June 8, 1997 Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 12
CLE 6 BAL 2
@CHW 1 SEA 2
@DET 0 KCR 4
TEX 2 ANA 8
@MIN 6 NYY 3
MIL 1 OAK 7
@TOR 5 COL 7
FLA 2 FLA 9
@COL 1
(7) STL 9
@LAD 3 MON 5
CHC 4 PHI 3
@PIT 2 HOU 9
@SDP 0 SFG 5
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 36,689

Sunday, June 8, 1997, 1:08
Time of Game: 2:44

Braves

41-20

Lost 1

1st

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

W: J Poole (3-1), L: J Smoltz (6-5), S: R Beck (19)

Giants

34-26

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   2   1   0    0   0  .345  .841   21    1   0   2B
M Tucker LF                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .307  .834   17    3   0   SB,2·HBP
J Blauser SS                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .354 1.014   20    1   4   2B
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   2   1    1   1  .283  .755   17    8   0   
A Jones RF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .281  .798   21    1   0   
J Lopez C                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .285  .917    9    8   0   
M Mordecai 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .651   12    2   0   
  K Lockhart PH-2B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .697    7    0   0   
T Graffanino 2B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .666    7    0   2   GDP
  C Jones PH-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .786    3    0   0   
J Smoltz P                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .424 1.015   13    0   1   
  A Embree P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Klesko PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .841    5    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   2    1   8              152   24   7

BATTING

2B: J Blauser (15, off S Estes); K Lofton (11, off S Estes).

HBP: M Tucker 2 (4, 2 by S Estes).

TB: J Blauser 3; K Lofton 2; F McGriff 2; J Lopez; J Smoltz; M Mordecai; A Jones.

GIDP: T Graffanino (2).

RBI: F McGriff (37); A Jones (15).

2-out RBI: F McGriff; A Jones.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Tucker (7, 2nd base off S Estes/R Wilkins).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .264  .633    8    2   0   
J Vizcaino SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .254  .650   14    2   2   
J Kent 2B                     4   1   2   3    0   0  .253  .826   14    2   6   HR
B Bonds LF                    4   2   2   2    0   0  .257  .894   14    1   0   2·HR
J Snow 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .269  .752   16   11   1   
G Hill RF                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .764    8    0   0   2B
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Poole P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Lewis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .759    1    0   0   
  R Beck P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
R Wilkins C                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .197  .578   20    8   0   
B Mueller 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .665   15    0   2   
S Estes P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .045  .269    4    0   1   
  S Javier RF                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .299  .764    2    0   0   
Totals                       32   5   8   5    1   8              116   27  12

BATTING

2B: G Hill (16, off J Smoltz).

HR: J Kent (12, off J Smoltz; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); B Bonds 2 (10, 2 off J Smoltz; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: B Bonds 8; J Kent 5; G Hill 2; D Hamilton; S Javier; J Vizcaino.

RBI: J Kent 3 (51); B Bonds 2 (30).

2-out RBI: B Bonds.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Kent-J Vizcaino-J Snow.

E: R Wilkins (4).

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
J Smoltz, L (6-5)              7     8   5   5    1   7   3   2.92   30  105-74   40·14·20   10· 5· 7· 0     47    -     1.14  -0.33
A Embree                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.95    3   11-8     6· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.50   0.04
Totals                         8     8   5   5    1   8   3          33  116-82   46·15·21   10· 7· 7· 0          2-0

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Estes                        7     9   3   3    1   6   0   2.77   32  124-73   41·13·19   13· 5· 5· 0     52    -     1.25   0.02
J Tavarez                      0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.00    2   10-7     4· 2· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.65   0.08
J Poole, W (3-1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.91    1    3-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.02   0.03
R Beck, S (19)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    3   11-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1   8   0          38  148-89   51·16·22   15· 7· 5· 0           -

J Smoltz faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: S Estes (1).

WP: S Estes (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: S Estes 2 (3; M Tucker, M Tucker).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Brian Gibbons, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 36,689.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 17mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                San Francisco Giants                 
1. K Lofton             CF    1. D Hamilton           CF 
2. M Tucker             LF    2. J Vizcaino           SS 
3. J Blauser            SS    3. J Kent               2B 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. B Bonds              LF 
5. A Jones              RF    5. J Snow               1B 
6. J Lopez              C     6. G Hill               RF 
7. M Mordecai           3B    7. R Wilkins            C  
8. T Graffanino         2B    8. B Mueller            3B 
9. J Smoltz             P     9. S Estes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  3-2  ---  5   19%  52% B Bonds         J Smoltz        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   t 7   1  3-3  1--  2  -15%  35% J Blauser       S Estes         Double to CF (Fly Ball); Tucker to 3B
   t 7   1  3-3  -23  5   13%  49% F McGriff       S Estes         Strikeout Looking
   b 4   0  2-1  ---  1   13%  56% B Bonds         J Smoltz        Home Run (Line Drive)
   t 5   2  2-2  1-3  2  -13%  37% A Jones         S Estes         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Tucker Scores; McGriff to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Estes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   44%  K Lofton        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   46%  M Tucker        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Lofton to 3B
   R      --3      42%  J Blauser       Wild Pitch; Lofton Scores
   O      ---  6   44%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   43%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  8   45%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   42%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   41%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   40%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shawn Estes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   42%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   39%  M Mordecai      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   44%  T Graffanino    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   42%  B Bonds         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   40%  J Snow          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   42%  G Hill          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          -2-  5   43%  R Wilkins       Walk
   O      12-  6   39%  B Mueller       Popfly: LF (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shawn Estes facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   35%  J Smoltz        Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   38%  K Lofton        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right); Lofton to 1B
   O      1--  3   41%  M Tucker        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  3   39%  J Blauser       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lofton to 2B
   R      12-  5   29%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores; Blauser to 2B
   O      12-  4   32%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   30%  S Estes         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   28%  D Hamilton      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   27%  J Vizcaino      Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shawn Estes facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   24%  J Lopez         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   27%  M Mordecai      Strikeout Looking
          1--      25%  T Graffanino    Balk; Lopez to 2B
   O      -2-  2   28%  " "             Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  3   31%  J Smoltz        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, John Smoltz facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  4   43%  J Kent          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      ---  1   56%  B Bonds         Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  2   53%  J Snow          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   51%  G Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   50%  R Wilkins       Foul Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Shawn Estes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   50%  M Tucker        Hit By Pitch
          1--      43%  J Blauser       Tucker Steals 2B; Tucker to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  6   52%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          --3  6   50%  F McGriff       Walk
   R      1-3  2   37%  A Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Tucker Scores; McGriff to 2B
   O      12-  1   41%  J Lopez         Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   38%  B Mueller       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   35%  S Estes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   34%  D Hamilton      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Shawn Estes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   36%  M Mordecai      Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  1   38%  T Graffanino    Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  6   39%  J Smoltz        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, John Smoltz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   35%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   32%  J Kent          Lineout: 3B
   R      ---  5   52%  B Bonds         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   50%  J Snow          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Shawn Estes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   54%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  3   50%  M Tucker        Hit By Pitch
          1--  2   35%  J Blauser       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Tucker to 3B
   O      -23  5   49%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  7   59%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   55%  G Hill          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   52%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  B Mueller       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Julian Tavarez facing 6-7-8
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Glenallen Hill pitching and batting 6th; Stan Javier replaces Shawn Estes playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  3   55%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Mike Mordecai batting 7th
   O      ---  7   58%  K Lockhart      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Jim Poole replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 6th; Chipper Jones pinch hits for Tony Graffanino batting 8th
   O      ---  3   61%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
                  Keith Lockhart moves to 2B; Chipper Jones moves to 3B
          ---  2   67%  S Javier        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   76%  D Hamilton      Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Javier to 2B
          12-  4   87%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Javier to 3B; Hamilton to 2B
   RR     123  5   96%  J Kent          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Javier Scores; Hamilton Scores; Vizcaino to 2B
                  Alan Embree replaces John Smoltz pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   95%  B Bonds         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      12-  5   94%  J Snow          Strikeout Looking
                  Mark Lewis pinch hits for Jim Poole batting 6th
   O      12-  1   93%  M Lewis         Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Rod Beck facing 9-1-2
                  Rod Beck replaces Mark Lewis pitching and batting 6th; Ryan Klesko pinch hits for Alan Embree batting 9th
   O      ---  5   96%  R Klesko        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   99%  K Lofton        Popfly: LF
   O      ---  3  100%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation