Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 152
Played on Tuesday, September 17, 1996 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

HOU N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   4 11  1
ATL N    0  0  0    0  4  0    0  1  x  -   5  8  2
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cangelosi cf,lf               3   0   2   0       1   0       3   0
Biggio 2b                     5   0   1   0       0   0       4   2
Bagwell 1b                    3   2   1   0       1   0       3   1
Berry 3b                      4   1   2   3       0   1       0   0
Bell rf                       4   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Wagner p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
May lf,rf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Eusebio c                     4   0   1   0       0   2      11   0
  Mouton pr                   0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Miller ss                     4   0   2   0       0   1       2   2
Kile p                        2   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Spiers ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Morman p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jones p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hunter cf                   1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   4  11   4       2   8      24   7

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Kile-Miller-Bagwell.
E: Cangelosi (3).

BATTING - 
2B: Bagwell (47,off Smoltz); Miller (25,off Smoltz).
HR: Berry (17,8th inning off Smoltz 1 on 2 out).
HBP: Cangelosi (4,by Smoltz).
GDP: Berry (11,off Smoltz); Biggio (10,off Wohlers).
IBB: Bagwell (19,by Smoltz).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Hunter (33,2nd base off Wohlers/Perez).
CS: Cangelosi (9,2nd base by Smoltz/Lopez).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Grissom cf                    4   1   1   1       1   1       3   0
Pendleton 3b                  1   1   0   0       4   1       0   3
C. Jones ss                   4   1   2   0       1   2       1   2
McGriff 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   2       6   0
Klesko lf                     3   0   1   3       1   1       3   0
Lopez c                       4   0   1   0       0   2       7   1
  Graffanino pr,2b            0   1   0   0       0   0       1   1
Dye rf                        4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Lemke 2b                      3   1   1   0       0   1       2   1
  Belliard 2b                 0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Smith ph                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mordecai ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Perez c                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Smoltz p                      1   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
  A. Jones ph                 1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Wohlers p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   5   8   5       8  11      27   8

FIELDING - 
DP: 3. C. Jones-Lemke-McGriff, McGriff, Pendleton-Graffanino-McGriff.
E: Dye (7), Belliard (5).

BATTING - 
2B: C. Jones (31,off Kile); Klesko (21,off Kile); A. Jones (5,off Wagner).
SH: Smoltz (13,off Kile).
GDP: Lemke (9,off Kile).
IBB: Grissom (6,by Wagner).
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Pendleton (2,2nd base off Morman/Eusebio).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kile L(12-9)                  6     6   4   4   5   8   0  28
Morman                        1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4
Jones                         0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2
Wagner                        0.2   1   0   0   2   1   0   5
Totals                        8     8   5   5   8  11   0  39

IBB: Wagner (2,Grissom).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Wagner 1-1.
.

Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Smoltz W(22-8)                8     8   3   3   1   7   1  32
Wohlers SV(36)                1     3   1   1   1   1   0   6
Totals                        9    11   4   4   2   8   1  38

WP: Wohlers (8).
HBP: Smoltz (2,Cangelosi).
IBB: Smoltz (3,Bagwell).

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Angel Hernandez
Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 32109


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Atlanta Braves           
1. Cangelosi           cf        Grissom             cf
2. Biggio              2b        Pendleton           3b
3. Bagwell             1b        C. Jones            ss
4. Berry               3b        McGriff             1b
5. Bell                rf        Klesko              lf
6. May                 lf        Lopez               c
7. Eusebio             c         Dye                 rf
8. Miller              ss        Lemke               2b
9. Kile                p         Smoltz              p

ASTROS 1ST: Cangelosi popped to shortstop; Biggio flied to
center; Bagwell doubled to left; Berry singled to left [Bagwell
scored]; Bell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Grissom struck out; Pendleton walked; C. Jones
singled to right [Pendleton to second]; McGriff forced C. Jones
(pitcher to shortstop) [Pendleton to third, McGriff to first];
Klesko walked [McGriff to second]; Lopez forced Klesko (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May flied to left; Eusebio struck out; Miller struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Dye flied to left; Lemke struck out; Smoltz was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Kile grounded out (shortstop to first); Cangelosi
singled to center; Biggio singled to right [Cangelosi to third,
Biggio to second (error by Dye)]; Bagwell was walked
intentionally; Berry grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Bagwell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Grissom flied to center; Pendleton struck out; C.
Jones doubled to center; McGriff was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Bell flied to left; May singled to center; Eusebio
was called out on strikes; Miller flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Klesko grounded out (second to first); Lopez struck
out; Dye popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Braves 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Kile lined to center; Cangelosi was hit by a pitch;
Biggio lined to left; Cangelosi was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Lemke singled to center; Smoltz out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Lemke to second]; Grissom singled to
center [Lemke scored, Grissom to second (error by Cangelosi)];
Pendleton walked; C. Jones walked [Grissom to third, Pendleton
to second]; McGriff struck out; Klesko doubled to right [Grissom
scored, Pendleton scored, C. Jones scored]; Lopez struck out; 4
R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Bagwell grounded out (third to first); Berry was
called out on strikes; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Dye singled to left; Lemke grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Dye out at second]; Smoltz
walked; Grissom forced Smoltz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 4.

ASTROS 7TH: BELLIARD REPLACED LEMKE (PLAYING 2B); May reached on
an error by Belliard [May to first]; Eusebio lined into a double
play to first [May out at first (first unassisted)]; Miller
doubled to center; SPIERS BATTED FOR KILE; Spiers struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: MORMAN REPLACED SPIERS (PITCHING); Pendleton walked;
C. Jones was called out on strikes; Pendleton stole second;
McGriff grounded out (second to first) [Pendleton to third];
Klesko struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Cangelosi singled to right; Biggio lined to right;
Bagwell forced Cangelosi (third to second) [Bagwell to first];
Berry homered [Bagwell scored]; Bell popped to second; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: JONES REPLACED MORMAN (PITCHING); Lopez singled to
second; Dye flied to center [Lopez to second]; GRAFFANINO RAN
FOR LOPEZ; SMITH BATTED FOR BELLIARD; CANGELOSI CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WAGNER REPLACED BELL (PITCHING); MAY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HUNTER REPLACED JONES (PLAYING
CF); MORDECAI BATTED FOR SMITH; Mordecai flied to left; A. JONES
BATTED FOR SMOLTZ; A. Jones doubled to right [Graffanino
scored]; Grissom was walked intentionally; Pendleton walked [A.
Jones to third, Grissom to second]; C. Jones struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 5.

ASTROS 9TH: WOHLERS REPLACED A. JONES (PITCHING); PEREZ REPLACED
MORDECAI (PLAYING C ); GRAFFANINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
May struck out; Eusebio singled to third; MOUTON RAN FOR
EUSEBIO; Mouton advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Mouton to second]; Miller singled to right [Mouton
to third]; Wohlers threw a wild pitch [Miller to second]; Hunter
singled to center [Mouton scored, Miller to third]; Hunter stole
second; Cangelosi walked; Biggio grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Cangelosi out at second]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           4  11   1    7
 Braves           5   8   2   10


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