April 19, 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 4
SEA 1 BAL 6
NYY 0 BOS 5
TEX 3 MIN 3
CLE 0 OAK 6
KCR 5 TBR 5
CHW 0 TOR 3
DET 2 ARI 10
SDP 3 ATL 4
LAD 1 CHC 13
PIT 1 MIL 5
@CIN 3
(10) FLA 6
WSN 5 COL 3
@HOU 2 NYM 4
@PHI 2 SFG 3
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 40,451

Saturday, April 19, 2008, 3:55pm
Time of Game: 2:40

Dodgers

7-10

Lost 2

4th, 6 GB

Joe Torre

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

W: C James (1-1), L: C Billingsley (0-3), S: M Acosta (1)

Braves

8-9

Won 3

3rd, 2½ GB

Bobby Cox

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .409 1.182    9    2   2   GDP
A Ethier LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .786   23    2   0   
M Kemp RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .749   18    0   1   2B,GDP
J Kent 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .837   12    1   2   
J Loney 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .317  .837   16    4   1   GDP
N Garciaparra 3B              4   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .350    8    0   1   
A Jones CF                    1   1   1   1    2   0  .182  .635   17    2   0   HR
G Bennett C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4   11   0   
  J Pierre PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .667    3    0   0   
  E Loaiza P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Billingsley P               1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    9    2   1   SH
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Martin PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .584    4    0   0   
Totals                       30   1   7   1    2   4              123   24   8

BATTING

2B: M Kemp (1, off C James).

HR: A Jones (1, off C James; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: C Billingsley (1, off C James).

TB: A Jones 4; M Kemp 2; R Furcal 2; A Ethier; C Billingsley; J Kent.

GIDP: M Kemp (2); R Furcal (1); J Loney (3).

RBI: A Jones (3).

2-out RBI: A Jones.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: N Garciaparra (2).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Johnson 2B                  3   1   0   0    2   1  .228  .653   18   10   2   
Y Escobar SS                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .324  .939   15    2   1   
C Jones 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .449 1.241   19    0   3   
M Teixeira 1B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .221  .690   15    4   0   2B
B McCann C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .283  .936   11    4   0   
J Francoeur RF                4   0   0   1    0   1  .275  .794   13    2   0   
M Kotsay CF                   3   0   2   1    1   0  .262  .764   11    0   0   
G Blanco LF                   4   0   2   0    0   2  .385  .929   20    5   0   
C James P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   1   
  B Pena PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .708    5    0   0   
  J Campillo P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  B Boyer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Gotay PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .817    5    0   0   
  M Acosta P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   4   8   4    5  10              140   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Teixeira (3, off C Billingsley).

TB: M Teixeira 3; G Blanco 2; M Kotsay 2; Y Escobar; C Jones.

RBI: M Teixeira 2 (9); M Kotsay (4); J Francoeur (14).

2-out RBI: M Kotsay.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Jones-K Johnson-M Teixeira 2; Y Escobar-M Teixeira.

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Billingsley, L (0-3)         5     6   4   4    5   9   0   6.14   25   99-56   28·11·17    8· 3· 0· 0     43    -     1.39  -0.24
J Beimel                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.35    4   17-14   13· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.40   0.02
E Loaiza                       2     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.95    8   24-16   11· 2· 3    4· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.20   0.02
Totals                         8     8   4   4    5  10   0          37  140-86   52·13·21   14· 8· 0· 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
C James, W (1-1)               5     4   1   1    1   2   1   7.88   19   69-41   27· 6· 8    2·11· 3· 0     56    -     1.01   0.13
J Campillo, H (1)              2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    8   30-19    8· 1·10    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.09
B Boyer, H (2)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.09    3   14-9     5· 3· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.30   0.04
M Acosta, S (1)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    3   10-7     7· 0· 0    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.86   0.03
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   4   1          33  123-76   47·10·19   10·14· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Paul Schrieber.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 40,451.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 11mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Atlanta Braves                       
1. R Furcal             SS    1. K Johnson            2B 
2. A Ethier             LF    2. Y Escobar            SS 
3. M Kemp               RF    3. C Jones              3B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. M Teixeira           1B 
5. J Loney              1B    5. B McCann             C  
6. N Garciaparra        3B    6. J Francoeur          RF 
7. A Jones              CF    7. M Kotsay             CF 
8. G Bennett            C     8. G Blanco             LF 
9. C Billingsley        P     9. C James              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  1-0  123  5   19%  75% M Teixeira      C Billingsley   Single to LF (Fly Ball); Johnson Scores; Escobar Scores; Jones to 2B
   t 2   2  0-0  ---  8  -11%  43% A Jones         C James         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 5   1  1-0  12-  8    9%  56% C Jones         C Billingsley   Walk; Johnson to 3B; Escobar to 2B
   t 3   0  0-1  1--  3    7%  42% R Furcal        C James         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   b 2   0  1-0  ---  4    7%  51% M Teixeira      C Billingsley   Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck James facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   46%  R Furcal        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   50%  A Ethier        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   53%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   55%  J Kent          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Billingsley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  K Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   51%  Y Escobar       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   50%  C Jones         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck James facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  J Loney         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   R      ---  8   43%  A Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  1   44%  G Bennett       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Chad Billingsley facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   51%  M Teixeira      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  1   49%  B McCann        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Teixeira to 3B
   O      --3  2   43%  J Francoeur     Groundout: P-1B
          --3  6   44%  M Kotsay        Walk
   O      1-3  6   38%  G Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chuck James facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   35%  C Billingsley   Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  3   42%  R Furcal        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   43%  A Ethier        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Chad Billingsley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   40%  C James         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   43%  K Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  4   40%  Y Escobar       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   43%  C Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Johnson to 3B
   O      1-3  2   37%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chuck James facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   31%  M Kemp          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   32%  J Kent          Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Kemp to 3B
   O      --3  3   38%  J Loney         Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      --3  2   42%  N Garciaparra   Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Chad Billingsley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   39%  B McCann        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   37%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   39%  M Kotsay        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   36%  G Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chuck James facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   32%  A Jones         Walk
   O      1--  3   35%  G Bennett       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  5   37%  C Billingsley   Bunt Groundout: P-2B; Jones to 2B
   O      -2-  1   41%  R Furcal        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Chad Billingsley facing 9-1-2
                  Brayan Pena pinch hits for Chuck James batting 9th
   O      ---  5   38%  B Pena          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   41%  K Johnson       Walk
          1--  3   47%  Y Escobar       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Johnson to 2B
          12-  8   56%  C Jones         Walk; Johnson to 3B; Escobar to 2B
   RR     123  5   75%  M Teixeira      Single to LF (Fly Ball); Johnson Scores; Escobar Scores; Jones to 2B
          12-  5   80%  B McCann        Walk; Jones to 3B; Teixeira to 2B
   RO     123  2   82%  J Francoeur     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Jones Scores; Teixeira to 3B; McCann to 2B
   RO     -23  2   87%  M Kotsay        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Teixeira Scores; McCann out at Hm/RF-C
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jorge Campillo facing 2-3-4
                  Jorge Campillo replaces Brayan Pena pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   83%  A Ethier        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   87%  M Kemp          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   90%  J Kent          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   92%  J Loney         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Joe Beimel facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Beimel replaces Chad Billingsley pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   93%  G Blanco        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   92%  J Campillo      Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  3   91%  K Johnson       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   90%  Y Escobar       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jorge Campillo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   92%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  5   90%  A Jones         Walk
                  Juan Pierre pinch hits for Gary Bennett batting 8th
   O      1--  3   92%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  Russell Martin pinch hits for Joe Beimel batting 9th
   O      1--  4   94%  R Martin        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Esteban Loaiza facing 3-4-5
                  Esteban Loaiza replaces Juan Pierre pitching and batting 8th; Russell Martin moves to C
   O      ---  6   94%  C Jones         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  4   94%  M Teixeira      Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   93%  B McCann        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Blaine Boyer facing 1-2-3
                  Blaine Boyer replaces Jorge Campillo pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   89%  R Furcal        Single to SS (Bunt to Weak SS)
   O      1--  6   93%  A Ethier        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  7   97%  M Kemp          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Esteban Loaiza facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   98%  J Francoeur     Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   97%  M Kotsay        Flyball: LF
          1--  2   98%  G Blanco        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Francoeur to 2B
                  Ruben Gotay pinch hits for Blaine Boyer batting 9th
   O      12-  5   97%  R Gotay         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Francoeur to 3B
   O      1-3  1   97%  K Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Manny Acosta facing 4-5-6
                  Manny Acosta replaces Ruben Gotay pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   93%  J Kent          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  5  100%  J Loney         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3  100%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation