Top 1

• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Smoltz
  
  Butler strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Smoltz
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Smoltz
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Mitchell vs. Smoltz
  
  There's a wild pitch. Clark moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Mitchell vs. Smoltz
  
  Mitchell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Aldrete vs. Smoltz
  
  Aldrete takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to third. Mitchell moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Youngblood vs. Smoltz
  
  Youngblood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gant settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gant vs. Price
  
  Gant strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Price
  
  Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perry vs. Price
  
  Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Murphy vs. Price
  
  Murphy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aldrete. Murphy reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thomas vs. Price
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Price Murphy moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Thomas vs. Price
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Brenly vs. Smoltz
  
  Brenly strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Uribe vs. Smoltz
  
  Uribe hits a popup, foul, towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Price vs. Smoltz
  
  Price strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Morrison vs. Price
  
  Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Benedict vs. Price
  
  Benedict strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Blocker vs. Price
  
  Blocker hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Smoltz
  
  Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Smoltz
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Butler moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Clark vs. Smoltz
  
  Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mitchell vs. Smoltz
  
  Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Blocker. Mitchell reaches second base with a double. Butler scores. Clark goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Aldrete vs. Smoltz
  
  Aldrete hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitchell scores. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Youngblood vs. Smoltz
  
  Youngblood hits a line drive into left field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Aldrete goes all the way around to score. Youngblood moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Brenly vs. Smoltz
  
  Brenly strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Uribe vs. Smoltz
  
  Uribe is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Price vs. Smoltz
  
  Price takes first base on ball four. Youngblood moves to third. Uribe moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
  Butler vs. Alvarez
  
  Jose Alvarez now pitching.
  
  Butler takes first base on ball four. Youngblood scores. Uribe moves to third. Price moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
  Thompson vs. Alvarez
  
  Thompson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Alvarez vs. Price
  
  Alvarez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Gant vs. Price
  
  Gant takes first base on ball four. Alvarez moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Smith vs. Price
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
  Perry vs. Price
  
  Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Alvarez
  
  Clark strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Mitchell vs. Alvarez
  
  Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Aldrete vs. Alvarez
  
  Aldrete hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Price
  
  Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Price
  
  Thomas hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Morrison vs. Price
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Price Thomas moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Morrison vs. Price
  
  Morrison takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
  Benedict vs. Price
  
  Benedict strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
  Blocker vs. Price
  
  Blocker hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Youngblood vs. Alvarez
  
  Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Brenly vs. Alvarez
  
  Brenly strikes out. There goes Youngblood. The throw from Benedict to second, and Youngblood is out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Uribe vs. Alvarez
  
  Uribe strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvarez vs. Davis
  
  Ron Davis now pitching.
  
  Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Gant vs. Davis
  
  Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Davis
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Alvarez
  
  Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Alvarez
  
  Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Alvarez
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Clark vs. Alvarez
  
  Clark takes first base on ball four. Butler moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Mitchell vs. Alvarez
  
  Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Perry vs. Davis
  
  Chris Speier now playing third base.
  
  Perry hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Davis
  
  Murphy hits a line drive towards short. Uribe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Davis
  
  Thomas strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Aldrete vs. Alvarez
  
  Ozzie Virgil now catching.
  
  Aldrete hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Youngblood vs. Alvarez
  
  Youngblood hits a line drive into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Brenly vs. Alvarez
  
  Donell Nixon pinch runs for Mike Aldrete.
  
  There's a wild pitch. Nixon moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Brenly vs. Alvarez
  
  There's a wild pitch. Nixon moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Brenly vs. Alvarez
  
  Brenly takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
  Uribe vs. Alvarez
  
  Uribe hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Spilman vs. Alvarez
  
  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Ron Davis.
  
  Spilman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morrison vs. Lefferts
  
  Craig Lefferts now pitching. Donell Nixon now playing left field.
  
  Morrison hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Virgil vs. Lefferts
  
  Virgil hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Blocker vs. Lefferts
  
  Blocker strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Boever
  
  Jerry Royster now playing center field. Joe Boever now pitching.
  
  Butler hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Boever
  
  Thompson strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Boever
  
  Clark hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Royster vs. Lefferts
  
  Royster hits a line drive towards third. Speier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Gant vs. Lefferts
  
  Gant hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Lefferts
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Perry vs. Lefferts
  
  Perry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Murphy vs. Lefferts
  
  Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Boever
  
  Speier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Speier for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Boever
  
  Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Youngblood vs. Boever
  
  Youngblood hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Garrelts
  
  Scott Garrelts now pitching.
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Speier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Oberkfell vs. Garrelts
  
  Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Jim Morrison.
  
  Oberkfell hits a fly ball into left field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Virgil vs. Garrelts
  
  Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Speier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/8/1988 -- San Francisco at Atlanta (N)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
Butler B, cf          3  1  1  1   Gant R, 2b            3  1  1  1   
Thompson R, 2b        5  0  0  0   Smith L, lf           3  1  0  0   
Clark W, 1b           3  1  1  0   Perry G, 1b           4  0  1  0   
Mitchell K, 3b        3  1  2  2   Murphy D, rf          4  0  1  1   
Speier C, 3b          1  0  0  0   Thomas A, ss          4  0  1  0   
Aldrete M, lf         3  1  2  1   Morrison J, 3b        2  0  0  0   
Nixon D, pr-lf        1  0  0  0   Oberkfell K, ph       1  0  0  0   
Youngblood J, rf      5  1  2  0   Benedict B, c         2  0  0  0   
Brenly B, c           3  0  0  0   Virgil O, c           2  0  0  0   
Uribe J, ss           3  0  0  0   Blocker T, cf         3  0  0  0   
Price J, p            1  0  0  0   Boever J, p           0  0  0  0   
Davis R, p            1  0  0  0   Smoltz J, p           0  0  0  0   
Spilman H, ph         1  0  0  0   Alvarez J, p          1  0  0  0   
Lefferts C, p         0  0  0  0   Royster J, cf         1  0  0  0   
Garrelts S, p         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  5  8  4                        30  2  4  2

San Francisco    005 000 000 --  5
Atlanta          100 000 010 --  2

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Price J               4.0  2  1  1  4  4
Davis R (W)           2.0  0  0  0  0  2
Lefferts C            2.0  2  1  1  0  2
Garrelts S (S)        1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Smoltz J (L)          2.2  4  5  5  6  4
Alvarez J             4.1  4  0  0  3  4
Boever J              2.0  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Smith L
DP -- San Francisco 1, Atlanta 2
LOB -- San Francisco 10, Atlanta 5
2B -- Murphy D, Mitchell K, Thomas A
HR -- Gant R
CS -- Youngblood J
WP -- Smoltz J, Alvarez J 2
Balk -- Price J 2
T -- 2:59
A -- 7705

    

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