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CHW  6
MIN  2

BOS  5
@DET  1

BAL  4
@KCR  1

NYY  6
CLE  3

TEX  5
@SEA  0

TBR  8
@TOR  3

(13)
ARI  8
PHI  3

ATL  5
SDP  4

COL  9
STL  3

FLA  7
MIL  2

WSN  8
@HOU  3

PIT  5
SFG  4

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 28,337

Thursday, May 8, 2008, 1:00pm
Time of Game: 3:19
Padres
4
12-23
Lost 4
5th, 11 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          2  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    4  9  3
Braves          1  0  0   0  0  2   1  0  1    5  8  1
W: M Acosta (1-1), L: J Thatcher (0-4)
Winning Run scored with 1 out
Braves
5
18-15
Won 6
3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Giles RF                    3   1   0   0    2   1  .270  .794   19    8   0   CS
C Crabbe 2B                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .176  .488   28    1   1   
A Gonzalez 1B                 5   1   3   0    0   0  .307  .905   10    8   1   2B
K Kouzmanoff 3B               5   0   1   2    0   0  .280  .687   18    0   0   2B
S Hairston CF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .210  .657    7    3   0   
  H Bell P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  J Thatcher P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
K Greene SS                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .209  .559   20    0   5   2B,GDP
J Huber LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .200  .627   20    2   0   
C Morton C                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .067  .234   10    1   2   
  J Bard PH-C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .570    3    1   0   
W Ledezma P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   SH
  S Estes P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  C Meredith P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Edmonds CF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .178  .498    3    0   0   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    5   5              152   25   9
BATTING
2B: K Kouzmanoff (6, off J Reyes); K Greene (6, off J Campillo); A Gonzalez (8, off B Carlyle).
SH: W Ledezma (1, off J Reyes).
TB: A Gonzalez 4; K Greene 2; K Kouzmanoff 2; S Hairston 2; C Morton; J Huber.
GIDP: K Greene (4).
RBI: K Kouzmanoff 2 (12); S Hairston (10); K Greene (12).
2-out RBI: S Hairston; K Greene.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
FIELDING
E: K Greene (3); C Crabbe 2 (3).
BASERUNNING
CS: B Giles (2, 2nd base by B Carlyle/C Miller).
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Infante 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    9    3   1   
  K Johnson PH-2B             2   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .761   14    3   1   
Y Escobar SS                  4   3   2   0    1   0  .333  .880   16    3   3   
C Jones 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .419 1.189   17    1   2   
M Teixeira 1B                 4   0   1   1    1   0  .254  .760   16    5   0   
J Francoeur RF                3   0   0   0    1   2  .263  .746   17    1   0   HBP,IW
M Diaz LF                     5   1   1   1    0   0  .290  .671   23    2   0   SB
M Kotsay CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .307  .828   25    3   0   SB
C Miller C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .083  .237   25    5   2   
J Reyes P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Carlyle P                 0   0   0   0    1   0                7    1   0   
  J Campillo P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  G Norton PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .474 1.103    2    0   0   
  J Bennett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   1   
  R Ring P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Gotay PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .700    7    0   0   SB
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Acosta P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   5   8   4    6   4              182   27  10
BATTING
IBB: J Francoeur (1, by J Thatcher).
HBP: J Francoeur (2, by H Bell).
TB: Y Escobar 2; M Diaz; O Infante; M Teixeira; M Kotsay; G Norton; C Jones.
RBI: G Norton 2 (7); M Teixeira (19); M Diaz (14).
2-out RBI: G Norton 2; M Teixeira.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. O Infante-Y Escobar-M Teixeira.
E: M Teixeira (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: M Kotsay (2, 2nd base off S Estes/C Morton); M Diaz (4, 3rd base off S Estes/C Morton); R Gotay (1, 2nd base off H Bell/J Bard).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Ledezma                      4     2   1   0    3   1   0   1.61   17   63-36   26· 3· 7    5· 8· 0· 0     54    -     1.27   0.13
S Estes                        1.2   2   2   0    1   2   0   0.00    9   40-25   14· 6· 5    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.16   0.01
C Meredith, H (4)              0.1   1   1   0    0   0   0   3.38    3    9-5     4· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          3-2    2.82  -0.24
H Bell, BS (1)                 2     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.29    8   41-22   16· 1· 5    1· 4· 0· 0          1-1    2.30   0.09
J Thatcher, L (0-4)            0.1   3   1   1    1   0   0   6.75    5   18-10    9· 0· 1    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.60  -0.37
Totals                         8.1   8   5   1    6   4   0          42  171-98   69·10·19   13·15· 3· 0          4-3 
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 Reyes                        2.2   5   2   1    2   1   0   2.25   15   51-33   22· 3· 8    6· 2· 4· 0     41    -     1.26  -0.10
B Carlyle                      2     1   1   1    1   2   0   3.38    7   24-13    7· 3· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.94   0.10
J Campillo                     1.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   1.69    7   32-19    9· 3· 7    3· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.64  -0.16
J Bennett                      1.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.68    6   24-13   10· 1· 2    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.35   0.11
R Ring                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    1    3-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.83   0.05
W Ohman                        0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.14    3   11-7     3· 1· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.89   0.07
M Acosta, W (1-1)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    1    3-2     1· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.40   0.06
Totals                         9     9   4   3    5   5   0          40  148-90   54·12·24   16· 9· 5· 0          5-1 
C Meredith faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: H Bell (2).
IBB: J Thatcher (1; J Francoeur).
HBP: H Bell (2; J Francoeur).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Brian Knight.
Time of Game: 3:19.
Attendance: 28,337.
Weather: 78° F, Wind 20mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Atlanta Braves                       
1. B Giles              RF    1. O Infante            2B 
2. C Crabbe             2B    2. Y Escobar            SS 
3. A Gonzalez           1B    3. C Jones              3B 
4. K Kouzmanoff         3B    4. M Teixeira           1B 
5. S Hairston           CF    5. J Francoeur          RF 
6. K Greene             SS    6. M Diaz               LF 
7. J Huber              LF    7. M Kotsay             CF 
8. C Morton             C     8. C Miller             C  
9. W Ledezma            P     9. J Reyes              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  4-3  1-3  2   21%  56% M Diaz          H Bell          Wild Pitch; Escobar Scores/unER; Francoeur to 2B
   b 6   2  4-1  123  2   18%  38% G Norton        C Meredith      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Diaz Scores/unER; Kotsay Scores/unER; Miller to 2B
   b 9   1  4-4  123  6   17% 100% M Diaz          J Thatcher      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Escobar Scores; Jones to 3B; Francoeur to 2B
   b 7   0  4-3  ---  2   13%  49% Y Escobar       C Meredith      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Escobar to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  -23  2  -12%  29% K Kouzmanoff    J Reyes         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Giles Scores/unER; Crabbe Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Jo-Jo Reyes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   46%  B Giles         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  9   41%  C Crabbe        Walk; Giles to 2B
   O      12-  3   41%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Giles to 3B; Crabbe to 2B
   RR     -23  2   29%  K Kouzmanoff    Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Giles Scores/unER; Crabbe Scores
          -2-  2   26%  S Hairston      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kouzmanoff to 3B
   OO     1-3  6   34%  K Greene        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Wilfredo Ledezma facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   32%  O Infante       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  3   36%  Y Escobar       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Escobar to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      -2-  1   33%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  4   43%  M Teixeira      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Escobar Scores/unER; Teixeira to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  1   39%  J Francoeur     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jo-Jo Reyes facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   36%  J Huber         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   31%  C Morton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Huber to 2B
   O      12-  2   31%  W Ledezma       Bunt Groundout: C-2B (Front of Home); Huber to 3B; Morton to 2B
   O      -23  5   38%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  2   44%  C Crabbe        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Wilfredo Ledezma facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   41%  M Diaz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   40%  M Kotsay        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   38%  C Miller        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jo-Jo Reyes facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   35%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   38%  K Kouzmanoff    Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   41%  S Hairston      Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          1--  6   39%  K Greene        Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
                  Buddy Carlyle replaces Jo-Jo Reyes pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   43%  J Huber         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Wilfredo Ledezma facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   48%  B Carlyle       Walk
   O      1--  3   43%  O Infante       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          1--  5   48%  Y Escobar       Walk; Carlyle to 2B
   O      12-  2   42%  C Jones         Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
          12-  4   46%  M Teixeira      Walk; Carlyle to 3B; Escobar to 2B
   O      123  4   37%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, Buddy Carlyle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   40%  C Morton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   41%  W Ledezma       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   40%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  4   42%  C Crabbe        Giles Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Wilfredo Ledezma facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   39%  M Diaz          Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  7   37%  M Kotsay        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   36%  C Miller        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, Buddy Carlyle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   38%  C Crabbe        Flyball: LF (Deep 3B)
          ---  2   34%  A Gonzalez      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   37%  K Kouzmanoff    Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B); Gonzalez to 3B
                  Jorge Campillo replaces Buddy Carlyle pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3  2   26%  S Hairston      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Gonzalez Scores
   R      1--  3   16%  K Greene        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Hairston Scores
   O      -2-  8   18%  J Huber         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Shawn Estes facing 9-1-2
                  Shawn Estes replaces Wilfredo Ledezma pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   16%  J Campillo      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   19%  O Infante       Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   15%  Y Escobar       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      1--  7   13%  C Jones         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jorge Campillo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   14%  C Morton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   15%  S Estes         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  5   14%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  4   15%  C Crabbe        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Shawn Estes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   13%  M Teixeira      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   11%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   12%  M Diaz          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   15%  M Kotsay        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Diaz to 2B
          12-      17%  C Miller        Diaz Steals 3B; Kotsay Steals 2B
          -23  7   19%  " "             Walk
                  Cla Meredith replaces Shawn Estes pitching and batting 9th; Greg Norton pinch hits for Jorge Campillo batting 9th
   RR     123  2   38%  G Norton        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Diaz Scores/unER; Kotsay Scores/unER; Miller to 2B
                  Kelly Johnson pinch hits for Omar Infante batting 1st
   O      12-  5   30%  K Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jeff Bennett facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Bennett replaces Greg Norton pitching and batting 9th; Kelly Johnson moves to 2B
   O      ---  2   33%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   34%  K Kouzmanoff    Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  2   36%  S Hairston      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Cla Meredith facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   49%  Y Escobar       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Escobar to 2B
                  Heath Bell replaces Scott Hairston pitching and batting 5th; Jim Edmonds replaces Cla Meredith playing CF batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   40%  C Jones         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   33%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Escobar to 3B
          --3  3   36%  J Francoeur     Hit By Pitch
   R      1-3      56%  M Diaz          Wild Pitch; Escobar Scores/unER; Francoeur to 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Tied 4-4, Jeff Bennett facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   55%  K Greene        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   50%  J Huber         Walk
                  Josh Bard pinch hits for Colt Morton batting 8th
   O      1--  3   56%  J Bard          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  Royce Ring replaces Jeff Bennett pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   61%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Heath Bell facing 7-8-9
                  Josh Bard moves to C
   O      --- 11   56%  M Kotsay        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   53%  C Miller        Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
                  Ruben Gotay pinch hits for Royce Ring batting 9th
          ---  7   55%  R Gotay         Walk
          1--      58%  K Johnson       Gotay Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Tied 4-4, Will Ohman facing 1-2-3
                  Will Ohman replaces Ruben Gotay pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   56%  B Giles         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   60%  C Crabbe        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   57%  A Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Manny Acosta replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   63%  K Kouzmanoff    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Joe Thatcher facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Thatcher replaces Heath Bell pitching and batting 5th
          ---  2   71%  Y Escobar       Single to P (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
          1--  3   81%  C Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive); Escobar to 2B
   O      12-  3   84%  M Teixeira      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B); Escobar to 3B; Jones to 2B
          -23  4   83%  J Francoeur     Intentional Walk
   R      123  6  100%  M Diaz          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Escobar Scores; Jones to 3B; Francoeur to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 5.

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