DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
03/31/1993
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 20 - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31ST, 1993 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (1-2) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 5 6 3
Atlanta Braves (2-1) 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 X 7 9 1
Braves Turn Back Pirates, 7-5
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-5. Earning player of the game honors was second baseman Mickey Morandini, who went 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Melido Perez was the winning pitcher. Over 6.1 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 4 hits, with 3 walks and 8 strikeouts. Mark Wohlers closed the game out for Atlanta, earning his 1st save.

An important at-bat for Atlanta came with no one out in the bottom of the seventh. With a runner on 1st, Morandini hit a 2-run home run, which contributed to the Braves win.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Morandini said after the game.

Atlanta is off to a hot start at 2-1.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORES ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Blankenship CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .154 0 0
C. Shipley 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .083 1 2
B. Bonilla DH 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .545 1 1
D. Palmer 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .200 0 0
C. Baerga 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .273 0 2
M. Kingery RF 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .333 0 2
G. Vaughn LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 0 2
E. Taubensee C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 0 1
J. Valentin SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 4 4 11 12      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Baerga (1, 8th Inning off K. Best, 2 on, 1 out) B. Bonilla (1, 8th Inning off K. Best, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Kingery (1, 7th Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Shipley (1, 6th Inning off M. Perez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Baerga 2 , L. Blankenship , C. Shipley 4 , B. Bonilla 3 , M. Kingery 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin , G. Vaughn
Sac Fly: M. Kingery
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Bonilla (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Taubensee 2 (3) , M. Kingery (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Taubensee-Baerga)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gilkey RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .462 1 2
H. Johnson 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .167 0 1
K. Mitchell 3B 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 .222 2 3
D. Strawberry DH 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .222 1 2
M. Grissom CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 0 1
T. Eusebio C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
D. Sanders LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 1 2
J. Vizcaino SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .200 0 0
M. Morandini 2B 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .300 1 3
Totals 32 7 9 6 5 5 11      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Sanders (1, 8th Inning off B. Holton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Morandini (1, 7th Inning off D. Nied, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Strawberry (1, 1st Inning off D. Nied, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 2 , M. Morandini 5 , B. Gilkey , J. Vizcaino , D. Sanders 2 , D. Strawberry 5
2-out RBI: H. Johnson , M. Morandini , D. Strawberry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grissom
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Morandini (1) , B. Gilkey (3) , D. Strawberry (3)
CS: H. Johnson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Johnson (1)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORES ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Nied L (0-1) 7.0 7 6 4 5 5 2 112 65 5.14   
B. Holton 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 11 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Nied 43
Batters Faced: D. Nied 32, B. Holton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Nied 7-8, B. Holton 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Nied 112-65, B. Holton 18-11
WP: D. Nied
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Perez W (1-0) 6.1 4 3 2 3 8 1 109 69 2.84   
S. Shirley H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.00   
K. Best H (1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 25 14 27.00   
C. Howard H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0.00   
R. Hernandez H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0.00   
M. Wohlers SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 60
Batters Faced: M. Perez 25, S. Shirley 1, K. Best 6, C. Howard 1, R. Hernandez 1, M. Wohlers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 4-6, S. Shirley 0-1, K. Best 1-0, C. Howard 0-1, R. Hernandez 0-1, M. Wohlers 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 109-69, S. Shirley 3-1, K. Best 25-14, C. Howard 5-3, R. Hernandez 5-3, M. Wohlers 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shirley 1-0 , K. Best 1-1 , C. Howard 2-1 , R. Hernandez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mickey Morandini
Ballpark: Atlanta Fulton County Stadium
Weather: Rain (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 35815
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