MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
09/21/1999
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 11972 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 1999 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (44-107) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 6 1
Atlanta Braves (72-79) 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 X 6 9 0
Braves Earn 6-4 Home Win
Atlanta Braves starter John Smoltz pitched well against the New York Mets at Turner Field, leading his team to a win, 6-4. Smoltz, the winner, moves to 14-11. He threw 8 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 7 and giving up 1 walk. LaTroy Hawkins closed the door for Atlanta, picking up his 31st save of the year.

Javy Lopez had a big grand slam home run for the Braves in the bottom of the third inning. With Atlanta leading 1-0 and the bases loaded, he sized up a fastball from 27-year old right-handed pitcher Brian Tollberg and punished it. The result was his 29th home run of the season, which put the Braves on top, 5-0.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Atlanta manager Brandon Quick.

The 4th-place Braves have won 4 straight.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hammonds RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314 8 33
D. Hocking SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 6 49
M. Lieberthal C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .299 11 50
D. Bell 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .284 25 98
W. Morris 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .234 0 3
L. Tinsley LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .216 7 30
J. McDonald 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .270 2 32
D. McDonald CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .323 2 12
B. Tollberg P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 3
   J. Guzman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Buhner PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .211 21 58
   B. Simas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   F. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-B. Hamelin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 11 29
   T. Urbani P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4 3 8 8      
a - J. Buhner pinch hit for J. Guzman in the 6th
b - B. Hamelin pinch hit for F. Rodriguez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McDonald 2 (21, 6th Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off L. Hawkins, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Buhner (21, 6th Inning off J. Smoltz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bell , W. Morris , J. McDonald 4 , D. McDonald , J. Buhner 4
2-out RBI: J. McDonald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Tinsley , D. McDonald
GIDP: W. Morris
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: D. Bell (20)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Loretta 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .307 4 58
P. O'Neill LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .360 10 34
F. Catalanotto SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .316 10 72
J. Lopez C 4 1 1 4 0 1 1 .313 29 110
D. Palmer 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .263 18 51
K. Garcia RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .284 10 35
C. Blake 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .286 9 87
M. Grissom CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .276 24 94
J. Smoltz P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 0 8
   a-R. Gant PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 9 20
   F. Cordero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Hawkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6 3 2 13      
a - R. Gant pinch hit for J. Smoltz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. O'Neill (17, 4th Inning off J. Guzman, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Grissom (24, 8th Inning off T. Urbani, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Palmer (18, 2nd Inning off B. Tollberg, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Lopez (29, 3rd Inning off B. Tollberg, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Blake (9, 6th Inning off B. Simas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Loretta , P. O'Neill 3 , J. Lopez 4 , D. Palmer 4 , K. Garcia , C. Blake 4 , M. Grissom 3
2-out RBI: J. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Loretta , F. Catalanotto , K. Garcia , M. Grissom
Sac Bunt: J. Smoltz
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Catalanotto-Loretta-Palmer)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Tollberg L (4-10) 2.2 5 5 5 2 0 2 54 6.58   
J. Guzman 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 8.22   
B. Simas 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 24 6.58   
F. Rodriguez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7.58   
T. Urbani 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 7.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Tollberg 22
Batters Faced: B. Tollberg 16, J. Guzman 8, B. Simas 8, F. Rodriguez 1, T. Urbani 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Tollberg 4-4, J. Guzman 2-4, B. Simas 3-2, F. Rodriguez 0-1, T. Urbani 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Tollberg 54-31, J. Guzman 20-13, B. Simas 24-14, F. Rodriguez 3-2, T. Urbani 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Guzman 3-0 , F. Rodriguez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Smoltz W (14-11) 8.0 4 2 2 1 7 1 104 4.59   
F. Cordero 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 14 7.15   
L. Hawkins SV (31) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smoltz 72
Batters Faced: J. Smoltz 28, F. Cordero 4, L. Hawkins 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smoltz 8-8, F. Cordero 0-1, L. Hawkins 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smoltz 104-67, F. Cordero 14-6, L. Hawkins 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Hawkins 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Smoltz
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 27154
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