May 28, 1986 Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 4
@CAL 1 BOS 13
@CLE 7 KCR 4
MIL 3 TOR 14
@MIN 8 BAL 9
@OAK 5 NYY 6
@SEA 5 TEX 6
CHW 3 CHC 5
CIN 0 SDP 10
@MON 1 NYM 4
LAD 2 PHI 4
SFG 0 PIT 4
ATL 3 HOU 4
@STL 3
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 6,860

Wednesday, May 28, 1986
Time of Game: 2:24

Braves

24-21

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

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

W: L McWilliams (1-3), L: D Palmer (3-4), S: J DeLeon (1)

Pirates

17-24

Won 1

3rd, 12½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Sample RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .707    0    3   1   
R Ramirez 3B-SS               4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .662    0    0   0   
D Murphy CF                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .307  .916    0    3   0   
B Horner 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .252  .759    0   10   0   2B
T Harper LF                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .193  .631    0    3   0   HR
A Thomas SS                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .323  .830    0    0   3   HR
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   1   
O Virgil C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .636    0    5   1   
  G Perry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .559    0    0   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .736    0    0   3   
  C Chambliss PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .464 1.166    0    0   0   
D Palmer P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .087  .174    0    0   0   
  C McMurtry P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Oberkfell 3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .782    0    0   1   
Totals                       34   3   5   3    2   7                    24  10

BATTING

2B: B Horner (6, off L McWilliams).

HR: A Thomas (1, off L McWilliams; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); T Harper (5, off L McWilliams; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

TB: T Harper 5; A Thomas 4; B Horner 2; B Sample.

RBI: T Harper 2 (17); A Thomas (7).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Orsulak CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .245  .638    0    3   0   SB
R Reynolds LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .813    0    4   0   
J Ray 2B                      4   1   2   1    0   0  .354  .886    0    0   2   2B
S Bream 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .926    0    9   1   
M Brown RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .702    0    1   0   
T Pena C                      3   1   1   1    0   1  .226  .665    0    8   1   HR
B Almon 3B                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .231  .861    0    0   2   SB
R Belliard SS                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .186  .431    0    1   2   SB
L McWilliams P                2   0   0   0    0   2  .154  .445    0    1   0   
  M Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .563    0    0   0   
  J DeLeon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   4   5   3    1   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: J Ray (13, off D Palmer).

HR: T Pena (3, off D Palmer; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: T Pena 4; J Ray 3; R Belliard; J Orsulak.

RBI: T Pena (11); J Ray (29); R Belliard (5).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: B Almon (6); R Belliard (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Belliard (1, 2nd base off D Palmer/O Virgil); J Orsulak (9, 2nd base off D Palmer/O Virgil); B Almon (2, 2nd base off D Palmer/O Virgil).

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
D Palmer, L (3-4)              5.1   5   4   4    1   4   1   2.82   22     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 5     45    -     1.03  -0.20
C McMurtry                     1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.63    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.84  -0.00
P Assenmacher                  1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.57    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     5   4   4    1   6   1          30     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 5          1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L McWilliams, W (1-3)          7     5   3   3    2   6   2   5.72   30     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 5     59    -     1.26   0.05
J DeLeon, S (1)                2     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.09    6     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.27
Totals                         9     5   3   3    2   7   2          36     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Palmer 2 (4); C McMurtry (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Paul Runge.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 6,860.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Sample             RF    1. J Orsulak            CF 
2. R Ramirez            3B    2. R Reynolds           LF 
3. D Murphy             CF    3. J Ray                2B 
4. B Horner             1B    4. S Bream              1B 
5. T Harper             LF    5. M Brown              RF 
6. A Thomas             SS    6. T Pena               C  
7. O Virgil             C     7. B Almon              3B 
8. G Hubbard            2B    8. R Belliard           SS 
9. D Palmer             P     9. L McWilliams         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  3-2  ---     -17%  50% A Thomas        L McWilliams    Home Run
   t 2   0  1-0  -2-     -15%  39% T Harper        L McWilliams    Home Run; Horner Scores
   b 4   1  2-2  ---      14%  67% T Pena          D Palmer        Home Run
   b 2   1  2-1  -2-      10%  55% R Belliard      D Palmer        Single; Almon Scores
   t 5   2  3-2  -23       9%  71% T Harper        L McWilliams    Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Sample        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      55%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, David Palmer facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Orsulak       Single
   O      1--      55%  R Reynolds      Flyball: RF
          1--      60%  J Ray           Orsulak Steals 2B; Orsulak to 3B/Wild Pitch
   R      --3      67%  " "             Double; Orsulak Scores
   O      -2-      64%  S Bream         Flyball: CF; Ray to 3B
   O      --3      61%  M Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry McWilliams facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  B Horner        Double
   RR     -2-      39%  T Harper        Home Run; Horner Scores
   O      ---      41%  A Thomas        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      43%  O Virgil        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      43%  G Hubbard       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, David Palmer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  B Almon         Walk
          1--      46%  R Belliard      Almon Steals 2B
   R      -2-      55%  " "             Single; Almon Scores
          1--      57%  L McWilliams    Belliard Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Larry McWilliams facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  D Palmer        Strikeout
          ---      50%  B Sample        Single
   O      1--      53%  R Ramirez       Flyball: LF
          1--      51%  D Murphy        Walk; Sample to 2B
   O      12-      55%  B Horner        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, David Palmer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  R Reynolds      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  S Bream         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Larry McWilliams facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  T Harper        Single
   O      1--      50%  A Thomas        Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B; Thomas to 1B
          1--      45%  O Virgil        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Thomas to 2B; Virgil to 1B
   O      12-      51%  G Hubbard       Strikeout
   O      12-      56%  D Palmer        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, David Palmer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  M Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      67%  T Pena          Home Run
   O      ---      66%  B Almon         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      65%  R Belliard      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  B Sample        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      62%  R Ramirez       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 2B
          -2-      59%  D Murphy        Walk
   O      12-      63%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B; Ramirez to 3B; Murphy to 2B
   O      -23      71%  T Harper        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, David Palmer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      69%  L McWilliams    Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      67%  R Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Larry McWilliams facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      50%  A Thomas        Home Run
   O      ---      53%  O Virgil        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  G Hubbard       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, David Palmer facing 3-4-5
          ---      62%  J Ray           Single
          1--      67%  S Bream         Wild Pitch; Ray to 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Flyball: LF; Ray to 3B
                  Craig McMurtry replaces David Palmer pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      73%  M Brown         Wild Pitch; Ray Scores
   O      ---      71%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      70%  T Pena          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  B Sample        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      78%  R Ramirez       Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Craig McMurtry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  B Almon         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      76%  R Belliard      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Mike Diaz pinch hits for Larry McWilliams batting 9th
   O      ---      76%  M Diaz          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Jose DeLeon facing 4-5-6
                  Jose DeLeon replaces Mike Diaz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  B Horner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  T Harper        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  A Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Paul Assenmacher facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Andres Thomas pitching and batting 6th; Ken Oberkfell replaces Craig McMurtry playing 3B batting 9th; Rafael Ramirez moves to SS
   O      ---      86%  J Orsulak       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  R Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  J Ray           Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Jose DeLeon facing 7-8-9
                  Gerald Perry pinch hits for Ozzie Virgil batting 7th
   O      ---      92%  G Perry         Flyball: CF
                  Chris Chambliss pinch hits for Glenn Hubbard batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  K Oberkfell     Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation