ATL @ HOU

October 03, 1997

Final Score: ATL 4 - HOU 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Astrodome
Attendance
53,688
Game Duration
155 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
John Smoltz
Losing Pitcher
Shane Reynolds

Umpires

Home Plate
Tom Hallion
First Base
Dana DeMuth
Second Base
Terry Tata
Third Base
Brian Gorman

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Dome
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None

Line Score

ATL @ HOU — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ATL 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 8 2
HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1

ATL Batting

ATL @ HOU — ATL Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Danny Bautista 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jeff Blauser 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Tony Graffanino 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Andruw Jones 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Chipper Jones 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .750
Ryan Klesko 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Keith Lockhart 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Kenny Lofton 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Javy Lopez 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Fred McGriff 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
John Smoltz 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Michael Tucker 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 34 4 8 3 3 7 2 0 1 0 .235

HOU Batting

ATL @ HOU — HOU Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bobby Abreu 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Brad Ausmus 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jeff Bagwell 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Derek Bell 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Craig Biggio 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chuck Carr 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 .333
Ramon Garcia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Luis Gonzalez 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Ricky Gutierrez 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Thomas Howard 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Russ Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Magnante 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tony Peña 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Shane Reynolds 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Spiers 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Russ Springer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 31 1 3 1 1 11 0 0 1 0 .097

ATL Pitching

ATL @ HOU — ATL Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
John Smoltz (W) W 9.0 3 1 1 1 11 1 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 3 1 1 1 11 1 1.00

HOU Pitching

ATL @ HOU — HOU Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ramon Garcia - 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Mike Magnante - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Tom Martin - 0.1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
Shane Reynolds (L) L 6.0 5 2 2 1 5 1 3.00
Russ Springer - 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 9.00
Team Totals 9.0 8 4 3 3 7 1 3.00

Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros, October 3, 1997

Playing on the road, the Atlanta Braves won 4-1 over the Houston Astros on October 3, 1997 in the Division Series. The game information lists attendance of 53,688, a game time of 155 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as dome skies. The Atlanta Braves' runs came one at a time, in the first, second, seventh, and eighth. The Houston Astros' only run came in the seventh inning. Hits were 8 for the Atlanta Braves and 3 for the Houston Astros, with 2 and 1 errors. John Smoltz was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits in 9.0 innings. Shane Reynolds took the loss after 6.0 innings and 2 runs. John Smoltz led all pitchers with 11 strikeouts. The Houston Astros used Ramon Garcia, Mike Magnante, Tom Martin, Shane Reynolds, and Russ Springer on the mound. The Atlanta Braves' top hitter was Chipper Jones, 3 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Chuck Carr led the Houston Astros at the plate: 1 for 3, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Tom Hallion.

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