April 22, 2003 St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 20,969

Tuesday, April 22, 2003, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:53

Cardinals

9-9

Lost 3

4th, 3 GB

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

W: R Ortiz (2-2), L: G Stephenson (1-2), S: J Smoltz (7)

Braves

11-9

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   1   3   0    0   0  .241  .607   18    3   0   SB
O Palmeiro LF-RF              3   0   0   2    0   0  .267  .752    8    1   0   SF
E Renteria SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .359 1.027   24    1   5   SB
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .408 1.293   17    5   1   
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .258 1.000   22    0   1   
T Martinez 1B                 4   1   1   1    0   2  .309  .888   15    7   0   HR
J Drew RF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .453   12    1   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Pujols PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .360 1.019    2    0   0   
M Matheny C                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .343  .835   21    6   1   GDP
G Stephenson P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .393    8    0   0   SH
  K Calero P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  K Robinson LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .509    2    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   8   3    1  10              149   24   9

BATTING

HR: T Martinez (2, off R Ortiz; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: O Palmeiro (2, off R Ortiz).

SH: G Stephenson (1, off R Ortiz).

TB: T Martinez 4; F Vina 3; E Renteria 2; J Drew; A Pujols.

GIDP: M Matheny (2).

RBI: O Palmeiro 2 (8); T Martinez (7).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Vina (2, 2nd base off R Ortiz/J Estrada); E Renteria (2, 2nd base off R Ortiz/J Estrada).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .307  .787   24    0   5   SB
M Giles 2B                    1   1   0   1    2   1  .344  .972   22    3   2   SB,SF
G Sheffield RF                4   2   2   3    0   0  .347 1.093   13    2   0   HR,2B
C Jones LF                    1   0   0   0    3   0  .250  .748   23    3   0   SB
A Jones CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .288  .931   19    3   0   
J Franco 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .314  .739   21    5   1   
  J Smoltz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
V Castilla 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .280  .786   17    0   0   2B
J Estrada C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .476    9   10   0   HBP
R Ortiz P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .455   10    0   0   SH
  K Gryboski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Franco 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .381  .959    1    1   0   
Totals                       27   5   6   5    7   5              159   27   8

BATTING

2B: G Sheffield (7, off G Stephenson); V Castilla (5, off K Calero).

HR: G Sheffield (5, off G Stephenson; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: M Giles (1, off K Calero).

SH: R Ortiz (1, off K Calero).

HBP: J Estrada (2, by K Calero).

TB: G Sheffield 6; V Castilla 2; R Furcal; J Franco; J Estrada.

RBI: G Sheffield 3 (12); M Giles (9); J Franco (7).

2-out RBI: J Franco; G Sheffield.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Furcal-M Giles-J Franco.

E: A Jones (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Furcal (5, 2nd base off G Stephenson/M Matheny); M Giles (2, 2nd base off G Stephenson/M Matheny); C Jones (1, 2nd base off K Calero/M Matheny).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Stephenson, L (1-2)          4.2   5   4   4    5   3   1   6.43   23   99-48   25· 4·19    8· 5· 2· 0     36    -     0.88  -0.22
K Calero                       1.2   1   1   1    2   2   0   3.86    9   35-20   10· 6· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.51  -0.02
R Springer                     1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.66    5   14-12    8· 3· 1    2· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.28   0.03
Totals                         8     6   5   5    7   5   1          37  148-80   43·13·24   12·10· 2· 0          3-0

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, W (2-2)               6.1   5   2   2    1   7   1   4.40   25  108-63   40· 9·14    4·10· 3· 0     61    -     0.91   0.16
K Gryboski, H (2)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.82    1    4-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.28   0.05
R Hernandez, H (5)             0.2   2   1   0    0   0   0   4.09    4   14-10    8· 0· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.84  -0.03
J Smoltz, S (7)                1.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    5   18-13    4· 6· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.17   0.11
Totals                         9     8   3   2    1  10   1          35  144-89   54·15·20    9·11· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: K Calero (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Calero (1; J Estrada).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 20,969.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 14mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Atlanta Braves                       
1. F Vina               2B    1. R Furcal             SS 
2. O Palmeiro           LF    2. M Giles              2B 
3. E Renteria           SS    3. G Sheffield          RF 
4. J Edmonds            CF    4. C Jones              LF 
5. S Rolen              3B    5. A Jones              CF 
6. T Martinez           1B    6. J Franco             1B 
7. J Drew               RF    7. V Castilla           3B 
8. M Matheny            C     8. J Estrada            C  
9. G Stephenson         P     9. R Ortiz              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  1-0  12-  4   18%  72% G Sheffield     G Stephenson    Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Furcal Scores; Giles Scores
   b 5   2  1-3  ---  2    8%  87% G Sheffield     G Stephenson    Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 3   2  1-2  -2-  4    7%  73% J Franco        G Stephenson    Single to CF (Line Drive); Sheffield Scores; Franco out at 2B/CF-C-SS
   t 3   1  0-0  -2-  4   -5%  43% F Vina          R Ortiz         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Matheny to 3B
   t 7   1  5-2  1--  4    5%  94% M Matheny       K Gryboski      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Russ Ortiz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   47%  F Vina          Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   48%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B; Vina to 2B
   O      -2-  6   51%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B; Vina to 3B
   O      --3  6   55%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  R Furcal        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   55%  M Giles         Walk
   O      1--  5   52%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF
          1--      53%  C Jones         Giles Steals 2B
          -2-  5   54%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Russ Ortiz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  T Martinez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   55%  J Drew          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Garrett Stephenson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   53%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   51%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   52%  J Estrada       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   50%  R Ortiz         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Russ Ortiz facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   46%  M Matheny       Walk
   O      1--  3   48%  G Stephenson    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Matheny to 2B
          -2-  4   43%  F Vina          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Matheny to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   42%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Matheny Scores
          1--      41%  E Renteria      Vina Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   44%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   48%  R Furcal        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      51%  M Giles         Furcal Steals 2B
          -2-  6   55%  " "             Walk
   RR     12-  4   72%  G Sheffield     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Furcal Scores; Giles Scores
   O      -2-  1   69%  C Jones         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      -2-  4   65%  A Jones         Flyball: CF
   RO     -2-  4   73%  J Franco        Single to CF (Line Drive); Sheffield Scores; Franco out at 2B/CF-C-SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Russ Ortiz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   75%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   77%  S Rolen         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   78%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Garrett Stephenson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   77%  V Castilla      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   76%  J Estrada       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  R Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Russ Ortiz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   78%  J Drew          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   80%  M Matheny       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   81%  G Stephenson    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   80%  R Furcal        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   78%  M Giles         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   87%  G Sheffield     Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  6   87%  C Jones         Walk
          1--  5   88%  A Jones         Walk; Jones to 2B
                  Kiko Calero replaces Garrett Stephenson pitching and batting 9th
          12-      89%  J Franco        Wild Pitch; Jones to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      -23  6   86%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Russ Ortiz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   88%  F Vina          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   90%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
          ---  6   89%  E Renteria      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      88%  J Edmonds       Renteria Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   91%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Kiko Calero facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   93%  V Castilla      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  3   94%  J Estrada       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  2   94%  R Ortiz         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Castilla to 3B; Estrada to 2B
          -23  4   94%  R Furcal        Walk
   RO     123  3   95%  M Giles         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Castilla Scores; Estrada to 3B
   O      1-3  2   94%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Russ Ortiz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   96%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   92%  T Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  4   89%  J Drew          Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Kevin Gryboski replaces Russ Ortiz pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--  4   94%  M Matheny       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-2, Kiko Calero facing 4-5-6
          ---  9   95%  C Jones         Walk
          1--      96%  A Jones         Jones Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   95%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Russ Springer replaces J.D. Drew pitching and batting 7th; Kerry Robinson replaces Kiko Calero playing LF batting 9th; Orlando Palmeiro moves to RF
   O      -2-  2   94%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B; Jones to 3B
   O      --3  4   93%  V Castilla      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Roberto Hernandez facing 9-1-2
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Kevin Gryboski pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   95%  K Robinson      Flyball: LF
          ---  2   91%  F Vina          Single to CF (Line Drive); Vina to 3B/Adv on E8
   RO     --3  3   92%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B; Vina Scores/unER
          ---  7   90%  E Renteria      Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
                  John Smoltz replaces Julio Franco pitching and batting 6th; Matt Franco replaces Roberto Hernandez playing 1B batting 9th
   O      1--  3   94%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Russ Springer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   93%  J Estrada       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   93%  M Franco        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   92%  R Furcal        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   96%  S Rolen         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   99%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Albert Pujols pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 7th
          ---  2   96%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF)
          1--      96%  M Matheny       Defensive Indifference; Pujols to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation