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Giants
@ Braves
Turner Field
May 31, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 31, 1997 at Turner Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | William VanLandingham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny Neagle |
| Ballpark | Turner Field |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 46,445 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: CB Bucknor 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Tom Hallion 3B: Ed Montague |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Javier | Center Fielder |
| Jose Vizcaino | Shortstop |
| Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
| Glenallen Hill | Right Fielder |
| Mark Lewis | Third Baseman |
| J.T. Snow | First Baseman |
| Rick Wilkins | Catcher |
| William VanLandingham | Pitcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
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 |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Perez | Catcher |
| Denny Neagle | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Turner Field
May 31, 1997
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Neagle
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vizcaino vs. Neagle
Neagle fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Neagle. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Vizcaino vs. Neagle
Vizcaino hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Bonds vs. Neagle
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Javier tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Neagle
Kent hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. VanLandingham
Lofton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. VanLandingham
Tucker takes first base on ball four. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. VanLandingham
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lewis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. VanLandingham
McGriff takes first base on ball four. Lofton moves to third. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Klesko vs. VanLandingham
Klesko takes first base on ball four. Lofton scores. Tucker moves to third. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Blauser vs. VanLandingham
Blauser takes first base on ball four. Tucker scores. McGriff moves to third. Klesko moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Lemke vs. VanLandingham
Lemke hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGriff tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. VanLandingham
Perez hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Neagle
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Neagle
Lewis hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Neagle
Snow hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Neagle vs. VanLandingham
Neagle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. VanLandingham
Lofton takes first base on ball four. Neagle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Tucker vs. VanLandingham
Tucker takes first base on ball four. Neagle moves to third. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Roa
Joe Roa now pitching.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roa fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Lofton moves to third. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McGriff vs. Roa
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snow scoops it up and throws to first, with Roa covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Neagle
Wilkins strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Roa vs. Neagle
Roa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Neagle
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Vizcaino vs. Neagle
Vizcaino hits a fly ball towards right. Tucker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Tucker. Roa moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. Neagle
Bonds 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
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Roa
Klesko hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Roa
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Roa
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Roa
Perez hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Lemke moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Neagle vs. Roa
Neagle strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Lofton vs. Roa
Lofton hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Neagle
Kent hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Neagle
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Neagle
Lewis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Snow vs. Neagle
Snow hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Klesko. Snow reaches second base with a double. Lewis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Wilkins vs. Neagle
Wilkins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Roa
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lewis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Roa
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Roa
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Roa vs. Neagle
Roa strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Neagle
Javier hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vizcaino vs. Neagle
Vizcaino hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lofton. Vizcaino reaches second base with a double. Javier goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Neagle
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vizcaino moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Kent vs. Neagle
Kent hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Roa
Klesko strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Roa
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Roa
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Neagle
Hill hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Neagle
Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Neagle
Snow hits a line drive towards short. Blauser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Neagle
Wilkins hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Roa vs. Neagle
Roa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Roa
Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mordecai vs. Roa
Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Denny Neagle.
into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Poole
Jim Poole now pitching.
Lofton hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Poole
Tucker takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Poole
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Borowski
Joe Borowski now pitching.
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vizcaino vs. Borowski
Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Bonds vs. Borowski
Bonds is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Kent vs. Borowski
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Javier scores. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Borowski
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Lewis vs. Borowski
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser misplays the ball. That's an error on Blauser. Bonds scores. Hill moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Snow vs. Borowski
Snow hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Poole
McGriff hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Klesko vs. Poole
Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Poole
Blauser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lemke vs. Tavarez
Julian Tavarez now pitching. Bill Mueller now playing third base.
Lemke takes first base on ball four. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Tavarez
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Embree
Alan Embree now pitching.
Wilkins strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Embree
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Embree
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Embree fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Tavarez
Andruw Jones pinch hits for Alan Embree.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Rodriguez
Rich Rodriguez now pitching.
Lofton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Rodriguez
Tucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Rodriguez
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Clontz
Brad Clontz now pitching.
Vizcaino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Clontz
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kent vs. Clontz
Kent hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Clontz
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Rodriguez
McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Rodriguez
Klesko hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Rodriguez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klesko for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Beck
Rod Beck now pitching. Marvin Benard now playing right field.
Blauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemke vs. Beck
Lemke hits a fly ball into center field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1997 -- San Francisco at Atlanta (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Javier S, cf 3 3 1 0 Lofton K, cf 4 1 1 0
Vizcaino J, ss 5 0 2 1 Tucker M, rf 2 1 1 0
Bonds B, lf 3 1 0 1 Jones C, 3b 4 0 0 0
Kent J, 2b 5 0 1 1 McGriff F, 1b 4 1 1 0
Hill G, rf 5 1 1 1 Klesko R, lf 4 1 1 2
Beck R, p 0 0 0 0 Blauser J, ss 3 0 1 1
Lewis M, 3b 4 1 1 0 Lemke M, 2b 3 0 1 1
Tavarez J, p 0 0 0 0 Perez E, c 4 0 2 0
Rodriguez R, p 0 0 0 0 Neagle D, p 1 0 0 0
Benard M, rf 0 0 0 0 Mordecai M, ph 1 0 0 0
Snow J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Borowski J, p 0 0 0 0
Wilkins R, c 4 0 1 0 Embree A, p 0 0 0 0
VanLandingham B, p 0 0 0 0 Jones A, ph 1 0 0 0
Roa J, p 3 0 1 0 Clontz B, p 0 0 0 0
Poole J, p 0 0 0 0
Mueller B, 3b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 9 5 31 4 8 4
San Francisco 100 111 200 -- 6
Atlanta 301 000 000 -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
VanLandingham B* 1.0 1 3 3 7 0
Roa J 4.1 4 1 1 1 2
Poole J (W) 1.1 2 0 0 1 0
Tavarez J 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Rodriguez R 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Beck R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle D 6.0 7 4 3 1 4
Borowski J (L) 1.0 1 2 1 2 0
Embree A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Clontz B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd
E -- Neagle D, Tucker M, Blauser J
DP -- San Francisco 3
LOB -- San Francisco 8, Atlanta 12
2B -- Snow J, Vizcaino J
HR -- Klesko R, Hill G
SF -- Bonds B, Lemke M
T -- 3:16
A -- 46445
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