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Standings
BAL
@BOS		11
1
NYY
@CHW		7
8		 
(11)
MIL
@CLE		4
6
OAK
@DET		2
9
ANA
@KCR		11
1
MIN
@SEA		6
10
TOR
@TEX		5
10
ATL
@COL		2
9
HOU
@LAD		3
1
CHC
@NYM		2
8
CHC
@NYM		4
3
MON
@PHI		5
1
MON
@PHI		3
0
CIN
@PIT		3
5
STL
@SDP		2
8
FLA
@SFG		0
2
Sunday, April 20, 1997 1:07
, Coors Field
Attendance: 48,155, Time of Game: 2:43
Braves
2
13-4
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Rockies
9
11-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
W: Darren Holmes (1-0)
L: John Smoltz (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  8  3
Rockies         3  0  0   0  2  2   1  1  X    9 20  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kenny Lofton CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .443 1.052 12 7 -0.107 0.96 0.033 -0.141 -1.8 1 0 CS,GDP
Michael Tucker LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .377 .898 16 11 -0.066 0.62 0.001 -0.067 0.0 1 0
Chipper Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .339 .937 13 8 -0.046 0.45 0.002 -0.048 -0.0 2 2
Fred McGriff 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .314 .805 15 11 -0.051 0.47 0.000 -0.051 -1.4 7 0
Andruw Jones RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 .270 .774 16 12 -0.032 0.42 0.015 -0.047 -1.0 3 0 CS
Javy Lopez C 3 1 1 1 0 1 .345 .972 13 11 0.037 0.54 0.072 -0.034 0.4 6 0 HR
Mark Lemke 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .592 9 6 -0.035 0.44 0.000 -0.035 -0.5 4 3
   Tony Graffanino 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .432 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Jeff Blauser SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .397 1.068 7 4 -0.041 0.51 0.000 -0.041 -0.6 0 5
   Rafael Belliard SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
John Smoltz P 2 0 2 0 0 0 .364 .780 8 7 0.059 0.73 0.059 0.000 0.7 0 1
   Alan Embree P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brad Clontz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Terrell Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Borowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Mordecai PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .429 1.214 7 4 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.000 0.6 2B
Team Totals 32 2 8 2 0 9 .250 .625 116 81 -0.281 0.54 0.183 -0.464 -3.6 24 12
2B: M Mordecai (2, off B Ruffin).
HR: J Lopez (3, off D Holmes; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
TB: J Lopez 4; M Mordecai 2; J Smoltz 2; M Tucker; K Lofton; C Jones; A Jones.
GIDP: K Lofton (1).
RBI: J Lopez (10); M Tucker (15).
2-out RBI: J Lopez.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Blauser-M Lemke-F McGriff 2.
PB: J Lopez (1).
E: J Lopez (3); J Blauser (4); A Jones (2).
Baserunning
CS: A Jones (2, 2nd base by D Holmes/J Reed); K Lofton (5, 2nd base by D Holmes/J Reed).

Colorado Rockies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .348 .896 22 14 -0.018 0.55 0.033 -0.051 -0.4 2 3
Quinton McCracken CF 5 3 4 0 0 0 .378 .917 10 7 0.144 0.65 0.145 -0.001 1.7 2 0 SB
Larry Walker RF 5 2 4 1 0 0 .484 1.616 12 8 0.093 0.74 0.123 -0.031 2.5 1 0 2B
Dante Bichette LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .316 .833 25 19 -0.067 1.02 0.064 -0.130 -0.2 1 0 2B,GDP
   Mike Munoz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Steve Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Darnell Coles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 3 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
   Bruce Ruffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
John Vander Wal 1B 5 0 2 3 0 0 .200 .450 7 6 0.149 0.80 0.184 -0.036 1.2 8 0
Vinny Castilla 3B 4 1 3 2 1 0 .373 1.242 13 6 0.037 0.38 0.037 0.000 2.5 0 1 IW
Jeff Reed C 5 0 2 0 0 2 .300 .856 16 11 -0.019 0.48 0.036 -0.054 -1.0 9 2 GDP
Walt Weiss SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .279 .703 20 14 -0.045 0.42 0.010 -0.055 -0.6 3 4
Darren Holmes P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .833 7 5 -0.047 0.94 0.000 -0.047 -0.7 0 1
   Ellis Burks PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .163 .683 4 4 -0.010 0.14 0.000 -0.010 -0.8 1 0 SB
Team Totals 43 9 20 8 1 5 .465 .989 139 95 0.217 0.59 0.632 -0.415 4.0 27 11
2B: D Bichette (3, off J Smoltz); L Walker (6, off T Wade).
IBB: V Castilla (1, by J Smoltz).
TB: L Walker 5; Q McCracken 4; D Bichette 3; V Castilla 3; J Reed 2; W Weiss 2; J Vander Wal 2; E Young.
GIDP: J Reed (2); D Bichette (4).
RBI: J Vander Wal 3 (3); D Bichette 2 (18); V Castilla 2 (18); L Walker (23).
2-out RBI: D Bichette; L Walker; V Castilla.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 8 for 24.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Reed-E Young; E Young-W Weiss-J Vander Wal.
Baserunning
SB: Q McCracken (6, 2nd base off J Smoltz/J Lopez); E Burks (1, 2nd base off B Clontz/J Lopez).

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
John Smoltz, L (2-3) 5.2 14 7 5 1 4 0 3.21 31 95 68 50 10 8 15 11 6 0 20 -0.218 0.84 -3.8
Alan Embree 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.15 4 11 8 5 0 3 1 2 2 0 2 0 0.003 0.07 0.2
Brad Clontz 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 3 12 8 7 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 -0.002 0.07 0.0
Terrell Wade 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.70 3 8 4 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.2
Joe Borowski 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 13 7 6 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 -0.001 0.01 -0.6
Team Totals 8 20 9 7 1 5 0 7.88 44 139 95 71 10 14 20 18 11 0 20 5 2 -0.218 0.54 -4.0

Colorado Rockies

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
Darren Holmes, W (1-0) 6 5 1 1 0 5 1 0.63 20 70 48 32 6 10 6 9 3 0 63 0.263 0.80 2.8
Mike Munoz 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.11 3 13 9 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.18 0.6
Steve Reed 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.13 3 11 9 7 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.06 0.6
Bruce Ruffin 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 3.24 6 23 15 8 3 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.04 -0.4
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 0 9 1 2.00 32 117 81 50 12 19 12 11 4 0 63 0 0 0.283 0.59 3.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Smoltz (2; V Castilla).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Bob Davidson.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 48,155.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 64° F, Wind 12mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Colorado Rockies
1 Kenny Lofton CF 1 Eric Young 2B
2 Michael Tucker LF 2 Quinton McCracken CF
3 Chipper Jones 3B 3 Larry Walker RF
4 Fred McGriff 1B 4 Dante Bichette LF
5 Andruw Jones RF 5 John Vander Wal 1B
6 Javy Lopez C 6 Vinny Castilla 3B
7 Mark Lemke 2B 7 Jeff Reed C
8 Jeff Blauser SS 8 Walt Weiss SS
9 John Smoltz P 9 Darren Holmes P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR COL J. Vander Wal J. Smoltz 14% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Young Scores/unER; McCracken Scores/unER; Walker to 3B; Vander Wal to 2B
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO ATL M. Tucker D. Holmes 7% 54% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Lofton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b3 3-1 0 12- 7,(2-2)  OO COL D. Bichette J. Smoltz -7% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; McCracken to 3B
t2 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R ATL J. Lopez D. Holmes -7% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t6 1-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO ATL K. Lofton D. Holmes 7% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-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, Rockies' Darren Holmes facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL K. Lofton D. Holmes -3% 47% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO ATL M. Tucker D. Holmes 7% 54% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Lofton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL C. Jones D. Holmes 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  COL E. Young J. Smoltz 3% 59% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  COL Q. McCracken J. Smoltz 5% 63% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Young to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 3,(0-2)  COL L. Walker J. Smoltz 6% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Young to 3B; McCracken to 2B
b1 0-0 0 123 6,(2-2)  O COL D. Bichette J. Smoltz -6% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR COL J. Vander Wal J. Smoltz 14% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Young Scores/unER; McCracken Scores/unER; Walker to 3B; Vander Wal to 2B
b1 2-0 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RO COL V. Castilla J. Smoltz 0% 78% Groundout: SS-1B; Walker Scores; Vander Wal to 3B
b1 3-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O COL J. Reed J. Smoltz -2% 75% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Rockies 3.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Rockies' Darren Holmes facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL F. McGriff D. Holmes 2% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL A. Jones D. Holmes 2% 79% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R ATL J. Lopez D. Holmes -7% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t2 1-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL M. Lemke D. Holmes 1% 73% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
b2 3-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O COL W. Weiss J. Smoltz -2% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b2 3-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O COL D. Holmes J. Smoltz -1% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b2 3-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O COL E. Young J. Smoltz -1% 69% Popfly: RF (Short RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Rockies 3.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Rockies' Darren Holmes facing 8-9-1
t3 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL J. Blauser D. Holmes 3% 72% Lineout: RF
t3 1-3 1 --- 4,(0-2)  ATL J. Smoltz D. Holmes -3% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
t3 1-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O ATL K. Lofton D. Holmes 3% 72% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t3 1-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O ATL M. Tucker D. Holmes 3% 75% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' John Smoltz facing 2-3-4
b3 3-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  COL Q. McCracken J. Smoltz 3% 77% Single to P (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b3 3-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  COL L. Walker J. Smoltz 4% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive); McCracken to 2B
b3 3-1 0 12- 7,(2-2)  OO COL D. Bichette J. Smoltz -7% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; McCracken to 3B
b3 3-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O COL J. Vander Wal J. Smoltz -3% 71% Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Rockies 3.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Rockies' Darren Holmes facing 3-4-5
t4 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL C. Jones D. Holmes 3% 73% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL F. McGriff D. Holmes 2% 75% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
t4 1-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  ATL A. Jones D. Holmes -1% 74% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t4 1-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL J. Lopez D. Holmes 3% 77% Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
b4 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  COL V. Castilla J. Smoltz 2% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b4 3-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  COL J. Reed J. Smoltz 4% 83% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Castilla to 2B
b4 3-1 0 12- 5,(1-2)  O COL W. Weiss J. Smoltz -4% 79% Flyball: CF
b4 3-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O COL D. Holmes J. Smoltz -3% 76% Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Reed to 2B
b4 3-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O COL E. Young J. Smoltz -3% 73% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Rockies 3.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Rockies' Darren Holmes facing 6-7-8
t5 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL J. Lopez D. Holmes 3% 76% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL M. Lemke D. Holmes 2% 78% Popfly: SS
t5 1-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL J. Blauser D. Holmes 1% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' John Smoltz facing 2-3-4
b5 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  COL Q. McCracken J. Smoltz 2% 82% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b5 3-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  COL L. Walker J. Smoltz 4% 86% McCracken Steals 2B; McCracken to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b5 3-1 0 --3 5,(3-1)  O COL L. Walker J. Smoltz -3% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 3-1 1 --3 7,(2-2)  R COL D. Bichette J. Smoltz 5% 87% Double to LF (Ground Ball); McCracken Scores
b5 4-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R COL J. Vander Wal J. Smoltz 5% 92% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bichette Scores; Vander Wal to 2B/Adv on E9
b5 5-1 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  COL V. Castilla J. Smoltz 0% 93% Intentional Walk
b5 5-1 1 12- 4,(2-1)  OO COL J. Reed J. Smoltz -3% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Rockies 5.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Rockies' Darren Holmes facing 9-1-2
t6 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL J. Smoltz D. Holmes -3% 87% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t6 1-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO ATL K. Lofton D. Holmes 7% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
t6 1-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL M. Tucker D. Holmes 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Rockies 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 5-1, Braves' John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
b6 5-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  COL W. Weiss J. Smoltz 1% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
Ellis Burks pinch hits for Darren Holmes (P) batting 9th
b6 5-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O COL E. Burks J. Smoltz -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O COL E. Young J. Smoltz -1% 93% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b6 5-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  COL Q. McCracken J. Smoltz 1% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Weiss to 3B
b6 5-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R COL L. Walker J. Smoltz 3% 96% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Weiss Scores; McCracken to 2B
b6 6-1 2 12- 5,(0-2)  R COL D. Bichette J. Smoltz 2% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); McCracken Scores; Walker to 3B
Alan Embree replaces John Smoltz pitching and batting 9th
b6 7-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O COL J. Vander Wal A. Embree -0% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Rockies 7.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-7, Rockies' Mike Munoz facing 3-4-5
Mike Munoz replaces Dante Bichette (LF) pitching and batting 4th
Ellis Burks moves from PH to LF
t7 1-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL C. Jones M. Munoz 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
t7 1-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL F. McGriff M. Munoz 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL A. Jones M. Munoz 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Rockies 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 7-1, Braves' Alan Embree facing 6-7-8
b7 7-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  COL V. Castilla A. Embree 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b7 7-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O COL J. Reed A. Embree -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b7 7-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  COL W. Weiss A. Embree 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Castilla to 2B
Brad Clontz replaces Alan Embree pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O COL E. Burks B. Clontz -0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Castilla to 3B
b7 7-1 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  COL E. Young B. Clontz 0% 99% Burks Steals 2B
b7 7-1 2 -23 7,(2-2)  R COL E. Young B. Clontz 0% 99% Passed Ball; Castilla Scores
b7 8-1 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  COL E. Young B. Clontz 0% 100% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Burks to 3B
b7 8-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O COL Q. McCracken B. Clontz -0% 99% Lineout: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Rockies 8.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-8, Rockies' Steve Reed facing 6-7-8
Steve Reed replaces Mike Munoz pitching and batting 4th
t8 1-8 0 --- 8,(1-2)  O ATL J. Lopez S. Reed 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL M. Lemke S. Reed 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t8 1-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL J. Blauser S. Reed 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Rockies 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 8-1, Braves' Terrell Wade facing 3-4-5
Terrell Wade replaces Brad Clontz pitching and batting 9th
Tony Graffanino replaces Mark Lemke playing 2B batting 7th
Rafael Belliard replaces Jeff Blauser playing SS batting 8th
b8 8-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  COL L. Walker T. Wade 0% 100% Double to RF (Fly Ball)
Darnell Coles pinch hits for Steve Reed (P) batting 4th
b8 8-1 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O COL D. Coles T. Wade -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B; Walker to 3B
b8 8-1 1 --3 3,(1-1)  O COL J. Vander Wal T. Wade -0% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B
Joe Borowski replaces Terrell Wade pitching and batting 9th
b8 8-1 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R COL V. Castilla J. Borowski 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Walker Scores
b8 9-1 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  COL J. Reed J. Borowski 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Castilla to 2B
b8 9-1 2 12- 8,(3-2)  O COL W. Weiss J. Borowski -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Rockies 9.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-9, Rockies' Bruce Ruffin facing 9-1-2
Bruce Ruffin replaces Darnell Coles (PH) pitching and batting 4th
Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Joe Borowski (P) batting 9th
t9 1-9 0 --- 7,(3-2)  ATL M. Mordecai B. Ruffin -0% 100% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t9 1-9 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  O ATL K. Lofton B. Ruffin 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1-9 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R ATL M. Tucker B. Ruffin -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mordecai Scores
t9 2-9 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL C. Jones B. Ruffin -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Tucker to 3B
t9 2-9 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  O ATL F. McGriff B. Ruffin 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-9 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O ATL A. Jones B. Ruffin 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Rockies 9.

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