Braves 9, Expos 1

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	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 2 Atlanta 1 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 X 9 12 0 WP: R. Ortiz (21-7) LP: Z. Day (9-8)

Scoring Summary

Bot 1st: Atlanta

-G. Sheffield doubled to deep center, R. Furcal scored

Bot 4th: Atlanta

-R. Fick hit sacrifice fly to left, C. Jones scored

-H. Blanco doubled to left, A. Jones scored, M. DeRosa to third

-R. Ortiz singled to center, M. DeRosa scored, H. Blanco to third

-R. Furcal singled to left, H. Blanco scored, R. Ortiz to second

-G. Sheffield safe at first on left fielder R. Calloway's fielding error, R. Ortiz scored, R. Furcal to third, M. Giles to second

Top 6th: Montreal

-R. Calloway doubled to left, E. Chavez scored

Bot 6th: Atlanta

-A. Jones singled to left, R. Furcal and J. Garcia scored, C. Jones to third

-R. Fick singled to center, C. Jones scored, A. Jones to second

Montreal
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
B. Wilkerson rf	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.266
H. Almonte p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
V. Darensbourg p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Vidro 2b	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.311
J. Carroll ss	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.262
O. Cabrera ss	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.298
J. Mercedes p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Macias rf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240
V. Guerrero rf	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.327
E. Chavez cf	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.249
W. Cordero 1b	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.276
J. Vitiello 1b	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.351
R. Calloway lf	4	0	2	1	0	2	1	.241
T. Zeile 3b	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.276
E. Guzman 3b	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245
M. Barrett c	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.206
Z. Day p	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.043
C. Vargas p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
H. Mateo 2b	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.253
Totals	32	1	6	1	4	6	11

Batting 2B - R Calloway (17, D Holmes); E Chavez (25, K Mercker). RBI - R Calloway (51). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Calloway 1, Z Day 2, W Cordero 1, O Cabrera 1, M Barrett 1. GIDP - J Vidro. Team LOB - 8.

Base Running SB - R Calloway (9, 2nd base off R Ortiz/H Blanco).    Fielding E - R Calloway (3, fly ball); E Guzman (4, ground ball). DP - 1 (E Guzman-H Mateo-J Vitiello).

Atlanta
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
R. Furcal ss	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	.293
M. Hessman 3b	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.300
M. Giles 2b	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.318
J. Garcia 2b	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333
G. Sheffield rf	3	0	1	2	0	0	3	.328
D. Bragg lf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248
C. Jones lf	3	2	1	0	1	1	4	.303
R. Langerhans rf	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.300
A. Jones cf	5	1	2	2	0	1	5	.274
R. Fick 1b	3	0	1	2	0	0	1	.264
M. DeRosa ss	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.265
H. Blanco c	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.201
R. Ortiz p	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	.257
D. Holmes p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M. Franco ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
R. King p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Franco ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
K. Mercker p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
K. Gryboski p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
W. Cunnane p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	35	9	12	9	3	5	16

Batting 2B - R Furcal (34, Z Day); G Sheffield (37, Z Day); C Jones (31, Z Day); H Blanco (8, Z Day). SF - G Sheffield , R Fick. RBI - G Sheffield 2 (130), R Fick 2 (78), H Blanco (13), R Ortiz (10), R Furcal (58), A Jones 2 (115). 2-out RBI - A Jones 2, R Fick. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 3, M Derosa 1. GIDP - H Blanco. Team LOB - 8.

Fielding DP - 1 (R Furcal-R Fick).

Montreal
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
Z. Day (L, 9-8)	3.1	7	6	6	2	3	0	4.18
C. Vargas	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.46
J. Mercedes	2.0	4	3	0	1	0	0	0.00
H. Almonte	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.20
V. Darensbourg	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8.00
Atlanta
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
R. Ortiz (W, 21-7)	5.0	3	0	0	4	2	0	3.81
D. Holmes	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	3.92
R. King	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.39
K. Mercker	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.99
K. Gryboski	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.95
W. Cunnane	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.55

HBP - M Giles (by Z Day).

Pitches-strikes - Z Day 69-38; C Vargas 10-5; J Mercedes 31-19; H Almonte 16-12; V Darensbourg 14-9; R Ortiz 87-50; D Holmes 12-11; R King 17-11; K Mercker 15-11; K Gryboski 3-2; W Cunnane 6-4.

Ground balls-fly balls - Z Day 5-2; C Vargas 1-2; J Mercedes 3-3; H Almonte 0-1; V Darensbourg 2-1; R Ortiz 6-7; D Holmes 2-1; R King 1-0; K Mercker 1-1; K Gryboski 1-1; W Cunnane 0-0.

Batters faced - Z Day 20; C Vargas 3; J Mercedes 11; H Almonte 3; V Darensbourg 4; R Ortiz 21; D Holmes 5; R King 3; K Mercker 4; K Gryboski 2; W Cunnane 1.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Terry Craft. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Rob Drake. Time: 2:45. Attendance: 23,594. Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.

Updated on Wednesday, Sep 24, 2003 9:57 pm ET