September 9, 1988 Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 8
@BAL 1 BOS 7
CLE 4 MIN 1
@CHW 0 OAK 14
@KCR 6 MIL 2
SEA 1
(11) NYY 3
DET 2 CAL 5
@TEX 3 CIN 5
@LAD 2 NYM 7
@MON 3 PIT 5
PHI 2 ATL 5
@SDP 4
(11) HOU 4
@SFG 3
(12) STL 6
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 44,112

Friday, September 9, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:00

Braves

49-90

Won 1

6th, 30 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0   0  1    5 10  1
Padres          1  0  1   2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0    4 11  2

W: J Alvarez (4-6), L: M Davis (5-8), S: B Sutter (14)

Padres

70-69

Lost 2

4th, 9 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Gant 3B                     6   1   1   0    0   0  .255  .746   24    0   1   2B,GDP
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
J Blauser 2B                  4   2   1   0    1   1  .208  .754   18    3   6   3B
G Perry 1B                    3   1   0   1    1   0  .317  .768   20   15   0   SF
D Murphy RF                   4   0   2   2    1   0  .229  .759   24    0   0   
A Thomas SS                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .255  .636   11    1   8   
D James LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .720   13    2   0   
  T Simmons PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .708    4    0   0   
  J Alvarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .929         0   0   
  J Morrison PH-3B            1   1   1   0    0   0  .179  .460    2    0   0   
O Virgil C                    5   0   2   1    0   2  .246  .672   17    3   0   
T Blocker CF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .193  .472   13    7   0   
  L Smith PH-LF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .536   11    1   0   
G Jimenez P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .134    4    0   1   
  J Royster PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .445    3    0   0   
  J Acker P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.417         0   0   
  A Hall PH-LF-CF             3   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .617    7    1   0   
Totals                       42   5  10   5    3   5              171   33  16

BATTING

2B: R Gant (23, off J Jones).

3B: J Blauser (1, off J Jones).

SF: G Perry (9, off J Jones).

TB: J Blauser 3; D Murphy 2; R Gant 2; O Virgil 2; T Blocker; A Hall; A Thomas; J Morrison.

GIDP: R Gant (7).

RBI: D Murphy 2 (71); G Perry (65); A Thomas (64); O Virgil (25).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Thomas-J Blauser-G Perry.

E: R Gant (27).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Thon SS                     5   2   3   0    1   0  .263  .666   26    1   6   
R Alomar 2B                   6   1   1   0    0   1  .252  .674   16    3   5   
T Gwynn CF                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .309  .783   15    0   0   
  M Wynne CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .765    4    0   0   
C Martinez LF-1B              5   0   1   1    0   0  .229  .687   18    4   0   2B
K Moreland 1B                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .268  .659   19   14   1   
  S Jefferson PR-LF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .155  .461         0   0   
B Santiago C                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .256  .658    8    6   0   2·2B,SH
J Kruk RF                     4   0   0   0    1   0  .245  .747   22    1   0   IW
C Brown 3B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .242  .597   16    3   3   GDP,IW
  L McCullers P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   
J Jones P                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .135  .385    9    1   1   
  M Davis P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .856    1    0   1   
  T Flannery 3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .754    1    0   0   
Totals                       42   4  11   4    4   2              155   33  17

BATTING

2B: B Santiago 2 (19, off G Jimenez, off J Acker); C Martinez (10, off G Jimenez).

SH: B Santiago (4, off J Alvarez).

IBB: J Kruk (11, by J Alvarez); C Brown (3, by J Acker).

TB: B Santiago 4; D Thon 3; C Martinez 2; J Jones; K Moreland; T Gwynn; R Alomar; C Brown.

GIDP: C Brown (9).

RBI: T Gwynn 2 (62); C Martinez (53); B Santiago (34).

2-out RBI: T Gwynn 2; B Santiago; C Martinez.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Thon-R Alomar-C Martinez.

E: D Thon (7); C Brown (10).

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
G Jimenez                      4     8   4   3    2   0   0   5.19   22   76-45   32· 1·12    7·10· 3· 0     30    -     1.01  -0.27
J Acker                        3     2   0   0    1   0   0   4.76   12   36-25   17· 0· 8    6· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.43   0.04
J Alvarez, W (4-6)             3     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.40   10   36-22   13· 1· 8    6· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.29   0.34
B Sutter, S (14)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.76    3    7-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.17
Totals                        11    11   4   3    4   2   0          47  155-98   65· 3·30   20·16· 5· 0           -

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
J Jones                        7.1   5   3   2    1   3   0   3.77   29  111-69   42· 8·19   12· 9· 4· 0     60    -     0.79   0.15
M Davis, BS (6), L (5-8)       3     5   2   1    2   2   0   2.01   16   59-37   23· 4·10    8· 1· 3· 0          2-2    2.42  -0.42
L McCullers                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.15    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.44   0.05
Totals                        11    10   5   3    3   5   0          46  171-107  66·12·29   21·10· 7· 0          4-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Acker (3; C Brown); J Alvarez (12; J Kruk).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 44,112.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Diego Padres                     
1. R Gant               3B    1. D Thon               SS 
2. J Blauser            2B    2. R Alomar             2B 
3. G Perry              1B    3. T Gwynn              CF 
4. D Murphy             RF    4. C Martinez           LF 
5. A Thomas             SS    5. K Moreland           1B 
6. D James              LF    6. B Santiago           C  
7. O Virgil             C     7. J Kruk               RF 
8. T Blocker            CF    8. C Brown              3B 
9. G Jimenez            P     9. J Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  4-3  1-3  3   25%  65% A Thomas        M Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive); Perry Scores; Murphy to 3B
   t 8   1  4-1  123  3   22%  40% D Murphy        M Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive); Gant Scores; Blauser Scores/unER; Perry to 3B
   t11   0  4-4  -2-  5   20%  88% O Virgil        M Davis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morrison Scores/unER
   b10   1  4-4  12-  3   20%  50% C Brown         J Alvarez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t11   0  4-4  ---  2   17%  67% J Morrison      M Davis         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Morrison to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  R Gant          Lineout: 3B
          ---  2   55%  J Blauser       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   RO     --3  5   58%  G Perry         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Blauser Scores
          ---  6   59%  D Murphy        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   57%  A Thomas        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, German Jimenez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   53%  D Thon          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   57%  R Alomar        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   59%  T Gwynn         Flyball: CF
   R      1--  4   47%  C Martinez      Double to CF (Line Drive); Thon Scores
   O      -2-  5   50%  K Moreland      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Jimmy Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   48%  D James         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   46%  O Virgil        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   45%  T Blocker       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, German Jimenez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   47%  B Santiago      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  J Kruk          Flyball: LF
          ---  4   48%  C Brown         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   45%  J Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Brown to 3B
          1-3  6   42%  D Thon          Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      123  2   50%  R Alomar        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Jimmy Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   48%  G Jimenez       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  3   46%  R Gant          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   47%  J Blauser       Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  G Perry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, German Jimenez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   47%  T Gwynn         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   49%  C Martinez      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   48%  K Moreland      Walk
   R      1--  1   33%  B Santiago      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Moreland Scores
   O      -2-  2   36%  J Kruk          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Jimmy Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   33%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   31%  A Thomas        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  6   30%  D James         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, German Jimenez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   32%  C Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   33%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   32%  D Thon          Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   29%  R Alomar        Single to 3B/Bunt; Thon to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Alomar to 2B
   RR     -23  3   13%  T Gwynn         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Thon Scores; Alomar Scores/unER
   O      1--  6   14%  C Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Jimmy Jones facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   12%  O Virgil        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   14%  T Blocker       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Jerry Royster pinch hits for German Jimenez batting 9th
   O      1--  3   12%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B; Blocker to 2B
   O      -2-  4   10%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jim Acker facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Acker replaces Jerry Royster pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   10%  K Moreland      Flyball: CF
          ---  1    9%  B Santiago      Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   10%  J Kruk          Groundout: 2B-1B; Santiago to 3B
          --3  4   10%  C Brown         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  7   11%  J Jones         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Jimmy Jones facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4    9%  J Blauser       Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1    8%  G Perry         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5    7%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jim Acker facing 1-2-3
          ---  5    6%  D Thon          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1    7%  R Alomar        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Thon to 2B
   O      -2-  3    7%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 2B-1B; Thon to 3B
   O      --3  1    9%  C Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Jimmy Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2    7%  A Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6    5%  D James         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3    6%  O Virgil        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4    5%  T Blocker       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jim Acker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1    5%  K Moreland      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1    5%  B Santiago      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6    6%  J Kruk          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Jimmy Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Marvell Wynne replaces Tony Gwynn playing CF batting 3rd; Albert Hall pinch hits for Jim Acker batting 9th
   O      ---  4    4%  A Hall          Flyball: RF
          ---  5    7%  R Gant          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  1   12%  J Blauser       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Gant to 3B; Blauser to 1B
                  Mark Davis replaces Jimmy Jones pitching and batting 9th
          1-3  6   18%  G Perry         Walk; Blauser to 2B
   RR     123  3   40%  D Murphy        Single to CF (Line Drive); Gant Scores; Blauser Scores/unER; Perry to 3B
   R      1-3  3   65%  A Thomas        Single to RF (Line Drive); Perry Scores; Murphy to 3B
                  Ted Simmons pinch hits for Dion James batting 6th
   O      1-3  4   51%  T Simmons       Popfly: 1B
   O      1-3  1   40%  O Virgil        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Tied 4-4, Jose Alvarez facing 8-9-1
                  Jose Alvarez replaces Ted Simmons pitching and batting 6th; Albert Hall moves to LF
   O      ---  4   45%  C Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   48%  M Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   50%  D Thon          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Mark Davis facing 8-9-1
                  Lonnie Smith pinch hits for Terry Blocker batting 8th
   O      ---  3   45%  L Smith         Lineout: SS
   O      ---  2   41%  A Hall          Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   38%  R Gant          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Tied 4-4, Jose Alvarez facing 2-3-4
                  Lonnie Smith moves to LF; Albert Hall moves to CF
   O      ---  7   43%  R Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   47%  M Wynne         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   50%  C Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 4.

Top of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Mark Davis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   45%  J Blauser       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   41%  G Perry         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   44%  D Murphy        Walk
   O      1--  1   38%  A Thomas        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Padres Batting, Tied 4-4, Jose Alvarez facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   30%  K Moreland      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
                  Stan Jefferson pinch runs for Keith Moreland batting 5th
   O      1--  1   31%  B Santiago      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Jefferson to 2B
          -2-  4   30%  J Kruk          Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  3   50%  C Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 4.

Top of the 11th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Mark Davis facing 6-7-8
                  Carmelo Martinez moves to 1B; Stan Jefferson moves to LF; Jim Morrison pinch hits for Jose Alvarez batting 6th
          ---  2   67%  J Morrison      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Morrison to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   R      -2-  5   88%  O Virgil        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morrison Scores/unER
   O      1--  8   86%  L Smith         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   88%  A Hall          Single to 2B/Bunt; Virgil to 2B
                  Lance McCullers replaces Chris Brown pitching and batting 8th; Tim Flannery replaces Mark Davis playing 3B batting 9th
   OO     12-  1   83%  R Gant          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Padres 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Padres Batting, Behind 4-5, Bruce Sutter facing 9-1-2
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Ron Gant pitching and batting 1st; Jim Morrison moves to 3B
   O      ---  1   90%  T Flannery      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   96%  D Thon          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Padres 4.

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