Top 1

• Braves, 0 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Lofton vs. Wright
  
  Lofton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Tucker vs. Wright
  
  Tucker strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Wright
  
  Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lofton moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  McGriff vs. Wright
  
  McGriff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lofton scores. Jones moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
  Klesko vs. Wright
  
  Klesko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burks. Klesko reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. McGriff moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Lopez vs. Wright
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lopez for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
  Lemke vs. Wright
  
  Lemke hits a line drive into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Braves, 2 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Glavine
  
  Young hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  McCracken vs. Glavine
  
  McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Burks vs. Glavine
  
  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 2

• Braves, 2 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Blauser vs. Wright
  
  Blauser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Glavine vs. Wright
  
  Glavine bunts towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. Blauser moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Lofton vs. Wright
  
  Lofton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blauser moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Tucker vs. Wright
  
  There goes Lofton. The throw from Manwaring and he is safe. Lofton steals second. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Tucker vs. Wright
  
  Tucker hits a popup beyond second. Young can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Blauser scores. Lofton scores. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Wright
  
  Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCracken. Jones reaches second base with a double. Tucker goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  McGriff vs. Wright
  
  McGriff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCracken. McGriff reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Klesko vs. Wright
  
  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. McGriff moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Lopez vs. Wright
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Braves, 6 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Glavine
  
  Walker strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Bichette vs. Glavine
  
  Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser misplays the ball. That's an error on Blauser. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Castilla vs. Glavine
  
  Castilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bichette moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Manwaring vs. Glavine
  
  Manwaring takes first base on ball four. Bichette moves to third. Castilla moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Weiss vs. Glavine
  
  Weiss 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

• Braves, 6 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemke vs. Wright
  
  Lemke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Blauser vs. Wright
  
  Blauser takes first base on ball four. Lemke moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
  Glavine vs. Munoz
  
  Mike Munoz now pitching.
  
  Glavine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Munoz fields it and throws to third for the out. Blauser moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Lofton vs. Munoz
  
  Lofton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Blauser scores. Glavine moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 7 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Tucker vs. Munoz
  
  Tucker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Glavine scores. Lofton moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 8 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
  Jones vs. Munoz
  
  Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lofton scores. Tucker moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 9 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  McGriff vs. Munoz
  
  Mike Mordecai pinch runs for Chipper Jones.
  
  McGriff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tucker scores. Mordecai moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 10 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Klesko vs. Munoz
  
  Klesko strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 10 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Lopez vs. Munoz
  
  Lopez strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Braves, 10 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Munoz vs. Glavine
  
  Mike Mordecai now playing third base.
  
  Munoz strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 10 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Glavine
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 10 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCracken vs. Glavine
  
  McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Braves, 10 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemke vs. Munoz
  
  Lemke hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 10 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Blauser vs. Munoz
  
  Blauser hits a popup, foul, towards first. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 10 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Glavine vs. Munoz
  
  Glavine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Braves, 10 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burks vs. Glavine
  
  Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 10 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Glavine
  
  Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 10 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Bichette vs. Glavine
  
  Bichette hits a line drive into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Braves, 10 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Lofton vs. Munoz
  
  Lofton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Braves, 11 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Tucker vs. Munoz
  
  Tucker hits a fly ball into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 11 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Mordecai vs. Munoz
  
  Mordecai hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 11 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  McGriff vs. Munoz
  
  McGriff 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 5

• Braves, 11 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Castilla vs. Glavine
  
  Castilla hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 11 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Manwaring vs. Glavine
  
  Manwaring hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castilla moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 11 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Weiss vs. Glavine
  
  Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Castilla moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 11 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
  Coles vs. Glavine
  
  Darnell Coles pinch hits for Mike Munoz.
  
  Coles hits a line drive towards short. Blauser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Braves, 11 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Klesko vs. Burke
  
  John Burke now pitching.
  
  Klesko hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 11 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Burke
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Braves, 11 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Lemke vs. Burke
  
  Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 11 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Blauser vs. Burke
  
  Tony Graffanino pinch runs for Mark Lemke.
  
  Blauser is hit by the pitch. Graffanino moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 11 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Glavine vs. Burke
  
  Rafael Belliard pinch runs for Jeff Blauser.
  
  Glavine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Graffanino scores. There goes Belliard trying to get to third. Burks throws the ball in to Castilla, who tags Belliard for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Glavine
  
  Rafael Belliard now playing shortstop. Tony Graffanino now playing second base.
  
  Young hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  McCracken vs. Glavine
  
  McCracken hits a popup towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Burks vs. Glavine
  
  Burks strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Lofton vs. Burke
  
  Lofton hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Tucker vs. Burke
  
  Tucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Mordecai vs. Burke
  
  Mordecai takes first base on ball four. Tucker moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  McGriff vs. Burke
  
  McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Klesko vs. Burke
  
  Klesko strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Glavine
  
  Andruw Jones now playing right field.
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graffanino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Bichette vs. Glavine
  
  Bichette strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Castilla vs. Glavine
  
  Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Leskanic
  
  Curt Leskanic now pitching.
  
  Lopez strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Graffanino vs. Leskanic
  
  Graffanino hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belliard vs. Leskanic
  
  Belliard hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Glavine vs. Leskanic
  
  Glavine hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Manwaring vs. Glavine
  
  Manwaring hits a line drive towards the mound. Glavine reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Weiss vs. Glavine
  
  Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mordecai fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Leskanic vs. Glavine
  
  Jason Bates pinch runs for Walt Weiss.
  
  Leskanic strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Young vs. Glavine
  
  Young hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Lofton vs. Leskanic
  
  Jason Bates now playing shortstop.
  
  Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Leskanic
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 12 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mordecai vs. Leskanic
  
  Mordecai hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bichette. Mordecai reaches second base with a double. Jones goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Braves, 13 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McGriff vs. Leskanic
  
  McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mordecai scores. View Play 
• Braves, 14 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Klesko vs. Leskanic
  
  Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walker fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Leskanic covering. It's a double play. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Braves, 14 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  McCracken vs. Glavine
  
  McCracken hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 14 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Burks vs. Glavine
  
  Burks strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 14 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Walker vs. Glavine
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCracken moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 14 - Rockies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bichette vs. Glavine
  
  Bichette hits a line drive towards the mound. Glavine reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/18/1997 -- Atlanta at Colorado (N)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    Colorado           AB  R  H RBI
Lofton K, cf          6  4  5  2   Young E, 2b           4  0  2  0   
Tucker M, rf          5  2  3  3   McCracken Q, cf       4  0  1  0   
Jones A, rf           1  1  0  0   Burks E, lf           4  0  0  0   
Jones C, 3b           3  2  3  2   Walker L, 1b          4  0  1  0   
Mordecai M, pr-3b     2  1  2  1   Bichette D, rf        4  0  0  0   
McGriff F, 1b         6  0  4  4   Castilla V, 3b        3  0  2  0   
Klesko R, lf          6  0  1  1   Manwaring K, c        2  0  1  0   
Lopez J, c            5  0  1  0   Weiss W, ss           3  0  1  0   
Lemke M, 2b           4  0  1  0   Bates J, pr-ss        0  0  0  0   
Graffanino T, pr-2b   1  1  0  0   Wright J, p           0  0  0  0   
Blauser J, ss         2  2  1  0   Munoz M, p            1  0  0  0   
Belliard R, pr-ss     1  0  1  0   Coles D, ph           1  0  0  0   
Glavine T, p          4  1  1  1   Burke J, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Leskanic C, p         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     46 14 23 14                        31  0  8  0

Atlanta          244 011 002 -- 14
Colorado         000 000 000 --  0

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Glavine T (W)         9.0  8  0  0  1  6

  Colorado             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wright J (L)*         2.0 10  8  8  1  1
Munoz M               3.0  6  3  3  0  2
Burke J               2.0  3  1  1  1  1
Leskanic C            2.0  4  2  2  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd

E -- Blauser J
DP -- Atlanta 5, Colorado 2
LOB -- Atlanta 9, Colorado 5
2B -- Klesko R, Jones C, McGriff F, Mordecai M
HR -- Lofton K
SB -- Lofton K
SH -- Glavine T
HBP -- by Burke J (Blauser J)
T -- 2:48
A -- 48070

    

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