April 6, 2002 New York Mets at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@BAL 2 CLE 5
@DET 3 CHW 14
@KCR 0 NYY 3
TBD 0 OAK 8
@SEA 3 ANA 6
@TEX 3 MIN 7
@TOR 5 NYM 11
@ATL 2 PIT 6
@CHC 1 MON 5
@CIN 2 STL 8
@HOU 4 LAD 9
COL 2 ARI 6
@MIL 3 FLA 7
@PHI 3 SFG 4
SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 41,124

Saturday, April 6, 2002
Time of Game: 3:25

Mets

3-2

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  9   11 14  3
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  6  4

W: D Weathers (1-0), L: J Smoltz (0-1)

Braves

2-3

Lost 2

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Cedeno LF                   5   2   3   1    1   1  .389  .894   26    2   0   SB
R Alomar 2B                   5   1   1   1    1   0  .227  .519   23    4   2   GDP
J Valentin 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143   10    8   0   
  S Strickland P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Johnson 1B                2   0   0   0    0   2  .333  .666    8    2   0   
M Piazza C                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .267  .983   12    4   1   
  V Wilson C                  2   1   1   2    0   0  .500 1.500    5    2   0   2B
E Alfonzo 3B                  4   1   2   2    1   0  .500 1.124   17    1   3   2B,IW
J Burnitz RF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .313 1.109   21    0   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Christensen PH            1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    1    0   0   
  A Benitez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Payton CF                   3   2   1   1    2   0  .133  .817   22    2   0   3B
R Ordonez SS                  5   2   2   3    0   0  .278  .633   15    1   5   2B,GDP
J D'Amico P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  J McEwing PH-1B-RF          3   0   2   1    0   1  .500 1.667   12    1   0   2B,CS
Totals                       41  11  14  11    7   7              180   27  12

BATTING

2B: E Alfonzo (2, off T Glavine); R Ordonez (1, off A Small); V Wilson (1, off J Smoltz); J McEwing (1, off A Small).

3B: J Payton (1, off J Smoltz).

IBB: E Alfonzo (1, by J Smoltz).

TB: J McEwing 3; R Ordonez 3; E Alfonzo 3; J Payton 3; R Cedeno 3; V Wilson 2; M Christensen; R Alomar; J Burnitz.

GIDP: R Alomar (1); R Ordonez (2).

RBI: R Ordonez 3 (5); V Wilson 2 (2); E Alfonzo 2 (3); J Payton (3); R Alomar (3); R Cedeno (3); J McEwing (2).

2-out RBI: R Ordonez 3; V Wilson 2; E Alfonzo 2; J McEwing; J Payton.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 8 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ordonez-R Alomar-M Johnson.

E: R Ordonez 2 (2); J Valentin (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Cedeno (1, 2nd base off T Glavine/J Lopez).

CS: J McEwing (1, 2nd base by T Glavine/J Lopez).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .465   16    3   4   
A Jones CF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .286  .967   14    1   0   
C Jones LF                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .200  .829   24    3   0   
G Sheffield RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .300 1.083   12    4   0   
V Castilla 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .392   15    1   3   
B Surhoff 1B                  4   0   1   2    0   2  .263  .701   21    6   0   CS
J Lopez C                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .286  .667   19    7   1   2B
M Giles 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .566   13    2   1   GDP
T Glavine P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   1   
  K Lockhart PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  K Ligtenberg P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Smoltz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Small P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   2   6   2    2   6              140   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Lopez (2, off J D'Amico).

TB: J Lopez 4; A Jones 2; B Surhoff.

GIDP: M Giles (1).

RBI: B Surhoff 2 (3).

2-out RBI: B Surhoff 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Giles-R Furcal-B Surhoff; T Glavine-R Furcal-B Surhoff.

E: M Giles (1); R Furcal 2 (4); C Jones (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Surhoff (1, 2nd base by J D'Amico/M Piazza).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J D'Amico                      6     5   2   2    1   4   0   3.00   24   99-67   45·14· 8   12· 3· 4· 0     57    -     1.37   0.04
S Strickland                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   12-9     5· 2· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.18   0.09
D Weathers, W (1-0)            1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.69    4   14-8     4· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.87   0.11
A Benitez                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    4   13-10    8· 1· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   6   0          35  138-94   62·18·14   16· 6· 5· 0           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Glavine                      7     6   2   0    3   4   0   1.35   30  106-65   31·10·24   10· 7· 6· 0     62    -     1.04   0.13
K Ligtenberg                   0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    7-4     4· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.65   0.08
M Remlinger                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    5-3     1· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.02   0.03
J Smoltz, L (0-1)              0.2   6   8   8    2   2   0  43.20   10   36-21   11· 4· 6    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.44  -0.49
A Small                        0.1   2   1   1    2   1   0  27.00    5   17-8     5· 0· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          3-3    0.01  -0.01
Totals                         9    14  11   9    7   7   0          48  171-101  52·14·35   14·10·10· 0          3-3

Balks: J Smoltz (1).

WP: A Small (1).

IBB: J Smoltz (1; E Alfonzo).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Chris Guccione, 3B - Jeff Nelson.

Time of Game: 3:25.

Attendance: 41,124.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Atlanta Braves                       
1. R Cedeno             LF    1. R Furcal             SS 
2. R Alomar             2B    2. A Jones              CF 
3. J Valentin           1B    3. C Jones              LF 
4. M Piazza             C     4. G Sheffield          RF 
5. E Alfonzo            3B    5. V Castilla           3B 
6. J Burnitz            RF    6. B Surhoff            1B 
7. J Payton             CF    7. J Lopez              C  
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. M Giles              2B 
9. J D'Amico            P     9. T Glavine            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  2-2  ---  2   28%  78% J Payton        J Smoltz        Triple (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   b 6   2  2-0  -23  7  -26%  46% B Surhoff       J D'Amico       Single to CF (Line Drive); Jones Scores; Jones Scores
   t 9   1  2-2  1-3  2   18%  86% R Cedeno        J Smoltz        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Payton Scores; Ordonez to 2B
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3  3   18%  68% E Alfonzo       T Glavine       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Cedeno Scores/unER; Piazza Scores/unER
   t 9   0  2-2  1-3  7  -13%  68% J McEwing       J Smoltz        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  R Cedeno        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      53%  R Alomar        E7 on Foul Ball
   O      1--  4   50%  " "             Flyball: LF
          1--      52%  J Valentin      Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   48%  " "             Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          -2-  3   50%  M Piazza        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cedeno to 3B
   RR     1-3  3   68%  E Alfonzo       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Cedeno Scores/unER; Piazza Scores/unER
   O      -2-  5   65%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff D'Amico facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   67%  R Furcal        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   69%  A Jones         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  6   70%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Glavine facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   68%  J Payton        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   67%  R Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  J D'Amico       Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff D'Amico facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   60%  G Sheffield     Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Sheffield to 2B/Adv on E3
   O      -2-  4   64%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  8   68%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   66%  J Lopez         Single (Ground Ball); Sheffield to 3B
   O      1-3  2   71%  M Giles         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   74%  R Cedeno        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   68%  R Alomar        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   68%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff D'Amico facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   70%  T Glavine       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   72%  R Furcal        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   71%  A Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   73%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   71%  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   70%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   71%  J Burnitz       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  5   73%  J Payton        Walk; Burnitz to 2B
          12-  2   75%  R Ordonez       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Burnitz to 3B; Payton to 2B
   O      123  4   69%  J D'Amico       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff D'Amico facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   72%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   74%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   75%  B Surhoff       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   74%  R Cedeno        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   72%  R Alomar        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   71%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff D'Amico facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   63%  J Lopez         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   69%  M Giles         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  2   74%  T Glavine       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  4   78%  R Furcal        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   81%  M Piazza        Walk
          1--  4   84%  E Alfonzo       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Piazza to 2B
          12-  7   89%  J Burnitz       Walk; Piazza to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
   O      123  6   85%  J Payton        Lineout: 3B
   OO     123  4   74%  R Ordonez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff D'Amico facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   68%  A Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  7   59%  C Jones         Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      12-  3   61%  G Sheffield     Flyball: CF; Jones to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      -23  5   72%  V Castilla      Popfly: 2B
   RR     -23  7   46%  B Surhoff       Single to CF (Line Drive); Jones Scores; Jones Scores
   O      1--  2   50%  J Lopez         Surhoff Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
                  Joe McEwing pinch hits for Jeff D'Amico batting 9th
          ---  3   56%  J McEwing       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      46%  R Cedeno        McEwing Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   43%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   45%  R Alomar        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   41%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Scott Strickland facing 7-8-9
                  Scott Strickland replaces John Valentin pitching and batting 3rd; Vance Wilson replaces Mike Piazza playing C batting 4th; Joe McEwing moves to 1B
   O      ---  2   45%  J Lopez         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   48%  M Giles         Popfly: SS
                  Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Tom Glavine batting 9th
   O      ---  3   50%  K Lockhart      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Kerry Ligtenberg facing 4-5-6
                  Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Keith Lockhart pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   45%  V Wilson        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   42%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Kerry Ligtenberg pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   39%  J Burnitz       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Weathers facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Weathers replaces Jeromy Burnitz pitching and batting 6th; Mark Johnson replaces Scott Strickland playing 1B batting 3rd; Joe McEwing moves to RF
   O      ---  2   44%  R Furcal        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   39%  A Jones         Walk
   O      1--  5   45%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   50%  G Sheffield     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
                  John Smoltz replaces Mike Remlinger pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   78%  J Payton        Triple (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          --3  4   81%  R Ordonez       Single (Ground Ball); Payton stays at 3B
   O      1-3  7   68%  J McEwing       Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  2   86%  R Cedeno        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Payton Scores; Ordonez to 2B
   R      12-  3   94%  R Alomar        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Ordonez Scores; Cedeno to 2B
          12-      95%  M Johnson       Balk; Cedeno to 3B; Alomar to 2B
   O      -23  4   93%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23  3   98%  V Wilson        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Cedeno Scores; Alomar Scores
          -2-  4   98%  E Alfonzo       Intentional Walk
                  McKay Christensen pinch hits for Dave Weathers batting 6th
          12-  1   99%  M Christensen   Single (Ground Ball); Wilson to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
   R      123  6   99%  J Payton        Walk; Wilson Scores; Alfonzo to 3B; Christensen to 2B
                  Aaron Small replaces John Smoltz pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    123  2  100%  R Ordonez       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Alfonzo Scores; Christensen Scores; Payton Scores
   R      -2-  2  100%  J McEwing       Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ordonez Scores
          -2-     100%  R Cedeno        Wild Pitch; McEwing to 3B
          --3  5  100%  " "             Walk
          1-3  5  100%  R Alomar        Walk; Cedeno to 2B
   O      123  3  100%  M Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  9 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 11, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-11, Armando Benitez facing 5-6-7
                  Armando Benitez replaces McKay Christensen pitching and batting 6th
          ---  1  100%  V Castilla      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4  100%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  7  100%  J Lopez         Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Castilla to 3B
   OO     1-3  1  100%  M Giles         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 11, Braves 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation