Atlanta Braves 11, Chicago Cubs 5 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Atlanta Braves 11, Chicago Cubs 5

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Day

Game Played on Saturday, April 5, 1997 (N) at Turner Field

CHI N 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 5 9 1 ATL N 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 3 x - 11 17 1 Game suspended with 0 out in the bottom of the 7th inning and the score ATL 8 CHI 5. Completed 4-6-1997.

BATTING

Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A McRae cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Sandberg 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 Brown 1b 4 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 Sosa rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 D. Clark lf 5 2 1 0 0 0 5 1 Hansen 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 Dunston ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 Houston c 4 0 1 3 0 0 6 0 Swartzbaugh p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Casian p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wendell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patterson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Castillo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tatis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 5 9 5 3 4 24 5

FIELDING - E: Houston (1). PB: Houston (1).

BATTING - 2B: Dunston (1,off Smoltz); Sandberg (2,off Clontz); Brown (1,off Clontz). HBP: Hansen (1,by Embree). Team LOB: 9.

Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lofton cf 5 1 3 2 1 1 2 0 Tucker rf,lf 6 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 C. Jones 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 McGriff 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1 13 0 Klesko lf 4 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 Byrd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lopez c 4 2 3 4 1 0 3 1 Lockhart 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 Lemke ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Embree p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Belliard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Clontz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bielecki p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Jones ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Blauser ss 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 Smoltz p 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Graffanino ph,2b 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 4 Totals 39 11 17 11 6 4 27 13

FIELDING - E: Lockhart (1).

BATTING - 2B: Lofton (1,off Swartzbaugh); Lopez (2,off Casian). 3B: Klesko (1,off Swartzbaugh). HR: Lopez (1,8th inning off Castillo 1 on 0 out). SF: Klesko (1,off Swartzbaugh); Lemke (1,off Casian). Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING - SB: Smoltz (1,2nd base off Swartzbaugh/Houston).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Swartzbaugh 4 6 3 3 4 1 0 21 Casian L(0-1) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 4 Bottenfield 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 6 Wendell 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 Patterson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Castillo 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 1 6 Tatis 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8 17 11 11 6 4 1 47

Inherited Runners - Scored: Bottenfield 1-1; Patterson 2-0; Tatis 1-0. .

Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Smoltz W(1-1) 5 4 3 2 2 4 0 22 Embree 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 Clontz 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 Bielecki 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Byrd 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 9 9 5 4 3 4 0 41

HBP: Embree (1,Hansen).

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Charlie Reliford

Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 45698

Starting Lineups:

Chicago Cubs Atlanta Braves

  1. McRae cf Lofton cf
  2. Sandberg 2b Tucker rf
  3. Brown 1b C. Jones 3b
  4. Sosa rf McGriff 1b
  5. D. Clark lf Klesko lf
  6. Hansen 3b Lopez c
  7. Dunston ss Lockhart 2b
  8. Houston c Blauser ss
  9. Swartzbaugh p Smoltz p

CUBS 1ST: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Sandberg struck out (catcher to first); Brown flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Lofton doubled; Tucker flied to left; C. Jones walked; McGriff singled to left [Lofton scored, C. Jones to third]; Klesko out on a sacrifice fly to center [C. Jones scored]; Lopez walked [McGriff to second]; Lockhart walked [McGriff to third, Lopez to second]; Blauser flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 2.

CUBS 2ND: Sosa struck out; D. Clark reached on an error by Lockhart [D. Clark to first]; Hansen walked [D. Clark to second]; Dunston doubled to left [D. Clark scored (unearned), Hansen to third]; Houston singled to right [Hansen scored, Dunston scored]; Swartzbaugh struck out; McRae popped to second; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Smoltz singled to left; Smoltz stole second; Lofton was called out on strikes; Tucker flied to center; C. Jones grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 2.

CUBS 3RD: Sandberg grounded out (second to first); Brown grounded out (second to first); Sosa popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: McGriff flied to left; Klesko tripled to center; Lopez singled to center [Klesko scored]; Lockhart flied to left; Blauser forced Lopez (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3.

CUBS 4TH: D. Clark grounded out (second to first); Hansen singled to right; Dunston struck out; Houston flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Smoltz walked; Lofton grounded out (first unassisted) [Smoltz to second]; Tucker singled to left [Smoltz out at home (left to catcher), Tucker to second (on throw)]; C. Jones flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3.

CUBS 5TH: Swartzbaugh flied to center; McRae lined to second; Sandberg singled to center; Brown walked [Sandberg to second]; Sosa flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: CASIAN REPLACED SWARTZBAUGH (PITCHING); McGriff singled to left; Klesko singled to right [McGriff to second]; Lopez doubled to left [McGriff scored, Klesko to third]; LEMKE BATTED FOR LOCKHART; Lemke out on a sacrifice fly to left [Klesko scored]; BOTTENFIELD REPLACED CASIAN (PITCHING); Blauser singled to center [Lopez scored]; GRAFFANINO BATTED FOR SMOLTZ; Houston allowed a passed ball [Blauser to second]; Graffanino walked; Lofton singled to center [Blauser scored, Graffanino to second]; Tucker singled to right [Graffanino scored, Lofton to third]; C. Jones flied to right; McGriff struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 8.

CUBS 6TH: EMBREE REPLACED LEMKE (PITCHING); GRAFFANINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); D. Clark singled to left; Hansen was hit by a pitch [D. Clark to second]; Dunston forced Hansen (shortstop to second) [D. Clark to third, Dunston to first]; Houston grounded out (third to first) [D. Clark scored, Dunston to second]; HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR BOTTENFIELD; Hernandez walked; McRae grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 8.

BRAVES 6TH: WENDELL REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Klesko struck out; Lopez popped to shortstop; BELLIARD BATTED FOR EMBREE; Belliard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 8.

CUBS 7TH: CLONTZ REPLACED BELLIARD (PITCHING); Sandberg doubled to left; Brown doubled to center [Sandberg scored]; Sosa grounded out (second to first) [Brown to third]; D. Clark lined to second; Hansen flied to left; game suspended and completed the next day; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 8.

BRAVES 7TH: Blauser flied to center; Graffanino singled to left; Lofton walked [Graffanino to second]; PATTERSON REPLACED WENDELL (PITCHING); Tucker reached on an error by Houston [Graffanino to third, Lofton to second, Tucker to first]; C. Jones forced Graffanino (third to catcher) [Lofton to third, Tucker to second, C. Jones to first]; McGriff flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 8.

CUBS 8TH: BIELECKI REPLACED CLONTZ (PITCHING); Dunston grounded out (second to first); Houston popped to shortstop; SANCHEZ BATTED FOR PATTERSON; Sanchez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: CASTILLO REPLACED SANCHEZ (PITCHING); Klesko singled to center; Lopez homered to left [Klesko scored]; A. JONES BATTED FOR BIELECKI; A. Jones grounded out (third to first); Blauser singled to shortstop; Graffanino grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blauser to second]; Lofton singled to left [Blauser scored]; TATIS REPLACED CASTILLO (PITCHING); Tucker lined to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 11.

CUBS 9TH: A. JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TUCKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BYRD REPLACED KLESKO (PITCHING); McRae lined to right; Sandberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown singled to right; Sosa singled to left [Brown to second]; D. Clark grounded out (pitcher to first); Dave Clark called for interference; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Braves 11.

Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 5 9 1 9 Braves 11 17 1 12

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