Atlanta Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

53-45, 26-23 Away

Final

47-50, 25-24 Home


ATL
PIT

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

Braves Hitting

hitters
R. FurcalSS
M. Giles2B
J.D. DrewRF
C. Jones3B
J. EstradaC
A. LaRoche1B
A. JonesCF
C. ThomasLF
J. WrightP
aN. GreenPH
A. AlfonsecaP
K. GryboskiP
C. ReitsmaP
bM. DeRosaPH
J. SmoltzP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	0	0	0	2	.272	.346	.434
4	1	0	0	1	1	.308	.377	.462
4	1	1	0	0	1	.311	.425	.615
3	1	1	1	0	0	.223	.332	.423
4	1	2	1	0	0	.316	.370	.459
3	0	1	1	1	2	.257	.313	.402
4	0	2	1	0	0	.260	.355	.494
3	0	1	0	1	1	.351	.407	.595
2	0	0	0	0	1	.032	.091	.065
1	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.327	.392
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.290	.320
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
34	4	8	4	3	8

a-grounded to shortstop for J Wright in the 6th

b-flied out to right for C Reitsma in the 9th

Batting
2BA Jones (29, K Benson); A LaRoche (14, K Benson); J Estrada (30, K Benson)
RBIA Jones (55), A LaRoche (19), C Jones (41), J Estrada (51)
2Out RBIA Jones, J Estrada
SFC Jones
Team LOB7

Fielding
DP1 (C Thomas-M Giles-A LaRoche)
EA LaRoche (4, ground ball)
AssistsC Thomas (R Mackowiak at 1st base)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
J. KendallC
J. WilsonSS
R. Mackowiak3B
C. WilsonRF
J. BayLF
T. RedmanCF
R. Simon1B
José Castillo2B
K. BensonP
J. GrabowP
aA. NunezPH
B. MeadowsP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.311	.393	.382
3	1	1	1	1	1	1	.320	.343	.481
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.268	.330	.464
4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.291	.378	.534
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.309	.374	.617
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.262	.286	.363
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.190	.265	.248
4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.251	.297	.335
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.179	.200	.179
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.246	.279	.344
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000
33	2	6	2	1	2	12

a-walked for J Grabow in the 7th

Batting
2BJ Kendall (19, J Wright); J Castillo (7, J Wright)
HRJ Wilson (9, 3rd inning off J Wright 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIC Wilson (58), J Wilson (39)
2Out RBIC Wilson
Team LOB6

Braves Pitching

pitchers
J. Wright(W,15-8)
A. Alfonseca(H,13)
K. Gryboski(H,17)
C. Reitsma(H,32)
J. Smoltz(S,44)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	5	2	2	1	6	1	90-51	3.23
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-8	3.30
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14-7	2.87
1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	12-11	3.71
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	9-8	1.99
9.0	6	2	2	2	12	1	137-85

Pitching
IBBC Thomas (By K Benson)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Wright 4-4; A Alfonseca 2-0; K Gryboski 0-2; C Reitsma 0-1; J Smoltz 1-0
Game ScoresJ Wright 54

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
K. Benson(L,12-12)
J. Grabow
B. Meadows
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	7	4	4	3	4	98-56	4.22
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	15-10	4.50
2.0	1	0	0	0	3	25-19	2.83
9.0	8	4	4	3	8	138-85

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Benson 8-6; J Grabow 1-1; B Meadows 2-1
Game ScoresK Benson 43

Scoring Summary

		ATL	PIT
1st	C Wilson singled to left, J Kendall scored.	0	1
2nd	A Jones doubled to deep right, J Estrada scored.	1	1
3rd	J Wilson homered to left.	1	2
4th	A LaRoche doubled to deep left center, C Jones scored.	2	2
5th	C Jones hit sacrifice fly to center, M Giles scored.	3	2
5th	J Estrada doubled to deep right, J Drew scored.	4	2

Braves
4
Pirates
2

Game 1

27/7

Braves
4
Pirates
8

Game 2

28/7

Braves
1
Pirates
0

Game 3

29/7

Braves
3
Pirates
2

Game 4

29/7

PNC Park

12:05 AM, 27 July 2004

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 19,164

Game Time:2:30

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Dimuro
First Base Umpire - Joe West
Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

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

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

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Atlanta Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

J. Wright8-5

K. Benson8-8

J. Smoltz21

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