Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 133
Played on Thursday, August 28, 1997 (N) at Turner Field

HOU N    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
ATL N    0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  x  -   4  7  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   4
Mouton cf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       4   0
Bagwell 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   1      10   1
Bell rf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Gonzalez lf                   1   1   0   0       3   0       0   0
Gutierrez 3b                  3   1   1   0       0   0       1   2
  Spiers ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Eusebio c                     4   0   3   1       0   0       5   1
  Ausmus pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bogar ss                      2   0   0   1       0   0       0   3
  Howard ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kile p                        2   0   0   0       0   2       1   3
  Johnson ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       30   2   5   2       4   6      24  14

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Eusebio-Gutierrez, Bogar-Biggio-Bagwell.
E: Eusebio (4).

BATTING - 
SH: Kile (8,off Neagle).
SF: Bogar (4,off Neagle).
Team LOB: 7.

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lofton cf                     3   0   2   0       1   0       3   0
Tucker rf,lf                  3   1   0   0       1   1       2   0
C. Jones 3b                   3   0   1   0       1   0       1   4
McGriff 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   1       7   0
xKlesko lf                    2   2   1   1       0   1       4   1
  A. Jones rf                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Lopez c                       3   1   2   3       1   0       6   0
Blauser ss                    4   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
Graffanino 2b                 3   0   0   0       0   1       3   3
Neagle p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Lockhart ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cather p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Wohlers p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   4   7   4       4   5      27  12

x - reached first on interference.
FIELDING - 
E: Klesko (6).

BATTING - 
HR: Klesko (19,4th inning off Kile 0 on 2 out); Lopez (21,6th inning off Kile
2 on 2 out).
GDP: Blauser (9,off Kile).
IBB: Lopez (8,by Kile).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Lofton (18,3rd base by Kile/Eusebio).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kile L(17-4)                  8     7   4   3   4   5   2  34

IBB: Kile (2,Lopez).

Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Neagle W(18-3)                7     4   2   2   3   4   0  28
Cather                        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Wohlers SV(32)                1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5
Totals                        9     5   2   2   4   6   0  36

WP: Neagle (3).

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Charlie Williams
Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 37849


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Atlanta Braves           
1. Biggio              2b        Lofton              cf
2. Mouton              cf        Tucker              rf
3. Bagwell             1b        C. Jones            3b
4. Bell                rf        McGriff             1b
5. Gonzalez            lf        Klesko              lf
6. Gutierrez           3b        Lopez               c
7. Eusebio             c         Blauser             ss
8. Bogar               ss        Graffanino          2b
9. Kile                p         Neagle              p

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio was called out on strikes; Mouton flied to
center; Bagwell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Lofton walked; Tucker flied to center; C. Jones
singled to center [Lofton to second]; McGriff struck out while
Lofton was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Bell grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez walked;
Gutierrez forced Gonzalez (third to second); Eusebio singled to
center [Gutierrez to second]; Bogar lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Klesko struck out; Lopez grounded out (second to
first); Blauser grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Kile was called out on strikes; Biggio popped to
shortstop; Mouton walked; Neagle threw a wild pitch [Mouton to
second]; Bagwell singled to third [Mouton to third]; Bell flied
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Graffanino lined to right; Neagle grounded out
(third to first); Lofton singled to right; Tucker flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez walked; Gutierrez singled to left [Gonzalez
to second]; Eusebio singled to pitcher [Gonzalez scored,
Gutierrez to third]; Bogar lined out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Gutierrez scored]; Kile out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Eusebio to second]; Biggio grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: C. Jones grounded out (second to first); McGriff
grounded out (first to pitcher); Klesko homered; Lopez singled
to left; Blauser forced Lopez (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Mouton flied to left; Bagwell was called out on
strikes; Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Graffanino grounded out (shortstop to first); Neagle
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lofton grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Gonzalez flied to left; Gutierrez flied to center;
Eusebio flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves
1.

BRAVES 6TH: Tucker walked; C. Jones flied to center; McGriff
lined to center; Klesko reached on catcher's interference by
Eusebio [Tucker to second]; Lopez homered [Tucker scored, Klesko
scored (unearned)]; Blauser struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Bogar reached on an error by Klesko [Bogar out at
second (left to shortstop to third)]; Kile struck out; Biggio
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Graffanino struck out; LOCKHART BATTED FOR NEAGLE;
Lockhart grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Lofton
singled to third; Tucker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 2, Braves 4.

ASTROS 8TH: CATHER REPLACED LOCKHART (PITCHING); A. JONES
REPLACED KLESKO (PLAYING RF); TUCKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Mouton lined to second; Bagwell grounded out (third to
first); Bell grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: C. Jones walked; McGriff singled to right [C. Jones
to third]; A. Jones grounded out (pitcher to first) [McGriff to
second]; Lopez was walked intentionally; Blauser grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lopez out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 4.

ASTROS 9TH: WOHLERS REPLACED CATHER (PITCHING); Gonzalez walked;
SPIERS BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ; Spiers struck out; Eusebio singled
to right [Gonzalez to second]; AUSMUS RAN FOR EUSEBIO; HOWARD
BATTED FOR BOGAR; Howard grounded out (second to first)
[Gonzalez to third, Ausmus to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR KILE;
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           2   5   1    7
 Braves           4   7   1    6


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