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LAA  4
SEA  3

BAL  7
MIN  3

BOS  4
TOR  3

CHW  4
DET  2

CHW 11
DET  7

KCR 13
@CLE  3

NYY  8
TBR  4

OAK  7
TEX  4

CIN  2
@ARI  1

(10)
COL  1
LAD  0

(10)
FLA  8
WSN  7

CHC  5
@HOU  0

ATL  7
@NYM  4

PHI  7
MIL  3

PHI  6
MIL  1

PIT  7
STL  2

SFG  8
@SDP  6

(10)
Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 56,041

Sunday, September 14, 2008, 1:10pm
Time of Game: 3:29
Braves
7
67-83
Won 1
4th, 17 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  5    7 11  2
Mets            1  0  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    4 13  0
W: J Julio (2-0), L: L Ayala (2-9), S: M Gonzalez (11)
Mets
4
83-65
Lost 1
1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Anderson CF                 5   1   1   0    0   3  .281  .715   19    1   0   
M Prado 2B                    1   2   1   0    3   0  .330  .875   22    1   1   SH
  M Gonzalez P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Jones 3B                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .365 1.036   14    2   1   2B
B McCann C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .298  .896   17    7   1   
  G Blanco PR-RF-LF           1   0   1   1    0   0  .257  .688    7    1   0   2B
O Infante LF-SS               4   0   1   1    1   2  .302  .781   17    2   0   IW
J Francoeur RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .644   11    0   0   
  C Miller C                  0   0   0   1    0   0  .086  .294    4    2   0   SF
C Kotchman 1B                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .272  .736   23    8   2   
B Lillibridge SS              3   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .514    8    2   3   
  K Johnson PH-2B             1   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .798    1    0   1   
J Campillo P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .190  .423   10    1   1   
  J Bennett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .697         0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  Y Escobar PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .767    2    0   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Julio P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Norton PH                 1   1   1   3    0   0  .261  .805    8    0   0   HR
  B Jones RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .719         0   0   
Totals                       36   7  11   7    5  10              163   27  11
BATTING
2B: G Blanco (14, off P Feliciano); C Jones (23, off O Perez).
HR: G Norton (7, off L Ayala; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).
SF: C Miller (1, off B Stokes).
SH: M Prado (2, off O Perez).
IBB: O Infante (2, by P Feliciano).
TB: C Jones 4; G Norton 4; G Blanco 2; C Kotchman; B McCann; J Anderson; K Johnson; O Infante; M Prado.
RBI: G Norton 3 (34); C Miller (4); G Blanco (38); C Jones (72); O Infante (37).
2-out RBI: O Infante.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. B Lillibridge-C Kotchman.
E: J Campillo (4); B Lillibridge (3).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .299  .838   20    0   0   SB,IW
D Murphy LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .360  .970   23    2   0   
  E Chavez LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .645    6    1   0   
D Wright 3B                   5   2   4   3    0   1  .301  .929   21    0   1   2·HR
C Delgado 1B                  5   0   3   0    0   1  .267  .866   20    4   0   2B
C Beltran CF                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .283  .870   18    6   0   GDP,IW
R Church RF                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .293  .836   21    1   0   
  F Tatis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .860    6    0   0   
L Castillo 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .661   20    2   2   SB
B Schneider C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .693   16   10   0   
O Perez P                     2   1   1   0    0   0  .118  .319   13    1   0   SH
  S Schoeneweis P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .542    5    0   0   
  L Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Feliciano P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Stokes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   0   
Totals                       39   4  13   3    3   9              189   27   3
BATTING
2B: C Delgado (28, off J Campillo).
HR: D Wright 2 (31, 2 off J Campillo; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SH: O Perez (7, off J Campillo).
IBB: C Beltran (12, by J Tavarez); J Reyes (8, by J Julio).
TB: D Wright 10; C Delgado 4; O Perez; D Murphy; J Reyes; L Castillo; R Church; B Schneider.
GIDP: C Beltran (10).
RBI: D Wright 3 (114).
2-out RBI: D Wright.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 0 for 10.
BASERUNNING
SB: L Castillo (16, 2nd base off J Julio/C Miller); J Reyes (50, 2nd base off J Julio/C Miller).

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 Campillo                     3.2   8   4   3    1   2   2   3.79   20   87-54   33· 4·17    8· 4· 5· 0     32    -     0.94  -0.29
J Bennett                      1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.01    4   13-9     3· 1· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.62   0.05
W Ohman                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.49    3   15-9     3· 2· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
J Tavarez                      1     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.89    6   28-18   11· 3· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.76   0.02
J Julio, W (2-0)               1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.50    5   22-11    5· 1· 5    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.01
M Gonzalez, S (11)             1     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.99    5   20-12    6· 2· 4    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    2.23   0.04
Totals                         9    13   4   3    3   9   2          43  185-113  61·13·39   15· 7· 9· 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
O Perez                        7     4   2   2    3   8   0   4.09   28  111-69   35·13·21    5·10· 2· 0     66    -     1.10   0.18
S Schoeneweis, H (14)          0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.08    3    6-6     3· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.05  -0.08
J Smith, H (17)                0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.55    2    9-7     1· 3· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.12   0.15
L Ayala, BS (6), L (2-9)       0     3   3   3    0   0   1   5.48    3   11-7     6· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.97  -0.77
P Feliciano                    0.1   2   2   2    2   0   0   4.09    5   19-8     5· 1· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.85  -0.12
B Stokes                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.08    2    7-5     4· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          3-1    0.57  -0.00
Totals                         9    11   7   7    5  10   1          43  163-102  54·17·31    9·14· 5· 0          5-1 
L Ayala faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: J Tavarez (1).
WP: None.
IBB: J Tavarez (4; C Beltran); P Feliciano (7; O Infante); J Julio (2; J Reyes).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Tim Timmons.
Time of Game: 3:29.
Attendance: 56,041.
Weather: 86° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. J Anderson           CF    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. M Prado              2B    2. D Murphy             LF 
3. C Jones              3B    3. D Wright             3B 
4. B McCann             C     4. C Delgado            1B 
5. O Infante            LF    5. C Beltran            CF 
6. J Francoeur          RF    6. R Church             RF 
7. C Kotchman           1B    7. L Castillo           2B 
8. B Lillibridge        SS    8. B Schneider          C  
9. J Campillo           P     9. O Perez              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  4-2  12-  8   57%  84% G Norton        L Ayala         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Kotchman Scores; Johnson Scores
   b 3   0  2-1  1--  3  -20%  33% D Wright        J Campillo      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Murphy Scores
   t 9   0  4-2  1--  1   12%  27% K Johnson       L Ayala         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Kotchman to 2B
   t 3   1  1-1  -2-  3   11%  63% C Jones         O Perez         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Anderson Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  ---  6  -11%  49% D Wright        J Campillo      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   50%  M Prado         Walk
          1--  2   54%  C Jones         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Prado to 2B
   O      12-  7   49%  B McCann        Flyball: LF
   R      12-  2   59%  O Infante       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Prado Scores; Jones to 2B
   O      12-  3   56%  J Francoeur     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jorge Campillo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   58%  J Reyes         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  7   60%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  6   49%  D Wright        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  3   47%  C Delgado       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          -2-  8   46%  C Beltran       Walk
   O      12-  5   50%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Oliver Perez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  9   48%  C Kotchman      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  B Lillibridge   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   45%  J Campillo      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Jorge Campillo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   47%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   45%  B Schneider     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   47%  O Perez         Bunt Groundout: C-2B (Front of Home); Schneider to 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  J Reyes         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   54%  J Anderson      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   52%  M Prado         Bunt Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line); Anderson to 2B
   R      -2-  3   63%  C Jones         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Anderson Scores
          -2-  5   65%  B McCann        Walk
   O      12-  5   61%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   57%  J Francoeur     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Jorge Campillo facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   52%  D Murphy        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   RR     1--  3   33%  D Wright        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Murphy Scores
   O      ---  5   35%  C Delgado       Groundout: P-3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   36%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  7   35%  R Church        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   37%  L Castillo      Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Oliver Perez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   34%  C Kotchman      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   32%  B Lillibridge   Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   31%  J Campillo      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jorge Campillo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   33%  B Schneider     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   31%  O Perez         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   28%  J Reyes         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Perez to 2B
   RO     12-  1   23%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Perez Scores/unER/No RBI; Murphy to 1B/Safe on E1 (catch)
                  Jeff Bennett replaces Jorge Campillo pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   24%  D Wright        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   21%  J Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   25%  M Prado         Walk
   O      1--  5   22%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Prado to 2B
   O      -2-  3   18%  B McCann        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jeff Bennett facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   16%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   21%  C Beltran       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   21%  R Church        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Oliver Perez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   18%  O Infante       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   16%  J Francoeur     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   15%  C Kotchman      Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Will Ohman facing 7-8-9
                  Will Ohman replaces Jeff Bennett pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   16%  L Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   17%  B Schneider     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   18%  O Perez         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Oliver Perez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   14%  B Lillibridge   Foul Popfly: 2B (RF Foul)
                  Yunel Escobar pinch hits for Will Ohman batting 9th
   O      ---  2   12%  Y Escobar       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   11%  J Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Yunel Escobar pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   12%  J Reyes         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  9   11%  D Murphy        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  4    9%  D Wright        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Murphy to 2B
          12-       7%  C Delgado       Balk; Murphy to 3B; Wright to 2B
   O      -23  3   11%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   10%  C Beltran       Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   13%  R Church        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Scott Schoeneweis facing 2-3-4
                  Scott Schoeneweis replaces Oliver Perez pitching and batting 9th; Endy Chavez replaces Daniel Murphy playing LF batting 2nd
          ---  2   20%  M Prado         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   14%  C Jones         Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
          1--  2   21%  B McCann        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Prado to 2B
                  Joe Smith replaces Scott Schoeneweis pitching and batting 9th; Gregor Blanco pinch runs for Brian McCann batting 4th
   O      12-  3   13%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6    6%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jorge Julio facing 7-8-9
                  Jorge Julio replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 9th; Corky Miller replaces Jeff Francoeur playing C batting 6th; Gregor Blanco moves to RF
          ---  6    5%  L Castillo      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3    5%  B Schneider     Strikeout Swinging, Castillo Steals 2B
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Joe Smith batting 9th
   O      -2-  5    6%  M Anderson      Flyball: RF; Castillo to 3B
          --3  4    6%  J Reyes         Intentional Walk
          1-3       6%  E Chavez        Reyes Steals 2B
   O      -23  4    7%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Luis Ayala facing 7-8-9
                  Luis Ayala replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   15%  C Kotchman      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Kelly Johnson pinch hits for Brent Lillibridge batting 8th
          1--  1   27%  K Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Kotchman to 2B
                  Greg Norton pinch hits for Jorge Julio batting 9th
   RRR    12-  8   84%  G Norton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Kotchman Scores; Johnson Scores
                  Pedro Feliciano replaces Luis Ayala pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   82%  J Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   84%  M Prado         Walk
          1--  2   86%  C Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive); Prado to 2B
   R      12-  7   96%  G Blanco        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Prado Scores; Jones to 3B
          -23  4   96%  O Infante       Intentional Walk
                  Brian Stokes replaces Pedro Feliciano pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  4   97%  C Miller        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Jones Scores
   O      12-  3   96%  C Kotchman      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-7, Mike Gonzalez facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Gonzalez replaces Martin Prado pitching and batting 2nd; Kelly Johnson moves to 2B; Omar Infante moves to SS; Gregor Blanco moves to LF; Brandon Jones replaces Greg Norton playing RF batting 9th
          ---  5   92%  D Wright        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  5   82%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Wright to 2B
   O      12-  2   90%  C Beltran       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  Fernando Tatis pinch hits for Ryan Church batting 6th
   O      12-  6   96%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2  100%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Mets 4.

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