April 18, 1990 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 10,137

Wednesday, April 18, 1990, 7:36
Time of Game: 2:41

Braves

1-7

Lost 6

6th, 7 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          2  1  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  7  1
Astros          3  4  2   0  0  0   1  0  X   10 13  0

W: D Schatzeder (1-0), L: D Lilliquist (0-2)

Astros

3-5

Won 2

4th, 5 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .267  .746    0    3   0   
J Treadway 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .522    0    2   2   
L Smith LF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .241  .660    0    2   0   3B
N Esasky 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .161  .418    0    7   3   
J Presley 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .300  .690    0    0   3   2B
D Murphy RF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .233  .648    0    0   0   SB
E Whitt C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .524    0    3   0   
J Blauser SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .459    0    4   3   
D Lilliquist P                1   0   1   1    0   0  .750 1.500    0    0   0   
  T Greene P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Valdez P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  A Thomas PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    0    0   0   
  R Luecken P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
  J Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    0    0   0   
  J Boever P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   5   7   4    0   6                    24  11

BATTING

2B: J Presley (2, off B Gullickson).

3B: L Smith (1, off B Gullickson).

TB: L Smith 3; J Presley 2; D Murphy 2; J Treadway; D Lilliquist; O McDowell.

RBI: L Smith (3); D Lilliquist (1); D Murphy (4); J Presley (1).

2-out RBI: J Presley; D Murphy; D Lilliquist.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. N Esasky-J Blauser; J Blauser-J Treadway-N Esasky.

E: N Esasky (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Murphy (2, 2nd base off B Gullickson/C Biggio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yelding CF                  5   1   2   3    0   0  .400  .800    0    4   0   2·SB
C Biggio C                    2   2   1   0    3   0  .406  .924    0    8   0   
B Doran 2B                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .281  .730    0    2   3   
G Davis 1B                    4   1   3   4    1   1  .286  .873    0    9   0   HR
G Wilson RF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .613    0    0   0   2·GDP
K Caminiti 3B                 4   1   0   0    1   0  .267  .613    0    0   0   
R Ramirez SS                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .333  .688    0    1   3   
M Davidson LF                 2   2   1   1    2   0  .333 1.167    0    3   0   2B
B Gullickson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Rohde PH                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .400 1.100    0    0   0   
  D Schatzeder P              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  K Oberkfell PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    0   0   
  D Darwin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Clancy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       34  10  13  10    7   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: M Davidson (1, off D Lilliquist).

HR: G Davis (1, off D Lilliquist; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: B Gullickson (1, off D Lilliquist).

TB: G Davis 6; B Doran 3; E Yelding 2; R Ramirez 2; M Davidson 2; C Biggio; K Oberkfell.

GIDP: G Wilson 2 (2).

RBI: G Davis 4 (5); E Yelding 3 (3); D Rohde (1); B Doran (5); M Davidson (2).

2-out RBI: E Yelding.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Yelding 2 (3, 3rd base off D Lilliquist/E Whitt, 2nd base off D Lilliquist/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
D Lilliquist, L (0-2)          1.1   7   7   7    1   0   1  11.74   12     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 6· 1     11    -     1.01  -0.58
T Greene                       1.1   2   2   2    3   0   0  10.80    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 2· 0          2-1    0.86  -0.15
S Valdez                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   9.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.62   0.01
R Luecken                      3     2   0   0    1   1   0   6.75   11     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.23   0.03
J Boever                       2     2   1   1    2   2   0   4.05   10     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.01
Totals                         8    13  10  10    7   3   1          42     -       ·  ·     11· 6·14· 1          4-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Gullickson                   2.2   7   5   5    0   1   0   8.22   15     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 7· 0     25    -     0.99  -0.35
X Hernandez                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.85   0.02
D Schatzeder, W (1-0)          4     0   0   0    0   4   0   1.17   12     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.46   0.12
D Darwin                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
J Clancy                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9     7   5   5    0   6   0          34     -       ·  ·      9·11· 8· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Gullickson (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 10,137.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. O McDowell           CF    1. E Yelding            CF 
2. J Treadway           2B    2. C Biggio             C  
3. L Smith              LF    3. B Doran              2B 
4. N Esasky             1B    4. G Davis              1B 
5. J Presley            3B    5. G Wilson             RF 
6. D Murphy             RF    6. K Caminiti           3B 
7. E Whitt              C     7. R Ramirez            SS 
8. J Blauser            SS    8. M Davidson           LF 
9. D Lilliquist         P     9. B Gullickson         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  2-0  12-      26%  63% G Davis         D Lilliquist    Home Run; Biggio Scores; Doran Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--     -15%  35% L Smith         B Gullickson    Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); McDowell Scores
   b 2   0  3-3  1--      13%  72% M Davidson      D Lilliquist    Double (Line Drive to LF Line); Ramirez Scores
   t 2   2  3-2  -2-     -10%  53% D Lilliquist    B Gullickson    Single (Line Drive); Murphy Scores
   t 3   2  7-4  -2-      -7%  75% D Murphy        B Gullickson    Single (Line Drive); Presley Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Gullickson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  O McDowell      Single (Line Drive)
   O      1--      50%  J Treadway      Flyball: 2B
   R      1--      35%  L Smith         Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); McDowell Scores
   R      --3      32%  N Esasky        Wild Pitch; Smith Scores
   O      ---      33%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      33%  J Presley       Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Derek Lilliquist facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      31%  E Yelding       Flyball: CF
          ---      34%  C Biggio        Single (Line Drive)
          1--      38%  B Doran         Single (Line Drive); Biggio to 2B
   RRR    12-      63%  G Davis         Home Run; Biggio Scores; Doran Scores
   O      ---      62%  G Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Bill Gullickson facing 6-7-8
          ---      57%  D Murphy        Single (Line Drive)
          1--      54%  E Whitt         Murphy Steals 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      63%  J Blauser       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      53%  D Lilliquist    Single (Line Drive); Murphy Scores
   O      1--      55%  O McDowell      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Derek Lilliquist facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  R Ramirez       Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   R      1--      72%  M Davidson      Double (Line Drive to LF Line); Ramirez Scores
   O      -2-      71%  B Gullickson    Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Davidson to 3B
   R      --3      76%  E Yelding       Single (Line Drive); Davidson Scores
          1--      77%  C Biggio        Yelding Steals 2B
          -2-      80%  " "             Yelding Steals 3B
          --3      81%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      85%  B Doran         Single (Line Drive); Yelding Scores; Biggio to 2B
                  Tommy Greene replaces Derek Lilliquist pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      92%  G Davis         Single (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Doran to 3B
   OO     1-3      88%  G Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 7.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 3-7, Bill Gullickson facing 2-3-4
          ---      85%  J Treadway      Single (Line Drive)
   O      1--      87%  L Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      89%  N Esasky        Flyball: 2B
   R      1--      83%  J Presley       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Treadway Scores
   R      -2-      75%  D Murphy        Single (Line Drive); Presley Scores
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Bill Gullickson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      78%  E Whitt         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Tommy Greene facing 6-7-8
          ---      80%  K Caminiti      Walk
          1--      86%  R Ramirez       Single (Line Drive); Caminiti to 3B
          1-3      88%  M Davidson      Walk; Ramirez to 2B
                  Dave Rohde pinch hits for Xavier Hernandez batting 9th
   RO     123      89%  D Rohde         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Caminiti Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   RO     1-3      90%  E Yelding       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ramirez Scores; Yelding to 2B/Adv on E3
          -2-      91%  C Biggio        Walk
                  Sergio Valdez replaces Tommy Greene pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      89%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 9.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-9, Dan Schatzeder facing 8-9-1
                  Dan Schatzeder replaces Dave Rohde pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  J Blauser       Strikeout Looking
                  Andres Thomas pinch hits for Sergio Valdez batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  A Thomas        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      92%  O McDowell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-5, Rick Luecken facing 4-5-6
                  Rick Luecken replaces Andres Thomas pitching and batting 9th
          ---      93%  G Davis         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      91%  G Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  K Caminiti      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 9.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-9, Dan Schatzeder facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  J Treadway      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  L Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  N Esasky        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-5, Rick Luecken facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  R Ramirez       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  M Davidson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Schatzeder    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 9.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-9, Dan Schatzeder facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  J Presley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  E Whitt         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-5, Rick Luecken facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  E Yelding       Lineout: P
   O      ---      95%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      95%  B Doran         Single (Line Drive)
          1--      96%  G Davis         Walk; Doran to 2B
   O      12-      95%  G Wilson        Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 9.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-9, Dan Schatzeder facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  J Blauser       Lineout: SS
                  Jody Davis pinch hits for Rick Luecken batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  J Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  O McDowell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-5, Joe Boever facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Boever replaces Jody Davis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  K Caminiti      Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      97%  R Ramirez       Strikeout
          ---      97%  M Davidson      Walk
                  Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Dan Schatzeder batting 9th
          1--      98%  K Oberkfell     Single (Line Drive); Davidson to 2B
   R      12-      99%  E Yelding       Single (Line Drive); Davidson Scores; Oberkfell to 2B
          12-      99%  C Biggio        Walk; Oberkfell to 3B; Yelding to 2B
   O      123      99%  B Doran         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 10.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-10, Danny Darwin facing 2-3-4
                  Danny Darwin replaces Ken Oberkfell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Treadway      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  L Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  N Esasky        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-5, Joe Boever facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  G Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  G Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  K Caminiti      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 10.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-10, Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Clancy replaces Danny Darwin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Presley       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  D Murphy        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Whitt         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation