May 15, 2004 Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
@BAL 4 MIN 4
@CHW 1 CLE 9
TBD 7 TEX 6
@DET 1 OAK 3
@KCR 1 SEA 13
@NYY 7
(13) BOS 4
@TOR 0 MON 5
@ARI 0 PHI 16
@COL 5 HOU 7
NYM 4 CIN 4
@LAD 0 ATL 11
@MIL 6 CHC 7
@SDP 5 PIT 6
@SFG 4 STL 4
FLA 0

Standings at end of play this day

Miller Park, Attendance: 26,862

Saturday, May 15, 2004, 6:07PM
Time of Game: 3:30

Braves

17-18

Won 3

3rd, 2½ GB

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

W: A Alfonseca (5-0), L: M Kinney (1-3)

Brewers

18-18

Lost 2

5th, 4 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Giles 2B                    1   1   1   0    0   0  .339  .856    4    0   1   
  N Green 2B                  4   1   1   1    1   2  .250  .650   24    1   5   
A LaRoche 1B                  6   3   4   1    0   0  .253  .694   24   14   1   4·2B
J Drew RF                     3   2   1   0    2   0  .317 1.068   19    2   0   IW
C Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .846   25    1   0   
  J Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         2   2   
  J Franco PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .271  .814    4    0   0   
  C Reitsma P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Estrada C                   5   2   5   5    0   0  .355  .961   15    5   0   HR,2B
A Jones CF                    5   1   1   3    0   0  .250  .816   15    0   0   HR
M DeRosa 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .211  .583   21    0   0   2B
W Betemit SS                  4   1   1   0    1   3  .150  .377   26    0   5   
R Ortiz P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .398    5    0   0   
  A Alfonseca P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  A Almanza P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                2    0   0   SH
  D Wise LF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .607    7    2   0   
Totals                       41  11  15  10    5  11              194   27  14

BATTING

2B: M DeRosa (6, off D Burba); J Estrada (12, off J Bennett); A LaRoche 4 (9, off M Wise, off D Burba, 2 off M Kinney).

HR: A Jones (6, off M Kinney; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF); J Estrada (3, off D Burba; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SH: A Almanza (1, off B Kieschnick).

IBB: J Drew (2, by M Kinney).

TB: J Estrada 9; A LaRoche 8; A Jones 4; M DeRosa 2; J Drew; N Green; M Giles; W Betemit.

RBI: J Estrada 5 (27); A Jones 3 (18); N Green (1); A LaRoche (12).

2-out RBI: N Green; J Estrada.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Betemit-N Green-A LaRoche; J Cruz-A LaRoche.

E: M DeRosa (7); W Betemit (2).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Podsednik CF                5   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .762   19    2   0   2B
C Counsell SS                 3   2   0   0    2   1  .236  .665   22    0   4   
K Ginter 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   2  .250  .833   24    3   1   2B
G Jenkins LF                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .264  .782   19    2   0   
L Overbay 1B                  2   1   1   2    2   1  .358 1.033   30    6   0   2B
W Helms 3B                    4   0   2   3    0   0  .250  .634   19    1   0   2B,GDP
B Grieve RF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .264  .851   11    4   0   IW
  B Clark RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .712    3    0   0   
G Bennett C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .657   15    9   3   
M Kinney P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  T Durrington PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .527    6    0   0   
  D Burba P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  B Kieschnick P              1   0   0   0    0   0  .368 1.061    3    0   0   
  M Wise P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Bennett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Hall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .749    3    0   0   
  B Ford P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   6   6   6    7   5              177   27   8

BATTING

2B: W Helms (4, off R Ortiz); S Podsednik (8, off R Ortiz); K Ginter (3, off J Cruz); L Overbay (20, off J Cruz).

IBB: B Grieve (4, by R Ortiz).

TB: W Helms 3; L Overbay 2; S Podsednik 2; K Ginter 2; G Jenkins.

GIDP: W Helms (4).

RBI: W Helms 3 (12); L Overbay 2 (36); G Jenkins (23).

2-out RBI: W Helms 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

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
R Ortiz                        1.1   3   4   4    7   1   0   5.18   14   64-27   15· 2·10    2· 4· 0· 0     26    -     1.43  -0.38
A Alfonseca, W (5-0)           1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.32    5   23-15    8· 2· 5    4· 1· 0· 0          3-0    1.18   0.22
A Almanza, H (1)               2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    7   31-20   15· 3· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.66   0.09
J Cruz                         2     3   2   2    0   0   0   3.71    8   32-21   12· 1· 8    4· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.09  -0.03
C Reitsma                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.95    6   22-16   11· 2· 3    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.02
Totals                         9     6   6   6    7   5   0          40  172-99   61·10·28   15·11· 2· 0          3-0

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Kinney, L (1-3)              2     5   5   5    2   4   1   8.51   13   65-35   19· 7· 9    2· 2· 3· 0     28    -     0.90  -0.33
D Burba                        2     4   2   2    1   2   1   3.27   11   43-27   16· 4· 7    2· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.95  -0.11
B Kieschnick                   2     3   1   1    0   1   0   1.47    9   35-25   12· 5· 8    5· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.40  -0.03
M Wise                         1     2   3   3    2   2   0   9.00    7   27-13    6· 4· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.37  -0.10
J Bennett                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    4    9-7     5· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          3-2    0.21  -0.01
B Ford                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   7.20    3    9-5     2· 1· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    15  11  11    5  11   2          47  188-112  60·21·31   12·11· 9· 0          3-2

M Wise faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Ortiz (3); J Cruz (1); M Kinney 2 (3).

IBB: M Kinney (1; J Drew); R Ortiz (3; B Grieve).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Charlie Reliford.

Time of Game: 3:30.

Attendance: 26,862.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. M Giles              2B    1. S Podsednik          CF 
2. A LaRoche            1B    2. C Counsell           SS 
3. J Drew               RF    3. K Ginter             2B 
4. C Jones              LF    4. G Jenkins            LF 
5. J Estrada            C     5. L Overbay            1B 
6. A Jones              CF    6. W Helms              3B 
7. M DeRosa             3B    7. B Grieve             RF 
8. W Betemit            SS    8. G Bennett            C  
9. R Ortiz              P     9. M Kinney             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  5-4  123  6   16%  61% W Helms         A Alfonseca     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 1   1  0-2  12-  1   16%  87% A Jones         M Kinney        Home Run (Fly Ball); Drew Scores; Estrada Scores
   b 1   2  5-0  123  4  -12%  72% W Helms         R Ortiz         Double to RF (Fly Ball); Counsell Scores; Jenkins Scores; Overbay to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  3   10%  63% A LaRoche       M Kinney        Double to CF (Line Drive); Giles to 3B
   b 2   1  5-3  123  7  -10%  45% L Overbay       R Ortiz         Walk; Counsell Scores; Ginter to 3B; Jenkins to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Kinney facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  M Giles         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   63%  A LaRoche       Double to CF (Line Drive); Giles to 3B
   R      -23      68%  J Drew          Wild Pitch; Giles Scores; LaRoche to 3B
          --3  5   71%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  4   65%  C Jones         Lineout: 2B
   R      1-3  5   71%  J Estrada       Single to RF (Ground Ball); LaRoche Scores; Drew to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   87%  A Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball); Drew Scores; Estrada Scores
   O      ---  5   86%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   86%  W Betemit       Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-5, Russ Ortiz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   87%  S Podsednik     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   86%  C Counsell      Walk
   O      1--  4   88%  K Ginter        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   86%  G Jenkins       Walk; Counsell to 2B
          12-      85%  L Overbay       Wild Pitch; Counsell to 3B; Jenkins to 2B
          -23  6   84%  " "             Walk
   RR     123  4   72%  W Helms         Double to RF (Fly Ball); Counsell Scores; Jenkins Scores; Overbay to 3B
                  Nick Green replaces Marcus Giles playing 2B batting 1st
          -23  4   71%  B Grieve        Intentional Walk
   O      123  6   78%  G Bennett       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 5, Brewers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-2, Matt Kinney facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   76%  R Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   75%  N Green         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  9   77%  A LaRoche       Double to 2B (Ground Ball)
          -2-  4   77%  J Drew          Intentional Walk
          12-      78%  C Jones         Wild Pitch; LaRoche to 3B; Drew to 2B
   O      -23  7   75%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-5, Russ Ortiz facing 9-1-2
                  Trent Durrington pinch hits for Matt Kinney batting 9th
   O      ---  6   77%  T Durrington    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   73%  S Podsednik     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          -2-  4   71%  C Counsell      Walk
          12-  5   64%  K Ginter        Walk; Podsednik to 3B; Counsell to 2B
   R      123  4   55%  G Jenkins       Single to LF (Fly Ball); Podsednik Scores; Counsell to 3B; Ginter to 2B
   R      123  7   45%  L Overbay       Walk; Counsell Scores; Ginter to 3B; Jenkins to 2B
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Russ Ortiz pitching and batting 9th
   OO     123  6   61%  W Helms         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Brewers 4.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dave Burba facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Burba replaces Trent Durrington pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  1   71%  J Estrada       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   69%  A Jones         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   73%  M DeRosa        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  6   74%  W Betemit       Walk
   O      12-  3   71%  A Alfonseca     Strikeout (missed bunt)
   O      12-  4   67%  N Green         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-6, Antonio Alfonseca facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   70%  B Grieve        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   72%  G Bennett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   70%  D Burba         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Burba to 1B
   O      1--  6   73%  S Podsednik     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Brewers 4.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dave Burba facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   78%  A LaRoche       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2   77%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B; LaRoche to 3B
   O      --3  4   72%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  6   80%  J Estrada       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); LaRoche Scores
   O      1--  5   78%  A Jones         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-7, Armando Almanza facing 2-3-4
                  Armando Almanza replaces Antonio Alfonseca pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   81%  C Counsell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   82%  K Ginter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   84%  G Jenkins       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Brewers 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-4, Brooks Kieschnick facing 7-8-9
                  Brooks Kieschnick replaces Dave Burba pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   82%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   84%  W Betemit       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   83%  A Almanza       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Betemit to 2B
   R      -2-  5   89%  N Green         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Betemit Scores
   O      1--  3   88%  A LaRoche       Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-8, Armando Almanza facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   90%  L Overbay       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   91%  W Helms         Popfly: 1B (Short RF Line)
          ---  3   89%  B Grieve        Reached on E6 (Pop Fly); Grieve to 2B
   O      -2-  3   92%  G Bennett       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Brewers 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-4, Brooks Kieschnick facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   91%  J Drew          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   90%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   91%  J Estrada       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   90%  A Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-8, Juan Cruz facing 9-1-2
                  Juan Cruz replaces Chipper Jones pitching and batting 4th; Dewayne Wise replaces Armando Almanza playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  3   92%  B Kieschnick    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   93%  S Podsednik     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   94%  C Counsell      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Brewers 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-4, Matt Wise facing 7-8-9
                  Matt Wise replaces Brooks Kieschnick pitching and batting 9th; Brady Clark replaces Ben Grieve playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---  3   93%  M DeRosa        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   93%  W Betemit       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   93%  D Wise          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-8, Juan Cruz facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   88%  K Ginter        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   92%  G Jenkins       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   R      -2-  6   85%  L Overbay       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Ginter Scores
          -2-      84%  W Helms         Wild Pitch; Overbay to 3B
   R      --3  3   77%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Overbay Scores
   OO     1--  3   86%  B Clark         Line Drive Double Play: P; Helms out at 1B/P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Brewers 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-6, Matt Wise facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   88%  N Green         Walk
   R      1--  3   95%  A LaRoche       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Green Scores
          -2-  2   96%  J Drew          Single to LF (Ground Ball); LaRoche to 3B
                  Julio Franco pinch hits for Juan Cruz batting 4th
          1-3  4   97%  J Franco        Walk; Drew to 2B
                  Jeff Bennett replaces Matt Wise pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123  1   99%  J Estrada       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); LaRoche Scores; Drew Scores; Franco to 3B
   O      -23  2   99%  A Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -23  3   98%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -23  3   98%  W Betemit       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 11, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 6-11, Chris Reitsma facing 8-9-1
                  Chris Reitsma replaces Julio Franco pitching and batting 4th
   O      ---  2   99%  G Bennett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Bill Hall pinch hits for Jeff Bennett batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  B Hall          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  S Podsednik     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 11, Brewers 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 11-6, Ben Ford facing 9-1-2
                  Ben Ford replaces Bill Hall pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  D Wise          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   99%  N Green         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   99%  A LaRoche       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 11, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 6-11, Chris Reitsma facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8  100%  C Counsell      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  K Ginter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  G Jenkins       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 11, Brewers 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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