April 8, 1997 Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 10
NYY 9
(12) BOS 13
@OAK 7 SEA 14
CLE 8 ATL 4
HOU 2 FLA 5
@CHC 3 NYM 5
@LAD 3 PIT 2
@SDP 0 PHI 2
@SFG 1 STL 2
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 31,064

Tuesday, April 8, 1997, 7:40
Time of Game: 2:48

Astros

5-2

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  6  0
Braves          0  0  1   0  1  0   2  0  X    4 10  2

W: T Glavine (2-0), L: M Hampton (1-1), S: M Wohlers (3)

Braves

5-2

Won 5

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .379  .955   21    4   3   
P Listach SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .588   18    0   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .703   16    6   1   
D Bell CF                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .535   14    0   0   HBP
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   2   2    0   1  .304  .724   14    2   0   2B,GDP
J Mouton RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .824   17    2   0   
R Johnson 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500   26    2   3   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .702   10    7   1   
  B Spiers PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .793    3    0   0   
M Hampton P                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200    8    1   2   
  R Montgomery PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    4    0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .667 1.881    4    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   6   2    2   7              155   24  11

BATTING

2B: L Gonzalez (2, off M Bielecki).

HBP: D Bell (1, by M Bielecki).

TB: L Gonzalez 3; P Listach; J Mouton; R Johnson; D Bell.

GIDP: L Gonzalez (2).

RBI: L Gonzalez 2 (3).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Johnson-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   1   3   2    0   2  .258  .593   22    2   0   CS
M Lemke 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .222  .489   17    3   4   
C Jones 3B                    3   0   1   2    1   0  .308  .977   16    0   1   2B
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .321  .809   19    8   1   
A Jones RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .533   19    2   0   GDP
J Lopez C                     2   0   1   0    2   0  .389 1.167   15    7   1   
M Tucker LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .777   11    3   0   
J Blauser SS                  4   3   4   0    0   0  .542 1.431   14    2   3   2·2B
T Glavine P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    3    0   0   2·SH
  R Klesko PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .490    1    0   0   
  M Bielecki P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Mordecai PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .833    6    0   0   
  M Wohlers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   4  10   4    5   7              143   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Blauser 2 (5, off R Springer, off M Hampton); C Jones (1, off R Springer).

SH: T Glavine 2 (2, 2 off M Hampton).

TB: J Blauser 6; K Lofton 3; C Jones 2; J Lopez; M Lemke.

GIDP: A Jones (1).

RBI: K Lofton 2 (5); C Jones 2 (6).

2-out RBI: C Jones 2; K Lofton.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Lemke-J Blauser-F McGriff.

E: J Blauser (1); M Lemke (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: K Lofton (2, 3rd base by M Hampton/B Ausmus).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Hampton, L (1-1)             6     6   2   2    3   3   0   2.77   25   87-49   27·14· 8   13· 4· 2· 0     52    -     0.84   0.04
R Springer                     2     4   2   2    2   4   0   4.50   12   56-39   26· 5· 8    0· 2· 4· 0          0-0    0.51  -0.06
Totals                         8    10   4   4    5   7   0          37  143-88   53·19·16   13· 6· 6· 0           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Glavine, W (2-0)             7     4   0   0    2   4   0   1.29   28  112-68   42· 6·20   12· 1· 9· 0     71    -     1.22   0.43
M Bielecki                     1     2   2   2    0   1   0   4.91    6   33-19    9· 2· 8    0· 1· 3· 0          0-0    1.23  -0.03
M Wohlers, S (3)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3    9-7     1· 4· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   7   0          37  154-94   52·12·30   12· 3·12· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Bielecki (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Bielecki (1; D Bell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 31,064.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Atlanta Braves                       
1. C Biggio             2B    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. P Listach            SS    2. M Lemke              2B 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. C Jones              3B 
4. D Bell               CF    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. L Gonzalez           LF    5. A Jones              RF 
6. J Mouton             RF    6. J Lopez              C  
7. R Johnson            3B    7. M Tucker             LF 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. J Blauser            SS 
9. M Hampton            P     9. T Glavine            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  2-0  1--  1   11%  83% L Gonzalez      T Glavine       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 5   2  0-1  -2-  2   10%  79% K Lofton        M Hampton       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Blauser Scores
   b 7   2  0-2  12-  2    9%  97% C Jones         R Springer      Double to LF (Line Drive); Blauser Scores; Lofton Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  6   -8%  51% A Jones         M Hampton       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   t 8   1  4-0  -23  5   -8%  84% L Gonzalez      M Bielecki      Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Listach Scores; Bell Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  C Biggio        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   54%  P Listach       Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  J Bagwell       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   51%  M Lemke         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  D Bell          Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          ---  2   50%  L Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   46%  J Mouton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  5   51%  R Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   55%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   59%  F McGriff       Walk
   OO     1--  6   51%  A Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   52%  J Lopez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   50%  M Tucker        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   46%  M Hampton       Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   53%  P Listach       Flyball: CF
          1--  3   51%  J Bagwell       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hampton to 2B; Bagwell to 1B
   O      12-  3   56%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   62%  J Blauser       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   61%  T Glavine       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Blauser to 3B
   R      --3  2   67%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Blauser Scores
   O      1--  1   65%  M Lemke         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Lofton to 2B
   O      -2-  6   62%  C Jones         Walk, Lofton Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Glavine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   65%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   67%  J Mouton        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   69%  R Johnson       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   66%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   65%  A Jones         Popfly: 3B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   64%  J Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   67%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   69%  M Hampton       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   67%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--  7   65%  P Listach       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Biggio to 2B; Listach to 1B
   O      12-  2   71%  J Bagwell       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Hampton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   69%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   71%  J Blauser       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   69%  T Glavine       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Blauser to 2B
   R      -2-  2   79%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Blauser Scores
          1--  6   81%  M Lemke         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Lofton to 3B
   O      1-3  2   78%  C Jones         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   72%  D Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   83%  L Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   84%  J Mouton        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   83%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   82%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   83%  J Lopez         Walk
   O      1--  1   81%  M Tucker        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Glavine facing 7-8-9
          ---  9   75%  R Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   81%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Ray Montgomery pinch hits for Mike Hampton batting 9th
   O      1--  4   85%  R Montgomery    Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  5   89%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Russ Springer facing 8-9-1
                  Russ Springer replaces Ray Montgomery pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   90%  J Blauser       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
                  Ryan Klesko pinch hits for Tom Glavine batting 9th
   O      1--  1   89%  R Klesko        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  6   90%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Blauser to 2B
   O      12-  5   88%  M Lemke         Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  2   97%  C Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive); Blauser Scores; Lofton Scores
   O      -2-  7   96%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Bielecki facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Bielecki replaces Ryan Klesko pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   94%  P Listach       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   96%  J Bagwell       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
          1--  4   94%  D Bell          Hit By Pitch; Listach to 2B
          12-      91%  L Gonzalez      Wild Pitch; Listach to 3B; Bell to 2B
   RR     -23  5   84%  " "             Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Listach Scores; Bell Scores
   O      -2-  5   89%  J Mouton        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      -2-  7   94%  R Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Russ Springer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   93%  A Jones         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  7   94%  J Lopez         Walk
   O      1--  4   93%  M Tucker        Strikeout Looking
          1--  2   94%  J Blauser       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Lopez to 3B
                  Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Mike Bielecki batting 9th
          -23  6   94%  M Mordecai      Walk
   O      123  8   92%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Mark Wohlers facing 8-9-1
                  Mark Wohlers replaces Mike Mordecai pitching and batting 9th; Bill Spiers pinch hits for Brad Ausmus batting 8th
   O      ---  3   96%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
                  Thomas Howard pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  T Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 4.

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