Top 1

• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grissom vs. Astacio
  
  Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards first. Karros scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grissom for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blauser vs. Astacio
  
  Blauser strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Astacio
  
  Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McGriff vs. Astacio
  
  McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Hollandsworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeShields vs. Smoltz
  
  DeShields hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Smoltz
  
  Butler hits a popup towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piazza vs. Smoltz
  
  Piazza hits a fly ball into right field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Justice vs. Astacio
  
  Justice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Butler. Justice reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Klesko vs. Astacio
  
  Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Karros scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klesko for the out. Justice moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Lopez vs. Astacio
  
  Lopez strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
  Lemke vs. Astacio
  
  Lemke is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
  Smoltz vs. Astacio
  
  Smoltz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Karros scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smoltz for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Karros vs. Smoltz
  
  Karros strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Mondesi vs. Smoltz
  
  Mondesi hits a line drive into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Blowers vs. Smoltz
  
  Blowers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Hollandsworth vs. Smoltz
  
  There's a wild pitch. Blowers moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Hollandsworth vs. Smoltz
  
  Hollandsworth strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Grissom vs. Astacio
  
  Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Blauser vs. Astacio
  
  Blauser strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Astacio
  
  There goes Grissom. The throw from Piazza and he is safe. Grissom steals second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Jones vs. Astacio
  
  Jones strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  McGriff vs. Astacio
  
  McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grissom moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
  Justice vs. Astacio
  
  Justice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers juggles the ball. That's an error on Blowers. Grissom scores. McGriff moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Klesko vs. Astacio
  
  Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gagne vs. Smoltz
  
  Gagne strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Astacio vs. Smoltz
  
  Astacio strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  DeShields vs. Smoltz
  
  DeShields strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Astacio
  
  Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Lemke vs. Astacio
  
  Lemke hits a fly ball into right field. Mondesi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Smoltz vs. Astacio
  
  Smoltz strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Smoltz
  
  Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Piazza vs. Smoltz
  
  Piazza 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, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Karros vs. Smoltz
  
  Karros hits a line drive into right field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grissom vs. Astacio
  
  Grissom hits a line drive into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Blauser vs. Astacio
  
  Blauser hits a fly ball into left field. Hollandsworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Astacio
  
  Jones strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Mondesi vs. Smoltz
  
  Mondesi strikes out. Lopez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mondesi out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Blowers vs. Smoltz
  
  Blowers strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Hollandsworth vs. Smoltz
  
  Hollandsworth takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Gagne vs. Smoltz
  
  Gagne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hollandsworth moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Astacio vs. Smoltz
  
  Astacio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hollandsworth scores. Gagne moves to third. Astacio moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
  DeShields vs. Smoltz
  
  DeShields hits a line drive into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  McGriff vs. Astacio
  
  McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Justice vs. Astacio
  
  Justice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Karros scoops it up and throws to first, with Astacio covering, for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Klesko vs. Astacio
  
  Klesko hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Astacio
  
  Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemke vs. Astacio
  
  Lemke hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Smoltz
  
  Butler hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piazza vs. Smoltz
  
  Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Karros vs. Smoltz
  
  Karros strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Smoltz vs. Osuna
  
  Antonio Osuna now pitching.
  
  Smoltz strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grissom vs. Osuna
  
  Grissom hits a line drive into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Blauser vs. Osuna
  
  Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Mondesi vs. Smoltz
  
  Jerome Walton now playing left field.
  
  Mondesi strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Blowers vs. Smoltz
  
  Blowers strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Hollandsworth vs. Smoltz
  
  Hollandsworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smoltz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Cummings
  
  John Cummings now pitching. Chad Fonville now playing left field.
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McGriff vs. Cummings
  
  McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Justice vs. Cummings
  
  Justice strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Gagne vs. Smoltz
  
  Gagne takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Smoltz
  
  Milt Thompson pinch hits for Chad Fonville.
  
  Thompson hits a line drive towards short. Blauser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  DeShields vs. Smoltz
  
  DeShields hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Justice. DeShields reaches second base with a double. Gagne moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Butler vs. Wade
  
  Terrell Wade now pitching.
  
  Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
  Piazza vs. Wohlers
  
  Mark Wohlers now pitching.
  
  Piazza takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Karros vs. Wohlers
  
  Karros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Walton vs. Cummings
  
  Milt Thompson now playing left field.
  
  Walton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Lopez vs. Hall
  
  Darren Hall now pitching.
  
  Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lemke vs. Hall
  
  Lemke hits a line drive into left field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Wohlers vs. Hall
  
  Wohlers strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Mondesi vs. Wohlers
  
  Mondesi 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, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Blowers vs. Wohlers
  
  Blowers hits a line drive into right field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Hansen vs. Wohlers
  
  Dave Hansen pinch hits for Darren Hall.
  
  Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/9/1996 -- Atlanta at Los Angeles (N)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Grissom M, cf         4  1  1  0   DeShields D, 2b       4  0  1  0   
Blauser J, ss         4  0  0  0   Butler B, cf          4  0  1  0   
Jones C, 3b           4  0  1  0   Piazza M, c           3  0  0  0   
McGriff F, 1b         4  0  1  0   Karros E, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Justice D, rf         4  0  1  0   Mondesi R, rf         4  0  0  0   
Klesko R, lf          3  1  1  1   Blowers M, 3b         4  0  1  0   
Walton J, lf          1  0  1  0   Hollandsworth T, lf   2  1  0  0   
Lopez J, c            4  1  1  1   Cummings J, p         0  0  0  0   
Lemke M, 2b           3  0  0  0   Hall D, p             0  0  0  0   
Smoltz J, p           3  0  0  0   Hansen D, ph          1  0  0  0   
Wade T, p             0  0  0  0   Gagne G, ss           2  0  1  0   
Wohlers M, p          1  0  0  0   Astacio P, p          2  0  1  1   
                                   Osuna A, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Fonville C, lf        0  0  0  0   
                                   Thompson M, ph-lf     1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  3  7  2                        31  1  5  1

Atlanta          001 002 000 --  3
Los Angeles      000 010 000 --  1

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Smoltz J (W)          7.1  5  1  1  2 10
Wade T                0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Wohlers M (S)         1.1  0  0  0  1  0

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Astacio P (L)         6.0  6  3  2  1  6
Osuna A               1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Cummings J*           1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Hall D                1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Blowers M
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- Atlanta 6, Los Angeles 6
2B -- Justice D, DeShields D
HR -- Klesko R, Lopez J
SB -- Grissom M
WP -- Smoltz J
T -- 2:52
A -- 35570

    

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