Atlanta Braves @ Florida Marlins

87-61, 44-32 Away

Final

77-68, 40-33 Home


ATL
FLA

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	1	8	11	2
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	0

P. Byrd8-5

5.0 IP, 10 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

L. Kensing0-2

4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 5 BB

Braves Hitting

hitters
R. FurcalSS
M. Giles2B
J.D. DrewRF
J. SmoltzP
C. Jones3B
D. WiseRF
J. EstradaC
A. AlfonsecaP
C. ReitsmaP
bJ. FrancoPH
W. Betemit3B
A. LaRoche1B
A. JonesCF
C. ThomasLF
P. ByrdP
aM. DeRosaPH
K. GryboskiP
E. PerezC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.350	.426
5	2	3	0	0	0	1	.301	.365	.417
2	3	1	1	1	3	0	.314	.438	.584
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	2	1	3	1	1	1	.259	.373	.506
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.268	.404
3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.313	.374	.457
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.370	.431
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.200	.152
5	1	3	2	0	0	1	.275	.329	.467
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.264	.351	.500
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.293	.378	.434
1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.231	.355	.231
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.299	.326
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.289	.366
35	8	11	8	2	7	4

a-flied out to right for P Byrd in the 6th

b-grounded to first for C Reitsma in the 9th

Batting
2BM Giles (21, B Howard)
3BA LaRoche (1, R Seanez)
HRC Jones (29, 4th inning off L Kensing 2 on, 0 Out); J Drew (31, 9th inning off J Manzanillo 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIC Jones 3 (88), P Byrd (4), J Estrada (72), A LaRoche 2 (39), J Drew (89)
GIDPA LaRoche; C Thomas
Team LOB7

Baserunning
SBM Giles 2 (14, 2nd base off L Kensing/P Lo Duca, 3rd base off B Howard/P Lo Duca)

Fielding
DP3 (P Byrd-M Giles-A LaRoche, R Furcal-A LaRoche, M Giles-A LaRoche)
EA Jones (3, bobble)
AssistsC Thomas (P Lo Duca at Home)

Marlins Hitting

hitters
J. PierreCF
L. Castillo2B
J. ManzanilloP
cL. HarrisPH
P. Lo DucaC
M. CabreraLF
M. Lowell3B
J. Conine1B
J. EncarnacionRF
A. GonzalezSS
L. KensingP
aW. CorderoPH
B. HowardP
D. WeathersP
bM. MordecaiPH
R. SeanezP
D. Easley2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.370	.405
4	1	4	0	0	0	.300	.381	.362
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.262	.296
4	0	2	0	0	1	.301	.353	.441
4	0	1	1	0	1	.304	.376	.523
4	0	1	0	0	1	.292	.366	.507
4	0	2	0	0	0	.281	.340	.425
4	0	2	0	0	0	.241	.304	.417
4	0	1	0	0	0	.235	.272	.423
1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.203	.257	.297
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	.225	.286	.268
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	1	0	.241	.341	.451
37	1	14	1	1	4

a-struck out swinging for L Kensing in the 4th

b-singled to left center for D Weathers in the 6th

c-flied out to left for J Manzanillo in the 9th

Batting
2BP Lo Duca (26, P Byrd); J Encarnacion (29, C Reitsma)
RBIM Cabrera (101)
GIDPA Gonzalez; P Lo Duca; J Pierre
Team LOB10

Baserunning
SBL Castillo (18, 2nd base off P Byrd/J Estrada)

Fielding
DP3 (A Gonzalez-L Castillo-J Conine, L Castillo-J Conine, L Castillo-A Gonzalez-J Conine)

Braves Pitching

pitchers
P. Byrd(W,8-7)
K. Gryboski
A. Alfonseca
C. Reitsma
J. Smoltz
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	10	1	1	0	3	67-56	3.26
1.0	2	0	0	0	0	11-7	2.87
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	6-5	2.73
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	16-13	3.70
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	12-7	2.27
9.0	14	1	1	1	4	112-88

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Byrd 4-7; K Gryboski 2-1; A Alfonseca 3-0; C Reitsma 1-1; J Smoltz 2-1
Game ScoresP Byrd 46

Marlins Pitching

pitchers
L. Kensing(L,0-3)
B. Howard
D. Weathers
R. Seanez
J. Manzanillo
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.0	4	4	4	5	1	1	77-48	11.57
0.0	3	3	3	2	0	0	19-6	5.63
2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18-13	4.61
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-8	3.66
2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	22-16	6.23
9.0	11	8	8	7	4	2	149-91

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsL Kensing 5-5; B Howard 0-0; D Weathers 3-3; R Seanez 0-2; J Manzanillo 2-2
Game ScoresL Kensing 34

Scoring Summary

		ATL	FLA
3rd	M Cabrera singled to left, L Castillo scored, P Lo Duca to second.	0	1
4th	C Jones homered to left, M Giles and J Drew scored.	3	1
4th	P Byrd grounded into fielder's choice to second, A LaRoche scored, C Thomas out at second, A Jones to third.	4	1
5th	J Estrada singled to center, M Giles scored, J Drew to third, C Jones to second.	5	1
5th	A LaRoche singled to center, J Drew and C Jones scored, J Estrada to second.	7	1
9th	J Drew homered to center.	8	1

Braves
8
Marlins
1

Game 1

18/9

Braves
4
Marlins
2

Game 2

18/9

Braves
0
Marlins
3

Game 3

19/9

Hard Rock Stadium

12:35 AM, 18 September 2004

Miami Gardens, Florida

Attendance: 26,084

Game Time:2:31

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Angel Hernandez
First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Second Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
Third Base Umpire - Larry Young

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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Atlanta Braves @ Florida Marlins

P. Byrd8-5

L. Kensing0-2

Scoring Summary

Inning

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