August 31, 2003 Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@BOS 4 CLE 5
TOR 4 CHW 6
@DET 1 ANA 7
@KCR 4 OAK 4
TBD 3 SEA 3
BAL 0 TEX 11
MIN 10 SFG 3
@ARI 1 MIL 2
@CHC 0 STL 5
@CIN 0 FLA 5
MON 3 SDP 3
@HOU 1 LAD 3
COL 0 PHI 4
@NYM 1 ATL 10
@PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 23,822

Sunday, August 31, 2003, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Braves

87-49

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          3  1  1   3  0  0   0  0  2   10 14  0
Pirates         0  0  2   0  0  0   0  2  0    4 10  0

W: S Reynolds (11-7), L: J D'Amico (8-13)

Pirates

62-72

Lost 2

4th, 9 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   4   3   2   0    1   1  .287  .791   18    3   2   
M Giles 2B                    4   3   3   1    1   1  .319  .933   28    1   3   2·2B
C Jones LF                    5   0   2   3    0   0  .296  .898   12    4   0   
A Jones CF                    5   1   1   3    0   1  .273  .853   21    4   0   HR,GDP
J Lopez C                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .327 1.046   13    4   1   HR
  J Estrada C                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .702    4    1   0   
R Fick 1B                     5   1   1   0    0   2  .272  .774   20    9   1   
V Castilla 3B                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .279  .789   15    0   4   HR
D Bragg RF                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .242  .608   19    0   1   
S Reynolds P                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .104  .226   17    1   0   SH
  W Cunnane P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       39  10  14  10    3   7              167   27  12

BATTING

2B: M Giles 2 (44, off M Corey, off J D'Amico).

HR: A Jones (33, off J D'Amico; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); J Lopez (35, off M Lincoln; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); V Castilla (22, off J D'Amico; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: S Reynolds (10, off J D'Amico).

TB: V Castilla 5; M Giles 5; J Lopez 4; A Jones 4; R Furcal 2; C Jones 2; R Fick; D Bragg; J Estrada.

GIDP: A Jones (14).

RBI: A Jones 3 (101); C Jones 3 (90); M Giles (67); D Bragg (8); V Castilla (71); J Lopez (89).

2-out RBI: J Lopez; D Bragg.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Redman CF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .316  .911   21    2   0   
J Wilson SS                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .656   19    0   3   
J Kendall C                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .318  .818   14    7   1   2B,HBP
R Sanders LF                  4   1   3   2    0   0  .279  .921   14    1   0   2B
M Stairs 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .298  .956   15    9   0   
C Wilson RF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .865   16    3   0   2·HBP
J Hernandez 3B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .234  .661    8    1   2   
A Nunez 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .637   11    4   4   
J D'Amico P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .146  .483    7    0   0   
  M Lincoln P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Mackowiak PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .722    1    0   0   
  M Gonzalez P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Boehringer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Reboulet PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .689    5    0   0   
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Corey P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Bay PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .994    5    0   0   
Totals                       36   4  10   4    0   5              136   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Sanders (24, off S Reynolds); J Kendall (25, off S Reynolds).

HBP: J Kendall (23, by S Reynolds); C Wilson 2 (10, 2 by S Reynolds).

TB: R Sanders 4; J Kendall 3; T Redman 2; M Stairs 2; J Hernandez.

RBI: R Sanders 2 (74); J Hernandez (51); M Stairs (46).

2-out RBI: R Sanders 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Wilson-A Nunez-M Stairs.

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 (11-7)           7.1   9   4   4    0   5   0   5.34   33  109-73   42· 5·26   11· 6· 8· 0     49    -     0.47   0.01
W Cunnane, H (2)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.00    2    4-3     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          3-1    1.43   0.06
K Mercker                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.17    4   23-15   11· 0· 4    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    10   4   4    0   5   0          39  136-91   56· 5·30   13· 8·10· 0          3-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J D'Amico, L (8-13)            3    10   7   7    2   1   2   4.35   21   79-49   32· 5·12    6· 7· 5· 0     10    -     0.73  -0.42
M Lincoln                      2     1   1   1    0   2   1   5.79    6   21-13    7· 1· 5    3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.16  -0.00
M Gonzalez                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.68    3   12-7     1· 2· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
B Boehringer                   1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.53    3   13-9     4· 2· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
J Beimel                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.88    3   14-8     5· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
M Corey                        1     3   2   2    1   0   0   5.06    7   24-14   11· 0· 3    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.01
Totals                         9    14  10  10    3   7   3          43  163-100  60·11·29   15·11· 7· 0          1-0

J D'Amico faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Corey (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: S Reynolds 3 (5; J Kendall, C Wilson, C Wilson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Brian Runge, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Lance Barksdale.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 23,822.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 5mph in unknown direction, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Furcal             SS    1. T Redman             CF 
2. M Giles              2B    2. J Wilson             SS 
3. C Jones              LF    3. J Kendall            C  
4. A Jones              CF    4. R Sanders            LF 
5. J Lopez              C     5. M Stairs             1B 
6. R Fick               1B    6. C Wilson             RF 
7. V Castilla           3B    7. J Hernandez          3B 
8. D Bragg              RF    8. A Nunez              2B 
9. S Reynolds           P     9. J D'Amico            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  7   21%  75% A Jones         J D'Amico       Home Run (Fly Ball); Furcal Scores; Giles Scores
   b 3   2  5-0  -23  2   -7%  81% R Sanders       S Reynolds      Single to RF (Line Drive); Redman Scores; Kendall Scores; Sanders out at 2B/RF-C-SS
   t 2   0  0-3  ---  5    6%  84% V Castilla      J D'Amico       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 4   0  2-5  1--  5    6%  89% M Giles         J D'Amico       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Furcal to 3B
   b 1   2  3-0  -23  7    5%  77% M Stairs        S Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff D'Amico facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  R Furcal        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   59%  M Giles         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Furcal to 2B
   O      12-  2   54%  C Jones         Flyball: LF
   RRR    12-  7   75%  A Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball); Furcal Scores; Giles Scores
   O      ---  4   74%  J Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   73%  R Fick          Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   75%  T Redman        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   77%  J Wilson        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   75%  J Kendall       Hit By Pitch
          1--  7   72%  R Sanders       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Kendall to 3B
   O      -23  7   77%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jeff D'Amico facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  5   84%  V Castilla      Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  5   86%  D Bragg         Walk
   O      1--  1   85%  S Reynolds      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Bragg to 2B
   O      -2-  2   83%  R Furcal        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bragg to 3B
          --3  4   84%  M Giles         Walk
   O      1-3  1   81%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   83%  C Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  J Hernandez     Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      ---  1   86%  A Nunez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff D'Amico facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   84%  A Jones         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   84%  J Lopez         
          ---  7   84%  R Fick          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   85%  V Castilla      Single to LF (Line Drive); Fick to 2B
   R      12-  4   90%  D Bragg         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Fick Scores; Castilla to 3B
   O      1-3  4   89%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   90%  J D'Amico       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   89%  T Redman        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  7   90%  J Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   88%  J Kendall       Double to RF (Line Drive to LF Line); Redman to 3B
   RRO    -23  2   81%  R Sanders       Single to RF (Line Drive); Redman Scores; Kendall Scores; Sanders out at 2B/RF-C-SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jeff D'Amico facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   83%  R Furcal        Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   89%  M Giles         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Furcal to 3B
   RR     -23  3   93%  C Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Furcal Scores; Giles Scores
                  Mike Lincoln replaces Jeff D'Amico pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--  2   91%  A Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   R      ---  4   94%  J Lopez         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   94%  R Fick          Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   95%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   96%  C Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   95%  J Hernandez     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   96%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mike Lincoln facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   96%  V Castilla      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  D Bragg         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   95%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
                  Rob Mackowiak pinch hits for Mike Lincoln batting 9th
   O      ---  1   96%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   97%  T Redman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   97%  J Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mike Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Gonzalez replaces Rob Mackowiak pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  R Furcal        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   97%  M Giles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   97%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   97%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  R Sanders       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   98%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   97%  C Wilson        Hit By Pitch; Stairs to 2B
   O      12-  2   98%  J Hernandez     Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-2, Brian Boehringer facing 4-5-6
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Mike Gonzalez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  J Lopez         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  6   98%  R Fick          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
                  Johnny Estrada replaces Javy Lopez playing C batting 5th
   O      ---  3   99%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Jeff Reboulet pinch hits for Brian Boehringer batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  J Reboulet      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   99%  T Redman        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-2, Joe Beimel facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Beimel replaces Jeff Reboulet pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  V Castilla      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  D Bragg         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   99%  S Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   99%  J Wilson        Flyball: LF
          ---  2   99%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--  4   98%  R Sanders       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Kendall to 2B
   R      12-  5   95%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores; Sanders to 3B
          1-3  5   92%  C Wilson        Hit By Pitch; Stairs to 2B
                  Will Cunnane replaces Shane Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  1   96%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sanders Scores; Stairs to 3B; Hernandez to 1B
   O      1-3  3   98%  A Nunez         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-4, Mark Corey facing 1-2-3
                  Mark Corey replaces Joe Beimel pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   99%  R Furcal        Walk
          1--      99%  M Giles         Wild Pitch; Furcal to 2B
   R      -2-  6  100%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Furcal Scores
   R      -2-  4  100%  C Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Giles Scores
   O      1--  3  100%  A Jones         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  4  100%  J Estrada       Single to CF (Line Drive); Jones to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  R Fick          Popfly: 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 10, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-10, Kent Mercker facing 9-1-2
                  Kent Mercker replaces Will Cunnane pitching and batting 9th; Jason Bay pinch hits for Mark Corey batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  J Bay           Groundout: 3B-1B
          --- 10  100%  T Redman        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4  100%  J Wilson        Lineout: SS
   O      1--  4  100%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 10, Pirates 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation