July 26, 2003 Atlanta Braves at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 8
@ANA 1 BOS 5
NYY 4 TBD 10
@CHW 6 CLE 9
MIN 2 DET 5
KCR 1 SEA 4
TEX 0 BAL 7
@TOR 2 ARI 1
LAD 0 COL 13
MIL 8 FLA 10
PHI 5 HOU 3
CHC 1 ATL 15
@MON 4 CIN 8
@NYM 3 SDP 2
@SFG 1 STL 13
PIT 8

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 14,132

Saturday, July 26, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:17

Braves

68-35

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          5  1  0   0  0  2   0  6  1   15 18  0
Expos           0  0  0   3  0  0   0  1  0    4 12  2

W: S Reynolds (8-5), L: Z Day (4-4)

Expos

53-51

Lost 1

4th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   5   2   1   0    1   0  .273  .788   19    1   3   2B
  T Hodges P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Holmes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Giles 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .297  .839   18    2   5   HBP,SH
G Sheffield RF                4   3   3   3    0   0  .324 1.012   18    0   0   HR,SB,HBP
  D Bragg PR-RF               1   2   1   0    0   0  .206  .509    6    1   0   2B
C Jones LF                    5   2   1   0    1   1  .293  .889   31    0   0   IW
A Jones CF                    5   1   4   3    0   1  .298  .913   16    2   0   2·2B,SF
R Fick 1B                     5   2   1   1    1   0  .298  .836   26   15   1   GDP
J Lopez C                     5   1   2   3    0   0  .325 1.051   15    5   0   3B
V Castilla 3B                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .279  .797   17    1   5   IW
S Reynolds P                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .105  .210   14    0   3   
  M Franco PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .314  .789   12    0   0   
  M DeRosa SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .647         0   1   
Totals                       43  15  18  14    4   4              192   27  18

BATTING

2B: A Jones 2 (19, off J Eischen, off Z Day); D Bragg (2, off J Eischen); R Furcal (22, off E Knott).

3B: J Lopez (3, off Z Day).

HR: G Sheffield (25, off Z Day; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: A Jones (4, off Z Day).

SH: M Giles (8, off E Knott).

IBB: C Jones (8, by J Manon); V Castilla (2, by Z Day).

HBP: G Sheffield (6, by Z Day); M Giles (8, by Z Day).

TB: G Sheffield 6; A Jones 6; J Lopez 4; V Castilla 2; R Furcal 2; D Bragg 2; R Fick; M Giles; M Franco; S Reynolds; C Jones.

GIDP: R Fick (6).

RBI: G Sheffield 3 (79); A Jones 3 (74); J Lopez 3 (70); M Franco 2 (11); S Reynolds (3); V Castilla (57); R Fick (56).

2-out RBI: J Lopez 3; M Franco 2; V Castilla; S Reynolds; A Jones.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 10 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Giles-R Fick-R Furcal-M Giles.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Sheffield (13, 2nd base off H Almonte/M Barrett).

PO: G Sheffield (2nd base by J Manon).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Carroll 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .260  .652   24    2   3   
E Guzman 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .581   13    1   1   GDP
O Cabrera SS                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .300  .835   12    1   3   HR,2·SB
V Guerrero RF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .309  .923   16    3   0   
  B Schneider C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .750         0   0   
B Wilkerson CF-RF             4   1   2   2    0   1  .275  .867   23    3   0   HR
W Cordero 1B                  4   1   3   0    0   1  .282  .812   22    7   3   
R Calloway LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .695   14    2   0   
M Barrett C                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .207  .674   21    5   0   
  J Eischen P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Z Day P                       0   0   0   0    0   0  .042  .122         1   0   
  E Knott P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  J Manon P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Macias PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .680    2    0   0   
  H Almonte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  E Chavez CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .635    7    2   0   
Totals                       38   4  12   4    0   5              159   27  11

BATTING

HR: O Cabrera (14, off T Hodges; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Wilkerson (12, off S Reynolds; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

TB: B Wilkerson 5; O Cabrera 5; W Cordero 3; V Guerrero 2; E Guzman; R Calloway; J Carroll.

GIDP: E Guzman (6).

RBI: B Wilkerson 2 (52); O Cabrera (54); M Barrett (26).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Carroll-O Cabrera-W Cordero.

PB: M Barrett (6).

E: O Cabrera (13); J Manon (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Cabrera 2 (16, 3rd base off S Reynolds/J Lopez, 2nd base off S Reynolds/J Lopez).

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, W (8-5)            7     9   3   3    0   5   1   5.64   29  107-74   44· 8·22   18· 1· 5· 0     52    -     0.75   0.08
T Hodges                       1     3   1   1    0   0   1   4.06    6   31-21   13· 6· 2    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
D Holmes                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.31    3   16-12    8· 0· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12   4   4    0   5   2          38  154-107  65·14·28   21· 5· 7· 0           -

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
Z Day, L (4-4)                 2     5   6   6    2   0   1   4.14   15   49-28   20· 3· 5    4· 4· 3· 0     20    -     1.00  -0.38
E Knott                        3.1   4   2   2    0   3   0   4.91   15   52-35   19· 3·13    7· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.37  -0.01
J Manon                        1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.33    6   22-14    8· 3· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          1-1    0.31  -0.01
H Almonte                      1     6   6   6    1   0   0   9.00   10   39-22   17· 2· 3    7· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.02
J Eischen                      1     2   1   1    0   0   0   2.89    5   19-13   10· 0· 3    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    18  15  15    4   4   1          51  181-112  74·11·27   20·12· 9· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: Z Day (6); H Almonte (2).

IBB: Z Day (3; V Castilla); J Manon (1; C Jones).

PO: J Manon (0; G Sheffield, 2nd base).

HBP: Z Day 2 (4; M Giles, G Sheffield).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Tim Timmons.

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 14,132.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Montreal Expos                       
1. R Furcal             SS    1. J Carroll            2B 
2. M Giles              2B    2. E Guzman             3B 
3. G Sheffield          RF    3. O Cabrera            SS 
4. C Jones              LF    4. V Guerrero           RF 
5. A Jones              CF    5. B Wilkerson          CF 
6. R Fick               1B    6. W Cordero            1B 
7. J Lopez              C     7. R Calloway           LF 
8. V Castilla           3B    8. M Barrett            C  
9. S Reynolds           P     9. Z Day                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  123  2   20%  81% J Lopez         Z Day           Triple to RF (Line Drive); Sheffield Scores; Jones Scores; Fick Scores
   b 4   0  6-2  1--  1   -8%  73% R Calloway      S Reynolds      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cordero to 3B
   b 4   0  6-0  1--  3   -7%  85% B Wilkerson     S Reynolds      Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Guerrero Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  2    6%  59% C Jones         Z Day           Single to LF (Line Drive); Giles to 3B; Sheffield to 2B
   b 1   0  5-0  1--  2    5%  88% E Guzman        S Reynolds      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS-2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zach Day facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  R Furcal        Flyball: LF
          ---  1   50%  M Giles         Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   54%  G Sheffield     Hit By Pitch; Giles to 2B
          12-  2   59%  C Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive); Giles to 3B; Sheffield to 2B
   RO     123  1   59%  A Jones         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Giles Scores
          12-      60%  R Fick          Wild Pitch; Sheffield to 3B; Jones to 2B
          -23  8   61%  " "             Walk
   RRR    123  2   81%  J Lopez         Triple to RF (Line Drive); Sheffield Scores; Jones Scores; Fick Scores
          --3  4   82%  V Castilla      Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  1   87%  S Reynolds      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lopez Scores; Castilla to 2B
   O      12-  4   85%  R Furcal        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   83%  J Carroll       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   88%  E Guzman        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS-2B
   O      ---  4   88%  O Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-0, Zach Day facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   88%  M Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2   92%  G Sheffield     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   91%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  6   92%  A Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   91%  R Fick          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   89%  V Guerrero      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   91%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Looking
          1--  2   89%  W Cordero       Single to CF (Line Drive); Guerrero to 2B
   O      12-  4   91%  R Calloway      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   93%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Expos 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-0, Eric Knott facing 7-8-9
                  Eric Knott replaces Zach Day pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   93%  J Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   92%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   92%  S Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   93%  E Knott         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   94%  J Carroll       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   94%  E Guzman        Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--  1   95%  O Cabrera       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Expos 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-0, Eric Knott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   94%  R Furcal        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   94%  M Giles         Lineout: CF
          ---  4   94%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   94%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   92%  V Guerrero      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF)
   RR     1--  3   85%  B Wilkerson     Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Guerrero Scores
          ---  7   81%  W Cordero       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   73%  R Calloway      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cordero to 3B
   RO     1-3  7   76%  M Barrett       Groundout: P-SS-1B; Cordero Scores; Calloway to 2B
   O      -2-  1   80%  E Knott         Lineout: SS
   O      -2-  4   83%  J Carroll       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Expos 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Eric Knott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   82%  A Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   81%  R Fick          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  6   81%  J Lopez         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   82%  V Castilla      Single to LF (Line Drive); Lopez to 2B
   O      12-  5   80%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-6, Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   83%  E Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   80%  O Cabrera       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   82%  V Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging, Cabrera Steals 2B
          -2-      82%  B Wilkerson     Cabrera Steals 3B
   O      --3  5   86%  " "             Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Expos 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Eric Knott facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   89%  R Furcal        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   88%  M Giles         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Furcal to 3B
   R      --3  4   92%  G Sheffield     Fielder's Choice SS; Furcal Scores; Sheffield to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
                  Julio Manon replaces Eric Knott pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      93%  C Jones         Sheffield Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Sheffield to 3B
          --3  5   93%  " "             Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  4   96%  A Jones         Single to LF (Fly Ball); Sheffield Scores; Jones to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   94%  R Fick          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-8, Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   95%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   96%  R Calloway      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  M Barrett       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Expos 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-3, Julio Manon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   96%  J Lopez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   96%  V Castilla      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   96%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-8, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Macias pinch hits for Julio Manon batting 9th
   O      ---  2   97%  J Macias        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   98%  J Carroll       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  E Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Expos 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-3, Hector Almonte facing 1-2-3
                  Hector Almonte replaces Jose Macias pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   98%  R Furcal        Walk
          1--  4   99%  M Giles         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Furcal to 3B
          1-3      99%  G Sheffield     Passed Ball; Giles to 2B
   R      -23  4  100%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Furcal Scores; Giles to 3B
          1-3     100%  C Jones         Sheffield Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   99%  " "             Fielder's Choice 1B; Giles out at Hm/1B-C
          12-  1   99%  A Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive); Sheffield to 3B; Jones to 2B
                  Darren Bragg pinch runs for Gary Sheffield batting 3rd
   R      123  4  100%  R Fick          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bragg Scores; Jones to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      123  2  100%  J Lopez         Flyball: RF
   R      123  4  100%  V Castilla      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Jones Scores; Jones to 3B; Fick to 2B
                  Matt Franco pinch hits for Shane Reynolds batting 9th
   R      123     100%  M Franco        Wild Pitch; Jones Scores; Fick to 3B; Castilla to 2B
   RR     -23 10  100%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball); Fick Scores; Castilla Scores
   O      1--  1  100%  R Furcal        Groundout: P-1B
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 14, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-14, Trey Hodges facing 3-4-5
                  Trey Hodges replaces Rafael Furcal pitching and batting 1st; Mark DeRosa replaces Matt Franco playing SS batting 9th; Darren Bragg moves to RF
   R      ---  3  100%  O Cabrera       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3  100%  V Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7  100%  B Wilkerson     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  7  100%  W Cordero       Single to LF (Line Drive); Wilkerson to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  R Calloway      Flyball: RF; Wilkerson to 3B
          1-3     100%  M Barrett       Defensive Indifference; Cordero to 2B
   O      -23  6  100%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 14, Expos 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 14-4, Joey Eischen facing 2-3-4
                  Joey Eischen replaces Michael Barrett pitching and batting 8th; Brian Schneider replaces Vladimir Guerrero playing C batting 4th; Endy Chavez replaces Hector Almonte playing CF batting 9th; Brad Wilkerson moves to RF
   O      ---  3  100%  M Giles         Flyball: CF
          ---  6  100%  D Bragg         Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4  100%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  1  100%  A Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Bragg Scores
   O      -2-  5  100%  R Fick          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 15, Expos 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-15, Darren Holmes facing 9-1-2
                  Darren Holmes replaces Trey Hodges pitching and batting 1st
   O      ---  7  100%  E Chavez        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5  100%  J Carroll       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4  100%  E Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 15, Expos 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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