May 1, 2003 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 24,673

Thursday, May 1, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:23

Braves

18-10

Won 5

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  1   3  1  0   1  0  2    8 11  2
Astros          3  0  1   0  0  1   1  0  1    7 14  0

W: R Hernandez (2-0), L: B Wagner (1-2), S: J Smoltz (11)

Astros

11-16

Lost 3

5th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .331  .823   19    2   4   2B
M Giles 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .344 1.006   24    3   6   SH
G Sheffield RF                5   2   3   2    0   0  .353 1.109   24    1   0   HR,2B,2·SB
C Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .281  .819   19    0   0   
A Jones CF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .279  .863   21    0   1   HR
J Franco 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .362  .902   16   12   3   2B
V Castilla 3B                 4   1   2   1    0   2  .265  .704   13    1   3   
J Lopez C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .254  .758   11    6   0   
  D Bragg PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .160  .382         0   0   
  H Blanco C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .453         0   0   
S Reynolds P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    2   1   SH
  K Gryboski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Holmes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M DeRosa PH                 1   1   1   2    0   0  .172  .448    6    0   0   HR
  J Smoltz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   8  11   8    1   9              166   27  19

BATTING

2B: G Sheffield (8, off J Robertson); R Furcal (5, off J Robertson); J Franco (4, off J Robertson).

HR: M DeRosa (1, off B Wagner; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); G Sheffield (8, off O Dotel; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); A Jones (6, off J Robertson; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: M Giles (5, off J Robertson); S Reynolds (1, off J Robertson).

TB: G Sheffield 7; M DeRosa 4; A Jones 4; R Furcal 3; J Franco 2; V Castilla 2; J Lopez.

RBI: A Jones 2 (25); G Sheffield 2 (21); M DeRosa 2 (2); V Castilla (14); R Furcal (7).

2-out RBI: R Furcal; G Sheffield.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Franco-R Furcal-J Franco; R Furcal-J Franco; V Castilla-M Giles-J Franco.

E: K Gryboski (1); R Furcal (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Sheffield 2 (7, 2nd base off P Munro/G Zaun, 3rd base off J Robertson/G Zaun).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .233  .699   21    1   0   
G Blum 3B                     5   2   2   0    0   0  .267  .683   13    1   1   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  5   2   3   0    0   0  .327 1.043   18    6   0   
J Kent 2B                     4   2   3   1    1   0  .317  .916   21    1   1   2·2B,GDP
L Berkman LF                  5   1   4   6    0   0  .247  .766   17    1   0   HR,2B
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .281  .859   19    7   0   IW
J Vizcaino SS                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .136  .367   28    0   3   GDP
G Zaun C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .705   17    5   0   GDP
  B Ausmus C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .678    4    4   0   
J Robertson P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    9    1   2   SH
  P Munro P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Ensberg PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .762    6    0   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Merced PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .911    1    0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   7  14   7    4   6              174   27   7

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (3, off R Hernandez); J Kent 2 (12, 2 off S Reynolds); G Blum (5, off S Reynolds).

HR: L Berkman (3, off S Reynolds; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: J Robertson (2, off S Reynolds).

IBB: R Hidalgo (1, by R Hernandez).

TB: L Berkman 8; J Kent 5; G Blum 3; J Bagwell 3; G Zaun; J Vizcaino.

GIDP: G Zaun (3); J Vizcaino (3); J Kent (3).

RBI: L Berkman 6 (10); J Kent (17).

2-out RBI: L Berkman 4.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

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
S Reynolds                     5.1   8   5   5    1   5   1   6.43   23  101-62   36·13·13    9· 5· 3· 0     36    -     0.88  -0.25
K Gryboski                     0     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.91    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.00  -0.06
R King                         0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.45    4   22-12    6· 2· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.68   0.11
D Holmes                       0     2   1   1    0   0   0   6.23    2    4-4     2· 1· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.44  -0.18
R Hernandez, BS (2), W (2-0)   2     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.81    8   25-14    8· 2· 4    5· 0· 1· 0          2-1    2.21   0.17
J Smoltz, S (11)               1     2   1   1    1   0   0   0.61    5   18-10    7· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    4.42   0.10
Totals                         9    14   7   7    4   6   1          43  171-103  60·19·24   19· 8· 6· 0          3-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Robertson                    4.1   7   5   5    0   1   1   8.36   20   75-51   36· 8· 7    8· 6· 5· 0     30    -     1.00  -0.24
P Munro                        1.2   1   0   0    1   4   0   2.79    7   34-21   10· 5· 6    1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    1.09   0.04
O Dotel                        2     1   1   1    0   3   1   2.40    7   30-20    9· 7· 4    0· 4· 0· 0          0-0    1.20  -0.02
B Wagner, L (1-2)              1     2   2   2    0   1   1   2.81    5   25-17   11· 3· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.32  -0.40
Totals                         9    11   8   8    1   9   3          39  164-109  66·23·20   11·13· 5· 0          1-1

K Gryboski faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
D Holmes faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R King (1).

IBB: R Hernandez (2; R Hidalgo).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Terry Craft, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.

Time of Game: 3:23.

Attendance: 24,673.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 14mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. R Furcal             SS    1. C Biggio             CF 
2. M Giles              2B    2. G Blum               3B 
3. G Sheffield          RF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. C Jones              LF    4. J Kent               2B 
5. A Jones              CF    5. L Berkman            LF 
6. J Franco             1B    6. R Hidalgo            RF 
7. V Castilla           3B    7. J Vizcaino           SS 
8. J Lopez              C     8. G Zaun               C  
9. S Reynolds           P     9. J Robertson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  8-7  1-3  5   47% 100% J Vizcaino      J Smoltz        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 9   0  6-6  1--  6   34%  92% M DeRosa        B Wagner        Home Run (Fly Ball); Bragg Scores
   b 9   0  8-6  12-  2  -33%  33% L Berkman       J Smoltz        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bagwell Scores; Kent to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  -23  6  -22%  22% L Berkman       S Reynolds      Home Run (Fly Ball); Bagwell Scores; Kent Scores
   b 7   2  6-5  --3  3  -22%  44% L Berkman       R Hernandez     Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Blum Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeriome Robertson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  R Furcal        Lineout: P
   O      ---  4   46%  M Giles         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  G Blum          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   48%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   44%  J Kent          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Bagwell to 3B
   RRR    -23  6   22%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball); Bagwell Scores; Kent Scores
   O      ---  6   23%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeriome Robertson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   21%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   19%  A Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   18%  J Franco        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Shane Reynolds facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   19%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   18%  G Zaun          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   19%  J Robertson     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Zaun to 2B
   O      -2-  4   21%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeriome Robertson facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   25%  V Castilla      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   21%  J Lopez         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   19%  S Reynolds      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Castilla to 2B
   R      -2-  5   26%  R Furcal        Single to LF (Line Drive); Castilla Scores
   O      1--  5   24%  M Giles         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   20%  G Blum          Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   20%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B; Blum to 3B
   R      --3  5   16%  J Kent          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Blum Scores
   O      1--  4   18%  L Berkman       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  4   19%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Jeriome Robertson facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   25%  G Sheffield     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  7   21%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
          -2-      22%  A Jones         Sheffield Steals 3B
   RR     --3  5   35%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball); Sheffield Scores
          ---  4   40%  J Franco        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   R      -2-  6   50%  V Castilla      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Franco Scores
   O      1--  1   47%  J Lopez         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  5   44%  S Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Shane Reynolds facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   40%  J Vizcaino      Walk
   OO     1--  4   49%  G Zaun          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  J Robertson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Jeriome Robertson facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  R Furcal        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   56%  M Giles         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Furcal to 3B
                  Peter Munro replaces Jeriome Robertson pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3  5   64%  G Sheffield     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Furcal Scores
   O      1--  6   62%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging, Sheffield Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   58%  A Jones         Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   61%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   64%  G Blum          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   66%  J Bagwell       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Peter Munro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   63%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   61%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   62%  J Lopez         Walk
   O      1--  4   60%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   49%  J Kent          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   RO     -2-  2   46%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Line Drive); Kent Scores; Berkman out at 2B/CF-3B-2B
                  Kevin Gryboski replaces Shane Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   39%  R Hidalgo       Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Hidalgo to 2B
                  Ray King replaces Kevin Gryboski pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  7   33%  J Vizcaino      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Hidalgo to 3B
          1-3      30%  G Zaun          Wild Pitch; Vizcaino to 2B
   O      -23  5   41%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  Morgan Ensberg pinch hits for Peter Munro batting 9th
          -23  6   40%  M Ensberg       Walk
   O      123  4   50%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 5-5, Octavio Dotel facing 1-2-3
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Morgan Ensberg pitching and batting 9th; Brad Ausmus replaces Gregg Zaun playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  1   46%  R Furcal        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8   43%  M Giles         Flyball: RF
   R      ---  5   64%  G Sheffield     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   63%  C Jones         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Darren Holmes facing 2-3-4
                  Darren Holmes replaces Ray King pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   55%  G Blum          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   44%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Blum to 2B
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Darren Holmes pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-  3   66%  J Kent          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Blum to 3B
   R      --3  3   44%  L Berkman       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Blum Scores
          -2-  4   42%  R Hidalgo       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   50%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 6-6, Octavio Dotel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   45%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   42%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   39%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Roberto Hernandez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   44%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Octavio Dotel batting 9th
   O      ---  1   47%  O Merced        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   45%  C Biggio        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  G Blum          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 6-6, Billy Wagner facing 8-9-1
                  Billy Wagner replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   58%  J Lopez         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Mark DeRosa pinch hits for Roberto Hernandez batting 9th; Darren Bragg pinch runs for Javy Lopez batting 8th
   RR     1--  6   92%  M DeRosa        Home Run (Fly Ball); Bragg Scores
   O      ---  6   91%  R Furcal        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   91%  M Giles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   90%  G Sheffield     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-8, John Smoltz facing 3-4-5
                  John Smoltz replaces Mark DeRosa pitching and batting 9th; Henry Blanco replaces Darren Bragg playing C batting 8th
          ---  3   81%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--  4   66%  J Kent          Walk; Bagwell to 2B
   R      12-  2   33%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bagwell Scores; Kent to 3B
   O      1-3  4   53%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: 2B
   OO     1-3  5  100%  J Vizcaino      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Astros 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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