April 8, 1992 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 4
@BAL 0 CHW 4
@CAL 3 TOR 10
@DET 9 MIL 9
MIN 5 OAK 4
KCR 3
(13) TEX 13
@SEA 1 SDP 2
@CIN 1 ATL 3
@HOU 1 PHI 11
CHC 3 PIT 4
MON 2 STL 15
NYM 7

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 10,014

Wednesday, April 8, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 2:39

Braves

2-0

Won 2

1st

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

W: J Smoltz (1-0), L: D Kile (0-1), S: A Pena (1)

Astros

0-2

Lost 2

6th, 2 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Sanders CF                  5   0   1   1    0   2  .333  .777   17    7   1   
T Pendleton 3B                3   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   2   
  M Lemke 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    3    0   1   
R Gant LF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .625   22    0   0   
D Justice RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    9    0   0   
S Bream 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .619   10    6   3   2B
J Blauser 2B-3B               4   0   2   1    0   1  .333  .833   24    0   1   
G Olson C                     2   1   0   0    2   0  .167  .542   17   11   0   
R Belliard SS                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .500 1.000    8    0   0   
J Smoltz P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   15    3   0   SH,GDP
  A Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    2   8              133   27   8

BATTING

2B: S Bream (1, off X Hernandez).

SH: J Smoltz (1, off D Jones).

TB: R Belliard 3; S Bream 2; J Blauser 2; D Sanders; D Justice.

GIDP: J Smoltz (1).

RBI: D Sanders (1); J Blauser (1); T Pendleton (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Finley CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500   14    1   0   
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .250   13    2   2   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   1   1   0    1   2  .167  .453   23    2   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .143  .536   13   12   0   2B
P Incaviglia RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286   10    1   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    9    0   2   
A Cedeno SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .900   10    1   5   2B
  E Anthony PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
E Taubensee C                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333   16    8   1   
D Kile P                      0   0   0   0    1   0                8    0   0   
  C Candaele PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  D Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       31   1   5   1    3  10              126   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Bagwell (1, off J Smoltz); A Cedeno (1, off J Smoltz).

TB: J Bagwell 2; A Cedeno 2; L Gonzalez; C Biggio; S Finley.

RBI: J Bagwell (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Cedeno-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

E: C Biggio (1).

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
J Smoltz, W (1-0)              8     5   1   1    3   8   0   1.13   31  114-76   48·10·18   10· 5· 5· 0     73    -     0.92   0.22
A Pena, S (1)                  1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3    9-7     2· 4· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.63   0.17
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3  10   0          34  123-83   50·14·19   11· 5· 5· 0          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Kile, L (0-1)                5     4   3   2    2   4   0   3.60   21   80-46   27· 7·12   10· 4· 1· 0     51    -     0.97  -0.16
X Hernandez                    3     3   0   0    0   3   0   0.00   12   40-29   14· 8· 7    5· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.34   0.04
D Jones                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   11-8     3· 3· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.00
Totals                         9     8   3   2    2   8   0          37  131-83   44·18·21   18· 5· 4· 0           -

J Smoltz faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: D Kile (1).

WP: J Smoltz (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 10,014.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. D Sanders            CF    1. S Finley             CF 
2. T Pendleton          3B    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. R Gant               LF    3. L Gonzalez           LF 
4. D Justice            RF    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. S Bream              1B    5. P Incaviglia         RF 
6. J Blauser            2B    6. K Caminiti           3B 
7. G Olson              C     7. A Cedeno             SS 
8. R Belliard           SS    8. E Taubensee          C  
9. J Smoltz             P     9. D Kile               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  12-  2   12%  67% D Sanders       D Kile          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Olson Scores; Belliard to 2B
   b 9   0  3-0  1--  2  -10%  83% J Bagwell       J Smoltz        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Gonzalez Scores
   t 4   1  0-2  -2-  3    8%  86% J Blauser       D Kile          Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B); Bream Scores/unER; Blauser to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 9   0  3-1  -2-  4    7%  90% P Incaviglia    A Pena          Strikeout Looking
   t 4   1  0-3  123  6   -7%  82% J Smoltz        D Kile          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  D Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   47%  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   46%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   48%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   45%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  8   42%  L Gonzalez      Walk; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  4   46%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   50%  P Incaviglia    Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  D Justice       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   46%  S Bream         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   45%  J Blauser       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   48%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   49%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   48%  E Taubensee     Walk
          1--      47%  D Kile          Wild Pitch; Taubensee to 2B
          -2-  5   46%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   50%  S Finley        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Taubensee out at Hm/CF-C; Kile to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   54%  G Olson         Walk
          1--  5   61%  R Belliard      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Olson to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  J Smoltz        Strikeout (missed bunt)
   R      12-  2   67%  D Sanders       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Olson Scores; Belliard to 2B
   RO     12-  3   74%  T Pendleton     Groundout: C-1B (Short 1B Line); Belliard Scores; Sanders to 3B
   O      --3  5   71%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, John Smoltz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   73%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   75%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   76%  J Bagwell       Popfly: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   74%  D Justice       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   76%  S Bream         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Bream to 1B
          1--      78%  J Blauser       Balk; Bream to 2B
   R      -2-  3   86%  " "             Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B); Bream Scores/unER; Blauser to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  6   86%  G Olson         Walk
          12-  1   89%  R Belliard      Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Blauser to 3B; Olson to 2B
   OO     123  6   82%  J Smoltz        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   84%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   86%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   84%  A Cedeno        Double (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  6   87%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   86%  D Sanders       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   85%  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  8   85%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Lemke replaces Terry Pendleton playing 2B batting 2nd; Jeff Blauser moves to 3B; Casey Candaele pinch hits for Darryl Kile batting 9th
   O      ---  4   87%  C Candaele      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   88%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   89%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Xavier Hernandez facing 4-5-6
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Casey Candaele pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   88%  D Justice       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  4   88%  S Bream         Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  8   88%  J Blauser       Single to SS (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   87%  G Olson         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   90%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   91%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   92%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Xavier Hernandez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   91%  R Belliard      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   91%  J Smoltz        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   90%  D Sanders       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   93%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   94%  A Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   95%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Xavier Hernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   94%  M Lemke         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   94%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   94%  D Justice       Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  2   95%  S Bream         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Justice to 3B
   O      -23  6   94%  J Blauser       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Xavier Hernandez batting 9th
   O      ---  2   96%  D Walling       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   97%  S Finley        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   97%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Doug Jones facing 7-8-9
                  Doug Jones replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  G Olson         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   97%  R Belliard      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   97%  J Smoltz        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Belliard to 2B
   O      -2-  4   97%  D Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   93%  L Gonzalez      Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   R      1--  2   83%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Gonzalez Scores
                  Alejandro Pena replaces John Smoltz pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   90%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   96%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bagwell to 3B
                  Eric Anthony pinch hits for Andujar Cedeno batting 7th
   O      --3  4  100%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation