July 21, 1994 Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 11
@CAL 7 CHW 6
@CLE 5 MIL 7
MIN 3 OAK 4
BAL 3 TOR 9
TEX 3 HOU 13
PIT 6 STL 6
ATL 3 ATL 6
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Busch Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Thursday, July 21, 1994, 5:37
Time of Game: 2:36

Braves

56-37

Lost 3

1st

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

W: O Olivares (2-2), L: J Smoltz (6-10)

Cardinals

44-48

Won 1

4th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Kelly CF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .311  .817   13    2   0   SB,GDP
J Blauser SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .687   20    2   2   
D Justice RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .330  .981   20    2   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .305  .965   13    8   0   
R Klesko LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .974   15    1   0   
J Oliva 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .333 1.204   20    1   2   
C O'Brien C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .276  .827   24    6   1   
M Lemke 2B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .741    9    1   3   
J Smoltz P                    1   1   0   0    1   0  .171  .523   10    1   1   
  T Tarasco PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .763    4    0   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  G Olson P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   3   3   2    5   2              148   24   9

BATTING

TB: R Kelly 2; M Lemke.

GIDP: R Kelly (6).

RBI: R Kelly (39); F McGriff (69).

2-out RBI: R Kelly.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C O'Brien-J Blauser.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Kelly (16, 2nd base off O Olivares/T McGriff).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young LF                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .429 1.181   14    3   0   2B
O Smith SS                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .241  .629   11    2   3   2B
G Jefferies 1B                4   0   3   3    0   0  .333  .908   19   10   1   2B
R Lankford CF                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .271  .887   19    1   0   SF
T Zeile 3B                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .251  .745   23    3   1   CS
M Whiten RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .290  .838   17    3   0   
G Pena 2B                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .233  .729   14    1   4   2·2B
T McGriff C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .581   10    2   0   
O Olivares P                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .536    8    2   3   
Totals                       34   6  12   6    2   6              135   27  12

BATTING

2B: G Jefferies (23, off J Smoltz); O Smith (10, off J Smoltz); G Pena 2 (9, 2 off J Smoltz); G Young (2, off J Smoltz).

SF: R Lankford (3, off J Smoltz).

TB: G Pena 4; G Jefferies 4; G Young 4; O Smith 3; R Lankford; O Olivares.

RBI: G Jefferies 3 (45); O Smith (27); R Lankford (48); O Olivares (2).

2-out RBI: G Jefferies 2; O Smith.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Smith-G Pena-G Jefferies.

E: M Whiten (8).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Zeile (3, 2nd base by J Smoltz/C O'Brien).

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 (6-10)             6    11   6   6    1   4   0   3.88   29   98-65   39· 6·20   11· 4· 9· 0     29    -     0.93  -0.40
M Stanton                      1     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.63    5   31-19   12· 3· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.34   0.01
G Olson                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0  10.03    3    6-5     5· 0· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8    12   6   6    2   6   0          37  135-89   56· 9·24   13· 5·11· 0           -

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Olivares, W (2-2)            9     3   3   3    5   2   0   4.75   34  142-84   57· 6·21   13·11· 3· 0     66    -     1.02   0.12
Totals                         9     3   3   3    5   2   0          34  142-84   57· 6·21   13·11· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: O Olivares (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Rieker, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Angel Hernandez.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 89° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. R Kelly              CF    1. G Young              LF 
2. J Blauser            SS    2. O Smith              SS 
3. D Justice            RF    3. G Jefferies          1B 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. R Lankford           CF 
5. R Klesko             LF    5. T Zeile              3B 
6. J Oliva              3B    6. M Whiten             RF 
7. C O'Brien            C     7. G Pena               2B 
8. M Lemke              2B    8. T McGriff            C  
9. J Smoltz             P     9. O Olivares           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  1-0  12-  4   14%  68% G Jefferies     J Smoltz        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Young Scores; Smith to 3B
   t 2   2  2-1  12-  1  -12%  49% R Kelly         O Olivares      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Lemke Scores; Smoltz to 3B/Adv on E9; Kelly to 2B
   b 2   2  3-3  1-3  5   11%  66% G Jefferies     J Smoltz        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Olivares Scores; Smith to 3B
   b 4   2  3-4  -2-  3   11%  78% O Smith         J Smoltz        Double to RF (Line Drive); Young Scores
   t 2   2  2-2  123  3   -9%  39% D Justice       O Olivares      Wild Pitch; Smoltz Scores; Kelly to 3B; Blauser to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  R Kelly         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      44%  J Blauser       Kelly Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   46%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Kelly to 3B
          --3  6   44%  D Justice       Walk
   RO     1-3  2   42%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Kelly Scores; Justice to 2B
   O      -2-  3   45%  R Klesko        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   48%  G Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  3   54%  O Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive); Young to 2B
   R      12-  4   68%  G Jefferies     Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Young Scores; Smith to 3B
   RO     -23  2   66%  R Lankford      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores
   O      -2-  6   63%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   60%  M Whiten        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Omar Olivares facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   63%  J Oliva         Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          --- 10   60%  C O'Brien       Walk
          1--  4   56%  M Lemke         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); O'Brien to 2B
   O      12-  4   61%  J Smoltz        Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Lemke to 2B; Smoltz to 1B
   R      12-  1   49%  R Kelly         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Lemke Scores; Smoltz to 3B/Adv on E9; Kelly to 2B
          -23  7   48%  J Blauser       Walk
   R      123      39%  D Justice       Wild Pitch; Smoltz Scores; Kelly to 3B; Blauser to 2B
   O      -23  4   44%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   51%  G Pena          Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   49%  T McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Pena to 3B
   R      --3  2   55%  O Olivares      Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Pena Scores
          1--  3   59%  G Young         Single to CF (Line Drive); Olivares to 2B
   O      12-  1   55%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Olivares to 3B; Smith to 1B
   R      1-3  5   66%  G Jefferies     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Olivares Scores; Smith to 3B
   O      1-3  5   61%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Omar Olivares facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   64%  F McGriff       Popfly: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   66%  R Klesko        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  6   64%  J Oliva         Walk
   O      1--  6   67%  C O'Brien       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   70%  T Zeile         Walk
   OO     1--  6   63%  M Whiten        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Zeile Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  2   62%  G Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Omar Olivares facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   65%  M Lemke         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   62%  J Smoltz        Walk
   OO     1--  5   69%  R Kelly         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   67%  T McGriff       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   65%  O Olivares      Flyball: LF
          ---  4   67%  G Young         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  3   78%  O Smith         Double to RF (Line Drive); Young Scores
   R      -2-  4   85%  G Jefferies     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Smith Scores
   O      1--  4   84%  R Lankford      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Omar Olivares facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   86%  J Blauser       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   88%  D Justice       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  6   89%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   88%  T Zeile         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   87%  M Whiten        Popfly: P (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  1   88%  G Pena          Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   87%  T McGriff       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Omar Olivares facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   89%  R Klesko        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   90%  J Oliva         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   91%  C O'Brien       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   90%  O Olivares      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   90%  G Young         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   90%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Omar Olivares facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   92%  M Lemke         Lineout: SS
                  Tony Tarasco pinch hits for John Smoltz batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  T Tarasco       Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  3   94%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mike Stanton facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Stanton replaces Tony Tarasco pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   94%  G Jefferies     Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  8   94%  R Lankford      Single to P (Ground Ball)
          1--  7   95%  T Zeile         Walk; Lankford to 2B
   O      12-  4   94%  M Whiten        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   93%  G Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Omar Olivares facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   95%  J Blauser       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   97%  D Justice       Groundout: 2B-P (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   97%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Gregg Olson facing 8-9-1
                  Gregg Olson replaces Mike Stanton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   97%  T McGriff       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   97%  O Olivares      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   97%  G Young         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Omar Olivares facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   99%  R Klesko        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Oliva         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  7  100%  C O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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