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BOS  6
@BAL  2

OAK 10
@CAL  7

MIN  4
@TEX  3

CIN  9
HOU  3

MON  7
@NYM  6

PIT  8
@PHI  3

ATL  4
@SDP  2

SFG  6
LAD  4

CHC  8
@STL  5

Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 16,314

Sunday, April 11, 1976, 1:00PM
Time of Game: 2:18
Braves
4
2-1
Won 2
3rd, 1 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  2  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    4  7  0
Padres          0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    2  6  0
W: D Ruthven (1-0), L: B Greif (0-1), S: P Torrealba (2)
Padres
2
1-2
Lost 2
4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Office CF                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .091  .518    0    1   0   SF
J Royster 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .167    0    1   2   
J Wynn LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .606    0    0   0   
  P Torrealba P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Evans 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .111  .444    0   12   1   GDP
D May RF-LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
L Lacy 2B                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .273  .637    0    3   5   
B Pocoroba C                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    5   0   
D Chaney SS                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .143  .476    0    3   4   
D Ruthven P                   2   0   2   3    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   3   
  R Moret P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  K Henderson RF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   7   4    4   2                    27  15
BATTING
SF: R Office (1, off A Foster).
TB: B Pocoroba 2; L Lacy 2; D Ruthven 2; D Chaney.
GIDP: D Evans (1).
RBI: D Ruthven 3 (3); R Office (4).
2-out RBI: D Ruthven 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 5.
FIELDING
DP: 2. L Lacy-D Chaney-D Evans; J Royster-L Lacy-D Evans.
San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Grubb LF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .500 1.038    0    3   0   
T Fuentes 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .111  .311    0    2   3   SH
W Davis CF                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .333  .718    0    3   0   
D Winfield RF                 4   0   0   1    0   0  .182  .595    0    3   0   GDP
M Ivie 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237    0   12   0   GDP
D Rader 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   2  .333 1.167    0    0   5   3B
H Torres SS                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .364  .872    0    2   5   2B
B Davis C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .236    0    2   0   
  W McCovey PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B Greif P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  A Foster P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Rettenmund PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Tomlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   2   6   2    4   5                    27  13
BATTING
2B: H Torres (1, off P Torrealba).
3B: D Rader (1, off D Ruthven).
SH: T Fuentes (1, off D Ruthven).
TB: D Rader 3; W Davis 3; H Torres 2; J Grubb.
GIDP: M Ivie (1); D Winfield (1).
RBI: H Torres (2); D Winfield (3).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 1. H Torres-T Fuentes-M Ivie.

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
D Ruthven, W (1-0)             5     3   2   2    2   3   0   3.60   20     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 3     54    -     0.90   0.03
R Moret, H (1)                 1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-1    2.64   0.03
P Torrealba, S (2)             3     2   0   0    1   2   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 2          1-0    2.17   0.28
Totals                         9     6   2   2    4   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 0· 6          3-1 
San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Greif, L (0-1)               3.1   7   4   4    1   1   0  10.80   18     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 1· 6     30    -     1.00  -0.25
A Foster                       3.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00   12     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 1· 0          3-1    0.54   0.06
D Tomlin                       2     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.49   0.03
Totals                         9     7   4   4    4   2   0          37     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 2· 6          3-1 
D Ruthven faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
R Moret faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 16,314.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Diego Padres                     
1. R Office             CF    1. J Grubb              LF 
2. J Royster            3B    2. T Fuentes            2B 
3. J Wynn               LF    3. W Davis              CF 
4. D Evans              1B    4. D Winfield           RF 
5. D May                RF    5. M Ivie               1B 
6. L Lacy               2B    6. D Rader              3B 
7. B Pocoroba           C     7. H Torres             SS 
8. D Chaney             SS    8. B Davis              C  
9. D Ruthven            P     9. B Greif              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  123      19%  72% D Ruthven       B Greif         Single to CF; Lacy Scores; Pocoroba Scores; Chaney to 2B
   b 6   1  4-2  1-3      17%  85% M Ivie          R Moret         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 6   0  4-1  12-     -11%  64% W Davis         R Moret         Single; Grubb to 3B; Fuentes to 2B
   b 7   0  4-2  1--     -11%  64% H Torres        P Torrealba     Walk; Rader to 2B
   b 7   0  4-2  12-      10%  74% B Davis         P Torrealba     Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 3B; Torres to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Greif facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Office        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      47%  J Royster       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      46%  J Wynn          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  J Grubb         Single
   O      1--      43%  T Fuentes       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Grubb to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  W Davis         Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      50%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Greif facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D May           Strikeout
          ---      48%  L Lacy          Single to LF
          1--      50%  B Pocoroba      Single to RF; Lacy to 3B
          1-3      53%  D Chaney        Walk; Pocoroba to 2B
   RR     123      72%  D Ruthven       Single to CF; Lacy Scores; Pocoroba Scores; Chaney to 2B
   O      12-      69%  R Office        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Ruthven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      72%  M Ivie          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      73%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  H Torres        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Greif facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      73%  J Royster       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      72%  J Wynn          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  D Evans         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Ruthven facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  B Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  B Greif         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      76%  J Grubb         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Greif facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      75%  D May           Flyball: LF
          ---      76%  L Lacy          Single/Bunt
          1--      79%  B Pocoroba      Single to CF; Lacy to 2B
          12-      83%  D Chaney        Single; Lacy to 3B; Pocoroba to 2B
   R      123      89%  D Ruthven       Single to LF; Lacy Scores; Pocoroba to 3B; Chaney to 2B
                  Alan Foster replaces Bill Greif pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      90%  R Office        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Pocoroba Scores
   O      12-      89%  J Royster       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Dick Ruthven facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  T Fuentes       Flyball: 2B
          ---      89%  W Davis         Single to RF
   O      1--      91%  D Winfield      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      92%  M Ivie          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Alan Foster facing 3-4-5
          ---      93%  J Wynn          Walk
   OO     1--      91%  D Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  D May           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Dick Ruthven facing 6-7-8
          ---      85%  D Rader         Triple to RF
   RO     --3      87%  H Torres        Groundout: 2B-1B; Rader Scores
   O      ---      88%  B Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  A Foster        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Alan Foster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      88%  L Lacy          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      87%  D Chaney        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Dick Ruthven facing 1-2-3
          ---      83%  J Grubb         Walk
          1--      75%  T Fuentes       Walk; Grubb to 2B
                  Roger Moret replaces Dick Ruthven pitching and batting 9th
          12-      64%  W Davis         Single; Grubb to 3B; Fuentes to 2B
   RO     123      67%  D Winfield      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Grubb Scores; Fuentes to 3B
   OO     1-3      85%  M Ivie          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Alan Foster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      83%  R Moret         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  R Office        Lineout: 1B
          ---      83%  J Royster       Walk
   O      1--      82%  J Wynn          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-4, Roger Moret facing 6-7-8
          ---      75%  D Rader         Walk
                  Pablo Torrealba replaces Jimmy Wynn pitching and batting 3rd; Dave May moves to LF; Ken Henderson replaces Roger Moret playing RF batting 9th
          1--      64%  H Torres        Walk; Rader to 2B
   O      12-      74%  B Davis         Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 3B; Torres to 2B
                  Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Alan Foster batting 9th
   O      12-      82%  M Rettenmund    Flyball: LF
   O      12-      89%  J Grubb         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave Tomlin facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Tomlin replaces Merv Rettenmund pitching and batting 9th
          ---      90%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      89%  D May           Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      88%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      87%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-4, Pablo Torrealba facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  T Fuentes       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      86%  W Davis         Single to LF
   OO     1--      94%  D Winfield      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave Tomlin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  D Chaney        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  K Henderson     Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  R Office        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-4, Pablo Torrealba facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  M Ivie          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Rader         Strikeout
          ---      96%  H Torres        Double
                  Willie McCovey pinch hits for Bob Davis batting 8th
   O      -2-     100%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 2.

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