Pittsburgh Pirates @ Atlanta Braves

25-35, 16-14 Away

Final

42-19, 24-9 Home


PIT
ATL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	5	9	1
0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	-	6	12	0

Pirates Hitting

hitters
K. LoftonCF
J. KendallC
B. GilesLF
A. Ramírez3B
R. Simon1B
J. RebouletPR
R. SandersRF
J. WilsonSS
A. Nunez2B
J. FoggP
J. TavarezP
J. BeimelP
aC. WilsonPH
S. TorresP
S. SauerbeckP
B. BoehringerP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	1	0	.306	.365	.464
5	0	0	0	0	1	.276	.368	.371
2	2	2	0	3	0	.302	.455	.496
5	2	2	1	0	1	.300	.347	.401
5	0	2	1	0	1	.285	.311	.441
0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.350	.303
5	1	2	1	0	1	.261	.322	.472
1	0	0	0	3	0	.248	.297	.359
4	0	1	2	0	0	.229	.293	.248
3	0	0	0	0	1	.154	.214	.154
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	1	0	.232	.340	.427
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.133	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
34	5	9	5	8	5

a-walked for J Beimel in the 8th

Batting
2BA Ramirez (15, R Ortiz); R Simon (11, R Ortiz); R Sanders (8, R Hernandez)
RBIA Ramirez (27), R Sanders (25), R Simon (37), A Nunez 2 (10)
2Out RBIR Sanders
GIDPA Ramirez
Team LOB10

Baserunning
SBK Lofton (12, 2nd base off R Ortiz/J Lopez)

Fielding
DP1 (J Wilson-A Nunez-R Simon)
EJ Wilson (6, bobble)

Braves Hitting

hitters
R. FurcalSS
M. Giles2B
G. SheffieldRF
C. JonesLF
A. JonesCF
R. Fick1B
aJ. FrancoPH-1B
J. LopezC
H. BlancoC
V. Castilla3B
R. OrtizP
T. HodgesP
R. HernandezP
K. GryboskiP
R. KingP
bM. FrancoPH
cM. DeRosaPH
J. SmoltzP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	1	1	0	1	.322	.385	.539
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.316	.393	.524
4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.357	.440	.676
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.307	.411	.514
4	1	2	2	1	0	0	.300	.368	.561
3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.297	.347	.465
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.274	.365	.381
3	2	2	3	2	0	0	.314	.347	.736
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.227	.271	.303
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.316	.455
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.242	.286	.394
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	.309	.333	.436
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.310	.434
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
35	6	12	6	4	2	3

a-struck out swinging for R Fick in the 7th

b-hit for R Ortiz in the 8th

c-singled to left for M Franco in the 8th

Batting
2BR Ortiz (2, J Fogg); A Jones (10, J Fogg)
3BR Furcal (8, J Fogg)
HRJ Lopez 2 (18, 5th inning off J Fogg 0 on, 0 Out; 6th inning off J Fogg 1 on, 1 Out); R Furcal (9, 5th inning off J Fogg 0 on, 2 Out); A Jones (16, 6th inning off J Fogg 1 on, 1 Out)
RBIJ Lopez 3 (33), R Furcal (24), A Jones 2 (49)
2Out RBIR Furcal
SHT Hodges
GIDPM Giles
Team LOB9

Fielding
DP2 (R Ortiz-R Furcal-R Fick, R Furcal)

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
J. Fogg(L,10-9)
J. Tavarez
J. Beimel
S. Torres
S. Sauerbeck
B. Boehringer
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.1	9	6	6	1	1	4	81-50	3.92
1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21-11	5.33
0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	2.96
0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	4.25
0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	8-5	3.65
0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	10-5	9.00
8.0	12	6	6	2	3	4	130-78

Pitching
IBBJ Wilson (By T Hodges)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Fogg 9-6; J Tavarez 3-1; J Beimel 0-0; S Torres 0-1; S Sauerbeck 0-0; B Boehringer 1-0
Game ScoresJ Fogg 26

Braves Pitching

pitchers
R. Ortiz
T. Hodges(W,3-3)
R. Hernandez(H,19)
K. Gryboski(H,15)
R. King(H,23)
J. Smoltz(S,45)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	5	4	4	4	2	91-52	4.02
2.0	1	0	0	1	2	28-18	1.65
0.1	2	1	1	1	0	17-10	4.97
0.0	0	0	0	1	0	6-2	5.40
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	2.88
1.0	1	0	0	1	1	15-8	0.79
9.0	9	5	5	8	5	163-94

Pitching
WPK Gryboski
HBPG Sheffield (By J Tavarez)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Ortiz 10-3; T Hodges 2-2; R Hernandez 0-1; K Gryboski 0-0; R King 0-1; J Smoltz 0-2
Game ScoresR Ortiz 39

Scoring Summary

		PIT	ATL
4th	A Ramirez doubled to right center, B Giles scored.	1	0
4th	R Sanders singled to left, A Ramirez scored, R Sanders to second advancing on throw.	2	0
5th	J Lopez homered to center.	2	1
5th	R Furcal homered to right.	2	2
6th	R Simon doubled to right, B Giles scored, A Ramirez to third.	3	2
6th	A Nunez grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Ramirez scored, J Wilson out at second, R Simon to third.	4	2
6th	A Jones homered to left center, G Sheffield scored.	4	4
6th	J Lopez homered to left, R Fick scored.	4	6
8th	A Nunez singled to left center, R Sanders scored, J Wilson to third.	5	6

Pirates
-
Braves
-

Game 1

7/6

Pirates
6
Braves
8

Game 1

8/6

Pirates
5
Braves
6

Game 2

8/6

Center Parc Stadium

6:05 PM, 8 June 2003

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 29,869

Game Time:3:21

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Derryl Cousins
First Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
Third Base Umpire - Joe Brinkman

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Atlanta Braves

T. Hodges3-0

J. Fogg2-3

J. Smoltz24

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