DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
07/08/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 1088 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (40-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 10 1
Atlanta Braves (44-47) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Pirates Win at Atlanta, 4-3
Pittsburgh Pirates starter David Nied pitched effectively against the Atlanta Braves at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. The right-hander spearheaded his team's 4-3 win. Nied picked up the win for Pittsburgh, going 7.1 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 2-5. The 5th-place Pirates have won 4 in a row.

One significant at-bat for Pittsburgh came with a runner on 3rd in the top of the seventh. Pirates catcher Ed Taubensee hit a 2-run home run, which helped Pittsburgh go on to win.

"Everyone's trying too hard," said losing manager Will Henderson. "If we learn to relax, we'll be fine."
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 0 1 .244 10 41
J. Cangelosi LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .233 0 22
B. Bonilla DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .271 25 86
A. Van Slyke 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .244 14 45
C. Baerga 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .313 3 29
M. Simms RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
J. King 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .223 16 44
E. Taubensee C 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .239 5 22
J. Valentin SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .185 18 39
Totals 35 4 10 4 3 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Taubensee (7, 3rd Inning off R. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out) J. King (14, 8th Inning off K. Best, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Baerga (13, 7th Inning off R. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Valentin (18, 7th Inning off K. Best, 0 on, 1 out) E. Taubensee (5, 7th Inning off G. Lucas, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Valentin 4 , E. Taubensee 6 , J. King 3 , L. Blankenship , B. Bonilla , J. Cangelosi 2 , C. Baerga 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Taubensee , L. Blankenship , A. Van Slyke 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. King (5) , J. Cangelosi 2 (55)
CS: L. Blankenship (13) , J. Cangelosi (15)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Baerga (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Baerga-Valentin-Van Slyke, Valentin-Taubensee-Van Slyke)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Sanders LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .238 4 38
H. Johnson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 33 83
K. Mitchell 3B 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .251 24 73
D. Strawberry DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 26 72
M. Grissom CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .274 13 39
J. Vizcaino SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257 2 23
D. Hulse RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .194 0 0
K. Anderson 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .267 1 5
   a-B. Gilkey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .312 14 51
R. Gedman C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .227 4 9
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 7 14      
a - B. Gilkey pinch hit for K. Anderson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Anderson (1, 5th Inning off D. Nied, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hulse 2 , J. Vizcaino , D. Sanders , M. Grissom , K. Anderson 5 , H. Johnson
2-out RBI: K. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gedman , D. Strawberry
GIDP: R. Gedman , K. Anderson
Sac Fly: K. Mitchell
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Sanders (39) , M. Grissom (37) , H. Johnson (19)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORES ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Nied W (2-5) 7.1 7 3 3 2 5 1 109 62 5.89   
B. Harvey SV (17) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 21 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Nied 55
Batters Faced: D. Nied 29, B. Harvey 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Nied 6-9, B. Harvey 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Nied 109-62, B. Harvey 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Harvey 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Robinson 6.1 7 2 2 1 6 0 108 70 4.40   
G. Lucas BS (1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 3.18   
K. Best L (1-2) 1.1 2 1 1 2 2 1 42 26 3.86   
T. Forster 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00   
R. Hernandez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robinson 56
Batters Faced: R. Robinson 25, G. Lucas 1, K. Best 8, T. Forster 1, R. Hernandez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robinson 7-4, G. Lucas 0-0, K. Best 1-1, T. Forster 1-0, R. Hernandez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robinson 108-70, G. Lucas 3-1, K. Best 42-26, T. Forster 2-1, R. Hernandez 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Lucas 1-1 , T. Forster 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Nied
Ballpark: Atlanta Fulton County Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 36719
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