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(10)
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ARI  3

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Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 22,145

Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:29
Braves
4
49-56
Won 1
4th, 14 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  1   1  1  1   0  0  0    4  9  1
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    2  8  0
W: J Smoltz (9-5), L: I Snell (9-7), S: B Wickman (18)
Pirates
2
40-67
Lost 1
6th, 19 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Aybar 3B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .776   20    0   2   
M Giles 2B                    5   1   3   1    0   1  .259  .737   12    0   0   3·2B
E Renteria SS                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .315  .856   17    0   3   
A Jones CF                    3   0   0   0    1   3  .271  .869   16    5   0   SB
B McCann C                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .338  .937   14    8   0   
J Francoeur RF                3   0   1   0    1   2  .262  .739   13    2   0   2B
A LaRoche 1B                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .271  .889    8   10   0   2·HR
S Thorman LF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .257  .786    9    1   0   
  R Langerhans LF             0   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .721    7    1   0   
J Smoltz P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .443   10    0   1   SH
  P Orr PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .490    5    0   0   
  D Baez P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wickman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    4  10              131   27   7
BATTING
2B: J Francoeur (15, off I Snell); M Giles 3 (21, 3 off I Snell).
HR: A LaRoche 2 (22, 2 off I Snell; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
SH: J Smoltz (12, off I Snell).
TB: A LaRoche 8; M Giles 6; B McCann 2; J Francoeur 2; S Thorman.
RBI: A LaRoche 2 (61); M Giles (37); B McCann (47).
2-out RBI: B McCann; A LaRoche.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
FIELDING
E: E Renteria (9).
BASERUNNING
SB: A Jones (4, 2nd base off J Sharpless/R Paulino).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Duffy CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .186  .510   19    1   1   
J Wilson SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .278  .701   15    2   1   2B
F Sanchez 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .344  .873    9    2   3   2B
J Bay LF                      4   1   1   0    0   2  .291  .953   22    3   0   
J Burnitz RF                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .236  .737   16    0   0   2B
X Nady 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .808   11    7   2   
J Castillo 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .755   12    0   0   
R Paulino C                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .310  .749   16   10   0   
  N McLouth PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .662         0   0   
I Snell P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .031  .119    4    2   0   
  J Randa PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .748    3    0   0   
  J Sharpless P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Capps P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  J Hernandez PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .665    4    0   0   
Totals                       36   2   8   2    0   8              131   27   7
BATTING
2B: J Wilson (20, off J Smoltz); J Burnitz (12, off J Smoltz); F Sanchez (36, off J Smoltz).
TB: J Wilson 3; F Sanchez 2; J Burnitz 2; J Castillo; J Bay; X Nady; R Paulino.
RBI: R Paulino (29); J Burnitz (44).
2-out RBI: J Burnitz; R Paulino.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 11.

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, W (9-5)              7     6   1   1    0   6   0   3.45   27   99-69   35·14·20   11· 3· 7· 0     67    -     1.11   0.30
D Baez, H (7)                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.18    3   12-8     4· 1· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
B Wickman, S (18)              1     2   1   0    0   1   0   3.66    6   20-15   11· 1· 3    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.72   0.05
Totals                         9     8   2   1    0   8   0          36  131-92   50·16·26   14· 4·10· 0           -  
Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
I Snell, L (9-7)               7     9   4   4    1  10   2   4.66   30   94-63   33·13·17    7· 7· 5· 0     52    -     0.86  -0.13
J Sharpless                    1     0   0   0    3   0   0   0.00    6   28-12   10· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.53   0.02
M Capps                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.26    3    8-7     6· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4  10   2          39  130-82   49·13·20    9·11· 5· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Kerwin Danley.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 22,145.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 86° F, Wind 12mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. W Aybar              3B    1. C Duffy              CF 
2. M Giles              2B    2. J Wilson             SS 
3. E Renteria           SS    3. F Sanchez            3B 
4. A Jones              CF    4. J Bay                LF 
5. B McCann             C     5. J Burnitz            RF 
6. J Francoeur          RF    6. X Nady               1B 
7. A LaRoche            1B    7. J Castillo           2B 
8. S Thorman            LF    8. R Paulino            C  
9. J Smoltz             P     9. I Snell              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  1-2  12-  1   14%  82% M Giles         I Snell         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Thorman Scores; Aybar to 3B
   b 4   2  2-0  -2-  3  -12%  59% J Burnitz       J Smoltz        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Sanchez Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  ---  2   11%  61% A LaRoche       I Snell         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 4   2  0-1  -2-  4   10%  70% B McCann        I Snell         Single to LF (Fly Ball); Giles Scores
   t 6   2  1-3  ---  1    9%  84% A LaRoche       I Snell         Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ian Snell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  W Aybar         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   46%  M Giles         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   45%  E Renteria      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  C Duffy         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   45%  J Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   47%  F Sanchez       Groundout: P-1B; Wilson to 2B
   O      -2-  2   50%  J Bay           Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ian Snell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   46%  B McCann        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   45%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   47%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  X Nady          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  J Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ian Snell facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   61%  A LaRoche       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   59%  S Thorman       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   57%  J Smoltz        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   56%  W Aybar         Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   59%  R Paulino       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   61%  I Snell         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   62%  C Duffy         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ian Snell facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   68%  M Giles         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   64%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   60%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   70%  B McCann        Single to LF (Fly Ball); Giles Scores
          1--  1   73%  J Francoeur     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); McCann to 3B
   O      -23  3   68%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, John Smoltz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   71%  J Wilson        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   66%  F Sanchez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   71%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   59%  J Burnitz       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Sanchez Scores
   O      -2-  5   64%  X Nady          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ian Snell facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   67%  S Thorman       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   66%  J Smoltz        Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Thorman to 2B
          -2-  5   67%  W Aybar         Walk
   R      12-  1   82%  M Giles         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Thorman Scores; Aybar to 3B
   O      -23  2   75%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23  5   71%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   74%  J Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   76%  R Paulino       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   78%  I Snell         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ian Snell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   76%  B McCann        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); McCann out at 2B/CF-SS
   O      ---  3   74%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   84%  A LaRoche       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   83%  S Thorman       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
                  Ryan Langerhans replaces Scott Thorman playing LF batting 8th
   O      ---  5   86%  C Duffy         Lineout: CF
          ---  2   82%  J Wilson        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   86%  F Sanchez       Lineout: CF
   O      -2- 11   89%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ian Snell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   88%  J Smoltz        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   87%  W Aybar         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  3   88%  M Giles         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  1   87%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   90%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   86%  X Nady          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   81%  J Castillo      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Nady to 2B
   O      12-  4   87%  R Paulino       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  Joe Randa pinch hits for Ian Snell batting 9th
   O      12-  3   93%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Josh Sharpless facing 4-5-6
                  Josh Sharpless replaces Joe Randa pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   94%  A Jones         Walk
   O      1--  6   93%  B McCann        Popfly: 3B
          1--      93%  J Francoeur     Jones Steals 2B
          -2-  4   94%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   93%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Jones to 3B
          1-3  7   93%  R Langerhans    Walk; LaRoche to 2B
                  Pete Orr pinch hits for John Smoltz batting 9th
   O      123  5   91%  P Orr           Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Danys Baez facing 1-2-3
                  Danys Baez replaces Pete Orr pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   94%  C Duffy         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   96%  J Wilson        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   96%  F Sanchez       Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Matt Capps facing 1-2-3
                  Matt Capps replaces Josh Sharpless pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   96%  W Aybar         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   96%  M Giles         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   96%  E Renteria      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Wickman facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Wickman replaces Danys Baez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   91%  J Bay           Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   95%  J Burnitz       Lineout: LF
   O      1--  1   98%  X Nady          Groundout: P-1B; Bay to 2B
          -2-  5   95%  J Castillo      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bay to 3B
   R      1-3  3   91%  R Paulino       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short LF Line); Bay Scores/unER; Castillo to 2B
                  Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Matt Capps batting 9th; Nate McLouth pinch runs for Ronny Paulino batting 8th
   O      12-  4  100%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 2.

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