August 19, 1997 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 12
NYY 4 TOR 6
@CHW 5 CHW 5
TOR 3 DET 8
MIN 2 BAL 12
@KCR 9 KCR 9
BAL 2 CLE 7
@SEA 5 MIL 8
@TEX 2 CIN 6
COL 5 FLA 8
CHC 1 ATL 4
@HOU 3 STL 12
@MON 5 LAD 4
@NYM 2 SFG 9
@PHI 5 PIT 5
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 32,145

Tuesday, August 19, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:46

Braves

77-49

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          2  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    4 11  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  1   1  1  0    3  8  1

W: J Smoltz (12-10), L: M Hampton (10-8), S: M Wohlers (30)

Astros

66-59

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   2   4   0    0   0  .350  .856   14    1   0   2B
J Blauser SS                  3   2   2   2    1   0  .315  .912   20    1   5   HR,SH
  R Belliard SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .489         0   0   
A Jones RF                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .245  .772   19    1   0   CS
G Colbrunn 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .287  .732   19    6   1   HBP
J Lopez C                     5   0   0   1    0   1  .288  .874   11   12   0   
C Jones 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .305  .873   15    0   0   
D Bautista LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .769   16    2   0   
M Lemke 2B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .244  .615   16    2   2   GDP
J Smoltz P                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .669   16    2   0   
  M Wohlers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   4  11   4    3   3              146   27   8

BATTING

2B: K Lofton (15, off M Hampton).

HR: J Blauser (15, off M Hampton; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: J Blauser (5, off J Hudek).

HBP: G Colbrunn (2, by J Hudek).

TB: K Lofton 5; J Blauser 5; A Jones 2; G Colbrunn; J Smoltz; D Bautista.

GIDP: M Lemke (10).

RBI: J Blauser 2 (61); J Lopez (52); A Jones (49).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Lemke-J Blauser.

E: J Lopez (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Jones (10, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Hampton).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .310  .900   15    6   4   
D Bell RF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .261  .760    9    3   0   HR
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .287 1.003   14   11   3   2B
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .272  .738   14    0   0   
R Gutierrez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   3  .275  .687   13    0   3   
C Carr CF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .724    5    2   0   SB
B Ausmus C                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .272  .686   13    3   0   2B,SB
T Bogar SS                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .252  .716   11    1   5   
  B Spiers PH-SS              2   0   0   1    0   0  .321  .902   10    0   1   
M Hampton P                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .121  .345    5    1   3   
  T Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .676    3    0   0   
  M Magnante P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Hudek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Eusebio PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .620    5    0   0   
  J Mouton PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .666         0   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    3  12              117   27  19

BATTING

2B: B Ausmus (21, off J Smoltz); J Bagwell (32, off J Smoltz).

HR: D Bell (10, off J Smoltz; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: D Bell 5; B Ausmus 3; J Bagwell 2; C Biggio; M Hampton; C Carr.

RBI: J Bagwell (106); B Spiers (32); D Bell (48).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Bogar-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

E: B Spiers (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Carr (11, 2nd base off J Smoltz/J Lopez); B Ausmus (12, 2nd 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
J Smoltz, W (12-10)            8     7   3   2    2  11   1   3.00   32   92-68   34·14·20   12· 3· 4· 0     67    -     1.39   0.26
M Wohlers, S (30)              1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.75    5   22-12    6· 4· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    5.43   0.20
Totals                         9     8   3   2    3  12   1          37  114-80   40·18·22   14· 4· 4· 0           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Hampton, L (10-8)            7     9   4   4    2   2   1   4.00   30  107-69   34·10·25   19· 3· 4· 0     43    -     0.70  -0.10
M Magnante                     1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.18    6   25-16    6· 4· 6    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.00   0.03
J Hudek                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.83    5   14-9     6· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.05   0.04
Totals                         9    11   4   4    3   3   1          41  146-94   46·15·33   23· 6· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Hampton (4; A Jones, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: J Hudek (1; G Colbrunn).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Greg Bonin.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 32,145.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. K Lofton             CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. J Blauser            SS    2. D Bell               RF 
3. A Jones              RF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. G Colbrunn           1B    4. L Gonzalez           LF 
5. J Lopez              C     5. R Gutierrez          3B 
6. C Jones              3B    6. C Carr               CF 
7. D Bautista           LF    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. M Lemke              2B    8. T Bogar              SS 
9. J Smoltz             P     9. M Hampton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  4-3  -23  1   39%  84% R Gutierrez     J Smoltz        Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Bagwell out at 2B/2B-SS
   b 8   0  4-2  12-  2  -32%  32% J Bagwell       J Smoltz        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Biggio Scores; Bell to 3B
   b 9   2  4-3  -23  5   24% 100% C Biggio        M Wohlers       Strikeout Swinging
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4   16%  69% J Blauser       M Hampton       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lofton Scores; Blauser Scores
   b 8   0  4-3  -23  4   14%  45% L Gonzalez      J Smoltz        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   54%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  4   69%  J Blauser       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lofton Scores; Blauser Scores
   O      ---  1   67%  A Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   66%  G Colbrunn      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   65%  J Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   68%  C Biggio        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   69%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   70%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   69%  C Jones         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   70%  D Bautista      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  3   67%  M Lemke         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   62%  L Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  5   66%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   69%  C Carr          Foul Flyball: RF
          1--  1   65%  B Ausmus        Double to LF (Line Drive); Gonzalez to 3B
   O      -23  5   72%  T Bogar         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Hampton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   70%  J Smoltz        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   69%  K Lofton        Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  3   68%  J Blauser       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   71%  M Hampton       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   72%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   73%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Hampton facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   76%  A Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   74%  G Colbrunn      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   71%  J Lopez         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--      70%  C Jones         Jones Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, John Smoltz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   73%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   74%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   76%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   74%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   73%  D Bautista      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   74%  M Lemke         Walk
   O      1--  1   72%  J Smoltz        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   75%  C Carr          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   77%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   75%  T Bogar         Walk
          1--  1   73%  M Hampton       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Bogar to 2B
   O      12-  4   78%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   81%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   88%  J Blauser       Single to RF (Line Drive to P's Left); Lofton to 3B
   R      1-3  4   91%  A Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lofton Scores; Blauser to 2B
   O      12-  5   90%  G Colbrunn      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Blauser to 3B; Colbrunn to 1B
   RO     1-3  1   91%  J Lopez         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Blauser Scores; Lopez to 1B
   O      1--  3   91%  C Jones         Lineout: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, John Smoltz facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  2   84%  D Bell          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Bell Scores
   O      ---  2   87%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   89%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  3   90%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Hampton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   89%  D Bautista      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   88%  M Lemke         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   89%  J Smoltz        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          1--  1   90%  K Lofton        Double to CF (Line Drive); Smoltz to 3B
          -23  5   91%  J Blauser       Walk
   O      123  7   88%  A Jones         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   83%  C Carr          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   84%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging, Carr Steals 2B; Carr to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
                  Bill Spiers pinch hits for Tim Bogar batting 8th
   RO     --3  3   85%  B Spiers        Groundout: SS-1B; Carr Scores/unER
                  Thomas Howard pinch hits for Mike Hampton batting 9th
   O      ---  3   87%  T Howard        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Magnante facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Magnante replaces Thomas Howard pitching and batting 9th; Bill Spiers moves to SS
          ---  4   89%  G Colbrunn      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      1--  3   87%  J Lopez         Strikeout Looking
          1--  2   89%  C Jones         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Colbrunn to 2B; Jones to 1B
   O      12-  4   87%  D Bautista      Flyball: RF; Colbrunn to 3B
          1-3  6   88%  M Lemke         Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      123  6   84%  J Smoltz        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   76%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   64%  D Bell          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Biggio to 2B
   R      12-  2   32%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Biggio Scores; Bell to 3B
   O      -23  4   45%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   OO     -23  1   84%  R Gutierrez     Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Bagwell out at 2B/2B-SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, John Hudek facing 1-2-3
                  John Hudek replaces Mike Magnante pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   86%  K Lofton        Single to P (Bunt)
   O      1--  3   85%  J Blauser       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Lofton to 2B
   O      -2-  4   83%  A Jones         Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
          -2-  4   83%  G Colbrunn      Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  2   80%  J Lopez         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Mark Wohlers facing 6-7-8
                  Mark Wohlers replaces John Smoltz pitching and batting 9th; Rafael Belliard replaces Jeff Blauser playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---  1   89%  C Carr          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   79%  B Ausmus        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
          1--      72%  B Spiers        Ausmus Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   84%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Ausmus to 3B
                  Tony Eusebio pinch hits for John Hudek batting 9th
          --3  5   80%  T Eusebio       Walk
                  James Mouton pinch runs for Tony Eusebio batting 9th
          1-3      76%  C Biggio        Defensive Indifference; Mouton to 2B
   O      -23  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 3.

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