Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 7
Played on Tuesday, April 8, 1997 (N) at Turner Field

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  6  0
ATL N    0  0  1    0  1  0    2  0  x  -   4 10  2
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     4   0   0   0       1   2       4   3
Listach ss                    4   1   1   0       0   0       0   1
Bagwell 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       6   1
Bell cf                       3   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Gonzalez lf                   4   0   2   2       0   1       2   0
Mouton rf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Johnson 3b                    4   0   1   0       0   2       2   3
Ausmus c                      3   0   0   0       0   0       7   1
  Spiers ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Hampton p                     1   0   0   0       1   0       1   2
  Montgomery ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Springer p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Howard ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       34   2   6   2       2   7      24  11

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

BATTING - 
2B: Gonzalez (2,off Bielecki).
HBP: Bell (1,by Bielecki).
GDP: Gonzalez (2,off Glavine).
Team LOB: 8.

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lofton cf                     5   1   3   2       0   2       2   0
Lemke 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   2       3   4
C. Jones 3b                   3   0   1   2       1   0       0   1
McGriff 1b                    3   0   0   0       1   1       8   1
A. Jones rf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Lopez c                       2   0   1   0       2   0       7   1
Tucker lf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Blauser ss                    4   3   4   0       0   0       2   3
Glavine p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Klesko ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bielecki p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mordecai ph                 0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Wohlers p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   4  10   4       5   7      27  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lemke-Blauser-McGriff.
E: Lemke (1), Blauser (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Blauser 2 (5,off Hampton,off Springer); C. Jones (1,off Springer).
SH: Glavine 2 (2,off Hampton 2).
GDP: A. Jones (1,off Hampton).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Lofton (2,3rd base by Hampton/Ausmus).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hampton L(1-1)                6     6   2   2   3   3   0  25
Springer                      2     4   2   2   2   4   0  12
Totals                        8    10   4   4   5   7   0  37


Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Glavine W(2-0)                7     4   0   0   2   4   0  28
Bielecki                      1     2   2   2   0   1   0   6
Wohlers SV(3)                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9     6   2   2   2   7   0  37

WP: Bielecki (1).
HBP: Bielecki (1,Bell).

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Jerry Crawford
Ejections: Bill Spiers by Tom Hallion [Balls and strikes]
Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 31064


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Atlanta Braves           
1. Biggio              2b        Lofton              cf
2. Listach             ss        Lemke               2b
3. Bagwell             1b        C. Jones            3b
4. Bell                cf        McGriff             1b
5. Gonzalez            lf        A. Jones            rf
6. Mouton              rf        Lopez               c
7. Johnson             3b        Tucker              lf
8. Ausmus              c         Blauser             ss
9. Hampton             p         Glavine             p

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio lined to left; Listach grounded out (catcher
to first); Bagwell lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Lofton struck out; Lemke struck out; C. Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Bell lined to right; Gonzalez singled to left;
Mouton singled to center [Gonzalez to second]; Johnson was
called out on strikes; Debut game for Russ Johnson;
Ausmus grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: McGriff walked; A. Jones grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [McGriff out at second]; Lopez
singled to center; Tucker flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Hampton walked; Biggio struck out; Listach flied to
center; Bagwell reached on an error by Lemke [Hampton to second,
Bagwell to first]; Bell forced Bagwell (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Blauser doubled to left; Glavine out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Blauser to third]; Lofton singled to
left [Blauser scored]; Lemke grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Lofton to second]; C. Jones walked while Lofton was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Braves 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez struck out; Mouton grounded out (second to
first); Johnson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: McGriff grounded out (second to first); A. Jones
popped to third; Lopez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Ausmus grounded out (shortstop to first); Hampton
grounded out (second to first); Biggio walked; Listach reached
on an error by Blauser [Biggio to second, Listach to first];
Bagwell lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves
1.

BRAVES 5TH: Tucker grounded out (first to pitcher); Blauser
singled to center; Glavine out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Blauser to second]; Lofton singled to center [Blauser
scored]; Lemke singled to center [Lofton to third]; C. Jones
flied to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Bell singled to center; Gonzalez grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bell out at second];
Mouton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: McGriff grounded out (second to first); A. Jones
struck out; Lopez walked; Tucker flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Johnson singled to right; Ausmus forced Johnson
(first to shortstop); MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR HAMPTON; Montgomery
lined to right; Biggio struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: SPRINGER REPLACED MONTGOMERY (PITCHING); Blauser
singled to center; KLESKO BATTED FOR GLAVINE; Klesko flied to
left; Lofton singled to right [Blauser to second]; Lemke struck
out; C. Jones doubled to left [Blauser scored, Lofton scored];
McGriff struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 4.

ASTROS 8TH: BIELECKI REPLACED KLESKO (PITCHING); Listach singled
to center; Bagwell popped to second; Bell was hit by a pitch
[Listach to second]; Bielecki threw a wild pitch [Listach to
third, Bell to second]; Gonzalez doubled to center [Listach
scored, Bell scored]; Mouton lined to left; Johnson was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: A. Jones popped to second; Lopez walked; Tucker was
called out on strikes; Blauser doubled to left [Lopez to third];
MORDECAI BATTED FOR BIELECKI; Mordecai walked; Lofton was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 4.

ASTROS 9TH: WOHLERS REPLACED MORDECAI (PITCHING); SPIERS BATTED
FOR AUSMUS; Spiers struck out; Bill Spiers ejected by HP
umpire Tom Hallion; HOWARD BATTED FOR SPRINGER; Howard
struck out; Biggio flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Braves 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           2   6   0    8
 Braves           4  10   2    9


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