April 16, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Steve AveryL: Kevin BrownS: Mark Wohlers
Biggest lead ATL by 3
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1AT Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 | — |
2WS Nationals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 8.0 |
3MI Marlins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 16.0 |
4NY Mets | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25.0 |
5PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 29.0 |
| QVQuilvio Veras2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DW Devon WhiteCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
GS Gary SheffieldRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
JC Jeff ConineLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TPTerry Pendleton3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GCGreg Colbrunn1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
CJ Charles JohnsonC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| KAKurt AbbottSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KB Kevin BrownP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JAJoel AdamsonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JOJoe OrsulakPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DWDavid WeathersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
2B: Veras, Colbrunn, Abbott
HR: Sheffield
RBI: White, Sheffield
LOB: 18
| KBKevin BrownL | 6.2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 111 |
| JAJoel Adamson | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| DWDavid Weathers | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 146 |
MG Marquis GrissomCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MLMark Lemke2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Chipper Jones3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DJ David JusticeRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
RK Ryan KleskoLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
JL Javy LopezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRafael BelliardSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SA Steve AveryP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GMGreg McMichaelP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW Mark WohlersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BCBrad ClontzP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDwight SmithPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JWJerome WaltonLF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2B: Lemke
HR: Klesko
RBI: Lemke, Jones 2, Klesko 2
SB: Grissom, Lemke
CS: Belliard
LOB: 15
| SASteve AveryW | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 115 |
| GMGreg McMichael | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| MWMark WohlersS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| BCBrad Clontz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 153 |
The Braves beat the Marlins 5-2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Steve Avery got the win, Kevin Brown took the loss and Mark Wohlers earned the save. Ryan Klesko went 1-for-4 for the Braves, while Gary Sheffield went 1-for-5 for the Marlins.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
