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Padres
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 24, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres, played on May 24, 1981 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Wise |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 19,538 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Lanny Harris 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: John Kibler 3B: Jim Quick |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
| Gene Richards | Left Fielder |
| Broderick Perkins | First Baseman |
| Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
| Joe Lefebvre | Right Fielder |
| Juan Bonilla | Second Baseman |
| Barry Evans | Third Baseman |
| Rick Wise | Pitcher |
| Frank Howard | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rufino Linares | Left Fielder |
| Biff Pocoroba | Third Baseman |
| Brian Asselstine | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 24, 1981
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a line drive towards short. Gomez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Linares vs. Wise
Linares hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lefebvre settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Wise
Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Wise
Asselstine hits a fly ball into right field. Lefebvre settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Niekro
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Linares. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lefebvre vs. Niekro
Lefebvre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonilla vs. Niekro
The ball gets by Benedict for a passed ball. Kennedy moves to third. Lefebvre moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonilla vs. Niekro
There's a wild pitch. Kennedy scores. Lefebvre moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Bonilla vs. Niekro
Bonilla hits a fly ball into left field. Linares settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Wise vs. Niekro
Wise hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Wise
Chambliss is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Wise
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Wise
Hubbard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Benedict vs. Wise
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise has Murphy trapped. There's the throw to Kennedy and over to Evans, who tags Murphy for the out. Hubbard moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gomez vs. Wise
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a popup in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a line drive towards first. Chambliss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Wise
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Linares vs. Wise
Linares hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Linares reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Pocoroba vs. Wise
Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pocoroba for the out. Linares moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Asselstine vs. Wise
Asselstine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Linares scores. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Wise
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones who is chasing the ball. Chambliss reaches third base with a triple. Asselstine goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Wise
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chambliss scores. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Wise
There goes Murphy. The throw from Kennedy and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hubbard vs. Wise
Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field. Lefebvre settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Niekro
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Niekro
Lefebvre hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pocoroba settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Wise
Benedict hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Wise
Gomez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Wise
There goes Gomez. The throw from Kennedy and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Wise
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Niekro
Bonilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Linares. Evans reaches second base with a double. Bonilla moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Wise vs. Niekro
Wise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bonilla scores. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Niekro
The ball gets by Benedict for a passed ball. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Niekro
Perkins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Linares vs. Wise
Linares hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Wise
Pocoroba hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Wise
Asselstine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Wise
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Wise
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hubbard vs. Wise
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Smith fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Niekro
Lefebvre hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Niekro
Bonilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Curtis
John Curtis now pitching.
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Curtis
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Curtis
Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Niekro
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Linares vs. Curtis
Linares strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Curtis
Pocoroba strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Curtis
Terry Harper pinch hits for Brian Asselstine.
Harper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Curtis
Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Lefebvre settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Terry Harper now playing right field.
Richards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. Niekro
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Richards moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Hubbard covering, for the out. Richards moves to third. Perkins moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Lefebvre vs. Niekro
Lefebvre is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Bonilla vs. Niekro
Bonilla strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Bass vs. Niekro
Randy Bass pinch hits for Barry Evans.
Bass hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richards scores. Perkins scores. Lefebvre moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Flannery vs. Mahler
Rick Mahler now pitching. Tim Flannery pinch hits for John Curtis.
Flannery strikes out. Benedict drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Flannery out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Urrea
Luis Salazar now playing third base. John Urrea now pitching.
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Urrea
Hubbard takes first base on ball four. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Benedict vs. Urrea
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins fields it and throws to third for the out. Hubbard moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Urrea
Bob Porter pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Nahorodny vs. Boone
Claudell Washington pinch hits for Rick Mahler. Danny Boone now pitching. Bill Nahorodny pinch hits for Claudell Washington.
Nahorodny is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bradford
Rafael Ramirez now playing shortstop. Larry Bradford now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pocoroba fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bradford
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Bradford
Richards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. Bradford
There goes Richards. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Richards steals second. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Perkins vs. Bradford
Perkins hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Linares vs. Boone
Linares strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Boone
Pocoroba hits a fly ball into right field. Lefebvre settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Boone
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Boone
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1981 -- San Diego at Atlanta (D)
San Diego AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Smith O, ss 5 0 0 0 Linares R, lf 5 2 2 1
Jones R, cf 4 1 0 0 Pocoroba B, 3b 5 0 0 0
Richards G, lf 5 2 3 3 Asselstine B, rf 3 1 2 1
Perkins B, 1b 5 1 0 0 Harper T, ph-rf 2 1 2 1
Kennedy T, c 3 1 2 0 Chambliss C, 1b 5 1 1 1
Lefebvre J, rf 2 0 0 0 Murphy D, cf 3 0 3 1
Bonilla J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Hubbard G, 2b 3 0 1 0
Evans B, 3b 2 1 1 0 Benedict B, c 4 0 0 0
Bass R, ph 1 0 1 2 Gomez L, ss 2 0 0 0
Salazar L, 3b 0 0 0 0 Porter B, ph 1 0 0 0
Wise R, p 2 0 0 1 Ramirez R, ss 0 0 0 0
Curtis J, p 1 0 0 0 Niekro P, p 3 0 0 0
Flannery T, ph 1 0 0 0 Mahler R, p 0 0 0 0
Urrea J, p 0 0 0 0 Washington C, ph 0 0 0 0
Boone D, p 0 0 0 0 Nahorodny B, ph 1 0 0 0
Bradford L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 8 6 37 5 11 5
San Diego 010 040 020 -- 7
Atlanta 003 010 100 -- 5
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Wise R 5.0 8 4 4 2 1
Curtis J (W) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2
Urrea J 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Boone D (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (L) 7.2 7 7 6 5 2
Mahler R 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Bradford L 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Kennedy T
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- San Diego 6, Atlanta 8
2B -- Kennedy T, Linares R, Evans B
3B -- Chambliss C
HR -- Richards G, Linares R, Harper T
SB -- Murphy D, Richards G
CS -- Gomez L
SH -- Kennedy T
WP -- Niekro P
PB -- Benedict B 2
T -- 3:00
A -- 19538
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