July 18, 1994 Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 13
BOS 4 CHW 10
DET 9
(13) TEX 6
@CLE 5 KCR 2
@MIL 0 NYY 5
@OAK 3 SEA 7
BAL 5 TOR 7
MIN 4 CIN 5
FLA 3 CHC 6
@COL 3 HOU 15
STL 12 MON 9
SDP 2 LAD 7
@NYM 6
(10) SFG 7
@PHI 5 ATL 3
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 16,528

Monday, July 18, 1994, 8:06
Time of Game: 2:20

Braves

56-34

Won 4

1st

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

W: K Mercker (8-2), L: S Cooke (4-7)

Pirates

43-48

Lost 3

3rd, 11½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Kelly CF                    4   0   3   1    0   0  .313  .817   13    2   0   
J Blauser SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .696   10    0   3   GDP
D Justice RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .337  .996   14    4   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .308  .978   22   11   1   HR,SB
J Oliva 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .393 1.381   15    1   3   
J Lopez C                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .238  .692   18    6   1   
M Kelly LF                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .237  .703    7    1   0   HR,2B
M Lemke 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .736   12    1   4   GDP
K Mercker P                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .067  .192   15    1   0   SH
Totals                       33   3   9   3    2  10              126   27  12

BATTING

2B: M Kelly (5, off S Cooke).

HR: M Kelly (1, off S Cooke; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); F McGriff (25, off S Cooke; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SH: K Mercker (2, off S Cooke).

TB: M Kelly 7; F McGriff 4; R Kelly 3; D Justice; M Lemke.

GIDP: M Lemke (10); J Blauser (10).

RBI: R Kelly (36); M Kelly (4); F McGriff (68).

2-out RBI: R Kelly.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Oliva-M Lemke-F McGriff.

BASERUNNING

SB: F McGriff (5, 2nd base off S Cooke/L Parrish).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Garcia 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .271  .656   17    3   2   
J Bell SS                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .770   20    1   2   GDP
A Van Slyke CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .712   13    2   0   
B Hunter 1B                   1   1   0   0    2   0  .228  .730   12    7   0   
O Merced RF                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .290  .787    8    2   0   2B
J Wehner 3B                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .250  .750   14    0   2   
  R Manzanillo P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.667         0   1   
M Cummings LF                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .222  .422   13    2   0   SF
L Parrish C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .719   10   10   0   
S Cooke P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .459    6    0   1   
  J King 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .654    3    0   1   
Totals                       27   2   2   2    2   7              116   27   9

BATTING

2B: O Merced (18, off K Mercker).

SF: M Cummings (1, off K Mercker).

TB: O Merced 2; C Garcia.

GIDP: J Bell (13).

RBI: J Wehner (3); M Cummings (1).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Garcia-J Bell-B Hunter; J King-C Garcia-B Hunter.

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
K Mercker, W (8-2)             9     2   2   2    2   7   0   3.59   30  116-74   42·14·18   11· 8· 2· 0     80    -     1.26   0.58
Totals                         9     2   2   2    2   7   0          30  116-74   42·14·18   11· 8· 2· 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
S Cooke, L (4-7)               7     8   3   3    1   8   2   4.34   29  101-67   36·12·19   11· 7· 2· 0     56    -     1.20  -0.01
R Manzanillo                   2     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.72    7   22-12    7· 3· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.77   0.09
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2  10   2          36  123-79   43·15·21   13· 8· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Charlie Reliford.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 16,528.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Kelly              CF    1. C Garcia             2B 
2. J Blauser            SS    2. J Bell               SS 
3. D Justice            RF    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. B Hunter             1B 
5. J Oliva              3B    5. O Merced             RF 
6. J Lopez              C     6. J Wehner             3B 
7. M Kelly              LF    7. M Cummings           LF 
8. M Lemke              2B    8. L Parrish            C  
9. K Mercker            P     9. S Cooke              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  2-2  ---  1   19%  69% M Kelly         S Cooke         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 3   1  2-1  1-3  2  -13%  33% J Blauser       S Cooke         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 5   2  2-1  --3  3   12%  46% R Kelly         S Cooke         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Kelly Scores
   b 2   0  1-0  1--  2  -11%  40% O Merced        K Mercker       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Hunter to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  3   10%  60% F McGriff       S Cooke         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Cooke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   46%  J Blauser       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   45%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  C Garcia        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   49%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   50%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Cooke facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   60%  F McGriff       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   58%  J Oliva         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   57%  J Lopez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   56%  M Kelly         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Kent Mercker facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   52%  B Hunter        Walk
          1--  2   40%  O Merced        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Hunter to 3B
   RO     -23  2   40%  J Wehner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Hunter Scores; Merced to 3B
   RO     --3  2   38%  M Cummings      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Merced Scores
   O      ---  2   39%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Cooke facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   43%  M Lemke         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   41%  K Mercker       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Lemke to 2B
          -2-  4   46%  R Kelly         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lemke to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   33%  J Blauser       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kent Mercker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   35%  S Cooke         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   33%  C Garcia        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  5   38%  J Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Cooke facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   42%  D Justice       Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   38%  F McGriff       Lineout: CF
   O      1--  4   34%  J Oliva         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   31%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kent Mercker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   34%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  5   31%  B Hunter        Walk
   O      1--  4   34%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   36%  J Wehner        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Cooke facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   45%  M Kelly         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   42%  M Lemke         Flyball: CF; Kelly to 3B
   O      --3  4   34%  K Mercker       Strikeout (foul bunt)
   R      --3  3   46%  R Kelly         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Kelly Scores
   O      1--  2   43%  J Blauser       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Kent Mercker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   46%  M Cummings      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   48%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  S Cooke         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Cooke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   47%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   50%  F McGriff       Walk
   O      1--  6   46%  J Oliva         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      48%  J Lopez         McGriff Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   42%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   46%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   48%  J Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Cooke facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  1   69%  M Kelly         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   66%  M Lemke         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   65%  K Mercker       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   66%  R Kelly         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   63%  J Blauser       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Kent Mercker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   68%  B Hunter        Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  2   72%  O Merced        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   74%  J Wehner        Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ravelo Manzanillo facing 3-4-5
                  Ravelo Manzanillo replaces John Wehner pitching and batting 6th; Jeff King replaces Steve Cooke playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  2   72%  D Justice       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   70%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   71%  J Oliva         Walk
   O      1--  2   69%  J Lopez         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Kent Mercker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   75%  M Cummings      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   80%  L Parrish       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   83%  J King          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ravelo Manzanillo facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   86%  M Kelly         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   80%  M Lemke         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   79%  K Mercker       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   88%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3  100%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation