May 18, 2008 Oakland Athletics at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 10
LAD 2 WSN 2
@BAL 1 BOS 11
MIL 7 NYM 11
@NYY 2 SEA 3
SDP 2 HOU 5
@TEX 4 ARI 4
DET 0 ATL 5
OAK 2 CHC 4
PIT 3 CIN 6
CLE 4 COL 6
MIN 2 KCR 9
@FLA 3 TOR 6
@PHI 5 CHW 13
@SFG 8 STL 5
TBR 4

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 31,025

Sunday, May 18, 2008, 1:30pm
Time of Game: 2:47

Athletics

24-21

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

Bob Geren

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2 11  0
Braves          1  2  0   0  0  0   0  2  X    5 11  0

W: J Reyes (2-1), L: J Duchscherer (3-3)

Braves

22-21

Won 1

4th, 2 GB

Bobby Cox

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Davis CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .185  .452   13    0   1   
  R Sweeney PH-CF             2   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .751    6    0   0   
B Crosby SS                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .270  .737   13    1   0   HR
M Sweeney 1B                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .320  .813   15   11   1   2B
J Cust LF                     5   0   2   0    0   1  .246  .828   17    1   1   
E Brown RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .256  .651   14    0   0   
J Hannahan 3B                 3   0   1   1    1   1  .243  .745   20    1   3   2B
R Bowen C                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .227  .579   17    6   0   3B
G Petit 2B                    3   0   2   0    1   1  .667 1.750   18    3   4   2B
J Duchscherer P               2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    6    0   1   
  F Thomas PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .690    3    0   0   
  C Gaudin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   3   
  D Barton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .653    6    0   0   
  A Embree P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   2  11   2    3  10              148   24  14

BATTING

2B: G Petit (1, off J Bennett); M Sweeney (6, off J Bennett); J Hannahan (6, off J Reyes).

3B: R Bowen (1, off B Boyer).

HR: B Crosby (3, off J Reyes; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: B Crosby 4; R Bowen 4; M Sweeney 3; G Petit 3; J Hannahan 2; J Cust 2; E Brown.

RBI: J Hannahan (12); B Crosby (22).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Sweeney-B Crosby.

BASERUNNING

PO: G Petit (1st base by B McCann).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Y Escobar SS                  4   1   3   2    0   0  .308  .813   11    2   3   
M Kotsay CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .799   11    0   0   
C Jones 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .410 1.154   16    1   3   
M Teixeira 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .247  .746   16   12   0   2B,GDP
B McCann C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .316  .958   13   10   1   2B
J Francoeur RF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .707   13    0   0   HBP
K Johnson 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .816    8    0   3   
  O Infante PH-2B             1   0   1   2    0   0  .318  .773    1    0   0   3B
G Blanco LF                   3   1   2   0    1   1  .308  .780   19    2   0   
J Reyes P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   1   SH
  J Bennett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
  G Norton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .862    1    0   0   
  B Boyer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Acosta P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   5  11   5    2   5              115   27  11

BATTING

2B: B McCann (17, off J Duchscherer); M Teixeira (11, off A Embree).

3B: O Infante (1, off A Embree).

SH: J Reyes (1, off J Duchscherer).

HBP: J Francoeur (3, by J Duchscherer).

TB: O Infante 3; Y Escobar 3; B McCann 2; M Teixeira 2; G Blanco 2; K Johnson; M Kotsay; C Jones.

GIDP: M Teixeira (7).

RBI: Y Escobar 2 (19); O Infante 2 (2); B McCann (26).

2-out RBI: O Infante 2; B McCann.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Duchscherer, L (3-3)         5     7   3   3    2   2   0   2.67   22   74-47   31· 5·11    8· 4· 5· 0     41    -     1.09  -0.13
C Gaudin                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.29    7   18-13    9· 2· 2    6· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.84   0.09
A Embree                       1     3   2   2    0   2   0   4.43    6   23-15   10· 2· 3    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.75  -0.10
Totals                         8    11   5   5    2   5   0          35  115-75   50· 9·16   16· 4· 7· 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 Reyes, W (2-1)               5     8   2   2    2   6   1   4.12   24   89-59   34· 8·17   10· 3· 3· 0     47    -     1.18  -0.06
J Bennett, H (3)               2     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.34    8   22-16    9· 2· 5    4· 3· 0· 0          1-0    2.16   0.27
B Boyer, H (7)                 1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.01    4   17-9     4· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.57   0.12
W Ohman, H (6)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.50    1    3-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.82   0.02
M Acosta                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.48    3   13-6     2· 0· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.59   0.01
Totals                         9    11   2   2    3  10   1          40  144-93   50·12·31   16· 8· 3· 0          1-0

J Reyes faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Duchscherer (2; J Francoeur).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Damien Beal, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Dan Iassogna.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 31,025.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 19mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Atlanta Braves                       
1. R Davis              CF    1. Y Escobar            SS 
2. B Crosby             SS    2. M Kotsay             CF 
3. M Sweeney            1B    3. C Jones              3B 
4. J Cust               LF    4. M Teixeira           1B 
5. E Brown              RF    5. B McCann             C  
6. J Hannahan           3B    6. J Francoeur          RF 
7. R Bowen              C     7. K Johnson            2B 
8. G Petit              2B    8. G Blanco             LF 
9. J Duchscherer        P     9. J Reyes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  3-2  ---  3  -17%  63% R Bowen         B Boyer         Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
   t 6   0  3-1  1--  2  -17%  57% J Hannahan      J Reyes         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Brown Scores
   t 8   1  3-2  --3  6   14%  78% G Petit         B Boyer         Strikeout Looking
   t 6   1  3-2  -23  3   13%  65% F Thomas        J Bennett       Strikeout Swinging
   b 1   2  1-0  12-  5   12%  56% B McCann        J Duchscherer   Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Escobar Scores; Jones to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jo-Jo Reyes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  R Davis         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      ---  2   42%  B Crosby        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   43%  M Sweeney       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   42%  J Cust          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   44%  E Brown         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Duchscherer facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   48%  Y Escobar       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  7   46%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B; Escobar to 2B
          -2-  6   48%  C Jones         Walk
   O      12-  5   44%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  5   56%  B McCann        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Escobar Scores; Jones to 3B
   O      -23  2   50%  J Francoeur     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Jo-Jo Reyes facing 6-7-8
          --- 11   46%  J Hannahan      Walk
          1--  4   40%  R Bowen         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hannahan to 2B
          12-  7   33%  G Petit         Walk; Hannahan to 3B; Bowen to 2B
   O      123  3   40%  J Duchscherer   Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   47%  R Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      123  1   55%  B Crosby        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Duchscherer facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   59%  K Johnson       Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
          1--  3   64%  G Blanco        Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  1   64%  J Reyes         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Weak 3B); Johnson to 3B; Blanco to 2B
   RRO    -23  4   73%  Y Escobar       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Johnson Scores; Blanco Scores; Escobar out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  2   72%  M Kotsay        Lineout: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Jo-Jo Reyes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   74%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   71%  J Cust          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   75%  E Brown         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  5   77%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Justin Duchscherer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   75%  C Jones         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   74%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   74%  B McCann        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Jo-Jo Reyes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   76%  R Bowen         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   73%  G Petit         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   77%  J Duchscherer   Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  3   79%  R Davis         Petit Picked off 1B (C-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Justin Duchscherer facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   81%  J Francoeur     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   79%  K Johnson       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          1--  6   82%  G Blanco        Walk; Francoeur to 2B
   O      12-  5   79%  J Reyes         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      12-  4   76%  Y Escobar       Single to CF (Line Drive); Francoeur out at Hm/CF-C; Blanco to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Jo-Jo Reyes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   79%  R Davis         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   81%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   79%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   82%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Justin Duchscherer facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   84%  M Kotsay        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   82%  C Jones         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   OO     1--  5   79%  M Teixeira      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Jo-Jo Reyes facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   73%  E Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  2   57%  J Hannahan      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Brown Scores
                  Jeff Bennett replaces Jo-Jo Reyes pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   63%  R Bowen         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          -2-  4   52%  G Petit         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Hannahan to 3B
                  Frank Thomas pinch hits for Justin Duchscherer batting 9th
   O      -23  3   65%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  Ryan Sweeney pinch hits for Rajai Davis batting 1st
   O      -23  3   75%  R Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Chad Gaudin facing 5-6-7
                  Chad Gaudin replaces Frank Thomas pitching and batting 9th; Ryan Sweeney moves to CF
   O      ---  1   72%  B McCann        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  3   71%  J Francoeur     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   70%  K Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Jeff Bennett facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   74%  B Crosby        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   66%  M Sweeney       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   72%  J Cust          Groundout: 2B-1B; Sweeney to 3B
   O      --3  2   79%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Chad Gaudin facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   82%  G Blanco        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
                  Greg Norton pinch hits for Jeff Bennett batting 9th
   O      1--  1   81%  G Norton        Groundout: P-2B-1B; Blanco to 2B
   O      -2-  2   77%  Y Escobar       Fielder's Choice P unassisted; Blanco out at 3B/P
   O      1--  1   75%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Braves 3.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Blaine Boyer facing 6-7-8
                  Blaine Boyer replaces Greg Norton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   81%  J Hannahan      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   63%  R Bowen         Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      --3  6   78%  G Petit         Strikeout Looking
                  Daric Barton pinch hits for Chad Gaudin batting 9th
   O      --3  6   87%  D Barton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Alan Embree facing 3-4-5
                  Alan Embree replaces Daric Barton pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   89%  C Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   94%  M Teixeira      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Jones to 3B
   O      -23  4   92%  B McCann        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -23  4   87%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
                  Omar Infante pinch hits for Kelly Johnson batting 7th
   RR     -23  1   97%  O Infante       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Jones Scores; Teixeira Scores
   O      --3  5   97%  G Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Braves 5.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Will Ohman facing 1-2-3
                  Will Ohman replaces Blaine Boyer pitching and batting 9th; Omar Infante moves to 2B
   O      ---  3   99%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
                  Manny Acosta replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   96%  B Crosby        Walk
   O      1--  2   99%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF
          1--      99%  J Cust          Defensive Indifference; Crosby to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Braves 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation