July 8, 2008 Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 39,702

Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 10:10pm
Time of Game: 3:03

Braves

43-48

Won 1

4th, 5 GB

Bobby Cox

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  3  3   0  1  2    9 12  1
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  2    3  7  2

W: J Jurrjens (9-4), L: C Billingsley (8-8)

Dodgers

44-46

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

Joe Torre

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Blanco LF                   3   1   1   1    2   0  .266  .697   22    1   0   SB
Y Escobar SS                  5   0   1   3    0   1  .290  .746   17    1   4   2B
C Jones 3B                    4   0   0   0    1   3  .379 1.102   23    0   2   
M Teixeira 1B                 5   1   1   1    0   2  .275  .873   22   11   0   HR
B McCann C                    4   2   2   2    1   1  .293  .910   16    8   0   2·HR
J Francoeur RF                5   0   1   0    0   1  .233  .658   18    3   1   
K Johnson 2B                  5   3   2   0    0   0  .276  .794   18    1   4   
M Kotsay CF                   4   2   3   0    0   1  .278  .727   15    2   0   
J Jurrjens P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .091  .363   10    0   0   SH
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Prado PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .269  .765    2    0   0   
  B Boyer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Gonzalez P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   9  12   8    4  11              163   27  12

BATTING

2B: Y Escobar (12, off C Billingsley).

HR: B McCann 2 (17, off C Billingsley, off C Wade; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); M Teixeira (17, off C Wade; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

SH: J Jurrjens (4, off R Troncoso).

TB: B McCann 8; M Teixeira 4; M Kotsay 3; K Johnson 2; Y Escobar 2; G Blanco; J Francoeur; M Prado.

RBI: Y Escobar 3 (35); B McCann 2 (50); M Prado (7); G Blanco (17); M Teixeira (67).

2-out RBI: G Blanco.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Francoeur-M Teixeira; K Johnson-Y Escobar-M Teixeira.

E: K Johnson (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Blanco (9, 2nd base off C Billingsley/R Martin).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kemp RF                     5   0   0   0    0   4  .278  .760   30    1   1   
A Ethier LF                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .286  .814   20    0   0   
R Martin C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .837   17   11   0   
J Kent 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .732   10    2   3   GDP
  D Young PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .260  .690    4    0   0   
J Loney 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .302  .819   13    9   2   2B
A Jones CF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .168  .531   19    2   0   
N Garciaparra SS              4   0   0   1    0   1  .244  .768   13    2   1   
B DeWitt 3B                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .267  .717   18    0   1   
C Billingsley P               2   0   0   0    0   0  .061  .175    9    0   0   
  R Troncoso P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  A LaRoche PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .663    2    0   0   
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Wade P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  A Berroa PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .474    6    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   7   2    5   8              161   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Loney (23, off J Jurrjens).

TB: J Loney 3; A Jones 2; A Ethier; B DeWitt; R Martin.

GIDP: J Kent (11).

RBI: N Garciaparra (10); J Loney (48).

2-out RBI: J Loney.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: R Martin 2 (9).

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
J Jurrjens, W (9-4)            6     5   1   1    3   6   0   3.00   24  103-65   37·10·18    7· 4· 4· 0     61    -     0.90   0.27
W Ohman                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.89    3    9-5     5· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.30   0.02
B Boyer                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.25    3   16-10    6· 2· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
J Tavarez                      0.1   2   2   1    2   0   0   7.52    5   20-8     4· 0· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.00
M Gonzalez                     0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.08    2   13-7     3· 2· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   2    5   8   0          37  161-95   55·14·26   11· 7· 6· 0          2-0

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Billingsley, L (8-8)         5.1   6   6   5    4   8   1   3.38   26  103-60   25·11·24   10· 3· 1· 0     38    -     0.99  -0.16
R Troncoso                     1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.26    6   18-12    8· 2· 2    3· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.28  -0.02
J Beimel                       0.2   3   1   1    0   0   0   1.69    5   15-9     8· 0· 1    2· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.01
C Wade                         1.1   2   2   2    0   2   2   2.78    6   22-15    6· 2· 7    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    12   9   8    4  11   3          43  158-96   47·15·34   16· 7· 5· 0          4-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Paul Emmel.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 39,702.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 6mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. G Blanco             LF    1. M Kemp               RF 
2. Y Escobar            SS    2. A Ethier             LF 
3. C Jones              3B    3. R Martin             C  
4. M Teixeira           1B    4. J Kent               2B 
5. B McCann             C     5. J Loney              1B 
6. J Francoeur          RF    6. A Jones              CF 
7. K Johnson            2B    7. N Garciaparra        SS 
8. M Kotsay             CF    8. B DeWitt             3B 
9. J Jurrjens           P     9. C Billingsley        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  0-0  123  1   22%  84% Y Escobar       C Billingsley   Double to LF (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores; Kotsay Scores; Blanco Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3  2   11%  50% J Kent          J Jurrjens      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 5   1  0-0  12-  5    8%  62% G Blanco        C Billingsley   Walk; Johnson to 3B; Kotsay to 2B
   t 5   0  0-0  1--  2    7%  62% M Kotsay        C Billingsley   Single to RF (Ground Ball); Johnson to 2B
   t 5   0  0-0  12-  4   -7%  55% J Jurrjens      C Billingsley   Strikeout (foul bunt)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Billingsley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  G Blanco        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   46%  Y Escobar       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   47%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--  1   45%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   45%  A Ethier        Walk
          1--  3   39%  R Martin        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ethier to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   50%  J Kent          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Billingsley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   48%  B McCann        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   46%  J Francoeur     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  K Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  J Loney         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   45%  A Jones         Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   48%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   45%  B DeWitt        Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  C Billingsley   Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Billingsley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   47%  M Kotsay        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  J Jurrjens      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   47%  G Blanco        Walk
          1--      49%  Y Escobar       Blanco Steals 2B; Blanco to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  7   44%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   44%  A Ethier        Walk
   OO     1--  3   50%  R Martin        Fly Ball Double Play: RF; Ethier out at 1B/RF-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Billingsley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   47%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   45%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   47%  B McCann        Walk
   O      1--  4   44%  J Francoeur     Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   47%  J Kent          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   49%  J Loney         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   50%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Billingsley facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   55%  K Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   62%  M Kotsay        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  4   55%  J Jurrjens      Strikeout (foul bunt)
          12-  5   62%  G Blanco        Walk; Johnson to 3B; Kotsay to 2B
   RRR    123  1   84%  Y Escobar       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores; Kotsay Scores; Blanco Scores
   O      -2-  5   83%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   81%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jair Jurrjens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   83%  N Garciaparra   Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   80%  B DeWitt        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   83%  C Billingsley   Groundout: 2B-1B; DeWitt to 2B
   O      -2-  6   86%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chad Billingsley facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   92%  B McCann        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   93%  J Francoeur     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   92%  K Johnson       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
          1--  6   94%  M Kotsay        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Johnson to 3B
                  Ramon Troncoso replaces Chad Billingsley pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  3   92%  J Jurrjens      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Weak 3B); Kotsay to 2B
   RR     -23  4   97%  G Blanco        Single to RF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores; Kotsay Scores/unER/Safe on E2 (catch); Blanco to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  1   97%  Y Escobar       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Jair Jurrjens facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   95%  A Ethier        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5   96%  R Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Ethier to 2B
   O      -2-  6   97%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  1   95%  J Loney         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ethier Scores
   O      -2-  5   97%  A Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ramon Troncoso facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   96%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  8   96%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   96%  B McCann        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Will Ohman facing 7-8-9
                  Will Ohman replaces Jair Jurrjens pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   97%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   98%  B DeWitt        Groundout: P-1B
                  Andy LaRoche pinch hits for Ramon Troncoso batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  A LaRoche       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-1, Joe Beimel facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Beimel replaces Andy LaRoche pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   98%  J Francoeur     Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  5   98%  K Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   98%  M Kotsay        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Johnson to 2B
                  Martin Prado pinch hits for Will Ohman batting 9th
   R      12-  2   99%  M Prado         Single to CF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores; Kotsay to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  G Blanco        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Kotsay to 3B; Blanco to 1B
                  Cory Wade replaces Joe Beimel pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  2   99%  Y Escobar       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-7, Blaine Boyer facing 1-2-3
                  Blaine Boyer replaces Martin Prado pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  M Kemp          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5  100%  A Ethier        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6  100%  R Martin        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-1, Cory Wade facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5  100%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  4  100%  M Teixeira      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   R      ---  1  100%  B McCann        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  K Johnson       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-9, Julian Tavarez facing 4-5-6
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Blaine Boyer pitching and batting 9th; Delwyn Young pinch hits for Jeff Kent batting 4th
          ---  4  100%  D Young         Walk
          1--  4  100%  J Loney         Single to RF (Line Drive); Young to 2B
          12-  4   99%  A Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Young to 3B; Loney to 2B
   RRO    123  2  100%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Young Scores; Loney Scores/unER/Adv on E4 (throw); Garciaparra to 1B
          1--  6   99%  B DeWitt        Walk; Garciaparra to 2B
                  Mike Gonzalez replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 9th; Angel Berroa pinch hits for Cory Wade batting 9th
   O      12-  6  100%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  7  100%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
        2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 9, Dodgers 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation