April 26, 2008 Atlanta Braves at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
@CHW 1 CHW 6
BAL 5 CLE 4
NYY 3 DET 6
LAA 4 KCR 2
TOR 1 SEA 5
OAK 3 TBR 2
BOS 1 MIN 12
@TEX 6 LAD 11
COL 3 MIL 4
FLA 3 NYM 4
ATL 3 PHI 8
@PIT 4 SDP 8
ARI 7
(13) CIN 10
@SFG 9 STL 4
HOU 3 CHC 7
@WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 51,339

Saturday, April 26, 2008, 1:10pm
Time of Game: 2:56

Braves

12-12

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

Bobby Cox

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    3  6  1
Mets            0  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  X    4  9  0

W: J Maine (2-2), L: T Hudson (3-2), S: B Wagner (5)

Mets

12-11

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

Jerry Manuel

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Blanco LF-CF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .414  .962   20    1   0   SB
M Kotsay CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .711   16    4   0   
  J Campillo P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
K Johnson 2B                  3   1   0   0    1   3  .256  .773   23    0   2   
M Teixeira 1B                 3   0   1   1    1   1  .255  .747   19    4   1   2B
B McCann C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .934   28    7   0   
  Y Escobar PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .871         0   0   
  C Miller C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         2   0   
J Francoeur RF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .804   16    2   0   2B,GDP
M Prado 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .273  .870    9    1   1   
B Lillibridge SS              4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   18    3   0   
T Hudson P                    1   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .347    2    0   0   
  R Gotay PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .528    8    0   0   
  B Carlyle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Ring P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Bennett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
  M Diaz PH-LF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .675    6    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   2    4  11              165   24   4

BATTING

2B: M Teixeira (5, off J Maine); J Francoeur (9, off A Heilman).

TB: M Prado 2; M Teixeira 2; J Francoeur 2; B McCann; T Hudson.

GIDP: J Francoeur (2).

RBI: M Teixeira (16); M Prado (5).

2-out RBI: M Teixeira; M Prado.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: M Prado (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Blanco (1, 2nd base off S Schoeneweis/G Molina).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .652   12    0   2   SB
E Chavez LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .507   18    2   0   
D Wright 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .294 1.001   20    1   0   SB
C Beltran CF                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .222  .771   17    2   0   2B
R Church RF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .337  .871   19    2   0   3B
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .186  .532   10    6   1   
D Easley 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .286  .659   13    1   3   2B
G Molina C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833   22   12   0   
J Maine P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .111    6    0   0   
  A Heilman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  A Pagan PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .764    2    0   0   3B
  S Schoeneweis P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Feliciano P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .490    4    0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    2   7              143   27   6

BATTING

2B: C Beltran (9, off T Hudson); D Easley (2, off T Hudson).

3B: R Church (1, off T Hudson); A Pagan (1, off J Bennett).

TB: A Pagan 3; D Easley 3; R Church 3; C Beltran 2; D Wright 2; E Chavez; G Molina.

RBI: C Beltran 2 (13); R Church (16); C Delgado (10).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Reyes-D Easley-C Delgado.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Reyes (5, 2nd base off J Bennett/B McCann); D Wright (4, 2nd base off B Carlyle/B McCann).

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
T Hudson, L (3-2)              3     7   4   4    0   1   0   3.74   17   60-41   30· 5· 6    7· 3· 6· 0     30    -     1.00  -0.31
B Carlyle                      1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.60    5   23-14    6· 2· 6    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.02
R Ring                         0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   9.00    2    7-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.04   0.01
J Bennett                      1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.05    5   16-9     5· 1· 3    2· 0· 2· 0          2-0    1.03   0.08
J Campillo                     2     0   0   0    1   4   0   0.79    7   35-23    8· 7· 8    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.54   0.07
Totals                         8     9   4   4    2   7   0          36  141-90   51·15·24   11· 8· 8· 0          3-0

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Maine, W (2-2)               5     3   2   2    3   7   0   3.58   21  100-60   28·15·17    3· 6· 2· 0     57    -     1.06   0.04
A Heilman, H (4)               1     2   1   1    0   1   0   6.43    5   21-15   12· 3· 0    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.08  -0.04
S Schoeneweis, H (2)           1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.57    4   13-6     3· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.81   0.09
P Feliciano, H (3)             0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.29    2    9-6     3· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89  -0.01
D Sanchez, H (3)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    5-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.89   0.13
B Wagner, S (5)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   11-9     4· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9     6   3   3    4  11   0          36  159-99   52·22·25   10· 8· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Maine (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 51,339.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 18mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. G Blanco             LF    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. M Kotsay             CF    2. E Chavez             LF 
3. K Johnson            2B    3. D Wright             3B 
4. M Teixeira           1B    4. C Beltran            CF 
5. B McCann             C     5. R Church             RF 
6. J Francoeur          RF    6. C Delgado            1B 
7. M Prado              3B    7. D Easley             2B 
8. B Lillibridge        SS    8. G Molina             C  
9. T Hudson             P     9. J Maine              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  2-0  12-  2   21%  58% C Beltran       T Hudson        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Chavez Scores; Wright Scores
   b 3   1  2-2  -2-  4   14%  72% R Church        T Hudson        Triple to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Beltran Scores
   t 8   1  4-3  1--  5   13%  87% J Francoeur     D Sanchez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  4  -11%  41% M Teixeira      J Maine         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Johnson Scores
   t 6   2  4-2  -2-  1  -10%  71% M Prado         A Heilman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Francoeur Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Maine facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  G Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  4   53%  K Johnson       Walk
   R      1--  4   41%  M Teixeira      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Johnson Scores
   O      -2-  7   44%  B McCann        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   42%  J Reyes         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   40%  E Chavez        Lineout: LF
          ---  6   42%  D Wright        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   39%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Maine facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   41%  J Francoeur     Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  3   43%  M Prado         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   44%  B Lillibridge   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Hudson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   41%  R Church        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   40%  C Delgado       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   41%  D Easley        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  8   44%  G Molina        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Easley to 3B
   O      1-3  3   38%  J Maine         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Maine facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   35%  T Hudson        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   38%  G Blanco        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  7   35%  M Kotsay        Walk; Hudson to 2B
   O      12-  4   39%  K Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          12-  8   36%  M Teixeira      Walk; Hudson to 3B; Kotsay to 2B
   R      123      27%  B McCann        Wild Pitch; Hudson Scores/No RBI; Kotsay to 3B; Teixeira to 2B
   O      -23  5   32%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   29%  J Reyes         Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   32%  E Chavez        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  1   37%  D Wright        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Chavez to 2B
   RR     12-  2   58%  C Beltran       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Chavez Scores; Wright Scores
   R      -2-  4   72%  R Church        Triple to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Beltran Scores
   RO     --3  3   74%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Church Scores
          ---  4   76%  D Easley        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   74%  G Molina        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, John Maine facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   76%  J Francoeur     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  3   73%  M Prado         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   77%  B Lillibridge   Strikeout Swinging
                  Ruben Gotay pinch hits for Tim Hudson batting 9th
   O      1--  8   79%  R Gotay         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Buddy Carlyle facing 9-1-2
                  Buddy Carlyle replaces Ruben Gotay pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   78%  J Maine         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   77%  J Reyes         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   76%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, John Maine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   79%  G Blanco        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   81%  M Kotsay        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   82%  K Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Buddy Carlyle facing 3-4-5
          ---  8   84%  D Wright        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   83%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking, Wright Steals 2B
                  Royce Ring replaces Buddy Carlyle pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  6   84%  R Church        Walk
   O      12-  1   82%  C Delgado       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Wright to 3B
                  Jeff Bennett replaces Royce Ring pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   79%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Aaron Heilman facing 4-5-6
                  Aaron Heilman replaces John Maine pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   82%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   84%  B McCann        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   81%  J Francoeur     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  1   71%  M Prado         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Francoeur Scores
   O      1--  5   75%  B Lillibridge   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jeff Bennett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   72%  G Molina        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Angel Pagan pinch hits for Aaron Heilman batting 9th
          ---  2   80%  A Pagan         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      --3  2   72%  J Reyes         Fielder's Choice 1B; Pagan out at Hm/1B-C
          1--      73%  E Chavez        Reyes Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   70%  " "             Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Scott Schoeneweis facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Schoeneweis replaces Angel Pagan pitching and batting 9th; Matt Diaz pinch hits for Jeff Bennett batting 9th
   O      ---  1   74%  M Diaz          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   69%  G Blanco        Walk
   O      1--  1   75%  M Kotsay        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          1--      73%  K Johnson       Blanco Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   79%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jorge Campillo facing 3-4-5
                  Jorge Campillo replaces Mark Kotsay pitching and batting 2nd; Matt Diaz moves to LF; Gregor Blanco moves to CF
   O      ---  5   77%  D Wright        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   76%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   75%  R Church        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Pedro Feliciano facing 4-5-6
                  Pedro Feliciano replaces Scott Schoeneweis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   81%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   74%  B McCann        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Duaner Sanchez replaces Pedro Feliciano pitching and batting 9th; Yunel Escobar pinch runs for Brian McCann batting 5th
   OO     1--  5   87%  J Francoeur     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jorge Campillo facing 6-7-8
                  Corky Miller replaces Yunel Escobar playing C batting 5th
   O      ---  5   86%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  3   85%  D Easley        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  7   85%  G Molina        Walk
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Duaner Sanchez batting 9th
   O      1--  4   84%  M Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Billy Wagner facing 7-8-9
                  Billy Wagner replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   91%  M Prado         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   96%  B Lillibridge   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  M Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 4.

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OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation