May 31, 2002 Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

BAL 8
SEA 7
(10) CLE 7
CHW 0 TOR 4
@DET 2 ANA 11
@MIN 3 BOS 5
@NYY 2 OAK 13
@TBD 9 KCR 10
@TEX 7
(11) HOU 4
@CHC 1 ATL 7
@CIN 0 NYM 6
@FLA 5
(10) ARI 6
@LAD 3 MON 8
@PHI 7 MIL 12
@SDP 1 COL 6
@SFG 2 PIT 3
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 38,777

Friday, May 31, 2002
Time of Game: 2:38

Braves

30-25

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  1   0  0  0   2  0  3    7 13  0
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0

W: G Maddux (6-2), L: C Reitsma (3-2)

Reds

32-22

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .665   16    1   5   
J Franco 1B                   4   2   3   1    1   1  .250  .650   19   12   0   2·2B
G Sheffield RF                4   0   2   1    0   1  .250  .732   15    2   0   2B
  D Bragg PR-RF               1   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .608    1    0   0   
C Jones LF                    4   1   2   1    1   1  .333  .895   15    0   0   IW
A Jones CF                    4   1   1   2    1   0  .268  .875   20    3   0   2B
V Castilla 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .667   15    0   3   SB
  K Ligtenberg P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Franco PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    1    0   0   
  C Hammond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
H Blanco C                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .191  .522   18    8   1   2B,GDP
J Garcia 2B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .375  .750    5    0   3   
  K Gryboski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Helms 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .708    5    0   0   
G Maddux P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .421    2    0   0   
  K Lockhart 2B               2   1   1   0    0   0  .171  .530    6    1   2   2B
Totals                       39   7  13   7    4   5              138   27  14

BATTING

2B: G Sheffield (4, off L Pineda); H Blanco (3, off C Reitsma); A Jones (11, off J Brower); K Lockhart (4, off L Pineda); J Franco 2 (4, off C Reitsma, off J Brower).

IBB: C Jones (5, by J Brower).

TB: J Franco 5; G Sheffield 3; K Lockhart 2; H Blanco 2; A Jones 2; C Jones 2; J Garcia; V Castilla; M Franco.

GIDP: H Blanco (2).

RBI: A Jones 2 (36); J Franco (5); G Sheffield (19); M Franco (1); J Garcia (1); C Jones (33).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Furcal-K Lockhart-J Franco.

BASERUNNING

SB: V Castilla (1, 2nd base off C Reitsma/C Miller).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Walker 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .274  .725   16    3   2   
J Encarnacion RF              4   0   0   0    0   2  .268  .799   11    0   0   
K Griffey CF                  3   0   1   0    1   2  .214  .639   21    2   0   CS
A Dunn LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .306 1.015   14    3   0   
S Casey 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .753   11    7   1   
A Boone 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .646   10    1   3   
B Larkin SS                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .230  .630    8    4   3   SB
C Miller C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .323 1.000    8    6   0   GDP
C Reitsma P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .059    4    1   0   
  S Williamson P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Almanzar P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .460    3    0   0   
  L Pineda P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Guerrero PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .598    4    0   0   
  J Brower P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       29   0   4   0    2   8              110   27  11

BATTING

TB: B Larkin 2; K Griffey; W Guerrero.

GIDP: C Miller (4).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Boone-T Walker-S Casey.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Larkin (4, 2nd base off G Maddux/H Blanco).

CS: K Griffey (1, 2nd base by G Maddux/H Blanco).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Maddux, W (6-2)              5     2   0   0    1   2   0   2.98   17   51-36   21· 3·12   11· 1· 2· 0     64    -     0.84   0.29
K Gryboski, H (2)              1.2   0   0   0    1   3   0   0.87    6   29-18    8· 4· 6    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.13   0.11
K Ligtenberg                   1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.18    5   13-10    7· 0· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.56   0.04
C Hammond                      1     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.08    3   15-10    3· 3· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   8   0          31  108-74   39·10·25   15· 4· 2· 0           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Reitsma, L (3-2)             4     6   2   2    1   0   0   2.65   19   56-37   27· 2· 8   10· 2· 6· 0     41    -     1.10  -0.03
S Williamson                   1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.49    4   16-10    4· 3· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.59   0.04
C Almanzar                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    8-7     4· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.54   0.04
L Pineda                       2     3   2   2    2   2   0   3.46   11   46-28   12· 5·11    1· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.43  -0.10
J Brower                       1     3   3   3    1   0   0   4.33    6   11-6     5· 0· 1    2· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
Totals                         9    13   7   7    4   5   0          43  137-88   52·12·24   14· 7·13· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Brower (1; C Jones).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Matt Hollowell.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 38,777.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. R Furcal             SS    1. T Walker             2B 
2. J Franco             1B    2. J Encarnacion        RF 
3. G Sheffield          RF    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. C Jones              LF    4. A Dunn               LF 
5. A Jones              CF    5. S Casey              1B 
6. V Castilla           3B    6. A Boone              3B 
7. H Blanco             C     7. B Larkin             SS 
8. J Garcia             2B    8. C Miller             C  
9. G Maddux             P     9. C Reitsma            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  0-2  -2-  4    6%  89% J Franco        L Pineda        Single (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Lockhart Scores
   t 3   0  0-1  ---  3    6%  67% J Franco        C Reitsma       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   t 2   1  0-0  --3  1    6%  60% J Garcia        C Reitsma       Single to CF (Line Drive); Castilla Scores
   t 3   1  0-1  --3  2    6%  71% C Jones         C Reitsma       Single to CF (Line Drive); Franco Scores
   b 8   0  4-0  1--  1    5%  98% C Miller        K Ligtenberg    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Reitsma facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  R Furcal        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   50%  J Franco        Walk
          1--  4   54%  G Sheffield     Single to CF (Line Drive); Franco to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Franco to 3B
   O      1-3  9   45%  A Jones         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  T Walker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   49%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: RF
          ---  7   48%  K Griffey       Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  A Dunn          Griffey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Reitsma facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   54%  V Castilla      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--      56%  H Blanco        Castilla Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   55%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Castilla to 3B
   R      --3  1   60%  J Garcia        Single to CF (Line Drive); Castilla Scores
   O      1--  1   58%  G Maddux        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   56%  R Furcal        Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   58%  A Dunn          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   61%  A Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Reitsma facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   67%  J Franco        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   66%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B; Franco to 3B
   R      --3  2   71%  C Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive); Franco Scores
   O      1--  3   69%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   67%  V Castilla      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   70%  B Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   72%  C Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   73%  C Reitsma       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chris Reitsma facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   78%  H Blanco        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      -2-  3   77%  J Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B; Blanco to 3B
   O      --3  1   72%  G Maddux        Lineout: SS
   O      --3  1   69%  R Furcal        Bunt Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   72%  T Walker        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   74%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   72%  K Griffey       Single to 3B (Bunt)
   O      1--  2   75%  A Dunn          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Scott Williamson facing 2-3-4
                  Scott Williamson replaces Chris Reitsma pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   73%  J Franco        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   72%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   73%  C Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   71%  A Jones         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   74%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   76%  A Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   75%  B Larkin        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      74%  C Miller        Larkin Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   78%  " "             Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Carlos Almanzar facing 6-7-8
                  Carlos Almanzar replaces Scott Williamson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   76%  V Castilla      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   75%  H Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   74%  J Garcia        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Gryboski facing 9-1-2
                  Kevin Gryboski replaces Jesse Garcia pitching and batting 8th; Keith Lockhart replaces Greg Maddux playing 2B batting 9th; Brady Clark pinch hits for Carlos Almanzar batting 9th
   O      ---  3   78%  B Clark         Flyball: RF
          ---  9   74%  T Walker        Walk
   O      1--  4   78%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   82%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Luis Pineda facing 9-1-2
                  Luis Pineda replaces Brady Clark pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   86%  K Lockhart      Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   83%  R Furcal        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  4   89%  J Franco        Single (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Lockhart Scores
   R      1--  2   95%  G Sheffield     Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Franco Scores
                  Darren Bragg pinch runs for Gary Sheffield batting 3rd
   O      -2-  5   94%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   94%  A Jones         Walk
   O      12-  3   93%  V Castilla      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Gryboski facing 4-5-6
                  Darren Bragg moves to RF
   O      ---  4   95%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   96%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Vinny Castilla pitching and batting 6th; Wes Helms replaces Kevin Gryboski playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---  2   96%  A Boone         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Luis Pineda facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   97%  H Blanco        Walk
   O      1--  5   96%  W Helms         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   96%  K Lockhart      Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
   O      1--  5   96%  R Furcal        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Kerry Ligtenberg facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   93%  B Larkin        Single (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   98%  C Miller        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  Wilton Guerrero pinch hits for Luis Pineda batting 9th
          ---  4   97%  W Guerrero      Single to P (Bunt)
   O      1--  1   99%  T Walker        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Reds 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Brower facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Brower replaces Wilton Guerrero pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   99%  J Franco        Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   99%  D Bragg         Fielder's Choice P; Franco out at 3B/P-3B; Bragg to 2B
          -2-  4   99%  C Jones         Intentional Walk
   RR     12-  1  100%  A Jones         Double to CF (Line Drive); Bragg Scores; Jones Scores
                  Matt Franco pinch hits for Kerry Ligtenberg batting 6th
   R      -2-  1  100%  M Franco        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Jones Scores
   OO     1--  2  100%  H Blanco        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-7, Chris Hammond facing 2-3-4
                  Chris Hammond replaces Matt Franco pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Reds 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CIN200205310

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 2002 > CIN \| ATL > May 31, 2002, Braves at Reds Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation