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Cincinnati Reds @ Atlanta Braves

1996-05-18 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Att: 49553 · 90°F, night, dry · Wind 10 mph L to R · 2:40

Atlanta Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 2–1. Brad Clontz earned the win and Mark Wohlers picked up the save. Ryan Klesko went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
ATL	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		2	4

W: Brad Clontz L: Johnny Ruffin SV: Mark Wohlers

Umpires — HP: Jerry Crawford · 1B: Ed Montague · 2B: Wally Bell · 3B: Tom Hallion · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barry Larkin	2	0	1	0	2	0
Eric Owens	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Morris	4	0	0	0	0	1
Eric Davis	4	1	2	1	0	1
Eric Anthony	4	0	0	0	0	3
Bret Boone	4	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Sabo	3	0	3	0	0	0
Joe Oliver	3	0	1	0	0	1
Mark Portugal	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lenny Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Taubensee	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Branson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Marquis Grissom	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Lemke	4	0	0	0	0	2
Chipper Jones	4	1	1	0	0	0
Fred McGriff	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ryan Klesko	4	1	2	2	0	0
Javy Lopez	3	0	1	0	1	0
Dwight Smith	2	0	0	0	1	1
Jeff Blauser	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Glavine	1	0	0	0	1	0
Tyler Houston	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mark Portugal	7.0	2	3	5
Johnny Ruffin	0.2	1	1	1
Chuck McElroy	0.0	1	0	0
Jeff Shaw	0.1	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Glavine	7.0	8	2	5
Brad Clontz	1.0	0	0	1
Mark Wohlers	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Barry Larkin: W
Eric Owens: 9/F9LS
Hal Morris: 36(1)3/GDP/G3

Bot 1

Marquis Grissom: 43/G4
Mark Lemke: 43/G4M
Chipper Jones: 6/P6D

Top 2

Eric Davis: S3/G3L
Eric Anthony: K
Bret Boone: CS2(24)
Bret Boone: 8/F8RS

Bot 2

Fred McGriff: FLE5/P5DF
Fred McGriff: 9/F9D
Ryan Klesko: 43/G4
Javy Lopez: S8/L4M
Dwight Smith: 8/F78S

Top 3

Chris Sabo: D7/L7LS/R6
Joe Oliver: K/C
Mark Portugal: 43/G4.2-3
Barry Larkin: W
Eric Owens: 8/F78

Bot 3

Jeff Blauser: 63/G6M
Tom Glavine: W
Marquis Grissom: 9/F9LM
Mark Lemke: K

Top 4

Hal Morris: 7/F78D
Eric Davis: HR/F89XD.B-H
Eric Anthony: K/C
Bret Boone: S9/L9S
Chris Sabo: S7/L7S/R6.1-2
Joe Oliver: 13/G13

Bot 4

Chipper Jones: 31/G3
Fred McGriff: 5/P5
Ryan Klesko: HR/L9D.B-H
Javy Lopez: W
Dwight Smith: K

Top 5

Mark Portugal: 9/F9LD
Barry Larkin: D7/F7LM/R5
Eric Owens: E6/G6M.2-3
Hal Morris: K/C
Eric Davis: 9/F89D

Bot 5

Jeff Blauser: K
Tom Glavine: 7/F78S
Marquis Grissom: E3/G3.B-1
Mark Lemke: 43/G34

Top 6

Eric Anthony: K
Bret Boone: 8/F8RM
Chris Sabo: S6/G56
Joe Oliver: S8/G6M.1-2
Mark Portugal: 5(2)/FO/G5.B-1

Bot 6

Chipper Jones: 63/G6M
Fred McGriff: K/C
Ryan Klesko: 3/G3

Top 7

Barry Larkin: 43/G4M
Eric Owens: 31/G34
Hal Morris: 31/G3

Bot 7

Javy Lopez: 7/L78XD
Dwight Smith: W
Jeff Blauser: 43/G4.1-2
Tyler Houston: K

Top 8

Eric Davis: K
Eric Anthony: 7/F7
Bret Boone: 63/G6

Bot 8

Marquis Grissom: 7/L78S
Mark Lemke: K
Chipper Jones: T9/L9LS/R45
Fred McGriff: W
Ryan Klesko: S8/F89S/R6.3-H;1-3
Javy Lopez: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-1

Top 9

Lenny Harris: 8/F8LD
Ed Taubensee: K
Jeff Branson: K