Game 2:

Thursday, October 10, 1991 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team

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Atlanta

0

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1

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1

8

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Pittsburgh

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0

0

0

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6

0

WP: Steve Avery (1–0)   LP: Zane Smith (0–1)

SV: Alejandro Peña (1)

 


Box Score Info. - (read me)

BATTING
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Smith lf                      3   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Mitchell pr,lf              1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Pendleton 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Gant cf                       3   0   2   0       0   0       0   0
Justice rf                    4   1   1   0       0   2       1   0
Hunter 1b                     4   0   1   0       0   1       7   1
Olson c                       4   0   2   0       0   1      11   0
Lemke 2b                      4   0   2   1       0   0       2   2
Belliard ss                   3   0   0   0       1   0       4   3
Avery p                       4   0   0   0       0   3       1   1
  Peña p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       34   1   8   1       2   7      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lemke-Belliard-Hunter.
BATTING - 
2B: Lemke (1,off Smith).
HBP: Gant (1,by Smith).
GDP: Pendleton (1,off Smith).
IBB: Belliard (1,by Smith).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Gant 3 (3,2nd base off Smith/Slaught 2,3rd base off Smith/Slaught).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Redus 1b                      3   0   1   0       1   1       8   0
Bell ss                       4   0   1   0       0   2       1   2
Van Slyke cf                  4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Bonilla rf                    4   0   2   0       0   1       4   0
Bonds lf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Buechele 3b                   3   0   0   0       1   1       0   3
Slaught c                     3   0   0   0       0   1       9   0
  Wilkerson ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Lind 2b                       3   0   1   0       0   0       2   4
Smith p                       2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Mason p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McClendon ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Belinda p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   0   6   0       2  10      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lind-Bell-Redus.
BATTING - 
2B: Bonilla (1,off Avery).
GDP: Bonds (1,off Avery).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bonds 2 (2,2nd base off Avery/Olson,3rd base off Avery/Olson); Redus (2,2nd
base off Avery/Olson).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Avery W(1-0)                  8.1   6   0   0   2   9   0  32
Peña SV(1)                    0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Totals                        9     6   0   0   2  10   0  34
WP: Peña (1).
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Smith L(0-1)                  7     8   1   1   2   5   0  31
Mason                         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Belinda                       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     8   1   1   2   7   0  37
HBP: Smith (1,Gant).
IBB: Smith (1,Belliard).
Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bob Davidson, 
LF - Bruce Froemming, RF - Doug Harvey
Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 57533
Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates          
1. Smith               lf        Redus               1b
2. Pendleton           3b        Bell                ss
3. Gant                cf        Van Slyke           cf
4. Justice             rf        Bonilla             rf
5. Hunter              1b        Bonds               lf
6. Olson               c         Buechele            3b
7. Lemke               2b        Slaught             c
8. Belliard            ss        Lind                2b
9. Avery               p         Smith               p
 


In Game 2, both teams were kept in check by the outstanding pitching performances of Zane Smith for Pittsburgh and Steve Avery for Atlanta. However, Avery and the Braves would come out on top 1–0, after Mark Lemke picked up a double and the only RBI of the game in the sixth inning. David Justice scored from second when Lemke's seemingly routine grounder got past Pirate third baseman Steve Buechele, allowing Justice to score. Alejandro Peña got the save and the combined shutout was complete. The series was now tied 1–1.

The win snapped a 10-game postseason losing streak for the Braves franchise that began with Game 5 of the 1958 World Series, when the team was still in Milwaukee.