July 9, 2008 Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 18
MIN 5 DET 8
CLE 6 CHW 7
@KCR 6 NYY 2
TBR 1
(10) SEA 6
@OAK 4 TEX 5
LAA 4 TOR 9
BAL 8 CHC 5
CIN 1 LAD 2
ATL 1 COL 8
@MIL 3 NYM 5
SFG 0 PHI 4
STL 2 HOU 6
@PIT 4 FLA 5
@SDP 2 WSN 5
ARI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 39,815

Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 10:10pm
Time of Game: 2:00

Braves

43-49

Lost 1

4th, 6 GB

Bobby Cox

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

W: D Lowe (7-8), L: T Hudson (9-7), S: T Saito (17)

Dodgers

45-46

Won 1

1st

Joe Torre

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Blanco LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .695   13    3   0   
Y Escobar SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .738   10    1   3   
C Jones 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .375 1.090   15    0   3   
M Teixeira 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .866    9   13   0   
B McCann C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .901    6    5   1   
J Francoeur RF                3   1   1   1    0   0  .234  .666    5    1   0   HR
K Johnson 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .787    9    1   4   
M Kotsay CF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .276  .723   12    0   0   CS
T Hudson P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .274   11    0   2   
  R Gotay PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .624    2    0   0   
  B Boyer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Norton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .695    4    0   0   
Totals                       28   1   2   1    1   5               96   24  13

BATTING

HR: J Francoeur (9, off D Lowe; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: J Francoeur 4; G Blanco.

RBI: J Francoeur (42).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Kotsay (2, 2nd base by J Broxton/R Martin).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kemp RF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .281  .773   14    1   0   HR,CS
A Ethier LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .804   17    2   0   
N Garciaparra SS              3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .762    6    0   3   
  A Berroa PR-SS              1   1   0   0    0   0  .191  .468    4    1   1   
J Loney 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .820   11   17   0   2B
R Martin C                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .298  .833   14    5   1   IW
A Jones CF                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .171  .533    7    0   0   
B DeWitt 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .709    6    1   2   
L Maza 2B                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .213  .539   18    0   8   
D Lowe P                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .162  .324    9    0   2   
  J Broxton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Saito P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       28   2   5   2    2   4              106   27  17

BATTING

2B: J Loney (24, off T Hudson).

HR: M Kemp (8, off T Hudson; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF).

IBB: R Martin (5, by T Hudson).

TB: M Kemp 5; J Loney 2; N Garciaparra; A Jones.

RBI: A Jones (9); M Kemp (47).

2-out RBI: M Kemp.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Kemp (6, 2nd base by B Boyer/B McCann).

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
T Hudson, L (9-7)              7     4   2   2    2   4   1   3.16   27   94-56   37· 6·13   14· 5· 2· 0     63    -     0.97   0.10
B Boyer                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.17    3   10-8     5· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.55   0.03
Totals                         8     5   2   2    2   4   1          30  104-64   42· 6·16   16· 6· 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
D Lowe, W (7-8)                7.2   2   1   1    1   4   1   3.85   26   85-59   37· 7·15   17· 4· 0· 0     74    -     1.11   0.41
J Broxton, H (13)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.58    0     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·            1-0    2.06   0.06
T Saito, S (17)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.33    3    9-6     2· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     2   1   1    1   5   1          29   94-65   39· 8·18   18· 5· 0· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Hudson (5; R Martin).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:00.

Attendance: 39,815.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 7mph out to Centerfield, Night, 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. N Garciaparra        SS 
4. M Teixeira           1B    4. J Loney              1B 
5. B McCann             C     5. R Martin             C  
6. J Francoeur          RF    6. A Jones              CF 
7. K Johnson            2B    7. B DeWitt             3B 
8. M Kotsay             CF    8. L Maza               2B 
9. T Hudson             P     9. D Lowe               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  0-0  ---  5   18%  70% M Kemp          T Hudson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   t 7   1  1-0  --3  3   11%  71% C Jones         D Lowe          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   t 8   1  2-0  ---  2  -10%  80% J Francoeur     D Lowe          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 7   1  0-1  12-  3    8%  90% A Jones         T Hudson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Berroa Scores; Martin to 2B
   b 5   0  0-0  ---  1    8%  65% J Loney         T Hudson        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  G Blanco        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  Y Escobar       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   55%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  A Ethier        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   50%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  B McCann        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   55%  J Francoeur     Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   53%  J Loney         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   51%  R Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  K Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   54%  M Kotsay        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   56%  T Hudson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  B DeWitt        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  L Maza          Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   50%  D Lowe          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  G Blanco        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   55%  Y Escobar       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   56%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  M Kemp          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   51%  A Ethier        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   50%  N Garciaparra   Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  B McCann        Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  1   57%  J Francoeur     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   65%  J Loney         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   63%  R Martin        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Loney to 3B
   O      --3  2   55%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      --3  3   50%  B DeWitt        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  K Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  M Kotsay        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   58%  T Hudson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 8-9-1
   O      --- 10   54%  L Maza          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   52%  D Lowe          Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  5   70%  M Kemp          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   69%  A Ethier        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   62%  G Blanco        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   60%  Y Escobar       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Blanco to 3B
   O      --3  3   71%  C Jones         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      --3  3   79%  M Teixeira      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Hudson facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   82%  N Garciaparra   Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Angel Berroa pinch runs for Nomar Garciaparra batting 3rd
   O      1--  3   80%  J Loney         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Berroa to 2B
          -2-  4   82%  R Martin        Intentional Walk
   R      12-  3   90%  A Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Berroa Scores; Martin to 2B
   O      12-  1   89%  B DeWitt        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Martin to 3B
          1-3  5   89%  L Maza          Walk; DeWitt to 2B
   O      123  1   86%  D Lowe          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
                  Angel Berroa moves to SS
   O      ---  2   90%  B McCann        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2   80%  J Francoeur     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   84%  K Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   81%  M Kotsay        Walk
                  Jonathan Broxton replaces Derek Lowe pitching and batting 9th; Ruben Gotay pinch hits for Tim Hudson batting 9th
   O      1--  2   87%  R Gotay         Kotsay Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blaine Boyer facing 1-2-3
                  Blaine Boyer replaces Ruben Gotay pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   89%  M Kemp          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      85%  A Ethier        Kemp Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   84%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   83%  A Berroa        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Takashi Saito facing 9-1-2
                  Takashi Saito replaces Jonathan Broxton pitching and batting 9th; Greg Norton pinch hits for Blaine Boyer batting 9th
   O      ---  4   91%  G Norton        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   96%  G Blanco        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  Y Escobar       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation