April 20, 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 4
@LAA 2 NYY 7
@BAL 1 BOS 6
TEX 5 MIN 2
CLE 1
(10) OAK 7
KCR 1 CHW 6
@TBR 0 TOR 5
DET 3 SDP 9
@ARI 4 ATL 6
LAD 1 CHC 13
PIT 6 CIN 4
MIL 3
(10) FLA 6
WSN 1 HOU 6
COL 4 PHI 5
NYM 4 SFG 8
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 36,772

Sunday, April 20, 2008, 1:30pm
Time of Game: 3:11

Dodgers

7-11

Lost 3

5th, 6 GB

Joe Torre

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1
Braves          0  0  1   0  1  0   0  4  X    6 14  1

W: J Jurrjens (2-2), L: H Kuroda (1-2)

Braves

9-9

Won 4

3rd, 2 GB

Bobby Cox

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   3   0   0   0    2   0  .391 1.146   21    1   1   2·SB
J Pierre LF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .282  .633   24    2   0   2·SB
J Loney 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .299  .790   17    7   2   
A Jones CF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .169  .595   17    2   0   
A Ethier RF                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .290  .810   17    3   0   
R Martin C                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .197  .628   13    7   0   HR
B DeWitt 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .713   14    0   1   
C Hu 2B                       4   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .567   17    0   4   
H Kuroda P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .472    5    2   1   
  N Garciaparra PH            0   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .408    9    0   0   
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Proctor P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Kemp PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .734    1    0   0   
Totals                       33   1   5   1    5   9              155   24   9

BATTING

HR: R Martin (2, off J Jurrjens; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: R Martin 4; A Ethier; B DeWitt; C Hu; J Pierre.

RBI: R Martin (6).

2-out RBI: R Martin.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

E: R Martin (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Pierre 2 (5, 2nd base off B Boyer/B McCann, 3rd base off B Boyer/B McCann); R Furcal 2 (4, 2nd base off J Jurrjens/C Miller 2).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Johnson 2B                  4   3   2   1    1   0  .246  .750   21    1   4   HR,2B
Y Escobar SS                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .306  .898   28    4   4   IW
C Jones 3B                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .458 1.258   10    0   0   2B
  M Prado 3B                  2   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .875    4    0   0   3B
M Teixeira 1B                 4   1   3   3    1   0  .250  .783   19    8   0   HR,IW
J Francoeur RF                5   1   3   0    0   0  .297  .848   18    2   0   2·2B
M Kotsay CF                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .273  .766   20    1   0   
G Blanco LF                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .400  .967    9    0   0   
  M Diaz PH-LF                2   0   0   0    0   2  .258  .581   10    1   0   
C Miller C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .222   14    9   0   
  B McCann PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .922    2    1   0   
J Jurrjens P                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    9    0   0   
  B Boyer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Gotay PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .749    6    0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       39   6  14   6    4   7              170   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Jones (4, off H Kuroda); K Johnson (2, off S Proctor); J Francoeur 2 (6, off S Proctor, off H Kuroda).

3B: M Prado (2, off S Proctor).

HR: M Teixeira (4, off S Proctor; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); K Johnson (3, off H Kuroda; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: Y Escobar (1, by H Kuroda); M Teixeira (2, by H Kuroda).

TB: M Teixeira 6; K Johnson 6; J Francoeur 5; C Jones 3; M Prado 3; M Kotsay 2; G Blanco.

RBI: M Teixeira 3 (12); M Prado (2); K Johnson (7); M Kotsay (5).

2-out RBI: M Teixeira 3; M Kotsay; M Prado.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 4 for 16.

FIELDING

E: K Johnson (4).

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
H Kuroda, L (1-2)              6     7   2   2    4   4   1   2.92   30  118-69   50· 6·13   10· 8· 4· 0     50    -     1.24   0.03
J Beimel                       0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   1.29    3   10-8     5· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.11  -0.03
S Proctor                      1.2   5   4   4    0   3   1   9.00   10   42-25   11· 5· 9    0· 4· 3· 0          2-0    0.66  -0.05
Totals                         8    14   6   6    4   7   2          43  170-102  66·12·24   11·13· 8· 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
J Jurrjens, W (2-2)            7     3   1   1    3   8   1   3.20   28  114-73   41· 6·26   10· 6· 1· 0     72    -     1.15   0.32
B Boyer, H (3)                 1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.75    5   18-8     4· 1· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.16   0.12
W Ohman                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   1.17    5   17-9     6· 0· 3    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     5   1   1    5   9   1          38  149-90   51· 7·32   13· 9· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: H Kuroda 2 (3; M Teixeira, Y Escobar).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 36,772.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Atlanta Braves                       
1. R Furcal             SS    1. K Johnson            2B 
2. J Pierre             LF    2. Y Escobar            SS 
3. J Loney              1B    3. C Jones              3B 
4. A Jones              CF    4. M Teixeira           1B 
5. A Ethier             RF    5. J Francoeur          RF 
6. R Martin             C     6. M Kotsay             CF 
7. B DeWitt             3B    7. G Blanco             LF 
8. C Hu                 2B    8. C Miller             C  
9. H Kuroda             P     9. J Jurrjens           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  1-1  ---  2   15%  71% K Johnson       H Kuroda        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 8   1  2-1  --3  3   14%  78% A Jones         B Boyer         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   t 4   2  1-0  ---  4  -13%  55% R Martin        J Jurrjens      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 8   2  2-1  1-3  2   12%  87% R Martin        B Boyer         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   b 3   2  0-0  12-  5   12%  67% M Teixeira      H Kuroda        Single to LF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores; Jones to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   46%  R Furcal        Walk
          1--      44%  J Pierre        Furcal Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   48%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   51%  J Loney         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Furcal to 3B
   O      --3  5   55%  A Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Hiroki Kuroda facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  K Johnson       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  6   51%  Y Escobar       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   46%  A Ethier        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   50%  R Martin        Strikeout Looking
          1--  3   46%  B DeWitt        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Ethier to 2B
   O      12-  4   51%  C Hu            Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   55%  H Kuroda        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Hiroki Kuroda facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  M Teixeira      Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          ---  6   57%  J Francoeur     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   54%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B; Francoeur to 3B
          --3  6   55%  G Blanco        Walk
   O      1-3  5   50%  C Miller        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   52%  R Furcal        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   54%  J Pierre        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   55%  J Loney         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Hiroki Kuroda facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   53%  J Jurrjens      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  7   56%  K Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  6   53%  Y Escobar       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          1--  3   55%  C Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive); Johnson to 2B
   R      12-  5   67%  M Teixeira      Single to LF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores; Jones to 2B
   O      12-  4   63%  J Francoeur     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jair Jurrjens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   66%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   68%  A Ethier        Popfly: SS
   R      ---  4   55%  R Martin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   56%  B DeWitt        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Hiroki Kuroda facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   60%  M Kotsay        Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   56%  G Blanco        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  7   53%  C Miller        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   50%  J Jurrjens      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jair Jurrjens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  C Hu            Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  3   50%  H Kuroda        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   53%  R Furcal        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      52%  J Pierre        Furcal Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   57%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Hiroki Kuroda facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   71%  K Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   69%  Y Escobar       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   73%  C Jones         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          -2-  4   75%  M Teixeira      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   71%  J Francoeur     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      12-  4   67%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jair Jurrjens facing 3-4-5
                  Martin Prado replaces Chipper Jones playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---  6   70%  J Loney         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   73%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   71%  A Ethier        Walk
   O      1--  4   75%  R Martin        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Hiroki Kuroda facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   78%  G Blanco        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   75%  C Miller        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--  1   78%  J Jurrjens      Reached on E2 (throw)/attempted forceout (Bunt to Front of Home); Blanco to 2B
   O      12-  6   75%  K Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Blanco to 3B; Jurrjens to 2B
          -23  4   76%  Y Escobar       Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   70%  M Prado         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jair Jurrjens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   74%  B DeWitt        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   77%  C Hu            Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  Nomar Garciaparra pinch hits for Hiroki Kuroda batting 9th
          ---  9   75%  N Garciaparra   Walk
   O      1--  7   79%  R Furcal        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joe Beimel facing 4-5-6
                  Joe Beimel replaces Nomar Garciaparra pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   82%  M Teixeira      Single to P (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  2   86%  J Francoeur     Single to CF (Line Drive); Teixeira to 2B
   O      12-  6   82%  M Kotsay        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  Scott Proctor replaces Joe Beimel pitching and batting 9th; Matt Diaz pinch hits for Gregor Blanco batting 7th
   O      12-  6   79%  M Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
                  Brian McCann pinch hits for Corky Miller batting 8th
   O      12-  2   75%  B McCann        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Blaine Boyer facing 2-3-4
                  Blaine Boyer replaces Jair Jurrjens pitching and batting 9th; Brian McCann moves to C; Matt Diaz moves to LF
          ---  4   66%  J Pierre        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--      60%  J Loney         Pierre Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   70%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      63%  A Jones         Pierre Steals 3B
   O      --3  3   78%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          --3  5   75%  A Ethier        Walk
   O      1-3  2   87%  R Martin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Scott Proctor facing 9-1-2
                  Ruben Gotay pinch hits for Blaine Boyer batting 9th
   O      ---  6   86%  R Gotay         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   88%  K Johnson       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   87%  Y Escobar       Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Johnson to 3B
   R      --3  2   94%  M Prado         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Johnson Scores
   RR     --3  4   99%  M Teixeira      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Prado Scores
          ---  4   99%  J Francoeur     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  3  100%  M Kotsay        Single to CF (Line Drive); Francoeur Scores; Kotsay to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  4   99%  M Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 6.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Will Ohman facing 7-8-9
                  Will Ohman replaces Ruben Gotay pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  B DeWitt        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  6   99%  C Hu            Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
                  Matt Kemp pinch hits for Scott Proctor batting 9th
   O      1--  1  100%  M Kemp          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          1--  6  100%  R Furcal        Walk; Hu to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation