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Bottom 8 R H E
Astros 7 10 0
Braves 4 8 3
Bottom 8 R H E
Astros 7 10 0
Braves 4 9 3

Ron Gant Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .289
OBP .250 .289
At Bats 4 45
Hits 1 13
• Singles 0 11
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 1 4

Larry Andersen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 5 4
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - September 24, 1987
Larry Andersen
Ronn Reynolds
Denny Walling
Bill Doran
Ken Caminiti
Craig Reynolds
Billy Hatcher
Gerald Young
Kevin Bass
Ron Gant
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Gant hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Hall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Glenn Hubbard pinch hits for Charlie Puleo. Billy Hatcher now playing left field. Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Young hits a popup towards short. Runge settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Andersen hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Caminiti moves to third.
Top 8 Charlie Puleo now pitching. Reynolds strikes out.
Top 8 Caminiti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of James. Caminiti reaches second base with a double. Hatcher scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Billy Hatcher pinch hits for Ty Gainey. Hatcher bunts towards the mound. Olwine fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Olwine. Walling goes all the way around to score. Hatcher moves to third.
Top 8 Paul Runge now playing shortstop. Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ken Griffey pinch hits for Jeff Blauser. Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Oberkfell is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Virgil strikes out.
Bottom 7 Perry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murphy moves to third. Perry moves to second.
Bottom 7 Murphy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Larry Andersen now pitching. James hits a fly ball into left field. Gainey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bass hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Doran hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ed Olwine now pitching. Reynolds strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gant hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hall hits a line drive into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Graig Nettles pinch hits for Paul Assenmacher. Nettles strikes out. There goes Blauser. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 6 Blauser takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gant fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Virgil is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 There goes Perry. The throw from Reynolds and he is out, Doran applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Perry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Murphy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 James takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gainey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bass strikes out.
Top 5 Doran hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hall who is chasing the ball. Doran reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Gant hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hall hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gainey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Assenmacher bunts towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to third for the out. Blauser moves to second.
Bottom 4 Blauser takes first base on ball four. Oberkfell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Reynolds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gant settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Paul Assenmacher now pitching. Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Virgil hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Perry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Murphy. The throw from Reynolds and he is safe. Murphy steals second.
Bottom 3 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 James hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops it up and throws to first, with Ryan covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Gant strikes out.
Top 3 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Caminiti hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gainey scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 There goes Gainey. The throw from Virgil and he is safe. Gainey steals second.
Top 3 Gainey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doran scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Walling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gant settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bass hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doran moves to third.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Doran moves to second.
Top 3 Doran hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith juggles the ball. That's an error on Smith.
Bottom 2 Hall hits a fly ball into left field. Gainey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Oberkfell moves to third.
Bottom 2 Blauser hits a popup towards first. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bass. Oberkfell reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ryan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Virgil strikes out.
Bottom 1 Perry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 1 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 James hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Hall strikes out.
Top 1 Reynolds strikes out.
Top 1 Caminiti takes first base on ball four. Gainey moves to second.
Top 1 Gainey takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Walling hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bass hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doran tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Doran hits a fly ball into center field. That will be extra bases. Hall fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Hall. Young scores. Reynolds goes all the way around to score. Doran moves to third.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Young. The throw from Virgil and he is safe. Young steals second.
Top 1 Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.