Turner Field,,Atlanta,GA,US Ball Park First Game Date ā 4/4/1997 (1) Starting Pitchers ā Braves vs. Cubs: 4/4/1997 Final Score 5-4 (ATL) Attendance ā 45,044 Starting Pitchers Denny Neagle (ATL); Kevin Foster (CHN) First Batter ā Brian McRae (CHN) Result ā Bunt Groundout to 1B First Hits ā Chipper Jones (ATL),Singled to LF (1st) First Runā¦
Cole HamelsĀ of theĀ PhilliesĀ combines with three relievers,Ā Jake Diekman,Ā Ken GilesĀ andĀ Jonathan Papelbon, for a 7 ā 0Ā no-hitterĀ over theĀ Braves. Hamels needs 108 pitches to get through the first 6 innings, allowing 5 walks and striking out 7, then each reliever pitches a perfect inning to complete the feat, with Giles striking out all three batters he faces in the 8th.
The Braves win for the 23rd straight time in a game started by Kris Medlen when they beat New York in the regular-season home finale at Turner Field, 6-2. The 26 year-old right-handerās streak surpasses the major league mark shared by Carl Hubbell (Giants, 1936-37) and Whitey Ford (Yankees, 1950-53).
Jason Heyward, theĀ Minor League Player of the YearĀ last year, starts his major league career with fireworks, connecting for a three-run home run offĀ Carlos ZambranoĀ in the 1st inning in front of 60 friends and family members atĀ Turner FieldĀ asĀ AtlantaĀ cruises to a 16 ā 5 win over theĀ Cubs.
Cubsā slugger Sammy Sosa hits the longest home run in Turner Field history when his two-run shot, the outfielderās 53rd of the season, travels 471 feet to straight away center field. The historic homer comes in the first inning off four-time Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux in the teamās 5-3 victory in Atlanta.
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