September 17, 2008 Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
MIN 4 KCR 5
SEA 2 NYY 5
CHW 1 OAK 3
LAA 2 TBR 10
BOS 3 DET 17
@TEX 4 TOR 8
BAL 7 ARI 7
SFG 6 PHI 6
@ATL 1 MIL 6
@CHC 2 CIN 3
STL 0 COL 1
SDP 0 FLA 14
HOU 2 PIT 15
LAD 8 NYM 9
@WSN 7

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 32,821

Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 7:00pm
Time of Game: 2:49

Phillies

85-67

Won 6

1st

Charlie Manuel

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

W: J Happ (1-0), L: J Jurrjens (13-10)

Braves

67-85

Lost 2

4th, 18 GB

Bobby Cox

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Rollins SS                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .790   21    1   5   SB
C Utley 2B                    3   1   0   0    2   1  .288  .908   24    0   2   
J Werth RF                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .283  .901   18    2   0   2B,SB
R Howard 1B                   3   1   1   1    2   0  .249  .873   17   10   0   GDP,IW
P Burrell LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .870   21    1   0   
  E Bruntlett PR-LF           1   1   0   0    0   1  .214  .587    6    1   0   
S Victorino CF                4   1   3   0    0   0  .288  .783   25    8   0   SB
P Feliz 3B                    3   0   0   1    1   0  .249  .700   19    0   1   
C Ruiz C                      3   0   1   2    1   0  .229  .639   16    3   0   GDP
J Happ P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   SH
  G Jenkins PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .694    6    0   0   
  C Durbin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
  J Romero P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  M Stairs PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .255  .751    2    0   0   HR
  C Condrey P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       33   6  10   5    7   5              181   27   8

BATTING

2B: J Werth (15, off B Boyer).

HR: M Stairs (12, off B Boyer; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SH: J Happ (2, off J Jurrjens).

IBB: R Howard (16, by B Boyer).

TB: M Stairs 4; S Victorino 3; J Werth 3; J Rollins; C Ruiz; P Burrell; R Howard.

GIDP: C Ruiz (13); R Howard (11).

RBI: C Ruiz 2 (29); R Howard (137); M Stairs (48); P Feliz (53).

2-out RBI: C Ruiz 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Werth (18, 3rd base off J Jurrjens/B McCann); J Rollins (43, 2nd base off J Jurrjens/B McCann); S Victorino (33, 2nd base off J Jurrjens/B McCann).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Prado LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .850   17    2   0   
K Johnson 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .796   19    4   5   
C Jones 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .365 1.037   18    1   4   
B McCann C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .893   10    5   0   
O Infante SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .764   13    1   0   
C Kotchman 1B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .274  .739   17    8   1   2B
J Francoeur RF                4   1   2   0    0   1  .235  .646   16    5   0   
J Anderson CF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .671    9    0   0   
  B Boyer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Norton PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .815    4    0   0   
J Jurrjens P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .107  .337    6    1   1   
  Y Escobar PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .288  .768    6    0   0   
  B Jones PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .719         0   0   
  V Nunez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Blanco CF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .682    4    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   7   1    2   3              139   27  11

BATTING

2B: C Kotchman (28, off J Happ).

TB: C Kotchman 3; J Francoeur 2; K Johnson; G Norton; C Jones.

RBI: G Norton (35).

2-out RBI: G Norton.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Jones-K Johnson-C Kotchman; C Jones-C Kotchman; K Johnson-C Kotchman.

E: B McCann (9).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Happ, W (1-0)                6     3   0   0    1   2   0   4.24   22   86-52   35· 4·13    7·11· 1· 0     67    -     0.67   0.22
C Durbin                       1.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   2.92    8   34-18   11· 1· 6    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.46   0.04
J Romero                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.77    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.51   0.01
C Condrey                      1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.38    5   16-10   10· 0· 0    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   3   0          36  138-81   57· 5·19   13·15· 3· 0          2-0

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 Jurrjens, L (13-10)          5     5   4   4    5   2   0   3.72   23   97-55   36· 7·12    5· 7· 4· 0     38    -     0.79  -0.23
V Nunez                        2.1   3   1   1    1   2   0   4.73   10   46-32   22· 3· 7    6· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.24   0.01
B Boyer                        1.2   2   1   1    1   1   1   5.88    8   27-15   10· 1· 4    3· 3· 0· 0          2-1    0.07  -0.01
Totals                         9    10   6   6    7   5   1          41  170-102  68·11·23   14·10· 5· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Boyer (4; R Howard).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Marvin Hudson.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 32,821.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Atlanta Braves                       
1. J Rollins            SS    1. M Prado              LF 
2. C Utley              2B    2. K Johnson            2B 
3. J Werth              RF    3. C Jones              3B 
4. R Howard             1B    4. B McCann             C  
5. P Burrell            LF    5. O Infante            SS 
6. S Victorino          CF    6. C Kotchman           1B 
7. P Feliz              3B    7. J Francoeur          RF 
8. C Ruiz               C     8. J Anderson           CF 
9. J Happ               P     9. J Jurrjens           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-2  123  6   12%  83% C Ruiz          J Jurrjens      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Howard Scores; Victorino Scores; Feliz to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  2   10%  63% R Howard        J Jurrjens      Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Utley Scores; Werth to 2B
   t 1   1  0-1  12-  3    7%  71% P Burrell       J Jurrjens      Werth Steals 3B; Werth Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI; Howard to 2B
   b 5   0  4-0  ---  1   -5%  84% C Kotchman      J Happ          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  5    4%  54% J Werth         J Jurrjens      Walk; Utley to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  J Rollins       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  5   50%  C Utley         Walk
          1--  5   54%  J Werth         Walk; Utley to 2B
   R      12-  2   63%  R Howard        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Utley Scores; Werth to 2B
   R      12-      71%  P Burrell       Werth Steals 3B; Werth Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI; Howard to 2B
   O      -2-  6   68%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  5   69%  S Victorino     Single to RF (Line Drive); Howard to 3B
          1-3      70%  P Feliz         Victorino Steals 2B
          -23  7   71%  " "             Walk
   RR     123  6   83%  C Ruiz          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Howard Scores; Victorino Scores; Feliz to 2B
   O      12-  5   81%  J Happ          Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, J.A. Happ facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   83%  M Prado         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  7   84%  K Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  6   83%  C Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   85%  B McCann        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   84%  J Rollins       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  3   83%  C Utley         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   83%  J Werth         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, J.A. Happ facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   85%  O Infante       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   86%  C Kotchman      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   85%  J Francoeur     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   87%  J Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   88%  R Howard        Walk
   OO     1--  3   85%  P Burrell       Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Howard out at 1B/2B-1B
   O      ---  6   84%  S Victorino     Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, J.A. Happ facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   86%  J Jurrjens      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   88%  M Prado         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   88%  K Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   87%  P Feliz         Popfly: 2B
          ---  5   88%  C Ruiz          Walk
   O      1--  1   88%  J Happ          Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Ruiz to 2B
          -2-  2   88%  J Rollins       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Ruiz to 3B
          1-3      89%  C Utley         Rollins Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   86%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, J.A. Happ facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   88%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   90%  B McCann        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   90%  O Infante       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   91%  J Werth         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   OO     1--  4   89%  R Howard        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   89%  P Burrell       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, J.A. Happ facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   84%  C Kotchman      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  6   87%  J Francoeur     Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      -2-  3   90%  J Anderson      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Yunel Escobar pinch hits for Jair Jurrjens batting 9th
          -2-  6   89%  Y Escobar       Walk
                  Brandon Jones pinch runs for Yunel Escobar batting 9th
   O      12-  4   92%  M Prado         Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Vladimir Nunez facing 6-7-8
                  Vladimir Nunez replaces Brandon Jones pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   93%  S Victorino     Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   92%  P Feliz         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   OO     1--  3   91%  C Ruiz          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, J.A. Happ facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   93%  K Johnson       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  3   94%  C Jones         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   94%  B McCann        Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Vladimir Nunez facing 9-1-2
                  Geoff Jenkins pinch hits for J.A. Happ batting 9th
   O      ---  6   94%  G Jenkins       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   94%  J Rollins       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   94%  C Utley         Walk
   O      1--  4   93%  J Werth         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Chad Durbin facing 5-6-7
                  Chad Durbin replaces Geoff Jenkins pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  O Infante       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  7   93%  C Kotchman      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   95%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   97%  J Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Vladimir Nunez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   96%  R Howard        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   97%  P Burrell       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Eric Bruntlett pinch runs for Pat Burrell batting 5th
          1--  8   98%  S Victorino     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bruntlett to 3B
                  Blaine Boyer replaces Josh Anderson pitching and batting 8th; Gregor Blanco replaces Vladimir Nunez playing CF batting 9th
   RO     1-3  1   98%  P Feliz         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bruntlett Scores; Victorino to 2B
   O      -2-  2   98%  C Ruiz          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Chad Durbin facing 9-1-2
                  Eric Bruntlett moves to LF
   O      ---  2   99%  G Blanco        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   99%  M Prado         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   99%  K Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          1--  4   98%  C Jones         Walk; Johnson to 2B
                  J.C. Romero replaces Chad Durbin pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   99%  B McCann        Popfly: P (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Braves 0.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Blaine Boyer facing 9-1-2
                  Matt Stairs pinch hits for J.C. Romero batting 9th
   R      ---  2  100%  M Stairs        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  7  100%  J Rollins       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  C Utley         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2  100%  J Werth         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  4  100%  R Howard        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6  100%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Clay Condrey facing 5-6-7
                  Clay Condrey replaces Matt Stairs pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  O Infante       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6  100%  C Kotchman      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2  100%  J Francoeur     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Greg Norton pinch hits for Blaine Boyer batting 8th
          1--     100%  G Norton        Defensive Indifference; Francoeur to 2B
   R      -2-  3  100%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Francoeur Scores
   O      1--  2  100%  G Blanco        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation