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July 28, 1988

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 5 7 0
Braves 2 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 5 7 0
Braves 2 8 1

Ron Gant Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .253
OBP .000 .289
At Bats 4 340
Hits 0 86
• Singles 0 53
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 40

John Franco Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 5 20
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - July 28, 1988
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Strikeout
John Franco
Bo Diaz
Nick Esasky
Ron Oester
Chris Sabo
Barry Larkin
Kal Daniels
Eric Davis
Paul O'Neill
Ron Gant
Jim Morrison

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 5 7 0 3
Atlanta Braves 2 8 1 8
Winning Pitcher Frank Williams
Losing Pitcher John Smoltz
Save John Franco
Game Winning RBI Nick Esasky
Attendance 12,539
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Gant strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jim Morrison pinch hits for Paul Assenmacher. Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Paul Runge pinch hits for Terry Blocker. Runge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 John Franco now pitching. Ron Oester now playing second base. Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Paul Assenmacher now pitching. Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Diaz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Esasky hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 O'Neill is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Davis hits a fly ball into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 9 Sabo hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Smith. The throw from Diaz and he is out, Larkin applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Frank Williams now pitching. Murphy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Diaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Thomas fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Daniels hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dave Collins pinch hits for Rob Murphy. Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smoltz fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Treadway hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Treadway reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Rob Murphy now pitching. Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Oberkfell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Treadway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blocker moves to third.
Bottom 7 Smoltz bunts towards the mound. Rijo fields it and throws to first for the out. Blocker moves to second.
Bottom 7 Blocker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 O'Neill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gant settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Davis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There go the runners. The throw from Diaz to Sabo. The throw back to home, and Thomas is out at the plate. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 6 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There goes Thomas. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Thomas steals third.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rijo fields it and has Murphy trapped. There's the throw to Sabo who throws to Larkin, who tags Murphy for the out. Thomas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Murphy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Murphy reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Sabo strikes out.
Top 6 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas misplays the ball. That's an error on Thomas. Larkin moves to second.
Top 6 Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Treadway scores.
Top 6 Rijo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Treadway hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. Treadway reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Perry hits a fly ball into left field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into left field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gant hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sabo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Esasky hits a fly ball into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Neill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gant settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smoltz strikes out.
Bottom 4 Blocker takes first base on ball four. Benedict moves to second.
Bottom 4 Benedict hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Murphy scores. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perry tags and scores. Murphy tags and moves to third. Thomas tags and moves to second.
Bottom 4 Thomas takes first base on ball four. Perry moves to third. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perry moves to second.
Bottom 4 Perry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sabo strikes out.
Top 4 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gant hits a line drive towards third. Sabo catches it and throws to second to double up Blocker.
Bottom 3 Smoltz bunts towards the mound. Rijo fields it and throws to first for the out. Blocker moves to second.
Bottom 3 Blocker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Daniels hits a line drive into center field. Blocker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rijo hits a line drive into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Treadway hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Benedict hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Diaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Treadway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murphy moves to third.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Murphy reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Esasky takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 O'Neill hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Davis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Perry strikes out.
Bottom 1 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into left field. Daniels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gant strikes out.
Top 1 Sabo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Larkin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Daniels hits a line drive towards short. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.