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Atlanta Braves @ Toronto Blue Jays

1997-06-16 · Night game · Rogers Centre · Att: 34409 · dome · 2:15

Atlanta Braves defeated Toronto Blue Jays 3–0. Atlanta Braves put up 2 in the 2nd. Denny Neagle earned the win. Chipper Jones went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Denny Neagle L: Roger Clemens SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Greg Kosc · 1B: Fieldin Culbreth · 2B: Ted Barrett · 3B: Durwood Merrill · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Kenny Lofton	4	0	1	0	1
Michael Tucker	4	0	1	0	1
Keith Lockhart	4	0	0	0	1
Chipper Jones	4	2	2	1	0
Ryan Klesko	4	1	1	1	3
Andruw Jones	4	0	1	0	3
Javy Lopez	3	0	1	0	1
Jeff Blauser	3	0	0	0	1
Mark Lemke	3	0	1	1	1

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Otis Nixon	4	0	0
Orlando Merced	4	0	0
Joe Carter	4	1	0
Ed Sprague	4	1	1
Carlos Delgado	4	0	0
Benito Santiago	3	1	2
Charlie O'Brien	3	0	0
Alex Gonzalez	3	0	1
Carlos Garcia	3	2	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Denny Neagle	9.0	5	0	4

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger Clemens	9.0	8	0	12

Play-by-play

Top 1

Kenny Lofton: 53/G56
Michael Tucker: 9/F89M
Keith Lockhart: 7/F7D

Bot 1

Otis Nixon: 8/F8RD
Orlando Merced: 8/F8RD
Joe Carter: 8/F8LM

Top 2

Chipper Jones: S9/G34
Ryan Klesko: D8/F8LXDW/R62.1-H
Andruw Jones: K
Javy Lopez: S7/G56/R6.2-3
Jeff Blauser: K
Mark Lemke: S7/G56/R65.3-H;1-2
Kenny Lofton: 7/F7M

Bot 2

Ed Sprague: 9/F9S
Carlos Delgado: 7/F7M
Benito Santiago: S7/G56
Charlie O'Brien: 5/P56D

Top 3

Michael Tucker: S4/G56D/R1
Keith Lockhart: 36(1)3/GDP/G3
Chipper Jones: 7/F7D

Bot 3

Alex Gonzalez: 8/F8LXD
Carlos Garcia: 53/G5S
Otis Nixon: 63/G6

Top 4

Ryan Klesko: K
Andruw Jones: K
Javy Lopez: HP
Jeff Blauser: 8/F89D

Bot 4

Orlando Merced: 163/G15
Joe Carter: 8/F8RD
Ed Sprague: 6/P6D

Top 5

Mark Lemke: 63/G6M
Kenny Lofton: K
Michael Tucker: K

Bot 5

Carlos Delgado: 143/G13
Benito Santiago: K
Charlie O'Brien: 7/F7S

Top 6

Keith Lockhart: K
Chipper Jones: HR/F9D
Ryan Klesko: K
Andruw Jones: K

Bot 6

Alex Gonzalez: 7/F7D
Carlos Garcia: D7/G5L/R64
Otis Nixon: 9/F9D
Orlando Merced: 8/F78D

Top 7

Javy Lopez: K
Jeff Blauser: 7/F7M
Mark Lemke: K

Bot 7

Joe Carter: S9/L9LS/R6
Ed Sprague: S7/G56/R6.1-2
Carlos Delgado: 8/F8LM
Benito Santiago: K
Charlie O'Brien: 8/F8LXD

Top 8

Kenny Lofton: S8/G6M
Michael Tucker: 8/F8LD
Keith Lockhart: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 8

Alex Gonzalez: K
Carlos Garcia: S8/L8RM/R46
Otis Nixon: 46(1)/FO/G34
Orlando Merced: 7/F7LS

Top 9

Chipper Jones: 43/G4
Ryan Klesko: K
Andruw Jones: S5/G5L/R3
Javy Lopez: SB2/R4
Javy Lopez: 43/G4

Bot 9

Joe Carter: 9/F9S
Ed Sprague: K/C
Carlos Delgado: 3/P3SF

Notes & reviews

Sprague ejected by HP umpire Kosc for arguing called third strike

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