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Houston Astros @ Atlanta Braves

1996-09-17 Β· Night game Β· Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Β· Att: 32109 Β· 75Β°F, night, damp Β· Wind 12 mph L to R Β· 2:54

Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros 5–4. Atlanta Braves put up 4 in the 5th. John Smoltz earned the win and Mark Wohlers picked up the save. Sean Berry went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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HOU100000021411
ATL0000400158

W: John Smoltz   L: Darryl Kile   SV: Mark Wohlers

Umpires β€” HP: Randy Marsh Β· 1B: Mike Winters Β· 2B: Brian Gorman Β· 3B: Angel Hernandez Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
John Cangelosi302010
Craig Biggio501000
Jeff Bagwell321010
Sean Berry412301
Derek Bell400002
Derrick May401001
Tony Eusebio401002
Orlando Miller402001
Darryl Kile200000
Bill Spiers100001
Brian Hunter101100

Atlanta Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Marquis Grissom411111
Terry Pendleton110041
Chipper Jones412012
Fred McGriff400002
Ryan Klesko301311
Javy Lopez401002
Jermaine Dye401000
Mark Lemke311001
John Smoltz100011
Mike Mordecai100000
Andruw Jones101100

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Darryl Kile6.0658
Alvin Morman1.0012
Todd Jones0.1100
Billy Wagner0.2121

Atlanta Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
John Smoltz8.0817
Mark Wohlers1.0311

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • John Cangelosi: 6/P6D
  • Craig Biggio: 8/F8RM
  • Jeff Bagwell: D7/L7LS
  • Sean Berry: S7/L78S.2-H
  • Derek Bell: K

Bot 1

  • Marquis Grissom: K
  • Terry Pendleton: W
  • Chipper Jones: S9/L9S/R6.1-2
  • Fred McGriff: 16(1)/FO/G13/R3.2-3;B-1
  • Ryan Klesko: W.1-2
  • Javy Lopez: 4(1)/FO/G4M

Top 2

  • Derrick May: 7/F78M
  • Tony Eusebio: K
  • Orlando Miller: K

Bot 2

  • Jermaine Dye: 7/F7D
  • Mark Lemke: K
  • John Smoltz: K/C

Top 3

  • Darryl Kile: 63/G6M
  • John Cangelosi: S8/P6MD
  • Craig Biggio: S9/L89S/R5.1-3;B-2(E9)
  • Jeff Bagwell: I
  • Sean Berry: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 3

  • Marquis Grissom: 8/F8LM
  • Terry Pendleton: K
  • Chipper Jones: D8/L8RM
  • Fred McGriff: K/C

Top 4

  • Derek Bell: 7/F78M
  • Derrick May: S8/L8LS
  • Tony Eusebio: K/C
  • Orlando Miller: 8/F8RD

Bot 4

  • Ryan Klesko: 43/G34
  • Javy Lopez: K
  • Jermaine Dye: 4/P4MD

Top 5

  • Darryl Kile: 8/L89M
  • John Cangelosi: HP
  • Craig Biggio: 7/L7M
  • Jeff Bagwell: CS2(24)

Bot 5

  • Mark Lemke: S8/L4MD
  • John Smoltz: 34/SH/BG13.1-2
  • Marquis Grissom: S8/L6MD/R2.2-H;B-2(E8/TH)
  • Terry Pendleton: W
  • Chipper Jones: W.2-3;1-2
  • Fred McGriff: K
  • Ryan Klesko: D9/L89XD.3-H;2-H;1-H
  • Javy Lopez: K

Top 6

  • Jeff Bagwell: 53/G5
  • Sean Berry: K/C
  • Derek Bell: K

Bot 6

  • Jermaine Dye: S7/L7S
  • Mark Lemke: 16(1)3/GDP/G13
  • John Smoltz: W
  • Marquis Grissom: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Top 7

  • Derrick May: E4/G4M/R3.B-1
  • Tony Eusebio: 3/LDP/L3.1X1(3)
  • Orlando Miller: D8/L8LM/R6
  • Bill Spiers: K

Bot 7

  • Terry Pendleton: W
  • Chipper Jones: K/C
  • Fred McGriff: SB2/R6
  • Fred McGriff: 43/G4.2-3
  • Ryan Klesko: K

Top 8

  • John Cangelosi: S9/L89S/R4
  • Craig Biggio: 9/L9S/R3
  • Jeff Bagwell: 54(1)/FO/G56/R3.B-1
  • Sean Berry: HR/F78XD.1-H;B-H
  • Derek Bell: 4/P4D

Bot 8

  • Javy Lopez: S4/G4M
  • Jermaine Dye: 8/F8LXD.1-2
  • Mike Mordecai: 7/F78S
  • Andruw Jones: D9/L89XD.2-H
  • Marquis Grissom: I
  • Terry Pendleton: W.2-3;1-2
  • Chipper Jones: K

Top 9

  • Derrick May: K
  • Tony Eusebio: S5/G56
  • Orlando Miller: DI.1-2
  • Orlando Miller: S9/L34/R3.2-3
  • Brian Hunter: WP.1-2
  • Brian Hunter: S8/L4D/R3.3-H;2-3
  • John Cangelosi: SB2
  • John Cangelosi: W
  • Craig Biggio: 54(1)3/GDP/G5