August 1, 1993 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 2
@BAL 1 MIN 9
@CAL 2 CLE 9
@KCR 5 MIL 9
@NYY 2 OAK 9
TEX 5 CHW 4
@SEA 0 TOR 2
DET 1 CHC 10
LAD 4 SDP 3
@CIN 1 SFG 6
@COL 5 ATL 3
@HOU 2 FLA 5
@MON 4 PHI 5
PIT 4 NYM 10
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 38,275

Sunday, August 1, 1993, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:16

Braves

64-43

Won 3

2nd, 7½ GB

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

W: J Smoltz (10-8), L: G Swindell (6-9), S: G McMichael (3)

Astros

54-51

Lost 3

4th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .234  .604   16    5   0   
J Blauser SS                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .301  .841   18    0   2   2B
  R Belliard SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .577         0   0   
R Gant LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .878   15    3   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .293  .934    9    5   1   2B
  G McMichael P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .261  .670   13    2   2   
D Justice RF                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .264  .850   17    1   0   HR
G Olson C                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .214  .566    9    5   1   
  S Bream PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .722    6    1   0   
M Lemke 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .743    9    2   1   
J Smoltz P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .402   14    2   0   
  D Berryhill C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .688         1   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   3    1   7              126   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Blauser (17, off G Swindell); F McGriff (16, off G Swindell).

HR: D Justice (25, off G Swindell; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: D Justice 5; J Blauser 2; F McGriff 2; G Olson; R Gant.

RBI: F McGriff (59); G Olson (18); D Justice (73).

2-out RBI: D Justice; G Olson.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .810   14    1   3   
S Finley CF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .258  .659   13    1   0   
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Donnels PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .720    1    0   0   
  D Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .316  .890    8   11   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .295  .835    9    2   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .681   15    2   4   
E Anthony RF-CF               4   0   1   2    0   0  .262  .713   13    2   0   
S Servais C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .747    6    8   0   SH
  E Taubensee PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .751    3    0   0   
A Cedeno SS                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .289  .757   16    0   2   
G Swindell P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .429    6    0   2   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Bass PH-RF                1   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .674    8    0   0   IW
Totals                       33   2   7   2    1   7              112   27  11

BATTING

SH: S Servais (3, off J Smoltz).

IBB: K Bass (2, by J Smoltz).

TB: L Gonzalez 2; J Bagwell 2; G Swindell; E Anthony; K Caminiti.

RBI: E Anthony 2 (46).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

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 (10-8)             8     7   2   2    1   6   0   3.30   32  102-68   34·16·18    9· 7· 9· 0     65    -     1.59   0.32
G McMichael, S (3)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.43    3   10-8     3· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.19
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   7   0          35  112-76   37·19·20   10· 8· 9· 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
G Swindell, L (6-9)            5     5   3   3    1   4   1   4.84   21   79-52   28· 7·17    5· 4· 7· 0     48    -     0.75  -0.11
T Jones                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.23    3    9-6     3· 2· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.36   0.02
X Hernandez                    2     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.92    6   25-16   11· 3· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.53   0.07
D Jones                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.83    4   13-9     6· 1· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.61   0.04
Totals                         9     6   3   3    1   7   1          34  126-83   48·13·22   10· 6·10· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Smoltz (8; K Bass).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Greg Bonin, 3B - Eric Gregg.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 38,275.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  3-0  123  5  -17%  46% E Anthony       J Smoltz        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bagwell Scores; Gonzalez Scores; Caminiti to 2B
   b 7   1  3-2  -23  4   17%  62% A Cedeno        J Smoltz        Strikeout Swinging
   b 7   2  3-2  123  3   15%  75% C Biggio        J Smoltz        Lineout: CF
   t 4   1  0-1  1--  1   12%  75% F McGriff       G Swindell      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gant Scores
   b 7   0  3-0  12-  4  -12%  63% K Caminiti      J Smoltz        Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   46%  J Blauser       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   45%  R Gant          Groundout: SS-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      ---  3   47%  C Biggio        Lineout: P
   O      ---  6   49%  S Finley        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   48%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   50%  L Gonzalez      Lineout: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  8   57%  D Justice       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   56%  G Olson         Lineout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   59%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   61%  E Anthony       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   62%  S Servais       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Swindell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   60%  M Lemke         Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   58%  J Smoltz        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   57%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   60%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   57%  G Swindell      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   60%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   63%  S Finley        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Swindell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   61%  J Blauser       Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   63%  R Gant          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  1   75%  F McGriff       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gant Scores
   O      -2-  2   73%  T Pendleton     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); McGriff to 3B
          --3  5   74%  D Justice       Walk
   R      1-3  1   82%  G Olson         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); McGriff Scores; Justice to 2B
   O      12-  5   80%  M Lemke         Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   82%  J Bagwell       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   84%  L Gonzalez      Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  3   85%  K Caminiti      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Greg Swindell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   83%  J Smoltz        Lineout: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  1   83%  O Nixon         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  3   84%  J Blauser       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   82%  R Gant          Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   84%  E Anthony       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   86%  S Servais       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   87%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Todd Jones facing 4-5-6
                  Todd Jones replaces Greg Swindell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   86%  F McGriff       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   85%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   85%  D Justice       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
                  Kevin Bass pinch hits for Todd Jones batting 9th
   O      ---  4   87%  K Bass          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   89%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   90%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Xavier Hernandez facing 7-8-9
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Steve Finley pitching and batting 2nd; Eric Anthony moves to CF; Kevin Bass moves to RF
   O      ---  5   89%  G Olson         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   89%  M Lemke         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  7   88%  J Smoltz        Groundout: 3B-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 3-4-5
          ---  3   83%  J Bagwell       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   75%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bagwell to 2B
          12-  4   63%  K Caminiti      Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   RR     123  5   46%  E Anthony       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bagwell Scores; Gonzalez Scores; Caminiti to 2B
   O      12-  1   45%  S Servais       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Caminiti to 3B; Anthony to 2B
   O      -23  4   62%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   60%  K Bass          Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   75%  C Biggio        Lineout: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Xavier Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   73%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   71%  J Blauser       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   70%  R Gant          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, John Smoltz facing 2-3-4
                  Rafael Belliard replaces Jeff Blauser playing SS batting 2nd; Chris Donnels pinch hits for Xavier Hernandez batting 2nd
   O      ---  1   77%  C Donnels       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   81%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   77%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   84%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doug Jones facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Jones replaces Chris Donnels pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  1   83%  F McGriff       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   81%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   82%  D Justice       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Sid Bream pinch hits for Greg Olson batting 7th
   O      1--  6   81%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Greg McMichael facing 6-7-8
                  Greg McMichael replaces Fred McGriff pitching and batting 4th; Damon Berryhill replaces John Smoltz playing C batting 9th; Sid Bream moves to 1B
   O      ---  4   89%  E Anthony       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  Eddie Taubensee pinch hits for Scott Servais batting 7th
   O      ---  3   95%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  A Cedeno        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199308010

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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