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Friday, April 8, 1994, 7:06
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 36,546, Time of Game: 2:28
Braves
6
5-0
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
 at Dodgers
0
2-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Kent Mercker (1-0)
L: Pedro Astacio (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  2  0   1  0  0   1  0  2    6  6  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  0  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Deion Sanders CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .227 .746 15 9 -0.043 0.50 0.005 -0.048 -0.2 3 0
Jeff Blauser SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .485 12 10 -0.044 0.44 0.000 -0.044 -1.2 0 3 GDP
Ryan Klesko LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .474 1.395 18 7 -0.013 0.30 0.009 -0.022 -0.3 2 0
   Dave Gallagher LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Fred McGriff 1B 3 2 1 1 1 1 .333 1.056 15 8 0.084 0.48 0.109 -0.025 1.0 9 0 HR
David Justice RF 3 2 1 1 1 1 .188 .653 17 7 0.062 0.45 0.088 -0.026 1.3 1 0 HR
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 2 3 3 0 1 .318 1.011 12 8 0.135 0.38 0.147 -0.012 3.3 0 3 HR,3B,2B
Javy Lopez C 3 0 0 1 0 3 .313 .840 16 12 -0.020 0.30 0.001 -0.021 -0.9 10 1 SF
Mark Lemke 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .313 .875 12 5 -0.001 0.18 0.009 -0.010 -0.4 2 2
Kent Mercker P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 17 11 -0.032 0.30 0.000 -0.032 -0.9 0 1
Team Totals 31 6 6 6 4 13 .194 .858 134 77 0.128 0.37 0.368 -0.240 1.6 27 10
2B: T Pendleton (2, off C Park).
3B: T Pendleton (1, off P Astacio).
HR: T Pendleton (1, off P Astacio; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); F McGriff (1, off P Astacio; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); D Justice (1, off P Astacio; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SF: J Lopez (2, off P Astacio).
TB: T Pendleton 9; F McGriff 4; D Justice 4; D Sanders.
GIDP: J Blauser (1).
RBI: T Pendleton 3 (4); D Justice (2); F McGriff (1); J Lopez (6).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Delino DeShields 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .686 17 11 0.004 0.78 0.051 -0.048 0.1 1 2 SB
Brett Butler CF 2 0 0 0 2 2 .364 1.045 24 14 0.010 0.66 0.045 -0.035 -0.2 4 0
Mike Piazza C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .063 .125 15 10 -0.094 0.89 0.000 -0.094 -1.0 13 0
Eric Karros 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .154 .466 13 8 -0.039 0.74 0.009 -0.048 -0.4 6 0
Tim Wallach 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .071 11 9 -0.075 0.98 0.000 -0.075 -0.8 1 1
Raul Mondesi RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 12 8 -0.044 0.58 0.000 -0.044 -0.5 1 0
Billy Ashley LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 15 9 -0.047 0.62 0.000 -0.047 -0.5 1 0
Jose Offerman SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .231 14 6 -0.042 0.56 0.000 -0.042 -0.5 0 2
Pedro Astacio P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 8 8 -0.036 0.72 0.000 -0.036 -0.3 0 0
   Gary Wayne P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mitch Webster PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 -0.008 0.33 0.000 -0.008 -0.2
   Chan Ho Park P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 27 0 0 0 4 10 .000 .129 131 85 -0.371 0.72 0.105 -0.477 -4.4 27 5
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Offerman-D DeShields-E Karros.
Baserunning
SB: D DeShields (2, 2nd base off K Mercker/J Lopez).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kent Mercker, W (1-0) 9 0 0 0 4 10 0 0.00 31 131 85 41 18 26 10 7 1 0 93 0.371 0.72 4.4
Team Totals 9 0 0 0 4 10 0 0.00 31 131 85 41 18 26 10 7 1 0 93 0.371 0.37 4.4

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pedro Astacio, L (0-1) 7.2 5 4 4 2 11 3 4.70 29 110 65 28 18 19 4 12 2 0 62 -0.120 0.45 -0.2
Gary Wayne 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.07 0.1
Chan Ho Park 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 18.00 6 22 11 4 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.011 0.05 -1.5
Team Totals 9 6 6 6 4 13 3 6.00 36 134 77 33 23 21 5 14 3 0 62 0 0 -0.129 0.72 -1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Greg Bonin.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 36,546.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Deion Sanders CF 1 Delino DeShields 2B
2 Jeff Blauser SS 2 Brett Butler CF
3 Ryan Klesko LF 3 Mike Piazza C
4 Fred McGriff 1B 4 Eric Karros 1B
5 David Justice RF 5 Tim Wallach 3B
6 Terry Pendleton 3B 6 Raul Mondesi RF
7 Javy Lopez C 7 Billy Ashley LF
8 Mark Lemke 2B 8 Jose Offerman SS
9 Kent Mercker P 9 Pedro Astacio P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R ATL F. McGriff P. Astacio 11% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t2 1-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R ATL T. Pendleton P. Astacio 10% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t4 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R ATL D. Justice P. Astacio 8% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 2 12- 4,(0-2)  O LAD T. Wallach K. Mercker 4% 50% Flyball: CF
t7 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL T. Pendleton P. Astacio 4% 94% Triple to RF (Line Drive)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Pedro Astacio facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL D. Sanders P. Astacio -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL J. Blauser P. Astacio -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  O ATL R. Klesko P. Astacio -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  LAD D. DeShields K. Mercker -4% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O LAD B. Butler K. Mercker 3% 45% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  LAD M. Piazza K. Mercker -2% 43% DeShields Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O LAD M. Piazza K. Mercker 3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  LAD E. Karros K. Mercker -1% 46% Walk
b1 0-0 2 12- 4,(0-2)  O LAD T. Wallach K. Mercker 4% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Pedro Astacio facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R ATL F. McGriff P. Astacio 11% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t2 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O ATL D. Justice P. Astacio -2% 59% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
t2 1-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R ATL T. Pendleton P. Astacio 10% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t2 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL J. Lopez P. Astacio -1% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  ATL M. Lemke P. Astacio 1% 69% Walk
t2 2-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O ATL K. Mercker P. Astacio -2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Kent Mercker facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O LAD R. Mondesi K. Mercker 2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O LAD B. Ashley K. Mercker 2% 71% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O LAD J. Offerman K. Mercker 1% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Pedro Astacio facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL D. Sanders P. Astacio -2% 70% Flyball: CF
t3 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL J. Blauser P. Astacio -1% 69% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL R. Klesko P. Astacio 1% 70% Walk
t3 2-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O ATL F. McGriff P. Astacio -2% 68% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Kent Mercker facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O LAD P. Astacio K. Mercker 3% 71% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O LAD D. DeShields K. Mercker 2% 73% Flyball: LF
b3 0-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  LAD B. Butler K. Mercker -1% 71% Walk
b3 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O LAD M. Piazza K. Mercker 3% 74% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Pedro Astacio facing 5-6-7
t4 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R ATL D. Justice P. Astacio 8% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t4 3-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O ATL T. Pendleton P. Astacio -1% 81% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-0 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O ATL J. Lopez P. Astacio -1% 80% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL M. Lemke P. Astacio -1% 79% Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Kent Mercker facing 4-5-6
b4 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O LAD E. Karros K. Mercker 2% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O LAD T. Wallach K. Mercker 2% 83% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD R. Mondesi K. Mercker 1% 84% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dodgers' Pedro Astacio facing 9-1-2
t5 3-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL K. Mercker P. Astacio -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL D. Sanders P. Astacio -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL J. Blauser P. Astacio -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Kent Mercker facing 7-8-9
b5 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD B. Ashley K. Mercker 3% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O LAD J. Offerman K. Mercker 2% 86% Flyball: CF
b5 0-3 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O LAD P. Astacio K. Mercker 1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dodgers' Pedro Astacio facing 3-4-5
t6 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL R. Klesko P. Astacio -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL F. McGriff P. Astacio -1% 85% Flyball: CF
t6 3-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O ATL D. Justice P. Astacio -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
b6 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O LAD D. DeShields K. Mercker 3% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b6 0-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  LAD B. Butler K. Mercker -3% 84% Walk
b6 0-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O LAD M. Piazza K. Mercker 3% 88% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O LAD E. Karros K. Mercker 2% 90% Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dodgers' Pedro Astacio facing 6-7-8
t7 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL T. Pendleton P. Astacio 4% 94% Triple to RF (Line Drive)
t7 3-0 0 --3 1,(0-0)  RO ATL J. Lopez P. Astacio 0% 94% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Pendleton Scores
t7 4-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL M. Lemke P. Astacio -0% 94% Flyball: CF
t7 4-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL K. Mercker P. Astacio -0% 93% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Kent Mercker facing 5-6-7
b7 0-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O LAD T. Wallach K. Mercker 2% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD R. Mondesi K. Mercker 1% 96% Flyball: LF
b7 0-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O LAD B. Ashley K. Mercker 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dodgers' Pedro Astacio facing 1-2-3
t8 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL D. Sanders P. Astacio 0% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t8 4-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO ATL J. Blauser P. Astacio -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
Gary Wayne replaces Pedro Astacio pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL R. Klesko G. Wayne -0% 96% Foul Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Kent Mercker facing 8-9-1
Dave Gallagher replaces Ryan Klesko playing LF batting 3rd
b8 0-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O LAD J. Offerman K. Mercker 1% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
Mitch Webster pinch hits for Gary Wayne (P) batting 9th
b8 0-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O LAD M. Webster K. Mercker 1% 98% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b8 0-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD D. DeShields K. Mercker 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dodgers' Chan Ho Park facing 4-5-6
Chan Ho Park replaces Mitch Webster (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL F. McGriff C. Park 0% 99% Walk
t9 4-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  ATL D. Justice C. Park 0% 99% Walk; McGriff to 2B
t9 4-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  RR ATL T. Pendleton C. Park 1% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; Justice Scores
t9 6-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O ATL J. Lopez C. Park -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 6-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O ATL M. Lemke C. Park -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Pendleton to 3B
t9 6-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O ATL K. Mercker C. Park -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Braves' Kent Mercker facing 2-3-4
b9 0-6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O LAD B. Butler K. Mercker 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 0-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O LAD M. Piazza K. Mercker 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 0-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O LAD E. Karros K. Mercker 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Dodgers 0.

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