April 10, 1997 Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 4
@CHW 0 MIN 7
@DET 3 TEX 2
@MIL 0 HOU 5
@ATL 3 FLA 1
@CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 33,637

Thursday, April 10, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:58

Astros

6-3

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  2  0   0  1  0   2  0  0    5  8  0
Braves          0  1  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    3 14  1

W: C Holt (1-0), L: J Smoltz (1-2), S: J Hudek (1)

Braves

6-3

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .816   15    1   4   
B Ausmus C                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .300  .691   25    7   1   SB,GDP
J Bagwell 1B                  3   2   3   2    1   0  .333  .950   28    9   2   HR,3B,2B,CS
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .720   29    0   0   
D Bell CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .438   15    5   0   
B Abreu RF                    2   1   1   0    2   1  .269  .691   22    1   1   SB,CS
B Spiers 3B                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .267  .983   22    0   2   HR
P Listach SS                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .250  .599   15    2   5   
C Holt P                      3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   10    1   0   
  R Garcia P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  R Montgomery PH             1   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    1    0   0   
  J Hudek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   5   8   4    7   7              182   27  15

BATTING

2B: J Bagwell (2, off J Smoltz).

3B: J Bagwell (1, off B Clontz).

HR: B Spiers (1, off J Smoltz; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); J Bagwell (1, off J Smoltz; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: J Bagwell 9; B Spiers 4; P Listach; B Ausmus; B Abreu; R Montgomery.

GIDP: B Ausmus (2).

RBI: J Bagwell 2 (8); B Spiers 2 (2).

2-out RBI: J Bagwell 2; B Spiers 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Biggio-P Listach-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Abreu (1, 2nd base off J Smoltz/J Lopez); B Ausmus (2, 2nd base off B Clontz/J Lopez).

CS: B Abreu (1, 3rd base by J Smoltz/J Lopez); J Bagwell (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Smoltz).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   0   3   0    0   0  .293  .658   16    2   0   CS
M Tucker RF                   5   2   3   0    0   0  .323  .801   24    2   0   
C Jones 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .353 1.068   12    1   1   2B,GDP
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .324  .873   17    9   1   HR
R Klesko LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .537   18    0   0   
J Lopez C                     4   0   2   0    0   2  .370 1.008   17    7   1   
M Lemke 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .481   10    1   3   
  A Embree P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Borowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  M Mordecai PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    7    0   0   
  P Byrd P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Blauser SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .424 1.111   17    2   3   
J Smoltz P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453    5    1   1   
  B Clontz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Lockhart 2B               2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .417    7    1   1   
Totals                       38   3  14   3    0   5              150   27  12

BATTING

2B: C Jones (3, off C Holt).

HR: F McGriff (2, off C Holt; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: F McGriff 5; K Lofton 3; M Tucker 3; C Jones 3; J Lopez 2; M Lemke; R Klesko.

GIDP: C Jones (2).

RBI: C Jones (9); F McGriff (4); R Klesko (3).

2-out RBI: C Jones.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Blauser-K Lockhart-F McGriff; J Borowski-F McGriff.

E: J Lopez (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: K Lofton (3, 2nd base by C Holt/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
C Holt, W (1-0)                7    13   3   3    0   3   1   3.38   31  111-76   51· 3·22   19· 6· 3· 0     42    -     1.47   0.16
R Garcia, H (1)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   16-8     3· 3· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.24   0.09
J Hudek, S (1)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    4   18-11    4· 1· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.40   0.10
Totals                         9    14   3   3    0   5   1          38  145-95   58· 7·30   23· 7· 3· 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
J Smoltz, L (1-2)              6     6   3   3    4   5   2   3.32   26  111-72   43·13·16    8· 7· 2· 0     49    -     0.91  -0.02
B Clontz                       0.2   1   2   2    1   1   0   5.40    4   18-12    5· 5· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.01  -0.12
A Embree                       0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.00    2   13-7     3· 2· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.57  -0.06
J Borowski                     1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3   16-10    5· 2· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.56   0.03
P Byrd                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-6     4· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.02
Totals                         9     8   5   5    7   7   2          38  166-107  60·22·25   12· 9· 3· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: A Embree (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Smoltz (1; J Bagwell, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 33,637.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Atlanta Braves                       
1. C Biggio             2B    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. B Ausmus             C     2. M Tucker             RF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. C Jones              3B 
4. L Gonzalez           LF    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. D Bell               CF    5. R Klesko             LF 
6. B Abreu              RF    6. J Lopez              C  
7. B Spiers             3B    7. M Lemke              2B 
8. P Listach            SS    8. J Blauser            SS 
9. C Holt               P     9. J Smoltz             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-  5   18%  67% B Spiers        J Smoltz        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Abreu Scores
   t 5   2  2-2  ---  6   15%  59% J Bagwell       J Smoltz        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 7   2  2-3  --3  5   13%  81% J Bagwell       B Clontz        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ausmus Scores
   b 2   0  2-0  ---  6  -10%  56% F McGriff       C Holt          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 7   2  5-2  1--  5   -9%  81% C Jones         C Holt          Double to LF (Line Drive); Tucker Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  C Biggio        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  3   46%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          --- 12   47%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  5   45%  L Gonzalez      Bagwell Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   42%  K Lofton        Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--      47%  M Tucker        Lofton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   49%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  D Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---  7   47%  B Abreu         Walk
          1--      48%  B Spiers        Abreu Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  5   67%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Abreu Scores
          ---  1   68%  P Listach       Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  4   66%  C Holt          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Holt facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  6   56%  F McGriff       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   58%  R Klesko        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   55%  J Lopez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   48%  M Lemke         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lopez to 3B
   O      1-3  5   56%  J Blauser       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  1   61%  J Smoltz        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   59%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   61%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--  1   69%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ausmus to 3B
   O      -23  3   62%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23  5   56%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   52%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  2   45%  M Tucker        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lofton to 2B
          12-  2   37%  C Jones         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Lofton to 3B; Tucker to 2B
   O      123  1   44%  F McGriff       Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Tucker to 3B; Jones to 2B
   RO     123  3   45%  R Klesko        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Tucker Scores; Jones out at Hm/RF-C; McGriff to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   54%  B Abreu         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   52%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Abreu to 2B
   O      -2-  6   47%  P Listach       Walk, Abreu Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      1--  3   44%  C Holt          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Chris Holt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  M Lemke         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   49%  J Blauser       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   50%  J Smoltz        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  6   59%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   58%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   62%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   58%  M Tucker        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  1   66%  C Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   63%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  4   61%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   63%  B Spiers        Walk
   O      1--  1   60%  P Listach       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Chris Holt facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  F McGriff       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  9   60%  R Klesko        Flyball: CF
          1--  5   54%  J Lopez         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); McGriff to 2B
   O      12-  5   61%  M Lemke         Flyball: CF
   O      12-  3   69%  J Blauser       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brad Clontz facing 9-1-2
                  Brad Clontz replaces John Smoltz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   66%  C Holt          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   65%  C Biggio        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  7   66%  B Ausmus        Walk
          1--      68%  J Bagwell       Ausmus Steals 2B; Ausmus to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  5   81%  " "             Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ausmus Scores
                  Alan Embree replaces Mark Lemke pitching and batting 7th; Keith Lockhart replaces Brad Clontz playing 2B batting 9th
   R      --3      87%  L Gonzalez      Wild Pitch; Bagwell Scores
          ---  7   88%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  6   87%  D Bell          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Chris Holt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   90%  K Lockhart      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   92%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   90%  M Tucker        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   R      1--  5   81%  C Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive); Tucker Scores
   O      -2-  4   86%  F McGriff       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Joe Borowski facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Borowski replaces Alan Embree pitching and batting 7th
          ---  7   88%  B Abreu         Walk
   OO     1--  2   84%  B Spiers        Line Drive Double Play: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  7   83%  P Listach       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Ramon Garcia facing 5-6-7
                  Ramon Garcia replaces Chris Holt pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   88%  R Klesko        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   91%  J Lopez         Strikeout Looking
                  Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Joe Borowski batting 7th
   O      ---  7   92%  M Mordecai      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Paul Byrd facing 9-1-2
                  Paul Byrd replaces Mike Mordecai pitching and batting 7th; Ray Montgomery pinch hits for Ramon Garcia batting 9th
          ---  1   93%  R Montgomery    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   92%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  5   90%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, John Hudek facing 8-9-1
                  John Hudek replaces Ray Montgomery pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   95%  J Blauser       Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   98%  K Lockhart      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   95%  K Lofton        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3  100%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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