July 21, 2004 Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 10
@BOS 5 CHW 14
@CLE 0 DET 4
KCR 2 MIN 12
TBD 2 NYY 10
TOR 3 SEA 6
OAK 5
(10) TEX 3
ANA 2 HOU 5
@ARI 2 PIT 4
@ATL 3 CHC 5
CIN 4 COL 6
@LAD 5 NYM 5
MON 4 PHI 2
FLA 1 SDP 7
@SFG 1 STL 1
MIL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 30,131

Wednesday, July 21, 2004, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:24

Pirates

44-48

Won 2

6th, 15 GB

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

W: K Benson (8-7), L: P Byrd (2-3), S: J Mesa (27)

Braves

49-45

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .310  .766   20    4   0   2B
J Wilson SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .326  .834   14    3   2   GDP
R Mackowiak 3B-RF             4   1   2   1    0   0  .270  .803   13    2   2   2B
C Wilson RF-1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .914   13    5   0   
J Bay LF                      3   1   2   0    1   1  .300  .981   19    1   0   CS
T Redman CF                   4   1   2   3    0   1  .257  .633   14    1   0   HR
R Simon 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .521   15    8   2   
  C Stynes 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .570         0   0   
J Castillo 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .620   11    1   5   
K Benson P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .189  .400    6    1   2   
  B Hill PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .738    3    0   0   
  J Mesa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       35   4   8   4    2   5              128   27  13

BATTING

2B: R Mackowiak (15, off P Byrd); J Kendall (16, off P Byrd).

HR: T Redman (5, off P Byrd; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: T Redman 5; R Mackowiak 3; J Bay 2; J Kendall 2; J Castillo.

GIDP: J Wilson (9).

RBI: T Redman 3 (37); R Mackowiak (47).

2-out RBI: T Redman.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Benson-J Wilson-R Simon.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Bay (3, 2nd base by J Cruz/J Estrada).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .275  .797    9    1   3   SB
M Giles 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .324  .867   18    1   4   
J Drew RF                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .313 1.052   11    4   0   HR
C Jones 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .220  .762   25    1   2   GDP
J Estrada C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .835   14    5   1   
A LaRoche 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .707   15   10   0   
A Jones CF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .844    9    3   0   
C Thomas LF                   2   1   0   0    0   0  .365 1.071    9    2   0   HBP
P Byrd P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .473    1    0   1   
  M DeRosa PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .612    1    0   0   
  J Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  J Franco PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .778    6    0   0   
  N Green PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .733         0   0   
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   3    0   4              118   27  11

BATTING

HR: J Drew (23, off J Mesa; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

HBP: C Thomas (2, by K Benson).

TB: J Drew 4; R Furcal 2; J Franco; M Giles; A Jones.

GIDP: C Jones (7).

RBI: J Drew 2 (61); R Furcal (32).

2-out RBI: R Furcal.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Giles-R Furcal-A LaRoche.

E: R Furcal (15); P Byrd (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Furcal (9, 2nd base off K Benson/J Kendall).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Benson, W (8-7)              8     5   2   2    0   4   0   4.13   29  104-71   42·16·13   12·10· 2· 0     68    -     1.12   0.34
J Mesa, S (27)                 1     1   1   1    0   0   1   2.40    4   13-6     6· 0· 0    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.58   0.10
Totals                         9     6   3   3    0   4   1          33  117-77   48·16·13   15·11· 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
P Byrd, L (2-3)                6     6   4   3    2   3   1   3.41   27   92-65   41· 9·15    9· 9· 4· 0     47    -     0.89  -0.12
J Cruz                         2     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.07    7   23-14   10· 0· 4    6· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.04
A Alfonseca                    1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    3    9-7     2· 0· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     8   4   3    2   5   1          37  124-86   53· 9·24   15·11· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: K Benson (6; C Thomas).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Bill Welke.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 30,131.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Atlanta Braves                       
1. J Kendall            C     1. R Furcal             SS 
2. J Wilson             SS    2. M Giles              2B 
3. R Mackowiak          3B    3. J Drew               RF 
4. C Wilson             RF    4. C Jones              3B 
5. J Bay                LF    5. J Estrada            C  
6. T Redman             CF    6. A LaRoche            1B 
7. R Simon              1B    7. A Jones              CF 
8. J Castillo           2B    8. C Thomas             LF 
9. K Benson             P     9. P Byrd               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  1-2  1--  1   19%  85% T Redman        P Byrd          Home Run (Fly Ball); Bay Scores
   b 9   0  4-2  ---  3  -11%  79% J Drew          J Mesa          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  2    9%  61% R Mackowiak     P Byrd          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Kendall Scores
   b 9   0  4-3  ---  5    9%  88% C Jones         J Mesa          Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 8   2  4-2  12-  5    9%  92% M Giles         K Benson        Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   56%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   52%  J Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-  2   61%  R Mackowiak     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Kendall Scores
          -2-  3   65%  C Wilson        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Mackowiak to 3B
   O      1-3  4   59%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  1   68%  T Redman        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Mackowiak Scores/unER; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  5   65%  R Simon         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   61%  R Furcal        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      59%  M Giles         Furcal Steals 2B
          -2-  5   52%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Short CF); Furcal to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   55%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Furcal Scores
   OO     1--  6   60%  C Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Paul Byrd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   58%  J Castillo      Flyball: CF
          ---  1   60%  K Benson        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   64%  J Kendall       Walk; Benson to 2B
   OO     12-  5   56%  J Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Kris Benson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   58%  J Estrada       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   60%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   61%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Paul Byrd facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   59%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   57%  C Wilson        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   58%  J Bay           Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   56%  T Redman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Kris Benson facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   52%  C Thomas        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   56%  P Byrd          Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  1   59%  R Furcal        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   62%  M Giles         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Paul Byrd facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   60%  R Simon         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   58%  J Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   57%  K Benson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Kris Benson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   60%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --- 10   62%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   64%  J Estrada       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   61%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  4   59%  J Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   58%  R Mackowiak     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   62%  A LaRoche       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   64%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   66%  C Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   63%  C Wilson        Lineout: LF
          ---  9   66%  J Bay           Walk
   RR     1--  1   85%  T Redman        Home Run (Fly Ball); Bay Scores
   O      ---  2   84%  R Simon         Popfly: 1B
          ---  4   85%  J Castillo      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   83%  K Benson        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
                  Mark DeRosa pinch hits for Paul Byrd batting 9th
   O      ---  1   86%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   88%  R Furcal        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   89%  M Giles         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Juan Cruz facing 1-2-3
                  Juan Cruz replaces Mark DeRosa pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   88%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   87%  J Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   88%  R Mackowiak     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   87%  C Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Kris Benson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   90%  J Drew          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   92%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   93%  J Estrada       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Juan Cruz facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   94%  J Bay           Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      92%  T Redman        Bay Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5   91%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  R Simon         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   94%  A LaRoche       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  2   91%  A Jones         Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   94%  C Thomas        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Julio Franco pinch hits for Juan Cruz batting 9th
          1--  6   91%  J Franco        Single to CF (Line Drive); Thomas to 2B
                  Nick Green pinch runs for Julio Franco batting 9th
   R      12-  2   84%  R Furcal        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Thomas Scores; Green to 2B
   O      12-  5   92%  M Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Antonio Alfonseca facing 8-9-1
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Nick Green pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   91%  J Castillo      Flyball: CF
                  Bobby Hill pinch hits for Kris Benson batting 9th
   O      ---  3   91%  B Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   90%  J Kendall       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Jose Mesa facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Mesa replaces Bobby Hill pitching and batting 9th; Craig Wilson moves to 1B; Chris Stynes replaces Randall Simon playing 3B batting 7th; Rob Mackowiak moves to RF
   R      ---  3   79%  J Drew          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   88%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   95%  J Estrada       Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---  4  100%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 2B-1B (Short RF)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation