September 10, 1988 Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 15,349

Saturday, September 10, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:08

Braves

49-91

Lost 1

6th, 31 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  3  2
Padres          0  1  0   3  1  0   0  1  X    6 12  1

W: E Show (13-11), L: R Mahler (9-14)

Padres

71-69

Won 1

4th, 9 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Gant 3B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .254  .744   10    1   3   SB
J Blauser 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .214  .719   12    1   5   
G Perry 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .762   25   11   3   
D Murphy RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .229  .756    8    2   0   
A Thomas SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .632   12    0   4   SB
D James LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .261  .716   18    1   1   
O Virgil C                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .247  .682    8    5   1   HR
T Blocker CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .463    8    1   0   
R Mahler P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .141  .310    5    2   0   
  A Hall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .615    5    0   0   
  J Boever P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   2   3   2    2   6              111   24  17

BATTING

HR: O Virgil (9, off E Show; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: O Virgil 4; D Murphy; J Blauser.

RBI: O Virgil (26); D Murphy (72).

2-out RBI: O Virgil.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Gant-G Perry-R Gant.

E: R Gant (28); D James (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gant (17, 2nd base off E Show/B Santiago); A Thomas (7, 2nd base off E Show/B Santiago).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kruk RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .738   11    1   0   
R Alomar 2B                   4   0   3   2    0   0  .257  .685   11    2   3   3B
T Gwynn CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .780   22    5   0   
C Martinez LF                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .230  .696   10    3   0   HR
K Moreland 1B                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .266  .656   20    9   0   SB
B Santiago C                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .256  .656   20    6   0   
T Flannery 3B                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .286  .761   14    1   1   
G Templeton SS                4   1   3   2    0   0  .242  .617   12    0   4   
E Show P                      4   0   1   1    0   1  .141  .308   14    0   0   
Totals                       35   6  12   6    1   5              134   27   8

BATTING

3B: R Alomar (6, off R Mahler).

HR: C Martinez (13, off R Mahler; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: R Alomar 5; C Martinez 4; G Templeton 3; T Flannery 2; T Gwynn; B Santiago; E Show.

RBI: G Templeton 2 (29); R Alomar 2 (33); E Show (4); C Martinez (54).

2-out RBI: R Alomar 2; G Templeton; E Show.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

E: C Martinez (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Moreland (2, 2nd base off R Mahler/O Virgil).

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
R Mahler, L (9-14)             7     9   5   3    1   4   1   3.76   31  112-71   42· 5·24   17· 4· 4· 1     46    -     0.92  -0.31
J Boever                       1     3   1   1    0   1   0   1.69    5   19-13   12· 1· 0    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.00
Totals                         8    12   6   4    1   5   1          36  131-84   54· 6·24   21· 4· 4· 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
E Show, W (13-11)              9     3   2   2    2   6   1   3.20   33  100-69   38· 9·22   10·12· 2· 1     77    -     0.68   0.19
Totals                         9     3   2   2    2   6   1          33  100-69   38· 9·22   10·12· 2· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: E Show (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:08.

Attendance: 15,349.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Diego Padres                     
1. R Gant               3B    1. J Kruk               RF 
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. T Flannery           3B 
8. T Blocker            CF    8. G Templeton          SS 
9. R Mahler             P     9. E Show               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-2  123  3   16%  88% R Alomar        R Mahler        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Flannery Scores/unER; Templeton Scores/unER; Show to 2B
   t 2   2  0-0  ---  4  -12%  42% O Virgil        E Show          Home Run
   b 2   2  1-0  --3  5   11%  52% G Templeton     R Mahler        Single to CF (Line Drive); Moreland Scores
   b 4   1  1-1  1-3  1    9%  73% G Templeton     R Mahler        Single to LF (Line Drive); Santiago Scores; Flannery to 2B
   b 3   1  1-1  ---  2    9%  61% R Alomar        R Mahler        Triple to RF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Show facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   46%  R Gant          Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  J Blauser       Strikeout Looking
          1--      48%  G Perry         Gant Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   51%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gant to 3B
   O      --3  5   55%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   52%  J Kruk          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   51%  R Alomar        Groundout: 1B-P
          --- 11   52%  T Gwynn         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   50%  C Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Show facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   52%  A Thomas        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   54%  D James         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  4   42%  O Virgil        Home Run
   O      ---  2   42%  T Blocker       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Mahler facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   47%  K Moreland      Walk
          1--      50%  B Santiago      Moreland Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   45%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   41%  T Flannery      Groundout: 2B-1B; Moreland to 3B
   R      --3  5   52%  G Templeton     Single to CF (Line Drive); Moreland Scores
   O      1--  3   50%  E Show          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Eric Show facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   52%  R Mahler        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   54%  R Gant          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   55%  J Blauser       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  J Kruk          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   61%  R Alomar        Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      --3  6   54%  T Gwynn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  2   50%  C Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Eric Show facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   53%  G Perry         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   54%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   53%  A Thomas        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Thomas to 1B
          1--      52%  D James         Thomas Steals 2B
          -2-  6   50%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   56%  O Virgil        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Mahler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  K Moreland      Flyball: RF
          ---  3   56%  B Santiago      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   65%  T Flannery      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Santiago to 3B
   R      1-3  1   73%  G Templeton     Single to LF (Line Drive); Santiago Scores; Flannery to 2B
          12-  4   79%  E Show          Fielder's Choice C/Bunt; Flannery to 3B/Safe on E5 (catch); Templeton to 2B; Show to 1B
   O      123  5   72%  J Kruk          Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  3   88%  R Alomar        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Flannery Scores/unER; Templeton Scores/unER; Show to 2B
   O      12-  1   86%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Eric Show facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   88%  T Blocker       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   90%  R Mahler        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   90%  R Gant          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rick Mahler facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   95%  C Martinez      Home Run
   O      ---  5   94%  K Moreland      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   94%  B Santiago      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   94%  T Flannery      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 5.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Eric Show facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   95%  J Blauser       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   96%  G Perry         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   96%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rick Mahler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   96%  G Templeton     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   96%  E Show          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   95%  J Kruk          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Eric Show facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   97%  A Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  D James         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   98%  O Virgil        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rick Mahler facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   98%  R Alomar        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   97%  T Gwynn         Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B-3B
   O      ---  5   97%  C Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 5.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Eric Show facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   98%  T Blocker       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Albert Hall pinch hits for Rick Mahler batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  A Hall          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   99%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-1, Joe Boever facing 5-6-7
                  Joe Boever replaces Albert Hall pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  K Moreland      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  9   99%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   99%  T Flannery      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   99%  G Templeton     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Flannery to 2B
   RO     12-  4  100%  E Show          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Flannery Scores; Templeton to 3B/Adv on E7; Show out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Eric Show facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   99%  J Blauser       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      99%  G Perry         Wild Pitch; Blauser to 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  1   99%  D Murphy        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Blauser Scores
   O      1--  2  100%  A Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1  100%  D James         Flyball: LF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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