April 15, 2004 Atlanta Braves at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 6
@ANA 2 BAL 12
@BOS 7
(11) CHW 6
KCR 5
(10) MIN 3
@CLE 0 TOR 11
@DET 0 TEX 7
OAK 2 CHC 10
PIT 5 ARI 11
@COL 10 MIL 6
@HOU 2 FLA 3
@MON 0 NYM 4
ATL 0 PHI 6
CIN 4 LAD 7
@SDP 5

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 33,212

Thursday, April 15, 2004, 7:25PM
Time of Game: 2:55

Braves

4-5

Lost 1

3rd, 4 GB

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

W: A Leiter (1-0), L: H Ramirez (0-1)

Mets

5-4

Won 1

2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M DeRosa 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .226  .643   20    0   6   CS
M Giles 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .432 1.018   17    3   5   SB
C Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .900   14    1   0   
A Jones CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .229  .720   26    0   0   
J Franco 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .748   24   11   1   GDP
E Marrero RF                  3   0   1   0    0   2  .167  .310   18    1   0   
E Perez C                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .400  .855   10    3   1   
J Garcia SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    6    5   5   GDP
H Ramirez P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    0   2   
  D Wise PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .813    2    0   0   
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Nitkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   0   4   0    4   5              147   24  20

BATTING

TB: E Perez; E Marrero; M Giles; M DeRosa.

GIDP: J Franco (1); J Garcia (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Franco-J Garcia-M DeRosa-J Garcia; J Garcia-M Giles-J Franco.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Giles (4, 2nd base off A Leiter/M Piazza).

CS: M DeRosa (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by A Leiter).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Matsui SS                   2   2   1   0    2   0  .364 1.106   14    2   4   IW
R Gutierrez 2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .179  .517   17    6   2   2B,GDP
S Spencer RF-LF               3   0   1   2    1   0  .348  .791   20    1   0   
M Piazza C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .324  .961   16    3   0   
  V Wilson PR-C               0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         2   0   
J Phillips 1B                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .219  .703   18    6   1   
T Wigginton 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .557    7    0   0   GDP
J McEwing LF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .564   11    3   0   
  K Garcia PH-RF              1   0   1   1    0   0  .300  .883    3    0   0   
J Duncan CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .334   12    4   0   
A Leiter P                    1   0   1   0    1   0  .333 1.167    8    0   3   2B
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Zeile PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .833    4    0   0   
  O Moreno P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Cameron PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .868    2    0   0   
  B Looper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   4   9   4    5   1              132   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Gutierrez (1, off H Ramirez); A Leiter (1, off H Ramirez).

IBB: K Matsui (3, by H Ramirez).

TB: R Gutierrez 2; M Piazza 2; A Leiter 2; J Duncan; J McEwing; K Garcia; S Spencer; K Matsui.

GIDP: T Wigginton (2); R Gutierrez (1).

RBI: S Spencer 2 (3); J Duncan (1); K Garcia (5).

2-out RBI: J Duncan; K Garcia; S Spencer.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Matsui-R Gutierrez-J Phillips; R Gutierrez-K Matsui-J Phillips.

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
H Ramirez, L (0-1)             7     6   2   2    4   1   0   1.29   29  103-56   37· 2·17   15· 6· 3· 0     54    -     0.80   0.05
A Alfonseca                    0.2   1   2   2    1   0   0   5.40    4   15-9     5· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.38   0.00
C Nitkowski                    0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    3   10-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.30  -0.05
Totals                         8     9   4   4    5   1   0          36  128-71   47· 4·20   17· 8· 5· 0          2-2

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Leiter, W (1-0)              5.1   3   0   0    3   2   0   0.00   21  102-64   41· 9·14    5·10· 1· 0     61    -     1.17   0.22
D Weathers, H (2)              1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.84    5   25-15   10· 1· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          2-0    2.17   0.20
O Moreno, H (1)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    3    5-5     3· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.03   0.08
B Looper                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   11-9     2· 3· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9     4   0   0    4   5   0          32  143-93   56·13·24    8·12· 3· 0          2-0

Balks: H Ramirez (1).

WP: None.

IBB: H Ramirez (2; K Matsui).

PO: A Leiter (1; M DeRosa, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 33,212.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 56° F, Wind 16mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. M DeRosa             3B    1. K Matsui             SS 
2. M Giles              2B    2. R Gutierrez          2B 
3. C Jones              LF    3. S Spencer            RF 
4. A Jones              CF    4. M Piazza             C  
5. J Franco             1B    5. J Phillips           1B 
6. E Marrero            RF    6. T Wigginton          3B 
7. E Perez              C     7. J McEwing            LF 
8. J Garcia             SS    8. J Duncan             CF 
9. H Ramirez            P     9. A Leiter             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  2-0  123  4   21%  85% J Franco        D Weathers      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  3   10%  68% R Gutierrez     H Ramirez       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Matsui to 3B
   t 6   1  2-0  12- 11   -9%  63% A Jones         D Weathers      Walk; DeRosa to 3B; Giles to 2B
   b 3   2  0-1  --3  3    9%  75% S Spencer       H Ramirez       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Matsui Scores
   t 6   0  2-0  1--  5   -8%  64% M Giles         A Leiter        Single to LF (Line Drive); DeRosa to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  M Giles         Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   55%  C Jones         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Horacio Ramirez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  K Matsui        Walk
          1--  3   68%  R Gutierrez     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Matsui to 3B
   RO     -23  3   69%  S Spencer       Groundout: 2B-1B; Matsui Scores; Gutierrez to 3B
   O      --3  5   62%  M Piazza        Fielder's Choice 3B; Gutierrez out at Hm/3B-C; Piazza to 1B
   O      1--  5   60%  J Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   63%  A Jones         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  7   60%  J Franco        Walk
   O      1--  4   63%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   66%  E Perez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Horacio Ramirez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   64%  T Wigginton     Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5   62%  J McEwing       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   61%  J Duncan        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Leiter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   64%  J Garcia        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   66%  H Ramirez       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  8   64%  M DeRosa        Walk
   O      1--  2   67%  M Giles         DeRosa Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Horacio Ramirez facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   70%  A Leiter        Walk
   O      1--  3   67%  K Matsui        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      69%  R Gutierrez     Balk; Matsui to 2B
   O      -2-  6   66%  " "             Groundout: P-1B; Matsui to 3B
   R      --3  3   75%  S Spencer       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Matsui Scores
   O      1--  1   73%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   69%  M Giles         Walk
   O      1--  1   73%  C Jones         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   76%  A Jones         Flyball: CF
          1--      75%  J Franco        Giles Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   79%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Horacio Ramirez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   77%  J Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   76%  T Wigginton     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   75%  J McEwing       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   70%  E Marrero       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   75%  E Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   78%  J Garcia        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   81%  H Ramirez       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Horacio Ramirez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   80%  J Duncan        Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  3   83%  A Leiter        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  3   86%  K Matsui        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Leiter to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   78%  R Gutierrez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   73%  M DeRosa        Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--  5   64%  M Giles         Single to LF (Line Drive); DeRosa to 2B
   O      12-  4   72%  C Jones         Flyball: LF
                  Dave Weathers replaces Al Leiter pitching and batting 9th
          12- 11   63%  A Jones         Walk; DeRosa to 3B; Giles to 2B
   OO     123  4   85%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Horacio Ramirez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   83%  S Spencer       Lineout: SS
          ---  5   85%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  6   87%  J Phillips      Walk; Piazza to 2B
   OO     12-  3   82%  T Wigginton     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-3B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Weathers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   85%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   81%  E Perez         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   89%  J Garcia        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Horacio Ramirez facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   90%  J McEwing       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   89%  J Duncan        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Todd Zeile pinch hits for Dave Weathers batting 9th
   O      1--  4   88%  T Zeile         Groundout: 2B-SS-1B; Duncan to 2B
          -2-  4   88%  K Matsui        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   86%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Orber Moreno facing 9-1-2
                  Orber Moreno replaces Todd Zeile pitching and batting 9th; Dewayne Wise pinch hits for Horacio Ramirez batting 9th
   O      ---  2   90%  D Wise          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   93%  M DeRosa        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   94%  M Giles         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Antonio Alfonseca facing 3-4-5
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Dewayne Wise pitching and batting 9th
          ---  8   95%  S Spencer       Walk
          1--  5   97%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Line Drive); Spencer to 3B
                  Vance Wilson pinch runs for Mike Piazza batting 4th
   O      1-3  1   95%  J Phillips      Fielder's Choice 2B; Spencer out at Hm/2B-C; Wilson to 2B; Phillips to 1B
   O      12-  1   94%  T Wigginton     Popfly: 1B
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Antonio Alfonseca pitching and batting 9th; Karim Garcia pinch hits for Joe McEwing batting 7th
   R      12-  3   97%  K Garcia        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Wilson Scores; Phillips to 3B/Adv on throw
   R      1-3  5   99%  J Duncan        Single to LF (Line Drive); Phillips Scores; Garcia to 2B
                  Mike Cameron pinch hits for Orber Moreno batting 9th
   O      12-  2   99%  M Cameron       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Braden Looper facing 3-4-5
                  Braden Looper replaces Mike Cameron pitching and batting 9th; Vance Wilson moves to C; Shane Spencer moves to LF; Karim Garcia moves to RF
   O      ---  3   99%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  A Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation