Atlanta vs. Montreal
Play By Play. Pitch By PitchSeptember 16, 2003
NL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
MONTREAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
10 R H E
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ATLANTA 0 4 11 0
MONTREAL 1 5 9 0 (FINAL 10)
ATLANTA (4) VS MONTREAL (5) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS
ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .289
M Giles 2b 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .318
G Sheffield rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .331
C Jones lf 4 1 3 3 1 0 1 .304
A Jones cf 5 1 2 1 0 2 6 .276
J Lopez c 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .323
W Cunnane p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Mercker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Derosa ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .269
R Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Fick 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
J Garcia pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
V Castilla 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .280
G Maddux p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154
a-M Franco ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
H Blanco c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
Totals 38 4 11 4 4 9 20
a-struck out looking for G Maddux in the 8th; b-grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop for K Mercker in the 10th.
BATTING: 2B - R Furcal (30, R Biddle). 3B - R Furcal (10, L Ayala). HR -
C Jones (26, 7th inning off T Ohka 0 on, 0 Out), A Jones (35, 7th inning off
T Ohka 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Jones 3 (101), A Jones (110). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - G Maddux 1, J Lopez 1, M Derosa 2. GIDP - A Jones,
G Sheffield. Team LOB - 8.
BASERUNNING: CS - J Garcia (1, 2nd base by T Ohka/B Schneider).
MONTREAL ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Wilkerson 1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .269
E Chavez cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .251
J Vidro 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315
V Guerrero rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .330
O Cabrera ss 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .300
R Calloway lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .232
T Zeile 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .263
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Barrett ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210
B Schneider c 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .233
J Carroll pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262
R Biddle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Ohka p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
J Macias 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244
Totals 34 5 9 5 2 4 11
a-flied out to right for C Cordero in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - O Cabrera 2 (43, G Maddux, R Hernandez); J Vidro (36, G Maddux);
R Calloway 2 (15, W Cunnane, G Maddux); B Schneider (24, W Cunnane). S - T Ohka.
SF - B Wilkerson , T Zeile. RBI - T Zeile (13), V Guerrero (79), B Schneider (44),
B Wilkerson (75), O Cabrera (78). 2-out RBI - V Guerrero. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Wilkerson 2, T Zeile 1, O Cabrera 2. Team LOB - 8.
BASERUNNING: SB - O Cabrera (24, 2nd base off G Maddux/J Lopez).
FIELDING: DP: 3 (O Cabrera-J Vidro-B Wilkerson, T Zeile-J Vidro-B Wilkerson,
B Schneider-J Vidro).
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ATLANTA - 000 000 220 0 -- 4
MONTREAL - 000 000 112 1 -- 5
One out when winning run scored.
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 7 4 1 1 0 3 0 4.10
R King (H, 23) 2/3 0 1 1 1 1 0 3.56
J Wright (H, 4) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.76
W Cunnane (H, 3) 2/3 3 2 2 0 0 0 2.25
K Mercker (B, 4) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.13
R Hernandez (L, 5-3) 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.69
MONTREAL ip h r er bb so hr era
T Ohka 7 7 2 2 1 4 2 4.52
L Ayala 1 2 2 2 2 3 0 3.04
C Cordero 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.08
R Biddle (W, 5-8) 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.72
J Wright pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
IBB - V Castilla (by T Ohka), C Jones (by R Biddle). HBP - B Schneider (by
G Maddux); J Vidro (by J Wright). Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 82-53; R King 17-9;
J Wright 6-1; W Cunnane 23-14; K Mercker 9-6; R Hernandez 9-5; T Ohka 87-59;
L Ayala 31-17; C Cordero 14-10; R Biddle 20-11. Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux
13-5; R King 0-1; J Wright 0-0; W Cunnane 0-2; K Mercker 0-2; R Hernandez 1-0;
T Ohka 9-7; L Ayala 0-0; C Cordero 2-0; R Biddle 2-0. Batters faced: G Maddux 26;
R King 3; J Wright 2; W Cunnane 5; K Mercker 2; R Hernandez 3; T Ohka 26; L Ayala 7;
C Cordero 3; R Biddle 6.
UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Joe Brinkman. 2B--Mike Dimuro. 3B--Derryl Cousins.
T--3:10. Att--9,843.
Weather: INDOORS
How They ScoredATLANTA 7TH: C Jones homered to right. A Jones homered to right. J Lopez flied out to center. R Fick reached on infield single to pitcher. J Garcia ran for R Fick. V Castilla struck out swinging. J Garcia caught stealing second, catcher to second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2, MONTREAL 0. MONTREAL 7TH: J Franco at first base. O Cabrera singled to right. O Cabrera stole second. R Calloway grounded out to second, O Cabrera to third. T Zeile hit sacrifice fly to center, O Cabrera scored. B Schneider grounded out to catcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2, MONTREAL 1. ATLANTA 8TH: L Ayala relieved T Ohka. J Macias at third base. M Franco hit for G Maddux. M Franco struck out looking. R Furcal tripled to right. M Giles walked. G Sheffield walked, M Giles to second. C Jones singled to center, R Furcal and M Giles scored, G Sheffield to second. A Jones struck out swinging. J Lopez struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, MONTREAL 1. MONTREAL 8TH: R King relieved G Maddux. J Macias struck out swinging. B Wilkerson flied out to center. E Chavez walked. J Wright relieved R King. J Vidro hit by pitch, E Chavez to second. V Guerrero singled to right, E Chavez scored, J Vidro to third. W Cunnane relieved J Wright. H Blanco catching. O Cabrera flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, MONTREAL 2. MONTREAL 9TH: R Calloway doubled to center. M Barrett hit for C Cordero. M Barrett flied out to right. B Schneider doubled to deep center, R Calloway scored. J Carroll ran for B Schneider. J Macias reached on infield single to second, J Carroll to third. K Mercker relieved W Cunnane. B Wilkerson hit sacrifice fly to right, J Carroll scored. E Chavez lined out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, MONTREAL 4. MONTREAL 10TH: R Hernandez relieved K Mercker. J Vidro grounded out to first. V Guerrero walked. O Cabrera doubled to right, V Guerrero scored. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, MONTREAL 5.
Game StoryMONTREAL (Ticker) -- After the bullpen blew the game, Greg Maddux could only Cy. Maddux watched a historic win wander away as five Atlanta Braves relievers gave up four runs over the final three innings, allowing the Montreal Expos to rally for a 5-4 victory in 10 innings. Orlando Cabrera's opposite-field double with one out in the bottom of the 10th plated Vladimir Guerrero with the winning run, temporarily denying the Braves their 12th straight postseason berth. Maddux was denied the win in the previous inning, when Montreal rallied for two runs against Will Cunnane and Kent Mercker to tie the game. That cost Maddux his 15th win, which would have marked an unprecedented 16th straight year he had reached that milestone, breaking a tie with the legendary Cy Young. "It's especially tough because he's got maybe one or two more starts," Braves reliever Roberto Hernandez said. "Tonight was typical Maddux. He pitched out of trouble. ... I just hope next outing he'll get it over with." In the 10th, Hernandez (5-3) got Jose Vidro to ground out but walked Guerrero on four pitches before Cabrera hit a liner into the right field corner. "They battled and they came back," Hernandez said. "Of all three pitches that I threw (to Cabrera), that was the worst one and he got a base hit out of it. It wasn't even close to being a strike." "It's not that bad. It happens," Maddux said. "There's 35 (starts) a year. It's part of the game." It was the sixth double of the game for the Expos, who have won 12 of their last 14 home games. The hit made a winner of Rocky Biddle (5-8), who pitched a scoreless 10th. In the eighth, Ray King got two outs before walking Endy Chavez. Jaret Wright hit Vidro with a pitch and gave up an RBI single to Guerrero before Cunnane got Cabrera to fly to right. In the ninth, Ron Calloway led off with a double and Brian Schneider doubled one out later, making it 4-3. Jose Macias had an infield single to put runners at the corners, bringing on Mercker. The lefthander got ahead, 1-2, on Brad Wilkerson before just missing the plate with his next pitch. Wilkerson followed with a sacrifice fly that tied the game. "I felt worse for Merck, to be honest with you," Maddux said. "I thought he came in in a tough situation, first and third, one out, he made a perfect pitch. To do that under pressure is outstanding." "We've just got to find a way to get someone to come in and shut the door," said left fielder Chipper Jones, who drove in three runs. "Say what you want about not getting calls, the bottom line is you can't put yourself in that situation." For six innings, Maddux traded zeros with Tomo Ohka. But in the seventh, Chipper Jones and Andruw Jones connected for back-to-back homers, giving Atlanta the lead. In the bottom half, the Expos halved the deficit as Cabrera singled, stole second, took third on a groundout and scored on Todd Zeile's sacrifice fly. "Ten years ago, I might have finished it. Who knows?" said Maddux, who allowed four hits and struck out three without a walk. "Maddux is tough, so you've got to be aggressive on the basepaths and take chances," said Calloway, who had two doubles. "It's hard to string three hits together in an inning to score runs on him." Ohka gave up two runs, seven hits and a walk in seven innings, striking out four. In the eighth, Luis Ayala surrendered a two-run single to Chipper Jones. "Ohka pitched a fine ballgame. He just didn't get many runs," Expos manager Frank Robinson said. "Ayala gave them two big runs, and usually those are the ones that beat you."
