April 6, 2004 New York Mets at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@BAL 1 MIN 7
CLE 6
(15) OAK 3
TEX 1 ANA 10
@SEA 5 TBD 9
NYY 4 DET 7
@TOR 3 COL 6
@ARI 2 NYM 7
@ATL 2 FLA 4
MON 3 SFG 7
@HOU 5 LAD 5
SDP 4 MIL 7
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 49,460

Tuesday, April 6, 2004, 7:36PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Mets

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  2  3   1  0  0   0  0  0    7 10  0
Braves          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  2

W: T Glavine (1-0), L: R Ortiz (0-1)

Braves

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Matsui SS                   3   1   3   3    2   0 1.000 3.667   19    4   2   HR,2·2B,IW
R Gutierrez 2B                5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400   17    1   3   
C Floyd LF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   15    1   0   
M Piazza C                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .200 1.000   13    5   0   HR
  V Wilson C                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Cameron CF                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .250  .650   19    3   0   SB
J Phillips 1B                 3   2   2   1    2   0  .667 2.133   23    9   1   2·2B
K Garcia RF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400   13    3   0   
T Wigginton 3B                4   0   0   1    1   1  .000  .200   21    0   2   
T Glavine P                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .333  .666   12    1   2   
  E Valent PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Looper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       38   7  10   7    6   4              159   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Phillips 2 (2, off J Cruz, off R Ortiz); K Matsui 2 (2, off J Cruz, off R Ortiz).

HR: K Matsui (1, off R Ortiz; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); M Piazza (1, off R Ortiz; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

IBB: K Matsui (1, by A Alfonseca).

TB: K Matsui 8; M Piazza 4; J Phillips 4; T Glavine; K Garcia; R Gutierrez; M Cameron.

RBI: K Matsui 3 (3); T Wigginton (1); T Glavine (1); M Piazza (1); J Phillips (1).

2-out RBI: K Matsui 2; T Glavine; J Phillips.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Looper-K Matsui-J Phillips; T Glavine-K Matsui-J Phillips.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Cameron (1, 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    0   0  .250  .500   18    1   3   
M Giles 2B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.750    9    1   2   HR
C Jones LF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .667 1.417   12    1   0   
A Jones CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   11    3   0   2·GDP
J Drew RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   15    3   0   
J Franco 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   15   11   1   
J Estrada C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    4   0   
M DeRosa 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    1   1   
  W Cunnane P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Ortiz P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Cruz P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    1   1   
  J Garcia PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  C Nitkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Hessman 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       31   2   6   2    2   4              108   27  10

BATTING

HR: M Giles (1, off T Glavine; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: M Giles 5; C Jones 2; R Furcal; J Drew.

GIDP: A Jones 2 (2).

RBI: M Giles 2 (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: R Furcal (1); M DeRosa (1).

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
T Glavine, W (1-0)             6     4   2   2    2   2   1   3.00   23   78-45   26· 4·15    9· 8· 2· 0     56    -     0.61   0.03
D Weathers                     2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   22-15    9· 1· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.04
B Looper                       1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4    8-6     6· 0· 0    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.20   0.01
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   4   1          33  108-66   41· 5·20   15·10· 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)               2.1   7   6   3    2   1   2  11.57   17   54-29   22· 2· 5    5· 6· 3· 0     24    -     1.07  -0.44
J Cruz                         2.2   2   1   1    2   1   0   3.38   12   47-30   15· 5·10    5· 2· 2· 0          3-1    0.58  -0.00
C Nitkowski                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    5-3     3· 0· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
A Alfonseca                    1     1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    6   28-12    5· 1· 6    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.24   0.01
W Cunnane                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6   21-13    9· 0· 4    0· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.01
Totals                         9    10   7   4    6   4   2          44  155-87   54· 8·25   15·13· 6· 0          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: A Alfonseca (1; K Matsui).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Matt Hollowell.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 49,460.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 7mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Atlanta Braves                       
1. K Matsui             SS    1. R Furcal             SS 
2. R Gutierrez          2B    2. M Giles              2B 
3. C Floyd              LF    3. C Jones              LF 
4. M Piazza             C     4. A Jones              CF 
5. M Cameron            CF    5. J Drew               RF 
6. J Phillips           1B    6. J Franco             1B 
7. K Garcia             RF    7. J Estrada            C  
8. T Wigginton          3B    8. M DeRosa             3B 
9. T Glavine            P     9. R Ortiz              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  1-0  1--  1  -16%  35% M Giles         T Glavine       Home Run (Fly Ball); Furcal Scores
   t 2   2  2-2  -2-  4   10%  59% K Matsui        R Ortiz         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Glavine Scores/unER
   t 3   1  2-3  ---  1   10%  69% M Piazza        R Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   t 2   2  2-1  --3  6   10%  48% T Glavine       R Ortiz         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Phillips Scores; Glavine to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  1   10%  60% K Matsui        R Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Russ Ortiz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  1   60%  K Matsui        Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  2   63%  R Gutierrez     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   60%  C Floyd         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  4   57%  M Piazza        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      1--  1   55%  M Cameron       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   51%  R Furcal        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   RR     1--  1   35%  M Giles         Home Run (Fly Ball); Furcal Scores
          ---  4   32%  C Jones         Walk
   OO     1--  2   39%  A Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  6   40%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Russ Ortiz facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   46%  J Phillips      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   44%  K Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B; Phillips to 3B
   O      --3  4   38%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  6   48%  T Glavine       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Phillips Scores; Glavine to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   R      -2-  4   59%  K Matsui        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Glavine Scores/unER
   O      -2-  2   56%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Glavine facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   58%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  J Estrada       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   61%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Russ Ortiz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   59%  C Floyd         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  1   69%  M Piazza        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          ---  4   71%  M Cameron       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      72%  J Phillips      Cameron Steals 2B
          -2-  5   74%  " "             Walk
          12-  1   78%  K Garcia        Reached on E6 (Line Drive); Cameron to 3B; Phillips to 2B
   R      123  6   85%  T Wigginton     Walk; Cameron Scores/unER; Phillips to 3B; Garcia to 2B
                  Juan Cruz replaces Russ Ortiz pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  5   80%  T Glavine       Lineout: SS
   R      123  7   86%  K Matsui        Walk; Phillips Scores/unER; Garcia to 3B; Wigginton to 2B
   O      123  5   83%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Tom Glavine facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   85%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   87%  R Furcal        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   86%  M Giles         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   87%  C Jones         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-2, Juan Cruz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   86%  C Floyd         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  M Piazza        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   86%  M Cameron       Walk
   R      1--  2   91%  J Phillips      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Cameron Scores
   O      -2-  4   90%  K Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-7, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   92%  A Jones         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   93%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   93%  J Franco        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Braves 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Juan Cruz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   93%  T Wigginton     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   93%  T Glavine       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   93%  K Matsui        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   92%  R Gutierrez     Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-7, Tom Glavine facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   94%  J Estrada       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   95%  M DeRosa        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Jesse Garcia pinch hits for Juan Cruz batting 9th
   O      ---  2   95%  J Garcia        Bunt Groundout: C unassisted (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, C.J. Nitkowski facing 3-4-5
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Jesse Garcia pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   95%  C Floyd         Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---  1   94%  M Piazza        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  M Cameron       Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-7, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   95%  R Furcal        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   96%  M Giles         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  1   96%  C Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
          1--  5   95%  A Jones         Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      12-  2   97%  J Drew          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Antonio Alfonseca facing 6-7-8
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   97%  J Phillips      Walk
          1--  5   98%  K Garcia        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Phillips to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  T Wigginton     Groundout: 3B-1B; Phillips to 3B; Garcia to 2B
                  Eric Valent pinch hits for Tom Glavine batting 9th
   O      -23  7   97%  E Valent        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          -23  4   97%  K Matsui        Intentional Walk
   O      123  6   96%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 7, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-7, Dave Weathers facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Weathers replaces Eric Valent pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   97%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  J Estrada       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   98%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Will Cunnane facing 3-4-5
                  Will Cunnane replaces Mark DeRosa pitching and batting 8th; Mike Hessman replaces Antonio Alfonseca playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  C Floyd         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  M Piazza        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   98%  M Cameron       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-7, Dave Weathers facing 9-1-2
                  Vance Wilson replaces Mike Piazza playing C batting 4th
   O      ---  3   99%  M Hessman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  R Furcal        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  M Giles         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Braves 2.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Will Cunnane facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   99%  J Phillips      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   99%  K Garcia        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   99%  T Wigginton     Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-7, Braden Looper facing 3-4-5
                  Braden Looper replaces Dave Weathers pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   98%  C Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1  100%  A Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---  2  100%  J Drew          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1  100%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Braves 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation