Pirates @ Braves
August 19, 1989

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Pirates 3 6 0
Braves 4 7 1
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 3 6 0
Braves 4 7 1

Benny Distefano Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .236
OBP .333 .331
At Bats 3 127
Hits 1 30
• Singles 1 23
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 13

Joe Boever Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 19
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 19, 1989
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Walk
Joe Boever
John Russell
Tommy Gregg
Jeff Treadway
Jeff Blauser
Andres Thomas
Lonnie Smith
Oddibe McDowell
Dale Murphy
Benny Distefano
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

Joe Boever now pitching. Distefano takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rafael Belliard now playing shortstop. Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Treadway scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bonilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cangelosi moves to third.
Top 8 Van Slyke hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 John Cangelosi pinch hits for Jay Bell. Cangelosi takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hatcher hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Russell scoops up the ball and tags Hatcher for the out.
Bottom 7 Neal Heaton now pitching. McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Distefano scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDowell for the out.
Bottom 7 Smoltz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Russell moves to third.
Bottom 7 Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Russell reaches second base with a double. Blauser scores.
Bottom 7 Blauser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Blauser reaches second base with a double. Gregg scores.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Distefano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gregg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Gregg reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Drabek hits a popup towards third. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lind hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blauser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 LaValliere hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Treadway strikes out.
Top 6 Distefano hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bonilla takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Smoltz fires to first and picks off Van Slyke.
Top 6 Van Slyke hits a popup towards short. Thomas misplays the ball. That's an error on Thomas.
Bottom 5 McDowell hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smoltz hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Distefano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smoltz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hatcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gregg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Drabek strikes out.
Bottom 4 Blauser hits a line drive towards first. The ball bounces off Distefano, and towards Lind, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Gregg moves to third.
Bottom 4 Gregg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Treadway hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 LaValliere hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Distefano moves to second.
Top 4 Distefano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bonds hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Bonilla strikes out.
Bottom 3 McDowell bunts towards first. Distefano scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDowell for the out.
Bottom 3 Smoltz strikes out.
Bottom 3 Russell strikes out.
Top 3 Van Slyke hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bell strikes out.
Top 3 Hatcher hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gregg hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Drabek strikes out.
Top 2 Lind hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 LaValliere hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. LaValliere reaches second base with a double. Bonds scores.
Top 2 Distefano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Bonilla scores. Bonds moves to third.
Top 2 Bonds hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Bonds reaches second base with a double. Bonilla moves to third.
Top 2 Bonilla takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDowell scores.
Bottom 1 Treadway bunts towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. McDowell moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes McDowell. The throw from LaValliere and he is safe. McDowell steals second.
Bottom 1 McDowell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Van Slyke strikes out.
Top 1 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hatcher strikes out.