September 12, 1992 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 5
@BAL 0 DET 9
@BOS 5 CLE 5
@CHW 3 MIN 7
CAL 2 NYY 11
KCR 9 OAK 5
SEA 4 TOR 4
@TEX 2 ATL 9
@HOU 3 LAD 7
SFG 0 MON 4
NYM 1 PIT 9
@PHI 7 CIN 7
@SDP 4 STL 11
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 18,313

Saturday, September 12, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 3:22

Braves

86-55

Won 8

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  2  0   0  4  0   1  1  1    9 11  0
Astros          0  0  1   2  0  0   0  0  0    3 10  3

W: D Nied (2-0), L: B Williams (7-6)

Astros

67-75

Lost 3

4th, 19½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .309  .734   18    3   0   SH
J Blauser SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .271  .812   14    1   1   
  T Gregg PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650    5    0   0   
  R Belliard SS               1   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .518    1    0   2   
T Pendleton 3B                5   1   2   1    0   1  .306  .815   17    1   2   
D Justice RF                  5   2   2   4    0   1  .256  .787   21    1   0   2·HR
S Bream 1B                    3   1   0   0    2   1  .265  .786   18    6   0   
R Gant LF                     4   1   2   0    1   0  .256  .721   20    5   0   
D Berryhill C                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .222  .655   14    6   0   HR
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  R Klesko PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  J Reardon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Lemke 2B                    4   2   1   0    1   0  .237  .629   20    1   1   
J Smoltz P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .457    3    0   1   
  M Davis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Nied P                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    6    0   0   
  G Olson C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .643   11    3   0   
Totals                       40   9  11   8    4   7              176   27   7

BATTING

HR: D Berryhill (10, off B Williams; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); D Justice 2 (17, off J Boever, off B Williams; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SH: O Nixon (4, off B Williams).

TB: D Justice 8; D Berryhill 4; T Pendleton 2; R Gant 2; O Nixon; D Nied; R Belliard; M Lemke.

RBI: D Justice 4 (60); D Berryhill 2 (39); R Belliard (14); T Pendleton (94).

2-out RBI: D Justice 3; D Berryhill 2; T Pendleton.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   0   0    2   0  .284  .771   18    2   1   
S Finley CF                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .276  .728   26    1   0   HR
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   2   0    1   2  .262  .719   21    3   0   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .753   14    8   1   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .809   14    1   1   
E Anthony RF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .236  .689   16    2   0   
A Cedeno SS                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .187  .563   11    1   2   
  J Boever P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Guerrero PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .202  .559    4    0   0   
  D Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
E Taubensee C                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .217  .617   15    8   0   
B Williams P                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .133  .296    5    0   1   SF
  C Candaele SS               2   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .497   10    1   2   
Totals                       36   3  10   3    3   9              154   27   8

BATTING

2B: L Gonzalez (15, off D Nied).

HR: S Finley (3, off J Smoltz; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: B Williams (1, off J Smoltz).

TB: S Finley 5; L Gonzalez 3; E Anthony 2; E Taubensee; J Bagwell; A Cedeno; K Caminiti.

RBI: S Finley 2 (47); B Williams (4).

2-out RBI: S Finley.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: C Biggio (12); D Jones (2); B Williams (2).

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                       3.2   7   3   3    2   5   1   2.92   20   71-45   25· 9·11    4· 1· 8· 0     38    -     1.31  -0.28
M Davis                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   7.01    1    6-2     2· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.79  -0.02
D Nied, W (2-0)                3     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.90   11   42-27   16· 2· 9    4· 3· 3· 0          3-0    1.00   0.16
M Stanton                      1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   4.58    4   20-14    4· 7· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.34   0.02
J Reardon                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.68    4   13-10    7· 0· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   9   1          40  152-98   54·18·26   10· 7·11· 0          6-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Williams, L (7-6)            5.1   6   6   6    4   4   2   3.92   27  107-64   35· 8·21    8· 6· 5· 0     32    -     1.07  -0.60
J Boever                       2     4   2   1    0   1   1   2.67   11   37-24   14· 0·10    5· 3· 2· 0          2-0    0.37  -0.02
A Osuna                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.69    2    8-5     3· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.17   0.01
D Jones                        1     1   1   0    0   1   0   1.98    5   22-15    7· 3· 5    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         9    11   9   7    4   7   3          45  174-108  59·12·37   16·10· 8· 0          4-0

M Davis faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Davis (5); D Jones (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 3:22.

Attendance: 18,313.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. O Nixon              CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. J Blauser            SS    2. S Finley             CF 
3. T Pendleton          3B    3. L Gonzalez           LF 
4. D Justice            RF    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. S Bream              1B    5. K Caminiti           3B 
6. R Gant               LF    6. E Anthony            RF 
7. D Berryhill          C     7. A Cedeno             SS 
8. M Lemke              2B    8. E Taubensee          C  
9. J Smoltz             P     9. B Williams           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  3-3  1-3  7   35%  85% D Justice       B Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Nied Scores; Pendleton Scores; Justice Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  1--  3   23%  70% D Berryhill     B Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bream Scores; Berryhill Scores
   b 4   2  2-2  12-  7  -15%  30% S Finley        J Smoltz        Single to CF (Line Drive); Taubensee Scores; Biggio to 3B
   t 5   2  3-2  -23  1   14%  50% T Pendleton     B Williams      Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Lemke Scores; Nied to 3B
   b 3   1  2-0  ---  4  -12%  61% S Finley        J Smoltz        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Finley Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   47%  J Blauser       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  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
          ---  5   42%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   48%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   50%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  D Justice       Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   50%  S Bream         Walk
   O      1--  2   48%  R Gant          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   RR     1--  3   70%  D Berryhill     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bream Scores; Berryhill Scores
   O      ---  6   69%  M Lemke         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   65%  K Caminiti      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--  3   54%  E Anthony       Single to 1B (Line Drive); Caminiti to 3B
   O      1-3  3   61%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   69%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  2   74%  B Williams      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Williams facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   73%  J Smoltz        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   72%  O Nixon         Lineout: SS
   O      ---  6   71%  J Blauser       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   73%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      ---  4   61%  S Finley        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Finley Scores
   O      ---  4   63%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   62%  J Bagwell       Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   64%  K Caminiti      Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Brian Williams facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   68%  T Pendleton     Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   65%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   62%  S Bream         Lineout: CF
          1--  6   64%  R Gant          Walk; Pendleton to 2B
   O      12-  3   60%  D Berryhill     Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   55%  E Anthony       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   59%  A Cedeno        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cedeno to 1B
          1--  4   50%  E Taubensee     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Cedeno to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   47%  B Williams      Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cedeno Scores
          1--  4   45%  C Biggio        Walk; Taubensee to 2B
   R      12-  7   30%  S Finley        Single to CF (Line Drive); Taubensee Scores; Biggio to 3B
                  Mark Davis replaces John Smoltz pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      29%  L Gonzalez      Wild Pitch; Finley to 2B
          -23  6   28%  " "             Walk
                  David Nied replaces Mark Davis pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  3   34%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Brian Williams facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   39%  M Lemke         Walk
          1--  1   48%  D Nied          Single (Bunt to Short 1B Line); Lemke to 2B
   O      12-  2   48%  O Nixon         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Lemke to 3B; Nied to 2B
   O      -23  6   36%  J Blauser       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -23  1   50%  T Pendleton     Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Lemke Scores; Nied to 3B
   RRR    1-3  7   85%  D Justice       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Nied Scores; Pendleton Scores; Justice Scores
          ---  6   86%  S Bream         Walk
   O      1--  4   85%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Gant to 1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, David Nied facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   87%  K Caminiti      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   88%  E Anthony       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  5   87%  A Cedeno        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   89%  E Taubensee     Flyball: SS/Interference called; Cedeno stays at 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Brian Williams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   88%  D Berryhill     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   89%  M Lemke         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   91%  D Nied          Fielder's Choice ; Lemke to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw); Nied to 1B
                  Joe Boever replaces Andujar Cedeno pitching and batting 7th; Casey Candaele replaces Brian Williams playing SS batting 9th
   O      12-  1   89%  O Nixon         Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  Tommy Gregg pinch hits for Jeff Blauser batting 2nd
   O      12-  5   87%  T Gregg         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, David Nied facing 9-1-2
                  Rafael Belliard replaces Tommy Gregg playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---  4   90%  C Candaele      Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   91%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   92%  S Finley        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Joe Boever facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   91%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  3   95%  D Justice       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Justice Scores
   O      ---  3   95%  S Bream         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   95%  R Gant          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   95%  D Berryhill     Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, David Nied facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   91%  L Gonzalez      Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   94%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Gonzalez stays at 2B
   O      -2-  4   96%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez stays at 2B
                  Mike Stanton replaces Damon Berryhill pitching and batting 7th; Greg Olson replaces David Nied playing C batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   97%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-3, Joe Boever facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   98%  M Lemke         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Lemke to 1B
   O      1--  6   98%  G Olson         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Lemke to 2B
          -2-  7   98%  O Nixon         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Lemke to 3B
   R      1-3  1   99%  R Belliard      Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Lemke Scores/unER; Nixon to 3B
                  Al Osuna replaces Joe Boever pitching and batting 7th
   O      1-3  5   99%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  3   99%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-8, Mike Stanton facing 7-8-9
                  Juan Guerrero pinch hits for Al Osuna batting 7th
   O      ---  4   99%  J Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  C Candaele      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-3, Doug Jones facing 5-6-7
                  Doug Jones replaces Juan Guerrero pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  3  100%  S Bream         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4  100%  R Gant          Single (Line Drive)
                  Ryan Klesko pinch hits for Mike Stanton batting 7th
          1--     100%  R Klesko        Wild Pitch; Gant to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4  100%  M Lemke         Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B to 1B); Gant Scores/No RBI/unER; Lemke to 1B
   O      1--  5  100%  G Olson         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-9, Jeff Reardon facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Ryan Klesko pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  4  100%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4  100%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3  100%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  100%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199209120

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation