May 18, 1998 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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TBD 6
@BAL 3 OAK 14
@CHW 0 DET 11
ANA 2 SEA 9
@TOR 4 ARI 9
PIT 2 COL 8
MIL 5 ATL 4
@HOU 0 FLA 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 22,119

Monday, May 18, 1998, 12:37
Time of Game: 2:47

Braves

32-13

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  2  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    4 12  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  1

W: T Glavine (6-2), L: M Hampton (6-2)

Astros

27-16

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Weiss SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .358  .918   16    0   2   SH
T Graffanino 2B               5   1   1   0    0   2  .225  .642   22    3   3   2B
C Jones 3B                    5   0   3   0    0   1  .337 1.068   21    1   2   
A Galarraga 1B                5   0   1   1    0   1  .315 1.032   20    6   0   GDP
J Lopez C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .929   16   11   0   
A Jones CF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .226  .699   18    1   0   2B
G Williams RF                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .254  .658    9    4   0   
D Bautista LF                 2   0   1   2    1   0  .261  .681   14    1   0   2B,SF
T Glavine P                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .150  .350    3    0   1   
  M Tucker PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .293  .953    6    0   0   
  M Cather P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Ligtenberg P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   4  12   4    2   6              145   27   8

BATTING

2B: A Jones (5, off B Scanlan); D Bautista (2, off M Hampton); T Graffanino (5, off M Hampton).

SF: D Bautista (1, off M Hampton).

SH: W Weiss (5, off M Hampton).

TB: C Jones 3; A Jones 3; D Bautista 2; T Graffanino 2; G Williams 2; T Glavine; A Galarraga; W Weiss.

GIDP: A Galarraga (5).

RBI: D Bautista 2 (3); A Galarraga (38); T Glavine (2).

2-out RBI: A Galarraga.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   2   0    1   1  .321  .927   20    3   4   2B
D Bell RF                     4   0   0   0    1   3  .329  .919   23    1   0   
M Alou LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .327 1.021   22    3   0   
S Berry 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .878   13    1   2   
R Hidalgo CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .649   16    1   0   
R Gutierrez SS                3   0   1   0    1   0  .322  .790   15    2   7   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Spiers 1B-SS                4   0   1   0    0   2  .253  .703   16   10   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .207  .655   12    6   1   
M Hampton P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .525    8    0   2   
  T Bogar PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .114  .386    5    0   0   
  B Scanlan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Nitkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Howell 1B                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .873    2    0   0   2B
Totals                       34   0   7   0    4  11              152   27  16

BATTING

2B: C Biggio (17, off T Glavine); J Howell (5, off K Ligtenberg).

TB: C Biggio 3; J Howell 2; M Hampton; B Ausmus; R Gutierrez; B Spiers.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Biggio-R Gutierrez-B Spiers.

E: R Hidalgo (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
T Glavine, W (6-2)             7     5   0   0    4   8   0   2.17   30  124-78   46·14·18    8· 6· 4· 0     71    -     1.13   0.30
M Cather                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.13    3   11-8     5· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
K Ligtenberg                   1     2   0   0    0   3   0   3.43    5   17-13    3· 7· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.68   0.02
Totals                         9     7   0   0    4  11   0          38  152-99   54·22·23   10· 8· 5· 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
M Hampton, L (6-2)             7    11   4   3    0   3   0   2.48   31   95-66   48· 8·10   17· 4· 7· 0     44    -     0.63  -0.17
B Scanlan                      0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.22    4   19-11    5· 4· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.19   0.00
C Nitkowski                    0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.21    2   11-6     3· 1· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.40   0.01
B Wagner                       1     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.16    3   20-11    6· 4· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    12   4   3    2   6   0          40  145-94   62·17·15   19· 4· 9· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 22,119.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. W Weiss              SS    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. T Graffanino         2B    2. D Bell               RF 
3. C Jones              3B    3. M Alou               LF 
4. A Galarraga          1B    4. S Berry              3B 
5. J Lopez              C     5. R Hidalgo            CF 
6. A Jones              CF    6. R Gutierrez          SS 
7. G Williams           RF    7. B Spiers             1B 
8. D Bautista           LF    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. T Glavine            P     9. M Hampton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  3-0  1-- 10  -11%  62% C Biggio        T Glavine       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Hampton to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  --3  5    9%  57% A Galarraga     M Hampton       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Graffanino Scores
   t 2   0  0-1  1-3  1    8%  81% D Bautista      M Hampton       Double to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Jones Scores; Williams to 3B
   t 2   0  0-1  1--  1    8%  72% G Williams      M Hampton       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Jones to 3B
   b 3   1  3-0  123  4    8%  74% S Berry         T Glavine       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  W Weiss         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   52%  T Graffanino    Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   49%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B; Graffanino to 3B
   R      --3  5   57%  A Galarraga     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Graffanino Scores
   O      1--  2   55%  J Lopez         Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   52%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   58%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   60%  S Berry         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
          ---  9   64%  A Jones         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   72%  G Williams      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Jones to 3B
   R      1-3  1   81%  D Bautista      Double to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Jones Scores; Williams to 3B
   RO     -23  1   81%  T Glavine       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Williams Scores; Bautista to 3B
   O      --3  2   77%  W Weiss         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      --3  6   75%  T Graffanino    Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Glavine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   77%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   79%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  4   78%  B Spiers        Single to CF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--  2   80%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Hampton facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   82%  C Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   78%  A Galarraga     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   77%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   73%  M Hampton       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1-- 10   62%  C Biggio        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Hampton to 3B
          -23  6   58%  D Bell          Walk
   O      123  5   66%  M Alou          Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      123  4   74%  S Berry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   82%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   80%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   85%  G Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive); Williams to 3B/Adv on E8
   RO     --3  3   86%  D Bautista      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Williams Scores/unER
   O      ---  1   86%  T Glavine       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Glavine facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   83%  R Gutierrez     Walk
   O      1--  4   86%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   88%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   90%  M Hampton       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   91%  W Weiss         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   90%  T Graffanino    Lineout: LF
          1--  1   91%  C Jones         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Weiss to 2B
   O      12-  1   90%  A Galarraga     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  2   88%  J Lopez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   90%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  2   91%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  M Alou          Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   91%  A Jones         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   91%  G Williams      Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   91%  D Bautista      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   92%  S Berry         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   94%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   93%  R Gutierrez     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   94%  B Spiers        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Hampton facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   95%  T Glavine       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   95%  W Weiss         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Glavine to 2B
   O      -2-  2   94%  T Graffanino    Fielder's Choice P; Glavine out at 3B/P-SS-2B-3B
          1--  6   94%  C Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Graffanino to 3B
   O      1-3  5   93%  A Galarraga     Groundout: C-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   90%  B Ausmus        Walk
                  Tim Bogar pinch hits for Mike Hampton batting 9th
   O      1--  5   93%  T Bogar         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   89%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  7   93%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   96%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Scanlan facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Scanlan replaces Tim Bogar pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   96%  J Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   97%  A Jones         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   96%  G Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B; Jones to 3B
          --3  6   96%  D Bautista      Walk
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Bob Scanlan pitching and batting 9th; Michael Tucker pinch hits for Tom Glavine batting 9th
          1-3  6   97%  M Tucker        Walk; Bautista to 2B
   O      123  5   96%  W Weiss         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Cather facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Cather replaces Michael Tucker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  S Berry         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   98%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Billy Wagner facing 2-3-4
                  Billy Wagner replaces Ricky Gutierrez pitching and batting 6th; Jack Howell replaces C.J. Nitkowski playing 1B batting 9th; Bill Spiers moves to SS
   O      ---  6   98%  T Graffanino    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   98%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   98%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Kerry Ligtenberg facing 7-8-9
                  Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Mike Cather pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  B Spiers        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   98%  B Ausmus        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   94%  J Howell        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Ausmus to 3B
   O      -23  3   98%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5  100%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199805180

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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