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Atlanta Braves @
Cincinnati Reds
1997-04-30 Β· Night game Β· Cinergy Field Β· Att: 18278 Β· 82Β°F, night, dry Β· Wind 15 mph R to L Β· 2:41
Atlanta Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 12β3. Atlanta Braves put up 3 in the 5th. Denny Neagle earned the win. Fred McGriff went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 | |
| CIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
W: Denny Neagle L: Kent Mercker SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Larry Vanover Β· 1B: Wally Bell Β· 2B: Jerry Crawford Β· 3B: Tom Hallion Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Atlanta Braves β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenny Lofton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Chipper Jones | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Fred McGriff | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Andruw Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Javy Lopez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mark Lemke | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Blauser | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Denny Neagle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Keith Lockhart | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rafael Belliard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Mordecai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deion Sanders | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hal Morris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Barry Larkin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ruben Sierra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Eduardo Perez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Pendleton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bret Boone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Kent Mercker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lenny Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denny Neagle | 7.0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
Mike Bielecki | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alan Embree | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kent Mercker | 5.0 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
Mike Remlinger | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Ricky Bones | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Kenny Lofton: S5/BG25
- Michael Tucker: PB.1-2
- Michael Tucker: 31/G34.2-3
- Chipper Jones: K
- Fred McGriff: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Deion Sanders: S1/BG15
- Hal Morris: 13/SH/BG13S.1-2
- Barry Larkin: W
- Ruben Sierra: K
- Eduardo Perez: SB3;SB2/R5
- Eduardo Perez: S8/L8RS/R4.3-H;2-H
- Terry Pendleton: 8/F89D
Top 2
- Andruw Jones: W
- Javy Lopez: S5/G5L.1-2
- Mark Lemke: 5(2)4(1)/GDP/G5S/R3.B-1
- Jeff Blauser: 8/F89XD
Bot 2
- Bret Boone: 9/F9LM
- Brook Fordyce: K
- Kent Mercker: S8/L78S/R6
- Deion Sanders: S7/G56/R6.1-2
- Hal Morris: 53/G5
Top 3
- Denny Neagle: K
- Kenny Lofton: K
- Michael Tucker: S9/L9S
- Chipper Jones: W.1-2
- Fred McGriff: S8/G4M/R4.2-H;1-3
- Andruw Jones: K
Bot 3
- Barry Larkin: 53/G5
- Ruben Sierra: 13/G13
- Eduardo Perez: 3/G3
Top 4
- Javy Lopez: K
- Mark Lemke: 9/F9D
- Jeff Blauser: HP
- Denny Neagle: 43/G4S
Bot 4
- Terry Pendleton: D7/L7LM/R5
- Bret Boone: K
- Brook Fordyce: S9/F9LS/R5.2-3
- Kent Mercker: 54/SH/BG15.3-H;1-2
- Deion Sanders: 13/G13
Top 5
- Kenny Lofton: 6/L6
- Michael Tucker: S4/L4MD/R5
- Chipper Jones: S7/G56/R6.1-2
- Fred McGriff: HR/F89XD.2-H;1-H;B-H
- Andruw Jones: K
- Javy Lopez: 63/G6
Bot 5
- Hal Morris: K
- Barry Larkin: 3/P3DF
- Ruben Sierra: S8/G6M/R6
- Eduardo Perez: S7/G56/R6.1-2
- Terry Pendleton: 13/G15
Top 6
- Mark Lemke: S7/L7M/R6
- Jeff Blauser: S8/L89D/R42.1-H(E8)(NR)
- Denny Neagle: 13/G13S.1-2
- Kenny Lofton: 8/F78D/R5.2-3
- Michael Tucker: WP.3-H
- Michael Tucker: S9/L34D/R4
- Chipper Jones: 53/G5
Bot 6
- Bret Boone: K
- Brook Fordyce: 4/P4D
- Curtis Goodwin: 7/F7LS
Top 7
- Fred McGriff: HR/L8LXD.B-H
- Andruw Jones: 7/F78S
- Javy Lopez: 8/F78M
- Mark Lemke: 31/G34S
Bot 7
- Deion Sanders: 23/BG2L
- Hal Morris: 7/F7LD
- Barry Larkin: S8/L8RS/R4
- Ruben Sierra: 9/F9LSF
Top 8
- Jeff Blauser: S6/G5
- Keith Lockhart: S9/L34D/R6.1-2
- Kenny Lofton: 8/L8RD/R6.2-3
- Michael Tucker: HR/L9LD.3-H;1-H;B-H
- Chipper Jones: S9/L9S/R4
- Fred McGriff: W.1-2
- Andruw Jones: K
- Javy Lopez: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 8
- Willie Greene: 8/F89D
- Terry Pendleton: 8/F78S
- Bret Boone: 43/G4
Top 9
- Mark Lemke: 8/F78D
- Rafael Belliard: S9/L4D/R4
- Mike Mordecai: 8/F89M
- Kenny Lofton: 3E1/G3.1-3;B-2
- Michael Tucker: S8/L4MD/R4.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
- Chipper Jones: E3/G3.1-2;B-1
- Fred McGriff: 63/G4M
Bot 9
- Brook Fordyce: 53/G5
- Lenny Harris: 7/F7LD
- Deion Sanders: S6/G56
- Hal Morris: 1/G23























