July 23, 1993 Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 37,506

Friday, July 23, 1993, 7:37
Time of Game: 2:34

Braves

56-42

Won 1

2nd, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  6    6 14  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  4  0

W: S Avery (11-3), L: S Belinda (3-1)

Pirates

45-52

Lost 1

5th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .238  .620   14    1   0   GDP
J Blauser SS                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .303  .835   24    1   2   
  M Wohlers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Gant LF                     5   1   1   2    0   0  .261  .855   13    2   0   2B
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .277  .881   17    8   1   IW
T Pendleton 3B                5   0   3   0    0   0  .264  .670   21    0   1   2B
D Justice RF                  3   1   3   3    2   0  .253  .821   20    3   0   HR,IW
G Olson C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .213  .568    5    4   1   GDP
  S Bream PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .714    6    0   0   
  D Berryhill C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .716    1    2   0   
M Lemke 2B                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .275  .758   10    5   6   2B
S Avery P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .163  .368    8    1   2   2·SH
  D Sanders PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .696    4    0   0   
  R Belliard SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .573         0   2   
Totals                       37   6  14   6    4   5              143   27  15

BATTING

2B: R Gant (23, off S Belinda); T Pendleton (20, off J Johnston); M Lemke (13, off Z Smith).

HR: D Justice (23, off S Belinda; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: S Avery 2 (7, 2 off Z Smith).

IBB: F McGriff (5, by S Belinda); D Justice (8, by J Johnston).

TB: D Justice 6; T Pendleton 4; M Lemke 4; R Gant 2; D Sanders; J Blauser; O Nixon; G Olson.

GIDP: G Olson (9); O Nixon (5).

RBI: D Justice 3 (65); R Gant 2 (59); J Blauser (41).

2-out RBI: D Justice 3.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Pendleton-M Lemke-F McGriff.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Garcia 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .708   10    3   1   
J Bell SS                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .291  .773   26    3   5   
L Smith LF                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .244  .722   20    1   0   CS
J King 3B                     3   0   0   1    1   0  .293  .757   14    0   4   CS
L McClendon RF                4   0   1   1    0   0  .189  .524   13    3   0   
D Slaught C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .790   12    5   0   GDP
A Martin CF                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .264  .738   15    2   0   2B
K Young 1B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .230  .637   13   10   1   2B,IW
Z Smith P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .364    7    0   2   
  J Johnston P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Shelton PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .729    4    0   0   
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       28   2   4   2    5   6              134   27  13

BATTING

2B: K Young (13, off S Avery); A Martin (17, off S Avery).

IBB: K Young (2, by S Avery).

TB: K Young 2; A Martin 2; C Garcia; L McClendon.

GIDP: D Slaught (7).

RBI: L McClendon (10); J King (58).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Bell-K Young; Z Smith-J Bell-K Young.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Smith (3, 2nd base by S Avery/G Olson); J King (4, 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, W (11-3)              8     3   0   0    3   6   0   3.05   27  102-60   32·16·12    9· 3· 6· 0     79    -     1.07   0.55
M Wohlers                      1     1   2   2    2   0   0   2.66    6   27-15   11· 0· 4    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.00
Totals                         9     4   2   2    5   6   0          33  129-75   43·16·16   13· 3· 6· 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                        7     8   0   0    1   4   0   4.62   28   89-51   29· 5·17   13· 5· 5· 0     64    -     1.42   0.44
J Johnston                     1     1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    6   26-13   10· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.09   0.11
S Belinda, L (3-1)             1     5   6   6    1   0   1   3.66    9   28-15   15· 0· 0    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.59  -0.50
Totals                         9    14   6   6    4   5   1          43  143-79   54· 5·20   18·10· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Johnston (1; D Justice); S Avery (5; K Young); S Belinda (4; F McGriff).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 37,506.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 9mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. O Nixon              CF    1. C Garcia             2B 
2. J Blauser            SS    2. J Bell               SS 
3. R Gant               LF    3. L Smith              LF 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. J King               3B 
5. T Pendleton          3B    5. L McClendon          RF 
6. D Justice            RF    6. D Slaught            C  
7. G Olson              C     7. A Martin             CF 
8. M Lemke              2B    8. K Young              1B 
9. S Avery              P     9. Z Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  0-0  12-  4   28%  86% J Blauser       S Belinda       Single to LF (Line Drive); Sanders Scores; Nixon to 2B
   t 7   1  0-0  123  1  -25%  41% O Nixon         Z Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 8   2  0-0  123  6  -14%  39% S Bream         J Johnston      Strikeout Looking
   t 7   0  0-0  12-  5   11%  75% M Lemke         Z Smith         Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Justice to 3B; Olson to 2B
   t 9   1  0-1  12-  1   11%  97% R Gant          S Belinda       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Nixon Scores; Blauser Scores

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      ---  3   48%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  J Blauser       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  5   45%  R Gant          Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  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   47%  C Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   49%  J Bell          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   48%  L Smith         Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  J King          Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   48%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   50%  T Pendleton     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  5   54%  D Justice       Walk; Pendleton to 2B
   OO     12-  1   45%  G Olson         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  J King          Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   49%  L McClendon     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   50%  D Slaught       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   57%  M Lemke         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   55%  S Avery         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Lemke to 3B
   O      --3  5   49%  O Nixon         Popfly: RF (Deep 1B)
   O      --3  6   45%  J Blauser       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   47%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   42%  K Young         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   46%  Z Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   50%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   47%  R Gant          Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   45%  F McGriff       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   47%  T Pendleton     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   50%  D Justice       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Pendleton to 3B
   O      1-3  2   44%  G Olson         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   47%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  L Smith         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   47%  J King          Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  L McClendon     King Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-2B-P)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   55%  M Lemke         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   53%  S Avery         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Lemke to 2B
   O      -2-  4   48%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   43%  J Blauser       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   46%  L McClendon     Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   49%  D Slaught       Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   45%  A Martin        Double to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          -2-  4   44%  K Young         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  Z Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   47%  R Gant          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   44%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   43%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   46%  C Garcia        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   48%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3   50%  L Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zane Smith facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   56%  D Justice       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   65%  G Olson         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Justice to 2B
          12-  5   75%  M Lemke         Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Justice to 3B; Olson to 2B
   O      123  4   66%  S Avery         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     123  1   41%  O Nixon         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   45%  J King          Flyball: RF
          ---  4   41%  L McClendon     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   50%  D Slaught       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Joel Johnston facing 2-3-4
                  Joel Johnston replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   57%  J Blauser       Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Gant to 1B
   O      1--  3   44%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF
          1--  2   51%  T Pendleton     Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gant to 3B
          -23  4   53%  D Justice       Intentional Walk
                  Sid Bream pinch hits for Greg Olson batting 7th
   O      123  6   39%  S Bream         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Avery facing 7-8-9
                  Damon Berryhill replaces Sid Bream playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  6   44%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   47%  K Young         Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  Ben Shelton pinch hits for Joel Johnston batting 9th
   O      ---  4   50%  B Shelton       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Belinda facing 8-9-1
                  Stan Belinda replaces Ben Shelton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   44%  M Lemke         Flyball: RF
                  Deion Sanders pinch hits for Steve Avery batting 9th
          ---  4   50%  D Sanders       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
          1--  1   58%  O Nixon         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Sanders to 2B
   R      12-  4   86%  J Blauser       Single to LF (Line Drive); Sanders Scores; Nixon to 2B
   RR     12-  1   97%  R Gant          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Nixon Scores; Blauser Scores
          -2-  4   97%  F McGriff       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   97%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF; Gant to 3B
   RRR    1-3  9  100%  D Justice       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gant Scores; McGriff Scores
   O      ---  1  100%  D Berryhill     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Mark Wohlers facing 1-2-3
                  Mark Wohlers replaces Jeff Blauser pitching and batting 2nd; Rafael Belliard replaces Deion Sanders playing SS batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  C Garcia        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  7   98%  J Bell          Walk; Garcia to 2B
          12-  5   96%  L Smith         Walk; Garcia to 3B; Bell to 2B
   RO     123  3   98%  J King          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Garcia Scores; Bell to 3B; King to 1B
   RO     1-3  2  100%  L McClendon     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bell Scores; McClendon to 1B
   O      1--  7  100%  D Slaught       Groundout: 2B-1B
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Pirates 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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