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OAK
@BAL		6
3
SEA
@BOS		7
0
TOR
@CHW		4
5
MIL
@CLE		5
6		 
(10)
MIN
@DET		4
1
TEX
@KCR		5
4
CAL
@NYY		15
6
CHC
@CIN		4
6
PHI
@LAD		5
7
ATL
@PIT		2
4
MON
@SDP		2
6
NYM
@SFG		13
6
HOU
@STL		0
3
Tuesday, August 16, 1988 7:38
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 13,994, Time of Game: 2:35
Braves
2
41-78
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 26½ GB
 at Pirates
4
66-54
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 5½ GB
W: Doug Drabek (12-5)
L: Pete Smith (5-12)
S: Jim Gott (21)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  9  0
Pirates         0  1  0   0  2  0   0  1  X    4  8  1

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron Gant 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .258 .747 15 10 -0.186 1.53 0.000 -0.186 -1.1 1 4
Ken Oberkfell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .702 6 6 -0.149 1.46 0.000 -0.149 -0.9 0 0
   Jose Alvarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .929 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Andres Thomas SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .264 .661 11 6 0.109 1.09 0.144 -0.035 0.5 1 4 2B
Dale Murphy RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .233 .792 6 5 -0.129 1.77 0.092 -0.222 -0.3 2 0 2B,GDP
Ted Simmons 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .243 .748 12 6 0.249 1.76 0.292 -0.042 1.9 8 2 2B
Dion James LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .282 .752 16 9 -0.015 2.20 0.128 -0.143 0.6 2 0
Bruce Benedict C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .587 5 4 -0.127 2.04 0.000 -0.127 -1.2 5 0
   Jerry Royster PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .165 .403 5 4 -0.074 1.54 0.000 -0.074 -0.4 2 0
Terry Blocker CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .183 .514 12 8 -0.106 1.27 0.049 -0.156 -1.2 2 0 GDP
Pete Smith P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .122 .268 10 7 -0.044 0.92 0.000 -0.044 -0.3 0 0
   Ozzie Virgil PH-C 2 0 1 0 0 1 .239 .654 12 8 0.125 1.36 0.134 -0.009 0.6 0 0
Team Totals 35 2 9 2 1 8 .257 .621 110 73 -0.347 1.57 0.839 -1.187 -1.8 24 10
2B: D Murphy (29, off D Drabek); A Thomas (19, off D Drabek); T Simmons (5, off D Drabek).
TB: D Murphy 3; A Thomas 3; T Simmons 2; D James 2; T Blocker; O Virgil.
GIDP: T Blocker (4); D Murphy (19).
RBI: T Simmons (10); D James (28).
2-out RBI: T Simmons.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Royster.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Barry Bonds LF 3 0 2 2 1 0 .299 .907 21 12 0.271 1.17 0.288 -0.016 2.0 2 0
Jose Lind 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 .590 21 13 -0.032 0.77 0.011 -0.043 -0.3 5 4
Andy Van Slyke CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .292 .881 17 10 0.024 0.94 0.083 -0.060 0.8 2 0 HR
Bobby Bonilla 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .887 12 6 -0.094 0.94 0.000 -0.094 -1.3 0 2
Sid Bream 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .293 .804 16 9 -0.050 0.59 0.005 -0.055 -0.3 10 0
R.J. Reynolds RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 .251 .670 8 6 0.178 0.67 0.190 -0.013 1.9 0 0 HR
Mike LaValliere C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .260 .706 13 5 0.021 0.87 0.072 -0.051 -0.7 8 0
Rafael Belliard SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .544 14 10 -0.095 1.19 0.000 -0.095 -0.8 0 4
Doug Drabek P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .177 .493 5 4 -0.059 1.81 0.000 -0.059 -0.5 0 0 SH
   John Cangelosi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .536 1 1 -0.011 0.48 0.000 -0.011 -0.1
   Jeff Robinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .205 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Gott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 4 8 4 3 5 .267 .800 128 76 0.153 0.93 0.649 -0.497 0.6 27 10
HR: A Van Slyke (21, off J Alvarez; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); R Reynolds (6, off P Smith; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SH: D Drabek (4, off P Smith).
TB: R Reynolds 6; A Van Slyke 4; B Bonds 2; J Lind; S Bream.
RBI: B Bonds 2 (49); A Van Slyke (78); R Reynolds (42).
2-out RBI: B Bonds 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Bonilla-J Lind-S Bream; R Belliard-J Lind-S Bream.
E: D Drabek (3).

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
Pete Smith, L (5-12) 6 5 3 3 2 5 1 4.32 25 95 56 38 9 9 8 10 1 0 53 -0.131 1.12 -0.5
Jose Alvarez 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 2.99 9 33 20 14 0 6 6 2 1 0 0 0 -0.022 0.40 -0.2
Team Totals 8 8 4 4 3 5 2 4.50 34 128 76 52 9 15 14 12 2 0 53 0 0 -0.153 1.57 -0.6

Pittsburgh Pirates

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
Doug Drabek, W (12-5) 7 8 2 1 0 6 0 3.21 29 82 58 34 11 13 12 11 5 0 61 0.176 1.44 0.9
Jeff Robinson, H (3) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.06 4 17 8 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.110 2.53 0.4
Jim Gott, S (21) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.05 3 11 7 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.061 0.84 0.4
Team Totals 9 9 2 1 1 8 0 1.00 36 110 73 41 15 17 15 12 6 0 61 0 0 0.347 0.93 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: J Robinson 2 (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Gary Darling.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 13,994.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Ron Gant 2B 1 Barry Bonds LF
2 Ken Oberkfell 3B 2 Jose Lind 2B
3 Andres Thomas SS 3 Andy Van Slyke CF
4 Dale Murphy RF 4 Bobby Bonilla 3B
5 Ted Simmons 1B 5 Sid Bream 1B
6 Dion James LF 6 R.J. Reynolds RF
7 Bruce Benedict C 7 Mike LaValliere C
8 Terry Blocker CF 8 Rafael Belliard SS
9 Pete Smith P 9 Doug Drabek P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-1 2 -23 1,(0-0)  RR PIT B. Bonds P. Smith 24% 82% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Reynolds Scores; LaValliere Scores
t8 2-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO ATL D. Murphy J. Robinson 18% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t7 2-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O ATL R. Gant D. Drabek 14% 71% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
t7 2-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  ATL O. Virgil D. Drabek -13% 58% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Blocker to 3B
b2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R PIT R. Reynolds P. Smith 13% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

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, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL R. Gant D. Drabek 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL K. Oberkfell D. Drabek 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL A. Thomas D. Drabek 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Pete Smith facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  PIT B. Bonds P. Smith 4% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Lind P. Smith -2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Bonds to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O PIT A. Van Slyke P. Smith -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Bonilla P. Smith -3% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL D. Murphy D. Drabek -4% 46% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  ATL T. Simmons D. Drabek -10% 36% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Murphy to 3B; Simmons to 1B
t2 0-0 0 1-3 3,(0-2)  R ATL D. James D. Drabek -10% 26% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Murphy Scores/unER; Simmons to 3B
t2 1-0 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  O ATL B. Benedict D. Drabek 6% 32% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO ATL T. Blocker D. Drabek 11% 42% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Pete Smith facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT S. Bream P. Smith -2% 40% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R PIT R. Reynolds P. Smith 13% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b2 1-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT M. LaValliere P. Smith -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT R. Belliard P. Smith -1% 50% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O ATL P. Smith D. Drabek 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL R. Gant D. Drabek 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL K. Oberkfell D. Drabek 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Pete Smith facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT D. Drabek P. Smith -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-1 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O PIT B. Bonds P. Smith -2% 51% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b3 1-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Lind P. Smith -1% 50% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL A. Thomas D. Drabek 3% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL D. Murphy D. Drabek -5% 47% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t4 1-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O ATL T. Simmons D. Drabek 4% 52% Flyball: LF
t4 1-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  ATL D. James D. Drabek -3% 48% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Murphy to 3B; James to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 1-1 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O ATL B. Benedict D. Drabek 7% 56% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Pete Smith facing 3-4-5
b4 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Van Slyke P. Smith -3% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b4 1-1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  O PIT B. Bonilla P. Smith -2% 51% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b4 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT S. Bream P. Smith -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
t5 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL T. Blocker D. Drabek 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t5 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL P. Smith D. Drabek 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL R. Gant D. Drabek 1% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Pete Smith facing 6-7-8
b5 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT R. Reynolds P. Smith 5% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 1-1 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  PIT M. LaValliere P. Smith 7% 68% Walk; Reynolds to 2B
b5 1-1 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O PIT R. Belliard P. Smith -7% 61% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-1 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT D. Drabek P. Smith -4% 58% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Reynolds to 3B; LaValliere to 2B
b5 1-1 2 -23 1,(0-0)  RR PIT B. Bonds P. Smith 24% 82% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Reynolds Scores; LaValliere Scores
b5 3-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Lind P. Smith 1% 83% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Bonds to 2B
b5 3-1 2 12- 8,(3-2)  PIT A. Van Slyke P. Smith 2% 85% Walk; Bonds to 3B; Lind to 2B
b5 3-1 2 123 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Bonilla P. Smith -4% 81% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 3.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
t6 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL K. Oberkfell D. Drabek 3% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL A. Thomas D. Drabek -5% 78% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t6 1-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O ATL D. Murphy D. Drabek 5% 83% Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
t6 1-3 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R ATL T. Simmons D. Drabek -12% 70% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Thomas Scores
t6 2-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O ATL D. James D. Drabek 5% 76% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Braves' Pete Smith facing 5-6-7
b6 3-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT S. Bream P. Smith -2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Reynolds P. Smith -1% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT M. LaValliere P. Smith -1% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
Jerry Royster pinch hits for Bruce Benedict (C) batting 7th
t7 2-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL J. Royster D. Drabek 4% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL T. Blocker D. Drabek -5% 71% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Pete Smith (P) batting 9th
t7 2-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  ATL O. Virgil D. Drabek -13% 58% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Blocker to 3B
t7 2-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O ATL R. Gant D. Drabek 14% 71% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
t7 2-3 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O ATL K. Oberkfell D. Drabek 10% 81% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Braves' Jose Alvarez facing 8-9-1
Jose Alvarez replaces Ken Oberkfell (3B) pitching and batting 2nd
Ozzie Virgil moves from PH to C
Jerry Royster moves from PH to 3B
b7 3-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT R. Belliard J. Alvarez -2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
John Cangelosi pinch hits for Doug Drabek (P) batting 9th
b7 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Cangelosi J. Alvarez -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 3-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT B. Bonds J. Alvarez 1% 79% Walk
b7 3-2 2 1-- 9,(2-2)  O PIT J. Lind J. Alvarez -2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Jeff Robinson facing 3-4-5
Jeff Robinson replaces John Cangelosi (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  ATL A. Thomas J. Robinson -9% 68% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t8 2-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO ATL D. Murphy J. Robinson 18% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t8 2-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL T. Simmons J. Robinson -3% 83% Walk
t8 2-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL D. James J. Robinson -3% 80% Wild Pitch; Simmons to 2B
t8 2-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  ATL D. James J. Robinson -1% 79% Wild Pitch; Simmons to 3B
t8 2-3 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O ATL D. James J. Robinson 9% 88% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Braves' Jose Alvarez facing 3-4-5
b8 3-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R PIT A. Van Slyke J. Alvarez 7% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b8 4-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT B. Bonilla J. Alvarez -0% 94% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 4-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT S. Bream J. Alvarez 1% 95% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b8 4-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT R. Reynolds J. Alvarez 2% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Bream to 3B
b8 4-2 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  OO PIT M. LaValliere J. Alvarez -3% 94% Double Play: Bunt Flyball: 3B unassisted (Short 3B Line)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Pirates' Jim Gott facing 7-8-9
Jim Gott replaces Jeff Robinson pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL J. Royster J. Gott 3% 97% Lineout: 1B
t9 2-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL T. Blocker J. Gott 2% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 2-4 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O ATL O. Virgil J. Gott 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4.

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