August 30, 1998 Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 3
@BAL 2 ANA 8
@BOS 6 CHW 5
TEX 3 CLE 9
OAK 4 TBD 10
@DET 5 SEA 13
@NYY 3 TOR 6
MIN 0 ARI 7
MIL 3 CIN 14
FLA 7 CHC 4
@COL 3 HOU 11
PIT 4 LAD 4
NYM 2 MON 2
@SDP 1 PHI 5
@SFG 4 STL 8
ATL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 44,051

Sunday, August 30, 1998, 7:09
Time of Game: 2:45

Braves

90-47

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  3  3   0  1  0   0  0  0    7 11  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   2  2  1   3  0  X    8 11  1

W: M Petkovsek (7-4), L: D Martinez (3-6), S: J Acevedo (4)

Cardinals

64-72

Won 1

5th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Williams LF                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .291  .771   14    1   0   2B
  R Klesko PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .829    4    0   0   
G Colbrunn RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .832    9    2   0   
  M Tucker RF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .775    5    0   0   
C Jones 3B                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .316  .965   18    0   1   
A Galarraga 1B                4   2   2   4    0   0  .307 1.012   12    7   0   2·HR
J Lopez C                     4   2   3   1    0   0  .291  .890   13    6   1   HR
A Jones CF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .273  .830   11    6   0   HR
T Graffanino 2B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .609   18    1   2   
  N Charlton P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
O Guillen SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .656   18    1   1   
K Millwood P                  3   0   1   0    0   2  .098  .318   10    0   0   2B
  D Martinez P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .349         0   0   
  K Lockhart 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .707    3    0   1   
Totals                       37   7  11   7    2   3              135   24   7

BATTING

2B: G Williams (15, off D Osborne); K Millwood (1, off J Frascatore).

HR: A Jones (24, off D Osborne; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); A Galarraga 2 (42, 2 off D Osborne; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); J Lopez (30, off J Frascatore; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: A Galarraga 8; J Lopez 6; A Jones 5; G Williams 3; K Millwood 2; M Tucker.

RBI: A Galarraga 4 (112); A Jones 2 (75); J Lopez (92).

2-out RBI: J Lopez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Jones-T Graffanino-A Galarraga.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                4   2   2   0    1   0  .301  .824   20    3   2   
B Jordan RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .317  .907    9    3   0   
M McGwire 1B                  3   3   3   3    1   0  .295 1.201   13    9   0   HR,2B
R Lankford CF                 4   1   2   2    0   1  .283  .895   18    6   1   2B
R Gant LF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .226  .792   23    2   0   
F Tatis 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .278  .728   13    1   2   3B
L Ordaz SS                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .156  .373   14    0   3   
D Osborne P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .170    1    0   0   
  P Kelly PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .609    4    0   0   
  J Frascatore P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  P Polanco PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .256  .615    1    0   0   
  M Petkovsek P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .712         0   0   
  E Marrero PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .704    5    0   0   
  J Acevedo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .485         0   0   
T Lampkin C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .729   13    3   0   GDP
Totals                       34   8  11   8    3   6              134   27   8

BATTING

2B: R Lankford (31, off K Millwood); M McGwire (19, off K Millwood).

3B: F Tatis (4, off K Millwood).

HR: M McGwire (55, off D Martinez; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: M McGwire 7; F Tatis 4; R Lankford 3; D DeShields 2; B Jordan; P Polanco.

GIDP: T Lampkin (5).

RBI: M McGwire 3 (119); R Lankford 2 (87); F Tatis (42); L Ordaz (5); P Polanco (10).

2-out RBI: R Lankford 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Lankford-M McGwire.

E: B Jordan (8).

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
K Millwood                     5     8   5   5    1   5   0   4.45   24   76-47   22·10·15    2· 8· 8· 0     35    -     0.89  -0.09
D Martinez, BS (2), L (3-6)    2     3   3   3    1   1   1   4.71    9   35-21   14· 3· 4    2· 4· 1· 0          1-1    1.62  -0.45
N Charlton                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   6.41    4   19-11    7· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.59   0.03
Totals                         8    11   8   8    3   6   1          37  130-79   43·14·22    6·12·10· 0          1-1

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
D Osborne                      4     7   6   6    1   3   3   3.50   20   74-48   25· 9·14    7· 7· 2· 0     26    -     0.54  -0.33
J Frascatore                   2     2   1   1    1   0   1   4.21    9   21-12   11· 0· 1    1· 6· 1· 0          0-0    0.40  -0.00
M Petkovsek, W (7-4)           2     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.74    6   27-17   13· 2· 2    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.36   0.16
J Acevedo, S (4)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.04    4   13-8     6· 1· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.38   0.16
Totals                         9    11   7   7    2   3   4          39  135-85   55·12·18   13·16· 5· 0           -

K Millwood faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: K Millwood (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Rich Rieker, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Sam Holbrook.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 44,051.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 15mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. G Williams           LF    1. D DeShields          2B 
2. G Colbrunn           RF    2. B Jordan             RF 
3. C Jones              3B    3. M McGwire            1B 
4. A Galarraga          1B    4. R Lankford           CF 
5. J Lopez              C     5. R Gant               LF 
6. A Jones              CF    6. F Tatis              3B 
7. T Graffanino         2B    7. L Ordaz              SS 
8. O Guillen            SS    8. D Osborne            P  
9. K Millwood           P     9. T Lampkin            C

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  7-5  12-  2   40%  79% M McGwire       D Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); DeShields Scores; Jordan Scores
   t 8   0  8-7  1--  8   18%  84% T Graffanino    M Petkovsek     Line Drive Double Play: CF-1B
   t 2   0  0-1  1--  2  -14%  22% A Jones         D Osborne       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lopez Scores
   t 3   1  0-3  12-  1  -12%   7% A Galarraga     D Osborne       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Williams Scores; Jones Scores
   b 7   0  7-5  1--  4   10%  39% B Jordan        D Martinez      Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); DeShields to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  G Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   54%  G Colbrunn      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Millwood facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  D DeShields     Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  1   55%  B Jordan        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  6   58%  M McGwire       Walk; DeShields to 2B
          12-      63%  R Lankford      Wild Pitch; DeShields to 3B; McGwire to 2B
   O      -23  6   56%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  2   50%  R Gant          Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Donovan Osborne facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   40%  A Galarraga     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   36%  J Lopez         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   RR     1--  2   22%  A Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lopez Scores
   O      ---  3   23%  T Graffanino    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   24%  O Guillen       Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   25%  K Millwood      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Kevin Millwood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   23%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   21%  L Ordaz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   20%  D Osborne       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   18%  G Williams      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   20%  G Colbrunn      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  5   18%  C Jones         Walk; Williams to 2B
   RRR    12-  1    7%  A Galarraga     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Williams Scores; Jones Scores
          ---  3    6%  J Lopez         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3    7%  A Jones         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  5    7%  T Graffanino    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Kevin Millwood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1    6%  T Lampkin       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6    5%  D DeShields     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1    5%  B Jordan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-0, Donovan Osborne facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5    5%  O Guillen       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4    6%  K Millwood      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1    5%  G Williams      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Williams to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      --3  4    6%  G Colbrunn      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Kevin Millwood facing 3-4-5
          ---  2    8%  M McGwire       Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   13%  R Lankford      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); McGwire to 3B
   O      -23  6   10%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
   R      -23  3   15%  F Tatis         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); McGwire Scores; Lankford to 3B; Tatis to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23  1   13%  L Ordaz         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Lankford Scores; Tatis to 3B
                  Pat Kelly pinch hits for Donovan Osborne batting 8th
   O      --3  4   10%  P Kelly         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-2, John Frascatore facing 3-4-5
                  John Frascatore replaces Pat Kelly pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  3   11%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   12%  A Galarraga     Flyball: LF
   R      ---  1    7%  J Lopez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2    7%  A Jones         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Kevin Millwood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3    6%  T Lampkin       Flyball: CF
          ---  6    8%  D DeShields     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3    6%  B Jordan        Flyball: RF
          1--  3    8%  M McGwire       Double to LF (Line Drive); DeShields to 3B
   RR     -23  4   17%  R Lankford      Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); DeShields Scores; McGwire Scores; Lankford to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  4   14%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-4, John Frascatore facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   15%  T Graffanino    Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   16%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   14%  K Millwood      Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   14%  G Williams      Walk
   O      12-  1   16%  G Colbrunn      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Kevin Millwood facing 6-7-8
                  Michael Tucker replaces Greg Colbrunn playing RF batting 2nd
          ---  1   26%  F Tatis         Triple to CF (Line Drive)
                  Dennis Martinez replaces Kevin Millwood pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  2   20%  L Ordaz         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Placido Polanco pinch hits for John Frascatore batting 8th
   R      --3  1   26%  P Polanco       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Tatis Scores
   OO     1--  3   18%  T Lampkin       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-5, Mark Petkovsek facing 3-4-5
                  Mark Petkovsek replaces Placido Polanco pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  3   20%  C Jones         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   21%  A Galarraga     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   22%  J Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   29%  D DeShields     Walk
          1--  4   39%  B Jordan        Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); DeShields to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   79%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); DeShields Scores; Jordan Scores
   O      ---  2   77%  R Lankford      Flyball: CF
   O      --- 11   76%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   75%  F Tatis         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 7-8, Mark Petkovsek facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   66%  A Jones         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  8   84%  T Graffanino    Line Drive Double Play: CF-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-7, Norm Charlton facing 7-8-9
                  Norm Charlton replaces Tony Graffanino pitching and batting 7th; Keith Lockhart replaces Dennis Martinez playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  6   85%  L Ordaz         Groundout: P-1B
                  Eli Marrero pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek batting 8th
          ---  5   87%  E Marrero       Walk
   O      1--  6   85%  T Lampkin       Lineout: CF
   O      1--  2   84%  D DeShields     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 7-8, Juan Acevedo facing 9-1-2
                  Juan Acevedo replaces Eli Marrero pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  3   91%  K Lockhart      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Ryan Klesko pinch hits for Gerald Williams batting 1st
   O      ---  4   96%  R Klesko        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   92%  M Tucker        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1  100%  C Jones         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation