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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Atlanta Braves
1997-08-12 · Night game · Turner Field · Att: 42435 · 84°F, night, dry · Wind 4 mph to CF · 3:25
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Atlanta Braves 5–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 9th. Clint Sodowsky earned the win and Rich Loiselle picked up the save. Eddie Williams went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Clint Sodowsky L: Mark Wohlers SV: Rich Loiselle
Umpires — HP: Bruce Dreckman · 1B: Rich Rieker · 2B: Randy Marsh · 3B: Jeff Kellogg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Womack | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jermaine Allensworth | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Al Martin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Kendall | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Guillen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Polcovich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Esteban Loaiza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Turner Ward | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dale Sveum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenny Lofton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Tucker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Chipper Jones | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fred McGriff | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Klesko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Javy Lopez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Mark Lemke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rafael Belliard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Denny Neagle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Giovanola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Andruw Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Graffanino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteban Loaiza | 6.2 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
 Ricardo Rincon | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Sodowsky | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Loiselle | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Neagle | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Chad Fox | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alan Embree | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cather | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Wohlers | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Kerry Ligtenberg | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tony Womack: K
- Jermaine Allensworth: K
- Al Martin: 3/G3
Bot 1
- Kenny Lofton: 5/BP5S
- Michael Tucker: K
- Chipper Jones: S8/L4M/R4
- Fred McGriff: 3/G3
Top 2
- Eddie Williams: 8/F8RXD
- Joe Randa: 8/L8RD
- Jason Kendall: S1/G34S
- Jose Guillen: 5/P15
Bot 2
- Ryan Klesko: K
- Javy Lopez: K
- Mark Lemke: 41/G34
Top 3
- Kevin Polcovich: K
- Esteban Loaiza: 13/G15
- Tony Womack: S8/L6MD
- Jermaine Allensworth: K
Bot 3
- Rafael Belliard: 53/G25
- Denny Neagle: K
- Kenny Lofton: S7/G5
- Michael Tucker: W.1-2
- Chipper Jones: 9/F9D
Top 4
- Al Martin: 4/P34D
- Eddie Williams: HR/F78XD
- Joe Randa: 9/F9LS
- Jason Kendall: 9/F9LM
Bot 4
- Fred McGriff: S6/G6MD
- Ryan Klesko: 5/P56S
- Javy Lopez: S7/G56/R5.1-2
- Mark Lemke: S3/G3L.2-3;1-2
- Rafael Belliard: 9/SF/F9LMF/R2.3-H;2-3
- Denny Neagle: K
Top 5
- Jose Guillen: S7/L6D
- Kevin Polcovich: K/R3
- Esteban Loaiza: POCS2(136)
- Esteban Loaiza: K
Bot 5
- Kenny Lofton: W
- Michael Tucker: S9/G4/R4.1-3
- Chipper Jones: K
- Fred McGriff: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 6
- Tony Womack: 7/F7
- Jermaine Allensworth: S3/BG34S
- Al Martin: 3/G3.1-2
- Eddie Williams: I
- Joe Randa: 9/F9
Bot 6
- Ryan Klesko: 8/F8
- Javy Lopez: K
- Mark Lemke: 31/G3
Top 7
- Jason Kendall: K
- Jose Guillen: 7/F7
- Kevin Polcovich: 4/L4
Bot 7
- Ed Giovanola: 43/G4
- Denny Neagle: 43/G4
- Kenny Lofton: S9/L89S/R4
- Michael Tucker: D7/F7LDW/R65.1-H
- Chipper Jones: 63/G6M
Top 8
- Turner Ward: 63/G6
- Tony Womack: S15/L15/R3.B-2(E5/TH)
- Jermaine Allensworth: E5/G5L.2-2
- Al Martin: 8/F8LM/R6
- Eddie Williams: K
Bot 8
- Fred McGriff: 7/L7D
- Andruw Jones: HP
- Javy Lopez: K+SB2/R4
- Mark Lemke: 43/G4M
Top 9
- Joe Randa: K
- Jason Kendall: S8/L8LM
- Dale Sveum: SB2/R6
- Dale Sveum: W
- Mark Smith: W.2-3;1-2
- Turner Ward: S8/G4M/R2.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Tony Womack: K
- Jermaine Allensworth: W.2-3;1-2
- Al Martin: S7/L6D/R5.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Eddie Williams: SB3
- Eddie Williams: 3/P13S
Bot 9
- Ed Giovanola: W
- Tony Graffanino: K
- Kenny Lofton: 64(1)/FO/G6/R3
- Michael Tucker: K
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Kerry Ligtenberg