Philadelphia vs. Atlanta
Play By Play. Pitch By PitchSeptember 11, 2003
NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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PHILADELPHIA 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 16 1
ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 10 0 (FINAL)
PHILADELPHIA (8) VS ATLANTA (3) - FINAL
PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Byrd cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .301
J Rollins ss 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .261
B Abreu rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .300
J Thome 1b 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 .265
M Lieberthal c 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .322
P Burrell lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .211
C Utley 2b 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .240
T Perez 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
B Myers p 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .136
T Adams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Ledee ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Wendell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 42 8 16 8 3 3 19
a-grounded to second for T Adams in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - C Utley (7, T Hodges); B Myers (1, T Hodges). HR - C Utley (2,
3rd inning off G Maddux 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - B Abreu (94), P Burrell 2 (63),
C Utley 2 (17), J Thome (110), M Lieberthal (67), B Myers (1). 2-out RBI -
P Burrell 2, C Utley 2, M Lieberthal. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Utley 1, B Abreu 1, P Burrell 1. GIDP - M Lieberthal. Team LOB - 10.
BASERUNNING: SB - M Byrd (8, 2nd base off G Maddux/H Blanco), B Abreu (21,
2nd base off G Maddux/H Blanco).
FIELDING: E - T Perez (9, catch). DP: 2 (M Lieberthal-C Utley-J Thome,
C Utley-J Rollins-J Thome).
ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .288
M Giles 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .317
G Sheffield rf 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .337
R Langerhans pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
C Jones lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299
b-D Bragg ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .271
M Hessman lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
R Fick 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Marquis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
c-M Derosa ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253
V Castilla 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284
H Blanco c 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .204
G Maddux p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159
T Hodges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Franco ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .267
K Mercker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .287
Totals 35 3 10 3 1 7 12
a-homered to right for T Hodges in the 5th; b-struck out swinging for C Jones
in the 8th; c-singled to right for J Marquis in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - M Giles 2 (47, B Myers 2). 3B - G Sheffield (2, B Myers). HR -
M Franco (3, 5th inning off B Myers 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Franco 2 (15), H Blanco
(12). 2-out RBI - M Franco 2, H Blanco. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- D Bragg 1, C Jones 1. GIDP - C Jones. Teaam LOB - 6.
BASERUNNING: CS - M Giles (3, 3rd base by B Myers/M Lieberthal), C Jones (2,
2nd base by B Myers/M Lieberthal).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Giles-R Furcal-R Fick).
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PHILADELPHIA - 203 210 000 -- 8
ATLANTA - 000 020 001 -- 3
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Myers (W, 14-7) 7 7 2 2 0 4 1 4.11
T Adams 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.65
T Wendell 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.55
ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux (L, 14-11) 3 2/3 12 7 7 1 1 1 4.20
T Hodges 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.78
K Mercker 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.22
R Hernandez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.61
J Marquis 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.42
Pitches-strikes: B Myers 90-64; T Adams 19-11; T Wendell 23-11; G Maddux
80-54; T Hodges 27-15; K Mercker 29-19; R Hernandez 10-6; J Marquis 24-13.
Ground balls-fly balls: B Myers 13-3; T Adams 0-1; T Wendell 1-1; G Maddux 7-3;
T Hodges 1-2; K Mercker 0-3; R Hernandez 2-1; J Marquis 3-2. Batters faced: B
Myers 26; T Adams 5; T Wendell 5; G Maddux 23; T Hodges 7; K Mercker 4; R
Hernandez 4; J Marquis 7.
UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Chuck Meriwether.
EJECTIONS: ATLANTA's Cox by Meriwether (1st).
T--3:00. Att--23,811.
Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.
How They ScoredPHILADELPHIA 1ST: M Byrd reached on infield single to pitcher. M Byrd stole second. J Rollins grounded out to second, M Byrd to third. B Abreu singled to right, M Byrd scored. B Abreu stole second. J Thome walked. M Lieberthal flied out to center. P Burrell singled to center, B Abreu scored, J Thome to second. C Utley popped out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, ATLANTA 0. PHILADELPHIA 3RD: B Abreu singled to center. J Thome reached on infield single to first, B Abreu to second. M Lieberthal grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Thome out at second, B Abreu to third. P Burrell singled to left, B Abreu scored. C Utley homered to right, P Burrell scored. T Perez grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 0. PHILADELPHIA 4TH: B Myers reached on infield single to second. M Byrd flied out to right. J Rollins reached on infield single to third, B Myers to second. B Abreu singled to right, B Myers to third, J Rollins to second. J Thome grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Myers scored, B Abreu out at second, J Rollins to third. M Lieberthal singled to left, J Rollins scored, J Thome to second. T Hodges relieved G Maddux. P Burrell popped out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7, ATLANTA 0. PHILADELPHIA 5TH: C Utley doubled to right. T Perez struck out swinging. B Myers doubled to deep right, C Utley scored. M Byrd flied out to right. J Rollins walked. B Abreu grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 5TH: R Fick grounded out to second. V Castilla reached on infield single to third. H Blanco struck out swinging. M Franco hit for T Hodges. M Franco homered to right, V Castilla scored. R Furcal singled to right. M Giles grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 2. ATLANTA 9TH: T Wendell relieved T Adams. M Hessman flied out to center. M Derosa hit for J Marquis. M Derosa singled to right. V Castilla grounded out to pitcher, M Derosa to second. H Blanco singled to left, M Derosa scored. J Franco struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 3.
Game StoryATLANTA (Ticker) -- As unkind as the first inning has been to Greg Maddux this season, the Philadelphia Phillies love it just fine. Bobby Abreu and Pat Burrell delivered RBI singles in the opening inning and Brett Myers made the early lead stand up with seven solid innings as the Phillies routed the Atlanta Braves, 8-3, and earned a split of the four-game series. Maddux (14-11) was hoping to make history, recording a 15th win for a 16th straight season. But as has been the case nearly the entire season, the veteran righthander had troubles holding the opponent in check early on. In 33 starts this season, Maddux has allowed 109 runs, 34 in the opening inning. He also surrendered three runs in the third and two more in the fourth, putting Atlanta in an early hole it could not dig out of. Maddux allowed seven runs and 12 hits in 3 2/3 innings, his second shortest outing of the season. He will have to wait until his next start to break his deadlock with the legendary Cy Young, who also won at least 15 games in 15 straight seasons. "It doesn't matter," Maddux said. "It has nothing to do with pitching, as far as I am concerned. It's not something I worry about. It's not something that I can control. I try to get ready for my next start. I try to go and put myself in a position to have success. That's all. Stuff that goes on besides that, I don't care." "Doggy knows what's at stake," teammate Chipper Jones said. "He needs to pitch well a couple of times. We will score enough runs for him. I would like to have seen him do it at home, in front of the home crowd." Abreu and Marlon Byrd had three hits apiece and Burrell and Chase Utley drove in two runs each for the Phillies, who improved to 33-13 when scoring first. More importantly, Philadelphia inched within one-half game of the idle Florida Marlins for the wild card lead. "If we can get in front early, we have a pretty good record, I think," Phillies manager Larry Bowa said. "Getting in front of Maddux is big. He's such a good pitcher. Once he gets in a rhythm, forget about it." Myers (14-7) allowed two runs and seven hits, did not walk a batter and struck out four. His only true blemish was a two-run homer he allowed to Matt Franco in the fifth. "After we scored a few runs, I needed to keep pitching my game and not give into the scoreboard," said Myers, who is 9-1 over his last 18 starts. The Braves' magic number for clinching an unprecedented 12th straight division title remained at six. Byrd opened the game by reaching on an infield hit and stealing second. A groundout by Jimmy Rollins moved Byrd to third and Abreu made it 1-0 with a single. Abreu stole second and Jim Thome walked. Maddux appeared to be on the verge of escaping the jam, getting Mike Lieberthal on a popout to center field. But Burrell, who entered the game batting just .209, singled up the middle for a 2-0 lead. "I made some pretty good pitches that they found holes on," Maddux said. "I made some bad pitches and gave up doubles and home runs." "I thought Greg had as good as stuff as he had all season at the start," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "It didn't work out." Maddux is 0-3 with a 9.95 ERA in four starts against the Phillies this season. Atlanta got a one-out double and a two-out triple in the first but failed to score. Cox also was ejected during the frame. Abreu opened the third with a hit and the slow-footed Thome beat out an infield hit. Lieberthal bounced into a double play, but again Burrell came through with a two-out RBI single. Utley followed with his second homer of the season for a 5-0 lead. "It was a fastball," Utley said. "I just tried to put it in play. I got the good part of the bat on it." "That was a big hit," Bowa said. "Utley's going to hit. He's hit everywhere he's played." Singles by Myers - his first career hit - Rollins and Abreu loaded the bases and a groundout by Thome produced a run. Lieberthal's base hit made it 7-0 and ended Maddux's evening. Brian Giles opened the fourth with a double, his second of the game and 47th of the season, which tied a modern team record for the Braves. Tommy Holmes had 47 doubles for the Boston Braves in 1945. Doubles by Utley and Myers in the fifth pushed the lead to 8-0. "I think that was a fluke," Myers said. "I don't think that will ever happen again. That's the fun part."
