Braves 6-5 Rangers (4 Jun, 2003) Box Score

Atlanta Braves

38-19, 20-9 home


TEX
ATL

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

Rangers Hitting

hitters
M. Young2B
H. Blalock3B
U. UrbinaP
A. RodriguezSS
R. Palmeiro1B
R. ChristensonPR
C. EverettCF
M. TeixeiraLF
E. DiazC
aR. SierraPH
I. ValdezP
A. FultzP
D. Sadler3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	0	0	2	0	.327	.357	.460
4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.355	.412	.570
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.288	.376	.566
5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.263	.376	.526
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.279	.274
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.307	.395	.619
3	1	2	1	1	2	1	.246	.337	.458
3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.238	.296	.338
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.331	.397
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.176
30	4	8	2	1	7	5

a-flied out to deep left for E Diaz in the 9th

Batting
2BC Everett (11, R Ortiz)
HRM Teixeira (6, 2nd inning off R Ortiz 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIM Teixeira (27), H Blalock (34)
SHI Valdez 2
GIDPA Rodriguez
Team LOB12

Fielding
DP3 (H Blalock-M Young-R Palmeiro, M Young-A Rodriguez-R Palmeiro, A Rodriguez-M Young-R Palmeiro)

Braves Hitting

hitters
R. FurcalSS
M. Giles2B
G. SheffieldRF
C. JonesLF
R. Fick1B
J. SmoltzP
V. Castilla3B
D. BraggCF
bA. JonesPH-CF
H. BlancoC
R. OrtizP
aM. FrancoPH
T. HodgesP
R. HernandezP
R. KingP
K. GryboskiP
J. Franco1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.331	.398	.544
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.309	.391	.527
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.347	.427	.638
3	2	3	0	0	1	0	.307	.409	.513
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.294	.340	.469
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.278	.321	.465
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.145	.203	.164
1	1	1	2	1	0	0	.298	.368	.535
4	1	1	2	0	0	0	.194	.231	.258
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.226	.273	.355
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.308	.333	.442
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.366	.390
31	6	10	6	1	3	5

a-struck out swinging for R Ortiz in the 6th

b-homered to center for D Bragg in the 8th

Batting
2BH Blanco (4, I Valdez)
HRA Jones (14, 8th inning off U Urbina 1 on, 2 Out)
RBIH Blanco 2 (5), R Ortiz (4), V Castilla (28), A Jones 2 (46)
2Out RBIH Blanco 2, R Ortiz, V Castilla, A Jones 2
GIDPG Sheffield; R Fick; V Castilla
Team LOB5

Baserunning
SBR Furcal (11, 2nd base off I Valdez/E Diaz)

Fielding
DP1 (R Furcal-R Fick)
ER Fick (6, throw); R Furcal (13, throw)

Rangers Pitching

pitchers
I. Valdez
A. Fultz(H,19)
U. Urbina(L,0-4; B, 4)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	9	4	4	2	5	0	105-66	5.01
0.1	0	1	1	1	0	0	12-5	2.32
0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	11-9	3.38
8.0	10	6	6	3	5	1	128-80

Pitching
WPI Valdez
IBBC Everett (By T Hodges)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsI Valdez 11-5; A Fultz 1-0; U Urbina 1-1
Game ScoresI Valdez 46

Braves Pitching

pitchers
R. Ortiz
T. Hodges
R. Hernandez
R. King
K. Gryboski(W,6-4)
J. Smoltz(S,45)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	7	4	4	4	4	2	110-63	3.83
1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	20-11	1.98
0.1	0	1	1	2	0	0	13-5	4.88
0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	3.09
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	5.31
1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	15-11	0.89
9.0	10	5	5	7	7	2	162-93

Pitching
HBPR Furcal (By I Valdez)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Ortiz 5-9; T Hodges 1-0; R Hernandez 1-0; R King 0-0; K Gryboski 2-0; J Smoltz 0-2
Game ScoresR Ortiz 42

Scoring Summary

		TEX	ATL
1st	J Gonzalez homered to left, M Young and H Blalock scored.	3	0
2nd	M Teixeira homered to right.	4	0
2nd	H Blanco doubled to deep right center, C Jones and V Castilla scored.	4	2
2nd	R Ortiz singled to left, H Blanco scored.	4	3
3rd	V Castilla singled to center, G Sheffield scored.	4	4
8th	H Blalock singled to shallow center, E Diaz scored, M Young to second.	5	4
8th	A Jones homered to center, C Jones scored.	5	6

Rangers
5
Braves
6

Game 1

4/6

Rangers
2
Braves
5

Game 2

5/6

Rangers
4
Braves
8

Game 3

5/6

Center Parc Stadium

12:35 AM, 4 June 2003

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 30,444

Game Time:2:56

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Froemming
First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Second Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Third Base Umpire - Mike Winters

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	88	73	.547	-	W2
Seattle	85	77	.525	3.5	W4
Texas	78	84	.481	10.5	W3
Oakland	69	93	.426	19.5	L3
Los Angeles	63	99	.389	25.5	L6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	95	67	.586	-	W1
Atlanta	89	73	.549	6	W1
New York	89	73	.549	6	L1
Washington	71	91	.438	24	L1
Miami	62	100	.383	33	W4

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K. Gryboski4-3

U. Urbina0-2

J. Smoltz21

Scoring Summary

Inning

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