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BOS  2
TEX  0

CHW  7
SEA  5

ANA 10
@CLE  5

MIN  2
KCR  0

BAL  3
@NYY  1

DET  4
@TBD  2

OAK  7
@TOR  4

HOU  8
PIT  6

MIL 11
CIN  4

ATL  7
@MON  1

PHI  8
NYM  1

SDP  7
COL  6

SFG 18
ARI  7

STL  3
LAD  0

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 8,617

Friday, September 3, 2004, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:28
Braves
7
79-54
Won 4
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  2   1  0  0   4  0  0    7  9  0
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  4  1
W: P Byrd (6-4), L: S Downs (2-5)
Expos
1
56-78
Lost 2
5th, 23½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .292  .795   17    0   2   GDP
M Giles 2B                    5   2   2   1    0   1  .307  .792   20    0   3   2B
J Drew RF                     3   1   1   1    1   1  .307  .999   17    1   0   
  D Wise RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .694    2    0   0   
C Jones 3B                    3   1   1   1    2   0  .257  .867   15    0   0   
J Franco 1B                   2   0   0   1    2   0  .302  .811   20    9   1   
  A LaRoche PH-1B             1   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .772    4    0   0   
A Jones CF                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .262  .837    9    5   0   SF
E Marrero LF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .342  .967   17    2   0   HR
E Perez C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .580    9    8   0   
P Byrd P                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .261  .581   15    2   1   
  J Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .733         0   0   
Totals                       35   7   9   6    6   4              145   27   7
BATTING
2B: M Giles (16, off S Downs).
HR: E Marrero (9, off S Downs; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
SF: A Jones (2, off T Tucker).
TB: E Marrero 4; M Giles 3; R Furcal 2; P Byrd; A LaRoche; J Drew; C Jones.
GIDP: R Furcal (9).
RBI: C Jones (77); J Drew (82); J Franco (47); A Jones (76); E Marrero (35); M Giles (36).
2-out RBI: J Drew; M Giles.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wilkerson 1B                3   0   1   0    1   1  .259  .876   13   12   0   2B
E Chavez CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .694   14    1   0   
T Batista 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .694   16    0   4   
J Rivera RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .284  .770   17    6   0   
T Sledge LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .748   15    3   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   1   0    0   3  .237  .676   17    1   5   
B Schneider C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .746   20    4   0   
M Izturis 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .240  .896    7    0   3   3B
S Downs P                     1   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .393    7    0   1   
  J Horgan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  T Tucker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182         0   0   
  R Church PH                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .222  .485    2    0   0   
  R Biddle P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   1   4   1    3   8              128   27  13
BATTING
2B: B Wilkerson (30, off P Byrd).
3B: M Izturis (2, off P Byrd).
TB: M Izturis 3; B Wilkerson 2; A Gonzalez; T Sledge.
RBI: R Church (3).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
FIELDING
DP: 1. M Izturis-A Gonzalez-B Wilkerson.
E: A Gonzalez (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
P Byrd, W (6-4)                8     4   1   1    2   6   0   3.62   30  107-77   46· 6·25   12· 7· 3· 0     74    -     0.58   0.34
J Cruz                         1     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.59    4   21-11    3· 2· 6    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         9     4   1   1    3   8   0          34  128-88   49· 8·31   12· 8· 3· 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
S Downs, L (2-5)               6.1   7   5   5    3   3   1   7.22   29  102-61   42· 5·14   14· 4· 5· 0     39    -     0.65  -0.07
J Horgan                       0     1   2   1    1   0   0   2.93    2    8-4     2· 2· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.91  -0.06
T Tucker                       1.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   3.70    7   25-15   11· 1· 3    2· 1· 2· 0          3-3    0.17  -0.03
R Biddle                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   7.07    4   10-7     4· 1· 2    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     9   7   6    6   4   1          42  145-87   59· 9·19   17· 6· 9· 0          5-4 
J Horgan faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 8,617.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Montreal Expos                       
1. R Furcal             SS    1. B Wilkerson          1B 
2. M Giles              2B    2. E Chavez             CF 
3. J Drew               RF    3. T Batista            3B 
4. C Jones              3B    4. J Rivera             RF 
5. J Franco             1B    5. T Sledge             LF 
6. A Jones              CF    6. A Gonzalez           SS 
7. E Marrero            LF    7. B Schneider          C  
8. E Perez              C     8. M Izturis            2B 
9. P Byrd               P     9. S Downs              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-0  1--  7   12%  59% M Giles         S Downs         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Furcal Scores
   t 3   2  0-1  -2-  2   10%  69% J Drew          S Downs         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Giles Scores; Drew to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 4   1  0-2  ---  3    9%  79% E Marrero       S Downs         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 3   2  0-2  12-  6   -4%  66% J Franco        S Downs         Popfly: 1B (Short RF)
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-  7   -3%  45% E Marrero       S Downs         Groundout: 3B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Downs facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  R Furcal        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  M Giles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   45%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  B Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  T Batista       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Downs facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   48%  C Jones         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   50%  J Franco        Walk
   O      1--  2   48%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B; Franco to 2B
   O      -2-  7   45%  E Marrero       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  J Rivera        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  T Sledge        Groundout: P unassisted
          ---  4   48%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   50%  B Schneider     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Downs facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   47%  E Perez         Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  P Byrd          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   47%  R Furcal        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  7   59%  M Giles         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Furcal Scores
   R      -2-  2   69%  J Drew          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Giles Scores; Drew to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  5   70%  C Jones         Walk
   O      12-  6   66%  J Franco        Popfly: 1B (Short RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Paul Byrd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   69%  M Izturis       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   71%  S Downs         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   69%  B Wilkerson     Walk
   O      1--  4   72%  E Chavez        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Expos 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Scott Downs facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   70%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  3   79%  E Marrero       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   78%  E Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   79%  P Byrd          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   77%  R Furcal        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Byrd facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   80%  T Batista       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   82%  J Rivera        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   80%  T Sledge        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   83%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Scott Downs facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   82%  M Giles         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   81%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   81%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--  4   80%  J Franco        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Byrd facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   83%  B Schneider     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   84%  M Izturis       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  4   83%  S Downs         Walk
   O      1--  4   86%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Scott Downs facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   84%  A Jones         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   83%  E Marrero       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   83%  E Perez         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Byrd facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   86%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   88%  T Batista       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   89%  J Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Scott Downs facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   88%  P Byrd          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   89%  R Furcal        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   90%  M Giles         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Furcal to 2B
                  Joe Horgan replaces Scott Downs pitching and batting 9th
          12-  5   92%  J Drew          Walk; Furcal to 3B; Giles to 2B
   R      123  3   96%  C Jones         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Furcal Scores; Giles to 3B; Drew to 2B
                  T.J. Tucker replaces Joe Horgan pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  5   98%  J Franco        Walk; Giles Scores; Drew to 3B; Jones to 2B
   RO     123  1   98%  A Jones         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Drew Scores; Jones to 3B
   R      1-3  3   99%  E Marrero       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Jones Scores/No RBI/unER; Franco to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  E Perez         Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-7, Paul Byrd facing 5-6-7
                  Dewayne Wise replaces J.D. Drew playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   99%  T Sledge        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   99%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  B Schneider     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Expos 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-0, T.J. Tucker facing 9-1-2
          ---  5  100%  P Byrd          Walk
   OO     1--  3   99%  R Furcal        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  M Giles         Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-7, Paul Byrd facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   99%  M Izturis       Triple to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep RF Line)
                  Ryan Church pinch hits for T.J. Tucker batting 9th
   RO     --3  2   99%  R Church        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Izturis Scores
          ---  2   99%  B Wilkerson     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   99%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3  100%  T Batista       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Expos 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-1, Rocky Biddle facing 3-4-5
                  Rocky Biddle replaces Ryan Church pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  D Wise          Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1  100%  C Jones         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  Adam LaRoche pinch hits for Julio Franco batting 5th
          ---  4  100%  A LaRoche       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3  100%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-7, Juan Cruz facing 4-5-6
                  Juan Cruz replaces Paul Byrd pitching and batting 9th; Adam LaRoche moves to 1B
          ---  6   99%  J Rivera        Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  T Sledge        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4  100%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6  100%  B Schneider     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Expos 1.

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