April 9, 1998 Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 11
@CHW 0 BAL 2
@KCR 1 MIN 13
TOR 2 CHC 8
NYM 7 STL 7
@COL 5 LAD 7
ARI 2 MON 6
@MIL 5 ATL 4
@PIT 3 SDP 6
CIN 2 HOU 3
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 9,560

Thursday, April 9, 1998, 1:34
Time of Game: 2:31

Braves

5-3

Won 1

1st

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

W: K Millwood (1-0), L: J Lieber (0-1), S: M Wohlers (2)

Pirates

4-5

Lost 1

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Jones CF                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .143  .405    9    2   0   2B,SB
M Tucker RF                   2   1   0   0    1   2  .143  .536   18    2   0   
  D Bautista PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572    6    0   0   
C Jones 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .438 1.346   14    0   4   
A Galarraga 1B                2   1   1   1    2   0  .276 1.003   14    8   2   IW
R Klesko LF                   3   2   2   3    1   0  .194  .654   20    0   0   2·HR
  G Williams RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .705         0   0   
J Lopez C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .320  .957   13    7   1   2B,GDP
T Graffanino 2B               3   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .481   13    5   2   CS
R Belliard SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    3    1   2   
  W Weiss SS                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .571 1.381    9    1   3   
K Millwood P                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .200   10    1   0   
  K Ligtenberg P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Pride PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .545    4    0   0   
  M Wohlers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   4   6   4    6  10              133   27  14

BATTING

2B: A Jones (1, off J Christiansen); J Lopez (1, off J Lieber).

HR: R Klesko 2 (2, 2 off J Lieber; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

IBB: A Galarraga (1, by J Christiansen).

TB: R Klesko 8; A Jones 3; J Lopez 2; A Galarraga.

GIDP: J Lopez (2).

RBI: R Klesko 3 (7); A Galarraga (6).

2-out RBI: A Galarraga.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Belliard-A Galarraga.

E: K Millwood (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Jones (1, 2nd base off J Lieber/J Kendall).

CS: T Graffanino (2, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .209  .483   12    0   2   2B
J Kendall C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .375  .960   11    9   3   SH,GDP
A Martin LF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .147  .341   19    0   0   
K Young 1B                    5   0   1   1    0   2  .286  .685   12    9   0   
J Allensworth CF              4   0   2   0    0   0  .320  .774   14    1   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Collier SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .660         0   0   
J Guillen RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .810   18    2   1   
D Strange 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .308  .742   17    2   0   
K Polcovich SS                4   1   0   0    0   0  .125  .375   15    1   3   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Lieber P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.100    5    2   0   
  T Ward PH-CF                0   1   0   0    2   0  .500 1.100   10    1   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    4   8              133   27   9

BATTING

2B: T Womack (2, off K Millwood).

SH: J Kendall (1, off M Wohlers).

TB: T Womack 4; J Allensworth 2; J Lieber; D Strange; J Kendall; K Young.

GIDP: J Kendall (1).

RBI: T Womack (7); K Young (2); J Kendall (3).

2-out RBI: K Young.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Polcovich-K Young.

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 Millwood, W (1-0)            6.1   7   3   3    2   7   0   4.76   28   91-67   39·15·13   10· 5· 4· 0     52    -     1.04   0.12
K Ligtenberg, H (1)            1.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    7   27-17   11· 4· 2    4· 0· 2· 0          2-2    2.40   0.13
M Wohlers, S (2)               1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   15-9     3· 1· 6    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    5.82   0.21
Totals                         9     9   3   3    4   8   0          40  133-93   53·20·21   17· 5· 6· 0          2-2

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lieber, L (0-1)              7     5   4   4    4   8   2   4.38   27   97-65   34·18·13    6· 6· 3· 0     55    -     0.61  -0.14
J Christiansen                 1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   20-9     5· 2· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.38   0.05
M Wilkins                      1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4   14-8     4· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.04
Totals                         9     6   4   4    6  10   2          36  131-82   43·22·17    7·10· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Christiansen (1).

IBB: J Christiansen (1; A Galarraga).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Angel Hernandez.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 9,560.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. A Jones              CF    1. T Womack             2B 
2. M Tucker             RF    2. J Kendall            C  
3. C Jones              3B    3. A Martin             LF 
4. A Galarraga          1B    4. K Young              1B 
5. R Klesko             LF    5. J Allensworth        CF 
6. J Lopez              C     6. J Guillen            RF 
7. T Graffanino         2B    7. D Strange            3B 
8. R Belliard           SS    8. K Polcovich          SS 
9. K Millwood           P     9. J Lieber             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  4-3  -23  4   30%  75% A Martin        M Wohlers       Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   2  4-3  -23  3   25% 100% K Young         M Wohlers       Groundout: SS-1B
   b 9   0  4-3  1--  2  -18%  47% T Womack        M Wohlers       Single to P (Bunt); Ward to 2B
   b 9   0  4-3  ---  6  -13%  66% T Ward          M Wohlers       Walk
   b 7   2  4-2  1-3  2  -13%  65% K Young         K Ligtenberg    Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Womack Scores; Martin to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   50%  M Tucker        Walk
   O      1--  1   48%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Tucker to 2B
   RO     -2-  2   55%  A Galarraga     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Tucker Scores; Galarraga out at 1B/RF-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Millwood facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   49%  T Womack        Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B to 1B); Womack to 2B
   O      -2-  3   53%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   57%  A Martin        Flyball: CF; Womack to 3B
   O      --3  3   60%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   70%  R Klesko        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  2   74%  J Lopez         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  5   76%  T Graffanino    Walk
   O      12-  1   72%  R Belliard      Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Graffanino to 2B
   O      12-      68%  K Millwood      Graffanino Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-SS-3B)
   O      1--  5   66%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Millwood facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   68%  J Allensworth   Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   70%  J Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  7   69%  D Strange       Walk
   O      1--  5   71%  K Polcovich     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   69%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   68%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   67%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Millwood facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   63%  J Lieber        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   56%  T Womack        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lieber to 2B
   OO     12-  2   69%  J Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Lieber to 3B
   O      --3  2   73%  A Martin        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   76%  A Galarraga     Walk
   RR     1--  2   88%  R Klesko        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Galarraga Scores
   O      ---  3   87%  J Lopez         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   86%  T Graffanino    Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   85%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Millwood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   87%  K Young         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   85%  J Allensworth   Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   88%  J Guillen       Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   90%  D Strange       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jon Lieber facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   89%  K Millwood      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   90%  A Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
          1--      90%  M Tucker        Jones Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   89%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   88%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Millwood facing 8-9-1
                  Walt Weiss replaces Rafael Belliard playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  1   90%  K Polcovich     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   91%  J Lieber        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   92%  T Womack        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   91%  A Galarraga     Lineout: CF
          --- 10   92%  R Klesko        Walk
   OO     1--  4   90%  J Lopez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Millwood facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   87%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   90%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   92%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   91%  J Allensworth   Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kendall to 2B
   O      12-  6   94%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jon Lieber facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   93%  T Graffanino    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   93%  W Weiss         Popfly: P (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   93%  K Millwood      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Millwood facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   89%  D Strange       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   92%  K Polcovich     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
                  Turner Ward pinch hits for Jon Lieber batting 9th
          1--  4   89%  T Ward          Walk; Polcovich to 2B
   R      12-  4   76%  T Womack        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Polcovich Scores; Ward to 3B
                  Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Kevin Millwood pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23  2   80%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Ward Scores; Womack to 3B
          --3  6   78%  A Martin        Walk
   R      1-3  2   65%  K Young         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Womack Scores; Martin to 2B
   O      12-  4   74%  J Allensworth   Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jason Christiansen facing 1-2-3
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Jermaine Allensworth pitching and batting 5th; Turner Ward moves to CF
          ---  1   81%  A Jones         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Danny Bautista pinch hits for Michael Tucker batting 2nd
          -2-      85%  D Bautista      Wild Pitch; Jones to 3B
   O      --3  5   80%  " "             Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      --3  4   73%  C Jones         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          --3  4   74%  A Galarraga     Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  6   69%  R Klesko        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Kerry Ligtenberg facing 6-7-8
                  Danny Bautista moves to LF; Gerald Williams replaces Ryan Klesko playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  4   75%  J Guillen       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   80%  D Strange       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   83%  K Polcovich     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Marc Wilkins facing 6-7-8
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Kevin Polcovich pitching and batting 8th; Lou Collier replaces Jason Christiansen playing SS batting 5th
   O      ---  4   82%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   80%  T Graffanino    Flyball: CF
          ---  5   81%  W Weiss         Walk
                  Curtis Pride pinch hits for Kerry Ligtenberg batting 9th
   O      1--  4   79%  C Pride         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Mark Wohlers facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Wohlers replaces Curtis Pride pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   66%  T Ward          Walk
          1--  2   47%  T Womack        Single to P (Bunt); Ward to 2B
   O      12-      45%  J Kendall       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Ward to 3B; Womack to 2B
   O      -23  4   75%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3  100%  K Young         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation