March 31, 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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TBR 6
@BAL 2 CLE 10
CHW 8 KCR 5
@DET 4
(11) MIN 3
LAA 2 SEA 5
TEX 2 PIT 12
@ATL 11
(12) MIL 4
@CHC 3
(10) ARI 4
@CIN 2 NYM 7
@FLA 2 LAD 5
SFG 0 WSN 11
@PHI 6 SDP 4
HOU 0

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 45,269

Monday, March 31, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 4:28

Pirates

1-0

Won 1

1st

John Russell

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   1  0  1   1  4  1   0  0  3   12 17  0
Braves          0  0  3   1  0  0   0  0  5   0  0  2   11 12  3

W: F Osoria (1-0), L: B Boyer (0-1)

Braves

0-2

Lost 2

5th, 2 GB

Bobby Cox

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N McLouth CF                  5   2   3   4    1   1  .600 1.867   29    5   0   HR,SH
F Sanchez 2B                  5   0   3   0    1   0  .600 1.467   27    2   7   2B,SH
J Bay LF                      6   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .143   33    4   0   
A LaRoche 1B                  6   1   2   0    1   2  .333  .929   29   13   1   2B,GDP,IW
X Nady RF                     7   4   4   4    0   2  .571 2.142   23    2   0   2·HR,2B
R Doumit C                    7   1   3   0    0   1  .429  .858   26    6   2   
J Bautista 3B                 5   1   1   2    0   3  .200  .600   28    0   0   2B,SH
J Wilson SS                   4   1   0   0    2   0  .000  .333   28    3   5   
I Snell P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    9    1   0   SH
  N Morgan PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    5    0   0   2B
  T Yates P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Mientkiewicz PH           1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  J Grabow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Gomez PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0                5    0   0   
  D Marte P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Capps P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Osoria P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       49  12  17  10    7  11              251   36  15

BATTING

2B: J Bautista (1, off T Glavine); A LaRoche (1, off T Glavine); F Sanchez (1, off R Soriano); X Nady (1, off C Resop); N Morgan (1, off W Ohman).

HR: N McLouth (1, off M Acosta; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); X Nady 2 (2, off B Boyer, off M Acosta; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 12th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SH: J Bautista (1, off J Bennett); N McLouth (1, off W Ohman); F Sanchez (1, off B Boyer); I Snell (1, off T Glavine).

IBB: A LaRoche (1, by R Soriano).

TB: X Nady 11; N McLouth 6; F Sanchez 4; R Doumit 3; A LaRoche 3; N Morgan 2; J Bautista 2.

GIDP: A LaRoche (1).

RBI: N McLouth 4 (4); X Nady 4 (4); J Bautista 2 (2).

2-out RBI: N McLouth 4; X Nady 3.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 5 for 22.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Sanchez-J Wilson; J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche.

BASERUNNING

PO: N McLouth (1st base by B McCann).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Johnson 2B                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    5    1   0   
  M Prado 2B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   14    4   1   
Y Escobar SS                  4   2   3   3    2   1  .429 1.314   25    1   3   3B
C Jones 3B                    6   1   2   3    0   1  .300  .900   20    1   4   
M Teixeira 1B                 6   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .300   17   11   0   GDP
B McCann C                    6   1   2   3    0   0  .300  .900   21   12   1   HR
J Francoeur RF                5   1   1   1    1   2  .222  .856   23    1   0   HR
M Kotsay CF                   4   2   2   0    2   0  .286  .873   22    3   1   2B
M Diaz LF                     6   0   1   1    0   1  .111  .222   23    2   0   
T Glavine P                   1   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .500   10    0   1   
  C Resop P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  P Moylan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Ring P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Blanco PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  M Acosta P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Bennett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Gotay PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0                6    0   0   
  R Soriano P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Pena PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    5    0   0   
  B Boyer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       46  11  12  11    8   7              196   36  14

BATTING

2B: M Kotsay (1, off F Osoria).

3B: Y Escobar (1, off I Snell).

HR: B McCann (1, off I Snell; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); J Francoeur (1, off F Osoria; 12th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: Y Escobar 5; B McCann 5; J Francoeur 4; M Kotsay 3; C Jones 2; M Diaz; K Johnson.

GIDP: M Teixeira (1).

RBI: C Jones 3 (4); Y Escobar 3 (3); B McCann 3 (3); M Diaz (1); J Francoeur (1).

2-out RBI: B McCann 2; M Diaz; J Francoeur.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Y Escobar-M Teixeira.

E: C Jones (1); Y Escobar (1); K Johnson (1).

PITCHING

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                        6     7   4   4    2   3   1   6.00   26   90-56   34· 8·14   12· 7· 2· 0     43    -     0.89  -0.19
T Yates                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   14-7     3· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.25   0.09
J Grabow                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   13-9     3· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
D Marte                        0.1   0   2   2    2   1   0  54.00    3   19-10    5· 1· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.32  -0.01
M Capps                        0.2   2   3   3    2   0   0  40.50    6   21-8     4· 1· 3    0· 3· 1· 0          2-2    2.66  -0.48
F Osoria, W (1-0)              3     3   2   2    1   1   1   6.00   12   38-24   16· 1· 7    4· 3· 3· 0          0-0    1.85   0.31
Totals                        12    12  11  11    8   7   2          54  195-114  65·17·32   18·15· 6· 0          2-2

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Glavine                      5     7   2   1    2   3   0   1.80   22   97-52   29· 5·18    9· 6· 2· 0     48    -     1.27   0.05
C Resop, H (1)                 1     1   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    4   15-11    9· 1· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.34  -0.04
W Ohman, H (1)                 0.1   1   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    6-4     3· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.00  -0.09
P Moylan, BS (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    2    6-4     2· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    2.53  -0.06
R Ring                         0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    4-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.48   0.04
M Acosta                       0.2   3   4   4    1   1   2  54.00    6   27-15    9· 2· 4    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.55  -0.46
J Bennett                      1.1   2   1   1    2   2   0   6.75    9   32-17    8· 2· 7    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.11  -0.00
R Soriano                      1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   18-8     4· 3· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    3.47   0.14
B Boyer, L (0-1)               2     2   3   3    1   3   1  13.50    9   37-21   12· 4· 5    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    2.66  -0.33
Totals                        12    17  12  10    7  11   3          60  242-135  76·18·41   19·15· 8· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: I Snell (1); M Acosta (1); J Bennett (1).

IBB: R Soriano (1; A LaRoche).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - CB Bucknor.

Time of Game: 4:28.

Attendance: 45,269.

Weather: 56° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Atlanta Braves                       
1. N McLouth            CF    1. K Johnson            2B 
2. F Sanchez            2B    2. Y Escobar            SS 
3. J Bay                LF    3. C Jones              3B 
4. A LaRoche            1B    4. M Teixeira           1B 
5. X Nady               RF    5. B McCann             C  
6. R Doumit             C     6. J Francoeur          RF 
7. J Bautista           3B    7. M Kotsay             CF 
8. J Wilson             SS    8. M Diaz               LF 
9. I Snell              P     9. T Glavine            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t12   2  9-9  12-  3   48%  96% X Nady          B Boyer         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); McLouth Scores; Bay Scores
   b 9   2  9-7  1-3  3  -47%  44% B McCann        M Capps         Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Escobar Scores; Jones Scores
   t 8   0  4-4  ---  3   25%  75% X Nady          M Acosta        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 3   1  1-0  12-  3  -24%  28% Y Escobar       I Snell         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Glavine Scores; Johnson Scores
   t 8   2  4-5  1-3  3   21%  96% N McLouth       M Acosta        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Doumit Scores; Wilson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   54%  N McLouth       Walk
   O      1--      48%  F Sanchez       McLouth Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   O      ---  5   46%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   45%  J Bay           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ian Snell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  K Johnson       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  5   45%  Y Escobar       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   47%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B-P; Escobar to 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  M Teixeira      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Glavine facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   56%  A LaRoche       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   52%  X Nady          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          -2-  4   57%  R Doumit        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); LaRoche to 3B
   O      1-3  6   50%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  4   60%  J Wilson        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); LaRoche Scores/No RBI/unER; Doumit to 2B; Wilson to 1B
   O      12-  4   56%  I Snell         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Ian Snell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   59%  B McCann        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   62%  M Kotsay        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Glavine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   59%  N McLouth       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  3   62%  F Sanchez       Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   59%  J Bay           Strikeout Looking
          1--  5   61%  A LaRoche       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Sanchez to 2B
   O      12-  3   57%  X Nady          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Ian Snell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   60%  M Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   57%  T Glavine       Walk
          1--  2   52%  K Johnson       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Glavine to 2B
   RR     12-  3   28%  Y Escobar       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Glavine Scores; Johnson Scores
   RO     --3  3   26%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Escobar Scores
   O      ---  2   26%  M Teixeira      Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Glavine facing 6-7-8
                  Martin Prado replaces Kelly Johnson playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  3   24%  R Doumit        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  4   28%  J Bautista      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          -2-  5   31%  J Wilson        Walk
   O      12-  5   28%  I Snell         Bunt Groundout: P-2B; Bautista to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   RO     -23  3   31%  N McLouth       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Bautista Scores; Wilson out at Hm/CF-C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ian Snell facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   21%  B McCann        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  8   19%  J Francoeur     Walk
   O      1--  4   21%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      20%  M Diaz          Wild Pitch; Kotsay to 2B
   O      -2-  3   22%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Kotsay to 3B
   O      --3  5   24%  T Glavine       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Tom Glavine facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   29%  F Sanchez       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   25%  J Bay           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  5   18%  A LaRoche       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ian Snell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   20%  M Prado         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   18%  Y Escobar       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  7   16%  C Jones         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Escobar to 2B
   OO     12-  2   21%  M Teixeira      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Chris Resop facing 5-6-7
                  Chris Resop replaces Tom Glavine pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   29%  X Nady          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   27%  R Doumit        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Nady to 3B
   RO     --3  6   27%  J Bautista      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Nady Scores
   O      ---  2   25%  J Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ian Snell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   28%  B McCann        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   29%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   28%  M Kotsay        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   30%  M Diaz          Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Will Ohman facing 9-1-2
                  Will Ohman replaces Chris Resop pitching and batting 9th; Nyjer Morgan pinch hits for Ian Snell batting 9th
          ---  5   42%  N Morgan        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   39%  N McLouth       Bunt Groundout: P-1B; Morgan to 3B
                  Peter Moylan replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  2   28%  F Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      --3  4   45%  J Bay           Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Morgan Scores/No RBI/unER
                  Royce Ring replaces Peter Moylan pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   41%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Tyler Yates facing 9-1-2
                  Tyler Yates replaces Nyjer Morgan pitching and batting 9th; Gregor Blanco pinch hits for Royce Ring batting 9th
   O      ---  2   45%  G Blanco        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   48%  M Prado         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  5   46%  Y Escobar       Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Manny Acosta facing 5-6-7
                  Manny Acosta replaces Gregor Blanco pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  3   75%  X Nady          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  4   78%  R Doumit        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   75%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
          1--      77%  J Wilson        Wild Pitch; Doumit to 2B
          -2-  7   79%  " "             Walk
                  Doug Mientkiewicz pinch hits for Tyler Yates batting 9th
   O      12-  6   75%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Doumit to 3B
   RRR    1-3  3   96%  N McLouth       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Doumit Scores; Wilson Scores
                  Jeff Bennett replaces Manny Acosta pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   96%  F Sanchez       Walk
          1--  4   97%  J Bay           Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Sanchez to 3B
   O      1-3  3   96%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-8, John Grabow facing 4-5-6
                  John Grabow replaces Doug Mientkiewicz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   98%  B McCann        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   99%  J Francoeur     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-4, Jeff Bennett facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   99%  X Nady          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--      99%  R Doumit        Wild Pitch; Nady to 2B
          -2-  2   99%  " "             Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Nady to 3B
   RO     1-3  2  100%  J Bautista      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Nady Scores; Doumit to 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  J Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Chris Gomez pinch hits for John Grabow batting 9th
          -2-  5   99%  C Gomez         Walk
   O      12-  5   99%  N McLouth       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-9, Damaso Marte facing 7-8-9
                  Damaso Marte replaces Chris Gomez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   98%  M Kotsay        Walk
   O      1--  8   99%  M Diaz          Strikeout Looking
                  Ruben Gotay pinch hits for Jeff Bennett batting 9th
          1--  6   98%  R Gotay         Walk; Kotsay to 2B
                  Matt Capps replaces Damaso Marte pitching and batting 9th
          12-  5   96%  M Prado         Walk; Kotsay to 3B; Gotay to 2B
   R      123  4   90%  Y Escobar       Walk; Kotsay Scores; Gotay to 3B; Prado to 2B
   RR     123  4   79%  C Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive); Gotay Scores; Prado Scores; Escobar to 3B
   O      1-3  3   90%  M Teixeira      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   RR     1-3  3   44%  B McCann        Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Escobar Scores; Jones Scores
   O      1--  2   50%  J Francoeur     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Braves 9.

Top of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 9-9, Rafael Soriano facing 2-3-4
                  Rafael Soriano replaces Ruben Gotay pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   67%  F Sanchez       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  6   56%  J Bay           Lineout: 2B
          -2-  4   58%  A LaRoche       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   48%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   37%  R Doumit        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Braves 9.

Bottom of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 9-9, Franquelis Osoria facing 7-8-9
                  Franquelis Osoria replaces Matt Capps pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   29%  M Kotsay        Walk
   O      1--  5   30%  M Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Kotsay to 2B
                  Brayan Pena pinch hits for Rafael Soriano batting 9th
   OO     -2-  5   50%  B Pena          Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Kotsay out at 2B/2B-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Braves 9.

Top of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Tied 9-9, Blaine Boyer facing 7-8-9
                  Blaine Boyer replaces Brayan Pena pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   44%  J Bautista      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   40%  J Wilson        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   37%  F Osoria        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Braves 9.

Bottom of the 11th, Braves Batting, Tied 9-9, Franquelis Osoria facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   42%  M Prado         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   47%  Y Escobar       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Braves 9.

Top of the 12th, Pirates Batting, Tied 9-9, Blaine Boyer facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   58%  N McLouth       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   56%  F Sanchez       Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); McLouth to 2B
          -2-  4   58%  J Bay           Walk
   O      12-  3   48%  A LaRoche       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   RRR    12-  3   96%  X Nady          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); McLouth Scores; Bay Scores
   O      ---  5   96%  R Doumit        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 12, Braves 9.

Bottom of the 12th, Braves Batting, Behind 9-12, Franquelis Osoria facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   98%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4  100%  B McCann        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   R      ---  2   99%  J Francoeur     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   95%  M Kotsay        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  2   90%  M Diaz          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Kotsay Scores
                  Corky Miller pinch hits for Blaine Boyer batting 9th
   O      1--  3  100%  C Miller        Flyball: CF
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 12, Braves 11.

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