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Blue Jays
@ Braves
Turner Field
June 26, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on June 26, 1998 at Turner Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 26, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 26, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Hentgen |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Smoltz |
Ballpark | Turner Field |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | 47,081 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mark Hirschbeck 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Larry Vanover |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Felipe Crespo | Right Fielder |
Shawn Green | Center Fielder |
Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
Pat Hentgen | Pitcher |
Tim Johnson | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Keith Lockhart | Second Baseman |
Michael Tucker | Right Fielder |
Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
Ryan Klesko | First Baseman |
Javy Lopez | Catcher |
Curtis Pride | Left Fielder |
Andruw Jones | Center Fielder |
John Smoltz | Pitcher |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Braves
Turner Field
June 26, 1998
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crespo vs. Smoltz
Crespo strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Smoltz
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Smoltz
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Smoltz
Delgado hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Smoltz
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Hentgen
Weiss hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Hentgen
Lockhart hits a line drive into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Hentgen
Tucker hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Smoltz
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Smoltz
Sprague is hit by the pitch. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Smoltz
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Hentgen vs. Smoltz
There's a wild pitch. Fletcher moves to third. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Hentgen vs. Smoltz
Hentgen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smoltz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Crespo vs. Smoltz
Crespo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first, with Smoltz covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hentgen
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Hentgen
Klesko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Hentgen
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Smoltz
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Pride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Smoltz
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Smoltz
Delgado hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pride vs. Hentgen
Pride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hentgen
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smoltz vs. Hentgen
Smoltz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Smoltz
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Pride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Smoltz
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Smoltz
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Hentgen
Weiss hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Hentgen
Lockhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gonzalez. Lockhart moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Hentgen
Tucker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Hentgen
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Smoltz
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hentgen vs. Smoltz
Hentgen strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crespo vs. Smoltz
Crespo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Hentgen
Klesko hits a line drive beyond second. Fernandez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Hentgen
Lopez hits a line drive towards third. Sprague catches it and throws to first to double up Klesko. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pride vs. Hentgen
Pride hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Smoltz
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Smoltz
Canseco hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Smoltz
Delgado hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Smoltz
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Pride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Smoltz
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Delgado moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Smoltz
Sprague hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tucker throws the ball in to Weiss who tags Sprague trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Delgado scores. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hentgen
Jones hits a line drive beyond third. Sprague can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Smoltz vs. Hentgen
Smoltz bunts towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Fernandez covering, for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Weiss vs. Hentgen
Weiss hits a line drive beyond second. Fernandez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Jones scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lockhart vs. Hentgen
Lockhart hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Hentgen
Tucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Hentgen
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Smoltz
Gonzalez strikes out. Lopez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gonzalez out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hentgen vs. Smoltz
Hentgen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smoltz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Crespo vs. Smoltz
Crespo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Smoltz
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Hentgen
Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Hentgen covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hentgen
Lopez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pride vs. Hentgen
Pride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hentgen
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Hentgen
Ozzie Guillen pinch hits for John Smoltz.
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Weiss vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching.
Weiss hits a line drive beyond third. Sprague can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Jones scores. Guillen moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lockhart vs. Quantrill
Lockhart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Cather
Mike Cather now pitching.
Canseco hits a line drive into left field. Pride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Cather
Delgado hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Tucker. Delgado reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Cather
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Cather
Fletcher is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Cather
Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. Pride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching. Shannon Stewart now playing left field. Gerald Williams pinch hits for Michael Tucker.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Plesac
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Plesac
Klesko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ligtenberg
Gerald Williams now playing right field. Kerry Ligtenberg now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Ligtenberg
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crespo vs. Ligtenberg
Crespo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Ligtenberg
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Myers
Randy Myers now pitching.
Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Myers
Danny Bautista pinch hits for Curtis Pride.
Bautista hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Myers
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Myers
Eddie Perez pinch hits for Kerry Ligtenberg.
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Weiss vs. Myers
Weiss strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/26/1998 -- Toronto at Atlanta (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI Crespo F, rf 4 0 0 0 Weiss W, ss 5 0 2 2 Green S, cf 5 2 2 0 Lockhart K, 2b 4 0 1 0 Canseco J, lf 4 1 1 2 Tucker M, rf 3 0 1 0 Plesac D, p 0 0 0 0 Williams G, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 Jones C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Delgado C, 1b 4 2 3 2 Klesko R, 1b 3 0 1 0 Fernandez T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lopez J, c 4 2 2 2 Fletcher D, c 3 0 2 0 Pride C, lf 3 0 0 0 Sprague E, 3b 3 0 1 1 Bautista D, ph 1 0 0 0 Gonzalez A, ss 4 1 1 1 Jones A, cf 4 2 3 0 Hentgen P, p 3 0 0 0 Smoltz J, p 1 0 0 0 Quantrill P, p 0 0 0 0 Guillen O, ph 1 0 1 0 Stewart S, lf 1 0 0 0 Cather M, p 0 0 0 0 Ligtenberg K, p 0 0 0 0 Perez E, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 6 10 6 35 4 11 4 Toronto 200 003 001 -- 6 Atlanta 000 001 201 -- 4 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Hentgen P (W) 6.2 8 3 3 1 0 Quantrill P 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Plesac D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Myers R (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Smoltz J (L) 7.0 8 5 5 1 10 Cather M 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Ligtenberg K 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 E -- Gonzalez A DP -- Toronto 2, Atlanta 1 LOB -- Toronto 5, Atlanta 6 2B -- Jones A 2, Delgado C HR -- Delgado C, Canseco J, Lopez J 2, Gonzalez A SH -- Smoltz J HBP -- by Smoltz J (Sprague E) WP -- Smoltz J T -- 2:47 A -- 47081
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