| So far in the World Series, being the home team hasn't done a lick shit of good!! For the 4th time in the 6 games, the away team wins as the Atlanta Braves get a big 2-run homerun in the top of the 10th inning off the bat of DH Scott Thorman for the 6-4 win in 10 innings in the Halloween Showdown and force a game seven. Sloppy fielding on both sides of the ball lead to three of the 10 runs in the game being unearned. The Braves opened the scoring first when Edgar renteria scores on a wild pitch by Kelvim Escobar in the 3rd inning for the 1-0 Braves lead. The Angels get the run right back in the bottom of the 3rd when Nathan Haynes singles, goes to second on a balk and is knocked home on a single for Orlando Cabrera to tie the game, 1-1. The Braves take a 2-1 lead in the 5th on a Kelly Johnson homerun, but in the bottom of the 5th Jeff Francoeur drops what should have been the third out allowing the tying run to score for the Angels. 2-2 score. Francoeur makes up for the error with an RBI single in the 6th, and Brian McCann smokes a solo homerun in the top of the 8th to give the Braves the lead, 4-2. In the bottom of the 8th, Howie Kendrick comes through big in the clutch for the Angels with a 2-run homerun to tie the score again, 4-4. In the Braves 10th inning, after a bunch of pinch-hitting and running moves for the Angels in the bottom of the 9th to try to get a run home to win the game (the winning run was stranded at third base), Chone Figgins ends up in right field. On the first ball hit to him, he drops the fly for a two-base error and puts Mark Teixiera at second base. A hit batter and doubleplay give the Angels two outs, but then Thorman comes through with the previously mentioned homerun. The Angels go down 1-2-3 against Soriano in the bottom of the 10th. So, it all comes down to this. The ultimate in excitement, game seven of a World Series, with the winner the champion. John Smoltz will get the start for the Braves, a well-seasoned man in a pressure situation and the winner in game three. For the Angels, the starter is still up in the air. Jered Weaver is scheduled to get the start, but he allowed 12 hits and got the loss in game three against Smoltz. John Lackey may also get the start, coming back on three days rest for the second time in the series. The Angels are still undecided whether to give the ace of staff and Cy Young award winer the start again on three days rest, or go with Weaver and possibly have Lackey come in a little later in the game, say the third or fourth inning. That decision will not be made until game time. One thing for sure - bound to be some excitement!! |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2007 Atlanta Braves At 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels 10/31/2007
Braves AB R H RBI AVG Angels AB R H RBI AVG
K.Johnson 2B 5 1 2 1 .243 O.Cabrera SS 5 1 3 1 .306
E.Renteria SS 4 1 1 0 .348 C.Figgins 3B,RF 3 0 1 0 .290
C.Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 .420 G.Anderson LF 5 0 0 0 .260
M.Teixeira 1B 4 1 1 0 .338 V.Guerrero DH 5 1 2 0 .317
B.McCann C 4 1 2 1 .324 M.Napoli C 5 0 0 0 .137
A.Jones CF 5 0 0 0 .215 C.Kotchman 1B 4 0 0 0 .255
S.Thorman DH 5 2 2 2 .154 H.Kendrick 2B 4 1 1 2 .279
J.Francoeur RF 4 0 2 1 .209 R.Willits CF 4 0 0 0 .245
W.Harris LF 4 0 0 0 .255 N.Haynes RF 2 1 0 0 .174
A-K.Morales PH 1 0 1 0 .353
B-E.Aybar PR,3B 0 0 0 0 .333
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Totals 39 6 10 5 Totals 38 4 8 3
A-Pinch Hit For Haynes In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Morales In 9th Inning
Braves.......... 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 - 6 10 2
Angels.......... 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 8 2
Braves (10-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
T.Hudson 7 5 2 1 3 7 0 114 5.79
P.Moylan BS(2nd) 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 14 3.86
R.Soriano WIN(3-0) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 2.53
Totals 10 8 4 3 3 8 1
Angels (10-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
K.Escobar 5 1/3 7 3 3 3 4 1 89 3.86
C.Bootcheck 1 2/3 1 1 1 1 0 1 19 5.19
J.Speier LOSS(0-1) 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 36 3.68
S.Shields 0 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 10 4.82
D.Oliver 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00
Totals 10 10 6 4 4 7 3
ATTENDANCE- 44,462 DATE- Wednesday, October 31st 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:18
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 8 Angels: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0 Angels: 2
ERRORS- E.Renteria, J.Francoeur, C.Figgins, H.Kendrick
DOUBLES- K.Johnson(2nd), S.Thorman(1st), J.Francoeur(6th), O.Cabrera(3rd)
HOME RUNS- K.Johnson(2nd), B.McCann(4th), S.Thorman(1st), H.Kendrick(1st)
STOLEN BASES- C.Figgins(6th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Figgins
WALKS- E.Renteria, C.Jones, M.Teixeira, J.Francoeur, C.Figgins, C.Kotchman,
N.Haynes
HIT BY PITCH- B.McCann
STRIKE OUTS- K.Johnson, E.Renteria, C.Jones, S.Thorman, J.Francoeur, W.Harris-2,
V.Guerrero-2, M.Napoli-3, C.Kotchman, H.Kendrick-2
GIDP- C.Jones, A.Jones
BALKS- T.Hudson
WILD PITCHES- K.Escobar
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Willie Harris robbed Reggie Willits of an extra base hit.
Designated hitter Scott Thorman cracked a homer and had 2 RBI as the Atlanta
Braves outscored the Los Angeles(AL) Angels in 10 innings 6 to 4.
The game was deadlocked at 4 after nine full innings. Atlanta won the hard
fought contest in the 10th inning. Mark Teixeira led off and keyed the rally
when he reached on an error. Brian McCann stepped up next and he was hit by
a pitch. Andruw Jones then grounded into a double play. Thorman stepped in
and he lifted one out of the park for a two run home run (his 1st of the
season). Atlanta managed 10 hits in their victory.
Rafael Soriano(3-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 2 innings and
allowing no runs. Justin Speier(0-1) was the loser in relief. He was the
victim of a defensive lapse and did not allow an earned run in the game.
Atlanta now has a record of 10-7. With this loss, Los Angeles(AL) has a 5-5
record of late, 10-7 overall.
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