July 18, 1987 Atlanta Braves at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
OAK 3
(10) CHW 6
CLE 3 DET 10
SEA 6 BAL 11
@KCR 7 CAL 12
@MIL 6 TOR 7
@MIN 5 TEX 7
NYY 2 PHI 4
@HOU 2 PIT 4
@LAD 2 MON 3
ATL 2 CIN 7
@NYM 3 SDP 4
STL 3
(10) SFG 9
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 23,547

Saturday, July 18, 1987
Time of Game: 2:44

Braves

41-49

Lost 3

4th, 7½ GB

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

W: J Parrett (2-3), L: G Garber (8-7)

Expos

50-39

Won 6

2nd, 7 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Hall CF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .767    0    1   0   2B,SB
K Oberkfell 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .778    0    1   1   
G Perry 1B                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .259  .678    0    6   1   2·SB
D Murphy RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .300 1.013    0    3   0   
K Griffey LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .848    0    3   0   
A Thomas SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .621    0    0   2   GDP
B Benedict C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .134  .478    0    8   0   
  D James PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .291  .856    0    0   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .293  .864    0    2   1   
C Puleo P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .690    0    0   0   
  G Nettles PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .205  .655    0    0   0   
  Z Smith PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .159  .395         0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Simmons PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .732    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    3   6                    24   5

BATTING

2B: A Hall (12, off B Smith).

TB: G Perry 2; G Hubbard 2; A Hall 2; K Griffey; K Oberkfell.

GIDP: A Thomas (4).

RBI: G Perry 2 (39).

2-out RBI: G Perry 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Hall (16, 2nd base off B Smith/M Fitzgerald); G Perry 2 (17, 2nd base off B Smith/M Fitzgerald 2).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Candaele RF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .278  .682    0    1   1   
H Winningham CF               4   0   1   0    0   2  .278  .761    0    2   0   SB
T Raines LF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .349  .957    0    3   0   SB
T Wallach 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .307  .869    0    1   2   
H Brooks SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .827    0    0   3   
A Galarraga 1B                4   0   1   0    0   3  .333  .914    0   10   1   2B
V Law 2B                      4   1   0   0    0   0  .304  .870    0    2   3   SB
M Fitzgerald C                2   1   1   0    1   0  .230  .640    0    7   0   SB
B Smith P                     1   0   0   1    0   1  .174  .496    0    1   0   SF
  A McGaffigan P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083    0    0   0   SH
  J Parrett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   3   8   2    2   8                    27  10

BATTING

2B: A Galarraga (29, off C Puleo).

SF: B Smith (2, off C Puleo).

SH: A McGaffigan (2, off C Puleo).

TB: A Galarraga 2; T Raines 2; C Candaele; T Wallach; H Brooks; H Winningham; M Fitzgerald.

RBI: B Smith (3); C Candaele (12).

2-out RBI: C Candaele.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Brooks-V Law-A Galarraga.

E: A Galarraga (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Winningham (18, 2nd base off C Puleo/B Benedict); T Raines (26, 2nd base off G Garber/B Benedict); M Fitzgerald (3, 2nd base off C Puleo/B Benedict); V Law (7, 3rd base off C Puleo/B Benedict).

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
C Puleo                        7     6   2   2    2   7   0   3.97   29     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 5· 0     62    -     0.88   0.05
G Garber, L (8-7)              1     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.04    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.09  -0.22
Totals                         8     8   3   3    2   8   0          34     -       ·  ·      8·10· 6· 0           -

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Smith                        6     4   0   0    0   5   0   4.52   22     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 3· 0     69    -     0.90   0.34
A McGaffigan, H (5)            1     2   2   2    1   0   0   2.54    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.68  -0.10
J Parrett, BS (1), W (2-3)     2     1   0   0    2   1   0   3.18    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 0          2-2    3.06   0.09
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   6   0          36     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 5· 0          2-2

A McGaffigan faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: G Garber (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 23,547.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Montreal Expos                       
1. A Hall               CF    1. C Candaele           RF 
2. K Oberkfell          3B    2. H Winningham         CF 
3. G Perry              1B    3. T Raines             LF 
4. D Murphy             RF    4. T Wallach            3B 
5. K Griffey            LF    5. H Brooks             SS 
6. A Thomas             SS    6. A Galarraga          1B 
7. B Benedict           C     7. V Law                2B 
8. G Hubbard            2B    8. M Fitzgerald         C  
9. C Puleo              P     9. B Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  2-0  -23     -28%  56% G Perry         J Parrett       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Smith Scores; Hall Scores
   t 9   2  3-2  12-      14% 100% T Simmons       J Parrett       Strikeout
   b 8   1  2-2  1-3      13%  88% A Galarraga     G Garber        Wild Pitch; Raines Scores; Wallach to 2B
   t 7   0  2-0  1--      12%  87% A Thomas        A McGaffigan    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 8   0  2-0  1--     -11%  69% G Nettles       A McGaffigan    Walk; Hubbard to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryn Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  A Hall          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to P's Left); Hall to 1B
          1--      44%  K Oberkfell     Hall Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hall out at Hm/RF-C
   O      1--      53%  G Perry         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Perry to 1B
          1--      52%  D Murphy        Perry Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Puleo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  C Candaele      Strikeout Looking
          ---      55%  H Winningham    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      57%  T Raines        Winningham Steals 2B
          -2-      58%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      54%  T Wallach       Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  H Brooks        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryn Smith facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  K Griffey       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  A Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Benedict      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Puleo facing 6-7-8
          ---      61%  A Galarraga     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-      55%  V Law           Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Galarraga out at 3B/3B; Law to 1B
          1--      59%  M Fitzgerald    Walk; Law to 2B
          12-      64%  B Smith         Law Steals 3B; Fitzgerald Steals 2B
   RO     -23      65%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Law Scores; Fitzgerald to 3B
   R      --3      73%  C Candaele      Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Fitzgerald Scores
   O      1--      71%  H Winningham    Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Bryn Smith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  G Hubbard       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      75%  C Puleo         Strikeout Looking
          ---      73%  A Hall          Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-      76%  K Oberkfell     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Charlie Puleo facing 3-4-5
          ---      79%  T Raines        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      76%  T Wallach       Flyball: LF
          1--      79%  H Brooks        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Raines to 2B
   O      12-      76%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      73%  V Law           Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Bryn Smith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      76%  G Perry         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      79%  K Griffey       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Charlie Puleo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  M Fitzgerald    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  B Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  C Candaele      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Bryn Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      78%  A Thomas        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      80%  B Benedict      Strikeout
          ---      78%  G Hubbard       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      81%  C Puleo         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Charlie Puleo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  H Winningham    Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  T Raines        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      78%  T Wallach       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Bryn Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  A Hall          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: P unassisted
          ---      81%  G Perry         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      80%  D Murphy        Perry Steals 2B
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Charlie Puleo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  H Brooks        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  A Galarraga     Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  V Law           Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy McGaffigan facing 5-6-7
                  Andy McGaffigan replaces Bryn Smith pitching and batting 9th
          ---      75%  K Griffey       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--      87%  A Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  B Benedict      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Charlie Puleo facing 8-9-1
          ---      90%  M Fitzgerald    Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--      90%  A McGaffigan    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Fitzgerald to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  C Candaele      Groundout: 2B-1B; Fitzgerald to 3B
   O      --3      86%  H Winningham    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy McGaffigan facing 8-9-1
          ---      79%  G Hubbard       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
                  Graig Nettles pinch hits for Charlie Puleo batting 9th
          1--      69%  G Nettles       Walk; Hubbard to 2B
                  Jeff Parrett replaces Andy McGaffigan pitching and batting 9th; Zane Smith pinch runs for Graig Nettles batting 9th
   O      12-      79%  A Hall          Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Smith to 2B; Hall to 1B
   O      12-      83%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Smith to 3B; Hall to 2B
   RR     -23      56%  G Perry         Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Smith Scores; Hall Scores
   O      1--      61%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Tied 2-2, Gene Garber facing 3-4-5
                  Gene Garber replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th
          ---      67%  T Raines        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      74%  T Wallach       Raines Steals 2B
          -2-      76%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Raines stays at 2B
   O      12-      75%  H Brooks        Flyball: RF; Raines to 3B
   R      1-3      88%  A Galarraga     Wild Pitch; Raines Scores; Wallach to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      83%  V Law           Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Expos 3.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Jeff Parrett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      96%  A Thomas        Flyball: CF
                  Dion James pinch hits for Bruce Benedict batting 7th
          ---      92%  D James         Walk
          1--      86%  G Hubbard       Walk; James to 2B
                  Ted Simmons pinch hits for Gene Garber batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  T Simmons       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Expos 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON198707180

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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