September 3, 1996 Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 18,844

Tuesday, September 3, 1996, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:28

Braves

84-54

Lost 4

1st

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

W: D Burba (9-13), L: M Bielecki (4-3), S: J Shaw (4)

Reds

69-69

Won 2

4th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .306  .847   12    3   0   HR
T Pendleton 3B                3   0   0   0    1   2  .247  .652   22    1   0   CS
C Jones SS                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .310  .932   25    1   3   
F McGriff 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .290  .840   11    5   0   
R Klesko LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .896    9    0   0   GDP
J Dye RF                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .287  .776   10    1   0   
J Lopez C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .759    8   11   1   
M Mordecai 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .602   10    2   3   
M Bielecki P                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .350   11    0   0   
  K Lomon P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Schutz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Polonia PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .578    3    0   0   
  B Woodall P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650         0   0   
Totals                       26   1   1   1    4   9              121   24   7

BATTING

HR: M Grissom (21, off D Burba; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: M Grissom 4.

GIDP: R Klesko (9).

RBI: M Grissom (62).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Jones-M Mordecai-F McGriff; J Lopez-M Mordecai.

PB: J Lopez (8).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Pendleton (3, 2nd base by D Burba/E Taubensee).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Goodwin CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .608   16    1   0   
T Howard RF-LF                4   2   2   0    0   1  .283  .761   15    1   0   3B
B Larkin SS                   3   1   2   2    1   1  .302  .968   12    4   3   HR,SB
K Mitchell LF                 2   0   0   0    2   1  .294  .851   22    1   0   GDP,IW
  C Mottola RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .687         0   0   
W Greene 3B                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .243  .789   18    0   3   
H Morris 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .303  .822   19   10   0   2B
B Boone 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .238  .642   15    1   2   2B
E Taubensee C                 3   0   1   2    0   1  .292  .810   21    9   1   CS,SF
D Burba P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .102  .348    8    0   0   
  L Harris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .734    5    0   0   
  J Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   2   
Totals                       30   5   9   5    4  11              151   27  11

BATTING

2B: B Boone (18, off K Lomon); H Morris (28, off M Bielecki).

3B: T Howard (9, off M Bielecki).

HR: B Larkin (26, off M Bielecki; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Short RF Line).

SF: E Taubensee (5, off M Bielecki).

IBB: K Mitchell (2, by M Bielecki).

TB: B Larkin 5; T Howard 4; H Morris 3; B Boone 2; E Taubensee; W Greene.

GIDP: K Mitchell (7).

RBI: B Larkin 2 (74); E Taubensee 2 (44); W Greene (45).

2-out RBI: W Greene.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Boone-B Larkin-H Morris; E Taubensee-B Larkin.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Larkin (36, 2nd base off M Bielecki/J Lopez).

CS: E Taubensee (4, 2nd base by C Schutz/J Lopez).

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 Bielecki, L (4-3)            5     5   4   4    4   5   1   3.02   24   99-55   30· 7·18    6· 6· 3· 0     42    -     0.80  -0.19
K Lomon                        0     2   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    2    6-4     3· 0· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.37  -0.05
C Schutz                       2     1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    5   20-14    7· 4· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.19   0.03
B Woodall                      1     1   0   0    0   3   0   8.16    4   22-13    2· 5· 6    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         8     9   5   5    4  11   1          35  147-86   42·16·28    9· 6· 5· 0          1-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Burba, W (9-13)              6     1   1   1    4   7   1   3.99   21   99-58   27·10·21    6· 2· 2· 0     69    -     0.92   0.21
J Shaw, S (4)                  3     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.76    9   22-18   13· 1· 4    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.32   0.07
Totals                         9     1   1   1    4   9   1          30  121-76   40·11·25   10· 4· 3· 0           -

K Lomon faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Bielecki (4; K Mitchell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 18,844.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. M Grissom            CF    1. C Goodwin            CF 
2. T Pendleton          3B    2. T Howard             RF 
3. C Jones              SS    3. B Larkin             SS 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. K Mitchell           LF 
5. R Klesko             LF    5. W Greene             3B 
6. J Dye                RF    6. H Morris             1B 
7. J Lopez              C     7. B Boone              2B 
8. M Mordecai           2B    8. E Taubensee          C  
9. M Bielecki           P     9. D Burba              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-1  1--  1   19%  75% B Larkin        M Bielecki      Home Run (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Howard Scores; Larkin Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  1-3  5   10%  55% W Greene        M Bielecki      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Howard Scores; Mitchell to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  3   -9%  41% M Grissom       D Burba         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Grissom Scores
   t 4   0  3-1  1--  3    9%  77% R Klesko        D Burba         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   b 1   1  1-0  ---  3    7%  49% T Howard        M Bielecki      Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  3   41%  M Grissom       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Grissom Scores
   O      --- 10   43%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   40%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--  3   43%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   45%  R Klesko        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Bielecki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   43%  C Goodwin       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   49%  T Howard        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      --3  4   44%  B Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4   45%  K Mitchell      Walk
   R      1-3  5   55%  W Greene        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Howard Scores; Mitchell to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  H Morris        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Burba facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   52%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  J Lopez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   55%  M Mordecai      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Bielecki facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   53%  B Boone         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   51%  E Taubensee     Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   50%  D Burba         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Burba facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   46%  M Bielecki      Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  M Grissom       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      1--  4   52%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B; Bielecki to 2B
   O      -2-  6   56%  C Jones         Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Bielecki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  C Goodwin       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   56%  T Howard        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  1   75%  B Larkin        Home Run (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Howard Scores; Larkin Scores
   O      ---  6   73%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   73%  W Greene        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Burba facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   68%  F McGriff       Walk
   OO     1--  3   77%  R Klesko        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   78%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Bielecki facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   83%  H Morris        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   82%  B Boone         Groundout: 2B-1B; Morris to 3B
   RO     --3  6   84%  E Taubensee     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Morris Scores
   O      ---  3   83%  D Burba         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Dave Burba facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   86%  J Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  M Mordecai      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   88%  M Bielecki      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Bielecki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   87%  C Goodwin       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   86%  T Howard        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   87%  B Larkin        Walk
          1--      87%  K Mitchell      Larkin Steals 2B
          -2-      88%  " "             Passed Ball; Larkin to 3B
          --3  4   88%  " "             Intentional Walk
          1-3  4   89%  W Greene        Walk; Mitchell to 2B
   O      123  3   86%  H Morris        Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   88%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   86%  T Pendleton     Walk
   OO     1--  7   91%  C Jones         Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Pendleton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Kevin Lomon facing 7-8-9
                  Kevin Lomon replaces Mike Bielecki pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   93%  B Boone         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  4   96%  E Taubensee     Single to CF (Line Drive); Boone Scores
                  Carl Schutz replaces Kevin Lomon pitching and batting 9th; Lenny Harris pinch hits for Dave Burba batting 9th
   O      1--  5   95%  L Harris        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  6   94%  C Goodwin       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Taubensee Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Jeff Shaw facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Shaw replaces Lenny Harris pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   95%  F McGriff       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  1   96%  R Klesko        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   97%  J Dye           Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-1, Carl Schutz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   97%  T Howard        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   97%  B Larkin        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   96%  K Mitchell      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 5.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Jeff Shaw facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   98%  J Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   98%  M Mordecai      Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  Luis Polonia pinch hits for Carl Schutz batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  L Polonia       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-1, Brad Woodall facing 5-6-7
                  Brad Woodall replaces Luis Polonia pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  W Greene        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   99%  H Morris        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   99%  B Boone         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   98%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Jeff Shaw facing 1-2-3
                  Thomas Howard moves to LF; Chad Mottola replaces Kevin Mitchell playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  5   99%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation