August 19, 2008 Atlanta Braves at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 50,589

Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:57

Braves

56-70

Lost 3

4th, 13 GB

Bobby Cox

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

W: A Heilman (3-7), L: J Bennett (2-5)

Mets

69-57

Won 1

1st

Jerry Manuel

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Blanco CF                   3   1   0   0    2   0  .255  .685   20    2   0   
Y Escobar SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .285  .738   15    4   4   3B,SH
C Jones 3B                    3   1   2   1    2   0  .365 1.042   21    0   0   IW
O Infante LF                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .305  .811   21    0   0   
B McCann C                    5   0   0   1    0   0  .298  .913   13    5   0   
J Francoeur RF                3   0   0   1    0   1  .230  .641   11    2   0   SF
C Kotchman 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .266  .726   17   10   0   
M Prado 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .317  .889   18    1   6   3B
J Reyes P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .043  .130   13    0   1   GDP
  J Bennett P                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .697    7    0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Gonzalez P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   3   9   3    6   3              156   24  11

BATTING

3B: M Prado (4, off O Perez); Y Escobar (2, off O Perez).

SF: J Francoeur (4, off O Perez).

SH: Y Escobar (6, off O Perez).

IBB: C Jones (10, by O Perez).

TB: Y Escobar 4; M Prado 4; O Infante 2; C Jones 2; C Kotchman.

GIDP: J Reyes (3).

RBI: B McCann (70); J Francoeur (55); C Jones (62).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Prado-Y Escobar-C Kotchman.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    2   1   0   0    3   0  .303  .851   25    3   4   IW
N Evans LF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .276  .695   20    3   0   GDP
  E Chavez PR-RF              1   1   0   0    0   0  .270  .648    3    1   0   
D Wright 3B                   2   1   0   1    1   2  .291  .894   19    1   2   SF
C Beltran CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .275  .834   14    4   0   
C Delgado 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .255  .825   14    6   0   2B
F Tatis RF-LF                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .294  .848   13    2   0   2B,IW
D Easley 2B                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .262  .661   13    3   2   
R Castro C                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .263  .828   22    4   0   2B
O Perez P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .122  .328    6    0   1   
  L Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Murphy PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .419 1.161    1    0   0   
  A Heilman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Reyes PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .615    9    0   0   
  S Schoeneweis P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   7   8   7    7   5              159   27   9

BATTING

2B: C Delgado (25, off W Ohman); R Castro (6, off J Tavarez); F Tatis (11, off J Reyes).

SF: D Wright (9, off J Reyes).

IBB: F Tatis (2, by W Ohman); J Reyes (7, by M Gonzalez).

TB: N Evans 2; F Tatis 2; C Beltran 2; R Castro 2; C Delgado 2; D Easley.

GIDP: N Evans (1).

RBI: C Delgado 2 (81); D Easley 2 (37); F Tatis (37); D Wright (96); R Castro (24).

2-out RBI: F Tatis.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Wright-J Reyes-D Easley.

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
J Reyes                        6     4   2   2    3   5   0   5.18   24  102-63   33· 7·23   11· 5· 0· 0     58    -     1.06   0.16
J Bennett, H (6), L (2-5)      1.1   1   3   3    2   0   0   4.36    7   29-15    5· 3· 7    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.46  -0.15
W Ohman, BS (2)                0     1   2   2    1   0   0   3.22    2    6-2     2· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          3-2    3.57  -0.37
J Tavarez                      0     2   0   0    0   0   0   5.00    2    6-5     3· 0· 2    0· 0· 2· 0          3-3    0.83  -0.07
M Gonzalez                     0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.79    3   16-9     8· 1· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         8     8   7   7    7   5   0          38  159-94   51·11·32   15· 5· 6· 0          8-5

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
O Perez                        6.1   7   3   3    5   3   0   3.93   30  114-66   42· 4·20   11· 8· 3· 0     45    -     1.22  -0.11
L Ayala                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.71    2    8-4     3· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    2.07   0.13
A Heilman, W (3-7)             1     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.48    5   20-11    7· 0· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.16   0.05
S Schoeneweis                  1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.98    4   14-10    7· 0· 3    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         9     9   3   3    6   3   0          41  156-91   59· 4·28   13·15· 4· 0          2-0

W Ohman faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
J Tavarez faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: O Perez (2; C Jones); M Gonzalez (2; J Reyes); W Ohman (4; F Tatis).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Angel Campos, 2B - Brian Runge, 3B - Greg Gibson.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 50,589.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 16mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. G Blanco             CF    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. Y Escobar            SS    2. N Evans              LF 
3. C Jones              3B    3. D Wright             3B 
4. O Infante            LF    4. C Beltran            CF 
5. B McCann             C     5. C Delgado            1B 
6. J Francoeur          RF    6. F Tatis              RF 
7. C Kotchman           1B    7. D Easley             2B 
8. M Prado              2B    8. R Castro             C  
9. J Reyes              P     9. O Perez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  3-2  123  2   37%  92% C Delgado       W Ohman         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Chavez Scores; Wright Scores; Beltran to 3B
   b 8   1  3-2  12-  5   15%  55% C Beltran       J Bennett       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Chavez to 3B; Wright to 2B
   t 3   0  2-0  12-  3  -11%  51% C Jones         O Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Blanco Scores; Escobar to 2B
   b 1   2  0-1  12-  3   10%  74% F Tatis         J Reyes         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Evans Scores; Beltran to 3B
   b 8   1  3-2  1--  5    9%  40% D Wright        J Bennett       Walk; Chavez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   46%  G Blanco        Walk
   O      1--  2   48%  Y Escobar       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Blanco to 2B
          -2-  7   46%  C Jones         Walk
   O      12-  4   51%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   55%  B McCann        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jo-Jo Reyes facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  J Reyes         Walk
          1--  7   67%  N Evans         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Reyes to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   65%  D Wright        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Reyes Scores
          1--  2   68%  C Beltran       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Evans to 2B
   O      12-  3   64%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  3   74%  F Tatis         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Evans Scores; Beltran to 3B
   O      -23  4   70%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Oliver Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   73%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   74%  C Kotchman      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   72%  M Prado         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  4   75%  J Reyes         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jo-Jo Reyes facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   78%  R Castro        Walk
   O      1--  1   75%  O Perez         Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
          1--  9   78%  J Reyes         Walk; Perez to 2B
   OO     12-  2   72%  N Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   68%  G Blanco        Walk
          1--  6   61%  Y Escobar       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Blanco to 2B
   R      12-  3   51%  C Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Blanco Scores; Escobar to 2B
          12-  3   42%  O Infante       Single to C (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line); Escobar to 3B; Jones to 2B
   RO     123  1   40%  B McCann        Groundout: 2B-1B; Escobar Scores; Jones to 3B; Infante to 2B
   RO     -23  2   39%  J Francoeur     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Jones Scores; Infante to 3B
   O      --3  5   43%  C Kotchman      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Jo-Jo Reyes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   40%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   38%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   37%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Oliver Perez facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   34%  M Prado         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  6   41%  J Reyes         Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 3B-SS-2B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  1   42%  G Blanco        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Jo-Jo Reyes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   39%  F Tatis         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   37%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   36%  R Castro        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Oliver Perez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   38%  Y Escobar       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   35%  C Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   38%  O Infante       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   41%  B McCann        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Jo-Jo Reyes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   38%  O Perez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   35%  J Reyes         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  5   37%  N Evans         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  7   33%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Oliver Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   36%  J Francoeur     Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  6   33%  C Kotchman      Walk
   O      1--  5   36%  M Prado         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   39%  J Reyes         Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Jo-Jo Reyes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   35%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   32%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   30%  F Tatis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   33%  G Blanco        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   24%  Y Escobar       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          --3  4   23%  C Jones         Intentional Walk
                  Luis Ayala replaces Oliver Perez pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   30%  O Infante       Popfly: 2B
   O      1-3  4   36%  B McCann        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Jeff Bennett facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Bennett replaces Jo-Jo Reyes pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   31%  D Easley        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   27%  R Castro        Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  Daniel Murphy pinch hits for Luis Ayala batting 9th
   O      ---  1   25%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Aaron Heilman facing 6-7-8
                  Aaron Heilman replaces Daniel Murphy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   27%  J Francoeur     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   25%  C Kotchman      Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   28%  M Prado         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          1--  7   26%  J Bennett       Walk; Kotchman to 2B
   O      12-  6   30%  G Blanco        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Jeff Bennett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   24%  J Reyes         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   31%  N Evans         Walk
                  Endy Chavez pinch runs for Nick Evans batting 2nd
          1--  5   40%  D Wright        Walk; Chavez to 2B
          12-  5   55%  C Beltran       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Chavez to 3B; Wright to 2B
                  Will Ohman replaces Jeff Bennett pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123  2   92%  C Delgado       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Chavez Scores; Wright Scores; Beltran to 3B
          -23  4   92%  F Tatis         Intentional Walk
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123  2   98%  D Easley        Single to CF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores; Delgado Scores; Tatis to 2B
   R      12-  4   99%  R Castro        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Tatis Scores; Easley to 3B
                  Mike Gonzalez replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 9th; Argenis Reyes pinch hits for Aaron Heilman batting 9th
   O      -23  9   99%  A Reyes         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          -23  4   99%  J Reyes         Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   99%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 7.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-7, Scott Schoeneweis facing 2-3-4
                  Scott Schoeneweis replaces Argenis Reyes pitching and batting 9th; Fernando Tatis moves to LF; Endy Chavez moves to RF
   O      ---  1  100%  Y Escobar       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6  100%  C Jones         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6  100%  O Infante       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1  100%  B McCann        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation