September 2, 2000 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 43,189

Saturday, September 2, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:52

Braves

80-56

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          3  0  0   2  0  0   0  2  1    8 10  0
Astros          5  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    6 10  0

W: G Maddux (15-8), L: S Elarton (15-5), S: J Rocker (18)

Astros

56-79

Lost 1

5th, 21 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS-2B                3   2   1   1    2   1  .289  .746   24    1   5   HR,SB
A Jones CF                    5   1   3   3    0   0  .308  .919   17    3   0   HR,2B,CS
C Jones 3B                    4   1   0   0    1   2  .296  .938   24    0   3   
B Surhoff LF                  5   1   2   0    0   2  .294  .794   18    1   0   2B
W Joyner 1B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .271  .757   12    8   2   
B Jordan RF                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .263  .755   15    0   0   2B,GDP
K Lockhart 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .690   13    2   2   
  A Galarraga PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .305  .913    4    0   0   
  G Lombard PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .095  .231         0   0   SB
  J Lopez C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .824         1   0   
P Bako C                      3   1   1   0    0   2  .233  .633   15    7   0   2B
  B Bonilla PH                1   0   1   2    0   0  .270  .782    8    0   0   
  W Weiss PR-SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .718         2   0   
G Maddux P                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .458   12    2   1   
  K Ligtenberg P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Rocker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   8  10   8    6   9              162   27  13

BATTING

2B: P Bako (9, off S Elarton); A Jones (30, off S Elarton); B Jordan (22, off S Elarton); B Surhoff (36, off S Elarton).

HR: A Jones (31, off S Elarton; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); R Furcal (1, off J Cabrera; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: A Jones 7; R Furcal 4; B Surhoff 3; P Bako 2; B Jordan 2; A Galarraga; B Bonilla.

GIDP: B Jordan (11).

RBI: A Jones 3 (88); B Jordan 2 (67); B Bonilla 2 (26); R Furcal (27).

2-out RBI: B Bonilla 2; A Jones 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Furcal-W Weiss.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Furcal (31, 2nd base off S Elarton/M Meluskey); G Lombard (2, 2nd base off O Dotel/M Meluskey).

CS: A Jones (6, 2nd base by J Cabrera/R Chavez).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Cedeno LF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .733   16    0   1   
B Spiers 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .305  .780   10    2   4   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .312 1.043   14    9   0   
R Hidalgo CF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .275  .912   13    3   0   
M Alou RF                     4   2   3   2    0   1  .368 1.083    7    1   0   3·2B
M Meluskey C                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .295  .891   14    7   1   HR
  G Barker PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .663         0   0   SB
  R Chavez C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .364         1   1   
J Lugo SS                     4   0   0   1    0   2  .254  .688   11    1   0   
C Truby 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .796   11    3   3   
S Elarton P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .170  .408   12    0   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .032  .095         0   0   
  J Cabrera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Bogar PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .553    3    0   0   
Totals                       36   6  10   6    1   8              111   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Alou 3 (23, 3 off G Maddux).

HR: M Meluskey (12, off G Maddux; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: M Alou 6; M Meluskey 5; B Spiers 2; R Hidalgo; J Bagwell; C Truby.

RBI: M Alou 2 (86); M Meluskey 2 (55); R Hidalgo (91); J Lugo (27).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Chavez-J Lugo; C Truby-B Spiers-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Barker (8, 2nd base off G Maddux/J Lopez).

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 (15-8)             7.1  10   6   6    1   8   1   3.35   33   96-66   40· 6·20   12· 3· 8· 1     41    -     0.95  -0.22
K Ligtenberg, H (10)           0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.48    1    3-2     2· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    3.44   0.20
J Rocker, S (18)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.56    3   11-9     4· 1· 4    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.11
Totals                         9    10   6   6    1   8   1          37  110-77   46· 7·24   12· 6· 9· 1          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Elarton, L (15-5)            7.2   7   7   7    6   8   1   4.75   34  131-80   45·13·22    6· 7· 6· 1     39    -     1.15   0.06
O Dotel, BS (3)                0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.09    2   10-6     3· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    3.40  -0.39
J Cabrera                      1     2   1   1    0   1   1   5.71    4   15-11    5· 2· 4    0· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.44  -0.07
Totals                         9    10   8   8    6   9   2          40  156-97   53·17·27    7· 9· 7· 2          2-2

Balks: G Maddux (2).

WP: S Elarton (8).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 43,189.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. R Furcal             SS    1. R Cedeno             LF 
2. A Jones              CF    2. B Spiers             2B 
3. C Jones              3B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. B Surhoff            LF    4. R Hidalgo            CF 
5. W Joyner             1B    5. M Alou               RF 
6. B Jordan             RF    6. M Meluskey           C  
7. K Lockhart           2B    7. J Lugo               SS 
8. P Bako               C     8. C Truby              3B 
9. G Maddux             P     9. S Elarton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  6-5  -23  7   39%  69% B Bonilla       O Dotel         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Jordan Scores; Lombard Scores
   b 8   1  7-6  -2-  3   20%  82% J Lugo          K Ligtenberg    Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   t 4   2  6-3  12-  4   17%  36% A Jones         S Elarton       Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bako Scores; Furcal Scores
   b 1   1  3-1  12-  2  -16%  43% M Alou          G Maddux        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bagwell Scores; Hidalgo Scores
   b 1   1  3-3  -2-  2  -14%  30% M Meluskey      G Maddux        Home Run; Alou Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  R Furcal        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   57%  A Jones         Home Run
          ---  5   59%  C Jones         Walk
          1--  3   64%  B Surhoff       Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Jones to 3B
          1-3      66%  W Joyner        Wild Pitch; Surhoff to 2B
          -23  4   67%  " "             Walk
   RR     123  3   80%  B Jordan        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Jones Scores; Surhoff Scores; Joyner to 3B
   O      -23  6   75%  K Lockhart      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5   71%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   73%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   71%  B Spiers        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   65%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Line Drive); Spiers to 3B
   R      1-3  5   59%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Line Drive); Spiers Scores; Bagwell to 2B
   RR     12-  2   43%  M Alou          Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bagwell Scores; Hidalgo Scores
   RR     -2-  2   30%  M Meluskey      Home Run; Alou Scores
   O      ---  3   31%  J Lugo          Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   30%  C Truby         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  4   32%  S Elarton       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Scott Elarton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   29%  G Maddux        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  9   32%  R Furcal        Walk
   O      1--  5   29%  A Jones         Flyball: RF
          1--      30%  C Jones         Furcal Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   27%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   28%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   30%  B Spiers        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   29%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  5   31%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Scott Elarton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   28%  B Surhoff       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Surhoff out at 3B/LF-2B-3B
   O      ---  2   26%  W Joyner        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   25%  B Jordan        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   21%  M Alou          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   22%  M Meluskey      Groundout: 2B-1B; Alou to 3B
   RO     --3  1   20%  J Lugo          Groundout: P-SS-1B; Alou Scores
   O      ---  3   21%  C Truby         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 6.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Scott Elarton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   18%  K Lockhart      Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
          ---  4   22%  P Bako          Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   18%  G Maddux        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   20%  R Furcal        Walk
   RR     12-  4   36%  A Jones         Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bako Scores; Furcal Scores
   O      -2-  1   32%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   35%  S Elarton       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   36%  R Cedeno        Popfly: 2B
          ---  1   35%  B Spiers        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   38%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Scott Elarton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   34%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   38%  W Joyner        Walk
   OO     1--  1   30%  B Jordan        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Greg Maddux facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   33%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   28%  M Alou          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          -2-      26%  M Meluskey      Balk; Alou to 3B
   O      --3  4   32%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  3   36%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Scott Elarton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   32%  K Lockhart      Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  6   29%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   27%  G Maddux        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   30%  C Truby         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   31%  S Elarton       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   33%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   28%  R Furcal        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   25%  A Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   22%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Greg Maddux facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   25%  B Spiers        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   26%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   28%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-6, Scott Elarton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   22%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   17%  W Joyner        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  9   21%  B Jordan        Walk
                  Andres Galarraga pinch hits for Keith Lockhart batting 7th
          1--  4   27%  A Galarraga     Single to LF (Line Drive); Jordan to 3B
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Scott Elarton pitching and batting 9th; Bobby Bonilla pinch hits for Paul Bako batting 8th; George Lombard pinch runs for Andres Galarraga batting 7th
          1-3      30%  B Bonilla       Lombard Steals 2B
   RR     -23  7   69%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Jordan Scores; Lombard Scores
                  Walt Weiss pinch runs for Bobby Bonilla batting 8th
   O      1--  3   66%  G Maddux        Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
                  Javy Lopez replaces George Lombard playing C batting 7th; Rafael Furcal moves to 2B; Walt Weiss moves to SS
   O      ---  3   73%  M Alou          Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   66%  M Meluskey      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  Glen Barker pinch runs for Mitch Meluskey batting 6th
          1--      61%  J Lugo          Barker Steals 2B
                  Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Greg Maddux pitching and batting 9th
   OO     -2-  3   82%  " "             Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-6, Jose Cabrera facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Cabrera replaces Octavio Dotel pitching and batting 9th; Raul Chavez replaces Glen Barker playing C batting 6th
   R      ---  5   91%  R Furcal        Home Run
          ---  3   93%  A Jones         Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  3   89%  C Jones         Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   89%  B Surhoff       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-8, John Rocker facing 8-9-1
                  John Rocker replaces Kerry Ligtenberg pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   94%  C Truby         Popfly: SS
                  Tim Bogar pinch hits for Jose Cabrera batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  T Bogar         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5  100%  R Cedeno        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Astros 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation