April 3, 2003 Montreal Expos at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 3
@BAL 0 MIN 3
@DET 0 KCR 12
CHW 6 SEA 7
@OAK 6
(11) BOS 14
@TBD 5 MON 4
@ATL 0 PIT 7
@CIN 5 FLA 8
PHI 3 COL 10
@HOU 5 CHC 6
@NYM 3 SDP 6
LAD 1 STL 6
MIL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 19,505

Thursday, April 3, 2003, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Expos

3-0

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           1  2  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    4  6  1
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  1

W: J Vazquez (1-0), L: R Ortiz (0-1)

Braves

0-3

Lost 3

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Chavez CF                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .762   14    2   0   SB
J Vidro 2B                    2   2   0   0    2   0  .333 1.389   23    2   4   
V Guerrero RF                 3   0   2   1    1   0  .667 1.417   17    3   0   IW
J Liefer 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .571 1.285   12    9   0   
O Cabrera SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .648   10    2   4   
B Wilkerson LF                4   1   2   2    0   1  .333  .968   18    1   0   HR
F Tatis 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .693   14    0   0   
  T Tucker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Eischen P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
M Barrett C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237    8    8   0   
J Vazquez P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   10    0   0   
  S Stewart P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   2   
  J Macias 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   6   4    4   2              131   27  11

BATTING

HR: B Wilkerson (1, off R Ortiz; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: V Guerrero (1, by T Hodges).

TB: B Wilkerson 5; V Guerrero 2; J Liefer; O Cabrera.

RBI: B Wilkerson 2 (3); V Guerrero (1); J Liefer (5).

2-out RBI: J Liefer.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: V Guerrero (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Chavez (1, 2nd base off R Ortiz/J Lopez).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .715   13    1   3   
R Fick 1B                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .182  .468   26   10   1   
G Sheffield RF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .533   10    2   0   
C Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .697   10    0   0   
A Jones CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .334   20    7   0   
J Lopez C                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .222  .522   17    2   0   
V Castilla 3B                 4   0   4   0    0   0  .500 1.000    9    1   3   
M Giles 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250   11    2   2   
R Ortiz P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   1   
  M Franco PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  J Franco PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  T Hodges P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   1   
  J Dawley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Bragg PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M DeRosa PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
Totals                       36   0   9   0    2   7              129   27  11

BATTING

TB: V Castilla 4; R Furcal; G Sheffield; R Fick; J Lopez; A Jones.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Hodges-R Fick.

E: A Jones (1).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Vazquez, W (1-0)             5.2   7   0   0    2   5   0   0.00   26   82-56   29·10·17    9· 7· 3· 0     58    -     1.24   0.24
S Stewart, H (2)               1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   14-13    7· 2· 4    3· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.08   0.08
T Tucker                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   16-12    7· 1· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
J Eischen                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   14-8     2· 2· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     9   0   0    2   7   0          38  126-89   45·15·29   16· 9· 4· 0          2-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Ortiz, L (0-1)               6     5   4   3    2   2   1   4.50   26   92-55   36· 5·14    8·12· 2· 0     48    -     0.63  -0.16
T Hodges                       2     1   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    8   26-16    7· 5· 4    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.23   0.02
J Dawley                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-4     3· 1· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     6   4   3    4   2   1          37  126-75   46·11·18   11·16· 4· 0           -

Balks: S Stewart (1).

WP: T Hodges (1).

IBB: T Hodges (1; V Guerrero).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Brian Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Brian Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 19,505.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 13mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Atlanta Braves                       
1. E Chavez             CF    1. R Furcal             SS 
2. J Vidro              2B    2. R Fick               1B 
3. V Guerrero           RF    3. G Sheffield          RF 
4. J Liefer             1B    4. C Jones              LF 
5. O Cabrera            SS    5. A Jones              CF 
6. B Wilkerson          LF    6. J Lopez              C  
7. F Tatis              3B    7. V Castilla           3B 
8. M Barrett            C     8. M Giles              2B 
9. J Vazquez            P     9. R Ortiz              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-1  1--  6   14%  78% B Wilkerson     R Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball); Cabrera Scores
   b 4   0  3-0  1--  5   -7%  67% V Castilla      J Vazquez       Single to P (Ground Ball); Lopez to 2B
   b 3   1  3-0  1-3  3    7%  76% C Jones         J Vazquez       Strikeout Looking
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  5    7%  54% J Vidro         R Ortiz         Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Vidro to 3B
   b 3   1  3-0  1--  4   -6%  69% G Sheffield     J Vazquez       Single to LF (Line Drive); Fick to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Russ Ortiz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  E Chavez        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  5   54%  J Vidro         Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Vidro to 3B
   RO     --3  2   56%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B; Vidro Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   55%  J Liefer        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   57%  R Furcal        Popfly: SS
          ---  6   55%  R Fick          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   58%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   60%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Russ Ortiz facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   64%  O Cabrera       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   RR     1--  6   78%  B Wilkerson     Home Run (Fly Ball); Cabrera Scores
   O      ---  6   76%  F Tatis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   74%  J Vazquez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Javier Vazquez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   77%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   74%  J Lopez         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B)
          1--  1   70%  V Castilla      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Lopez to 2B
   O      12-  4   75%  M Giles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   79%  R Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-0, Russ Ortiz facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   81%  E Chavez        Walk
          1--      83%  J Vidro         Chavez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   80%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
          -2-  5   83%  V Guerrero      Single to CF (Line Drive); Chavez to 3B
   O      1-3  2   79%  J Liefer        Popfly: 2B
   O      1-3  3   76%  O Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   78%  R Furcal        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   76%  R Fick          Walk
          1--  4   69%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Line Drive); Fick to 3B
   O      1-3  3   76%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  5   81%  A Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-0, Russ Ortiz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   80%  B Wilkerson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   79%  F Tatis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   78%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Javier Vazquez facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   74%  J Lopez         Walk
          1--  5   67%  V Castilla      Single to P (Ground Ball); Lopez to 2B
   O      12-  1   74%  M Giles         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      12-  1   79%  R Ortiz         Flyball: RF
   O      12-  1   83%  R Furcal        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-0, Russ Ortiz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   82%  J Vazquez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   81%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF
          ---  7   82%  J Vidro         Walk
          1--  3   83%  V Guerrero      Single to LF (Line Drive); Vidro to 3B
   R      1-3  3   89%  J Liefer        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Vidro Scores; Guerrero to 2B
   O      12-  3   88%  O Cabrera       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Javier Vazquez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   90%  R Fick          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   91%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   92%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-0, Russ Ortiz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   91%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   90%  F Tatis         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   90%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Javier Vazquez facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   87%  A Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   90%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   86%  V Castilla      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Jones to 2B
   O      12-  3   90%  M Giles         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Jones to 3B
                  Scott Stewart replaces Javier Vazquez pitching and batting 9th; Matt Franco pinch hits for Russ Ortiz batting 9th; Julio Franco pinch hits for Matt Franco batting 9th
   O      1-3  2   94%  J Franco        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-0, Trey Hodges facing 9-1-2
                  Trey Hodges replaces Julio Franco pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   93%  S Stewart       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  E Chavez        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   93%  J Vidro         Walk
          1--      94%  V Guerrero      Wild Pitch; Vidro to 2B
          -2-  5   94%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   93%  J Liefer        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Scott Stewart facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   89%  R Furcal        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--      88%  R Fick          Balk; Furcal to 2B
   O      -2-  4   92%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-  2   94%  G Sheffield     Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  2   96%  C Jones         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-0, Trey Hodges facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   96%  O Cabrera       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   96%  B Wilkerson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   95%  F Tatis         Line Drive Double Play: P; Wilkerson out at 1B/P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, T.J. Tucker facing 5-6-7
                  T.J. Tucker replaces Fernando Tatis pitching and batting 7th; Jose Macias replaces Scott Stewart playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  7   97%  A Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   97%  V Castilla      Single to RF (Line Drive); Castilla to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      --3  3   98%  M Giles         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joey Dawley facing 8-9-1
                  Joey Dawley replaces Trey Hodges pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   98%  J Macias        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   98%  E Chavez        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Joey Eischen facing 9-1-2
                  Joey Eischen replaces T.J. Tucker pitching and batting 7th; Darren Bragg pinch hits for Joey Dawley batting 9th; Mark DeRosa pinch hits for Darren Bragg batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  R Furcal        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  R Fick          Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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