Pittsburgh vs. Atlanta
Play By Play. Pitch By PitchSeptember 06, 2003
NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 1
ATLANTA 4 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 x 9 16 1 (FINAL)
PITTSBURGH (2) VS ATLANTA (9) - FINAL
PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Redman cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .298
A Nunez 2b-ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .244
J Kendall c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .319
J Reboulet 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
R Sanders rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
J Bay lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
M Stairs 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .295
C Wilson lf-c 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .254
J Hernandez 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .227
J Wilson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
N Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Rivera ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .188
M Lincoln p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Beimel ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
J D'Amico p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
R Mackowiak 2b-rf 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 .244
Totals 34 2 9 2 2 8 18
a-struck out looking for N Figueroa in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for M
Lincoln in the 9th.
BATTING: RBI - T Redman (13), A Nunez (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - R Mackowiak 2, J Reboulet 1. GIDP - J Kendall, A Nunez. Team LOB - 7.
BASERUNNING: CS - A Nunez (3, 2nd base by G Maddux/H Blanco).
FIELDING: E - J Kendall (6, throw). DP: 1 (J Reboulet-A Nunez-M Stairs).
ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .287
M Giles 2b 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .317
G Sheffield rf 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 .333
D Bragg cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
C Jones lf 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 .296
M Hessman pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417
A Jones cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .274
R Langerhans rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Franco 1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .267
V Castilla 3b 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .287
H Blanco c 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .199
G Maddux p 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .161
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Hodges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 38 9 16 8 5 8 24
BATTING: 2B - R Furcal (28, J D'Amico); C Jones (27, J D'Amico); V Castilla 3
(26, N Figueroa, J D'Amico 2); G Sheffield (34, J D'Amico). 3B - R Furcal (9, J
D'Amico). HR - G Sheffield (35, 7th inning off N Figueroa 0 on, 2 Out). SF - M
Franco. RBI - C Jones 3 (96), M Franco (13), G Sheffield 3 (116), V Castilla
(73). 2-out RBI - V Castilla, G Sheffield. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - G Maddux 3, M Franco 2, H Blanco 2, A Jones 1. GIDP - H Blanco. Team LOB
- 11.
BASERUNNING: SB - G Sheffield (18, 3rd base off J D'Amico/J Kendall).
FIELDING: E - V Castilla (18, ground ball). DP: 2 (R Furcal-M Franco, R
Furcal-M Giles-M Franco).
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PITTSBURGH - 000 000 020 -- 2
ATLANTA - 400 310 10x -- 9
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J D'Amico (L, 8-14) 4 10 7 7 4 4 0 4.64
N Figueroa 3 5 2 2 1 4 1 3.97
M Lincoln 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.14
ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux (W, 14-10) 7 1/3 8 2 1 0 5 0 3.96
R King 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.40
T Hodges 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 4.35
Pitches-strikes: J D'Amico 82-46; N Figueroa 50-34; M Lincoln 6-4; G Maddux
78-62; R King 9-8; T Hodges 30-16. Ground balls-fly balls: J D'Amico 0-8; N
Figueroa 2-3; M Lincoln 2-1; G Maddux 11-5; R King 1-0; T Hodges 0-1. Batters
faced: J D'Amico 26; N Figueroa 15; M Lincoln 3; G Maddux 28; R King 2; T
Hodges 6.
UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Matt Hollowell. 2B--Justin Klemm. 3B--Bill
Welke.
T--2:33. Att--36,932.
Weather: 75 degrees, overcast. Wind: 6 mph, right to
left.
How They ScoredATLANTA 1ST: R Furcal doubled to deep right. M Giles singled to right, R Furcal to third. G Sheffield walked, M Giles to second. C Jones doubled to deep center, R Furcal, M Giles and G Sheffield scored. A Jones singled to left, C Jones to third. M Franco hit sacrifice fly to left, C Jones scored. V Castilla doubled to left, A Jones to third. H Blanco popped out to second. G Maddux struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, ATLANTA 4. ATLANTA 4TH: R Furcal singled to right. M Giles flied out to left. G Sheffield doubled to deep right center, R Furcal scored. G Sheffield stole third, G Sheffield scored on throwing error by catcher J Kendall. C Jones walked. A Jones singled to left, C Jones to third. M Franco struck out swinging. V Castilla doubled to left, C Jones scored, A Jones to third. H Blanco lined out to left. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 0, ATLANTA 7. ATLANTA 5TH: A Nunez at shortstop. N Figueroa relieved J D'Amico. R Mackowiak at second base. G Maddux singled to right. R Furcal singled to center, G Maddux to second. M Giles struck out looking. G Sheffield singled to left, G Maddux scored, R Furcal to second. C Jones struck out swinging. A Jones grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, G Sheffield out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, ATLANTA 8. ATLANTA 7TH: J Reboulet at second base. J Bay in left field. C Wilson catching. R Mackowiak in right field. R Furcal popped out to second. M Giles struck out swinging. G Sheffield homered to left. C Jones walked. M Hessman ran for C Jones. A Jones grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Hessman out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, ATLANTA 9. PITTSBURGH 8TH: D Bragg in center field. M Hessman in left field. R Langerhans in right field. C Wilson singled to center. J Hernandez safe at first on error by third baseman V Castilla, C Wilson to second. C Rivera hit for N Figueroa. C Rivera struck out looking. R Mackowiak singled to left, C Wilson to third, J Hernandez to second. T Redman singled to right, C Wilson scored, J Hernandez to third, R Mackowiak to second. R King relieved G Maddux. A Nunez grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Hernandez scored, T Redman out at second, R Mackowiak to third. J Reboulet struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 2, ATLANTA 9.
Game StoryATLANTA (Ticker) -- Greg Maddux passed Robin Roberts and joined Warren Spahn, Eddie Plank and Bert Blyleven. Next up are Tommy John and the immortal Cy Young. The masterful Maddux continued to rewrite pitching history, throwing just 16 balls in 7 1/3 innings as the Atlanta Braves cruised to a 9-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Maddux (14-10) notched his 287th career win, moving ahead of Roberts and tying Blyleven for 24th on the all-time list. The crafty righthander is one win behind John. Maddux has won at least 14 games in 16 straight seasons, becoming just the third pitcher in major league history to turn the trick. He joined former Brave Spahn (1947-63) and Plank (1901-16), who had runs of 17 years with at least 14 wins. A four-time Cy Young Award winner, Maddux needs one more win to surpass the legendary hurler from baseball's dead-ball era. Maddux and Young are the only pitchers to win 15 games in 15 straight seasons. This one was vintage Maddux. He threw 62 of 78 pitches for strikes, never throwing more than two balls to any batter or four in any inning. He did not allow a runner past first base until the eighth inning, when he departed. Maddux gave up two runs - one earned - and eight hits, striking out five. Ray King finished the eighth and Trey Hodges worked the ninth.
