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Scores
Standings
BOS
@CHW		7
2
DET
@CLE		7
2
TOR
@KCR		6
2
SEA
@MIN		1
5
MIL
@NYY		2
3
CAL
@OAK		10
3
BAL
@TEX		4
5
ATL
@HOU		1
2
SFG
@LAD		9
8		 
(12)
NYM
@PHI		9
7
CHC
@PIT		5
4
CIN
@SDP		3
4		 
(11)
MON
@STL		1
9
Friday, April 11, 1986
, Astrodome
Attendance: 9,357, Time of Game: 2:14
Braves
1
1-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 1½ GB
 at Astros
2
2-2
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 1 GB
L: David Palmer (0-1)
S: Dave Smith (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  4  0
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  X    2  5  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Claudell Washington RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .231 .445 -0.088 1.00 0.030 -0.118 -0.6 1 0 CS
Rafael Ramirez SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .167 .647 0.085 1.13 0.180 -0.094 0.6 1 3 HR
Dale Murphy CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .444 1.583 -0.046 1.04 0.030 -0.076 -0.1 1 0
Bob Horner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .083 -0.109 1.05 0.000 -0.109 -0.7 7 1
Terry Harper LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .273 -0.073 0.99 0.000 -0.073 -0.5 0 0
Ozzie Virgil C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .182 -0.074 1.01 0.000 -0.074 -0.5 11 0
Ken Oberkfell 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .444 .990 -0.017 0.73 0.024 -0.040 -0.0 0 0 SB
Glenn Hubbard 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .686 -0.101 1.31 0.000 -0.101 -0.6 1 3
David Palmer P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.062 1.25 0.000 -0.062 -0.4 2 3
   Ted Simmons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.037 1.52 0.000 -0.037 -0.1
   Bruce Sutter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 4 1 1 8 .133 .395 -0.522 1.05 0.264 -0.784 -3.0 24 10
HR: R Ramirez (1, off J Deshaies; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
TB: R Ramirez 4; K Oberkfell; D Murphy; C Washington.
RBI: R Ramirez (1).
2-out RBI: R Ramirez.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Palmer-B Horner.
Baserunning
SB: K Oberkfell (2, 2nd base off J Deshaies/M Bailey).
CS: C Washington (1, 2nd base by J Deshaies/M Bailey).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Doran 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .222 .896 -0.020 0.77 0.036 -0.055 -0.3 4 2
Eric Bullock LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .071 .143 -0.087 0.86 0.010 -0.098 -0.6 1 0 SB
Denny Walling 3B-RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .258 -0.097 0.95 0.000 -0.097 -1.1 2 1
Glenn Davis 1B 3 2 2 1 0 1 .267 1.000 0.261 0.87 0.275 -0.014 1.2 5 1 HR
Kevin Bass CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .385 1.005 0.037 0.82 0.058 -0.022 0.4 3 0
Mark Bailey C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .067 .133 -0.033 1.06 0.009 -0.043 -0.4 9 1
Dickie Thon SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 .400 1.138 -0.003 1.01 0.029 -0.032 -0.2 1 2 SB
Billy Hatcher RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .222 -0.039 0.72 0.000 -0.039 -0.4 1 0
   Charlie Kerfeld P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Alan Ashby PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.012 0.48 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
   Dave Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jim Deshaies P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.019 0.78 0.000 -0.019 -0.2 0 0
   Craig Reynolds PH-3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .667 1.417 -0.008 0.77 0.025 -0.032 0.2 0 1 SB
Team Totals 28 2 5 2 2 11 .179 .519 -0.020 0.86 0.442 -0.463 -1.6 27 8
HR: G Davis (2, off D Palmer; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: G Davis 5; K Bass; E Bullock; M Bailey.
RBI: D Thon (3); G Davis (4).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Baserunning
SB: E Bullock (2, 2nd base off B Sutter/O Virgil); D Thon (1, 2nd base off D Palmer/O Virgil); C Reynolds (1, 2nd base off B Sutter/O Virgil).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
David Palmer, L (0-1) 7 4 2 2 1 10 1 2.57 25 70 -0.006 0.90 1.1
Bruce Sutter 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.38 5 0 0 0.027 0.72 0.4
Team Totals 8 5 2 2 2 11 1 2.25 30 70 0 0 0.021 1.05 1.6

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Deshaies 6 4 1 1 1 5 1 1.50 22 64 0.173 0.86 1.7
Charlie Kerfeld, W (1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 6 0 0 0.197 1.34 0.9
Dave Smith, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.150 2.04 0.4
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 1 8 1 1.00 31 64 0 0 0.520 0.86 3.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 9,357.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Houston Astros
1 Claudell Washingto RF 1 Bill Doran 2B
2 Rafael Ramirez SS 2 Eric Bullock LF
3 Dale Murphy CF 3 Denny Walling 3B
4 Bob Horner 1B 4 Glenn Davis 1B
5 Terry Harper LF 5 Kevin Bass CF
6 Ozzie Virgil C 6 Mark Bailey C
7 Ken Oberkfell 3B 7 Dickie Thon SS
8 Glenn Hubbard 2B 8 Billy Hatcher RF
9 David Palmer P 9 Jim Deshaies P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 1-1 1 --- R HOU G. Davis D. Palmer 24% 78% Home Run
t6 0-1 2 --- R ATL R. Ramirez J. Deshaies -18% 56% Home Run
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO HOU E. Bullock D. Palmer -7% 51% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
t9 1-2 0 --- O ATL R. Ramirez D. Smith 7% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 0 1-- HOU K. Bass D. Palmer 6% 65% Single; Davis to 2B

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, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL C. Washington J. Deshaies 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL R. Ramirez J. Deshaies 1% 54% Lineout: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- ATL D. Murphy J. Deshaies -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O ATL B. Horner J. Deshaies 2% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' David Palmer facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- HOU B. Doran D. Palmer 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO HOU E. Bullock D. Palmer -7% 51% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU D. Walling D. Palmer -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O ATL T. Harper J. Deshaies 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O ATL O. Virgil J. Deshaies 2% 54% Flyball: 3B
t2 0-0 2 --- ATL K. Oberkfell J. Deshaies -1% 53% Single
t2 0-0 2 1-- ATL G. Hubbard J. Deshaies -1% 51% Oberkfell Steals 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- O ATL G. Hubbard J. Deshaies 3% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' David Palmer facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- HOU G. Davis D. Palmer 4% 59% Single
b2 0-0 0 1-- HOU K. Bass D. Palmer 6% 65% Single; Davis to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- O HOU M. Bailey D. Palmer -2% 62% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Davis to 3B; Bailey to 1B
b2 0-0 1 1-3 RO HOU D. Thon D. Palmer 2% 64% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Davis Scores; Thon to 1B
b2 1-0 2 1-- HOU B. Hatcher D. Palmer 1% 65% Thon Steals 2B
b2 1-0 2 -2- O HOU B. Hatcher D. Palmer -3% 62% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- O ATL D. Palmer J. Deshaies 3% 65% Flyball: C
t3 0-1 1 --- ATL C. Washington J. Deshaies -3% 62% Single
t3 0-1 1 1-- O ATL R. Ramirez J. Deshaies 5% 67% Washington Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 0-1 2 --- O ATL R. Ramirez J. Deshaies 1% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' David Palmer facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O HOU J. Deshaies D. Palmer -2% 66% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- O HOU B. Doran D. Palmer -1% 64% Strikeout
b3 1-0 2 --- O HOU E. Bullock D. Palmer -1% 63% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- O ATL D. Murphy J. Deshaies 3% 66% Strikeout
t4 0-1 1 --- O ATL B. Horner J. Deshaies 2% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- O ATL T. Harper J. Deshaies 1% 69% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' David Palmer facing 3-4-5
b4 1-0 0 --- O HOU D. Walling D. Palmer -2% 68% Strikeout
b4 1-0 1 --- O HOU G. Davis D. Palmer -1% 66% Strikeout
b4 1-0 2 --- O HOU K. Bass D. Palmer -1% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- O ATL O. Virgil J. Deshaies 3% 68% Flyball: RF
t5 0-1 1 --- O ATL K. Oberkfell J. Deshaies 2% 70% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-1 2 --- O ATL G. Hubbard J. Deshaies 1% 72% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' David Palmer facing 6-7-8
b5 1-0 0 --- O HOU M. Bailey D. Palmer -2% 70% Strikeout
b5 1-0 1 --- O HOU D. Thon D. Palmer -1% 68% Strikeout
b5 1-0 2 --- O HOU B. Hatcher D. Palmer -1% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- O ATL D. Palmer J. Deshaies 4% 71% Flyball: 2B
t6 0-1 1 --- O ATL C. Washington J. Deshaies 2% 74% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-1 2 --- R ATL R. Ramirez J. Deshaies -18% 56% Home Run
t6 1-1 2 --- ATL D. Murphy J. Deshaies -2% 54% Single
t6 1-1 2 1-- O ATL B. Horner J. Deshaies 3% 57% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' David Palmer facing 9-1-2
Craig Reynolds pinch hits for Jim Deshaies (P) batting 9th
b6 1-1 0 --- O HOU C. Reynolds D. Palmer -3% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 1-1 1 --- O HOU B. Doran D. Palmer -2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
b6 1-1 2 --- O HOU E. Bullock D. Palmer -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Charlie Kerfeld facing 5-6-7
Charlie Kerfeld replaces Billy Hatcher (RF) pitching and batting 8th
Craig Reynolds moves from PH to 3B
Denny Walling moves from 3B to RF
t7 1-1 0 --- O ATL T. Harper C. Kerfeld 4% 54% Flyball: RF
t7 1-1 1 --- O ATL O. Virgil C. Kerfeld 3% 56% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-1 2 --- O ATL K. Oberkfell C. Kerfeld 2% 58% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' David Palmer facing 3-4-5
b7 1-1 0 --- O HOU D. Walling D. Palmer -4% 55% Groundout: P-SS-1B
b7 1-1 1 --- R HOU G. Davis D. Palmer 24% 78% Home Run
b7 2-1 1 --- O HOU K. Bass D. Palmer -1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-1 2 --- HOU M. Bailey D. Palmer 1% 78% Single
b7 2-1 2 1-- O HOU D. Thon D. Palmer -2% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Charlie Kerfeld facing 8-9-1
t8 1-2 0 --- O ATL G. Hubbard C. Kerfeld 5% 81% Strikeout
Ted Simmons pinch hits for David Palmer (P) batting 9th
t8 1-2 1 --- O ATL T. Simmons C. Kerfeld 4% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-2 2 --- O ATL C. Washington C. Kerfeld 2% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braves' Bruce Sutter facing 8-9-1
Bruce Sutter replaces Ted Simmons (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Alan Ashby pinch hits for Charlie Kerfeld (P) batting 8th
b8 2-1 0 --- O HOU A. Ashby B. Sutter -1% 86% Flyball: CF
b8 2-1 1 --- HOU C. Reynolds B. Sutter 1% 88% Walk
b8 2-1 1 1-- HOU B. Doran B. Sutter 1% 89% Reynolds Steals 2B
b8 2-1 1 -2- O HOU B. Doran B. Sutter -2% 87% Strikeout
b8 2-1 2 -2- HOU E. Bullock B. Sutter 1% 88% Single; Reynolds to 3B
b8 2-1 2 1-3 HOU D. Walling B. Sutter 0% 88% Bullock Steals 2B
b8 2-1 2 -23 O HOU D. Walling B. Sutter -3% 85% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Dave Smith facing 2-3-4
Dave Smith replaces Alan Ashby (PH) pitching and batting 8th
t9 1-2 0 --- O ATL R. Ramirez D. Smith 7% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1-2 1 --- O ATL D. Murphy D. Smith 5% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 1-2 2 --- O ATL B. Horner D. Smith 3% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2.

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