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Retrosheet Boxscore: Atlanta Braves 8, San Francisco Giants 3

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Atlanta Braves 8, San Francisco Giants 3

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Game Played on Wednesday, April 24, 1996 (N) at 3Com Park at Candlestick Point

ATL N    2  1  0    0  0  0    3  1  1  -   8 14  0
SF  N    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
BATTING
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Grissom cf                    4   0   1   1       0   1       6   0
Lemke 2b                      4   1   0   0       1   0       0   1
C. Jones 3b                   5   2   4   2       0   1       0   0
McGriff 1b                    5   1   1   2       0   0       3   1
Justice rf                    4   0   1   0       0   2       3   0
Walton lf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       6   0
Lopez c                       4   1   3   1       0   0       7   1
Belliard ss                   4   1   2   1       0   0       2   2
Smoltz p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Smith ph                    1   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Wohlers p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   8  14   8       1   5      27   5
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lemke-Belliard-McGriff.
BATTING - 
2B: Walton (1,off Watson); Lopez (2,off Watson); C. Jones (3,off Watson); Belliard
(2,off Watson).
HR: McGriff (3,1st inning off Watson 1 on 2 out); C. Jones (3,7th inning off
Watson 1 on 2 out); Lopez (4,8th inning off Juden 0 on 2 out); Smith (1,9th
inning off Juden 0 on 0 out).
SH: Smoltz 2 (2,off Watson 2).
SF: Grissom (1,off Watson).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Lopez (3,Home by Watson/Decker).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Benard cf                     3   1   0   0       1   1       6   0
Thompson 2b                   4   1   1   0       0   1       4   3
Bonds lf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
M. Williams 3b                4   1   2   3       0   0       1   3
Carreon 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       7   0
Hill rf                       4   0   0   0       0   3       3   1
Decker c                      4   0   1   0       0   1       5   1
Aurilia ss                    3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Watson p                      2   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
  Phillips ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Juden p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Creek p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   7   3       1   8      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Hill-Carreon.
BATTING - 
2B: Thompson (1,off Smoltz).
HR: M. Williams (3,6th inning off Smoltz 2 on 1 out).
GDP: Carreon (1,off Smoltz).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Smoltz W(4-1)                 8     7   3   3   1   6   1  31
Wohlers                       1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9     7   3   3   1   8   1  34
WP: Smoltz (2).
San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Watson L(1-3)                 7    11   6   6   1   4   2  31
Juden                         1.2   3   2   2   0   1   2   8
Creek                         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9    14   8   8   1   5   4  40
Inherited Runners - Scored: Creek 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck
Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 13296
Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta Braves                San Francisco Giants     
1. Grissom             cf        Benard              cf
2. Lemke               2b        Thompson            2b
3. C. Jones            3b        Bonds               lf
4. McGriff             1b        M. Williams         3b
5. Justice             rf        Carreon             1b
6. Walton              lf        Hill                rf
7. Lopez               c         Decker              c
8. Belliard            ss        Aurilia             ss
9. Smoltz              p         Watson              p

BRAVES 1ST: Grissom was called out on strikes; Lemke lined to
left; C. Jones singled to right; McGriff homered to right [C.
Jones scored]; Justice struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Benard flied to center; Thompson flied to center;
Bonds popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Walton doubled to right; Lopez singled to left
[Walton to third]; On a bunt Belliard singled to first [Walton
scored, Lopez to second]; Smoltz out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Lopez to third, Belliard to second];
Grissom popped to second; Lemke grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: M. Williams popped to center; Carreon singled to
center; Hill struck out; Decker singled to center [Carreon to
third]; Aurilia lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3,
Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: C. Jones singled to second; McGriff lined into a
double play (right to first) [C. Jones out at first]; Justice
singled to center; Walton flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Braves 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Watson singled to left; Benard forced Watson (first
to shortstop) [Benard to first]; Smoltz threw a wild pitch
[Benard to second]; Thompson struck out; Bonds grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Lopez doubled to center; Belliard flied to right
[Lopez to third]; Lopez was caught stealing home (catcher to
third); Smoltz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: M. Williams singled to left; Carreon grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [M. Williams out at
second]; Hill lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Giants 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Grissom grounded out (second to first); Lemke popped
to second; C. Jones doubled to left; McGriff grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Decker lined to left; Aurilia struck out; Watson
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Justice struck out; Walton grounded out (third to
first); Lopez flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Benard walked; Thompson doubled to left [Benard to
third]; Bonds flied to left; M. Williams homered to left-center
[Benard scored, Thompson scored]; Carreon flied to left; Hill
struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Belliard doubled to center; Smoltz out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Belliard to third]; Grissom
out on a sacrifice fly to center [Belliard scored]; Lemke
walked; C. Jones homered to left [Lemke scored]; McGriff flied
to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Decker flied to left; Aurilia flied to center;
PHILLIPS BATTED FOR WATSON; Phillips struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 3.

BRAVES 8TH: JUDEN REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Justice flied to
center; Walton grounded out (third to first); Lopez homered to
right; Belliard lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
7, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Benard was called out on strikes; Thompson flied to
left; Bonds singled to right; M. Williams flied to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Giants 3.

BRAVES 9TH: SMITH BATTED FOR SMOLTZ; Smith homered to right;
Grissom singled to shortstop; Lemke grounded out (second to
first) [Grissom to second]; C. Jones struck out; CREEK REPLACED
JUDEN (PITCHING); McGriff popped to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 8, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: WOHLERS REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Carreon lined to
right; Hill was called out on strikes; Decker was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 8, Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           8  14   0    5
 Giants           3   7   0    4
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