Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 3
Regular Season Game 9
Played on Thursday, April 10, 1997 (N) at Turner Field
HOU N 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 5 8 0 ATL N 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 14 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Ausmus c 4 1 1 0 1 1 7 1 Bagwell 1b 3 2 3 2 1 0 9 2 Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bell cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Abreu rf 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 Spiers 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 Listach ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 5 Holt p 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Montgomery ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hudek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 5 8 4 7 7 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Biggio-Listach-Bagwell. BATTING - 2B: Bagwell (2,off Smoltz). 3B: Bagwell (1,off Clontz). HR: Spiers (1,2nd inning off Smoltz 1 on 2 out); Bagwell (1,5th inning off Smoltz 0 on 2 out). GDP: Ausmus (2,off Byrd). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Abreu (1,2nd base off Smoltz/Lopez); Ausmus (2,2nd base off Clontz/Lopez). CS: Bagwell (2,2nd base by Smoltz/Lopez); Abreu (1,3rd base by Smoltz/Lopez).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lofton cf 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 Tucker rf 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 C. Jones 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 McGriff 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 9 1 Klesko lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Lopez c 4 0 2 0 0 2 7 1 Lemke 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Embree p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Borowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Mordecai ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Byrd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blauser ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 Smoltz p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Clontz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lockhart 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Totals 38 3 14 3 0 5 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Borowski-McGriff, Blauser-Lockhart-McGriff. E: Lopez (1). BATTING - 2B: C. Jones (3,off Holt). HR: McGriff (2,2nd inning off Holt 0 on 0 out). GDP: C. Jones (2,off Holt). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - CS: Lofton (3,2nd base by Holt/Ausmus).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Holt W(1-0) 7 13 3 3 0 3 1 31 Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Hudek SV(1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 14 3 3 0 5 1 38
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Smoltz L(1-2) 6 6 3 3 4 5 2 26 Clontz 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 Embree 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Borowski 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Byrd 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 8 5 5 7 7 2 38 WP: Embree (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Embree 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Larry Vanover Ejections: ATL Manager Bobby Cox by Larry Vanover [Checked swing] Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 33637 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Biggio 2b Lofton cf 2. Ausmus c Tucker rf 3. Bagwell 1b C. Jones 3b 4. Gonzalez lf McGriff 1b 5. Bell cf Klesko lf 6. Abreu rf Lopez c 7. Spiers 3b Lemke 2b 8. Listach ss Blauser ss 9. Holt p Smoltz p ASTROS 1ST: Biggio popped to second; Ausmus grounded out (second to first); Bagwell walked; Bagwell was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: On a bunt Lofton singled to third; Lofton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Tucker grounded out (second to first); C. Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell flied to center; Abreu walked; Abreu stole second; Spiers homered [Abreu scored]; On a bunt Listach singled to pitcher; Holt struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: McGriff homered; Klesko grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopez singled to center; Lemke singled to right [Lopez to third]; Blauser struck out; Smoltz forced Lemke (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. ASTROS 3RD: Biggio struck out; Ausmus singled to right; Bagwell doubled to left [Ausmus to third]; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Lofton singled to left; Tucker singled to right [Lofton to second]; C. Jones singled to shortstop [Lofton to third, Tucker to second]; McGriff forced Lofton (third to catcher) [Tucker to third, C. Jones to second]; Klesko singled to right [Tucker scored, C. Jones out at home (right to catcher), McGriff to second]; Lopez struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2. ASTROS 4TH: Abreu singled to left; Spiers grounded out (second to first) [Abreu to second]; Listach walked while Abreu was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Holt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Lemke grounded out (first to pitcher); Blauser grounded out (second to first); Smoltz flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2. ASTROS 5TH: Biggio grounded out (second to first); Ausmus struck out; Bagwell homered; Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Lofton flied to center; Tucker singled to left; C. Jones grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tucker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 2. ASTROS 6TH: Bell flied to right; Abreu struck out; Spiers walked; Listach flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: McGriff singled to third; Klesko flied to center; Lopez singled to third [McGriff to second]; Lemke flied to center; Blauser was called out on strikes; Braves manager Bobby Cox ejected by 3B umpire Larry Vanover sometime in seventh inning; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 2. ASTROS 7TH: CLONTZ REPLACED SMOLTZ (PITCHING); Holt struck out; Biggio grounded out (first unassisted); Ausmus walked; Ausmus stole second [Ausmus to third (error by Lopez)]; Bagwell tripled to center [Ausmus scored]; EMBREE REPLACED LEMKE (PITCHING); LOCKHART REPLACED CLONTZ (PLAYING 2B); Embree threw a wild pitch [Bagwell scored]; Gonzalez walked; Bell forced Gonzalez (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 7TH: Lockhart flied to center; Lofton grounded out (shortstop to first); Tucker singled to shortstop; C. Jones doubled to left [Tucker scored]; McGriff grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. ASTROS 8TH: BOROWSKI REPLACED EMBREE (PITCHING); Abreu walked; Spiers lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Abreu out at first]; Listach struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED HOLT (PITCHING); Klesko grounded out (first to pitcher); Lopez was called out on strikes; MORDECAI BATTED FOR BOROWSKI; Mordecai grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. ASTROS 9TH: BYRD REPLACED MORDECAI (PITCHING); MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR GARCIA; Montgomery singled to left; Biggio flied to right; Ausmus grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Montgomery out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. BRAVES 9TH: HUDEK REPLACED MONTGOMERY (PITCHING); Blauser flied to center; Lockhart struck out; Lofton singled to second; Tucker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 8 0 6 Braves 3 14 1 8
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