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@CLE  1

KCR  4
@DET  1

LAA  5
@MIN  4

NYY  3
TOR  2

PIT  4
@ATL  3

(10)
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MIL  3

CIN  3
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PHI  8
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COL  0

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 19,240

Thursday, April 3, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 3:21
Pirates
4
2-1
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   1  0  0   1  0  0   1    4  6  3
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0   0    3 11  1
W: T Yates (1-0), L: C Resop (0-1), S: M Capps (1)
Braves
3
1-3
Lost 1
5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N McLouth CF-LF               5   1   1   0    0   1  .357 1.114   28    3   0   2B
J Wilson SS                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .083  .297   13    2   3   
  I Snell PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Grabow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Yates P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  N Morgan PH-CF              0   1   0   0    1   0 1.000 3.000    6    1   0   
F Sanchez 2B                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .417  .962   11    0   3   
  L Rivas 2B-SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   1   SH
J Bay LF                      2   0   1   0    3   1  .200  .700   22    0   0   
  M Capps P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A LaRoche 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .133  .388   21   13   0   
X Nady RF                     4   0   1   1    0   2  .429 1.429   19    3   0   HBP
J Bautista 3B                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .154  .522   23    1   1   2B
R Paulino C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .750   13    7   0   2B
Z Duke P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   1   
  F Osoria P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Gomez PH-2B               2   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    6    0   0   
Totals                       36   4   6   4    5  10              170   30  10
BATTING
2B: J Bautista (2, off J Bennett); N McLouth (2, off J Bennett); R Paulino (1, off J Bennett).
SH: L Rivas (1, off C Resop).
HBP: X Nady (1, by J Bennett).
TB: N McLouth 2; J Bautista 2; R Paulino 2; J Bay; J Wilson; X Nady.
RBI: R Paulino (1); X Nady (7); F Sanchez (1); J Wilson (1).
2-out RBI: J Wilson; X Nady.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. F Sanchez-J Wilson-A LaRoche.
E: J Bautista (1); J Wilson (1); L Rivas (1).
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Prado 2B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .974   26    2   2   2B
Y Escobar SS                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .375 1.188   25    0   2   
C Jones 3B                    5   1   3   0    0   1  .444 1.061   18    0   2   
M Teixeira 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .421   15    8   1   
J Francoeur RF                5   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .760   17    5   0   
M Diaz LF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .765   17    2   0   
  R Ring P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Blanco LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
M Kotsay CF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .771   16    2   0   3B,GDP
C Miller C                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .400   20   10   1   
  B McCann PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .833    4    0   0   
J Bennett P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   0   
  B Boyer P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  B Pena PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    4    0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Acosta P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Gotay PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333    6    0   0   
  R Soriano P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Resop P-LF-P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       43   3  11   2    1   7              181   30   9
BATTING
2B: M Prado (1, off Z Duke).
3B: M Kotsay (1, off M Capps).
TB: M Kotsay 4; C Jones 3; M Prado 2; M Diaz 2; Y Escobar; J Francoeur; C Miller.
GIDP: M Kotsay (1).
RBI: C Miller (1); M Diaz (4).
2-out RBI: C Miller.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
FIELDING
PB: C Miller 2 (2).
E: M Prado (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
Z Duke                         5.2  10   3   2    1   1   0   3.18   28  116-68   46· 5·17   11·11· 4· 0     39    -     1.35  -0.23
F Osoria                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    1    6-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    2.63   0.06
J Grabow                       2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    8   34-20    7· 3·10    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.67   0.19
T Yates, W (1-0)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    3   10-7     4· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
M Capps, S (1)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0  16.20    4   15-11    5· 0· 6    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.60   0.20
Totals                        10    11   3   2    1   7   0          44  181-109  63·10·36   15·17· 4· 0          3-0 
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 Bennett                      4     4   2   2    2   3   0   4.50   19   77-49   29· 4·16    7· 4· 2· 0     47    -     1.21  -0.04
B Boyer                        2     0   0   0    0   3   0   6.75    6   23-16    5· 4· 7    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.55   0.08
W Ohman, BS (1)                0.2   1   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   16-11    4· 1· 6    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.10  -0.15
M Acosta                       1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0  12.00    5   17-9     6· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    2.28   0.15
R Soriano                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   11-9     4· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
C Resop, L (0-1)               0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   9.00    3   20-10    4· 1· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.09  -0.49
R Ring                         0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    4-4     2· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.97   0.19
C Resop, L (0-1)               0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    2   20-10    4· 1· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.09  -0.49
Totals                        10     6   4   3    5  10   0          43  188-118  58·16·44   16·11· 3· 0          3-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: J Bennett (1; X Nady).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Ed Rapuano.
Time of Game: 3:21.
Attendance: 19,240.
Weather: 51° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Atlanta Braves                       
1. N McLouth            CF    1. M Prado              2B 
2. J Wilson             SS    2. Y Escobar            SS 
3. F Sanchez            2B    3. C Jones              3B 
4. J Bay                LF    4. M Teixeira           1B 
5. A LaRoche            1B    5. J Francoeur          RF 
6. X Nady               RF    6. M Diaz               LF 
7. J Bautista           3B    7. M Kotsay             CF 
8. R Paulino            C     8. C Miller             C  
9. Z Duke               P     9. J Bennett            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  3-3  1-3  3   33%  83% X Nady          C Resop         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morgan Scores; Bay to 2B
   b 6   2  2-1  1-3  4  -19%  42% C Miller        Z Duke          Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Francoeur Scores; Kotsay to 3B
   t10   1  3-3  1-3  4  -19%  50% A LaRoche       R Ring          Strikeout Swinging
   t 7   2  3-2  -2-  3   18%  45% J Wilson        W Ohman         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Gomez Scores/unER
   b 6   2  2-2  1-3  4  -16%  26% B Pena          Z Duke          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Kotsay Scores/No RBI/unER; Miller to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Bennett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  9   48%  N McLouth       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   46%  J Wilson        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   45%  F Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zach Duke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  M Prado         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  Y Escobar       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   48%  C Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   50%  M Teixeira      Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Bennett facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   54%  J Bay           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  7   50%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Looking
          1--  3   54%  X Nady          Hit By Pitch; Bay to 2B
          12-  6   60%  J Bautista      Walk; Bay to 3B; Nady to 2B
   O      123  3   53%  R Paulino       Strikeout Looking
   O      123  3   45%  Z Duke          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Zach Duke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   47%  J Francoeur     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   49%  M Diaz          Popfly: 1B
          ---  5   48%  M Kotsay        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  6   50%  C Miller        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Bennett facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   57%  N McLouth       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   55%  J Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); McLouth to 3B
   RO     --3  2   58%  F Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); McLouth Scores
          ---  4   59%  J Bay           Walk
   O      1--  5   57%  A LaRoche       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Zach Duke facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   60%  J Bennett       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   62%  M Prado         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   60%  Y Escobar       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  2   58%  C Jones         Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Escobar to 2B
   O      12-  1   63%  M Teixeira      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff Bennett facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   60%  X Nady          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  9   65%  J Bautista      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  4   75%  R Paulino       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bautista Scores
   O      -2-  1   73%  Z Duke          Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B); Paulino to 3B
   O      --3  3   70%  N McLouth       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Zach Duke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   73%  J Francoeur     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  8   69%  M Diaz          Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   OO     1--  2   76%  M Kotsay        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blaine Boyer facing 2-3-4
                  Blaine Boyer replaces Jeff Bennett pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   74%  J Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   73%  F Sanchez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   72%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Zach Duke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   75%  C Miller        Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   77%  B Boyer         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   74%  M Prado         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  7   79%  Y Escobar       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blaine Boyer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   77%  A LaRoche       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   76%  X Nady          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   75%  J Bautista      Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Zach Duke facing 3-4-5
                  Luis Rivas replaces Freddy Sanchez playing 2B batting 3rd
          ---  7   69%  C Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   74%  M Teixeira      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  4   68%  J Francoeur     Single to CF (Line Drive); Jones to 2B
   R      12-  4   54%  M Diaz          Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Jones Scores; Francoeur to 2B
   O      12-  3   61%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Francoeur to 3B
   R      1-3  4   42%  C Miller        Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Francoeur Scores; Kotsay to 3B
                  Brayan Pena pinch hits for Blaine Boyer batting 9th
   R      1-3  4   26%  B Pena          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Kotsay Scores/No RBI/unER; Miller to 2B
          12-  4   24%  M Prado         Walk; Miller to 3B; Pena to 2B
                  Franquelis Osoria replaces Zach Duke pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  6   30%  Y Escobar       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Will Ohman facing 8-9-1
                  Will Ohman replaces Brayan Pena pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   37%  R Paulino       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
                  Chris Gomez pinch hits for Franquelis Osoria batting 9th
   O      1--  3   31%  C Gomez         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   25%  N McLouth       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          1--      27%  J Wilson        Passed Ball; Gomez to 2B
   R      -2-  3   45%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Gomez Scores/unER
                  Manny Acosta replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 9th; Ian Snell pinch runs for Jack Wilson batting 2nd
   O      1--  3   41%  L Rivas         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, John Grabow facing 3-4-5
                  John Grabow replaces Ian Snell pitching and batting 2nd; Chris Gomez moves to 2B; Luis Rivas moves to SS
   O      ---  2   45%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   41%  M Teixeira      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   46%  J Francoeur     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--  2   43%  M Diaz          Reached on E5/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Teixeira to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  M Kotsay        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Manny Acosta facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   57%  J Bay           Walk
   O      1--  2   54%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 2B-1B; Bay to 2B
   O      -2-  5   47%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   39%  J Bautista      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, John Grabow facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   44%  C Miller        Strikeout Swinging
                  Ruben Gotay pinch hits for Manny Acosta batting 9th
   O      ---  6   47%  R Gotay         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   50%  M Prado         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Rafael Soriano facing 8-9-1
                  Rafael Soriano replaces Ruben Gotay pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   44%  R Paulino       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   40%  C Gomez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   37%  N McLouth       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Tyler Yates facing 2-3-4
                  Tyler Yates replaces John Grabow pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   42%  Y Escobar       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   47%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  M Teixeira      Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Chris Resop facing 2-3-4
                  Chris Resop replaces Rafael Soriano pitching and batting 9th; Nyjer Morgan pinch hits for Tyler Yates batting 2nd
          ---  6   58%  N Morgan        Walk
   O      1--  1   56%  L Rivas         Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Morgan to 2B
          -2-  6   69%  J Bay           Walk, Passed Ball; Morgan to 3B
                  Royce Ring replaces Matt Diaz pitching and batting 6th; Chris Resop moves to LF
   O      1-3  4   50%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
                  Chris Resop moves to P; Gregor Blanco replaces Royce Ring playing LF batting 6th
   R      1-3  3   83%  X Nady          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morgan Scores; Bay to 2B
   O      12-  4   80%  J Bautista      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Matt Capps facing 5-6-7
                  Matt Capps replaces Jason Bay pitching and batting 4th; Nate McLouth moves to LF; Nyjer Morgan moves to CF
   O      ---  7   89%  J Francoeur     Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   95%  G Blanco        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   84%  M Kotsay        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  Brian McCann pinch hits for Corky Miller batting 8th
   O      --3  4  100%  B McCann        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Braves 3.

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