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Atlanta Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1991-05-11 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 33914 · 81°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph to LF · 2:39

Atlanta Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. Atlanta Braves put up 2 in the 8th. Charlie Leibrandt earned the win and Kent Mercker picked up the save. Ron Gant went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	5
PIT	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	7

W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Doug Drabek SV: Kent Mercker

Umpires — HP: Greg Bonin · 1B: Ed Montague · 2B: Mark Hirschbeck · 3B: Dana DeMuth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Otis Nixon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Gant	4	1	1	2	0	0
Terry Pendleton	1	0	0	0	0	1
David Justice	3	0	0	0	1	0
Sid Bream	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Blauser	3	1	1	0	1	0
Greg Olson	2	0	1	1	0	0
Rafael Belliard	4	0	1	0	0	2
Charlie Leibrandt	2	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Lemke	2	0	0	0	1	1
Lonnie Smith	1	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Heath	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kent Mercker	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Gary Redus	4	0	0	0	0
Jay Bell	3	0	0	1	1
Andy Van Slyke	4	0	0	0	1
Bobby Bonilla	4	1	2	0	0
Barry Bonds	4	1	1	0	1
Don Slaught	4	0	0	0	0
Lloyd McClendon	4	0	2	0	1
Jose Lind	4	0	2	0	2
Doug Drabek	3	0	0	0	2

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Leibrandt	7.0	6	1	6
Juan Berenguer	0.2	1	0	0
Kent Mercker	1.1	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doug Drabek	9.0	5	4	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Otis Nixon: 7/F78M
Ron Gant: 1/P13S
Terry Pendleton: K

Bot 1

Gary Redus: 53/G56
Jay Bell: W
Andy Van Slyke: K
Bobby Bonilla: 7/F78D

Top 2

David Justice: 4/F9LSF
Sid Bream: 63/G6M
Jeff Blauser: D/F89XD
Greg Olson: S6/L6MD.2-H;B-2(TH)
Rafael Belliard: K

Bot 2

Barry Bonds: 43/G4
Don Slaught: 7/F7LD
Lloyd McClendon: S6/L6MD
Jose Lind: K

Top 3

Charlie Leibrandt: 53/G5S
Otis Nixon: 13/BG25
Ron Gant: 8/F8RM

Bot 3

Doug Drabek: K
Gary Redus: 8/P8RM
Jay Bell: 9/F89D

Top 4

Mark Lemke: W
David Justice: 36(1)/FO/G3S.B-1
Sid Bream: SB2
Sid Bream: K
Jeff Blauser: 8/F8RXD

Bot 4

Andy Van Slyke: 13/G15S
Bobby Bonilla: S8/L8RS
Barry Bonds: S8/G4MD.1-H(E8/TH)(NR);B-H(E2/TH)(NR)(UR)
Don Slaught: 9/F89D
Lloyd McClendon: 8/P8RM

Top 5

Greg Olson: 4/P3D
Rafael Belliard: S/L34
Charlie Leibrandt: K
Otis Nixon: SB2
Otis Nixon: 43/G34

Bot 5

Jose Lind: S5/G5S
Doug Drabek: 16(1)/FO/BG13S.B-1
Gary Redus: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Jay Bell: SB2
Jay Bell: K

Top 6

Ron Gant: 3/P3DF
Mark Lemke: K
David Justice: 2/P25F

Bot 6

Andy Van Slyke: 13/G15
Bobby Bonilla: 4/P4D
Barry Bonds: K

Top 7

Sid Bream: 43/G4M
Jeff Blauser: 5/P5S
Greg Olson: HP
Rafael Belliard: SB2
Rafael Belliard: 8/F8RM

Bot 7

Don Slaught: 3/P3
Lloyd McClendon: S7/L7S
Jose Lind: S3/L3D.1-3
Doug Drabek: K
Gary Redus: 7/F7D

Top 8

Lonnie Smith: S9/F89S
Otis Nixon: 43/G4M.1-2
Ron Gant: HR/F7D.2-H;B-H
Mark Lemke: 31/G34
David Justice: W
Sid Bream: CS2(26)

Bot 8

Jay Bell: 9/F89D
Andy Van Slyke: 63/G6M
Bobby Bonilla: D/L89S
Barry Bonds: 43/G4M

Top 9

Sid Bream: 43/G4
Jeff Blauser: W
Mike Heath: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Mike Heath: IW
Rafael Belliard: K
Kent Mercker: K

Bot 9

Don Slaught: 3/G3
Lloyd McClendon: K
Jose Lind: K

Notes & reviews

Terry Pendleton ejected by HP umpire Greg Bonin

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