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BAL  9
TEX  0

BOS  7
SEA  1

ANA  8
@CLE  3

CHW 11
@DET  8

(12)
DET  4
CHW  2

KCR  6
MIN  1

MIL  3
TOR  2

NYY  3
OAK  2

OAK  7
@NYY  4

ATL  6
@CHC  4

CIN  6
FLA  4

MON  8
@COL  3

SFG  5
@NYM  1

SFG  7
@NYM  6

SDP  3
@PHI  1

LAD 14
@PIT  5

STL  6
HOU  2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 21,244

Sunday, April 13, 1997, 1:20
Time of Game: 3:25
Braves
6
8-3
Won 2
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  1  3   0  2  0    6 10  2
Cubs            0  0  0   1  0  3   0  0  0    4  7  3
W: B Clontz (2-0), L: T Wendell (0-1), S: M Wohlers (5)
Cubs
4
0-10
Lost 10
5th, 6 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   1   3   0    0   2  .340  .757   19    1   0   2·SB,CS
M Tucker RF-LF                5   0   3   3    0   0  .351  .886   25    4   0   3B
C Jones 3B                    3   0   0   1    1   1  .293  .900   25    1   1   SB,SF
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .273  .765   16   12   1   
R Klesko LF                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .235  .594   19    1   0   
  A Jones PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .538    4    0   0   
J Lopez C                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .920   27    4   1   2B
M Lemke 2B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .532   14    1   6   
J Blauser SS                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .450 1.105   15    2   0   SF
  R Belliard PR-SS            0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
T Glavine P                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .833   12    0   2   SH
  B Clontz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Lockhart PH               1   1   0   0    0   0  .143  .365    5    0   0   
  M Bielecki P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Embree P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Wohlers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       34   6  10   6    5   6              181   27  12
BATTING
2B: J Lopez (3, off S Trachsel).
3B: M Tucker (1, off T Wendell).
SF: J Blauser (2, off S Trachsel); C Jones (1, off S Trachsel).
SH: T Glavine (3, off B Patterson).
TB: M Tucker 5; K Lofton 3; J Lopez 2; J Blauser 2; T Glavine.
RBI: M Tucker 3 (5); J Blauser (7); T Glavine (1); C Jones (10).
2-out RBI: M Tucker 3.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
FIELDING
E: J Lopez (2); J Blauser (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: K Lofton 2 (3, 2nd base off S Trachsel/S Servais, 3rd base off S Trachsel/S Servais); C Jones (3, 2nd base off S Trachsel/S Servais).
CS: K Lofton (4, Home by S Trachsel/S Servais).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .132  .444   14    4   0   2B
D Glanville LF                4   2   2   0    0   0  .353  .765   14    2   0   
  B Kieschnick PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200    8    0   0   
S Dunston SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .114  .282   13    0   4   
S Sosa RF                     3   1   2   1    1   1  .200  .625   26    0   1   2B
R Sandberg 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .489    6    1   1   
  J Hernandez 2B              2   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .650   10    3   0   
K Orie 3B                     2   0   1   0    2   1  .179  .472   18    2   2   
B Brown 1B                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .143  .382   15    5   1   
S Servais C                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .154  .387   16    9   1   SF
S Trachsel P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   10    1   2   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166    1    0   0   
  L Casian P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Tatis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Hansen PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    5    0   0   
Totals                       34   4   7   4    3   5              156   27  12
BATTING
2B: B McRae (1, off M Wohlers); S Sosa (2, off T Glavine).
SF: S Servais (1, off T Glavine).
TB: S Sosa 3; D Glanville 2; B McRae 2; K Orie; S Dunston.
RBI: S Servais (2); B Brown (2); J Hernandez (1); S Sosa (3).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 1. K Orie-B Brown.
E: B Patterson (1); B Brown 2 (2).

PITCHING

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                      6     5   4   3    3   3   0   2.25   27  116-69   47· 9·13   11· 5· 5· 0     48    -     1.50  -0.19
B Clontz, W (2-0)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    3    4-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.18   0.09
M Bielecki, H (3)              0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.84    3   15-12    6· 3· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.43   0.04
A Embree, H (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    1    5-3     2· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.90   0.05
M Wohlers, S (5)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   13-8     6· 1· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.51   0.10
Totals                         9     7   4   3    3   5   0          38  153-96   64·14·18   15· 7· 8· 0          1-0 
Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Trachsel                     5.1   7   4   3    4   2   0   5.94   26  102-63   38·10·15    8· 5· 7· 0     38    -     1.28  -0.08
B Patterson                    0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.91    4   17-12    9· 0· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    1.42  -0.10
L Casian                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0  11.57    3    7-6     4· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.17   0.09
T Wendell, L (0-1)             1     2   2   0    0   2   0   1.35    6   30-19   11· 3· 5    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.32  -0.33
R Tatis                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    1    5-1     0· 1· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.01
T Adams                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2   11-8     5· 3· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9    10   6   3    5   6   0          42  172-109  67·17·25   12· 8·11· 0          3-2 
R Tatis faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Wohlers (2).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Barron, 1B - Rich Rieker, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Larry Poncino.
Time of Game: 3:25.
Attendance: 21,244.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 40° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Chicago Cubs                         
1. K Lofton             CF    1. B McRae              CF 
2. M Tucker             RF    2. D Glanville          LF 
3. C Jones              3B    3. S Dunston            SS 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. S Sosa               RF 
5. R Klesko             LF    5. R Sandberg           2B 
6. J Lopez              C     6. K Orie               3B 
7. M Lemke              2B    7. B Brown              1B 
8. J Blauser            SS    8. S Servais            C  
9. T Glavine            P     9. S Trachsel           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  4-4  12-  5   37%  86% M Tucker        T Wendell       Triple to RF (Line Drive); Belliard Scores/unER; Lockhart Scores/unER
   t 6   0  1-1  1-- 10   15%  70% J Lopez         S Trachsel      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Klesko to 3B
   b 6   1  4-2  123  3  -14%  44% B Brown         T Glavine       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Dunston Scores; Sosa to 3B; Orie to 2B; Brown to 1B
   b 4   1  0-0  1--  7  -14%  30% S Sosa          T Glavine       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Glanville Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3  2  -12%  50% C Jones         S Trachsel      Lofton Caught Stealing Hm (C-SS-P-C)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   59%  M Tucker        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Lofton to 2B
          12-      62%  C Jones         Lofton Steals 3B
   O      1-3      50%  " "             Lofton Caught Stealing Hm (C-SS-P-C)
   O      1--  4   48%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Tucker to 2B
          -2-  6   49%  F McGriff       Walk
   O      12-  3   45%  R Klesko        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  B McRae         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   49%  D Glanville     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   50%  S Dunston       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   48%  J Lopez         Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  4   46%  M Lemke         Flyball: LF
          ---  3   47%  J Blauser       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  6   49%  T Glavine       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Blauser to 2B
   O      12-  1   45%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Blauser out at Hm/RF-C; Glavine to 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   47%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  R Sandberg      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  6   48%  K Orie          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   50%  B Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   47%  M Tucker        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   50%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--  1   47%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF
          1--      48%  R Klesko        Jones Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   44%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   47%  S Servais       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   49%  S Trachsel      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   47%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  M Lemke         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Lemke to 1B
   O      1--  2   47%  J Blauser       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Blauser to 1B
   O      1--  4   44%  T Glavine       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   40%  D Glanville     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  2   44%  S Dunston       Flyball: RF
   R      1--  7   30%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Glanville Scores
   O      -2-  2   33%  R Sandberg      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          -2-  4   32%  K Orie          Walk
   O      12-  3   36%  B Brown         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Hernandez replaces Ryne Sandberg playing 2B batting 5th
          ---  4   41%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      45%  M Tucker        Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   42%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Lofton to 3B
   RO     --3  1   45%  C Jones         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lofton Scores
   O      ---  3   43%  F McGriff       Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Glavine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   46%  S Servais       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   48%  S Trachsel      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Trachsel facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   55%  R Klesko        Walk
          1-- 10   70%  J Lopez         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Klesko to 3B
          -23  4   73%  M Lemke         Walk
   RO     123  3   73%  J Blauser       Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Klesko Scores; Lopez to 3B
                  Bob Patterson replaces Steve Trachsel pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  2   84%  T Glavine       Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Lopez Scores; Lemke to 3B; Glavine to 2B
   O      -23  4   78%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
   R      -23  6   86%  M Tucker        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Lemke Scores/unER; Glavine to 3B
   O      1-3  5   83%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Glavine facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   79%  D Glanville     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   71%  S Dunston       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Glanville to 2B
          12-  9   60%  S Sosa          Walk; Glanville to 3B; Dunston to 2B
   RO     123  2   60%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Glanville Scores; Dunston to 3B; Sosa to 2B
          -23  5   58%  K Orie          Walk
   R      123  3   44%  B Brown         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Dunston Scores; Sosa to 3B; Orie to 2B; Brown to 1B
   RO     123  4   41%  S Servais       Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Sosa Scores/unER; Orie to 3B/Adv on E2; Brown to 2B
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Bob Patterson batting 9th
   O      -23  1   50%  D Clark         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Larry Casian facing 4-5-6
                  Larry Casian replaces Dave Clark pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   46%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   43%  R Klesko        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   41%  J Lopez         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Brad Clontz facing 1-2-3
                  Brad Clontz replaces Tom Glavine pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   45%  B McRae         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  2   48%  D Glanville     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1   50%  S Dunston       Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Turk Wendell facing 7-8-9
                  Turk Wendell replaces Larry Casian pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   45%  M Lemke         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  7   50%  J Blauser       Single to LF (Fly Ball)
                  Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Brad Clontz batting 9th
          1--  5   57%  K Lockhart      Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Blauser to 2B; Lockhart to 1B
                  Rafael Belliard pinch runs for Jeff Blauser batting 8th
   O      12-  6   48%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
   RR     12-  5   86%  M Tucker        Triple to RF (Line Drive); Belliard Scores/unER; Lockhart Scores/unER
   O      --3  5   83%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Mike Bielecki facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Bielecki replaces Keith Lockhart pitching and batting 9th; Rafael Belliard moves to SS
          ---  4   75%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  8   80%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole); Sosa to 2B
   O      -2-  3   87%  K Orie          Strikeout Looking
                  Alan Embree replaces Mike Bielecki pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   92%  B Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-4, Ramon Tatis facing 4-5-6
                  Ramon Tatis replaces Turk Wendell pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   93%  F McGriff       Walk
                  Terry Adams replaces Ramon Tatis pitching and batting 9th; Andruw Jones pinch hits for Ryan Klesko batting 5th
   O      1--  4   92%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Jones to 1B
   OO     1--  7   90%  J Lopez         Line Drive Double Play: 3B; Jones out at 1B/3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Mark Wohlers facing 8-9-1
                  Mark Wohlers replaces Alan Embree pitching and batting 9th; Michael Tucker moves to LF; Andruw Jones moves to RF
   O      ---  1   95%  S Servais       Flyball: LF
                  Dave Hansen pinch hits for Terry Adams batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  D Hansen        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   95%  B McRae         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
                  Brooks Kieschnick pinch hits for Doug Glanville batting 2nd
          -2-      95%  B Kieschnick    Wild Pitch; McRae to 3B
   O      --3  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 4.

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