September 10, 1997 Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
NYY 2 CHW 3
MIL 1 OAK 3
TOR 2 SEA 10
DET 0 CHC 3
@CIN 1 COL 9
HOU 7 ATL 7
@LAD 0 MON 5
PIT 4 NYM 10
PHI 2 SDP 4
FLA 3 SFG 7
STL 6
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 41,564

Wednesday, September 10, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:37

Braves

91-54

Won 4

1st

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

W: T Glavine (13-7), L: R Martinez (9-4)

Dodgers

81-65

Lost 3

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   1   2   0    1   2  .346  .864   17    3   0   2B
J Blauser SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .868   10    0   1   
  R Belliard SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .432    1    1   0   GDP
C Jones 3B                    3   2   0   0    1   0  .305  .873   15    0   2   GDP
  G Colbrunn PH-1B            1   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .751    2    1   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .273  .794   25   13   0   
  E Giovanola 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453         0   0   
R Klesko LF                   4   1   2   3    0   1  .254  .823   15    0   0   HR
  D Bautista LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .726         0   0   
A Jones RF                    3   1   0   1    1   0  .242  .785   13    2   0   SB
J Lopez C                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .292  .888   13    7   0   
T Graffanino 2B               2   0   0   0    1   1  .243  .753   17    0   8   HBP
T Glavine P                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .594   11    0   1   
Totals                       34   7   8   6    5   7              139   27  12

BATTING

2B: K Lofton (19, off R Martinez).

HR: R Klesko (22, off R Martinez; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: T Graffanino (1, by R Martinez).

TB: R Klesko 5; K Lofton 3; J Lopez 2; T Glavine; G Colbrunn.

GIDP: R Belliard (1); C Jones (18).

RBI: R Klesko 3 (78); J Lopez (65); A Jones (66); T Glavine (7).

2-out RBI: R Klesko 2; T Glavine; J Lopez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: A Jones (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Jones (19, 2nd base off R Martinez/M Piazza).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .771   11    1   1   
  R Gorecki P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
O Nixon CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .659    9    1   0   
  G Ingram LF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.381   10    1   0   
M Piazza C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .355 1.056   18    7   0   
  T Prince C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .622    5    0   0   
E Karros 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .787   18    3   1   
  P Konerko 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    5    3   0   
R Mondesi RF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .307  .887   12    2   0   2B
  T Hollandsworth RF          0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .664         1   0   
  H Blanco PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    1    0   0   
T Zeile 3B                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .262  .804   12    0   2   
D Lewis LF-CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .599   10    3   0   
G Gagne SS                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .262  .672    9    2   2   
  J Castro SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .141  .444    1    0   1   
R Martinez P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .448    2    2   1   
  D Reyes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100         0   0   
  B Ashley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .721    4    0   0   
  M Harkey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Riggs PH-2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .504    2    1   1   
Totals                       32   0   4   0    0   7              129   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Mondesi (38, off T Glavine).

TB: R Mondesi 2; T Zeile 2; G Ingram.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Young-G Gagne-E Karros; T Zeile-A Riggs-P Konerko.

E: E Young (18).

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 (13-7)            9     4   0   0    0   7   0   3.11   32  129-85   53·12·20   15· 8· 2· 0     86    -     0.38   0.20
Totals                         9     4   0   0    0   7   0          32  129-85   53·12·20   15· 8· 2· 0           -

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Martinez, L (9-4)            4.2   6   7   3    3   5   1   3.51   24   94-58   36· 9·11    8· 4· 2· 1     34    -     0.80  -0.30
D Reyes                        1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.82    5   13-9     5· 2· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          1-0    0.08   0.00
M Harkey                       2     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.45    7   20-12    6· 2· 4    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
R Gorecki                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   11-5     3· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   7   3    5   7   1          40  138-84   50·13·19   12· 9· 5· 1          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Martinez (5; T Graffanino).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 41,564.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 6mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. K Lofton             CF    1. E Young              2B 
2. J Blauser            SS    2. O Nixon              CF 
3. C Jones              3B    3. M Piazza             C  
4. F McGriff            1B    4. E Karros             1B 
5. R Klesko             LF    5. R Mondesi            RF 
6. A Jones              RF    6. T Zeile              3B 
7. J Lopez              C     7. D Lewis              LF 
8. T Graffanino         2B    8. G Gagne              SS 
9. T Glavine            P     9. R Martinez           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-1  12-  4   12%  79% R Klesko        R Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Jones Scores/unER; McGriff to 3B
   t 4   1  0-0  -2-  7   11%  63% C Jones         R Martinez      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Lofton Scores/No RBI
   t 4   0  0-0  ---  3    8%  58% K Lofton        R Martinez      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   t 4   2  0-3  -2-  3    6%  88% J Lopez         R Martinez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Jones Scores/unER
   t 4   0  0-0  -2-  1   -5%  52% J Blauser       R Martinez      Bunt Popfly: P (Short 3B Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Martinez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   54%  K Lofton        Single to CF
   O      1--  4   50%  J Blauser       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2   45%  C Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  O Nixon         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  6   50%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   48%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  R Klesko        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   45%  A Jones         Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   47%  E Karros        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   43%  R Mondesi       Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      -2-  7   46%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B; Mondesi to 3B
   O      --3  3   50%  D Lewis         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   48%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   46%  T Graffanino    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   45%  T Glavine       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   49%  R Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   50%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Martinez facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  K Lofton        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  1   52%  J Blauser       Bunt Popfly: P (Short 3B Line)
   R      -2-  7   63%  C Jones         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Lofton Scores/No RBI
          1-- 11   67%  F McGriff       Walk; Jones to 2B
   R      12-  4   79%  R Klesko        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Jones Scores/unER; McGriff to 3B
   RO     1-3  7   81%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); McGriff Scores/unER; Jones to 1B
          1--      82%  J Lopez         Jones Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   88%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Jones Scores/unER
          1--  2   88%  T Graffanino    Hit By Pitch; Lopez to 2B
   R      12-  1   93%  T Glavine       Single to CF (Line Drive); Lopez Scores/unER; Graffanino to 2B
   O      12-  4   92%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Glavine facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   93%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   94%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   94%  E Karros        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ramon Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   94%  J Blauser       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   94%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--  1   94%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF
   RR     1--  1   98%  R Klesko        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Jones Scores; Klesko Scores
          ---  4   98%  A Jones         Walk
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Ramon Martinez pitching and batting 9th
          1--  1   98%  J Lopez         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Jones to 3B
   O      1-3  4   98%  T Graffanino    Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-7, Tom Glavine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   98%  R Mondesi       Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
          ---  1   98%  T Zeile         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   98%  D Lewis         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Zeile to 2B
   O      -2-  6   99%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-0, Dennys Reyes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   99%  T Glavine       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   99%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  J Blauser       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-7, Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
                  Rafael Belliard replaces Jeff Blauser playing SS batting 2nd; Billy Ashley pinch hits for Dennys Reyes batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  B Ashley        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   99%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   99%  O Nixon         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-0, Mike Harkey facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Harkey replaces Billy Ashley pitching and batting 9th; Garey Ingram replaces Otis Nixon playing LF batting 2nd; Darren Lewis moves to CF
   O      ---  1   99%  C Jones         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   99%  F McGriff       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   99%  R Klesko        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-7, Tom Glavine facing 3-4-5
                  Danny Bautista replaces Ryan Klesko playing LF batting 5th
          ---  5   98%  M Piazza        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Piazza to 2B
   O      -2-  7   99%  E Karros        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   99%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   99%  T Zeile         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Piazza to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  D Lewis         Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-0, Mike Harkey facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Prince replaces Mike Piazza playing C batting 3rd; Paul Konerko replaces Eric Karros playing 1B batting 4th; Juan Castro replaces Greg Gagne playing SS batting 8th; Todd Hollandsworth replaces Raul Mondesi playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  1  100%  A Jones         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Lopez         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5  100%  T Graffanino    Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  T Glavine       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-7, Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1  100%  J Castro        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Adam Riggs pinch hits for Mike Harkey batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  A Riggs         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3  100%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rick Gorecki facing 1-2-3
                  Rick Gorecki replaces Eric Young pitching and batting 1st; Adam Riggs moves to 2B
          ---  5  100%  K Lofton        Walk
   OO     1--  1  100%  R Belliard      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Greg Colbrunn pinch hits for Chipper Jones batting 3rd
          ---  2  100%  G Colbrunn      Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3  100%  F McGriff       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-7, Tom Glavine facing 2-3-4
                  Greg Colbrunn moves to 1B; Ed Giovanola replaces Fred McGriff playing 3B batting 4th
          --- 10  100%  G Ingram        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  5  100%  T Prince        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  5  100%  P Konerko       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Henry Blanco pinch hits for Todd Hollandsworth batting 5th
   O      1--  1  100%  H Blanco        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Dodgers 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation