August 20, 2008 Atlanta Braves at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 11
BOS 6 CHW 15
SEA 3 CLE 8
KCR 5 MIN 3
OAK 1 LAA 5
@TBR 4 TEX 9
DET 1 NYY 5
@TOR 1 ARI 8
SDP 6 CIN 2
@CHC 1 COL 4
@LAD 3 MIL 5
HOU 2 NYM 6
ATL 3 PHI 4
WSN 0 SFG 6
FLA 5 STL 11
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 50,178

Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:08

Braves

56-71

Lost 4

4th, 14 GB

Bobby Cox

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

W: M Pelfrey (12-8), L: J Jurrjens (11-9)

Mets

70-57

Won 2

1st

Jerry Manuel

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Blanco LF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .258  .688   20    5   0   
Y Escobar SS                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .283  .734    9    2   2   
C Jones 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .362 1.035   22    0   3   
B McCann C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .904   10    1   0   GDP
M Kotsay CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .296  .771   20    0   0   
G Norton 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .737    8   13   0   
J Francoeur RF                3   1   1   0    0   0  .230  .641    8    2   0   
K Johnson 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .740    8    1   4   
J Jurrjens P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .102  .343    4    0   2   SH
  B Carlyle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583         0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Infante PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .808    2    0   0   
  B Boyer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       28   3   3   1    3   3              111   24  11

BATTING

SH: J Jurrjens (5, off M Pelfrey).

TB: G Blanco 2; J Francoeur.

GIDP: B McCann (15).

RBI: G Blanco (28).

2-out RBI: G Blanco.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Norton.

E: C Jones (10); Y Escobar (13).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .845   10    2   2   
A Reyes 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .271  .609   26    2   4   SB
D Wright 3B                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .291  .900   13    1   1   HR
C Delgado 1B                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .254  .824   14    6   1   
C Beltran CF                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .273  .830   10    2   0   
D Murphy LF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .404 1.108   20    6   0   
  E Chavez RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .648         0   0   
F Tatis RF-LF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .298  .850   14    4   0   
B Schneider C                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .677   13    3   0   
M Pelfrey P                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .111  .260    6    1   1   
Totals                       30   6   6   5    4   1              126   27   9

BATTING

HR: D Wright (24, off J Jurrjens; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: D Wright 4; F Tatis 2; D Murphy; M Pelfrey; A Reyes.

RBI: D Murphy 2 (11); M Pelfrey (2); F Tatis (38); D Wright (97).

2-out RBI: D Murphy 2; F Tatis; M Pelfrey.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Reyes-J Reyes-C Delgado.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Reyes (2, 2nd base off J Jurrjens/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
J Jurrjens, L (11-9)           5     6   6   4    3   0   1   3.28   24   88-50   33· 3·14   14· 5· 2· 0     32    -     0.61  -0.33
B Carlyle                      1.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.57    6   26-16   13· 1· 2    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.22   0.02
W Ohman                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.20    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.24   0.01
B Boyer                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.85    3   10-6     2· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     6   6   4    4   1   1          34  125-73   49· 6·18   17· 9· 3· 0          1-0

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
M Pelfrey, W (12-8)            9     3   3   3    3   3   0   3.86   32  108-62   40· 3·19   10·12· 4· 0     69    -     0.64   0.21
Totals                         9     3   3   3    3   3   0          32  108-62   40· 3·19   10·12· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Pelfrey (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:08.

Attendance: 50,178.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 8mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. G Blanco             LF    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. Y Escobar            SS    2. A Reyes              2B 
3. C Jones              3B    3. D Wright             3B 
4. B McCann             C     4. C Delgado            1B 
5. M Kotsay             CF    5. C Beltran            CF 
6. G Norton             1B    6. D Murphy             LF 
7. J Francoeur          RF    7. F Tatis              RF 
8. K Johnson            2B    8. B Schneider          C  
9. J Jurrjens           P     9. M Pelfrey            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  123  7   17%  74% D Murphy        J Jurrjens      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Reyes Scores; Delgado Scores; Beltran to 3B
   b 1   2  0-2  1-3  1   12%  86% F Tatis         J Jurrjens      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Beltran Scores/unER; Murphy Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/No RBI
   t 6   0  6-1  123  2    9%  94% B McCann        M Pelfrey       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Blanco Scores/No RBI; Escobar to 3B
   t 6   0  6-1  12-  5   -6%  85% C Jones         M Pelfrey       Walk; Blanco to 3B; Escobar to 2B
   t 3   2  5-0  -2-  6   -4%  88% G Blanco        M Pelfrey       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Francoeur Scores; Blanco to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Pelfrey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   52%  G Blanco        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  Y Escobar       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   55%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  J Reyes         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  7   55%  A Reyes         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      57%  D Wright        Reyes Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   53%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  5   54%  C Delgado       Walk
          12-  5   57%  C Beltran       Walk; Reyes to 3B; Delgado to 2B
   RR     123  7   74%  D Murphy        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Reyes Scores; Delgado Scores; Beltran to 3B
   RR     1-3  1   86%  F Tatis         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Beltran Scores/unER; Murphy Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/No RBI
          1--  6   87%  B Schneider     Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Tatis to 3B
   R      1-3  1   91%  M Pelfrey       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Tatis Scores/unER; Schneider to 2B
   O      12-  6   90%  J Reyes         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 5.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Pelfrey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   91%  B McCann        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  3   92%  M Kotsay        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   92%  G Norton        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jair Jurrjens facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   92%  A Reyes         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   91%  D Wright        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   91%  C Delgado       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 5.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Pelfrey facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   89%  J Francoeur     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   91%  K Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   92%  J Jurrjens      Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Francoeur to 2B
   R      -2-  6   88%  G Blanco        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Francoeur Scores; Blanco to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  1   90%  Y Escobar       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jair Jurrjens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   89%  C Beltran       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   89%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   89%  F Tatis         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   88%  B Schneider     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 5.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Pelfrey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   90%  C Jones         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  3   91%  B McCann        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   90%  M Kotsay        Walk
   O      1--  5   92%  G Norton        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jair Jurrjens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   91%  M Pelfrey       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   91%  J Reyes         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   90%  A Reyes         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 5.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Pelfrey facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   92%  J Francoeur     Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   93%  K Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   94%  J Jurrjens      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jair Jurrjens facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   96%  D Wright        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  4   97%  C Delgado       Walk
   O      1--  1   96%  C Beltran       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   OO     1--  5   96%  D Murphy        Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Delgado out at 1B/1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 6.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Pelfrey facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   94%  G Blanco        Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
          1--  5   90%  Y Escobar       Walk; Blanco to 2B
          12-  5   85%  C Jones         Walk; Blanco to 3B; Escobar to 2B
   ROO    123  2   94%  B McCann        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Blanco Scores/No RBI; Escobar to 3B
   R      --3      91%  M Kotsay        Wild Pitch; Escobar Scores
   O      ---  4   92%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-3, Buddy Carlyle facing 7-8-9
                  Buddy Carlyle replaces Jair Jurrjens pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   91%  F Tatis         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   90%  B Schneider     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   90%  M Pelfrey       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 6.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Pelfrey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   92%  G Norton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   94%  J Francoeur     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   94%  K Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-3, Buddy Carlyle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   94%  J Reyes         Lineout: LF
   O      --- 11   94%  A Reyes         Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          ---  4   94%  D Wright        Walk
                  Will Ohman replaces Buddy Carlyle pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  1   93%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Pelfrey facing 9-1-2
                  Omar Infante pinch hits for Will Ohman batting 9th
   O      ---  2   95%  O Infante       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   97%  G Blanco        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   97%  Y Escobar       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-3, Blaine Boyer facing 5-6-7
                  Blaine Boyer replaces Omar Infante pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   97%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   97%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  F Tatis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Pelfrey facing 3-4-5
                  Fernando Tatis moves to LF; Endy Chavez replaces Daniel Murphy playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  6   99%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  B McCann        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  M Kotsay        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation