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CHW  6
BAL  1

NYY  1
@CLE  0

LAA  6
@DET  2

TOR  5
@KCR  2

OAK  4
@SEA  2

TBR  3
BOS  0

TEX 10
MIN  0

LAD  3
COL  2

(10)
FLA  3
@MIL  2

(10)
NYM  6
ATL  3

PIT  5
PHI  1

ARI  2
@SDP  1

CIN 10
@SFG  1

STL  5
HOU  1

WSN  2
CHC  0

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 53,487

Sunday, April 27, 2008, 1:10pm
Time of Game: 2:46
Braves
3
12-13
Lost 2
4th, 3 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3  9  0
Mets            1  2  1   0  0  1   1  0  X    6 12  0
W: N Figueroa (2-1), L: J Smoltz (3-2), S: B Wagner (6)
Mets
6
13-11
Won 2
2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Johnson 2B                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .244  .745   20    0   1   
G Blanco LF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .364  .869   23    1   0   
J Francoeur RF                4   1   2   0    0   1  .294  .821   12    2   0   2B
M Teixeira 1B                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .265  .775   16    7   1   2·2B
B McCann C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .916   18    9   0   
M Kotsay CF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .268  .723    9    2   0   
M Prado 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .831   19    1   1   GDP
B Lillibridge SS              4   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000   13    2   2   
J Smoltz P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   1   
  R Gotay PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .188  .566    7    0   0   
  B Carlyle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Pena PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .633    3    0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Resop P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Diaz PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .690    4    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    3   4              146   24   7
BATTING
2B: M Teixeira 2 (7, 2 off N Figueroa); J Francoeur (10, off S Schoeneweis).
TB: M Teixeira 4; J Francoeur 3; M Kotsay 2; B McCann; M Diaz; M Prado.
GIDP: M Prado (1).
RBI: M Teixeira (17); B Lillibridge (1); M Kotsay (6).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 1. B Lillibridge-M Teixeira.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    4   1   1   0    1   2  .237  .664   21    2   2   2B
L Castillo 2B                 5   1   3   0    0   0  .284  .680   13    1   4   2B
D Wright 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .292  .980   25    0   0   CS
C Beltran CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .224  .771   14    3   0   2B
R Church RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .322  .834   14    3   0   
C Delgado 1B                  2   3   2   2    2   0  .205  .645   15    7   1   2·HR,IW
R Casanova C                  4   1   3   2    0   0  .333  .842   17    4   0   HR
E Chavez LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .160  .476   16    6   0   GDP
N Figueroa P                  3   0   1   0    0   2  .125  .250   16    0   0   
  J Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S Schoeneweis P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Feliciano P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .468    4    0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   6  12   5    4   9              155   27   9
BATTING
2B: L Castillo (2, off W Ohman); C Beltran (10, off B Carlyle); J Reyes (5, off J Smoltz).
HR: C Delgado 2 (3, off W Ohman, off J Smoltz; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); R Casanova (1, off J Smoltz; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
IBB: C Delgado (4, by B Carlyle).
TB: C Delgado 8; R Casanova 6; L Castillo 4; C Beltran 2; J Reyes 2; N Figueroa; D Wright.
GIDP: E Chavez (3).
RBI: R Casanova 2 (3); C Delgado 2 (12); D Wright (21).
2-out RBI: C Delgado.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Reyes-L Castillo-C Delgado.
BASERUNNING
CS: D Wright (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by W Ohman).

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
J Smoltz, L (3-2)              4     7   4   4    2   5   2   2.00   21   83-51   24· 8·19    5· 6· 3· 0     35    -     0.61  -0.22
B Carlyle                      1     1   0   0    2   1   0   3.00    6   27-14    7· 0· 7    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.01
W Ohman                        2     4   2   2    0   1   1   2.45    8   29-19   12· 1· 6    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.67  -0.12
C Resop                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   8.68    3   10-7     3· 3· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8    12   6   6    4   9   3          38  149-91   46·12·33    9·11· 5· 0           -  
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
N Figueroa, W (2-1)            5.1   7   3   3    3   3   0   4.26   25   98-58   35· 4·19    6· 7· 6· 0     42    -     0.94  -0.02
J Smith, H (5)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.09    2    6-4     4· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.92   0.05
S Schoeneweis, H (3)           1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    4   15-7     4· 0· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.10   0.07
P Feliciano, H (4)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.13    3   12-10    8· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.04
B Wagner, S (6)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   15-12    4· 3· 5    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.68   0.03
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3   4   0          38  146-91   55· 7·29   10·13· 8· 0          2-1 
Balks: None.
WP: J Smoltz (2); W Ohman (1).
IBB: B Carlyle (1; C Delgado).
PO: W Ohman (1; D Wright, 2nd base (CS)).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Mike DiMuro, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Larry Vanover.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 53,487.
Weather: 54° F, Wind 7mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. K Johnson            2B    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. G Blanco             LF    2. L Castillo           2B 
3. J Francoeur          RF    3. D Wright             3B 
4. M Teixeira           1B    4. C Beltran            CF 
5. B McCann             C     5. R Church             RF 
6. M Kotsay             CF    6. C Delgado            1B 
7. M Prado              3B    7. R Casanova           C  
8. B Lillibridge        SS    8. E Chavez             LF 
9. J Smoltz             P     9. N Figueroa           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-1  1--  5   16%  82% R Casanova      J Smoltz        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Delgado Scores
   t 2   1  1-0  12-  5   10%  66% M Prado         N Figueroa      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 6   1  4-2  1--  6   -9%  70% M Prado         N Figueroa      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Kotsay to 3B
   t 6   0  4-0  1--  2   -8%  81% M Teixeira      N Figueroa      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Francoeur Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  --3  1    8%  62% C Beltran       J Smoltz        Wild Pitch; Reyes Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Figueroa facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  K Johnson       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   54%  G Blanco        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   55%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   61%  J Reyes         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      -2-  3   59%  L Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Reyes to 3B
   O      --3  6   54%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3      62%  C Beltran       Wild Pitch; Reyes Scores
   O      ---  5   61%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Nelson Figueroa facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   63%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   60%  B McCann        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  1   56%  M Kotsay        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); McCann to 2B
   OO     12-  5   66%  M Prado         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   64%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   66%  C Delgado       Walk
   RR     1--  5   82%  R Casanova      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Delgado Scores
   O      ---  2   81%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   81%  N Figueroa      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  5   82%  J Reyes         Walk; Figueroa to 2B
          12-  1   84%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Line Drive); Figueroa to 3B; Reyes to 2B
   O      123  4   80%  D Wright        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Nelson Figueroa facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   82%  B Lillibridge   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  J Smoltz        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   83%  K Johnson       Walk
          1--  4   81%  G Blanco        Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  2   85%  J Francoeur     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   83%  C Beltran       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   83%  R Church        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   R      ---  1   89%  C Delgado       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  4   89%  R Casanova      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   88%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Nelson Figueroa facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   84%  M Teixeira      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   87%  B McCann        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   90%  M Kotsay        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  7   92%  M Prado         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   91%  N Figueroa      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   91%  J Reyes         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   91%  L Castillo      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   90%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Nelson Figueroa facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   92%  B Lillibridge   Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  Ruben Gotay pinch hits for John Smoltz batting 9th
          ---  7   90%  R Gotay         Walk
   O      1--  5   92%  K Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gotay to 2B
   O      -2-  6   94%  G Blanco        Lineout: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Buddy Carlyle facing 4-5-6
                  Buddy Carlyle replaces Ruben Gotay pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   95%  C Beltran       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2   94%  R Church        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  4   94%  C Delgado       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   94%  R Casanova      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Beltran to 3B
          1-3  5   94%  E Chavez        Walk; Casanova to 2B
   O      123  7   92%  N Figueroa      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Nelson Figueroa facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   89%  J Francoeur     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   R      1--  2   81%  M Teixeira      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Francoeur Scores
   O      -2-  1   85%  B McCann        Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  2   78%  M Kotsay        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Teixeira Scores
          1--  6   70%  M Prado         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Kotsay to 3B
                  Joe Smith replaces Nelson Figueroa pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3  3   71%  B Lillibridge   Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B); Kotsay Scores
                  Brayan Pena pinch hits for Buddy Carlyle batting 9th
   O      1--  3   75%  B Pena          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Will Ohman facing 1-2-3
                  Will Ohman replaces Brayan Pena pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   72%  J Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   76%  L Castillo      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-      80%  D Wright        Wild Pitch; Castillo to 3B
   R      --3  6   85%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Castillo Scores
   O      1--  1   84%  C Beltran       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   82%  R Church        Wright Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Scott Schoeneweis facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Schoeneweis replaces Joe Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   86%  K Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   88%  G Blanco        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   85%  J Francoeur     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   89%  M Teixeira      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Will Ohman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   88%  R Church        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      ---  3   94%  C Delgado       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   95%  R Casanova      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   93%  E Chavez        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Pedro Feliciano facing 5-6-7
                  Pedro Feliciano replaces Scott Schoeneweis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  9   95%  B McCann        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   97%  M Kotsay        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   97%  M Prado         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-3, Chris Resop facing 9-1-2
                  Chris Resop replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 9th; Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Pedro Feliciano batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  M Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   97%  J Reyes         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   97%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Billy Wagner facing 8-9-1
                  Billy Wagner replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  B Lillibridge   Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  Matt Diaz pinch hits for Chris Resop batting 9th
          ---  4   96%  M Diaz          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   99%  K Johnson       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  3  100%  G Blanco        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 6.

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