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OAK
@ANA		7
3
MIL
@BAL		3
4
TOR
@BOS		2
3
CHW
@KCR		9
2
CLE
@MIN		4
1
DET
@NYY		9
7		 
(11)
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@TEX		6
3
NYM
@ATL		4
11
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@CHC		3
4
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@CIN		3
6
PHI
@FLA		2
8
HOU
@PIT		3
12
COL
@SDP		6
7
LAD
@SFG		5
6		 
(12)
Thursday, September 18, 1997 7:40
, Turner Field
Attendance: 41,373, Time of Game: 2:42
Mets
4
82-71
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
3rd, 13½ GB
 at Braves
11
95-57
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
1st
W: Paul Byrd (4-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  4  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  4  0
Braves          3  0  4   1  1  0   0  2  X   11 17  2

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian McRae CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .710 11 8 0.012 0.79 0.058 -0.046 -0.1 1 0
Edgardo Alfonzo 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .320 .839 20 10 0.015 0.56 0.044 -0.029 0.1 0 0
John Olerud 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .857 11 7 -0.079 0.77 0.000 -0.079 -1.1 7 1
Bernard Gilkey LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .242 .744 15 11 -0.064 0.58 0.000 -0.064 -0.9 0 1
   Mel Rojas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Butch Huskey RF-LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 .290 .843 15 8 0.005 0.48 0.034 -0.029 -0.1 4 0 HBP
Carlos Baerga 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .285 .711 10 8 0.097 0.53 0.109 -0.012 1.0 3 3 2B
Todd Pratt C 3 1 1 1 0 1 .312 .831 12 9 0.045 1.01 0.079 -0.034 0.4 8 0
   Matt Franco PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .725 6 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Rey Ordonez SS 2 1 0 0 0 0 .213 .504 12 9 0.087 0.94 0.114 -0.027 0.6 1 5 SH
   Todd Hundley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .947 2 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.1
Jason Isringhausen P 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .367 5 3 -0.001 1.61 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 0 0 SF
   Roberto Petagine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .258 6 3 -0.009 0.36 0.000 -0.009 -0.1
   Ricardo Jordan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jason Hardtke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .589 7 4 -0.010 0.37 0.000 -0.010 -0.2
   Takashi Kashiwada P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carl Everett RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .731 2 2 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 31 4 4 2 2 6 .129 .361 134 86 0.098 0.64 0.438 -0.340 -0.7 24 11
2B: C Baerga (25, off P Byrd).
SF: J Isringhausen (1, off P Byrd).
SH: R Ordonez (14, off P Byrd).
HBP: B Huskey (1, by P Byrd).
TB: C Baerga 3; T Hundley; T Pratt.
RBI: J Isringhausen (1); T Pratt (18).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Baerga-R Ordonez-J Olerud.
Outfield Assists: B Gilkey (F McGriff at home plate).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kenny Lofton CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .335 .841 17 11 -0.057 0.49 0.004 -0.061 -0.9 8 0 HBP
Jeff Blauser SS 3 3 1 0 1 1 .311 .893 22 11 0.021 0.37 0.041 -0.020 0.4 1 1 HBP,GDP
   Rafael Belliard SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .481 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Chipper Jones 3B 5 3 3 1 0 0 .302 .868 16 9 0.163 0.61 0.181 -0.018 2.0 1 1 HR
   Chad Fox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Fred McGriff 1B 4 0 2 3 0 1 .277 .804 15 8 0.001 0.68 0.028 -0.027 1.3 5 0 2B,SF
   Randall Simon PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Ryan Klesko LF 5 2 3 0 0 1 .263 .841 14 9 0.074 0.47 0.076 -0.002 0.6 3 0
   Danny Bautista LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .708 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Michael Tucker RF 3 1 2 3 0 1 .281 .784 10 6 0.242 1.31 0.276 -0.034 1.9 1 0 HR
   Andruw Jones PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .754 8 6 -0.002 0.04 0.000 -0.002 -0.6 0 0
Javy Lopez C 4 1 3 2 1 0 .295 .889 14 7 0.126 0.65 0.126 0.000 1.5 5 0
   Tim Spehr C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 .562 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Keith Lockhart 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 .291 .843 21 12 0.033 0.52 0.059 -0.026 0.7 0 3 3B
   Tony Graffanino 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .748 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Paul Byrd P 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .333 8 5 -0.006 1.14 0.020 -0.025 -0.1 0 0 SH
   Mike Mordecai PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .172 .474 2 2 0.000 0.24 0.000 0.000 -0.2 SF
   Kerry Ligtenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brad Clontz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Greg Colbrunn PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .292 .759 6 3 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.2
   Mike Cather P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Giovanola 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .393 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 11 17 11 2 7 .472 1.222 153 89 0.596 0.58 0.812 -0.215 6.8 27 6
2B: F McGriff (24, off M Rojas).
3B: K Lockhart (3, off R Jordan).
HR: M Tucker (12, off J Isringhausen; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out); C Jones (21, off J Isringhausen; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SF: F McGriff (5, off J Isringhausen); M Mordecai (1, off R Jordan).
SH: P Byrd (2, off J Isringhausen).
HBP: J Blauser (20, by M Rojas); K Lofton (2, by R Jordan).
TB: C Jones 6; M Tucker 5; K Lockhart 4; R Klesko 3; J Lopez 3; F McGriff 3; J Blauser; G Colbrunn.
GIDP: J Blauser (13).
RBI: F McGriff 3 (95); M Tucker 3 (52); J Lopez 2 (67); M Mordecai (3); P Byrd (1); C Jones (110).
2-out RBI: J Lopez 2; M Tucker.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
Fielding
E: P Byrd (1); F McGriff (12).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jason Isringhausen, L (2-2) 3 10 7 7 0 3 2 8.03 19 79 43 27 5 11 7 9 6 0 14 -0.545 0.95 -5.4
Ricardo Jordan 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 4.91 13 39 24 15 4 5 4 6 3 0 0 0 -0.051 0.47 -0.4
Takashi Kashiwada 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.31 5 20 10 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.06 0.5
Mel Rojas 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 4.65 6 15 12 5 6 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 -0.004 0.02 -1.5
Team Totals 8 17 11 11 2 7 2 12.38 43 153 89 51 18 20 14 18 11 0 14 0 0 -0.597 0.64 -6.8

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Byrd, W (4-3) 5 2 4 2 2 2 0 5.14 22 66 42 25 11 6 7 10 3 0 51 -0.151 0.92 -1.4
Kerry Ligtenberg 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.97 4 20 14 9 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.022 0.41 0.5
Brad Clontz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 3 19 12 7 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.018 0.23 0.5
Mike Cather 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.43 3 16 9 5 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0.013 0.17 0.5
Chad Fox 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.92 4 13 9 5 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 4 4 2 2 6 0 2.00 36 134 86 51 13 22 11 16 8 0 51 0 0 -0.097 0.58 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: J Isringhausen (3).
HBP: R Jordan (2; K Lofton); M Rojas (7; J Blauser); P Byrd (4; B Huskey).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Randy Marsh.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 41,373.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 85° F, Wind 3mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         Atlanta Braves
1 Brian McRae CF 1 Kenny Lofton CF
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 3B 2 Jeff Blauser SS
3 John Olerud 1B 3 Chipper Jones 3B
4 Bernard Gilkey LF 4 Fred McGriff 1B
5 Butch Huskey RF 5 Ryan Klesko LF
6 Carlos Baerga 2B 6 Michael Tucker RF
7 Todd Pratt C 7 Javy Lopez C
8 Rey Ordonez SS 8 Keith Lockhart 2B
9 Jason Isringhausen P 9 Paul Byrd P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 4-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR ATL M. Tucker J. Isringhausen 19% 75% Home Run (Line Drive); Klesko Scores
b3 3-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R ATL C. Jones J. Isringhausen 12% 56% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t2 1-3 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R NYM R. Ordonez P. Byrd -11% 45% Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Baerga Scores/No RBI; Pratt to 3B; Ordonez to 2B
t2 0-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYM C. Baerga P. Byrd -10% 65% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Huskey to 3B
b1 1-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R ATL M. Tucker J. Isringhausen 9% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Jones Scores; Klesko to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM B. McRae P. Byrd 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM E. Alfonzo P. Byrd -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O NYM J. Olerud P. Byrd 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYM B. Gilkey P. Byrd 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jason Isringhausen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL K. Lofton J. Isringhausen -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL J. Blauser J. Isringhausen 2% 55% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  ATL C. Jones J. Isringhausen 6% 61% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Blauser to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  RO ATL F. McGriff J. Isringhausen 1% 62% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Blauser Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  ATL R. Klesko J. Isringhausen 2% 64% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jones to 3B
b1 1-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R ATL M. Tucker J. Isringhausen 9% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Jones Scores; Klesko to 3B
b1 2-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R ATL J. Lopez J. Isringhausen 7% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Klesko Scores; Tucker to 2B
b1 3-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O ATL K. Lockhart J. Isringhausen -2% 78% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 3.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Braves' Paul Byrd facing 5-6-7
t2 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM B. Huskey P. Byrd -3% 74% Hit By Pitch
t2 0-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYM C. Baerga P. Byrd -10% 65% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Huskey to 3B
t2 0-3 0 -23 2,(0-1)  R NYM T. Pratt P. Byrd -8% 57% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Huskey Scores; Baerga to 3B
t2 1-3 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R NYM R. Ordonez P. Byrd -11% 45% Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Baerga Scores/No RBI; Pratt to 3B; Ordonez to 2B
t2 2-3 0 -23 5,(2-2)  RO NYM J. Isringhausen P. Byrd 0% 45% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Pratt Scores/unER; Ordonez to 3B
t2 3-3 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R NYM B. McRae P. Byrd -6% 40% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Ordonez Scores/No RBI/unER
t2 4-3 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O NYM E. Alfonzo P. Byrd 3% 42% Lineout: CF
t2 4-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM J. Olerud P. Byrd 2% 44% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Mets' Jason Isringhausen facing 9-1-2
b2 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL P. Byrd J. Isringhausen -3% 42% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
b2 3-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL K. Lofton J. Isringhausen -2% 40% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 3-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL J. Blauser J. Isringhausen -1% 39% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 3.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Braves' Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
t3 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM B. Gilkey P. Byrd 2% 41% Flyball: CF
t3 4-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYM B. Huskey P. Byrd 2% 43% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 4-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM C. Baerga P. Byrd 1% 44% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Mets' Jason Isringhausen facing 3-4-5
b3 3-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R ATL C. Jones J. Isringhausen 12% 56% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b3 4-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL F. McGriff J. Isringhausen -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b3 4-4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  ATL R. Klesko J. Isringhausen 3% 56% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b3 4-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR ATL M. Tucker J. Isringhausen 19% 75% Home Run (Line Drive); Klesko Scores
b3 6-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL J. Lopez J. Isringhausen 2% 76% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b3 6-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  ATL K. Lockhart J. Isringhausen 1% 78% Wild Pitch; Lopez to 2B
b3 6-4 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  ATL K. Lockhart J. Isringhausen 3% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lopez to 3B
b3 6-4 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO ATL P. Byrd J. Isringhausen 2% 83% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Lopez Scores; Lockhart to 2B
b3 7-4 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O ATL K. Lofton J. Isringhausen -2% 81% Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 7.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-7, Braves' Paul Byrd facing 7-8-9
t4 4-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM T. Pratt P. Byrd 2% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Ordonez P. Byrd 2% 85% Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
Roberto Petagine pinch hits for Jason Isringhausen (P) batting 9th
t4 4-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM R. Petagine P. Byrd 1% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 7.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-4, Mets' Ricardo Jordan facing 2-3-4
Ricardo Jordan replaces Roberto Petagine (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b4 7-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  ATL J. Blauser R. Jordan 2% 88% Walk
b4 7-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL C. Jones R. Jordan -2% 86% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b4 7-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  ATL F. McGriff R. Jordan 2% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Blauser to 2B
b4 7-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  ATL R. Klesko R. Jordan 3% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Blauser to 3B; McGriff to 2B
b4 7-4 1 123 5,(2-2)  O ATL M. Tucker R. Jordan -3% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b4 7-4 2 123 3,(2-0)  RO ATL J. Lopez R. Jordan 3% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Blauser Scores; McGriff out at Hm/LF-C; Klesko to 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 8.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-8, Braves' Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
t5 4-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM B. McRae P. Byrd 2% 91% Flyball: CF
t5 4-8 1 --- 4,(3-0)  NYM E. Alfonzo P. Byrd -2% 89% Walk
t5 4-8 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYM J. Olerud P. Byrd 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 4-8 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYM B. Gilkey P. Byrd 2% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-4, Mets' Ricardo Jordan facing 8-9-1
b5 8-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  ATL K. Lockhart R. Jordan 3% 96% Triple to RF (Fly Ball)
Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Paul Byrd (P) batting 9th
b5 8-4 0 --3 2,(0-1)  RO ATL M. Mordecai R. Jordan 0% 96% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Lockhart Scores
b5 9-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL K. Lofton R. Jordan 0% 96% Hit By Pitch
b5 9-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO ATL J. Blauser R. Jordan -1% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 9.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-9, Braves' Kerry Ligtenberg facing 5-6-7
Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Mike Mordecai (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-9 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM B. Huskey K. Ligtenberg 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM C. Baerga K. Ligtenberg -1% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 4-9 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O NYM T. Pratt K. Ligtenberg 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Baerga to 2B
t6 4-9 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  O NYM R. Ordonez K. Ligtenberg 1% 97% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-4, Mets' Ricardo Jordan facing 3-4-5
b6 9-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL C. Jones R. Jordan -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 9-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL F. McGriff R. Jordan -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b6 9-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL R. Klesko R. Jordan -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 9.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-9, Braves' Brad Clontz facing 9-1-2
Brad Clontz replaces Kerry Ligtenberg pitching and batting 9th
Jason Hardtke pinch hits for Ricardo Jordan (P) batting 9th
t7 4-9 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM J. Hardtke B. Clontz 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t7 4-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM B. McRae B. Clontz 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-9 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O NYM E. Alfonzo B. Clontz 0% 99% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-4, Mets' Takashi Kashiwada facing 6-7-8
Takashi Kashiwada replaces Jason Hardtke (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Andruw Jones pinch hits for Michael Tucker (RF) batting 6th
b7 9-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL A. Jones T. Kashiwada -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 9-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL J. Lopez T. Kashiwada 0% 99% Walk
b7 9-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O ATL K. Lockhart T. Kashiwada -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
Greg Colbrunn pinch hits for Brad Clontz (P) batting 9th
b7 9-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  ATL G. Colbrunn T. Kashiwada 0% 98% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Lopez to 2B
b7 9-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O ATL K. Lofton T. Kashiwada -0% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 9.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-9, Braves' Mike Cather facing 3-4-5
Mike Cather replaces Greg Colbrunn (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Tony Graffanino replaces Keith Lockhart playing 2B batting 8th
Andruw Jones moves from PH to RF
t8 4-9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM J. Olerud M. Cather 1% 99% Lineout: LF
t8 4-9 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYM B. Gilkey M. Cather 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-9 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM B. Huskey M. Cather 0% 99% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-4, Mets' Mel Rojas facing 2-3-4
Mel Rojas replaces Bernard Gilkey (LF) pitching and batting 4th
Butch Huskey moves from RF to LF
Carl Everett replaces Takashi Kashiwada (P) playing RF batting 9th
b8 9-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  ATL J. Blauser M. Rojas 0% 100% Hit By Pitch
b8 9-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL C. Jones M. Rojas 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Blauser to 3B
b8 9-4 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  RR ATL F. McGriff M. Rojas 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive); Blauser Scores; Jones Scores
Randall Simon pinch runs for Fred McGriff (1B) batting 4th
b8 11-4 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O ATL R. Klesko M. Rojas -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 11-4 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O ATL A. Jones M. Rojas -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 11-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O ATL J. Lopez M. Rojas -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 11.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-11, Braves' Chad Fox facing 6-7-8
Chad Fox replaces Chipper Jones (3B) pitching and batting 3rd
Tim Spehr replaces Javy Lopez playing C batting 7th
Randall Simon moves from PR to 1B
Ed Giovanola replaces Mike Cather (P) playing 3B batting 9th
Rafael Belliard replaces Jeff Blauser playing SS batting 2nd
Danny Bautista replaces Ryan Klesko playing LF batting 5th
t9 4-11 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM C. Baerga C. Fox 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-P (Deep 2B-1B)
Matt Franco pinch hits for Todd Pratt (C) batting 7th
t9 4-11 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM M. Franco C. Fox 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Todd Hundley pinch hits for Rey Ordonez (SS) batting 8th
t9 4-11 2 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM T. Hundley C. Fox -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
t9 4-11 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYM C. Everett C. Fox 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 11.

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