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Braves
@ Rockies
Coors Field
April 19, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Atlanta Braves, played on April 19, 1997 at Coors Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Colorado Rockies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 19, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Colorado Rockies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny Neagle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Ritz |
| Ballpark | Coors Field |
| City | Denver |
| State | CO |
| Attendance | 48,065 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Davidson 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Brian Gorman 3B: Frank Pulli |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Michael Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Ryan Klesko | Left Fielder |
| Javy Lopez | Catcher |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Denny Neagle | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric Young | Second Baseman |
| Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
| Ellis Burks | Left Fielder |
| Larry Walker | First Baseman |
| Dante Bichette | Right Fielder |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Kirt Manwaring | Catcher |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Kevin Ritz | Pitcher |
| Don Baylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Rockies
Coors Field
April 19, 1997
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Ritz
Lofton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Ritz
Tucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Ritz
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. Lofton moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Ritz
McGriff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lofton scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Klesko vs. Ritz
Klesko hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ritz
Lopez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bichette. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lemke vs. Ritz
Lemke strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Ritz
Blauser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 4 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Neagle
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Neagle
There goes Young. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McCracken vs. Neagle
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Burks vs. Neagle
Burks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Young scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Neagle
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lofton. Walker reaches second base with a double. Burks moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Bichette vs. Neagle
Bichette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burks scores. Walker scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Neagle
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Manwaring vs. Neagle
Manwaring hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Castilla moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Weiss vs. Neagle
There goes Manwaring. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Manwaring steals second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Weiss vs. Neagle
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Neagle vs. Ritz
Neagle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Ritz
Lofton hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bichette. Lofton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Ritz
Tucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lofton moves to third. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Ritz
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lofton scores. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
McGriff vs. Ritz
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Klesko vs. Ritz
Klesko hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bichette. Klesko reaches second base with a double. Tucker scores. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Ritz
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ritz vs. Neagle
Ritz strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Neagle
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Neagle
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Ritz
Lemke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Ritz
Blauser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemke moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Neagle vs. Ritz
Neagle strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lofton vs. Ritz
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. Lemke moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tucker vs. Ritz
There goes Lofton. The throw from Manwaring and he is safe. Lofton steals second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Tucker vs. Ritz
Tucker hits a fly ball into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Neagle
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Neagle
Walker hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Neagle
Bichette hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ritz
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Ritz
McGriff strikes out. There goes Jones. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Klesko vs. Ritz
Klesko strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Ritz
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Neagle
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Neagle
Manwaring strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Neagle
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Ritz
Lemke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Ritz
Blauser hits a line drive into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Neagle vs. Ritz
Neagle bunts towards first. Walker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Neagle for the out. Lemke moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Ritz
Lofton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bichette who is chasing the ball. Lofton reaches third base with a triple. Lemke scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tucker vs. Ritz
Tucker hits a line drive into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 7 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ritz vs. Neagle
Ritz hits a line drive into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Neagle
Young hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Lofton who is chasing the ball. Young reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
McCracken vs. Neagle
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Neagle
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ritz
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Ritz
McGriff hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Ritz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Ritz
Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Neagle
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Neagle
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Neagle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Neagle
Castilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Manwaring vs. Neagle
Manwaring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. DiPoto
Jerry DiPoto now pitching.
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. DiPoto
Lemke hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. DiPoto
Blauser is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Neagle vs. DiPoto
Neagle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lofton vs. Ruffin
Bruce Ruffin now pitching. Jeff Reed now catching.
Lofton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Neagle
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Neagle
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Neagle
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Ruffin
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ruffin
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Ruffin
McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Neagle
Andruw Jones now playing left field.
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Neagle
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Neagle
Walker hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McCurry
Jeff McCurry now pitching.
Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. McCurry
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lemke vs. McCurry
Lemke hits a popup into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. McCurry
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 8 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Wohlers
Mark Wohlers now pitching.
Bichette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Wohlers
Castilla hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vander Wal vs. Wohlers
John Vander Wal pinch hits for Jeff McCurry.
Vander Wal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Wohlers
Weiss takes first base on ball four. Vander Wal moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reed vs. Embree
Alan Embree now pitching.
Reed bunts towards the mound. Embree fields it and throws to first for the out. Vander Wal moves to third. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Young vs. Bielecki
Mike Bielecki now pitching.
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vander Wal tags and scores. Weiss tags and moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
McCracken vs. Bielecki
McCracken hits a line drive towards short. Blauser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1997 -- Atlanta at Colorado (D)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Colorado AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 5 2 3 1 Young E, 2b 4 2 3 1
Tucker M, rf 5 1 2 0 McCracken Q, cf 5 0 1 1
Jones C, 3b 4 1 0 1 Burks E, lf 4 1 1 1
McGriff F, 1b 4 1 1 1 Walker L, 1b 4 1 1 0
Klesko R, lf 4 1 2 4 Bichette D, rf 3 1 1 2
Jones A, lf 1 1 1 1 Castilla V, 3b 3 1 1 2
Lopez J, c 5 0 2 0 Manwaring K, c 3 0 1 0
Lemke M, 2b 5 1 2 0 Ruffin B, p 0 0 0 0
Blauser J, ss 4 0 1 0 McCurry J, p 0 0 0 0
Neagle D, p 3 0 1 0 Vander Wal J, ph 1 1 1 0
Wohlers M, p 0 0 0 0 Weiss W, ss 3 0 0 0
Embree A, p 0 0 0 0 Ritz K, p 2 0 0 0
Bielecki M, p 0 0 0 0 DiPoto J, p 0 0 0 0
Reed J, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 8 15 8 33 7 10 7
Atlanta 420 010 001 -- 8
Colorado 300 010 003 -- 7
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle D (W) 8.0 8 4 4 1 5
Wohlers M* 0.0 2 3 3 2 0
Embree A 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Bielecki M (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO
Ritz K (L) 6.0 12 7 7 2 5
DiPoto J 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Ruffin B 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
McCurry J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 9th
DP -- Atlanta 2, Colorado 1
LOB -- Atlanta 9, Colorado 4
2B -- Lopez J, Walker L, Lofton K, Klesko R
3B -- Lofton K, Young E
HR -- Klesko R, Jones A, Castilla V
SB -- Young E, Manwaring K, Lofton K, Jones C
SH -- Neagle D, Reed J
SF -- Young E
HBP -- by DiPoto J (Blauser J)
T -- 3:06
A -- 48065
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