May 2, 1988 Atlanta Braves at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
TEX 4 KCR 2
@BOS 0 NYY 6
@CHW 4
(12) CLE 3
CAL 0 OAK 4
@DET 2
(10) MIL 4
MIN 3 SEA 7
TOR 5 CIN 3
MON 2 LAD 6
PIT 3 ATL 3
@NYM 1 PHI 7
HOU 1 CHC 5
@SDP 2 STL 5
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 20,869

Monday, May 2, 1988, 8:25
Time of Game: 2:27

Braves

5-16

Won 2

6th, 8½ GB

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

W: Z Smith (2-3), L: R Darling (2-2)

Mets

16-7

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D James CF-LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .224  .614   12    3   0   
A Thomas SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .511   18    1   2   
D Murphy RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .712   16    2   0   
K Griffey LF                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .147  .395   11    0   0   
  A Hall CF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .799    3    2   0   
G Perry 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .221  .574    9    9   3   
O Virgil C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .644   14    6   0   
K Oberkfell 3B                2   1   0   0    1   0  .207  .602   13    0   2   IW
R Gant 2B                     3   0   2   3    0   1  .147  .488   11    1   2   2B
Z Smith P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    3   4   SH
Totals                       31   3   5   3    1   3              115   27  13

BATTING

2B: R Gant (2, off R Darling).

SH: Z Smith (2, off R Darling).

IBB: K Oberkfell (3, by R Darling).

TB: R Gant 3; K Griffey; G Perry; D James.

RBI: R Gant 3 (5).

2-out RBI: R Gant 3.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Z Smith-A Thomas-G Perry.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .284  .849   12    1   0   
T Teufel 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .221  .673   17    1   6   
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   2   1    1   0  .238  .742   19   16   0   
D Strawberry RF               4   0   1   0    0   2  .350 1.117   21    4   0   
K McReynolds LF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .804   20    0   0   
G Carter C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .329 1.081   15    3   2   
H Johnson 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .706   11    1   1   
K Elster SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .254  .695   12    1   5   
R Darling P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .357    7    0   0   
  B Lyons PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .321    5    0   0   GDP
  R McDowell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
  L Mazzilli PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    1    0   0   
Totals                       35   1   9   1    1   6              140   27  14

BATTING

TB: T Teufel 2; K Hernandez 2; K McReynolds; G Carter; M Wilson; K Elster; D Strawberry.

GIDP: B Lyons (1).

RBI: K Hernandez (19).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

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
Z Smith, W (2-3)               9     9   1   1    1   6   0   3.00   36  140-94   51·10·33   17·11· 1· 0     70    -     1.39   0.33
Totals                         9     9   1   1    1   6   0          36  140-94   51·10·33   17·11· 1· 0           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Darling, L (2-2)             7     5   3   3    1   3   0   1.76   27   97-58   37· 8·13   12· 8· 3· 0     57    -     1.45  -0.20
R McDowell                     2     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.21    6   18-11    8· 3· 0    6· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.03
Totals                         9     5   3   3    1   3   0          33  115-69   45·11·13   18· 8· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Darling (1; K Oberkfell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 20,869.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 40° F, Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. D James              CF    1. M Wilson             CF 
2. A Thomas             SS    2. T Teufel             2B 
3. D Murphy             RF    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. K Griffey            LF    4. D Strawberry         RF 
5. G Perry              1B    5. K McReynolds         LF 
6. O Virgil             C     6. G Carter             C  
7. K Oberkfell          3B    7. H Johnson            3B 
8. R Gant               2B    8. K Elster             SS 
9. Z Smith              P     9. R Darling            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  1-0  123  4   51%  84% R Gant          R Darling       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Griffey Scores; Perry Scores; Oberkfell Scores
   b 8   0  3-1  1--  2  -12%  67% K Hernandez     Z Smith         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Teufel to 2B
   b 7   0  3-1  1--  5   12%  88% B Lyons         Z Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 8   0  3-1  12-  7   11%  78% D Strawberry    Z Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   b 8   1  3-1  12-  8    9%  87% K McReynolds    Z Smith         Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   54%  D James         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   50%  A Thomas        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   48%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   46%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   48%  M Wilson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   49%  T Teufel        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   48%  K Hernandez     Walk
          1--  6   45%  D Strawberry    Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Hernandez to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  K McReynolds    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   48%  G Perry         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   46%  O Virgil        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  4   45%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   48%  G Carter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   50%  K Elster        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   54%  R Gant          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      1--  3   52%  Z Smith         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Gant to 2B
   O      -2-  4   49%  D James         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gant to 3B
   O      --3  5   45%  A Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   47%  R Darling       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   45%  M Wilson        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
          1--  6   37%  T Teufel        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wilson to 3B
   RO     1-3  9   33%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B-P; Wilson Scores; Teufel to 2B
   O      -2-  2   36%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Darling facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   33%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   31%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   30%  G Perry         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zane Smith facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   32%  K McReynolds    Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   30%  G Carter        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
   O      1--  2   32%  H Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   34%  K Elster        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Darling facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   31%  O Virgil        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   29%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: SS
   O      ---  6   27%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zane Smith facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   29%  R Darling       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   31%  M Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   31%  T Teufel        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Darling facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   28%  Z Smith         Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  4   26%  D James         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   24%  A Thomas        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zane Smith facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   21%  K Hernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   24%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Looking
          1--  4   21%  K McReynolds    Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-  5   24%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  2   28%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Darling facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   24%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   29%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   36%  G Perry         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Griffey to 2B
   O      12-  5   31%  O Virgil        Groundout: 2B-1B; Griffey to 3B; Perry to 2B
          -23  4   33%  K Oberkfell     Intentional Walk
   RRR    123  4   84%  R Gant          Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Griffey Scores; Perry Scores; Oberkfell Scores
   O      -2-  4   82%  Z Smith         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Zane Smith facing 8-9-1
                  Dion James moves to LF; Albert Hall replaces Ken Griffey playing CF batting 4th
          ---  5   75%  K Elster        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Barry Lyons pinch hits for Ron Darling batting 9th
   OO     1--  5   88%  B Lyons         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   89%  M Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Roger McDowell facing 1-2-3
                  Roger McDowell replaces Barry Lyons pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   88%  D James         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   87%  A Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Zane Smith facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   79%  T Teufel        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B)
          1--  2   67%  K Hernandez     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Teufel to 2B
   O      12-  7   78%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  8   87%  K McReynolds    Flyball: CF
   O      12-  5   94%  G Carter        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Roger McDowell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   94%  A Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   93%  G Perry         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  O Virgil        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Zane Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   97%  H Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  K Elster        Flyball: CF
                  Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Roger McDowell batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation