DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT ATLANTA BRAVES
08/29/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 1611 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
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Boston Red Sox (78-57) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 8 11 0
Atlanta Braves (64-71) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 10 1
Red Sox Come Back Late to Top Braves
The Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves, 8-5, at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. Boston center fielder Shane Mack earned player of the game honors with an outstanding performance. He went 3 for 4 with 3 singles and a walk. He scored 3 times. Tom Henke was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 27 of 32 save opportunities. Boston goes to 78-57. The win puts them 3 games up in their division.

Boston took the lead in the top of the eighth on a big hit from Matt Williams. On a first pitch splitter from Roberto Hernandez, Williams hit a 3-run home run. That made it 7-4, Red Sox. For the day, Williams went 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once.

In postgame comments to the Boston Chronicle, Williams said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORES ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Boggs 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 3 43
T. Gwynn RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .287 10 65
S. Mack CF 4 3 3 0 1 0 2 .303 20 81
B. Bonds LF 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 .282 42 118
R. Palmeiro 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .290 32 78
M. Williams 3B 4 1 1 4 0 0 1 .243 30 83
A. Galarraga DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .234 2 5
T. Steinbach C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .213 13 39
O. Vizquel SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .207 2 14
Totals 35 8 11 8 5 9 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bonds (24, 9th Inning off R. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Williams (30, 8th Inning off R. Hernandez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Williams 4 , S. Mack 3 , R. Palmeiro 2 , B. Bonds 3 , A. Galarraga 2 , T. Gwynn
2-out RBI: B. Bonds
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Vizquel , R. Palmeiro , B. Bonds , A. Galarraga
GIDP: S. Mack
Hit by Pitch: W. Boggs
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Mack (44) , R. Palmeiro (6) , B. Bonds (65)
CS: S. Mack (22) , B. Bonds (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gilkey RF 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 .294 25 73
H. Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .258 47 114
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .247 46 115
D. Strawberry DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .229 35 91
M. Grissom CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .300 23 65
D. Sanders LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .236 6 52
T. Eusebio C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .267 10 53
J. Vizcaino SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 4 43
M. Morandini 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .216 3 32
Totals 35 5 10 5 2 6 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Grissom (23, 4th Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Mitchell (46, 8th Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Strawberry (35, 6th Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Eusebio 2 , M. Morandini , D. Sanders , M. Grissom 5 , K. Mitchell 5 , D. Strawberry 5
2-out RBI: M. Grissom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Eusebio , J. Vizcaino , K. Mitchell
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Strawberry 2 (52)
CS: M. Morandini (10) , D. Sanders (20)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Eusebio (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Vizcaino-Morandini-Johnson)
OF assists: 1 (Grissom (Gwynn at home))
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORES ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson W (1-2) 8.0 9 5 5 2 6 3 133 80 4.23   
T. Henke SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 48
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 33, T. Henke 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 8-8, T. Henke 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 133-80, T. Henke 14-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Pavlik 7.1 5 4 4 5 7 0 118 72 5.54   
T. Forster L (0-1), BS (1) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 8 5 6.23   
R. Hernandez 1.2 4 2 2 0 2 1 41 27 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pavlik 54
Batters Faced: R. Pavlik 30, T. Forster 2, R. Hernandez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pavlik 6-6, T. Forster 0-0, R. Hernandez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pavlik 118-72, T. Forster 8-5, R. Hernandez 41-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Forster 1-1 , R. Hernandez 2-2
WP: R. Pavlik , R. Hernandez
Hit Batsmen: R. Hernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shane Mack
Ballpark: Atlanta Fulton County Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 36081
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