Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 6 (11 innings)
Regular Season Game 131
Played on Tuesday, August 26, 1997 (N) at Turner Field

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  2    2  2  0    0  0  -   6 13  2
ATL N    0  0  5    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   7  9  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     6   1   3   2       0   0       2   2
Bell rf                       5   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Bagwell 1b                    2   1   1   0       4   1      10   1
Mouton cf                     4   1   0   0       1   0       3   0
  Hudek p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Martin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pena ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Wagner p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Gutierrez ss                  3   1   1   0       0   0       1   4
  Spiers ph,ss                3   0   1   1       0   2       0   1
Gonzalez lf                   5   1   1   0       1   1       2   0
Johnson 3b                    5   0   2   2       1   1       0   1
Ausmus c                      5   0   1   0       1   1      10   0
Reynolds p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Carr ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Lima p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Eusebio ph                  1   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Magnante p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Howard ph,cf                3   1   2   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       45   6  13   6       9   9      32   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Gutierrez-Bagwell, Johnson-Biggio-Bagwell, Spiers-Biggio-Bagwell.
E: Biggio (17), Spiers (11).

BATTING - 
2B: Biggio (33,off Glavine); Gutierrez (9,off Glavine); Howard (12,off Clontz).
HR: Biggio (19,8th inning off Fox 1 on 0 out).
IBB: Bagwell 2 (24,by Glavine,by Clontz).
Team LOB: 15.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bagwell (23,2nd base off Fox/Lopez); Gonzalez (9,2nd base off Clontz/Lopez).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lofton cf                     5   1   2   1       0   0       1   0
Blauser ss                    5   1   1   1       0   1       1   4
C. Jones 3b                   4   1   1   1       1   0       2   4
McGriff 1b                    5   0   0   0       0   2      13   0
Klesko lf                     3   1   1   1       1   1       2   0
  Bautista ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
A. Jones rf                   4   0   1   1       1   3       3   1
Lopez c                       5   1   1   1       0   1       9   0
Graffanino 2b                 4   1   1   1       0   0       2   4
Glavine p                     2   1   1   0       0   1       0   1
  Colbrunn ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cather p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Embree p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fox p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wohlers p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lockhart ph                 0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Clontz p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39   7   9   7       4  10      33  14

FIELDING - 
E: C. Jones (14).
PB: Lopez (9).

BATTING - 
2B: C. Jones (34,off Reynolds); A. Jones (17,off Reynolds).
3B: Lofton (6,off Reynolds).
HR: Graffanino (4,4th inning off Reynolds 0 on 0 out); Lopez (20,11th inning
off Wagner 0 on 2 out).
GDP: Lofton (8,off Martin); C. Jones (15,off Wagner).
Team LOB: 4.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Reynolds                      4     7   6   6   2   2   1  20
Lima                          1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Magnante                      2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7
Hudek                         1.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   5
Martin                        0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Wagner L(7-6)                 1.2   1   1   1   0   3   1   6
Totals                       10.2   9   7   7   4  10   2  43

BK: Magnante (2).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Martin 1-0.
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Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Glavine                       6     6   2   2   5   3   0  28
Cather                        0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3
Embree                        0.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   5
Fox                           1     1   1   1   1   1   1   5
Wohlers                       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Clontz W(5-1)                 2     2   0   0   2   3   0  10
Totals                       11    13   6   6   9   9   1  54

Embree faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
BK: Embree (1).
IBB: Glavine (9,Bagwell); Clontz (3,Bagwell).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Embree 2-2; Fox 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Steve Rippley
Time of Game: 3:47   Attendance: 37313


Starting Lineups:

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

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded
out (second to first); Bagwell walked; Mouton walked [Bagwell to
second]; Gutierrez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Lofton grounded out (first unassisted); Blauser
flied to right; C. Jones walked; McGriff grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Gonzalez lined to left; Johnson walked; Ausmus
singled to right [Johnson out at third (right to third)];
Reynolds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Klesko flied to left; A. Jones walked; Lopez lined
into a double play to shortstop [A. Jones out at first
(shortstop to first)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Biggio doubled to left; Bell popped to first;
Bagwell was walked intentionally; Mouton flied to right;
Gutierrez forced Bagwell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Graffanino grounded out (shortstop to first);
Glavine singled to second; Lofton tripled to right [Glavine
scored]; Blauser singled to left [Lofton scored]; C. Jones
doubled to right [Blauser scored]; McGriff flied to left; Klesko
singled to right [C. Jones scored]; A. Jones doubled to left
[Klesko scored, A. Jones to third (error by Biggio)]; Lopez
struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 5.

ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Johnson
lined to right; Ausmus flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Braves 5.

BRAVES 4TH: Graffanino homered; Glavine struck out; Lofton flied
to center; Blauser grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 6.

ASTROS 5TH: CARR BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Carr struck out; Biggio
flied to right; Bell singled to right; Bagwell struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 6.

BRAVES 5TH: LIMA REPLACED CARR (PITCHING); C. Jones flied to
center; McGriff grounded out (first to pitcher); Klesko walked;
A. Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Mouton grounded out (third to first); Gutierrez
doubled to left; Gonzalez singled to second [Gutierrez to
third]; Johnson singled to center [Gutierrez scored, Gonzalez to
second]; Ausmus walked [Gonzalez to third, Johnson to second];
EUSEBIO BATTED FOR LIMA; Eusebio forced Ausmus (second to
shortstop) [Gonzalez scored, Johnson to third, Eusebio to
first]; Biggio grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: MAGNANTE REPLACED EUSEBIO (PITCHING); Lopez flied to
right; Graffanino popped to first; COLBRUNN BATTED FOR GLAVINE;
Colbrunn flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Braves 6.

ASTROS 7TH: CATHER REPLACED COLBRUNN (PITCHING); Bell walked;
Bagwell singled to left [Bell to second]; Mouton forced Bell
(third unassisted) [Bagwell to third (error by C. Jones), Mouton
to first]; SPIERS BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ; EMBREE REPLACED CATHER
(PITCHING); Spiers singled to third [Bagwell scored, Mouton to
second]; Embree balked [Mouton to third, Spiers to second];
Gonzalez struck out; Johnson singled to pitcher [Mouton scored,
Spiers to third]; Ausmus grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: SPIERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Lofton singled
to left; Magnante balked [Lofton to second]; Blauser struck out;
C. Jones popped to first; McGriff struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 6.

ASTROS 8TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR MAGNANTE; Howard singled to
center; FOX REPLACED EMBREE (PITCHING); Biggio homered [Howard
scored]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Bagwell walked;
Bagwell stole second; Mouton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Spiers struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HUDEK REPLACED
MOUTON (PITCHING); Klesko struck out; A. Jones was called out on
strikes; Lopez popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6,
Braves 6.

ASTROS 9TH: WOHLERS REPLACED FOX (PITCHING); Gonzalez lined to
left; Johnson was called out on strikes; Ausmus grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Braves 6.

BRAVES 9TH: Graffanino flied to center; LOCKHART BATTED FOR
WOHLERS; Lockhart walked; MARTIN REPLACED HUDEK (PITCHING);
Lofton grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Lockhart out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6,
Braves 6.

ASTROS 10TH: CLONTZ REPLACED LOCKHART (PITCHING); Howard doubled
to left; On a bunt Biggio singled to pitcher [Howard to third];
Lopez allowed a passed ball [Biggio to second]; Bell grounded
out (third to first); Bagwell was walked intentionally; PENA
BATTED FOR MARTIN; Pena struck out; Spiers struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 6, Braves 6.

BRAVES 10TH: WAGNER REPLACED PENA (PITCHING); Blauser reached on
an error by Spiers [Blauser to first]; C. Jones grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Blauser out at
second]; McGriff struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6,
Braves 6.

ASTROS 11TH: Gonzalez walked; On a bunt Johnson made an out to
first; Ausmus struck out while Gonzalez stole second; Howard
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Braves 6.

BRAVES 11TH: BAUTISTA BATTED FOR KLESKO; Bautista struck out; A.
Jones struck out; Lopez homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
6, Braves 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           6  13   2   15
 Braves           7   9   1    4


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