -2-  5   98%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   98%  F McGriff       Walk
   R      12-  2   99%  D Justice       Single to CF (Line Drive); Lemke Scores; McGriff to 2B
   O      12-  4   99%  M Devereaux     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Mark Wohlers facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Wohlers replaces Dwight Smith pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   98%  R Sanders       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   99%  H Morris        Flyball: CF
          1--  4   98%  E Taubensee     Walk; Sanders to 2B
          12-  1   96%  M Duncan        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Sanders to 3B; Taubensee to 2B
   O      123  5   98%  J Branson       Strikeout Swinging
                  Nigel Wilson pinch hits for Hector Carrasco batting 9th
   O      123  5  100%  N Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 6, Reds 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation