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Standings
MIL
@BOS		8
4
CLE
@CAL		5
12
OAK
@CHW		1
17
TOR
@DET		2
3		 
(12)
MIN
@KCR		2
4
BAL
@NYY		2
6
SEA
@TEX		6
4
CIN
@HOU		4
6
CHC
@MON		4
5
PHI
@PIT		5
10
LAD
@SDP		0
1
ATL
@SFG		3
6
NYM
@STL		7
1
Saturday, October 3, 1987
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 25,061, Time of Game: 2:17
Braves
3
69-91
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 19½ GB
 at Giants
6
89-72
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Kelly Downs (12-9)
L: Marty Clary (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  2  0    3  5  1
Giants          0  0  3   3  0  0   0  0  X    6 11  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Albert Hall CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 .778 -0.045 0.45 0.000 -0.045 -0.8 3 0
Ron Gant 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .282 .698 -0.015 0.43 0.023 -0.039 1.4 4 2 HR
Dion James LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .313 .872 -0.001 0.35 0.023 -0.024 0.5 2 0 2B
Gerald Perry 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .741 -0.057 0.55 0.000 -0.057 -0.7 7 0
Ted Simmons C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .277 .740 0.069 0.63 0.080 -0.011 0.7 5 2
Gary Roenicke RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .216 .806 -0.102 0.77 0.004 -0.106 -1.1 1 0 GDP
Ken Oberkfell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .704 -0.040 0.41 0.004 -0.044 -0.5 0 2
Jeff Blauser SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .248 .695 -0.037 0.49 0.000 -0.037 -0.7 2 1
Marty Clary P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.018 0.71 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 0 1
   Ed Olwine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Glenn Hubbard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .760 -0.006 0.25 0.000 -0.006 -0.2
   Charlie Puleo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .493 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Graig Nettles PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .210 .647 0.007 0.21 0.007 0.000 0.3
   Chuck Cary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 5 3 3 5 .161 .526 -0.245 0.50 0.141 -0.387 -1.4 24 8
2B: D James (37, off J Price).
HR: R Gant (2, off S Garrelts; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: R Gant 4; D James 3; K Oberkfell; T Simmons.
GIDP: G Roenicke (4).
RBI: R Gant 2 (9); T Simmons (30).
2-out RBI: R Gant 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: G Perry (14).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Robby Thompson 2B 2 1 1 2 0 0 .261 .756 0.047 0.94 0.069 -0.022 1.6 2 1 HBP
   Chris Speier 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .734 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 1 2
Kevin Mitchell 3B 4 1 1 3 0 0 .282 .826 0.220 0.73 0.239 -0.019 1.8 1 0 HR
   Scott Garrelts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jeffrey Leonard LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 .781 0.002 0.20 0.012 -0.010 -0.4 3 0
Candy Maldonado RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .860 -0.028 0.50 0.000 -0.028 -0.3 0 0
   Eddie Milner CF 2 0 2 0 0 0 .255 .708 -0.001 0.11 0.006 -0.007 0.0 2 0 CS
Will Clark 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .307 .938 0.003 0.47 0.028 -0.025 0.1 5 0 2B
   Mike Krukow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Joe Price P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Williams 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .583 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 0 0
Chili Davis CF-RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .249 .779 0.016 0.50 0.060 -0.044 0.5 1 0 CS
Bob Melvin C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .199 .615 -0.019 0.25 0.000 -0.019 -0.8 5 0
Jose Uribe SS 3 2 2 0 0 0 .287 .756 0.058 0.46 0.059 -0.001 0.9 0 3 2B
Kelly Downs P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .316 -0.041 1.03 0.000 -0.041 -1.0 0 1 SH
   Mike Aldrete 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .329 .865 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 7 0
Team Totals 32 6 11 6 0 4 .344 .864 0.253 0.45 0.473 -0.220 2.1 27 8
2B: J Uribe (15, off M Clary); W Clark (29, off M Clary).
HR: K Mitchell (22, off M Clary; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF).
SH: K Downs (7, off M Clary).
HBP: R Thompson (8, by M Clary).
TB: K Mitchell 4; J Uribe 3; C Davis 3; W Clark 2; E Milner 2; J Leonard; R Thompson.
RBI: K Mitchell 3 (70); R Thompson 2 (44); C Davis (75).
2-out RBI: R Thompson 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 4 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Uribe-C Speier-M Aldrete.
PB: B Melvin (4).
Baserunning
CS: C Davis (9, 2nd base by M Clary/T Simmons); E Milner (9, 2nd base by C Cary/T Simmons).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Marty Clary, L (0-1) 4.1 9 6 6 0 2 1 6.14 22 23 -0.270 0.67 -4.1
Ed Olwine 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.01 2 1 0 0.004 0.08 0.5
Charlie Puleo 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.23 6 0 0 0.005 0.04 1.0
Chuck Cary 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.68 4 0 0 0.006 0.10 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 6 6 0 4 1 6.75 34 23 1 0 -0.255 0.50 -2.1

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kelly Downs, W (12-9) 5 2 0 0 0 4 0 3.63 17 67 0.210 0.66 2.4
Mike Krukow 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.80 3 0 0 0.011 0.15 0.5
Joe Price 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.57 5 0 0 0.002 0.22 -0.5
Scott Garrelts 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 3.25 9 0 0 0.022 0.46 -1.0
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 3 5 1 3.00 34 67 0 0 0.245 0.45 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Clary (1; R Thompson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - John McSherry.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 25,061.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         San Francisco Giants
1 Albert Hall CF 1 Robby Thompson 2B
2 Ron Gant 2B 2 Kevin Mitchell 3B
3 Dion James LF 3 Jeffrey Leonard LF
4 Gerald Perry 1B 4 Candy Maldonado RF
5 Ted Simmons C 5 Will Clark 1B
6 Gary Roenicke RF 6 Chili Davis CF
7 Ken Oberkfell 3B 7 Bob Melvin C
8 Jeff Blauser SS 8 Jose Uribe SS
9 Marty Clary P 9 Kelly Downs P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 1 12- RRR SFG K. Mitchell M. Clary 24% 84% Home Run; Uribe Scores; Thompson Scores
t9 3-6 0 1-- OO ATL G. Roenicke S. Garrelts 7% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4 4-0 2 -23 RR SFG R. Thompson M. Clary 5% 97% Single to RF; Davis Scores; Uribe Scores
b2 0-0 1 1-- O SFG B. Melvin M. Clary -4% 51% Davis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b3 0-0 0 --- SFG J. Uribe M. Clary 4% 59% Single to CF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Kelly Downs facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL A. Hall K. Downs 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL R. Gant K. Downs 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O ATL D. James K. Downs 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Marty Clary facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SFG R. Thompson M. Clary -2% 53% Foul Flyball: C
b1 0-0 1 --- O SFG K. Mitchell M. Clary -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- SFG J. Leonard M. Clary 1% 52% Single to CF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O SFG C. Maldonado M. Clary -2% 50% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Kelly Downs facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O ATL G. Perry K. Downs 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- ATL T. Simmons K. Downs -3% 50% Single to CF
t2 0-0 1 1-- ATL G. Roenicke K. Downs -2% 48% Passed Ball; Simmons to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O ATL G. Roenicke K. Downs 4% 52% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 0-0 2 -2- O ATL K. Oberkfell K. Downs 3% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Marty Clary facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O SFG W. Clark M. Clary -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- SFG C. Davis M. Clary 3% 55% Single to CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O SFG B. Melvin M. Clary -4% 51% Davis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b2 0-0 2 --- SFG B. Melvin M. Clary 0% 51% E3 on Foul Ball
b2 0-0 2 --- O SFG B. Melvin M. Clary -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Kelly Downs facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O ATL J. Blauser K. Downs 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- O ATL M. Clary K. Downs 2% 54% Flyball: 2B
t3 0-0 2 --- O ATL A. Hall K. Downs 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Marty Clary facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- SFG J. Uribe M. Clary 4% 59% Single to CF
b3 0-0 0 1-- O SFG K. Downs M. Clary -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Uribe to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- SFG R. Thompson M. Clary 2% 60% Hit By Pitch
b3 0-0 1 12- RRR SFG K. Mitchell M. Clary 24% 84% Home Run; Uribe Scores; Thompson Scores
b3 3-0 1 --- O SFG J. Leonard M. Clary -1% 83% Flyball: CF
b3 3-0 2 --- O SFG C. Maldonado M. Clary -1% 82% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 3.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Kelly Downs facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- O ATL R. Gant K. Downs 2% 84% Flyball: 2B
t4 0-3 1 --- O ATL D. James K. Downs 1% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 0-3 2 --- O ATL G. Perry K. Downs 1% 87% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Marty Clary facing 5-6-7
b4 3-0 0 --- SFG W. Clark M. Clary 3% 90% Double to LF
b4 3-0 0 -2- R SFG C. Davis M. Clary 3% 93% Single to CF; Clark Scores
b4 4-0 0 1-- O SFG B. Melvin M. Clary -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B; Davis to 2B
b4 4-0 1 -2- SFG J. Uribe M. Clary 2% 94% Double to CF; Davis to 3B
b4 4-0 1 -23 O SFG K. Downs M. Clary -2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 4-0 2 -23 RR SFG R. Thompson M. Clary 5% 97% Single to RF; Davis Scores; Uribe Scores
b4 6-0 2 1-- O SFG K. Mitchell M. Clary -0% 97% Flyball: 2B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 6.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Giants' Kelly Downs facing 5-6-7
Eddie Milner replaces Candy Maldonado (RF) playing CF batting 4th
Chili Davis moves from CF to RF
t5 0-6 0 --- O ATL T. Simmons K. Downs 1% 97% Flyball: CF
t5 0-6 1 --- O ATL G. Roenicke K. Downs 0% 98% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-6 2 --- ATL K. Oberkfell K. Downs -0% 97% Single to CF
t5 0-6 2 1-- O ATL J. Blauser K. Downs 1% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-0, Braves' Marty Clary facing 3-4-5
b5 6-0 0 --- O SFG J. Leonard M. Clary -0% 98% Strikeout
b5 6-0 1 --- SFG E. Milner M. Clary 0% 98% Single to RF
Ed Olwine replaces Marty Clary pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-0 1 1-- O SFG W. Clark E. Olwine -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b5 6-0 2 1-- O SFG C. Davis E. Olwine -0% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 6.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Giants' Mike Krukow facing 9-1-2
Mike Krukow replaces Will Clark (1B) pitching and batting 5th
Mike Aldrete replaces Kelly Downs (P) playing 1B batting 9th
Glenn Hubbard pinch hits for Ed Olwine (P) batting 9th
t6 0-6 0 --- O ATL G. Hubbard M. Krukow 1% 98% Flyball: LF
t6 0-6 1 --- O ATL A. Hall M. Krukow 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t6 0-6 2 --- O ATL R. Gant M. Krukow 0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-0, Braves' Charlie Puleo facing 7-8-9
Charlie Puleo replaces Glenn Hubbard (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-0 0 --- O SFG B. Melvin C. Puleo -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 6-0 1 --- O SFG J. Uribe C. Puleo -0% 99% Flyball: SS
b6 6-0 2 --- O SFG M. Aldrete C. Puleo -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 6.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Giants' Joe Price facing 3-4-5
Joe Price replaces Mike Krukow pitching and batting 5th
Chris Speier replaces Robby Thompson playing 2B batting 1st
t7 0-6 0 --- ATL D. James J. Price -1% 97% Double to RF
t7 0-6 0 -2- O ATL G. Perry J. Price 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B; James to 3B
t7 0-6 1 --3 RO ATL T. Simmons J. Price 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B; James Scores
t7 1-6 2 --- ATL G. Roenicke J. Price -0% 98% Walk
t7 1-6 2 1-- O ATL K. Oberkfell J. Price 1% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Braves' Charlie Puleo facing 1-2-3
b7 6-1 0 --- O SFG C. Speier C. Puleo -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 6-1 1 --- O SFG K. Mitchell C. Puleo -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 6-1 2 --- O SFG J. Leonard C. Puleo -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 6.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Giants' Scott Garrelts facing 8-9-1
Scott Garrelts replaces Kevin Mitchell (3B) pitching and batting 2nd
Matt Williams replaces Joe Price (P) playing 3B batting 5th
t8 1-6 0 --- O ATL J. Blauser S. Garrelts 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
Graig Nettles pinch hits for Charlie Puleo (P) batting 9th
t8 1-6 1 --- ATL G. Nettles S. Garrelts -1% 98% Walk
t8 1-6 1 1-- O ATL A. Hall S. Garrelts 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-6 2 1-- RR ATL R. Gant S. Garrelts -2% 97% Home Run; Nettles Scores
t8 3-6 2 --- ATL D. James S. Garrelts -1% 96% Single to LF
t8 3-6 2 1-- O ATL G. Perry S. Garrelts 2% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-3, Braves' Chuck Cary facing 4-5-6
Chuck Cary replaces Graig Nettles (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-3 0 --- SFG E. Milner C. Cary 0% 98% Single to LF
b8 6-3 0 1-- O SFG M. Williams C. Cary -1% 97% Milner Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b8 6-3 1 --- O SFG M. Williams C. Cary -0% 97% Strikeout
b8 6-3 2 --- SFG C. Davis C. Cary 0% 97% Single to LF
b8 6-3 2 1-- O SFG B. Melvin C. Cary -0% 97% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 6.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Giants' Scott Garrelts facing 5-6-7
t9 3-6 0 --- ATL T. Simmons S. Garrelts -4% 93% Walk
t9 3-6 0 1-- OO ATL G. Roenicke S. Garrelts 7% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t9 3-6 2 --- O ATL K. Oberkfell S. Garrelts 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 6.

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