From: plusrich@wixer.cactus.org (+Rich)
Subject: -Summary, Game 3, NLCS, Braves & Pirates
Organization: Center for Weird Studies
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 92 05:07:08 GMT


For those who couldn't watch the game:


Game 3 National League Championship Series
 
Final Line Score:
                        R          H          E
 Braves                 2          5          0
 Pirates                3          8          1
 
Scoring Summary:
Solo Home Run by Sid Bream, in the 4th, off of Tim Wakefield
Solo Home Run by Don Slaught, in the 5th, off of Tom Glavine
Double by Andy Van Slyke, in the 6th, off of Tom Glavine;
     AVS advances to 3rd on Barry Bonds deep fly to right;
     AVS scores on Jeff King's double to Right Center 
Solo Home Run by Ron Gant,in the 7th, off of Tim Wakefield
Gary Redus singles to Right Center, in the 7th, off of Tom Glavine;
     Redus moves to 3rd on Jeff Bell's double to the Left field
        corner, off Tom Glavine;
     Redus scores on Andy Van Slyke's sacrifice fly to Deep Right
        Center, off of Mike Stanton
 
Notes:
Glavine didn't seem to have his best stuff but was muddling through.
How can you TELL when a knuckle-ball pitcher has hist best stuff.
Heh. He got people out and went nine innings despite giving up two
homers on hangers.  The Pittsburgh crowd was really into it although
they were temporarily quietened by the Pirates' inability to score in
the first inning despite a lead-off triple.  The catch phrase for the
night was "We still believe..." and with good reason, as it turns
out. This was definitely the most entertaining/competitive game of the
series, thusfar.
 
Starting Lineups:
 Braves                  Pirates
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 Otis Nixon (cf)         Gary Redus (1b)
 Jeff Blauser (ss)       Jay Bell (ss)
 Terry Pendleton (3b)    Andy Van Slyke (cf)
 David Justice (rf)      Barry Bonds (lf)
 Sid Bream (1b)          Jeff King (3b)
 Ron Gant (lf)           Lloyd Mclendon (rf)
 Damon Berryhill (c)     Don Slaught (c)
 Mark Lemke(2b)          Jose Lind (2b)
 Tom Glavine (p)         Tim Wakefield (p)
 
Inning 1:
Otis Nixon: Strike Out on 3 pitches 
Jeff Blauser: pop to 2nd
Terry Pendleton: Lined out to 1st
 
Gary Redus: With a full count, lined a triple off the center field
            wall.  Nixon had a shot at it, but misjudged it.
Jay Bell: Hard grounder to the pitcher, Glavine knocked it down, found
          it, held the runner, threw to 1st
Andy Van Slyke:  Hard grounder to 1st, runner held, unassisted out
Barry Bonds:  Grounded to 1st, unassisted out
 
Inning 2:
David Justice: singled to left over a shifted infield 
Sid Bream: chopped to 2nd, short hop handcuffed Lind, Bream safe at
           first, Justice at 2nd, Error on Lind
Ron Gant:  Grounded to 3rd, Justice forced at 3rd, throw to 2nd to
           force Bream, double play
Damon Berryhill:  Fly out to Left.
 
Jeff King: Fouled out to 1st, on a full count. 
Lloyd Mclendon: Walk on 4 straight balls. 
Don Slaught: Grounded to 3rd, 5-4-3 double-play.
 
Inning 3: 
Mark Lemke: doubles to Left Center Gap (6 for 9 at this point)
Tom Glavine: attempted bunt, that Wakefield fields beautifully
    throwing to 3rd where King tags Lemke easily.
ON: Walk, Glavine to 2nd 
JB: Grounded to 3rd, 5-4-3 double play
 
Jose Lind: Strike Out on 3 pitches 
Tim Wakefield: Fly out to Center 
GR: Doubles to Left field corner 
JB: Grounds to the pitcher on the first pitch
 
Inning 4: 
TP: Strike Out 
DJ: Hard grounder to 1st, out unassisted 
SB: Home Run to Right 
RG: High pop out to 3rd on 3-0 count
 
AVS: Hard grounder to 1st, 3-1 out, Bream from his knees 
BB: Hit by Pitch on his right wrist, seems okay
JK: Grounds to short, 6-4 out forces Bonds at 2nd, Lemke muffs the
    exchange trying to turn two.
LM: Lined out to Center
 
Inning 5: 
DB: Made an out, skipped in TV coverage (jerks) 
ML: Strike Out 
TG: Lines out to the Pitcher
 
DS: Home Run to Left 
JL: Flied out to Right 
TW: Grounded to third, 6-3, high throw across the bag 
GR: Walk on 4 straight pitches 
JB: Grounded to 2nd, 4-6 force
 
Inning 6: 
ON: Grounded to 2nd, 4-3 
JB: Lined out to Left 
TP: Grounded to Pitcher, 1-3
 
AVS: Lined a double into Right field corner 
BB: Flies out to deep Right Center, AVS tags and takes 3rd 
JK: infield in; with 2-2 count, lined a change-up into the Right
    Center field gap, AVS scores
FIRST PIRATE LEAD IN SERIES 
LM: Strike Out, weak swing 
DS: Intentional Walk 
JL: Grounded to 2nd, 4-3
 
Inning 7:
DJ: Hard grounder to 1st, unassisted 
SB: Popped to Short 
RG: Home Run down the Left field line 
DB: Grounds to 1st, 3-1
 
TW: Grounds to Short, 6-3 
GR: Singles to Left Center, Nixon cuts it off, holds him to a single 
JB: Doubled to the Left field corner, Redus to 3rd
Glavine pulled; replaced with Mike Stanton 
AVS: infield in; Deep fly to Right, Redus scores on the sacrifice fly,
     Bell to 3rd
BB: Lines out to Center
 
Inning 8: 
ML: Lined out to the pitcher, great reaction by Wakefield
Lonnie Smith bats for Mike Stanton
Lonnie Smith: Pops to Center 
ON: Doubles to Left Center field gap 
JB: fouls one down the left field line of home run distance; grounds
    to 3rd, 5-3
 
Mark Wohlers in to pitch (He's throwing 98 & 100 mph here, folks) 
JK: Popped out to the catcher, good play by Berryhill pursuing ball
    into photographer's pit
Cecil Espy replaces Lloyd Mclendon 
Cecil Espy: Lined a pitch off the Pitcher for a single, Wohlers okay
DS: Grounds to 1st, out unassisted, Espy to 2nd 
JL: Flied out to Right Center
 
Inning 9: 
TP: Grounds to 2nd, 4-3 
DJ: Flied out to Center after getting a lucky non-swing call on a 2-2
    "check" swing
SB: Popped to Short

-- 
Richard Everett -- plusrich@wixer.cactus.org -- Austin, TX
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