September 4, 2004 Atlanta Braves at Montreal Expos Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 9,772

Saturday, September 4, 2004, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Braves

80-54

Won 5

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  2  5   0  1  0   0  0  0    9 13  0
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1

W: R Ortiz (14-7), L: J Patterson (3-4)

Expos

56-79

Lost 3

5th, 24½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .292  .793    7    0   0   SB
  M DeRosa SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .625    6    2   3   
M Giles 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .304  .785   15    0   1   
  N Green 2B                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .731    7    0   2   
J Drew RF                     2   2   1   0    2   0  .308 1.001   28    1   0   
  D Wise PR-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .689    5    1   0   
C Jones 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .258  .869   13    0   3   2B,GDP
  W Betemit 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .386    3    1   1   
J Estrada C                   4   1   2   0    0   2  .329  .866   17    5   0   HBP
A Jones CF                    5   2   2   4    0   1  .263  .844   12    0   0   HR
  E Marrero CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .342  .967         0   0   
A LaRoche 1B                  5   2   3   1    0   2  .274  .795   21   13   0   HR,2B
C Thomas LF                   3   1   1   0    2   2  .311  .849   24    4   0   
R Ortiz P                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .115  .302   18    0   2   2B,SH
Totals                       38   9  13   8    5  10              176   27  12

BATTING

2B: R Ortiz (2, off J Horgan); A LaRoche (22, off J Horgan); C Jones (15, off J Patterson).

HR: A Jones (24, off J Horgan; 3rd inn, 3 on, 0 outs to LF); A LaRoche (9, off C Vargas; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SH: R Ortiz (9, off J Patterson).

HBP: J Estrada (9, by J Patterson).

TB: A LaRoche 7; A Jones 5; J Estrada 2; R Ortiz 2; C Jones 2; R Furcal; J Drew; N Green; C Thomas.

GIDP: C Jones (10).

RBI: A Jones 4 (80); R Ortiz (1); A LaRoche (30); R Furcal (53); C Jones (78).

2-out RBI: R Furcal; C Jones.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Ortiz-M DeRosa-A LaRoche; M DeRosa-A LaRoche.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Furcal (22, 2nd base off J Patterson/E Diaz).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wilkerson 1B                2   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .873    8    2   0   
  H Mateo LF                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .543    8    1   0   GDP
J Carroll 2B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .285  .753   21    3   4   
T Batista 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .688   14    1   1   
T Sledge LF-RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .739   13    1   0   
R Church CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .417   11    4   0   
V Pascucci RF-1B              3   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .488    6    3   0   
E Diaz C                      3   0   2   0    0   0  .241  .636    6   10   0   SB
M Izturis SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .871   12    2   1   GDP
J Patterson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .310         0   1   
  J Horgan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  J Rivera PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .768    3    0   0   
  C Vargas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .045  .090         0   0   
  G Majewski P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  J Eischen P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334    2    0   0   
Totals                       28   0   3   0    3   5              109   27   7

BATTING

TB: E Diaz 2; M Izturis.

GIDP: H Mateo (1); M Izturis (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Izturis-J Carroll-V Pascucci.

E: E Diaz (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Diaz (2, 3rd base off R Ortiz/J Estrada).

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, W (14-7)              9     3   0   0    3   5   0   3.67   31  108-68   34·13·21   12· 6· 5· 0     83    -     0.19   0.13
Totals                         9     3   0   0    3   5   0          31  108-68   34·13·21   12· 6· 5· 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
J Patterson, L (3-4)           2     3   6   5    4   4   0   5.16   14   69-40   23· 5·12    2· 0· 3· 0     28    -     1.01  -0.28
J Horgan                       1     3   2   2    0   1   1   3.41    6   18-10    5· 2· 3    1· 1· 3· 0          3-3    0.29  -0.09
C Vargas                       2     2   1   1    0   1   1   5.15    8   24-15   10· 3· 2    1· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.00
G Majewski                     3     4   0   0    0   1   0   1.08   12   42-29   18· 4· 7    6· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
J Eischen                      1     1   0   0    1   3   0   2.70    5   21-12    4· 3· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13   9   8    5  10   2          45  174-106  60·17·29   11· 7·11· 0          3-3

J Patterson faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Patterson (7; J Estrada).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - CB Bucknor, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 9,772.

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. J Carroll            2B 
3. J Drew               RF    3. T Batista            3B 
4. C Jones              3B    4. T Sledge             LF 
5. J Estrada            C     5. R Church             CF 
6. A Jones              CF    6. V Pascucci           RF 
7. A LaRoche            1B    7. E Diaz               C  
8. C Thomas             LF    8. M Izturis            SS 
9. R Ortiz              P     9. J Patterson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  4   10%  58% C Jones         J Patterson     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Drew Scores
   t 2   2  0-1  -23  4    8%  69% R Furcal        J Patterson     Single to SS (Ground Ball); Jones Scores; Thomas to 3B
   t 3   0  0-3  123  1    8%  96% A Jones         J Horgan        Home Run (Fly Ball); Drew Scores; Jones Scores; Estrada Scores
   t 2   2  0-2  1-3  2    7%  76% M Giles         J Patterson     Furcal Steals 2B; Thomas Scores/unER/Adv on E2 (throw)
   t 3   0  0-3  12-  7    4%  88% J Estrada       J Patterson     Hit By Pitch; Drew to 3B; Jones to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Patterson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  R Furcal        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   46%  M Giles         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   47%  J Drew          Walk
   R      1--  4   58%  C Jones         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Drew Scores
   O      -2-  4   55%  J Estrada       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Russ Ortiz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   57%  B Wilkerson     Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  3   59%  J Carroll       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   60%  T Batista       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Patterson facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   63%  A Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   60%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   63%  C Thomas        Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      12-  3   61%  R Ortiz         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Jones to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   R      -23  4   69%  R Furcal        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Jones Scores; Thomas to 3B
   R      1-3      76%  M Giles         Furcal Steals 2B; Thomas Scores/unER/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      -2-  7   74%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Russ Ortiz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   76%  T Sledge        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   78%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   79%  V Pascucci      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Expos 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Patterson facing 3-4-5
          --- 11   81%  J Drew          Walk
          1--  5   84%  C Jones         Walk; Drew to 2B
          12-  7   88%  J Estrada       Hit By Pitch; Drew to 3B; Jones to 2B
                  Joe Horgan replaces John Patterson pitching and batting 9th
   RRRR   123  1   96%  A Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball); Drew Scores; Jones Scores; Estrada Scores
          ---  3   97%  A LaRoche       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   96%  C Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   97%  R Ortiz         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); LaRoche Scores
   O      -2-  2   97%  R Furcal        Groundout: 2B-1B; Ortiz to 3B
   O      --3  2   97%  M Giles         Lineout: LF
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-8, Russ Ortiz facing 7-8-9
                  Mark DeRosa replaces Rafael Furcal playing SS batting 1st
   O      ---  3   97%  E Diaz          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   98%  M Izturis       Flyball: LF
                  Juan Rivera pinch hits for Joe Horgan batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  J Rivera        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Expos 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-0, Claudio Vargas facing 3-4-5
                  Claudio Vargas replaces Juan Rivera pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   98%  J Drew          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   98%  C Jones         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  1   98%  J Estrada       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   98%  A Jones         Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-8, Russ Ortiz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   98%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   98%  J Carroll       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  T Batista       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Expos 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-0, Claudio Vargas facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  4   99%  A LaRoche       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   99%  C Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  R Ortiz         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   99%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-9, Russ Ortiz facing 4-5-6
                  Nick Green replaces Marcus Giles playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---  4   99%  T Sledge        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  R Church        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  V Pascucci      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Expos 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-0, Gary Majewski facing 2-3-4
                  Gary Majewski replaces Claudio Vargas pitching and batting 9th; Val Pascucci moves to 1B; Henry Mateo replaces Brad Wilkerson playing LF batting 1st; Terrmel Sledge moves to RF
   O      ---  3   99%  N Green         Popfly: SS
          ---  6  100%  J Drew          Single to SS (Ground Ball)
                  Dewayne Wise pinch runs for J.D. Drew batting 3rd
   OO     1--  1   99%  C Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-9, Russ Ortiz facing 7-8-9
                  Wilson Betemit replaces Chipper Jones playing 3B batting 4th; Dewayne Wise moves to RF
          ---  1   99%  E Diaz          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  6   98%  M Izturis       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Diaz to 2B
          12-      98%  G Majewski      Diaz Steals 3B
   O      1-3  4   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1-3  3  100%  H Mateo         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Expos 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-0, Gary Majewski facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3  100%  J Estrada       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  A Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5  100%  A LaRoche       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4  100%  C Thomas        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); LaRoche to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  R Ortiz         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 9, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-9, Russ Ortiz facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   99%  J Carroll       Walk
   O      1--  6  100%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  T Sledge        Lineout: 3B
   O      1--  4  100%  R Church        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Expos 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-0, Gary Majewski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1  100%  M DeRosa        Lineout: 2B
          ---  4  100%  N Green         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5  100%  D Wise          Lineout: LF
   O      1--  3  100%  W Betemit       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-9, Russ Ortiz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1  100%  V Pascucci      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2  100%  E Diaz          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3  100%  M Izturis       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Expos 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-0, Joey Eischen facing 5-6-7
                  Joey Eischen replaces Gary Majewski pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2  100%  J Estrada       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  4  100%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6  100%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5  100%  C Thomas        Walk; Estrada to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  R Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 9, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-9, Russ Ortiz facing 9-1-2
                  Eli Marrero replaces Andruw Jones playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---  2  100%  J Eischen       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5  100%  H Mateo         Walk
          1--  7  100%  J Carroll       Walk; Mateo to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  T Batista       Flyball: RF
   O      12-  4  100%  T Sledge        Lineout: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 9, Expos 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation