Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 6
Regular Season Game 98
Played on Friday, July 19, 1996 (N) at Astrodome

ATL N    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   6  9  1
HOU N    4  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   7 10  0
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Grissom cf                    5   1   2   1       0   3       1   0
Lemke 2b                      4   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
C. Jones 3b                   2   1   0   0       2   0       0   1
McGriff 1b                    4   1   2   1       0   0      11   0
Klesko lf                     4   1   1   2       0   0       0   0
Whiten rf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Lopez c                       4   1   2   0       0   1       8   2
Belliard ss                   2   0   1   0       0   0       1   4
  Giovanola ph,ss             1   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
  Mordecai ph                 0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
Woodall p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Bielecki p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Smith ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wade p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dye ph                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Clontz p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Borbon p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Perez ph                    0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   6   9   6       2   8      24  12

FIELDING - 
E: Belliard (4).

BATTING - 
2B: McGriff (22,off Kile).
HR: Grissom (15,1st inning off Kile 0 on 0 out); Klesko (25,9th inning off
Kile 1 on 0 out).
SF: Mordecai (1,off Wagner); Perez (2,off Wagner).
GDP: Smith (1,off Kile).
Team LOB: 4.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cangelosi lf                  4   1   1   0       1   2       3   0
Biggio 2b                     3   2   2   0       1   1       0   4
Bagwell 1b                    4   1   2   1       0   1       8   2
Bell rf                       4   2   2   3       0   1       1   0
Berry 3b                      3   1   1   1       0   1       0   0
  Miller 3b                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Mouton cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Gutierrez ss                  3   0   1   0       1   0       1   3
Knorr c                       3   0   1   1       0   1       8   0
Kile p                        3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
  Wagner p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   7  10   6       3   9      27   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Biggio-Gutierrez-Bagwell.

BATTING - 
2B: Bagwell (27,off Woodall); Bell 2 (27,off Woodall 2); Berry (25,off Woodall).
SH: Kile (7,off Borbon).
SF: Knorr (1,off Bielecki).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bell (19,3rd base off Woodall/Lopez); Biggio (18,2nd base off Clontz/Lopez).
CS: Cangelosi (6,2nd base by Clontz/Lopez).

PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Woodall L(0-1)                2.1   6   6   5   2   5   0  16
Bielecki                      1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5
Wade                          2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6
Clontz                        1     3   1   1   0   0   0   5
Borbon                        1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Totals                        8    10   7   6   3   9   0  37

WP: Woodall (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Bielecki 2-1.
.

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kile W(9-5)                   8     8   5   5   2   7   2  33
Wagner SV(4)                  1     1   1   1   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     9   6   6   2   8   2  37

Kile faced 3 batters in the 9th inning
WP: Wagner (1).
BK: Kile (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Wagner 1-1.
.

Umpires: HP - Greg Bonin, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bob Davidson
Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 39090


Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros           
1. Grissom             cf        Cangelosi           lf
2. Lemke               2b        Biggio              2b
3. C. Jones            3b        Bagwell             1b
4. McGriff             1b        Bell                rf
5. Klesko              lf        Berry               3b
6. Whiten              rf        Mouton              cf
7. Lopez               c         Gutierrez           ss
8. Belliard            ss        Knorr               c
9. Woodall             p         Kile                p

BRAVES 1ST: Grissom homered; Lemke flied to center; C. Jones
walked; McGriff doubled [C. Jones scored]; Klesko grounded out
(second to first) [McGriff to third]; Whiten flied to left; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cangelosi walked; Woodall threw a wild pitch
[Cangelosi to second]; On a bunt Biggio singled to pitcher
[Cangelosi to third]; Bagwell doubled to left [Cangelosi scored,
Biggio to third]; Bell doubled to right [Biggio scored, Bagwell
scored]; Bell stole third; Berry struck out; Mouton was called
out on strikes; Gutierrez reached on an error by Belliard [Bell
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Gutierrez to first]; Knorr struck
out; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 4.

BRAVES 2ND: Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first); Belliard
flied to center; Woodall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Braves 2, Astros 4.

ASTROS 2ND: Kile struck out; Cangelosi struck out; Biggio
walked; Bagwell lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Braves 2, Astros 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Grissom struck out; Lemke was called out on strikes;
C. Jones walked; Kile balked [C. Jones to second]; McGriff
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Bell doubled; Berry doubled to left [Bell scored];
Mouton grounded out (shortstop to first); Gutierrez singled to
third [Berry to third]; BIELECKI REPLACED WOODALL (PITCHING);
Knorr out on a sacrifice fly to right in foul territory [Berry
scored]; Kile grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 6.

BRAVES 4TH: Klesko flied to left; Whiten flied to left; Lopez
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Astros 6.

ASTROS 4TH: Cangelosi grounded out (second to first); Biggio
struck out; Bagwell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 6.

BRAVES 5TH: Belliard singled to shortstop; SMITH BATTED FOR
BIELECKI; Smith grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Belliard out at second]; Grissom singled to center;
Lemke struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 6.

ASTROS 5TH: WADE REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Bell struck out
(catcher to first); Berry grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mouton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Braves 2, Astros 6.

BRAVES 6TH: MILLER REPLACED BERRY (PLAYING 3B); C. Jones
grounded out (first unassisted); McGriff grounded out (first to
pitcher); Klesko grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Gutierrez flied to center; Knorr grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kile popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Whiten grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopez
singled to shortstop; GIOVANOLA BATTED FOR BELLIARD; Giovanola
was called out on strikes; DYE BATTED FOR WADE; Dye flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 6.

ASTROS 7TH: CLONTZ REPLACED DYE (PITCHING); GIOVANOLA STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Cangelosi singled to right; Cangelosi was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Biggio singled to
left; Biggio stole second; Bagwell singled to right [Biggio to
third]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Biggio scored,
Bagwell to second]; Miller grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Grissom was called out on strikes; Lemke grounded
out (second to first); C. Jones grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 7.

ASTROS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED CLONTZ (PITCHING); Mouton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Gutierrez walked; Knorr singled to
left [Gutierrez to second]; Kile out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Gutierrez to third, Knorr to second];
Cangelosi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Braves 2, Astros 7.

BRAVES 9TH: McGriff singled to right; Klesko homered [McGriff
scored]; Whiten singled to left; WAGNER REPLACED KILE
(PITCHING); Lopez singled to left [Whiten to second]; MORDECAI
BATTED FOR GIOVANOLA; Wagner threw a wild pitch [Whiten to
third, Lopez to second]; Mordecai hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Whiten scored, Lopez to third]; PEREZ BATTED FOR BORBON; Perez
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lopez scored]; Grissom struck
out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           6   9   1    4
 Astros           7  10   0    6


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