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CLE
@ANA		10
8
DET
@CHW		3
5
KCR
@MIN		12
2
NYY
@OAK		0
3
BOS
@SEA		7
8		 
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BAL
@TEX		3
9
MIL
@TOR		4
2
CHC
@ATL		0
4
CIN
@FLA		2
3
STL
@HOU		2
3
PIT
@LAD		3
6
COL
@MON		6
2
PHI
@SDP		3
2
NYM
@SFG		4
2
Sunday, April 6, 1997, 2:15
, Turner Field
Attendance: 41,318, Time of Game: 1:47
Cubs
0
0-6
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
 at Braves
4
4-2
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
W: Greg Maddux (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  4
Braves          0  0  0   0  1  1   1  1  X    4  8  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian McRae CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .518 15 10 -0.115 1.17 0.000 -0.115 -1.1 1 0
Brant Brown 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 .679 11 9 -0.022 0.88 0.030 -0.052 -0.3 11 0
Ryne Sandberg 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .604 12 9 -0.100 0.93 0.000 -0.100 -0.9 2 2
Sammy Sosa RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .136 .390 12 9 -0.035 1.10 0.024 -0.059 -0.3 1 1
Dave Clark LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 5 4 -0.093 1.20 0.000 -0.093 -0.8 2 0
Kevin Orie 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .485 12 8 -0.056 0.72 0.000 -0.056 -0.5 2 4
Scott Servais C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .307 11 5 -0.071 0.92 0.000 -0.071 -0.7 3 0
Rey Sanchez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 5 4 -0.033 0.65 0.000 -0.033 -0.3 2 2
   Shawon Dunston PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .293 3 3 -0.014 0.56 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 0 1
Terry Mulholland P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 5 3 0.047 0.95 0.059 -0.012 0.3 0 1
   Dave Hansen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .542 9 7 -0.007 0.27 0.000 -0.007 -0.1
   Mel Rojas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 30 0 3 0 0 7 .100 .200 100 71 -0.499 0.93 0.113 -0.612 -4.7 24 12
TB: T Mulholland; B Brown; S Sosa.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Orie-R Sandberg-B Brown.
E: R Sanchez (1); R Sandberg (3); D Clark (1); T Mulholland (1).
Outfield Assists: S Sosa (F McGriff at 2nd base).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kenny Lofton CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .481 13 9 -0.101 0.78 0.000 -0.101 -1.1 2 0
Tony Graffanino 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .333 .762 9 6 0.041 0.57 0.060 -0.019 0.2 0 8
Chipper Jones 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .304 .950 7 5 -0.050 0.78 0.039 -0.089 0.3 0 0 HR,GDP
Fred McGriff 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .360 .880 7 6 -0.040 0.83 0.016 -0.056 -0.5 14 1
Andruw Jones RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .273 .727 14 10 0.053 0.83 0.122 -0.069 0.3 2 0 2B
Ryan Klesko LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .516 13 8 -0.059 0.73 0.000 -0.059 -0.7 0 0
Eddie Perez C 3 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 12 7 0.053 0.75 0.080 -0.028 0.2 7 0
Jeff Blauser SS 3 1 3 2 0 0 .450 1.228 5 3 0.175 0.76 0.175 0.000 2.0 1 4 HR,2B
Greg Maddux P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 7 5 -0.070 0.90 0.000 -0.070 -0.9 1 2
   Mark Wohlers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 4 8 4 0 3 .250 .750 87 59 0.002 0.77 0.492 -0.491 -0.2 27 15
2B: J Blauser (3, off T Mulholland); A Jones (2, off T Mulholland).
HR: J Blauser (1, off T Mulholland; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); C Jones (2, off M Rojas; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
TB: J Blauser 7; C Jones 5; A Jones 2; F McGriff; T Graffanino.
GIDP: C Jones (1).
RBI: J Blauser 2 (5); A Jones (1); C Jones (4).
2-out RBI: A Jones.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: K Lofton (1st base by T Mulholland).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Terry Mulholland, L (0-2) 7 7 3 2 0 2 1 3.09 28 75 49 34 9 6 15 11 7 0 55 0.012 0.87 0.7
Mel Rojas 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 18.00 4 14 11 5 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.013 0.07 -0.5
Team Totals 8 8 4 3 0 3 2 3.38 32 89 60 39 11 10 17 12 8 0 55 0 0 -0.001 0.93 0.2

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Greg Maddux, W (1-1) 8 3 0 0 0 5 0 2.57 27 91 63 38 9 16 15 7 3 0 81 0.484 1.01 4.2
Mark Wohlers 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 9 8 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.19 0.5
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 0 7 0 0.00 30 100 71 41 11 19 16 7 3 0 81 0 0 0.500 0.77 4.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: T Mulholland (2; K Lofton, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Dana DeMuth.
Time of Game: 1:47.
Attendance: 41,318.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 69° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Atlanta Braves
1 Brian McRae CF 1 Kenny Lofton CF
2 Brant Brown 1B 2 Tony Graffanino 2B
3 Ryne Sandberg 2B 3 Chipper Jones 3B
4 Sammy Sosa RF 4 Fred McGriff 1B
5 Dave Clark LF 5 Andruw Jones RF
6 Kevin Orie 3B 6 Ryan Klesko LF
7 Scott Servais C 7 Eddie Perez C
8 Rey Sanchez SS 8 Jeff Blauser SS
9 Terry Mulholland P 9 Greg Maddux P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  R ATL A. Jones T. Mulholland 12% 83% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Graffanino Scores
b5 0-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  R ATL J. Blauser T. Mulholland 9% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Perez Scores/unER
b5 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL E. Perez T. Mulholland 8% 65% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Perez to 2B
b7 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R ATL J. Blauser T. Mulholland 6% 93% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t6 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC T. Mulholland G. Maddux -6% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC B. McRae G. Maddux 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. Brown G. Maddux 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC R. Sandberg G. Maddux 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL K. Lofton T. Mulholland -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL T. Graffanino T. Mulholland -2% 51% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL C. Jones T. Mulholland 2% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive); Jones to 2B/Adv on E7
b1 0-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  ATL F. McGriff T. Mulholland 2% 55% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B; McGriff to 1B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O ATL A. Jones T. Mulholland -5% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC S. Sosa G. Maddux 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Clark G. Maddux 2% 54% Groundout: 1B-2B-P (Deep 2B-1B)
t2 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC K. Orie G. Maddux 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Terry Mulholland facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL R. Klesko T. Mulholland -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL E. Perez T. Mulholland -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL J. Blauser T. Mulholland 2% 53% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b2 0-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O ATL G. Maddux T. Mulholland -3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC S. Servais G. Maddux 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Sanchez G. Maddux 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC T. Mulholland G. Maddux 1% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL K. Lofton T. Mulholland -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL T. Graffanino T. Mulholland 3% 56% Reached on E1 (throw) (Bunt to P's Left)
b3 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO ATL C. Jones T. Mulholland -6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC B. McRae G. Maddux 3% 53% Popfly: SS
t4 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC B. Brown G. Maddux -3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t4 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg G. Maddux 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHC S. Sosa G. Maddux -2% 51% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brown to 2B
t4 0-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. Clark G. Maddux 5% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Terry Mulholland facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL F. McGriff T. Mulholland -3% 53% Single to RF (Ground Ball); McGriff out at 2B/RF-SS
b4 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL A. Jones T. Mulholland -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL R. Klesko T. Mulholland -1% 50% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC K. Orie G. Maddux 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t5 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC S. Servais G. Maddux 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Sanchez G. Maddux 1% 57% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Terry Mulholland facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL E. Perez T. Mulholland 8% 65% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Perez to 2B
b5 0-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  R ATL J. Blauser T. Mulholland 9% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Perez Scores/unER
b5 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL G. Maddux T. Mulholland -3% 71% Bunt Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
b5 1-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O ATL K. Lofton T. Mulholland -3% 68% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
b5 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-1)  O ATL T. Graffanino T. Mulholland -2% 66% Lofton Picked off 1B (P-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC T. Mulholland G. Maddux -6% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
t6 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC B. McRae G. Maddux 6% 65% Lineout: RF
t6 0-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC B. Brown G. Maddux 3% 69% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mulholland to 2B
t6 0-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Sandberg G. Maddux 5% 74% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Terry Mulholland facing 2-3-4
b6 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL T. Graffanino T. Mulholland 3% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b6 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL C. Jones T. Mulholland -3% 74% Lineout: 3B
b6 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL F. McGriff T. Mulholland -3% 71% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  R ATL A. Jones T. Mulholland 12% 83% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Graffanino Scores
b6 2-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O ATL R. Klesko T. Mulholland -2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 2.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
t7 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Sosa G. Maddux 4% 85% Strikeout Swinging
t7 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Clark G. Maddux 2% 87% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t7 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC K. Orie G. Maddux 1% 89% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Terry Mulholland facing 7-8-9
b7 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL E. Perez T. Mulholland -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b7 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R ATL J. Blauser T. Mulholland 6% 93% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b7 3-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL G. Maddux T. Mulholland -0% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL K. Lofton T. Mulholland -0% 93% Lineout: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 3.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
t8 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Servais G. Maddux 2% 95% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Rey Sanchez (SS) batting 8th
t8 0-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC S. Dunston G. Maddux 1% 96% Flyball: CF
Dave Hansen pinch hits for Terry Mulholland (P) batting 9th
t8 0-3 2 --- 9,(2-2)  O CHC D. Hansen G. Maddux 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Mel Rojas facing 2-3-4
Mel Rojas replaces Dave Hansen (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Shawon Dunston moves from PH to SS
b8 3-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL T. Graffanino M. Rojas -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R ATL C. Jones M. Rojas 2% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b8 4-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL F. McGriff M. Rojas -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b8 4-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL A. Jones M. Rojas -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 4.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Braves' Mark Wohlers facing 1-2-3
Mark Wohlers replaces Greg Maddux pitching and batting 9th
t9 0-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC B. McRae M. Wohlers 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t9 0-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. Brown M. Wohlers 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 0-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg M. Wohlers 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 4.

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