September 3, 2000 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 43,009

Sunday, September 3, 2000, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 3:13

Braves

80-57

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    3 11  1
Astros          0  0  0   5  1  0   0  3  X    9 15  0

W: W Miller (4-5), L: A Ashby (8-12)

Astros

57-79

Won 1

5th, 21 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   2   0   0   0    3   1  .287  .746   29    2   4   
A Jones CF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .307  .914   20    5   0   
C Jones 3B                    5   1   2   0    0   2  .297  .941   15    1   2   2·2B
A Galarraga 1B                4   0   2   0    0   1  .307  .915   15   11   1   HBP
B Surhoff LF                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .294  .796   16    1   0   3B
J Lopez C                     5   0   1   1    0   1  .285  .821   21    1   2   2B
B Jordan RF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .265  .758   19    1   0   SB
K Lockhart 2B                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .265  .696   17    1   0   
A Ashby P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .128  .291    2    0   1   GDP
  T Mulholland P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583         1   0   
  G Lombard PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .221    9    0   0   
  S Kamieniecki P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Bonilla PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .779    4    0   0   
  J Marquis P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37   3  11   3    4  10              167   24  11

BATTING

2B: J Lopez (18, off W Miller); C Jones 2 (35, off J Slusarski, off W Miller).

3B: B Surhoff (2, off W Miller).

HBP: A Galarraga (16, by W Miller).

TB: C Jones 4; B Surhoff 3; A Galarraga 2; K Lockhart 2; B Jordan 2; J Lopez 2; A Jones.

GIDP: A Ashby (1).

RBI: K Lockhart (21); B Surhoff (67); J Lopez (73).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Jones-A Galarraga.

E: C Jones (21).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Jordan (8, 2nd base off W Miller/M Meluskey).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Spiers 2B-3B                5   1   3   2    0   0  .310  .787   21    2   0   
M Meluskey C                  5   2   3   3    0   0  .301  .919   17   10   0   2·HR
J Bagwell 1B                  4   2   3   0    1   0  .315 1.048   15    5   0   IW
L Berkman LF                  4   1   2   0    1   1  .297  .943   15    1   0   
  G Barker PR-CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .663         0   0   
M Alou RF                     4   1   1   1    1   0  .367 1.079   24    1   0   GDP
R Hidalgo CF-LF               4   1   1   1    0   0  .274  .910   21    2   1   2B
C Truby 3B                    3   0   0   2    0   0  .267  .781   12    0   0   SF
  J Slusarski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
T Bogar SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .186  .553   22    4   4   
W Miller P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .115  .269    4    1   2   
  J Lugo 2B                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .256  .692    2    1   1   
Totals                       37   9  15   9    3   1              153   27   8

BATTING

2B: R Hidalgo (29, off A Ashby).

HR: M Meluskey 2 (14, off J Marquis, off A Ashby; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: C Truby (2, off T Mulholland).

IBB: J Bagwell (10, by S Kamieniecki).

TB: M Meluskey 9; J Bagwell 3; B Spiers 3; L Berkman 2; R Hidalgo 2; J Lugo; T Bogar; M Alou.

GIDP: M Alou (16).

RBI: M Meluskey 3 (58); C Truby 2 (35); B Spiers 2 (36); M Alou (87); R Hidalgo (92).

2-out RBI: B Spiers.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Miller-T Bogar-B Spiers.

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
A Ashby, L (8-12)              3.2   8   5   5    0   0   1   5.31   19   62-45   34· 4· 7    8· 6· 4· 1     25    -     1.09  -0.33
T Mulholland                   1.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   5.24    7   33-21   17· 1· 3    2· 2· 2· 0          2-0    0.67  -0.01
S Kamieniecki                  2     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.42    8   30-15    9· 1· 5    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.20   0.02
J Marquis                      0.1   4   3   3    1   0   1   5.48    6   22-11    8· 1· 2    1· 1· 2· 1          0-0    0.04  -0.01
S Belinda                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   7.71    1    3-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    15   9   9    3   1   2          41  150-94   70· 7·17   16·11· 8· 2          4-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Miller, W (4-5)              7     9   2   2    3   7   0   5.43   33  131-82   45·16·21   11· 5· 6· 0     55    -     0.97   0.14
J Slusarski                    2     2   1   1    1   3   0   3.78    9   35-25   16· 4· 5    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.32   0.03
Totals                         9    11   3   3    4  10   0          42  166-107  61·20·26   12· 7· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Marquis (1).

IBB: S Kamieniecki (6; J Bagwell).

HBP: W Miller (1; A Galarraga).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 43,009.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. R Furcal             SS    1. B Spiers             2B 
2. A Jones              CF    2. M Meluskey           C  
3. C Jones              3B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. A Galarraga          1B    4. L Berkman            LF 
5. B Surhoff            LF    5. M Alou               RF 
6. J Lopez              C     6. R Hidalgo            CF 
7. B Jordan             RF    7. C Truby              3B 
8. K Lockhart           2B    8. T Bogar              SS 
9. A Ashby              P     9. W Miller             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  2-2  12-  5   13%  80% R Hidalgo       A Ashby         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Berkman Scores; Alou to 3B
   b 4   0  2-0  ---  3   11%  45% M Meluskey      A Ashby         Home Run
   b 4   0  2-1  1--  2   11%  60% L Berkman       A Ashby         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Bagwell to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  2   -9%  41% B Surhoff       W Miller        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   t 3   1  0-1  1--  3   -8%  32% C Jones         W Miller        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Furcal to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  R Furcal        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   50%  A Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   53%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   55%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Ashby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  B Spiers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   55%  M Meluskey      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   52%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   50%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Miller facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   41%  B Surhoff       Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   RO     --3  3   43%  J Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B; Surhoff Scores
          ---  4   41%  B Jordan        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  5   43%  K Lockhart      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   46%  A Ashby         Groundout: CF-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Ashby facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   43%  M Alou          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   41%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   40%  C Truby         Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   36%  R Furcal        Walk
   O      1--  3   40%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   32%  C Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Furcal to 3B
          -23  5   31%  A Galarraga     Hit By Pitch
   O      123  6   38%  B Surhoff       Popfly: SS
   O      123  4   45%  J Lopez         Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Ashby facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   42%  T Bogar         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  1   40%  W Miller        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   39%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wade Miller facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   35%  B Jordan        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      33%  K Lockhart      Jordan Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   26%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Jordan Scores
   OO     1--  1   32%  A Ashby         Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-2B
          ---  8   31%  R Furcal        Walk
   O      1--  2   34%  A Jones         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy Ashby facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  3   45%  M Meluskey      Home Run
          ---  2   49%  J Bagwell       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  2   60%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Bagwell to 3B
   R      1-3  3   67%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores; Berkman to 2B
   R      12-  5   80%  R Hidalgo       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Berkman Scores; Alou to 3B
   RO     -23  6   78%  C Truby         Groundout: SS-1B; Alou Scores
          -2-  4   80%  T Bogar         Single (Ground Ball); Hidalgo stays at 2B
   O      12-  2   77%  W Miller        Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home); Hidalgo to 3B
   R      1-3  3   84%  B Spiers        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Hidalgo Scores; Miller to 2B
                  Terry Mulholland replaces Andy Ashby pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   82%  M Meluskey      Groundout: 1B-P
                  5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Wade Miller facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   84%  C Jones         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   81%  A Galarraga     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  2   85%  B Surhoff       Flyball: CF
          1--  4   81%  J Lopez         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Galarraga to 3B
   O      -23  3   87%  B Jordan        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Terry Mulholland facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   89%  J Bagwell       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  2   91%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 2B
          12- 10   94%  M Alou          Walk; Bagwell to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   O      123  7   91%  R Hidalgo       Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   RO     123  1   92%  C Truby         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bagwell Scores
   O      12-  5   90%  T Bogar         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Berkman to 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Wade Miller facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   92%  K Lockhart      Flyball: LF
                  George Lombard pinch hits for Terry Mulholland batting 9th
   O      ---  9   93%  G Lombard       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   94%  R Furcal        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Scott Kamieniecki facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Kamieniecki replaces George Lombard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   94%  W Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   95%  B Spiers        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Spiers to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  4   94%  M Meluskey      Flyball: CF; Spiers to 3B
          --3  4   94%  J Bagwell       Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  6   93%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Wade Miller facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   95%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   96%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   95%  A Galarraga     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  5   93%  B Surhoff       Walk; Galarraga to 2B
   O      12-  5   96%  J Lopez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Galarraga to 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Scott Kamieniecki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   96%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   96%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   96%  C Truby         Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Joe Slusarski facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Slusarski replaces Chris Truby pitching and batting 7th; Julio Lugo replaces Wade Miller playing 2B batting 9th; Bill Spiers moves to 3B
   O      ---  8   97%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   96%  K Lockhart      Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Bobby Bonilla pinch hits for Scott Kamieniecki batting 9th
   O      1--  4   97%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   96%  R Furcal        Walk; Lockhart to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  A Jones         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
                  Jason Marquis replaces Bobby Bonilla pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   98%  T Bogar         Flyball: CF
          ---  2   99%  J Lugo          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      99%  B Spiers        Wild Pitch; Lugo to 2B
   R      -2-  4   99%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Lugo Scores
   RR     1--  4  100%  M Meluskey      Home Run; Spiers Scores
          ---  2  100%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4  100%  L Berkman       Walk; Bagwell to 2B
                  Stan Belinda replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th; Glen Barker pinch runs for Lance Berkman batting 4th
   OO     12-  3  100%  M Alou          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 9.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-9, Joe Slusarski facing 3-4-5
                  Richard Hidalgo moves to LF; Glen Barker moves to CF
          ---  1  100%  C Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3  100%  A Galarraga     Flyball: RF; Jones to 3B
   RO     --3  1  100%  B Surhoff       Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones Scores
   O      ---  5  100%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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