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Scores
Standings
CAL
@BAL		7
8		 
(12)
CLE
@BOS		8
12
MIL
@MIN		1
13
SEA
@NYY		2
5
OAK
@TOR		4
3
ATL
@STL		5
11
Thursday, May 28, 1987
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 33,973, Time of Game: 3:12
Braves
5
23-23
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 3 GB
 at Cardinals
11
27-16
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Bill Dawley (1-4)
L: Rick Mahler (2-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  0  3   0  0  0   1  0  0    5  9  2
Cardinals       2  1  1   1  3  3   0  0  X   11 18  1

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Albert Hall CF 3 2 1 0 2 0 .308 .887 0.084 0.97 0.126 -0.042 0.7 3 0 SB
Rafael Ramirez 3B-SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 .266 .692 0.153 1.23 0.231 -0.077 0.9 4 2 2B,SB
Gary Roenicke LF 3 0 1 3 1 1 .209 .566 0.109 1.07 0.160 -0.051 0.9 1 0 SF
Dale Murphy RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .327 1.111 -0.086 0.68 0.007 -0.093 0.4 2 0 HR
Ted Simmons 1B-3B-1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 .250 .728 0.000 0.78 0.027 -0.028 0.2 5 3 IW
Andres Thomas SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .642 -0.122 1.18 0.000 -0.122 -1.2 2 1
   Paul Assenmacher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Oberkfell 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .322 .796 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.8 0 0
Ozzie Virgil C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 .968 -0.002 0.57 0.041 -0.042 0.0 3 2 2B
Glenn Hubbard 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .316 .892 0.057 0.72 0.091 -0.033 0.2 1 4 2B
Rick Mahler P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .138 .339 -0.065 1.57 0.000 -0.065 -0.6 1 0 SH
   Randy O'Neal P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .343 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Graig Nettles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .617 -0.023 0.87 0.000 -0.023 -0.3
   Charlie Puleo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 1.571 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gerald Perry 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .628 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 1 0
   Gene Garber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 34 5 9 5 6 7 .265 .807 0.100 0.91 0.683 -0.581 0.4 24 12
2B: G Hubbard (13, off B Dawley); R Ramirez (9, off T Conroy); O Virgil (3, off B Dawley).
HR: D Murphy (14, off B Dawley; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: G Roenicke (2, off T Conroy).
SH: R Mahler (4, off T Conroy).
IBB: T Simmons (1, by B Dawley).
TB: D Murphy 5; R Ramirez 3; O Virgil 2; G Hubbard 2; A Hall; G Roenicke; T Simmons.
RBI: G Roenicke 3 (5); R Ramirez (16); D Murphy (29).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Simmons-R Ramirez-G Garber; R Ramirez-G Hubbard-G Perry.
E: T Simmons 2 (3).
Baserunning
SB: A Hall (9, 2nd base off T Conroy/T Pena); R Ramirez (2, 2nd base off B Dawley/T Pena).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .277 .705 0.091 1.21 0.213 -0.121 0.5 0 0 SB,CS
Ozzie Smith SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .739 0.057 0.82 0.106 -0.049 0.4 1 2 2B
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 .333 .812 -0.029 0.86 0.028 -0.057 -0.3 0 2
Jack Clark 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 .344 1.193 0.233 0.80 0.304 -0.071 2.6 8 2 2·HR,GDP
Willie McGee CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 .253 .682 0.117 0.55 0.127 -0.010 1.2 5 0
Tom Herr 2B 3 2 1 0 2 0 .290 .772 0.082 0.55 0.085 -0.003 0.5 4 1
Curt Ford RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .337 .909 0.033 0.85 0.113 -0.080 0.1 0 0 2B,GDP
Tony Pena C 4 0 2 3 0 0 .192 .531 0.054 0.93 0.097 -0.042 1.9 8 0 2B
Tim Conroy P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.043 1.00 0.000 -0.043 -0.6 0 0
   Bill Dawley P 3 0 2 1 0 0 .400 .900 0.004 0.52 0.037 -0.032 0.5 0 0
   Ray Soff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ricky Horton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 40 11 18 10 3 3 .450 1.163 0.599 0.83 1.110 -0.508 6.9 27 8
2B: O Smith (10, off R Mahler); C Ford (6, off R Mahler); T Pena (1, off R O'Neal).
HR: J Clark 2 (15, 2 off R Mahler; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: J Clark 9; O Smith 4; T Pena 3; C Ford 3; W McGee 2; V Coleman 2; B Dawley 2; T Pendleton; T Herr.
GIDP: C Ford (2); J Clark (2).
RBI: J Clark 3 (48); T Pena 3 (4); W McGee 2 (35); B Dawley (1); V Coleman (12).
2-out RBI: J Clark 2; B Dawley; T Pena; W McGee; V Coleman.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 18.
Fielding
E: T Pena (3).
Baserunning
SB: V Coleman (31, 2nd base off R Mahler/O Virgil).
CS: V Coleman (8, 3rd base by R Mahler/O Virgil).

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Mahler, L (2-6) 4 10 7 6 2 2 2 4.97 23 16 -0.479 1.20 -4.3
Randy O'Neal 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.03 6 1 1 -0.083 0.85 -1.1
Charlie Puleo 1 5 3 3 0 0 0 4.40 8 0 0 -0.040 0.17 -2.5
Paul Assenmacher 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.56 3 0 0 0.002 0.04 0.5
Gene Garber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.88 3 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 8 18 11 10 3 3 2 11.25 43 16 1 1 -0.599 0.91 -6.9
R Mahler faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tim Conroy 2.1 3 4 3 2 3 0 4.55 12 38 -0.342 1.16 -3.1
Bill Dawley, W (1-4) 4.2 4 1 1 3 4 1 4.31 21 1 0 0.233 1.10 1.8
Ray Soff 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 6.46 8 0 0 0.004 0.06 0.2
Ricky Horton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.56 1 3 0 0.004 0.17 0.8
Team Totals 9 9 5 4 6 7 1 4.00 42 38 4 0 -0.101 0.83 -0.4
Balks: None.
WP: R Mahler (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Dawley (3; T Simmons).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford.
Time of Game: 3:12.
Attendance: 33,973.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Albert Hall CF 1 Vince Coleman LF
2 Rafael Ramirez 3B 2 Ozzie Smith SS
3 Gary Roenicke LF 3 Terry Pendleton 3B
4 Dale Murphy RF 4 Jack Clark 1B
5 Ted Simmons 1B 5 Willie McGee CF
6 Andres Thomas SS 6 Tom Herr 2B
7 Ozzie Virgil C 7 Curt Ford RF
8 Glenn Hubbard 2B 8 Tony Pena C
9 Rick Mahler P 9 Tim Conroy P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 2 -2- RR STL J. Clark R. Mahler 18% 61% Home Run (LF-CF); Pendleton Scores
t3 1-3 1 12- R ATL R. Ramirez T. Conroy -16% 51% Double to CF (Line Drive to LF Line); Hubbard Scores; Hall to 3B
t3 2-3 1 -23 RR ATL G. Roenicke T. Conroy -14% 37% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Hall Scores; Ramirez Scores; Roenicke to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b4 4-4 2 1-3 R STL T. Pendleton R. Mahler 11% 68% Baserunner Advance; Coleman Scores/unER; Smith to 3B/Adv on E3
b3 3-4 2 --3 R STL W. McGee R. Mahler 10% 53% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 1B); Smith Scores

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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, Cardinals' Tim Conroy facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- ATL A. Hall T. Conroy -4% 46% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- ATL R. Ramirez T. Conroy -5% 41% Hall Steals 2B; Hall to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t1 0-0 0 --3 O ATL R. Ramirez T. Conroy 4% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --3 RO ATL G. Roenicke T. Conroy -2% 44% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hall Scores/unER
t1 1-0 2 --- O ATL D. Murphy T. Conroy 1% 45% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- STL V. Coleman R. Mahler 4% 49% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b1 0-1 0 1-- O STL O. Smith R. Mahler -4% 45% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b1 0-1 1 1-- STL T. Pendleton R. Mahler 2% 47% Coleman Steals 2B
b1 0-1 1 -2- STL T. Pendleton R. Mahler 2% 49% Walk
b1 0-1 1 12- O STL J. Clark R. Mahler -6% 43% Coleman Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Pendleton to 2B
b1 0-1 2 -2- RR STL J. Clark R. Mahler 18% 61% Home Run (LF-CF); Pendleton Scores
b1 2-1 2 --- O STL W. McGee R. Mahler -1% 60% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Tim Conroy facing 5-6-7
t2 1-2 0 --- O ATL T. Simmons T. Conroy 2% 63% Strikeout
t2 1-2 1 --- O ATL A. Thomas T. Conroy 2% 65% Lineout: CF
t2 1-2 2 --- O ATL O. Virgil T. Conroy 1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 6-7-8
b2 2-1 0 --- STL T. Herr R. Mahler 3% 69% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b2 2-1 0 1-- STL C. Ford R. Mahler 9% 78% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Herr to 3B
b2 2-1 0 -23 RO STL T. Pena R. Mahler -1% 76% Groundout: SS-1B; Herr Scores
b2 3-1 1 -2- STL T. Conroy R. Mahler 2% 78% Wild Pitch; Ford to 3B
b2 3-1 1 --3 O STL T. Conroy R. Mahler -4% 74% Strikeout (C-1B)
b2 3-1 2 --3 O STL V. Coleman R. Mahler -3% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Tim Conroy facing 8-9-1
t3 1-3 0 --- ATL G. Hubbard T. Conroy -4% 67% Walk
t3 1-3 0 1-- O ATL R. Mahler T. Conroy 2% 69% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Hubbard to 2B
t3 1-3 1 -2- ATL A. Hall T. Conroy -3% 67% Walk
t3 1-3 1 12- R ATL R. Ramirez T. Conroy -16% 51% Double to CF (Line Drive to LF Line); Hubbard Scores; Hall to 3B
t3 2-3 1 -23 RR ATL G. Roenicke T. Conroy -14% 37% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Hall Scores; Ramirez Scores; Roenicke to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Bill Dawley replaces Tim Conroy pitching and batting 9th
t3 4-3 1 -2- O ATL D. Murphy B. Dawley 3% 40% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 4-3 2 -2- ATL T. Simmons B. Dawley -1% 39% Intentional Walk
t3 4-3 2 12- O ATL A. Thomas B. Dawley 4% 44% Flyball: 2B (Short CF)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 2-3-4
b3 3-4 0 --- STL O. Smith R. Mahler 7% 51% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b3 3-4 0 -2- O STL T. Pendleton R. Mahler -2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
b3 3-4 1 --3 O STL J. Clark R. Mahler -7% 42% Foul Flyball: C
b3 3-4 2 --3 R STL W. McGee R. Mahler 10% 53% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 1B); Smith Scores
b3 4-4 2 1-- STL T. Herr R. Mahler 2% 55% Walk; McGee to 2B
b3 4-4 2 12- O STL C. Ford R. Mahler -5% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Bill Dawley facing 7-8-9
t4 4-4 0 --- O ATL O. Virgil B. Dawley 3% 53% Strikeout
t4 4-4 1 --- ATL G. Hubbard B. Dawley -5% 48% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t4 4-4 1 -2- O ATL R. Mahler B. Dawley 4% 52% Strikeout
t4 4-4 2 -2- O ATL A. Hall B. Dawley 4% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 8-9-1
b4 4-4 0 --- O STL T. Pena R. Mahler -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b4 4-4 1 --- STL B. Dawley R. Mahler 3% 56% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
b4 4-4 1 1-- O STL V. Coleman R. Mahler -3% 53% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 4-4 2 1-- STL O. Smith R. Mahler 3% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive); Coleman to 3B
b4 4-4 2 1-3 R STL T. Pendleton R. Mahler 11% 68% Baserunner Advance; Coleman Scores/unER; Smith to 3B/Adv on E3
b4 5-4 2 --3 O STL T. Pendleton R. Mahler -4% 64% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Cardinals' Bill Dawley facing 2-3-4
t5 4-5 0 --- ATL R. Ramirez B. Dawley -5% 59% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t5 4-5 0 1-- O ATL G. Roenicke B. Dawley 5% 63% Bunt Groundout: C unassisted/Interference called; Ramirez stays at 1B
t5 4-5 1 1-- ATL D. Murphy B. Dawley -2% 61% Ramirez Steals 2B
t5 4-5 1 -2- O ATL D. Murphy B. Dawley 5% 66% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t5 4-5 2 -2- ATL T. Simmons B. Dawley -2% 65% Walk
t5 4-5 2 12- O ATL A. Thomas B. Dawley 6% 71% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Braves' Rick Mahler facing 4-5-6
b5 5-4 0 --- R STL J. Clark R. Mahler 10% 81% Home Run
b5 6-4 0 --- STL W. McGee R. Mahler 2% 83% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
Randy O'Neal replaces Rick Mahler pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-4 0 1-- STL T. Herr R. O'Neal 3% 87% Walk; McGee to 2B
b5 6-4 0 12- O STL C. Ford R. O'Neal -3% 84% Strikeout
b5 6-4 1 12- R STL T. Pena R. O'Neal 8% 92% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); McGee Scores; Herr to 3B
b5 7-4 1 -23 O STL B. Dawley R. O'Neal -3% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 7-4 2 -23 R STL V. Coleman R. O'Neal 4% 93% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Herr Scores; Pena to 3B
b5 8-4 2 1-3 O STL O. Smith R. O'Neal -1% 92% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-8, Cardinals' Bill Dawley facing 7-8-9
t6 4-8 0 --- ATL O. Virgil B. Dawley -4% 88% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t6 4-8 0 -2- O ATL G. Hubbard B. Dawley 3% 91% Lineout: 2B
Graig Nettles pinch hits for Randy O'Neal (P) batting 9th
t6 4-8 1 -2- O ATL G. Nettles B. Dawley 2% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Virgil to 3B
t6 4-8 2 --3 ATL A. Hall B. Dawley -1% 92% Walk
t6 4-8 2 1-3 O ATL R. Ramirez B. Dawley 3% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-4, Braves' Charlie Puleo facing 3-4-5
Charlie Puleo replaces Graig Nettles (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 8-4 0 --- STL T. Pendleton C. Puleo 1% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 8-4 0 1-- STL J. Clark C. Puleo 2% 97% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Pendleton to 3B
b6 8-4 0 1-3 RO STL W. McGee C. Puleo -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Pendleton Scores
b6 9-4 1 1-- O STL T. Herr C. Puleo -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b6 9-4 2 1-- STL C. Ford C. Puleo 0% 97% Single to SS (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); McGee to 3B
b6 9-4 2 1-3 R STL T. Pena C. Puleo 1% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive); McGee Scores; Ford to 2B
b6 10-4 2 12- R STL B. Dawley C. Puleo 1% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ford Scores; Pena to 3B
b6 11-4 2 1-3 O STL V. Coleman C. Puleo -0% 99% Lineout: LF
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 11.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-11, Cardinals' Bill Dawley facing 3-4-5
t7 4-11 0 --- O ATL G. Roenicke B. Dawley 0% 99% Strikeout
t7 4-11 1 --- R ATL D. Murphy B. Dawley -1% 99% Home Run
t7 5-11 1 --- O ATL T. Simmons B. Dawley 0% 99% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t7 5-11 2 --- O ATL A. Thomas B. Dawley 0% 99% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 11.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-5, Braves' Paul Assenmacher facing 2-3-4
Paul Assenmacher replaces Andres Thomas (SS) pitching and batting 6th
Gerald Perry replaces Charlie Puleo (P) playing 1B batting 9th
Ted Simmons moves from 1B to 3B
Rafael Ramirez moves from 3B to SS
b7 11-5 0 --- STL O. Smith P. Assenmacher 0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b7 11-5 0 1-- O STL T. Pendleton P. Assenmacher -0% 99% Foul Flyball: SS
b7 11-5 1 1-- OO STL J. Clark P. Assenmacher -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 11.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-11, Cardinals' Ray Soff facing 7-8-9
Ray Soff replaces Bill Dawley pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-11 0 --- O ATL O. Virgil R. Soff 0% 100% Lineout: SS
t8 5-11 1 --- O ATL G. Hubbard R. Soff 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t8 5-11 2 --- O ATL G. Perry R. Soff 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-5, Braves' Gene Garber facing 5-6-7
Gene Garber replaces Gerald Perry (1B) pitching and batting 9th
Ted Simmons moves from 3B to 1B
Ken Oberkfell replaces Paul Assenmacher (P) playing 3B batting 6th
b8 11-5 0 --- STL W. McGee G. Garber 0% 100% Reached on E3 (Fly Ball); McGee to 1B
b8 11-5 0 1-- O STL T. Herr G. Garber -0% 100% Flyball: SS
b8 11-5 1 1-- OO STL C. Ford G. Garber -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 11.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-11, Cardinals' Ray Soff facing 1-2-3
t9 5-11 0 --- O ATL A. Hall R. Soff 0% 100% Lineout: CF
t9 5-11 1 --- O ATL R. Ramirez R. Soff 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 5-11 2 --- ATL G. Roenicke R. Soff -0% 100% Walk
t9 5-11 2 1-- ATL D. Murphy R. Soff -0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Roenicke to 2B
t9 5-11 2 12- ATL T. Simmons R. Soff -0% 100% Single to RF (Fly Ball); Roenicke to 3B; Murphy to 2B
Ricky Horton replaces Ray Soff pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-11 2 123 O ATL K. Oberkfell R. Horton 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 11.

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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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