August 14, 1990 Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 9
NYY 5 TOR 12
@CHW 4 MIN 5
@CLE 4 MIL 7
@DET 6 KCR 1
TEX 0 BOS 2
@OAK 0 SEA 7
BAL 1 CHC 5
HOU 2 NYM 9
LAD 8 LAD 2
@NYM 1 PHI 4
SFG 3
(13) PIT 3
ATL 1 PIT 6
ATL 4 MON 8
@SDP 3 CIN 9
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 25,542

Tuesday, August 14, 1990, 9:00
Time of Game: 2:14

Braves

43-72

Lost 2

6th, 24½ GB

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

W: Z Smith (7-7), L: S Avery (2-7), S: B Patterson (3)

Pirates

66-48

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .298  .837   16    4   0   
J Blauser SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .721    8    1   3   
R Gant CF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .292  .871   17    2   0   
J Presley 3B                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .247  .723    7    0   1   
F Cabrera 1B                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .280  .739    4    6   0   3B
  D Justice PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .832    5    0   0   
J Vatcher RF                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .250  .668    8    1   0   3B
G Olson C                     3   1   1   1    0   1  .270  .729    9    7   1   2B
M Lemke 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .511    6    3   3   
S Avery P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .053  .106    3    0   0   
  R Luecken P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  J Treadway PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .745    2    0   0   
  M Grant P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
Totals                       33   4   5   4    0   8               89   24   8

BATTING

2B: G Olson (8, off Z Smith).

3B: F Cabrera (1, off Z Smith); J Vatcher (1, off Z Smith).

TB: J Vatcher 3; F Cabrera 3; G Olson 2; L Smith; R Gant.

RBI: G Olson (29); J Vatcher (5); F Cabrera (11); L Smith (28).

2-out RBI: L Smith.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Blauser-M Lemke-F Cabrera.

E: M Lemke (2).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi CF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .469   16    0   0   
J Bell SS                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .269  .693   16    1   3   GDP
G Redus 1B                    1   2   0   0    1   0  .243  .719    8    9   0   
  S Bream PH-1B               1   0   1   0    1   0  .277  .825    8    4   0   
B Bonilla RF                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .280  .854   11    2   0   HR
B Bonds LF                    2   1   0   0    2   2  .318 1.010   22    2   0   IW
J King 3B                     4   1   2   4    0   1  .254  .676   15    0   5   HR,2B
J Lind 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .703    9    0   2   
M LaValliere C                3   0   0   0    1   1  .234  .660   13    9   0   CS
Z Smith P                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .186  .442    9    0   0   
  S Belinda P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .056  .112         0   0   
Totals                       29   6   6   6    7   7              128   27  10

BATTING

2B: J King (13, off S Avery).

HR: J King (5, off S Avery; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); B Bonilla (25, off S Avery; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

IBB: B Bonds (12, by R Luecken).

TB: J King 6; B Bonilla 4; J Bell; Z Smith; S Bream.

GIDP: J Bell (10).

RBI: J King 4 (31); B Bonilla 2 (78).

2-out RBI: J King 4; B Bonilla 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: J King (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: M LaValliere (3, 2nd base by S Avery/G Olson).

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
S Avery, L (2-7)               2.2   3   6   4    4   3   2   5.37   15   61-32   17· 6· 9    2· 3· 3· 0     31    -     0.55  -0.38
R Luecken                      4.1   3   0   0    3   4   0   4.75   18   62-37   25· 6· 6    6· 4· 1· 0          1-0    0.42   0.05
M Grant                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.44    3    4-3     3· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     6   6   4    7   7   2          36  127-72   45·12·15    9· 9· 4· 0          1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            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 (7-7)               7.1   4   4   3    0   6   0   3.35   27   67-53   30· 7·16   13· 6· 2· 0     62    -     0.68   0.08
S Belinda, H (8)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.83    4   14-10    5· 1· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.53   0.02
B Patterson, S (3)             0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.00    2    8-6     0· 4· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.74   0.08
Totals                         9     5   4   3    0   8   0          33   89-69   35·12·22   15· 8· 2· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Luecken (7; B Bonds).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 25,542.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 77° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Smith              LF    1. J Cangelosi          CF 
2. J Blauser            SS    2. J Bell               SS 
3. R Gant               CF    3. G Redus              1B 
4. J Presley            3B    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. F Cabrera            1B    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. J Vatcher            RF    6. J King               3B 
7. G Olson              C     7. J Lind               2B 
8. M Lemke              2B    8. M LaValliere         C  
9. S Avery              P     9. Z Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1--  3   20%  72% B Bonilla       S Avery         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Redus Scores
   b 1   2  0-2  1--  2   14%  87% J King          S Avery         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bonds Scores
   t 7   0  6-2  1--  2   -9%  83% F Cabrera       Z Smith         Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Presley Scores/unER
   b 3   2  1-4  -23  3    8%  94% J King          S Avery         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bell Scores/unER; Redus Scores/unER
   t 9   0  6-4  ---  5   -7%  86% R Gant          S Belinda       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  J Blauser       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   55%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   52%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   51%  J Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  7   52%  G Redus         Walk
   RR     1--  3   72%  B Bonilla       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Redus Scores
          ---  6   73%  B Bonds         Walk
   RR     1--  2   87%  J King          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bonds Scores
   O      ---  3   86%  J Lind          Lineout: 2B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   88%  J Presley       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  1   89%  F Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   89%  J Vatcher       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Avery facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   90%  M LaValliere    Walk
   O      1--      89%  Z Smith         LaValliere Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   88%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   88%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Zane Smith facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   83%  G Olson         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   85%  M Lemke         Groundout: SS-1B; Olson to 3B
   O      --3  3   89%  S Avery         Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  5   84%  L Smith         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Olson Scores
   O      1--  2   85%  J Blauser       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Avery facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   87%  J Bell          Walk
          1--  1   92%  G Redus         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Bell to 3B; Redus to 2B
   O      -23  4   90%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  7   86%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23  3   94%  J King          Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bell Scores/unER; Redus Scores/unER
                  Rick Luecken replaces Steve Avery pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   93%  J Lind          Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Zane Smith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   95%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   95%  J Presley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  F Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Rick Luecken facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   95%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  2   96%  Z Smith         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   96%  J Cangelosi     Walk; Smith to 2B
   OO     12-  3   95%  J Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Zane Smith facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   91%  J Vatcher       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   RO     --3  5   93%  G Olson         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Vatcher Scores
   O      ---  3   94%  M Lemke         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   94%  R Luecken       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rick Luecken facing 3-4-5
                  Sid Bream pinch hits for Gary Redus batting 3rd
          ---  2   95%  S Bream         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   94%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   94%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  9   93%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 6.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
                  Sid Bream moves to 1B
   O      ---  1   95%  L Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   95%  J Blauser       Flyball: C/Interference called
   O      ---  4   96%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rick Luecken facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   96%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   95%  M LaValliere    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   95%  Z Smith         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   93%  J Presley       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  2   83%  F Cabrera       Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Presley Scores/unER
   RO     --3  1   87%  J Vatcher       Groundout: 2B-1B; Cabrera Scores
   O      ---  3   89%  G Olson         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   90%  M Lemke         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Rick Luecken facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   89%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   90%  J Bell          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   91%  S Bream         Walk; Bell to 2B
   O      12-  1   90%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Bell to 3B
          1-3  4   91%  B Bonds         Intentional Walk; Bream to 2B
   O      123  1   88%  J King          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-6, Zane Smith facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Treadway pinch hits for Rick Luecken batting 9th
   O      ---  2   91%  J Treadway      Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  Stan Belinda replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  L Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   95%  J Blauser       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Mark Grant facing 7-8-9
                  Mark Grant replaces Jeff Treadway pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   94%  J Lind          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   94%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   93%  S Belinda       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-6, Stan Belinda facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   86%  R Gant          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   92%  J Presley       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  Bob Patterson replaces Stan Belinda pitching and batting 9th; David Justice pinch hits for Francisco Cabrera batting 5th
   O      1--  5   97%  D Justice       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3  100%  J Vatcher       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation