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@CHW		2
5
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@DET		7
3
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@KCR		3
7
BOS
@NYY		7
0
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@OAK		3
4
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@TEX		1
2
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@TOR		5
2
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@HOU		3
1
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0
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@PIT		3
5
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@PIT		10
8
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@SDP		3
1
MON
@STL		6
1
Wednesday, September 30, 1987,
, Astrodome
Attendance: 19,788, Time of Game: 2:34
Braves
3
68-89
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Astros
1
74-84
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Chuck Cary (1-1)
L: Dave Smith (2-3)
S: Jim Acker (13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  3    3  6  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  4  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Albert Hall CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .786 -0.144 1.40 0.000 -0.144 -1.0 3 0
Ron Gant 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .288 .692 -0.009 0.83 0.040 -0.049 0.0 2 0 2B
   Ken Griffey PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .816 0.115 2.84 0.115 0.000 0.4
   Glenn Hubbard 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .761 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dion James LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .311 .869 -0.128 1.89 0.000 -0.128 -0.9 3 0
Dale Murphy RF 3 1 0 0 1 3 .297 1.001 -0.040 1.92 0.055 -0.094 -0.5 4 0 IW
Gerald Perry 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .275 .751 0.454 1.96 0.505 -0.051 1.4 5 1 CS
Ozzie Virgil C 3 0 1 2 1 0 .249 .811 0.141 2.06 0.258 -0.116 0.8 5 0 GDP
Ken Oberkfell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .700 -0.126 1.22 0.000 -0.126 -1.2 3 3
Jeff Blauser SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .685 -0.101 1.38 0.000 -0.101 -0.7 2 1
Tom Glavine P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .301 -0.003 0.91 0.028 -0.031 0.0 0 2
   Graig Nettles PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .654 0.031 1.02 0.031 0.000 0.1
   Paul Runge PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .634 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Chuck Cary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Acker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .481 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 3 6 3 4 4 .200 .527 0.190 1.60 1.032 -0.840 -1.4 27 7
2B: R Gant (4, off M Scott).
IBB: D Murphy (29, by D Smith).
TB: G Perry 2; R Gant 2; K Griffey; O Virgil; G Nettles.
GIDP: O Virgil (18).
RBI: O Virgil 2 (72); G Perry (74).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding
PB: O Virgil (8).
Baserunning
CS: G Perry (15, 2nd base by M Scott/R Reynolds).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Hatcher CF 2 0 1 0 3 0 .294 .768 0.108 1.31 0.209 -0.101 0.7 3 0 SB,CS
Bill Doran 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .284 .774 0.002 1.73 0.087 -0.085 0.2 3 3
Kevin Bass RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .285 .800 -0.278 2.09 0.000 -0.278 -2.0 3 0
Glenn Davis 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .244 .752 -0.083 1.15 0.009 -0.092 -0.8 10 1
Jim Pankovits LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .235 .624 0.174 1.34 0.187 -0.013 1.3 4 0 SB
   Dave Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ken Caminiti 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .604 -0.131 1.68 0.000 -0.131 -1.4 0 1 SH
Dale Berra SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 .128 .476 -0.012 1.58 0.053 -0.065 -0.4 0 2 SF
   Craig Reynolds SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .654 -0.007 0.28 0.000 -0.007 -0.1 0 1
Ronn Reynolds C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .168 .428 -0.061 1.08 0.011 -0.072 -0.4 3 2
Mike Scott P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .282 -0.081 1.06 0.000 -0.081 -0.8 1 0
   Terry Puhl LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .643 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Davey Lopes PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 .792 0.060 1.15 0.060 0.000 0.3
Team Totals 28 1 4 1 9 5 .143 .485 -0.309 1.43 0.616 -0.925 -3.4 27 10
SF: D Berra (1, off T Glavine).
SH: K Caminiti (2, off T Glavine).
TB: J Pankovits 2; B Doran; B Hatcher.
RBI: D Berra (2).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Caminiti-B Doran-G Davis; G Davis.
Baserunning
SB: J Pankovits (2, 2nd base off T Glavine/O Virgil); B Hatcher (52, 2nd base off T Glavine/O Virgil).
CS: B Hatcher (9, 2nd base by T Glavine/O Virgil).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Glavine 7 4 1 0 7 3 0 5.54 31 63 0.192 1.29 2.4
Chuck Cary, W (1-1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.05 5 0 0 0.015 0.83 0.5
Jim Acker, S (13) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.16 3 1 0 0.102 4.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 4 1 0 9 5 0 0.00 39 63 1 0 0.309 1.60 3.4

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Scott 8 3 0 0 3 4 0 3.23 28 77 0.563 1.17 3.9
Dave Smith, BS (5), L (2-3) 1 3 3 3 1 0 0 1.74 6 0 0 -0.754 3.68 -2.5
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 4 4 0 3.00 34 77 0 0 -0.191 1.43 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Smith (8; D Murphy).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Charlie Williams.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 19,788.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Houston Astros
1 Albert Hall CF 1 Billy Hatcher CF
2 Ron Gant 2B 2 Bill Doran 2B
3 Dion James LF 3 Kevin Bass RF
4 Dale Murphy RF 4 Glenn Davis 1B
5 Gerald Perry 1B 5 Jim Pankovits LF
6 Ozzie Virgil C 6 Ken Caminiti 3B
7 Ken Oberkfell 3B 7 Dale Berra SS
8 Jeff Blauser SS 8 Ronn Reynolds C
9 Tom Glavine P 9 Mike Scott P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 0-1 1 12- R ATL G. Perry D. Smith 44% 72% Single; Griffey Scores; Murphy to 3B; Perry to 2B/Adv on throw
t9 1-1 1 -23 RR ATL O. Virgil D. Smith 21% 93% Single; Murphy Scores; Perry Scores
b9 1-3 2 -23 O HOU K. Bass J. Acker 14% 100% Strikeout
t9 0-1 0 --- ATL K. Griffey D. Smith 11% 27% Single
t7 0-1 1 1-- OO ATL O. Virgil M. Scott -10% 21% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

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' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL A. Hall M. Scott -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- ATL R. Gant M. Scott 4% 52% Double
t1 0-0 1 -2- O ATL D. James M. Scott -3% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O ATL D. Murphy M. Scott -3% 45% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- HOU B. Hatcher T. Glavine -4% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O HOU B. Doran T. Glavine 3% 45% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 1-- HOU K. Bass T. Glavine -2% 43% Hatcher Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O HOU K. Bass T. Glavine 3% 47% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 -2- HOU G. Davis T. Glavine -1% 46% Walk
b1 0-0 2 12- HOU J. Pankovits T. Glavine -3% 43% Walk; Hatcher to 3B; Davis to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 O HOU K. Caminiti T. Glavine 7% 50% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O ATL G. Perry M. Scott -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O ATL O. Virgil M. Scott -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 --- O ATL K. Oberkfell M. Scott -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 7-8-9
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU D. Berra T. Glavine 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- O HOU R. Reynolds T. Glavine 2% 49% Foul Flyball: 1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O HOU M. Scott T. Glavine 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O ATL J. Blauser M. Scott -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- ATL T. Glavine M. Scott 3% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- O ATL A. Hall M. Scott -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 2 1-- O ATL R. Gant M. Scott -3% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Hatcher T. Glavine 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 1 --- HOU B. Doran T. Glavine -3% 44% Single
b3 0-0 1 1-- O HOU K. Bass T. Glavine 3% 47% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-0 2 1-- O HOU G. Davis T. Glavine 3% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O ATL D. James M. Scott -3% 47% Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 1 --- O ATL D. Murphy M. Scott -2% 45% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 --- ATL G. Perry M. Scott 1% 47% Walk
t4 0-0 2 1-- O ATL O. Virgil M. Scott -3% 44% Perry Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 5-6-7
b4 0-0 0 --- HOU J. Pankovits T. Glavine -4% 40% Single
b4 0-0 0 1-- O HOU K. Caminiti T. Glavine 4% 44% Strikeout
b4 0-0 1 1-- HOU D. Berra T. Glavine -2% 42% Pankovits Steals 2B
b4 0-0 1 -2- O HOU D. Berra T. Glavine 4% 46% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 2 -2- HOU R. Reynolds T. Glavine -1% 45% Walk
b4 0-0 2 12- O HOU M. Scott T. Glavine 5% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- ATL O. Virgil M. Scott 5% 55% Walk
t5 0-0 0 1-- O ATL K. Oberkfell M. Scott -4% 50% Flyball: RF
t5 0-0 1 1-- O ATL J. Blauser M. Scott -4% 47% Strikeout
t5 0-0 2 1-- O ATL T. Glavine M. Scott -3% 43% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
b5 0-0 0 --- HOU B. Hatcher T. Glavine -5% 39% Single
b5 0-0 0 1-- O HOU B. Doran T. Glavine 8% 46% Hatcher Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
b5 0-0 1 --- HOU B. Doran T. Glavine -3% 43% Walk
b5 0-0 1 1-- O HOU K. Bass T. Glavine 4% 47% Flyball: SS
b5 0-0 2 1-- O HOU G. Davis T. Glavine 3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t6 0-0 0 --- O ATL A. Hall M. Scott -3% 47% Lineout: 1B
t6 0-0 1 --- O ATL R. Gant M. Scott -2% 44% Flyball: LF
t6 0-0 2 --- O ATL D. James M. Scott -2% 43% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 5-6-7
b6 0-0 0 --- HOU J. Pankovits T. Glavine -5% 38% Single
b6 0-0 0 1-- HOU K. Caminiti T. Glavine -4% 33% Passed Ball; Pankovits to 2B
b6 0-0 0 -2- O HOU K. Caminiti T. Glavine 1% 34% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pankovits to 3B
b6 0-0 1 --3 RO HOU D. Berra T. Glavine -5% 29% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Pankovits Scores/unER
b6 1-0 2 --- O HOU R. Reynolds T. Glavine 1% 30% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
t7 0-1 0 --- O ATL D. Murphy M. Scott -4% 26% Strikeout
t7 0-1 1 --- ATL G. Perry M. Scott 5% 31% Single
t7 0-1 1 1-- OO ATL O. Virgil M. Scott -10% 21% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
b7 1-0 0 --- O HOU M. Scott T. Glavine 2% 22% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-0 1 --- HOU B. Hatcher T. Glavine -2% 20% Walk
b7 1-0 1 1-- HOU B. Doran T. Glavine -3% 18% Walk; Hatcher to 2B
b7 1-0 1 12- O HOU K. Bass T. Glavine 3% 21% Flyball: CF
b7 1-0 2 12- O HOU G. Davis T. Glavine 4% 25% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
Craig Reynolds replaces Dale Berra playing SS batting 7th
t8 0-1 0 --- O ATL K. Oberkfell M. Scott -5% 19% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 0-1 1 --- O ATL J. Blauser M. Scott -4% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
Graig Nettles pinch hits for Tom Glavine (P) batting 9th
t8 0-1 2 --- ATL G. Nettles M. Scott 3% 19% Single
Paul Runge pinch runs for Graig Nettles (PH) batting 9th
t8 0-1 2 1-- O ATL A. Hall M. Scott -6% 13% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Chuck Cary facing 5-6-7
Chuck Cary replaces Paul Runge (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-0 0 --- O HOU J. Pankovits C. Cary 1% 14% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-0 1 --- O HOU K. Caminiti C. Cary 1% 15% Flyball: RF
b8 1-0 2 --- O HOU C. Reynolds C. Cary 1% 16% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Dave Smith facing 2-3-4
Dave Smith replaces Jim Pankovits (LF) pitching and batting 5th
Terry Puhl replaces Mike Scott (P) playing LF batting 9th
Ken Griffey pinch hits for Ron Gant (2B) batting 2nd
t9 0-1 0 --- ATL K. Griffey D. Smith 11% 27% Single
t9 0-1 0 1-- O ATL D. James D. Smith -5% 22% Groundout: 2B-1B; Griffey to 2B
t9 0-1 1 -2- ATL D. Murphy D. Smith 5% 28% Intentional Walk
t9 0-1 1 12- R ATL G. Perry D. Smith 44% 72% Single; Griffey Scores; Murphy to 3B; Perry to 2B/Adv on throw
t9 1-1 1 -23 RR ATL O. Virgil D. Smith 21% 93% Single; Murphy Scores; Perry Scores
t9 3-1 1 1-- OO ATL K. Oberkfell D. Smith -2% 91% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Chuck Cary facing 8-9-1
Glenn Hubbard replaces Ken Griffey (PH) playing 2B batting 2nd
b9 1-3 0 --- O HOU R. Reynolds C. Cary 5% 96% Flyball: LF
Davey Lopes pinch hits for Terry Puhl (LF) batting 9th
b9 1-3 1 --- HOU D. Lopes C. Cary -6% 90% Walk
Jim Acker replaces Chuck Cary pitching and batting 9th
b9 1-3 1 1-- HOU B. Hatcher J. Acker -9% 81% Walk; Lopes to 2B
b9 1-3 1 12- O HOU B. Doran J. Acker 5% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lopes to 3B; Hatcher to 2B
b9 1-3 2 -23 O HOU K. Bass J. Acker 14% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1.

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