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BOS  7
ANA  6

TEX  4
@CHW  1

CLE  6
OAK  3

MIL  3
@DET  1

BAL  2
@MIN  1

(12)
SEA  9
@NYY  7

TOR  6
KCR  5

CIN  7
ATL  6

(11)
COL  6
CHC  3

HOU  9
MON  8

(10)
LAD  4
PHI  1

SDP  5
NYM  3

PIT 10
@SFG  3

STL  3
FLA  1

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 33,115

Saturday, July 26, 1997, 1:17
Time of Game: 3:49
Braves
6
65-39
Lost 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  0   1  1  0   2  0  1   0  0    6 10  0
Reds            0  1  4   0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1    7 12  1
W: J Shaw (3-0), L: M Wohlers (2-4)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Reds
7
44-57
Won 1
4th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Blauser SS                  6   0   0   0    0   2  .332  .961    0    1   2   
M Tucker RF                   6   1   2   0    0   2  .285  .801    0    0   0   2B
C Jones 3B-LF                 5   1   1   1    1   2  .303  .872    0    2   1   2B
F McGriff 1B                  6   1   4   0    0   1  .294  .832    0   10   0   2·2B
A Jones CF                    6   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .820    0    3   0   
J Lopez C                     4   2   2   2    0   0  .315  .961    0   13   0   2·HR,HBP
D Bautista LF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .205  .661    0    1   0   
  K Lockhart PH-3B            1   0   0   1    0   0  .239  .697    0    0   1   HBP
T Graffanino 2B               3   1   0   0    2   1  .282  .838    0    1   5   2·SB
T Glavine P                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .643    0    0   1   
  R Klesko PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .857    0    0   0   
  M Cather P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Lemke PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .228  .588    0    0   0   
  B Clontz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Embree P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Fox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Perez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .656    0    0   0   
  M Bielecki P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  T Spehr PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .159  .508    0    0   0   
  M Wohlers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       44   6  10   4    4  11                    32  10
BATTING
2B: M Tucker (19, off K Mercker); F McGriff 2 (17, off J Shaw, off K Mercker); C Jones (26, off K Mercker).
HR: J Lopez 2 (16, off J Shaw, off K Mercker; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
HBP: K Lockhart (1, by S Belinda); J Lopez (3, by S Belinda).
TB: J Lopez 8; F McGriff 6; M Tucker 3; C Jones 2; T Glavine.
RBI: J Lopez 2 (44); C Jones (79); K Lockhart (22).
2-out RBI: J Lopez; K Lockhart.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Blauser-T Graffanino-F McGriff.
PB: J Lopez (7).
BASERUNNING
SB: T Graffanino 2 (6, 2nd base off K Mercker/J Oliver, 3rd base off K Mercker/J Oliver).
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Sanders LF                  4   1   1   0    2   1  .281  .720    0    3   0   2B,2·SB
P Reese SS                    6   1   3   1    0   2  .233  .582    0    3   0   
R Sanders RF                  5   0   0   0    0   3  .224  .816    0    6   0   GDP
W Greene 3B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .259  .835    0    0   3   
J Oliver C                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .279  .769    0   12   0   2B
E Perez 1B                    5   2   3   4    0   2  .269  .822    0    4   1   2·HR
E Owens CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .601    0    4   0   
  J Nunnally PH-CF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .827    0    0   0   
B Boone 2B                    4   1   2   1    1   1  .221  .634    0    0   1   HR,2B
K Mercker P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .152  .404    0    0   1   
  S Sullivan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Harris PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .655         0   0   
  M Kelly PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .839    0    0   0   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Goodwin PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .657    0    0   0   
  J Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  H Morris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .675    0    0   0   
Totals                       43   7  12   7    4  13                    33   6
BATTING
2B: D Sanders (12, off M Cather); J Oliver (8, off T Glavine); B Boone (17, off B Clontz).
HR: B Boone (5, off M Bielecki; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); E Perez 2 (7, 2 off T Glavine; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
TB: E Perez 9; B Boone 6; P Reese 3; J Oliver 2; D Sanders 2; W Greene; E Owens.
GIDP: R Sanders (3).
RBI: E Perez 4 (23); B Boone (34); J Oliver (30); P Reese (14).
2-out RBI: E Perez 4; P Reese; B Boone; J Oliver.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
FIELDING
E: P Reese (6).
BASERUNNING
SB: D Sanders 2 (48, 2nd base off M Wohlers/J Lopez, 3rd base off M Wohlers/J Lopez).

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                      3     6   5   5    2   2   2   3.18   16     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 5     27    -     0.99  -0.33
M Cather                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.43   0.06
B Clontz                       0.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   4.08    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.70  -0.05
A Embree                       0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.18    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.05   0.04
C Fox                          0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.35    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    1.67   0.04
M Bielecki                     3     1   1   1    0   5   1   3.93   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.39   0.01
M Wohlers, L (2-4)             1.2   2   1   1    1   2   0   2.20    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          0-0    2.92  -0.22
Totals                        10.2  12   7   7    4  13   3          47     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0·10          5-0 
Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Mercker                      5     7   3   3    2   4   1   3.66   24     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 6     43    -     0.99   0.01
S Sullivan, H (6)              1     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.70    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.93   0.07
M Remlinger, H (11)            0.1   1   2   1    1   1   0   3.10    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.39  -0.10
S Belinda, BS (1)              1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.03    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          2-2    3.05  -0.02
J Shaw, BS (4), W (3-0)        3     2   1   1    0   3   1   1.85   11     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 2          0-0    2.10   0.09
Totals                        11    10   6   5    4  11   2          50     -       ·  ·      8·16· 0· 9          2-2 
Balks: None.
WP: T Glavine (2).
IBB: None.
HBP: S Belinda 2 (8; J Lopez, K Lockhart).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Gary Darling.
Time of Game: 3:49.
Attendance: 33,115.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 88° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. J Blauser            SS    1. D Sanders            LF 
2. M Tucker             RF    2. P Reese              SS 
3. C Jones              3B    3. R Sanders            RF 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. W Greene             3B 
5. A Jones              CF    5. J Oliver             C  
6. J Lopez              C     6. E Perez              1B 
7. D Bautista           LF    7. E Owens              CF 
8. T Graffanino         2B    8. B Boone              2B 
9. T Glavine            P     9. K Mercker            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b11   2  6-6  --3      37% 100% P Reese         M Wohlers       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sanders Scores
   t 9   2  6-5  ---     -36%  61% J Lopez         J Shaw          Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
   b 8   2  5-5  ---      31%  84% B Boone         M Bielecki      Home Run (Deep RF Line)
   b 3   2  1-2  -23      20%  88% E Perez         T Glavine       Home Run (Deep LF Line); Greene Scores; Oliver Scores
   t 7   2  5-4  123     -18%  47% T Graffanino    S Belinda       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McGriff Scores/unER/No RBI; Lopez to 3B; Lockhart to 2B; Graffanino to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Blauser       Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  M Tucker        Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      53%  C Jones         Strikeout
          1--      50%  F McGriff       Single to CF; Tucker to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  A Jones         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Sanders       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  P Reese         Single to LF
   OO     1--      50%  R Sanders       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Mercker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  J Lopez         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  D Bautista      Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  T Graffanino    Walk
          1--      51%  T Glavine       Single to LF; Graffanino to 2B
   R      12-      42%  J Blauser       Graffanino Steals 3B; Graffanino Scores
   O      1--      44%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      42%  W Greene        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      40%  J Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      51%  E Perez         Home Run
          ---      52%  E Owens         Single to SS
          1--      55%  B Boone         Walk; Owens to 2B
   O      12-      50%  K Mercker       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Kent Mercker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  M Tucker        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      54%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  F McGriff       Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      56%  A Jones         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Sanders       Strikeout
          ---      56%  P Reese         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      53%  R Sanders       Flyball: CF
          1--      54%  W Greene        Wild Pitch; Reese to 2B
          -2-      55%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      68%  J Oliver        Ground-rule Double (LF-CF); Reese Scores; Greene to 3B
   RRR    -23      88%  E Perez         Home Run (Deep LF Line); Greene Scores; Oliver Scores
   O      ---      87%  E Owens         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 5.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Kent Mercker facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      81%  J Lopez         Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---      83%  D Bautista      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      81%  T Graffanino    Walk
                  Ryan Klesko pinch hits for Tom Glavine batting 9th
   O      1--      84%  R Klesko        Flyball: LF
          1--      83%  J Blauser       Graffanino Steals 2B
   O      -2-      86%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mike Cather facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Cather replaces Ryan Klesko pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  B Boone         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  K Mercker       Strikeout
          ---      85%  D Sanders       Ground-rule Double
   O      -2-      83%  P Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 5.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Kent Mercker facing 2-3-4
          ---      78%  M Tucker        Double to RF
   R      -2-      68%  C Jones         Double (CF-RF); Tucker Scores
   O      -2-      73%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      77%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      81%  J Lopez         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike Cather facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      80%  R Sanders       Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  W Greene        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  J Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Scott Sullivan facing 7-8-9
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  D Bautista      Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  T Graffanino    Strikeout
                  Mark Lemke pinch hits for Mike Cather batting 9th
          ---      81%  M Lemke         Walk
   O      1--      84%  J Blauser       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Brad Clontz facing 6-7-8
                  Brad Clontz replaces Mark Lemke pitching and batting 9th
          ---      86%  E Perez         Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  E Owens         Strikeout
          1--      89%  B Boone         Double to RF; Perez to 3B
                  Alan Embree replaces Brad Clontz pitching and batting 9th; Lenny Harris pinch hits for Scott Sullivan batting 9th; Mike Kelly pinch hits for Lenny Harris batting 9th
   O      -23      85%  M Kelly         Popfly: SS
          -23      85%  D Sanders       Walk
                  Chad Fox replaces Alan Embree pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      81%  P Reese         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Reds 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Remlinger facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Mike Kelly pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  M Tucker        Strikeout
          ---      81%  C Jones         Walk
          1--      72%  F McGriff       Single to LF; Jones to 3B
                  Stan Belinda replaces Mike Remlinger pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      81%  A Jones         Flyball: CF
          1-3      77%  J Lopez         Hit By Pitch; McGriff to 2B
                  Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Danny Bautista batting 7th
   R      123      65%  K Lockhart      Hit By Pitch; Jones Scores; McGriff to 3B; Lopez to 2B
   R      123      47%  T Graffanino    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McGriff Scores/unER/No RBI; Lopez to 3B; Lockhart to 2B; Graffanino to 1B
                  Eddie Perez pinch hits for Chad Fox batting 9th
   O      123      59%  E Perez         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Bielecki facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Bielecki replaces Eddie Perez pitching and batting 9th; Keith Lockhart moves to 3B; Chipper Jones moves to LF
   O      ---      55%  R Sanders       Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  W Greene        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  J Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 5.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Stan Belinda facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      55%  J Blauser       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  M Tucker        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      61%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Bielecki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      56%  E Perez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      53%  E Owens         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      84%  B Boone         Home Run (Deep RF Line)
                  Curtis Goodwin pinch hits for Stan Belinda batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  C Goodwin       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Reds 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Jeff Shaw facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Shaw replaces Curtis Goodwin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  F McGriff       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      96%  A Jones         Flyball: RF
   R      ---      61%  J Lopez         Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---      64%  K Lockhart      Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 6-6, Mike Bielecki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  D Sanders       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  P Reese         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Reds 6.

Top of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 6-6, Jeff Shaw facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      56%  T Graffanino    Flyball: RF
                  Tim Spehr pinch hits for Mike Bielecki batting 9th
   O      ---      61%  T Spehr         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      64%  J Blauser       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 6-6, Mark Wohlers facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Wohlers replaces Tim Spehr pitching and batting 9th
          ---      72%  W Greene        Single to SS
   O      1--      64%  J Oliver        Popfly: P
          1--      70%  E Perez         Passed Ball; Greene to 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Strikeout
                  Jon Nunnally pinch hits for Eric Owens batting 7th
   O      -2-      50%  J Nunnally      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Reds 6.

Top of the 11th, Braves Batting, Tied 6-6, Jeff Shaw facing 2-3-4
                  Jon Nunnally moves to CF
   O      ---      56%  M Tucker        Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
          ---      54%  F McGriff       Double to RF
   O      -2-      64%  A Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 11th, Reds Batting, Tied 6-6, Mark Wohlers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      58%  B Boone         Strikeout
                  Hal Morris pinch hits for Jeff Shaw batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  H Morris        Flyball: LF
          ---      57%  D Sanders       Walk
          1--      61%  P Reese         Sanders Steals 2B
          -2-      63%  " "             Sanders Steals 3B
   R      --3     100%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sanders Scores
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Reds 7.

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