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Atlanta Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1998-07-24 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 24776 · 76°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 3 mph L to R · 2:08

Atlanta Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–0. Atlanta Braves put up 2 in the 5th. John Smoltz earned the win. Andres Galarraga went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: John Smoltz L: Chris Peters SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Terry Tata · 1B: Paul Nauert · 2B: Wally Bell · 3B: Gerry Davis · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gerald Williams	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tony Graffanino	4	1	2	0	0	1
Chipper Jones	4	1	1	0	0	0
Andres Galarraga	4	1	1	3	0	1
Javy Lopez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Andruw Jones	4	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Bautista	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ozzie Guillen	4	0	0	0	0	1
John Smoltz	3	0	0	0	1	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Tony Womack	4	1	1
Jason Kendall	4	0	0
Turner Ward	3	0	1
Kevin Young	4	1	1
Jose Guillen	3	1	1
Al Martin	3	0	2
Keith Osik	3	0	1
Lou Collier	3	0	1
Chris Peters	1	0	1
Steve Bieser	1	0	0
Kevin Polcovich	1	0	1

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Smoltz	9.0	3	0	10

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Peters	6.0	7	0	2
Elmer Dessens	2.0	0	1	2
Ricardo Rincon	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gerald Williams: K
Tony Graffanino: D9/L9LS
Chipper Jones: S8/G6M.2-3
Andres Galarraga: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H
Javy Lopez: 53/G5L

Bot 1

Tony Womack: 6/P56D
Jason Kendall: 9/F9LM
Turner Ward: K

Top 2

Andruw Jones: E6/G6
Danny Bautista: 16(1)/FO/G15
Ozzie Guillen: E4/G4MS.1-2
John Smoltz: 8/F8RD.2-3
Gerald Williams: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 2

Kevin Young: D7/L7LS
Jose Guillen: K
Al Martin: WP.2-3
Al Martin: K23
Keith Osik: 63/G6

Top 3

Tony Graffanino: S6/G56
Chipper Jones: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Andres Galarraga: 53/G5

Bot 3

Lou Collier: K
Chris Peters: K
Tony Womack: 8/P78S

Top 4

Javy Lopez: S8/G6M
Andruw Jones: 9/F9M
Danny Bautista: D3/L9LS.1-3
Ozzie Guillen: 13/G13
John Smoltz: K

Bot 4

Jason Kendall: 8/F78M
Turner Ward: 53/G56
Kevin Young: 9/F9D

Top 5

Gerald Williams: S1/BG56S
Tony Graffanino: 9/F9M
Chipper Jones: 64(1)/FO/G6
Andres Galarraga: HR/F7LD.1-H
Javy Lopez: 43/G4M

Bot 5

Jose Guillen: S6/P56D
Al Martin: 46(1)/FO/G4
Keith Osik: SB2
Keith Osik: K
Lou Collier: 31/G34

Top 6

Andruw Jones: 9/F9S
Danny Bautista: 6/L6
Ozzie Guillen: 63/G6

Bot 6

Steve Bieser: 43/G4
Tony Womack: S6/G56
Jason Kendall: 53/G56.1-2
Turner Ward: HP
Kevin Young: K

Top 7

John Smoltz: W
Gerald Williams: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Tony Graffanino: K

Bot 7

Jose Guillen: 63/G6
Al Martin: K
Keith Osik: 43/G4

Top 8

Chipper Jones: 43/G4M
Andres Galarraga: K
Javy Lopez: 63/G6

Bot 8

Lou Collier: 13/G15
Kevin Polcovich: K
Tony Womack: K

Top 9

Andruw Jones: 63/G6
Danny Bautista: D8/F89D
Ozzie Guillen: K
John Smoltz: 9/F9M

Bot 9

Jason Kendall: 43/G4
Turner Ward: 13/G15
Kevin Young: 53/G56