Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 1
Regular Season Game 1
Played on Tuesday, April 1, 1997 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 HOU N 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 8 1
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lofton cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 0 Lemke 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 C. Jones 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 McGriff 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 Klesko lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tucker rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 A. Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lopez c 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 3 Graffanino pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blauser ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 Smoltz p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Mordecai ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 34 1 8 1 2 9 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Blauser-Lemke-McGriff. E: Klesko (1). BATTING - 2B: McGriff (1,off Reynolds). HR: C. Jones (1,3rd inning off Reynolds 0 on 2 out). IBB: Blauser (1,by Reynolds). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - CS: Lofton (1,2nd base by Reynolds/Ausmus).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 5 Listach ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 9 1 Bell cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Berry 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Spiers 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Abreu rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Ausmus c 3 1 2 0 0 0 9 1 Reynolds p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Howard ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 2 8 2 1 6 27 12 FIELDING - E: Biggio (1). BATTING - 2B: Spiers (1,off Smoltz); Howard (1,off Smoltz). SH: Reynolds (1,off Smoltz). SF: Listach (1,off Smoltz). GDP: Ausmus (1,off Smoltz). IBB: Bagwell (1,by Smoltz). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: Listach (1,3rd base by Smoltz/Lopez).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Smoltz L(0-1) 8 8 2 2 1 6 0 31 IBB: Smoltz (1,Bagwell).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reynolds W(1-0) 8 7 1 1 2 7 1 32 Wagner SV(1) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 Totals 9 8 1 1 2 9 1 36 IBB: Reynolds (1,Blauser). Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Jerry Layne Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 44618 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Lofton cf Biggio 2b 2. Lemke 2b Listach ss 3. C. Jones 3b Bagwell 1b 4. McGriff 1b Bell cf 5. Klesko lf Gonzalez lf 6. Tucker rf Berry 3b 7. Lopez c Abreu rf 8. Blauser ss Ausmus c 9. Smoltz p Reynolds p BRAVES 1ST: Lofton struck out; Lemke was called out on strikes; C. Jones singled to left; McGriff doubled to left [C. Jones to third]; Klesko grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Biggio singled to center; Listach singled to left [Biggio to third, Listach to second (error by Klesko)]; Bagwell grounded out (third to first) [Biggio scored, Listach stayed at second]; Listach was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Bell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 2ND: Tucker grounded out (second to first); Lopez grounded out (second to first); Blauser singled to left; Smoltz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); Berry lined to center; Abreu was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 3RD: Lofton singled to right; Lofton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lemke grounded out (second to first); C. Jones homered; McGriff lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Ausmus singled to right; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Ausmus to second]; Biggio singled to third [Ausmus to third]; Listach lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Ausmus scored]; Bagwell grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 4TH: Klesko grounded out (shortstop to first); Tucker singled to left; Lopez forced Tucker (pitcher to second) [Lopez to second (error by Biggio)]; Blauser was walked intentionally; Smoltz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Bell struck out; Gonzalez flied to center; Berry lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 5TH: Lofton was called out on strikes; Lemke flied to left; C. Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Abreu struck out; Ausmus singled to right; Reynolds struck out; Biggio grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: SPIERS REPLACED BERRY (PLAYING 3B); McGriff singled to center; Klesko flied to left; Tucker walked [McGriff to second]; Lopez popped to second; Blauser forced McGriff (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Listach lined to third; Bagwell lined to right; Bell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 7TH: Smoltz grounded out (pitcher to first); Lofton was called out on strikes; Lemke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Gonzalez flied to center; Spiers doubled to right; Abreu singled to right [Spiers to third]; Ausmus grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Abreu out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 8TH: C. Jones was called out on strikes; McGriff grounded out (third to first); Klesko was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Howard doubled to third; Biggio struck out; Listach grounded out (pitcher to first) [Howard to third]; Bagwell was walked intentionally; Bell forced Bagwell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); A. JONES BATTED FOR TUCKER; A. Jones flied to center; Lopez singled to shortstop; GRAFFANINO RAN FOR LOPEZ; Blauser struck out; MORDECAI BATTED FOR SMOLTZ; Mordecai struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 1 8 1 8 Astros 2 8 1 5
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