April 17, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Greg MadduxL: John BurkettS: Mark Wohlers
Biggest lead MIA by 2 · ATL by 2 · 1 lead change
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DW Devon WhiteCF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
GS Gary SheffieldRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JC Jeff Conine1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTerry Pendleton3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JOJoe OrsulakLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CJ Charles JohnsonC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KAKurt AbbottSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JB John BurkettP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JTJesus TavarezCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RN Robb NenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GCGreg Colbrunn1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
2B: Conine, Burkett
RBI: Conine 2
LOB: 10
| JBJohn BurkettL | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 101 |
| RNRobb Nen | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 118 |
MG Marquis GrissomCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MLMark Lemke2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CJ Chipper Jones3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
FM Fred McGriff1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ David JusticeRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
RK Ryan KleskoLF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JL Javy LopezC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RBRafael BelliardSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GM Greg MadduxP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MW Mark WohlersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMike MordecaiSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDwight SmithPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| EPEddie PérezC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| THTyler HoustonPH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JWJerome WaltonLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
2B: Jones, Klesko
RBI: Lemke, Jones 2, Justice
CS: Grissom, Klesko
LOB: 8
| GMGreg MadduxW | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 93 |
| MWMark WohlersS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 102 |
The Braves beat the Marlins 4-2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Greg Maddux got the win, John Burkett took the loss and Mark Wohlers earned the save. Chipper Jones went 1-for-4 for the Braves, while Jeff Conine went 2-for-4 for the Marlins.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
