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Standings
NYM
@BAL		4
1
ATL
@BOS		7
3
HOU
@CHW		1
3
CHC
@CLE		5
9
PHI
@DET		1
2
STL
@KCR		5
4
PIT
@MIL		2
3
CIN
@MIN		6
8
MON
@NYY		2
3
FLA
@TOR		8
3
OAK
@COL		4
10
SEA
@LAD		3
1		 
(10)
TEX
@SDP		3
5
ANA
@SFG		7
4
Sunday, August 31, 1997 8:07
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 33,147, Time of Game: 2:54
Braves
7
85-51
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
1st
 at Red Sox
3
67-70
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
3rd, 20 GB
W: Tom Glavine (12-6)
L: Steve Avery (6-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  4  1   0  0  1   1  0  0    7 13  0
Red Sox         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    3  6  2

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kenny Lofton CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 .350 .874 26 15 0.061 0.85 0.096 -0.036 0.2 1 0
Jeff Blauser SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .307 .882 26 16 -0.128 1.06 0.037 -0.165 -1.0 2 1 GDP
Andruw Jones RF 3 1 3 5 1 0 .251 .797 17 12 0.352 0.95 0.352 0.000 3.9 5 0 HR,SF
Fred McGriff 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 .274 .797 18 9 0.057 0.49 0.065 -0.008 0.2 9 2 GDP
Greg Colbrunn DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 .282 .734 18 11 -0.062 0.78 0.023 -0.085 -1.6 GDP
Javy Lopez C 5 1 1 0 0 2 .289 .887 23 15 -0.080 0.87 0.020 -0.100 -1.2 5 0
Danny Bautista LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .731 23 13 -0.077 0.51 0.006 -0.083 -0.9 1 0 GDP
Keith Lockhart 3B 4 2 2 2 1 1 .274 .789 24 13 0.137 0.37 0.146 -0.010 2.0 0 2 HR
Tony Graffanino 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 .248 .762 11 6 0.055 0.56 0.064 -0.008 0.4 1 5
Tom Glavine P 3
   Mark Wohlers P
Team Totals 36 7 13 7 7 7 .361 .982 186 110 0.315 0.72 0.809 -0.495 1.9 27 10
HR: K Lockhart (4, off S Avery; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); A Jones (15, off S Avery; 2nd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
SF: A Jones (3, off T Wakefield).
TB: A Jones 6; K Lockhart 5; T Graffanino 2; F McGriff 2; J Blauser; J Lopez; K Lofton; D Bautista.
GIDP: F McGriff (20); J Blauser (10); G Colbrunn (8); D Bautista (2).
RBI: A Jones 5 (60); K Lockhart 2 (29).
2-out RBI: A Jones 4; K Lockhart 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Graffanino-J Blauser-F McGriff.

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .314 .891 12 7 -0.094 1.10 0.000 -0.094 -1.1 2 4
John Valentin 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .318 .891 17 8 -0.003 0.86 0.039 -0.041 -0.2 1 2
Mo Vaughn 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 .325 1.008 12 7 -0.064 0.93 0.109 -0.173 0.2 8 2 2·HR,GDP
Reggie Jefferson DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 .340 .888 14 9 -0.041 0.58 0.011 -0.052 -0.5 HBP
Bill Haselman C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .242 .676 18 10 -0.028 0.61 0.017 -0.045 -0.4 7 0
Troy O'Leary LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .321 .874 17 10 0.058 0.59 0.084 -0.026 0.6 0 0
Jeff Frye 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .739 12 7 -0.073 0.69 0.000 -0.073 -1.1 5 6
Darren Bragg RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .735 10 7 0.013 0.66 0.039 -0.026 0.0 0 0
Jesus Tavarez CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .172 .467 8 4 0.045 0.71 0.060 -0.015 0.4 3 1
Steve Avery P
   Mark Brandenburg P 1
   Tim Wakefield P
   Jim Corsi P
   Tom Gordon P
Team Totals 32 3 6 3 1 5 .188 .610 120 69 -0.187 0.75 0.359 -0.545 -2.1 27 15
HR: M Vaughn 2 (30, 2 off T Glavine; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
HBP: R Jefferson (7, by T Glavine).
TB: M Vaughn 8; B Haselman; J Tavarez; D Bragg; T O'Leary.
GIDP: M Vaughn (8).
RBI: M Vaughn 2 (82); T O'Leary (71).
2-out RBI: M Vaughn 2; T O'Leary.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 5. N Garciaparra-J Frye-M Vaughn 2; N Garciaparra-M Vaughn; J Tavarez-M Vaughn-N Garciaparra; J Frye-M Vaughn.
E: N Garciaparra (19); M Vaughn (13).
Outfield Assists: J Tavarez (J Blauser at 2nd base).

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
Tom Glavine, W (12-6) 8 6 3 3 1 4 2 3.08 31 108 62 40 11 11 8 17 5 0 61 0.164 0.80 1.5
Mark Wohlers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.80 3 12 7 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.022 0.28 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 1 5 2 3.00 34 120 69 45 13 11 10 17 5 0 61 0 0 0.186 0.72 2.1

Boston Red Sox

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
Steve Avery, L (6-6) 3.1 6 5 5 6 2 2 6.57 22 111 58 30 12 16 11 3 1 0 24 -0.350 1.06 -3.7
Mark Brandenburg 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.15 4 7 6 5 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0.087 0.69 1.5
Tim Wakefield 2 5 2 2 0 1 0 4.66 10 35 25 18 5 2 3 6 4 0 0 0 -0.060 0.47 -0.9
Jim Corsi 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.00 4 13 9 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.13 0.6
Tom Gordon 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.57 4 20 12 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.06 0.6
Team Totals 9 13 7 7 7 7 2 7.00 44 186 110 64 22 24 21 9 5 0 24 2 0 -0.313 0.75 -1.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Glavine (4; R Jefferson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Jim Joyce.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 33,147.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 12mph in from Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR ATL A. Jones S. Avery 32% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Lockhart Scores; Graffanino Scores; Lofton Scores
b2 2-4 1 123 3,(1-1)  OO BOS M. Vaughn T. Glavine 16% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R BOS M. Vaughn T. Glavine -10% 39% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t3 4-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  R ATL K. Lockhart S. Avery 9% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b1 1-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  R BOS T. O'Leary T. Glavine -8% 28% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Jefferson Scores; Haselman to 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, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL K. Lofton S. Avery 3% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO ATL J. Blauser S. Avery -7% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  ATL A. Jones S. Avery 1% 47% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  ATL F. McGriff S. Avery 3% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jones to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  ATL G. Colbrunn S. Avery 2% 52% Walk; McGriff to 2B
t1 0-0 2 123 6,(3-2)  O ATL J. Lopez S. Avery -7% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra T. Glavine 2% 47% Lineout: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Valentin T. Glavine 2% 49% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R BOS M. Vaughn T. Glavine -10% 39% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS R. Jefferson T. Glavine -1% 38% Hit By Pitch
b1 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  BOS B. Haselman T. Glavine -2% 37% Single to CF (Line Drive); Jefferson to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  R BOS T. O'Leary T. Glavine -8% 28% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Jefferson Scores; Haselman to 2B
b1 2-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Frye T. Glavine 3% 31% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Steve Avery facing 7-8-9
t2 0-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O ATL D. Bautista S. Avery -2% 29% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t2 0-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL K. Lockhart S. Avery 3% 31% Walk
t2 0-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  ATL T. Graffanino S. Avery 4% 35% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lockhart to 2B
t2 0-2 1 12- 6,(3-2)  ATL K. Lofton S. Avery 6% 41% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Lockhart to 3B; Graffanino to 2B
t2 0-2 1 123 7,(3-2)  O ATL J. Blauser S. Avery -8% 34% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR ATL A. Jones S. Avery 32% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Lockhart Scores; Graffanino Scores; Lofton Scores
t2 4-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL F. McGriff S. Avery 1% 66% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
t2 4-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O ATL G. Colbrunn S. Avery -2% 65% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
b2 2-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS D. Bragg T. Glavine -4% 61% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
b2 2-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  BOS J. Tavarez T. Glavine -6% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Bragg to 2B
b2 2-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra T. Glavine 3% 58% Flyball: RF; Bragg to 3B
b2 2-4 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Valentin T. Glavine -4% 54% Walk; Tavarez to 2B
b2 2-4 1 123 3,(1-1)  OO BOS M. Vaughn T. Glavine 16% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Steve Avery facing 6-7-8
t3 4-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL J. Lopez S. Avery -2% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t3 4-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O ATL D. Bautista S. Avery -1% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t3 4-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  R ATL K. Lockhart S. Avery 9% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t3 5-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  ATL T. Graffanino S. Avery 1% 76% Walk
t3 5-2 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O ATL K. Lofton S. Avery -2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
b3 2-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS R. Jefferson T. Glavine 2% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 2-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS B. Haselman T. Glavine 2% 79% Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
b3 2-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary T. Glavine 1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-2, Red Sox' Steve Avery facing 2-3-4
t4 5-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O ATL J. Blauser S. Avery -1% 79% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t4 5-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL A. Jones S. Avery 2% 80% Walk
t4 5-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  ATL F. McGriff S. Avery 2% 82% Walk; Jones to 2B
Mark Brandenburg replaces Steve Avery pitching
t4 5-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO ATL G. Colbrunn M. Brandenburg -5% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 7-8-9
b4 2-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Frye T. Glavine 3% 79% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b4 2-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Bragg T. Glavine 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b4 2-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Tavarez T. Glavine 1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-2, Red Sox' Mark Brandenburg facing 6-7-8
t5 5-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL J. Lopez M. Brandenburg 2% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 5-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO ATL D. Bautista M. Brandenburg -4% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 5-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL K. Lockhart M. Brandenburg -1% 79% Groundout: 1B-2B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
b5 2-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra T. Glavine 3% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Valentin T. Glavine 2% 84% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b5 2-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Vaughn T. Glavine 1% 85% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-2, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
Tim Wakefield replaces Mark Brandenburg pitching
t6 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL T. Graffanino T. Wakefield 2% 87% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t6 5-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O ATL K. Lofton T. Wakefield -2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
t6 5-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  ATL J. Blauser T. Wakefield 3% 89% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Graffanino to 3B
t6 5-2 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  ROO ATL A. Jones T. Wakefield 0% 89% Double Play: Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Graffanino Scores; Blauser out at 2B/CF-1B-SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
b6 2-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS R. Jefferson T. Glavine 2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS B. Haselman T. Glavine 1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary T. Glavine 1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-2, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
t7 6-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL F. McGriff T. Wakefield 1% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 6-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O ATL G. Colbrunn T. Wakefield -1% 93% Flyball: CF
t7 6-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O ATL J. Lopez T. Wakefield -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 6-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  ATL D. Bautista T. Wakefield 1% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lopez to 2B
t7 6-2 2 12- 7,(2-2)  R ATL K. Lockhart T. Wakefield 3% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Lopez Scores; Bautista to 3B
t7 7-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O ATL T. Graffanino T. Wakefield -1% 95% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 7-8-9
b7 2-7 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS J. Frye T. Glavine 1% 97% Foul Popfly: 1B
b7 2-7 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O BOS D. Bragg T. Glavine 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b7 2-7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Tavarez T. Glavine 0% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-2, Red Sox' Jim Corsi facing 1-2-3
Jim Corsi replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
t8 7-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL K. Lofton J. Corsi -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
t8 7-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL J. Blauser J. Corsi 0% 98% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
t8 7-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  ATL A. Jones J. Corsi 0% 98% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Blauser to 2B
t8 7-2 1 12- 4,(2-1)  OO ATL F. McGriff J. Corsi -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Braves' Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
b8 2-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS N. Garciaparra T. Glavine 1% 98% Lineout: P (P's Left)
b8 2-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Valentin T. Glavine 1% 99% Flyball: RF
b8 2-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Vaughn T. Glavine -1% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b8 3-7 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS R. Jefferson T. Glavine 0% 98% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-3, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
Tom Gordon replaces Jim Corsi pitching
t9 7-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL G. Colbrunn T. Gordon -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
t9 7-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL J. Lopez T. Gordon -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t9 7-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL D. Bautista T. Gordon 0% 98% Walk
t9 7-3 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O ATL K. Lockhart T. Gordon -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Braves' Mark Wohlers facing 5-6-7
Mark Wohlers replaces Tom Glavine pitching
b9 3-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS B. Haselman M. Wohlers 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 3-7 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary M. Wohlers 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 3-7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Frye M. Wohlers 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Red Sox 3.

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