Braves 7-2 Cardinals (9 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

59-56, 32-25 home


ATL
STL

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

R. Ortiz16-5

8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 4 BB

J. Fassero1-6

3.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

BravesTop 1st
- J. Fassero pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Fly Out
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- R. Ortiz pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 2nd
- J. Fassero pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- R. Ortiz pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 3rd
- J. Fassero pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- R. Ortiz pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 4th
- J. Fassero pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- J. Simontacchi pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- R. Ortiz pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- T Martinez to third, S Rolen to second on wild pitch by R Ortiz.
  4
  0
- E Renteria picked off second.
  4
  2
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 5th
- J. Simontacchi pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- R. Ortiz pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 6th
- J. Simontacchi pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- R. Ortiz pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 7th
- J. Simontacchi pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- R. Ortiz pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- O Palmeiro hit for J Simontacchi.
  4
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 8th
- E. Yan pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- R. Ortiz pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 9th
- E. Yan pitching for STL
  ATL
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- R. Ortiz pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- K. Gryboski pitching for ATL
  ATL
  STL
- K Robinson hit for M Matheny.
  7
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Braves
7
Cardinals
2

Game 1

9/8

Braves
1
Cardinals
3

Game 2

9/8

Braves
2
Cardinals
3

Game 3

11/8

Busch Stadium I

1:10 AM, 9 August 2003

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 45,796

Game Time:2:39

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tim Welke
First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Second Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
Third Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Foul Ball
3 Ball
4 Fly Out